Ceres Metals Industries
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Originally founded in 2415, Ceres Metals Industries is one of the most successful conglomerates in the Inner Sphere. It has invested in widely diverse fields, from personal armaments to the civilian ground vehicles produced by Ceres Motors. They are best known however, as a military armaments manufacturer.[1]
With more than 500 facilities on over one hundred worlds, the massive Ceres Metals Industries was one of the first developers of BattleMech technology and the cornerstone of military hardware manufacture in the Capellan Confederation. Today their flagship design (the Vindicator) has become synonymous with the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces.
Contents
Overview
Ceres Metals was originally founded on Terra, with its headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil. Originally concerned only with mining raw materials, the company expanded into manufacturing until, by the time the Star League was founded, Ceres Metals was a major producer of JumpShips, DropShips and other hardware. It soon became heavily involved in trade, growing the company immensely and making many worlds dependent upon their JumpShip routes, and directly invested in the creation of new colonies in the Periphery. However, the majority of its industrial power was located within the Terran Hegemony which, during the Amaris Civil War and resulting Succession Wars, was largely destroyed, along with the Terra headquarters.[2][3]
Despite this setback, the company still had hundreds of facilities and operations spread throughout the Inner Sphere. The company moved its main headquarters to Capella, a former regional office established on May 14, 2415. Ceres Metals became the chief dealer of state securities between the Confederation, Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine. With major divisions on Coventry, Dorwinion, Elidor, Kimball, Sarna and Ward, Ceres maintains its neutrality by supplying arms and equipment to any organization which can meet its prices.[3]
In 3065 General Motors arranged for a prototype Phoenix Hawk built by Vicore Industries to be delivered to Ceres Metals Industries on Warlock. This led to the Capellan company beginning production.[4]
Wolf's Dragoons were a major customer of Ceres' equipment in the years prior to the Fourth Succession War. [5]
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 the St. Ives Compact and the Confederation, the facility had to be expanded to produce equipment which could no longer be purchased from the Capellan March.[citation needed]
The Ceres Metals plant on St. Ives has seen several significant changeovers in recent years. First was the conversion of its '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 the Phoenix Hawk. Finally, continued demand for the BJ-3 design resulted in production of the venerable design being restored for limited runs.[citation needed]
The Warlock plant survived the Jihad, only to be levelled by a terrorist attack in 3080. The terrorists - allegedly Free Capella, according to the Capellan government - used a nuclear weapon to destroy the plant, killing thousands of civilians in the process.[6]
The Ceres Metals plant on Capella benefited after the Jihad from the capture and dismantling in secret of a Martinson Armaments plant on Liberty by Capellan forces. The Martinson plant had been constructed within the old SLDF Marine Corps base on the island of Quentin under the orders of Precentor Martial Cameron St. Jamais, and kept a secret even within the ranks of the Word of Blake. Within the factory Martinson manufactured a FrankenMech known as the Eidolon, assembled largely from surplus spare parts originally assembled for the Celestial series of OmniMechs. Having learned of the existence of the factory, Capellan forces launched a deliberate campaign to capture it before allied coalition forces on Liberty learned of its existence, and then managed to disassemble the plant and move it back into Capellan territory. The CCAF troops not only captured critical construction equipment but also full plans for the Eidolon and a not insubstantial quantity of spare parts. Within months of the fall of Terra Ceres Metals had incorporated the captured facilities into their own on Capella and were manufacturing the Yao Lien 'Mech, and by 3085 had established a complete internal supply chain within Capellan space and commenced full production of the 'Mech.[7]
Leadership
In 2322 the company was under the joint leadership of two ruling families: the Kimball family of Terra and the Igota family of Thorin.[2]
In 3012 the company's president was Patrick Rivoli.[8]
In 3025 the company's CEO was Duke Kingston Rivoli.[3]
In 3066 the CEO of the Tikonov division was Margot Hoi.[9]
In 3076 the CEO of Ceres Metals Industries was Duchess Evadne Rivoli.[1]
