Editing Brooks Incorporated

{{InfoBoxCorporation
| image = Brooks, Inc.jpg
| founded = 
| dissolved = 
| affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]]
| previous_names = 
| headquarters = Jojoken<br>([[Andurien V]])<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref>
| leadership = [[CEO of Brooks Incorporated|CEO]]
| products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[Combat Vehicle|Vehicle]]s}}
| parent = 
| divisions = 
| plants = {{Ubl|[[Irian]]|[[Kendall]]|[[Liberty]]|[[Suzano]]}}
}}
'''Brooks Incorporated''' was a [[combat vehicle]] manufacturer in the [[Free Worlds League]].

==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]] 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/>

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/>

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>

When MPDC and the Duchy of Tamarind rejected the initial suit on grounds of national security, Brooks used their substantial interstellar economic pull to embargo MPDC sales to other states in the region. Following swift negotiations on all parts, the matter was finally resolved with a token cash payment for royalties to Brooks, recognition of the licensing for the Thumper, and government-furnished construction of plants within the Duchy of Tamarind to produce the chassis and ECM components for the Thumper. In exchange, Brooks used their expertise to assist in the construction of the various plants within Duchy space, and began line production of the new Thumper vehicle from their plants on [[Irian]] from [[3089]]. Whether the cost for building the factories came directly from the Duchy or from breach of contract penalties against MPDC is unknown.<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>

==Manufacturing==
Brooks Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

===Andurien===
The Andurien plant was undamaged and operating at full capacity in 3079.<ref name=ofwl4/>
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Andurien:<ref name=TRO3026R22>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 22: "Produced Harasser Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085S12>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12: "Aeron produced by Brooks after the Jihad in 3082 on Andurien"</ref><ref name=OR118>''Objective Raids'', p. 118: "Produced Brooks Inc. Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-42>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 42: "Production of Moltke MBT on Andurien"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-75>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 75: "Thumper Artillery Vehicle"</ref>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
|-
| [[Aeron|Aeron Strike VTOL]]<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
| [[VTOL]] (As of [[3082]])
|-
| [[Harasser]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/><ref name=ofwl20>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 20</ref>
| [[Hovercraft]]
|-
| [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR118/><ref name=ofwl20/>
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
|-
| [[Moltke Main Battle Tank]]<ref name=TRO3085-42/><ref name=ofwl20/>
| Tracked Vehicles
|-
| [[Arrow IV Assault Vehicle]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 22</ref>
| Tracked Vehicles
|-
| [[Coolant Truck]]{{cn}}
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
|-
| [[Mobile HQ]]{{cn}}
| Wheeled Vehicles
|-
| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]<ref name=TRO3075-75/><ref name=ofwl20/>
| Wheeled Vehicles
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 100 ICE]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GTEM 210]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Strand 220]]
| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[Nissan 160 XL]]
| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
|-
| [[Vlar 300 XL]]
| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
|-
| [[Durallex Heavy]]
| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-1]]
| Shipped to the [[Federated Commonwealth]] for ''Locust''<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-2]]
| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-3]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-6]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
|-
| [[Durallex Super Heavy]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-7]] Heavy [[ferro-fibrous]]
| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[Irian E.A.R. 5]]
| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
|-
| [[Maxell 500]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[Maxell 650]]
| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
|-
| [[Maxell 1500]]w/[[ECM]]
| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Irian FFE-9]]
| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
|-
| [[Maxell TA50]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Maxell TA55]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[Maxell TA65]]
| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
|-
| [[Maxell TA86]] w/[[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]]
| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Hellion-V]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Priestly 600p]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Hellion-a III]]
| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
|-
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Variable-Speed Pulse Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Blankenburg]]
| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
|}

'''Security Forces''': Brooks Guardians (1 Company of armor)<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 118</ref>

===Irian===
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Irian:<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/><ref name=TRO3067-10>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 67: "Main Gauche Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-12>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 12: "Produced Stygian Components"</ref>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
|-
| [[Harasser]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
| [[Hovercraft]]
|-
| GAL-102 [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/>
| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Light Tank''
|-
| [[Main Gauche]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3067-10/>
| Tracked Vehicles
|-
| [[Stygian]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3067-12/>
| Hovercraft - ''Strike Tank''
|-
| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
|-
| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Thumper (Angel)]] (from [[3089]])<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
| Wheeled Vehicles
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
| Galleon<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 68</ref>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fuel cell]]</u>
|-
| [[Strand 220 Fusion Cell]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 120]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
|-
| [[GTEM 210]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Magna 185]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
|-
| [[Durallex Heavy]] w/[[CASE II]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| [[Jolassa 320]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
|-
| [[Maximillian 43]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-2]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| [[StarSlab-3.6]]
| Galleon{{cn}}
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[Garret T21-C]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
|-
| [[Irian E.A.R. 5]] w/[[Angel ECM Suite]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| [[Maxell 500]]
| Galleon{{cn}}
|-
| [[Maxell 600b]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Corean B-Tech]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
|-
| [[Irian FFE-9]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| [[Maxell TA50]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| [[Maxell TA55]]
| Galleon{{cn}}
|-
| [[Maxell TA70]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Thumper Artillery Piece]]</u>
|-
| [[Edward Industries]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Light Gauss Rifle]]</u>
|-
| [[Imperator Type II]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Diverse Optics (ML)|Diverse Optics]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
|-
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-2]]</u>
|-
| [[Hovertec]]
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u>
|-
| [[Magna Longbow]]
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u>
|-
| [[Voelkers 200]]
| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/> & Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
|}

===Kendall===
During the [[Jihad]] the plant lost 60% of its staff. In [[3079]] the plant was operating at 70% of its maximum.<ref name=ofwl4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Kendall:<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 20: "Produced Bulwark Components"</ref><ref name=OR129>''Objective Raids'', p. 129: "Produced Galleon Components"</ref>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
|-
| [[Bulwark|Bulwark Assault Vehicle]]<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
|-
| [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR129/><ref name=ofwl29>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 29</ref>
| Tracked Vehicles
|-
| [[Main Gauche]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=ofwl29/>
| Tracked Vehicles
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
|-
| [[StarSlab-2.6]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
|-
| [[Durallex Special]] [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GTEM 210]]
| {{cn}}
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[Strand 340 XL]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[Maxell 500]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| [[Maxell 700]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Maxell TA55]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| [[Maxell TA92]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy PPC]]</u>
|-
| [[Fusigon Strongtooth]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle]]</u>
|-
| [[Imperator Titan's Wrath]]
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Hellion-V]]
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Priestly 600p]]
| {{cn}}
|}

===Carver V/Liberty===
Known as Carver V at the time, this line was likely destroyed in the fierce fighting during the [[Amaris Coup]].{{cn}}
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Carver V:<ref name=TRO3050U240>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 240: "Produced Ironsides Components on Liberty"</ref>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|aerospace fighter]]</u>
|-
| [[Ironsides|IRN-SD1 ''Ironsides'']]<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
| medium aerospace fighter
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
|-
| [[Lockheed FairFax]]
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 260]]
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - aerospace fighters & Conventional Aircraft]]</u>
|-
| [[SearWeave]]
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[OP/1/2/3.66 Mk IIa]]
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Ryder Track IV]]
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
|}

===Suzano===
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Suzano:<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicle</u>
|-
| [[Harasser]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
| [[Hovercraft]]
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
|-
| [[Star Slab-2 Standard]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[Maxell 500]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Maxell TA55]]
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
|}

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
{{div col end}}

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