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'''Note:''' During the [[Jihad]], the facility on Solaris, suffers heavy capital and personnel losses of 92%, and the operating capacity of the factory is down to only 4% of full production volume in [[3072]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 26, "Solaris VII Corporate Profiles"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Solaris VII]]:<ref name=MSU150>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 150, "Produced Hyena Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U146>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 146, "Produced Volkh Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U148>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 148, "Produced Aquagladius Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U174>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 174, "Produced Great Turtle Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U168>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 168, "Produced Sasquatsch Components"</ref>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
 
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Revision as of 17:36, 30 November 2011

Located on on Solaris VII, the Vining Engineering and Salvage Team or VEST, is one of the most innovative BattleMech design firms in the Inner Sphere.

Overview

VEST began as a five-person BattleMech salvage operation in the Solaris VII led by engineering genius and ex-NAIS graduate Dr. David Courtney Vining, producing refitted Solaris designs for the Games. During the initial Clan Invasion, Vining took the unusual step of leading his design team to the frontlines to see first hand the amazing technology of the invaders. While rumor holds they brought back captured Clan-tech, the only thing certain is that VEST designs showed vast improvements when they returned, slowly gaining the firm a reputation as one of innovative design groups for battlefield technology in the Inner Sphere.[1]

While continuing to hand build 'Mechs for the areanas, unlike many of the other niche cottage industry Solaris manufacturers, VEST have had great success in selling their designs to larger manufacturing firms, most notable the Jackal and Grand Titan produced by Earthwerks Incorporated.[2]

Leadership

The companies CEO in 3067 is Doctor C. Vining.[2]

Manufacturing

VEST has a manufacturing center on the following planet:

Solaris VII

Note: During the Jihad, the facility on Solaris, suffers heavy capital and personnel losses of 92%, and the operating capacity of the factory is down to only 4% of full production volume in 3072.[3]

Components produced on Solaris VII:[4][5][6][7][8]
Component Type
HYN-4A Hyena Salvagemech[4] IndustrialMech
JA-KL-55 Jackal[9] Light BattleMech
VKH-1 Volkh[5] Medium BattleMech
VKH-7 Volkh[5] Medium BattleMech
AQS-3 Aquagladius[6] Medium BattleMech
HEP-4H Helepolis[10] Heavy BattleMech
GTR-1 Great Turtle[7] Assault BattleMech
GTR-2 Great Turtle[7] Assault BattleMech
SQS-TH-001 Sasquatch[8] Assault BattleMech
SQS-TH-002 Sasquatch[8] Assault BattleMech
Hollis Mark 2b Chassis - Aquagladius[6]
Hollis Mk. VI-Alpha Endo Steel Chassis - Jackal[9]
VKH Endo Steel Chassis - Volkh[5]
VEST 201 Charlie Chassis - Sasquatch[8]
Corean Model 202BLP Endo Steel Chassis - Great Turtle[7]
Technicron-1a Chassis - Hyena[4]
Core Tek 275 Fusion Engine - Hyena[4]
GM 210 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Jackal[9]
EXP 425 XXL Fusion Engine - XL - Sasquatch[8]
Vlar 300 Fusion Engine - Aquagladius[6] & Great Turtle[7]
Hildco Model 13 Jump Jets - Great Turtle[7]
Exp Improved Jump Jets - Sasquatch[8]
Corning 84 Industrial Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Hyena[4]
Durallex Hardened Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Volkh[5]
York Series CTC-0 Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Jackal[9]
York Series CTC-0 Ferro-Fibrous Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Aquagladius[6]
StarSlab Standart Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Sasquatch[8]
StarSlab Hardened Mk III Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Great Turtle[7]
Sipher Security Plus Communications System - Aquagladius[6]
Sipher WideCom Communications System - Hyena[4]
Hartford JEA-1 Communications System - Great Turtle[7]
Wilson Silicon Siren (modified) Communications System - Volkh[5]
Hartford S2000A Targeting-Tracking System - Jackal & Aquagladius[9]
Hartford T1000M Targeting-Tracking System - Hyena[4]
O/P FiberFeed 201 Targeting-Tracking System - Great Turtle[7]
Winston Corall Snake (modified) Targeting-Tracking System - Volkh[5]
Holly Mk.II Streak SRM-2 - Jackal[9]
Aberdovy Mk.XXX ER PPC - Jackal[9]

References

  1. ↑ Solaris: The Reaches, p. 24, "'Mech Tech" - VEST fluff
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 148, "VEST Profile"
  3. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 26, "Solaris VII Corporate Profiles"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 150, "Produced Hyena Components"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 146, "Produced Volkh Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 148, "Produced Aquagladius Components"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 174, "Produced Great Turtle Components"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 168, "Produced Sasquatsch Components"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 20, "Note of produced variant and components"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 182, "Variants Note"

Bibliography

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