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Ceres Metals was originally founded on [[Terra]], with its headquarters in Sao Pablo, 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.<ref name=TSL>''The Star League'', p. 162</ref><ref name=HLCC />
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Ceres Metals was originally founded on [[Terra]], with its headquarters in Sao 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.<ref name=TSL>''The Star League'', p. 162</ref><ref name=HLCC />
  
 
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 II|Kimball]], [[Sarna]] and [[Ward]], Ceres maintains its neutrality by supplying arms and equipment to any organization which can meet its prices.<ref name=HLCC />
 
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 II|Kimball]], [[Sarna]] and [[Ward]], Ceres maintains its neutrality by supplying arms and equipment to any organization which can meet its prices.<ref name=HLCC />

Revision as of 20:29, 11 September 2011

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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 hundred worlds, the massive Ceres Metals Industries was one 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.

Overview

Ceres Metals was originally founded on Terra, with its headquarters in Sao 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]

Wolf's Dragoons were a major customer of Ceres' equipment in the years prior to the Fourth Succession War. [4]

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 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 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]

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 3025 the companies CEO is Duke Kingston Rivoli.[3]

In 3076 the CEO of Ceres Metals Industries was Duchess Evadne Rivoli.[1]

Manufacturing

Ceres Metals Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

St. Ives

Components produced on St. Ives:[5]
Component Type
BJ-3 Blackjack Medium BattleMech
PXH-4L Phoenix Hawk[6] Medium BattleMech
PXH-5L Phoenix Hawk[6] Medium BattleMech
THR-2L Thunder[6] Heavy BattleMech
BJ2-0 Blackjack[6] OmniMech
Po[5] Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank
Po II[6] Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank
Ceresplex IV Chassis - Blackjack
Ceresplex IV Endo Steel Chassis - Phoenix Hawk
Ceres 240 I.C.E. - Po[5]
GM 180 Fusion Engine - Blackjack
Magna 350 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Thunder
Nissan 200 XL Fusion Engine - XL
Anderson Propulsion 30 Jump Jets - Blackjack & Phoenix Hawk
Ceres Stealth Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Phoenix Hawk
Ceres Heavy Stealth Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Pillager & Thunder/Shipped to Warlock for Marauder & Thunder
Starshield Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Blackjack
Starshield Type V Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Po[5]
CeresCom Model 21-RS Communications System - Blackjack & Thunder
CeresCom Model 666 w/Guardian ECM Communications System - Phoenix Hawk/Shipped to Warlock for Marauder
CeresCom Model 37-9 Communications System - Po[5]
Ceres SuperCom 3 Communications System - Shipped to Warlock for Helios
C-Apple Churchill Targeting-Tracking System - Thunder, Blackjack, Victor & Pillager
Apple Churchill 2000 Targeting-Tracking System - Phoenix Hawk/Shipped to Indicass for Galleon[citation needed]
Ceres Maladeva 3 Targeting-Tracking System - Po[5]/Shipped to Indicass for Hetzer[citation needed]
Ceres Arms Model T AC/10 - Po[5] & Emperor
Ceres Arms Medium Laser - Blackjack & Pillager/Shipped to Indicass for Galleon
Ceres Arms W Medium Pulse Laser - Warhammer/Shipped to Indicass for Galleon
Ceres Arms Smasher PPC - Blackjack/Shipped to Warlock for Marauder
Ceres Metals Industries Warrior ER PPC - Pillager & Warhammer
Sian-Ceres Cougar SRM-6
Ceres Arms Crusher Plasma Rifle - Phoenix Hawk & Clint
Maxi Mini Machine Gun - Po[5]

