Ceres Metals Industries
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Ceres Metals Industries | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Founding Year | 2322[1] |
Affiliation | |
Headquarters | Ceres City (Capella VII)[2] |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | |
Manufacturing Plant(s) |
Ceres Metals Industries was one of the most successful conglomerates in the Inner Sphere. They were best known as a military armaments manufacturer, though they had invested in widely diverse fields, from personal armaments to the civilian ground vehicles produced by Ceres Motors.[3]
With more than 500 facilities on over 100 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. Their flagship design, the Vindicator, became synonymous with the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces.[3]
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Overview[edit]
Ceres Metals was founded on Terra in 2322 with its headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] 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.[1][4]
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 12 May 2415. By 3025, Ceres Metals had become the chief dealer of state securities between the Confederation, Free Worlds League, and Draconis Combine.[4] With major branches on Coventry, Dorwinion, Elidere, Kimball, Sarna, and Ward, Ceres maintained its neutrality by supplying arms and equipment to any organization which could meet its prices.[citation needed]
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.[5]
Wolf's Dragoons were a major customer of Ceres' equipment in the years prior to the Fourth Succession War.[6]
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.[7]
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 Star League Defense Force 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.[8]
Manufacturing[edit]
Ceres Metals Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Capella[edit]
Note: The Capella facility suffered no losses or damage during the Jihad, and had a production volume of 91% in 3079.[9] Ceres Metals would continue to operate at near maximum capacity on Capella, resupplying the CCAF as it rebuilt.[10]
Indicass[edit]
Note: The facility on Indicass suffered minimal capital and personnel losses of 22% during the Jihad, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 100% in 3079.[9]
Lockton[edit]
Components produced on Lockton:[39][40] | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
FFL-5A Firefly[41] | Light BattleMech |
Firebee[39] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
Icarus[39] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
Ostwar[39] | Primitive Light BattleMech |
OmniMech | |
GN-2O Gùn[26] | Light OmniMech (produced since 3134)[42] |
Vehicles | |
Zahn Heavy Transport[40] | Wheeled Vehicles (produced since 3108)[43] |
Fuel cell | |
Ceres Motors 305 Fuel Cell | Zahn[40] |
Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
Durallex Heavy ferro-fibrous | Zahn[40] |
Communications System | |
CeresCom Model 74-N | Zahn[40] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Ceres/Maladev 5 w/TAG | Zahn[40] |
MML-7 | |
Doombud | Zahn[40] |
Flamer | |
Ceres Fire Flower | Zahn[40] |
Menke[edit]
Note: The facility on Menke suffered no losses of capital or personnel during the Jihad and was at full production volume in 3079.[9]
Components produced on Menke:[40][44][45][46] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Po[44] | Tracked Vehicles |
Po II[47] | Tracked Vehicles |
Po (HV)[45][46] | Tracked Vehicles |
Zahn Heavy Transport[40] | Wheeled Vehicles (produced since 3108)[48] |
Internal Combustion Engine | |
Ceres 240 ICE | Po[44] |
Fuel cell | |
Ceres 240 Fuel Cell | Po (HV)[46] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Ceres Nemean Hardened | Po (HV)[46] |
Starshield Type V | Po[44] |
Communications System | |
CeresCom Model 37-P | Po[44] & Po (HV)[46] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Ceres Maladev 3 | Po[44] & Po (HV)[46] |
AC/10 | |
Ceres Arms Model T Class | Po[44] |
Hyper-Velocity Autocannon/10 | |
Ceres Arms Model Z | Po (HV)[46] |
Streak SRM-6 | |
Sian/Ceres Stalking Cougar | Po (HV)[46] |
Machine Gun | |
Maxi Mini | Po[44] |
Sarna[edit]
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.[49]
Sian[edit]
Note: The facility on Sian suffered capital and personnel losses of 47% during the Jihad, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 90% in 3079.[9]
Components produced on Sian: | |
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Component | Type |
Mech | |
THR-2L Thunder[50] (replaced by Lao Hu) | Heavy BattleMech |
LHU-2B Lao Hu[51] | Heavy BattleMech |
St. Ives[edit]
Note: The facility on St. Ives suffered heavy capital and personnel losses of 85% during the Jihad, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 45% in 3079.[9]
Tikonov[edit]
The facility is situated in Arano Bay.[58]
Components produced on Tikonov:[59][60] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Minion[59] | Hovercraft |
Morningstar[60] | Wheeled Vehicles |
Fusion Engine | |
Nissan 95 | Minion[59] |
Extralight Fusion Engine | |
VOX 280 XL | Morningstar[60] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Durallex Light | Minion[59] |
Durallex Standard | Morningstar[60] |
Communications System | |
Overlook J-9 w/ C3 slave | Minion[59] |
Overlook J11 w/ C3 master computer | Morningstar[60] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Brightstar 17 Mk.II | Minion[59] and Morningstar[60] |
Medium Pulse Laser | |
Ceres Arms Model W | Morningstar[60] |
Defiance P5M | Minion[59] |
AC/10 | |
Mydron Excel | Morningstar[60] |
Machine Gun | |
Slingshot | Morningstar[60] |
Ward[edit]
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.[61]
Components produced on Ward:[61] | |
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Component | Type |
