Saidin Dynamics

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Saidin Dynamics is an American-based defense contractor headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It is famous for highly experimental weapons systems, though it deals in more traditional platforms as well.

History

Early Roots

Saidin Dynamics can trace its roots back to a partnership between inventor and wealthy heiress Aimée Dubois and engineer Hans Schmidt. Schmidt had fled Germany in early 1924 in the wake of the Beer Hall Putsch, fearing his specialization in weapons would soon be put to use by increasingly powerful forces in Germany with which he did not align.

Het met Dubois at a cafe in Paris when he noticed schematics she was drawing while drinking at a street cafe. The two quickly became friends.

Aimée was developing a specialized rifling system, but Hans saw her expertise and wealth as an opportunity to manufacture and distribute weaponry in what he predicted would be a major upcoming conflict in Europe.

Together, the two established Manufacture d'Biche Blanche (White Doe Manufacturing, a reference to a French folktale used as propaganda in World War I). They used Aimée's considerable fortune to establish a manufacturing plant in Rouen, France. This plant was completed in July of 1937.

Involvement in World War II

When France entered World War II by declaring war on Germany with Britain in 1939, Manufacture d'Biche Blanche was well-positioned to provide weaponry to the French and British military. The company's plant was relatively unscathed by the capture of Rouen by the Germans and its subsequent Ally liberation.

In America

Following World War II, Dubois shifted her focus back to R&D, allowing Schmidt to run the company and its manufacturing.

In early 1953, Dubois met American engineer Alex MacArthur and the two began working together. Dubois moved to America and left Manufacture d'Biche Blanche to Schmidt. Dubois and MacArther established "Lazarus Dynamics," in New York. Their focus was on newly discovered laser technology with the intent to implement military applications for the emergent field. They worked closely with Columbia University and pioneers in the field of lasers.

In 1961, Schmidt died of pancreatic cancer and Dubois became sole owner of Manufacture d'Biche Blanche and their French manufacturing plant. She quickly closed down the plant and moved its manufacturing to America, establishing a new plant in Spokane, WA.

In the Modern Day

In 1973, Dubois and MacArthur died in an explosion caused by a failed experiment in their lab. Lazarus Dynamics and Manufacture d'Biche Blanche both passed to their son, Isaac MacArthur. Despite his young age (19) and lack of experience, Isaac decided to take an active role in leadership, and quickly to consolidated the two companies into a single one: "Auspice."