Capella

Components produced on Capella:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Component Type
Fa Shih[11] Battle Armor
Trinity Medium[8] Battle Armor
Inner Sphere Standard Battle Armor[15]
SNK-1V Snake[12][15] Medium BattleMech
FS9-O Firestarter[15] Medium BattleMech
YOL-4C Yao Lien[14] Medium BattleMech
MAD-5L Marauder[15] Heavy BattleMech
MAD-6L Marauder[15] Heavy BattleMech
VND-3L Vindicator[7][13] Medium BattleMech
VND-4L Vindicator[13][15] Medium BattleMech
VND-5L Vindicator[13] Medium BattleMech
THR-1L Thunder[15] Heavy BattleMech
THR-2L Thunder Heavy BattleMech
OSR-4L Ostroc[15] Heavy BattleMech
TSG-9H Ti Ts'ang[10][15] Heavy BattleMech
TSG-9J Ti Ts'ang[10] Heavy BattleMech
TR-5 Transit[15] Light Aerospace Fighters
TR-11 Transit[7][15] Medium Aerospace Fighters
TR-12 Transit[15] Medium Aerospace Fighters
DFC-0 Defiance[9][15] Medium Aerospace Fighters
Katya Ground Assault Craft[15] Conventional Fighter
Celestial Prototype BD1Y Chassis - Yao Lien[14]
Ceresplex IV Chassis - Vindicator[7][13] & Snake[12]
Ceresplex IV Ferro-Fibrous Chassis - Firestarter
Ceresplex IV Endo Steel Chassis - Ostscout
SL Special Chassis - Ti Ts'ang[10]
Hollis Mk.III Chassis - Thunder
Mujika Aerospace Type 18 Frame - Transit[7]
Mujika Aerospace Type Modular Version 6 Frame - Defiance[9]
GM 180 Fusion Engine - Vindicator[7][13]
CeresMotors 240 XL Fusion Engine - XL - for Export
Ceres Motors 275 Fusion Engine - Yao Lien[14]
Hermes 360 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Ti Ts'ang[10]
Magna 350 Fusion Engine - Thunder
Rawlings 200 Fusion Engine - Refits and Repair
VOX 225 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Vindicator & Snake[12]
Rawlings 250 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Transit[7]
Anderson 398 Jump Jets - Vindicator
Anderson Propulsion 30 Jump Jets - Vindicator[7][13], Firestarter & Snake[12]
Chevron I Jump Jets - Ti Ts'ang[10]
Chilton 950 Improved Jump Jets - Yao Lien[14]
Ceres Durallex Heavy Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Ti Ts'ang[10] & Thunder/Shipped to Corey for Catapult and to Menke for Warhammer
Ceres Durallex Standard Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Firestarter & Defiance[9]
Ceres Durralex Heavy Stealth Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Ostroc, Thunder & Marauder
Durallex Medium Ferro-Fibrous Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Yao Lien[14]
Starshield Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Vindicator[7][13] & Snake[12]/Shipped to St. Ives for Cheetah & Thrush and to Tikonov for Thrush
StarGlo Ferro-Aluminum Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters
Starshield CASE CASE - Snake[12] & Vindicator[7][13]
Mujika Aerofibre Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Transit[7]
Ceres MaserCom 12 Communications System - Transit[7]
Ceres MaserCom Variable 3s Communications System - Defiance[9]
CeresCom Maser 12 Communications System - Vindicator[citation needed]
CeresCom 21-Rs Communications System - Vindicator[7][13], Snake[12], Thunder, Ts'ang[10] & Yao Lien[14]
Ceres Metals Model 666 with Guardian ECM Communications System - Marauder, Pegasus/Shipped to Sian for Raven[7]
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[13], Ti Ts'ang[10], Thunder & Yao Lien[14]
Dwyerson Mark XI Targeting-Tracking System
Dwyerson Mark XII Targeting-Tracking System - Transit & Snake[12]
Dwyerson Upgrade Multitask Version 3 Targeting-Tracking System - Defiance[9]
Apple Churchill Golden Shield Guardian ECM Suite
Apple Churchill Guiding Light Narc Missile Beacon - Raven[7]
Ceres Arms Medium Laser - Transit[7]/Shipped to Sian for Raven[7]
Ceres Arms W Medium Pulse Laser - Vindicator[7][13] & Warhammer/Shipped to Grand Base for Cataphract[7]
Ceres Arms Smasher PPC- Shipped to Ares for Manticore[7]
Ceres Arms Warrior ER PPC - Vindicator[7][13] & Marauder Shipped to Sian for Pillager and to Grand Base for Cataphract[7]
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[7] & 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:[16][17][6]
Component Type
Galleon[16][6] Tracked Vehicles - Light Tank
Coolant Truck Wheeled Vehicles
Heavy Wheeled APC Wheeled Vehicles - Infantry Transporter
Hetzer[16][6] Wheeled Vehicles - Medium Tank
Mobile HQ Wheeled Vehicles
Swift Wind[16][17][6] Wheeled Vehicles - Reconnaissance Spotter
Wheeled APC[16][6] Wheeled Vehicles
GM 40 I.C.E. - APC[16]
GM 75 I.C.E. - Swift Wind[16]
GM 100 I.C.E.
GM 140 I.C.E. - Hetzer[16]
GM 180 I.C.E. - Galleon[16]
GTEM 140 Fusion Engine - Hetzer/Shipped to Sian for Pegasus
VOX 55 Fusion Engine
GM 60 Fusion Engine - Swift Wind[17]
Magna 130 Fusion Engine
StarSlab-1 Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Swift Wind[17]
StarSlab-3 Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
StarSlab-6 Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Galleon[16], Hetzer[16], Swift[16] & APC[16]
CeresCom 8 Communications System - APC[16]
CeresCom Recon 12K Communications System - Swift Wind[16][17]
Maxell 500 Communications System
Maxell 550 Communications System
Ceres Bullseye Targeting-Tracking System - Shipped to Capella & Warlock for Ostro[16] & Marauder[16]
Maxell TA50 Targeting-Tracking System
I-Bal Mark 3 Targeting-Tracking System - Swift Wind[17]
Jackson 12 Small Laser - Galleon[16]/Shipped to Warlock for Cossack[citation needed]
Crusher SH Cannon AC-20 - Hetzer[16]
SperryBrowning Machine Gun - APC[16]/Shipped to St. Ives for Phoenix Hawk[citation needed]