Mechs | |
Rifleman[61] | Heavy BattleMech |
Helepolis[61] | Heavy BattleMech |
Emperor[61] | Assault BattleMech |
Warlock[edit]
Note: The facility on Warlock suffered capital and personnel losses of 39% during the Jihad, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 79% in 3079.[9] In 3080, the plant was completely destroyed by a nuclear weapon detonated by terrorists.[62]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Star League, p. 162: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [Ceres Metals]
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 133: "Ceres Metals Industries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 57: "Corporations of the Capellan Confederation - [Ceres Metals]"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 119: "Corporate Profiles - [Ceres Metals]"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101: "Capellan Commonality"
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 Objective Raids, p. 143: "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 75: "Produced Trinity Battle Armor"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 144: "Produced Defiance Aerospace Fighter Components"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 106: "Produced Ti Ts'ang Components"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 120: "Produced TSG-9DDC Ti Ts'ang 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 75: "Produced Fa Shih Battle Armor"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 14: "Produced Experimental Fa Shih Battle Armor variant"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 15: "Produced Experimental Trinity Battle Armor variant"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 34: "Produced Snake Components"
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 50: "Produced Vindicator Components"
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 130: "Produced THR-4C Thunder Components"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 30: "Produced Yao Lien Components"
- ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 8
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 174: "Produced TR-13G Transit Fighter Components"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 11: "Produced Experimental Transit Fighter variant"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 26: "Produced Gùn Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 18: "Guard SecurityMech"
- ↑ Technical Readout: The Succession Wars, p. 74
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 25, p. 13
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 13, p. 5
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 126
- ↑ Field manual: 3145, p. 28: "Capella Commonality"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 33, p. 14
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 58
- ↑ 35.00 35.01 35.02 35.03 35.04 35.05 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 Objective Raids, p. 147: "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 12: "Produced Swift Wind Components"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 14: "Produced Predator Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 22
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 Objectives: Periphery, p. 18: "Ceres Metal Industries of Lockton"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 18: "Produced Zahn Components"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 29, p. 12: "Firefly"
- ↑ MUL Profile on GN-2O Gùn - Noting Year production started.
- ↑ MUL Zahn Heavy Transport Profile includes date production began on Lockton.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 100: "Produced Po Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 10: "Produced Experimental Po Vehicle variant"
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 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
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 100: "Produced Po Components"
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p. 24: "Produced Phoenix Hawk 4L Components"
- ↑ 54.00 54.01 54.02 54.03 54.04 54.05 54.06 54.07 54.08 54.09 54.10 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 236: "Produced Phoenix Hawk 5L Components"
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 Technical Readout: 3085: "Produced Trebaruna 'Mech Components"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 148
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, p. 107
- ↑ Storms of Fate, ch. 27
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 8: "Produced Minion Components"
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 18: "Produced Morningstar Components"
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 4
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101: "Sian Commonality"
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 72: "Produced Cossack Components"
- ↑ 64.00 64.01 64.02 64.03 64.04 64.05 64.06 64.07 64.08 64.09 64.10 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 104: "Produced Helios Components"
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 24
Bibliography[edit]
- Art of the Deal
- Experimental Technical Readout: Liao
- Handbook: House Liao
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers
- MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game
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- Objectives: Capellan Confederation
- Objectives: Periphery
- Storms of Fate
- Technical Readout: 3025 Revised
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3060
- Technical Readout: 3067
- Technical Readout: 3075
- Technical Readout: 3085
- Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental
- Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation
- Technical Readout: Irregulars
- Technical Readout: Project Phoenix
- Technical Readout: Prototypes
- Wolves on the Border