User:Sgt.johnson/HRV Armament Company

HRV Armament Corporation (Hart, Roberts, and Vincent), is a minor UNSC Arms Manufacturing Corporation, gaining enough contracts to avoid aquisition by the Misriah Armament Corporation, and notable for manufacturing the M99 SASR and its successor, the M99C.

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 corporation in the Orion Arm of the galaxy. However, their fates changed when Naval Special Warfare 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; however, they lacked the necessary technological skills to meet NAVSPECWAR’s requirements. Soon thereafter, in 2467, they obtained Ohana Prescient Systems (OPS), which had begun work on a fire control system, as well as the technologically advanced wiring needed. 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 corporations, 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.

HRV would go on to form a good partnership with Jennings & Rall, which was another small corporation in the light of larger companies.

Ohana Prescient Systems
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 corporations 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 Corporation, forming its technology division. In 2489, Ohana created the ATLAS+ System for use with the M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle, where it was very succesful. 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.

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 DRV Armament Corporation. Although it has fewer than one-hundred operatives, it has recieved numerous contracts from Unified Earth Government officials and diplomats, acting as escorts in hot spots around the Orion Arm of the galaxy.

Products

 * Hyperion Precision Targeting System
 * APOLLO Drone
 * M99C SASR
 * M29 Individual Combat Weapon System
 * BR55 Battle Rifle

Trivia

 * The HRV name survived after intense negotiations, when the new conglomerate decided to make the corporation more "UNSC oriented", due to the fact that HRV was founded by former UNSC Marines.
 * Ohana is a Hawaiian word meaning "family".
 * The Ouroboros often represents the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end, like the Phoenix.