Menke

Components produced on Menke:
Component Type
Po Tracked Vehicles
Po II[18] 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

Components produced on Warlock:[19][20][21]
Component Type
C-SK1 Cossack[19][21] Light BattleMech
BJ2-O Blackjack[21] Medium OmniMech
MAD-5L Marauder[21] Heavy BattleMech
MAD-6L Marauder[21] Heavy BattleMech
HEL-3D Helios[20][21] Heavy BattleMech
HEL-4A Helios[20][21] Heavy BattleMech
OSR-4L Ostroc[21] Heavy BattleMech
Minion[21] Hovercraft - Advanced Tactical Vehicle
Morningstar[21] Wheeled Vehicles - City Command Vehicle
Taijian Series X Endo Steel Chassis - Cossack[19]
Ceresplex Ostroc Lite Endo Steel Chassis - Ostroc
Overlord Mk.3 Endo Steel Chassis - Helios[20]
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[19]
Pitban 240 Fusion Engine - Helios[20]/Shipped to Sian for Stinger[citation needed]
Nissan 95 Fusion Engine - Minion
Pitban LFT-65 Jump Jets - Cossack[19]
Swingline X-1200 Jump Jets - Hellios[20]
ArcShield VII Mk. 6 Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Cossack[19]
Starshield Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Blackjack
Taijian StarShield II Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Helios[20]
Ceres SuperComm 3 Communications System - Helios[20]
Endicott Type 22 Maser Communications System - Cossack[19]
Overlook J-9 w/C³ Slave Communications System - Minion
Wentland Cyber-Track Targeting-Tracking System - Cossack[19]
Wentland Giga-Track Targeting-Tracking System - Helios[20]
Ceres Arms ER Medium Laser - Helios[20], Ostroc & Marauder
Ceres Arms Warrior ER PPC - Marauder & Helios[20]
Ceres Arms Crusher Plasma Rifle - Marauder

Tikonov

Components produced on Tikonov:[22][23]
Component Type
Minion[22] Hovercraft - Advanced Tactical Vehicle
Morningstar[23] Wheeled Vehicles - City Command Vehicle
Nissan 95 Fusion Engine - Minion[22]
VOX 280 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Morningstar[23]
Durralex Light Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Minion[22]
Durralex Standard Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Morningstar[23]
Overlock J-9 w/C³ Slave Communications System - Minion[22]
Overlock J-11 w/C³ Master Communications System - Morningstar[23]
Brightstar 17 Mk.II Targeting-Tracking System - Minion[22] & Morningstar[23]
Ceres Arms Model W Medium Pulse Laser - Morningstar[23]
Ceres Arms Model T AC/10 - Morningstar[23]

Sian

Components produced on Sian:
Component Type
THR-2L Thunder[24] Heavy BattleMech
Magna 350 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Thunder

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.[25]

Components produced on Ward:
Component Type
Rifleman[25] Heavy BattleMech
Helepolis[25] Heavy BattleMech
Emperor[25] Assault BattleMech

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 57
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 162
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 119, "Ceres Metals Profile"
  4. ↑ Wolves on the Border p. 86
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 100, "Produced Po Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 22
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 Objective Raids, p. 143, "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 75, "Produced Trinity Battle Armor"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 144, "Produced Defiance Aerospace Fighter Components"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 106, "Produced Ti Ts'ang Components"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 75, "Produced Fa Shih Battle Armor"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 34, "Produced Snake Components"
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 50, "Produced Vindicator Components"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 30, "Produced Yao Lien Components"
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 8
  16. ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 Objective Raids, p. 147, "Produced Ceres Metals Industries Components"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 12, "Produced Swift Wind Components"
  18. ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 17
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 72, "Produced Cossack Components"
  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 104, "Produced Helios Components"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 24
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 8, "Produced Minion Components"
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 18, "Produced Morningstar Components"
  24. ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 18
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 4

Bibliography

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