Manufacturing
Ceres Metals Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Capella
Note: The Capella facility suffered no losses or damage during the Jihad, and had a production volume of 91% in 3079.[10] Ceres Metals would continue to operate at near maximum capacity on Capella, resupplying the CCAF as it rebuilt.[11]
Indicass
Note: The facility on Indicass, suffers a minimal capital and personnel losses of 22%, and the operating capacity of the factory has a full production volume of 100% in 3079.[10]
Lockton
Components produced on Lockton:[36][37] | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
Firebee[36] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
Icarus[36] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
Ostwar[36] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
OmniMech | |
GN-2O Gùn[27] | Light OmniMech (Produced since 3134)[38] |
Vehicles | |
Zahn Heavy Transport[37] | Wheeled Vehicles (Produced since 3108)[39] |
Fuel Cell | |
Ceres Motors 305 Fuel Cell | Zahn[37] |
Armor - FF - BattleMechs and Vehicles | |
Durallex Heavy Ferro-Fibrous | Zahn[37] |
Communications System | |
CeresCom Model 74-N | Zahn[37] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Ceres/Maladev 5 w/TAG | Zahn[37] |
MML-7 | |
Doombud | Zahn[37] |
Flamer | |
Ceres Fire Flower | Zahn[37] |
Menke
Note: The facility on Menke, suffers no losses of capital and personnel, and have a full production volume of 100% in 3079.[10]
Components produced on Menke:[37][40][41][42] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Po[40] | Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank |
Po II[43] | Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank |
Po (HV)[41][42] | Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank |
Zahn Heavy Transport[37] | Wheeled Vehicles (Produced since 3108)[44] |
I.C.E. | |
Ceres 240 ICE | Po[40] |
Fuel Cell | |
Ceres 240 Fuel Cell | Po (HV)[42] |
Armor - BattleMechs and Vehicles | |
Ceres Nemean Hardened | Po (HV)[42] |
Starshield Type V | Po[40] |
Communications System | |
CeresCom Model 37-P | Po[40] & Po (HV)[42] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Ceres Maladev 3 | Po[40] & Po (HV)[42] |
AC/10 | |
Ceres Arms Model T Class | Po[40] |
Hyper-Velocity Autocannon/10 | |
Ceres Arms Model Z | Po (HV)[42] |
Streak SRM-6 | |
Sian/Ceres Stalking Cougar | Po (HV)[42] |
Machine Gun | |
Maxi Mini | Po[40] |
Sarna
Note: Due to a chronic shortage of PPCs in the Free Worlds League, Marik had signed a risky deal around 3025 with Liao to procure 500 PPCs from the Ceres Metal plant on Sarna. [45]
Sian
Note: The facility on Sian, suffers a capital and personnel losses of 47%, and the operating capacity of the factory has a production volume of 90% in 3079.[10]
Components produced on Sian: | |
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Component | Type |
Mech | |
THR-2L Thunder[46] replaced by Lao Hu | Heavy BattleMech |
LHU-2B Lao Hu[47] | Heavy BattleMech |
St. Ives
Note: The facility on St. Ives, suffers a heavy capital and personnel losses of 85%, and the operating capacity of the factory has a production volume of 45% in 3079.[10]
Tikonov
The facility is situated in Arano Bay.[54]
Components produced on Tikonov:[55][56] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Minion[55] | Hovercraft - Advanced Tactical Vehicle |
Morningstar[56] | Wheeled Vehicles - City Command Vehicle |
Fusion Engine | |
Nissan 95 | Minion[55] |
Fusion Engine - XL | |
VOX 280 XL | Morningstar[56] |
Armor - BattleMechs and Vehicles | |
Durralex Light | Minion[55] |
Durralex Standard | Morningstar[56] |
Communications System | |
Overlock J-9 w/C3 Slave | Minion[55] |
Overlock J11 w/C3 Master Computer | Morningstar[56] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Brightstar 17 Mk.II | Minion[55] and Morningstar[56] |
Medium Pulse Laser | |
Ceres Arms Model W | Morningstar[56] |
Defiance P5M | Minion[55] |
AC/10 | |
Mydron Excel | Morningstar[56] |
Machine Gun | |
Slingshot | Morningstar[56] |
Ward
During the Jihad, Ceres Metals ran a small factory that specialized in RetroTech designs on Ward. This factory, though vital for the Confederation's defense during the crisis, was shut down in 3079.[57]
Components produced on Ward:[57] | |
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Component | Type |
Mechs | |
Rifleman[57] | Heavy BattleMech |
Helepolis[57] | Heavy BattleMech |
Emperor[57] | Assault BattleMech |
Warlock
Note: The facility on Warlock, suffers a capital and personnel losses of 39%, and the operating capacity of the factory has a production volume of 79% in 3079.[10] In 3080 the plant was completely destroyed by a nuclear weapon detonated by terrorists.[58]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 57
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 162
