User:Sgt.johnson/HRV Armament Company

"They may be small, but they definitely make better weapons than Misriah... Misriah has quantity, HRV has quality."

- UNSC Naval Special Warfare Commander

HRV Armament Company (Hart, Roberts, and Vincent), is a minor Human weapons manufacturing company, gaining enough Office of Naval Intelligence contracts to avoid acquisition by Misriah Armory, and notable for manufacturing the M99 SASR and the BR55 Battle Rifle.

History
Founded in 2432 by Gunnery Sergeants Michael Hart and Sam Roberts, as well as Staff Sergeant Frederick Vincent, all of whom were former armorers in their Marine Corps unit, HRV had a very rough start, beginning as a garage-shop operation, adding attachments to weapons in use by the last remaining Private Military Contractors. In 2458, it merged with Knights Armament Company and Kimber Manufacturing, both aging arms manufacturers hoping to escape the maw of Misriah Armory, which was quickly becoming the number one arms manufacturers in the Orion Arm of the galaxy. Their fates changed when Naval Special Warfare, operating under the Office of Naval Intelligence, came to HRV seeking new and more specialized weapons for their operatives, instead of the generic and often faulty weapons produced by Misriah. They began work on a new combat rifle, but lacked the necessary technological skills and equipment to meet NavSpecWar’s requirements. However, in 2467, they obtained Ohana Prescient Systems (now known as Ohana Technologies), which immediately began work on the Fire Control System and the wiring needed to operate the airburst rounds and the grenade launcher itself. The finished product was released in 2473, as the M29 Individual Combat Weapon System, which became a smash hit with Special Operators. Afterwards, to protect their factory from industrial espionage, HRV obtained the Ouroboros Resources Group (ORG), a fledgling Private Military Company, made of several former Marines. In 2487, an order for a new sniper rifle for the Office of Naval Intelligence arrived, and the product would be the successful M99 Gauss Rifle.

After the triumph of the M99, HRV continued research into advanced weapons, but they took a hit after they discontinued the M99 in 2521. They continued work in different sectors, using the ORG to protect UEG diplomats and politicians, while Ohana continued advanced research into fire control systems. The firearms manufacturing division of HRV continued their work, eventually receiving the contract to make the BR55, which became their most successful weapon, including its later version, the BR55HB SR. However, the BR55 design was copied by Misriah and other companies, and it was mass produced and sold to almost every entity that needed weapons. HRV would try to sue Misriah, but would lose, as Misriah would pay off the court. HRV would continue to make a designated marksman variant of the BR55, as well as winning the contract to develop the M99C, after the failed B model (produced, not surprisingly, by Misriah) was insufficient for ONI’s needs. Sometime later, the President and Chief Executive Officer of HRV would become a hostage by David Tam, a former Marine turned rogue. He was released after a negotiation by SPARTAN-091 defused the situation.

HRV would go on to form a good partnership with Jennings & Rall, which was a conglomerate, which still stood strong in the light of the new advent of "mega-corporations". After the Human-Covenant War, HRV merged with Trinity Defense Solutions after TDS' talks with J&R broke down in June of 2569. In December of 2569, the decision was finalized, and Trinity Defense Solutions "replaced" HRV Firearms. In addition, Trinity Defense Solutions' subsidiary of Atwood Technologies was merged with Ohana Prescient Systems, broadening the range of contracts, and Ohana Prescient Systems became Ohana Technologies.

Ohana Technologies
Ohana Technologies (Originally known as Ohana Prescient Systems) was founded in 2447 by a retired UNSC Marine Corps Colonel, who specialized in Data, Computer, and Electronics Systems during his service. When he retired in 2445, he began to set up a small technology firm in Toronto, which soon began to gain more and more contracts as larger companies were being taken over by Misriah. Soon thereafter, they began creating Fire Control Systems for UNSC small arms and artillery. In 2467, to end the threats by Misriah, they merged with the HRV Armament Company, forming its technology division. In 2489, Ohana created the ATLAS+ System for use with the M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle, where it was very successful. In addition, it manufactured the Hyperion Precision Targeting System for the M-99C, the accompanying APOLLO Drone, as well as the Fire Control System for the M29 ICWS. In 2570, it was merged with Atwood Technologies, and the new conglomerate was named "Ohana Technologies".

