Fiction:Hourkantulk Heavy Engineering

Overview
Hourkantulk Heavy Engineering (Hourkantulk'Gydandkul'Onginaari) are a military vehicle manufacturer of Oronusian origin. They are best known for producing large assault walkers and smaller single-pilot Akh'kreph'tuk walkers.

History
The company emerged soon after the collapse of the previous company, Hourkan-Stzentulk-Dybriekk Engineering (Hourkan'Stzentulk'Dybriekk'Onginaari) around 5,000 years ago, at a time when the Oronusian Empire was still exploring the possibilities of space exploration, the company is still considered new-age even though it predates the standardisation of space travel and galactic conquest. Joint-owners Ky'Ombual'Dysmim'Hourkan and Felagyi'Mayuk'Stzentulk'Vaykt decided to restart the business without the help of their third partner Domausk'Ausas'Dybriekk'Kyiuu. Most of the workforce moved to the new company as well, but some chose to remain with Dybriekk and his newly formed company Dybriekk Designs (Dybriekk'Eteimerrk). This began a bitter feud between the two companies that continued long after the deaths of the original owners, competition for sales sparked a fierce rivalry that soon escalated into an all-out war. Many employees and shareholders from both companies were brutally killed by hired assassins in an effort to cripple the other. Eventually, the Oronusian government intervened and sanctions were placed on both companies, this proved to be the killing blow for Dybriekk Designs, and the company declared bankruptcy soon after. The more successful Hourkantulk Engineering managed to overcome the odds and regained its foothold, becoming one of the most influential new-age companies around.

Designs
Hourkantulk began a revolutionary thought process among manufacturers at a time when ideas had stagnated. Nearly all vehicles of the time were rooted in outdated designs and archaic production methods that differed very little from company to company. The concept of a legged walker unit was deemed as laughable by the majority of manufacturers when wheeled or tracked vehicles had already proven their worth thousands of years before. Indeed, Hourkantulk initially faced problems venturing into a largely unexplored market, their first prototype walker - the Hourkantulk H1-01B - was a catastrophic failiure, the centre of gravity for a tall walker meant it was very unstable over rough terrain, and the legs themselves were seen as an unnecessary weakness that wheeled vehicles did not have. The solution to this was simple; a very strong, durable and heavy alloy crafted in such a way allowed the legs to effectively deflect large explosions and also lowered the centre of gravity, in addition each foot pad was fitted with independently operating all-terrain clamps that allowed the walker purchase on gradients of up to 35%, albeit at a reduced speed. The next prototype was of a six-legged design that improved mobility exponentially, and results were generally positive. This prototype went on to become the first production model for Hourkantulk. And although many critics remained, their reputation as a competent manufacturer was firmly cemented.

Defiance-class HAW-289D
The Cuthyarku'culg'Druami'Gydandkul'Nikuyau'Duotutthurumntdathphk (Defiance-class Heavy Assault Walker-289D or Defiance-class HAW-289D) is a heavy assault walker created by Hourkantulk'Antors'Onginaari (Hourkantulk Heavy Engineering,) designed to bombard static or slow moving targets from long range, it has heavy molecular bonded armour that is 1.7m thick and a large cargo hold that can be utilised for many different objectives; carrying troops, ammunition, supplies or other specific equipment. It stands 24.9m tall and 33.1m long and has a crew of 9 Oronusians. It is weak in close combat, but can defend itself somewhat with two 200mm repeating cannons and a single 1000mm high-energy projectile cannon located under the neck of the walker. Its primary armament consists of two 1400mm Emmekiut-267 (Meteor-267) assisted pulse projection cannons located on the back of the walker that can fire ionised shells over 50 miles. Due to its immense size and ground clearance it can easily cover terrain deemed unsuitable for smaller vehicles.