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 119, "Ceres Metals Profile"
- ↑ Art of the Deal
- ↑ Wolves on the Border p. 86
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101, "St. Ives Commonality"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 30, "YOL-4C Yao Lien"
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 16
- ↑ Endgame, Ch. 16
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 3, "State of the Industry Table"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101, "Capellan Commonality"
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 Objective Raids, p. 143, "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 75, "Produced Trinity Battle Armor"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 144, "Produced Defiance Aerospace Fighter Components"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 106, "Produced Ti Ts'ang Components"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 120, "Produced TSG-9DDC Ti Ts'ang 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 75, "Produced Fa Shih Battle Armor"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 14, "Produced Experimental Fah Shih Battle Armor variant"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 15, "Produced Experimental Trinity Battle Armor variant"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 34, "Produced Snake Components"
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 50, "Produced Vindicator Components"
- ↑ 22.00 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 22.06 22.07 22.08 22.09 22.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 130, "Produced THR-4C Thunder Components"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 30, "Produced Yao Lien Components"
- ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 8
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 174, "Produced TR-13G Transit Fighter Components"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 11, "Produced Experimental Transit Fighter variant"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 26, "Produced Gùn Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 18, "Guard SecurityMech"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 126
- ↑ Field manual: 3145, p. 28, "Capella Commonality"
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p.58
- ↑ 32.00 32.01 32.02 32.03 32.04 32.05 32.06 32.07 32.08 32.09 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 Objective Raids, p. 147, "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 12, "Produced Swift Wind Components"
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 14, "Produced Predator Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 22
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Objectives: Periphery, p. 18
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 18, "Produced Zahn Components"
- ↑ MUL Profile on GN-2O Gùn - Noting Year production started.
- ↑ MUL Zahn Heavy Transport Profile includes date production began on Lockton.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 100, "Produced Po Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 10, "Produced Experimental Po Vehicle variant"
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 52, "Produced Po (HV) variant Components"
- ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 17
- ↑ MUL Zahn Heavy Transport Profile includes date production began on Menke.
- ↑ House Marik: The Free Worlds League, p. 114 "'Mech Production"
- ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 18
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 86
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 100, "Produced Po Components"
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p. 24, "Produced Phoenix Hawk 4L Components"
- ↑ 50.00 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05 50.06 50.07 50.08 50.09 50.10 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 236, "Produced Phoenix Hawk 5L Components"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 Technical Readout: 3085, "Produced Trebaruna 'Mech Components"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p.148
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p.107
- ↑ Storms of Fate, Ch. 27
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 8, "Produced Minion Components"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 18, "Produced Morningstar Components"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 4
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101, "Sian Commonality"
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 72, "Produced Cossack Components"
- ↑ 60.00 60.01 60.02 60.03 60.04 60.05 60.06 60.07 60.08 60.09 60.10 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 104, "Produced Helios Components"
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 24
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