Ouroboros Resources Group
The Ouroboros Resources Group was founded in 2475 by a former UNSC Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, who had served in many anti-Insurrectionist operations during his fifteen-year tenure with the UNSC. Upon its founding, it was almost taken over by Ravenwood Solutions until it was bought by the growing HRV Armament Company. Although it has fewer than three-hundred operatives at its disposal, it has received numerous contracts from Unified Earth Government officials and diplomats, acting as escorts in hot spots around the Orion Arm of the galaxy, as well as guarding the HRV production facility from industrial espionage and sabotage. Many of the operatives in the Ouroboros Resources Group are former Naval Special Warfare Operators, who left the UNSC due to pay or medical disabilities brought on by combat. They found a home with the ORG, and continue to provide excellence in the field.

The ORG became infamous in 2514, when five operatives, armed with M29 rifles, killed a family of three when their car failed to stop at a security checkpoint. They were tried for murder, but when the surveillance footage was finally released, they were cleared, as it was shown that the car did not stop, and in the situation, may have posed a threat against UNSC personnel.

Trinity Defense Solutions
Trinity Defense Solutions (Originally Trinity Arms, LLC ) was a weapons manufacturer in existence since the twentieth century. Throughout the test of time, it still held strong, manufacturing weapons, ammunition, and accessories, mainly in the private sector. In the 2400s, it began receiving military contracts and law enforcement contracts, all hoping for higher quality weapons for a cheap price. Their greatest achievement would be the SRS99 series, until in 2552, when they lost the rights to Misriah, since they couldn't manufacturer the popular rifles quickly enough to get to front-line units. They almost went bankrupt, but were saved by the law enforcement contracts that they still held, as well as being one of the only companies that made match-grade ammunition for the SRS. Following 2553, it merged with Misriah Armory, but then broke away in 2560, changing its name from "Trinity Arms" to "Trinity Defense Solutions". In 2569, it almost merged with Jennings & Rall, but the talks fell through, and in 2670, it merged with the HRV Armament Company, becoming the backbone of HRV's firearms development.

Products
HRV has various products, all of which are military oriented.

Weapons

 * M99 Family
 * M99 SASR -- Production ended 2524
 * M99C SASR -- Production ended 2568
 * 5.4mm Tungsten Carbide Penetrator
 * 100-Series (Experimental Weapons Systems)
 * M100 Sniper Rifle System
 * M101 Sniper Rifle System
 * AS Series of Rifles
 * AS DAM
 * AS SOLAR
 * Other Rifles/Systems
 * BR55 Battle RifleXBR55, BR55HB SR, BR55DMR
 * M251 Light Machine Gun
 * X2 Sonic Rifle
 * M91 Close Assault Weapon System

Computer Systems

 * ATLAS+ Precision Targeting System
 * Hyperion Precision Targeting System

Vehicles

 * APOLLO Drone
 * ARTEMIS Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

Trivia

 * The HRV name survived after intense negotiations, when the new conglomerate decided to make the company more "UNSC oriented", due to the fact that HRV was founded by former UNSC Marines.
 * Ohana is a Hawaiian word meaning "family".
 * Prescient means foreknowledge of events, divine omniscience, and human anticipation of the course of events.
 * The Ouroboros often represents the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end, like the Phoenix.
 * Ouroboros was based on Blackwater Worldwide and the Unity Resources Group, both real life Private Military Companies.
 * The first letter of the acronym is based on a guess, after comparing the characters in Old English font from the picture to Microsoft Word.
 * As some of you may figure out, the picture of the President (Chairman of the Board) Zachary Lewinski is of David Bloomfield, the director of Mantel in Haze.