Ceres Metals Industries

Ceres Metals was one the first developers of BattleMech technology. It maintains more than 500 facilities on about 100 worlds. Its main headquarters are on Capella, with major divisions on Coventry, Dorwinion, Elidor, Kimball, Sarna and Ward. It maintains its neutrality by supplying arms and equipment to any organization which can meet its prices.

When Ceres Metals Industries first constructed their facilities on Warlock, they were able to rely heavily on imports from the Federated Suns. With the reunification of St. Ives & the Confederation, the facility had to be expanded to produce equipment which could no longer be purchased from the Capellan March.

The Ceres Metals plant on St.Ives has seen several significant changeovers in recent years. First was the conversion of it's 'Mech line from producing the Confederation's staple Vindicator to the BJ-3 Blackjack when the St.Ives Commonality broke away from the Confederation as the St.Ives Compact. Now following the reunification of St.Ives with the Capellan state, the line has been converted again, this time to produce different variants of Phoenix Hawk. Finally, continued demand for the BJ-3 design resulted in production of the venerable design being restored for limited runs.

Ceres Metals Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

St. Ives

Components produced on St. Ives:

Component	Type
BJ-3I Blackjack	Medium BattleMech
PXH-4L Phoenix Hawk	Medium BattleMech
GM BJ-1	Chassis - Blackjack
BJ2-0 Blackjack	OmniMech
GM 180	Fusion Engine - Blackjack
Nissan 200 XL	Fusion Engine - XL
Anderson Propulsion 30	Jump Jets - Blackjack
Starshield	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Blackjack
CeresCom Model 21-RS	Communications System - Blackjack
C-Apple Churchill	Targeting-Tracking System - Blackjack
Ceres Arms	Medium Laser - Blackjack
Ceres Arms W	Medium Pulse Laser
Ceres Arms Smasher	PPC - Blackjack
Sian-Ceres Cougar	SRM-6

Capella

Components produced on Capella:

Component	Type
Fa Shih	Battle Armor
Trinity	Battle Armor
SNK-1V Snake	Medium BattleMech
FS9-O Firestarter	Medium BattleMech
MAD-5L Marauder	Heavy BattleMech
MAD-6L Marauder	Heavy BattleMech
VND-3L Vindicator	Medium BattleMech
VND-4L Vindicator	Medium BattleMech
VND-5L Vindicator	Medium BattleMech
THR-1L Thunder	Heavy BattleMech
THR-2L Thunder	Heavy BattleMech
OSR-4L Ostroc	Heavy BattleMech
TSG-9H Ti Ts'ang	Heavy BattleMech
TSG-9J Ti Ts'ang	Heavy BattleMech
TR-5 Transit	Light Aerospace Fighters
TR-11 Transit	Medium Aerospace Fighters
TR-12 Transit	Medium Aerospace Fighters
DFC-0 Defiance	Medium Aerospace Fighters
Ceresplex IV	Chassis - Vindicator & Snake
Ceresplex IV Ferro-Fibrous	Chassis - Firestarter
Ceresplex IV Endo Steel	Chassis - Ostscout
SL Special	Chassis - Ti Ts'ang
Hollis Mk.III	Chassis - Thunder
Mujika Aerospace Type 18	Frame - Transit
Mujika Aerospace Type Modular Version 6	Frame - Defiance
GM 180	Fusion Engine - Vindicator
CeresMotors 240 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - for Export
Hermes 360 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - Ti Ts'ang
Magna 350	Fusion Engine - Thunder
Rawlings 200	Fusion Engine - Refits and Repair
VOX 225 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - Vindicator & Snake
Rawlings 250 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - Transit
Anderson 398	Jump Jets - Vindicator
Anderson Propulsion 30	Jump Jets - Vindicator, Firestarter & Snake
Chevron I	Jump Jets - Ti Ts'ang
Ceres Durallex Heavy	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Ti Ts'ang & Thunder/Shipped to Corey for Catapult and to Menke for Warhammer
Ceres Durallex Standart	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Firestarter & Defiance
Ceres Durralex Heavy Stealth	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Ostroc, Thunder & Marauder
Starshield	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Vindicator & Snake/Shipped to St. Ives for Cheetah & Thrush and to Tikonov for Thrush
StarGlo Ferro-Aluminum	Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters
Starshield CASE	CASE - Vindicator
Mujika Aerofibre	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Transit
Ceres MaserCom 12	Communications System - Transit
Ceres MaserCom Variable 3s	Communications System - Defiance
CeresCom Maser 12	Communications System - Vindicator
CeresCom 21-Rs	Communications System - Vindicator, Snake, Thunder & Ti Ts'ang
Ceres Metals Model 666 with Guardian ECM	Communications System - Marauder, Pegasus/Shipped to Sian for Raven
Ceres Metals Model 668	Communications System - Shipped to Sian for Assassin
Ceres Metals Model 686 with Guardian ECM	Communications System - Ostroc
Endicott Type 22 Maser	Communications System
Apple Churchill 2000 with Beagle Probe & TAG	Targeting-Tracking System - Shipped to Sian for Raven, Firestarter & Men Shen
Apple Churchill 2000	Targeting-Tracking System - Shipped to Sian for Assassin
Apple Churchill 2000 with 442x TAG	Targeting-Tracking System - Shipped to Sian for Sha Yu
C-Apple Churchill	Targeting-Tracking System - Vindicator, Ti Ts'ang & Thunder
Dwyerson Mark XI	Targeting-Tracking System
Dwyerson Mark XII	Targeting-Tracking System - Transit & Snake
Dwyerson Upgrade Multitask Version 3	Targeting-Tracking System - Defiance
Apple Churchill Golden Shield	Guardian ECM Suite
Apple Churchill Guiding Light	Narc Missile Beacon - Shipped to Sian for Raven and to Ares for SRM Carrier
Ceres Arms	Medium Laser - Transit/Shipped to Sian for Raven
Ceres Arms W	Medium Pulse Laser - Vindicator & Warhammer/Shipped to Grand Base for Cataphract
Ceres Arms Smasher	PPC- Shipped to Ares for Manticore
Ceres Arms Warrior	ER PPC - Vindicator & Marauder Shipped to Sian for Pillager and to Grand Base for Cataphract
Ceres Arms Warrior	ER PPC - Vindicator /Shipped to Grand Base for Cataphract
Ceres Arms Crusher	Plasma Rifle - Shipped to Grand Base for Cataphract
Ceres Arms Thrasher	Snub-Nose PPC - for Export
Sian-Ceres Jaguar	LRM-5 - Vindicator & Thunder
Ceres Arms Model 8	Heavy Machine Gun - Refits & Repairs
Ceres Arms Model 6	Light Machine Gun - Shipped to Victoria for Flea

