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Line 1: {{InfoBoxCorporation {{InfoBoxCorporation | image = Brooks, Inc.jpg | image = Brooks, Inc.jpg − | founded = + | Founded = − | dissolved = + | Dissolved = − | affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] + | Previous Names = − | previous_names = + | headquarters = Jojoken ([[Andurien]])<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref> − | headquarters = Jojoken<br>([[Andurien V]])<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref> + | leadership = [[CEO of Brooks, Inc.|CEO]] − | leadership = [[CEO of Brooks Incorporated|CEO]] + | products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s<br/>[[Vehicle]]s<br/>Components − | products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[Combat Vehicle|Vehicle]]s}} + | Parent Corporation = − | parent = + | Division =[[Irian]]<br>[[Kendall]]<br>[[Liberty]]<br>[[Suzano]] − | divisions = − | plants = {{Ubl|[[Irian]]|[[Kendall]]|[[Liberty]]|[[Suzano]]}} }} }} − '''Brooks Incorporated''' was a [[combat vehicle]] manufacturer in the [[Free Worlds League]]. + '''Brooks Incorporated''' is a combat vehicle manufacturer in the [[Free Worlds League]]. ==Overview== ==Overview== − The company was mostly known for the [[Galleon]] light tank but had also developed several other combat vehicles such as the [[Harasser]] hovertank and the [[Bulwark (Combat Vehicle)|Bulwark]] assault vehicle. + The company is mostly known for the [[Galleon]] light tank, but has also developed several other combat vehicles such as the [[Harasser]] hovertank and the [[Bulwark]] assault vehicle. − The largest part of the business was the components market, with their StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs and also exported to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/> + The largest part of the business is the components market, with their StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs and also exported to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/> Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] to acquire technology from [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]], as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the [[Aeron]], a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the [[Word of Blake]] in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the [[Targeting Computer]], with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp12">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12</ref> Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] to acquire technology from [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]], as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the [[Aeron]], a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the [[Word of Blake]] in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the [[Targeting Computer]], with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp12">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12</ref> − [[Walter Meschini]], CEO of Brooks in [[3067]], was a distant relative of [[Duke of Andurien|Duchess]] [[Dalma Humphreys|Humphreys]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/> + [[Walter Meschini]], CEO of Brooks in [[3067]], was a distant relative of Duchess Humphreys.<ref name=HB:HMp127/> In the 3080s, the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] (MPDC), had been producing a version of the [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper Artillery Vehicle]] since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.<ref name="TRO:Pp54">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"</ref> In the 3080s, the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] (MPDC), had been producing a version of the [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper Artillery Vehicle]] since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.<ref name="TRO:Pp54">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"</ref> Line 325:
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{{InfoBoxCorporation | {{InfoBoxCorporation | ||
| image = Brooks, Inc.jpg | | image = Brooks, Inc.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | Founded = |
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| − | | | + | | Previous Names = |
| − | + | | headquarters = Jojoken ([[Andurien]])<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref> | |
| − | | headquarters = Jojoken | + | | leadership = [[CEO of Brooks, Inc.|CEO]] |
| − | | leadership = [[CEO of Brooks | + | | products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s<br/>[[Vehicle]]s<br/>Components |
| − | | products = | + | | Parent Corporation = |
| − | + | | Division =[[Irian]]<br>[[Kendall]]<br>[[Liberty]]<br>[[Suzano]] | |
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}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Brooks Incorporated''' | + | '''Brooks Incorporated''' is a combat vehicle manufacturer in the [[Free Worlds League]]. |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The company | + | The company is mostly known for the [[Galleon]] light tank, but has also developed several other combat vehicles such as the [[Harasser]] hovertank and the [[Bulwark]] assault vehicle. |
| − | The largest part of the business | + | The largest part of the business is the components market, with their StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs and also exported to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/> |
Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] to acquire technology from [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]], as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the [[Aeron]], a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the [[Word of Blake]] in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the [[Targeting Computer]], with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp12">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12</ref> | Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] to acquire technology from [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]], as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the [[Aeron]], a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the [[Word of Blake]] in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the [[Targeting Computer]], with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp12">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12</ref> | ||
| − | [[Walter Meschini]], CEO of Brooks in [[3067]], was a distant relative of | + | [[Walter Meschini]], CEO of Brooks in [[3067]], was a distant relative of Duchess Humphreys.<ref name=HB:HMp127/> |
In the 3080s, the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] (MPDC), had been producing a version of the [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper Artillery Vehicle]] since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.<ref name="TRO:Pp54">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"</ref> | In the 3080s, the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] (MPDC), had been producing a version of the [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper Artillery Vehicle]] since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.<ref name="TRO:Pp54">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"</ref> | ||
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | ||
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| − | | [[Bulwark | + | | [[Bulwark|Bulwark Assault Vehicle]]<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/> |
| [[Tracked Vehicles]] | | [[Tracked Vehicles]] | ||
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