Indicass

Components produced on Indicass:

Component	Type
Galleon	Tracked Vehicles - Light Tank
Coolant Truck	Wheeled Vehicles
Heavy Wheeled APC	Wheeled Vehicles
Hetzer	Wheeled Vehicles
Mobile HQ	Wheeled Vehicles
Swift Wind	Wheeled Vehicles
Wheeled APC	Wheeled Vehicles
GM 40	I.C.E. - APC
GM 75	I.C.E. - Swift Wind
GM 100	I.C.E.
GM 140	I.C.E. - Hetzer
GM 180	I.C.E. - Galleon
VOX 55	Fusion Engine
GM/60 (FE)GM 60	Fusion Engine
Magna 130	Fusion Engine
StarSlab-1	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
StarSlab-3	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
StarSlab-6	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
CeresCom 8	Communications System - APC
CeresCom Recon 12K	Communications System - Swift Wind
Maxell 500	Communications System
Maxell 550	Communications System
Ceres Bullseye	Targeting-Tracking System
Maxell TA50	Targeting-Tracking System
I-Bal Mark 3	Targeting-Tracking System
Jackson 12	Small Laser - Galleon
Crusher SH Cannon	AC-20 - Hetzer
SperryBrowning	Machine Gun - APC

Menke

Components produced on Menke:

Component	Type
Po	Tracked Vehicles
Ceres 240	I.C.E.
Starshield Type V	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
CeresCom 37-P	Communications System
Ceres-Maladev 3	Targeting-Tracking System
Ceres Arms T	AC/10
Maxi Mini	Machine Gun

Warlock

Component	Type
C-SK1 Cossack	Light BattleMech
BJ2-O Blackjack	Medium OmniMech
MAD-5L Marauder	Heavy BattleMech
MAD-6L Marauder	Heavy BattleMech
HEL-3D Helios	Heavy BattleMech
HEL-4A Helios	Heavy BattleMech
OSR-4L Ostroc	Heavy BattleMech
Taijian Series X Endo Steel	Chassis - Cossack
Ceresplex Ostroc Lite Endo Steel	Chassis - Ostroc
Overlord Mk.3 Endo Steel	Chassis - Helios
Ceres Marauder Lite	Chassis - Marauder
Ashain 50 Endo Steel	Chassis - Blackjack
Nissan 200 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - Blackjack
Hermes 120 XL	Fusion Engine - XL - Cossack
Pitban 240	Fusion Engine - Helios/Shipped to Sian for Stinger
Nissan 95	Fusion Engine - Minion
Swingline X-1200	Jump Jets
Starshield	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Blackjack
Taijian StarShield II	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Helios
Overlook J-9 w/C³ Slave	Communications System - Minion
Wentland Cyber-Track	Targeting-Tracking System - Cossack
Wentland Giga-Track	Targeting-Tracking System - Helios
Ceres Arms	ER Medium Laser - Helios, Ostroc & Marauder
Ceres Arms Warrior	ER PPC - Marauder & Helios
Ceres Arms Crusher	Plasma Rifle - Marauder

Tikonov

Component	Type
Minion	Hovercraft - Advanced Tactical Vehicle
Morningstar	Wheeled Vehicles - City Command Vehicle
Nissan 95	Fusion Engine - Minion
Ceres/Durralex Light	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Minion
Ceres/Durralex Standart	Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Morningstar
Overlock J-9 w/C³ Slave	Communications System - Minion
Overlock J-11 w/C³ Master	Communications System - Morningstar
Brightstar 17 Mk.II	Targeting-Tracking System - Minion & Morningstar
Ceres Arms Model W	Medium Pulse Laser - Morningstar
Ceres Arms Model T	AC/10 - Morningstar

References

• MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game
• Objective Raids, pp. 143, 147
• Technical Readout: 3025 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3039, p. 12
• Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, pp. 24, 50
• Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, pp. 34, 48
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 20, 58, 100
• Technical Readout: 3060, pp. 72, 104, 106
• Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 8, 18, 144
• Technical Readout: Project Phoenix pp.3, 23, 34, 48
• Technical Readout: 3075, p. 27