Archangel Heavy Industries

Archangel Heavy Industries (AHI) is a relatively large military and civilian vehicle producer. AHI has several subsidiary companies and divisions including Genevec Enterprises which specializes in personal equipment and weapons and NRAD, a subdivision tasked with exploring the potential of nano-technology.

By Chris Curtis (curtis@thepentagon.com) and Brian Melcher (melcher@iname.com).

  1. Gabriel City: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    Gabriel City is the home of Archangel Heavy Industries. Includes information about the inhabitants, businesses, and areas in Gabriel City as well as its foreign relations.

  2. Gabriel Defense Force: Black Operative: [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ].
    Elite soldiers of the GDF. These troops are sent to complete the impossible and succeed with the help of intense training and advanced equipment.
     
  3. AHI History: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    A brief history of AHI from its pre-cataclysm roots as a relatively small university to its present part in an independent nation-state.
     

    Vehicles

    1. AC-57 Dreadnought Assault Craft: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      The Dreadnought is an assault platform based off of the same chassis as the Monitor. Enhanced engines and a multitude of extra weapons make the Dreadnought a feared menace.

    2. AF-17 Diamond Back Interceptor: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      A high supersonic fighter/interceptor. The Diamond Back incorporates a variety of new advanced features. This is one of the highest performance aircraft on the planet.

    3. AH-42 Comanchero Assault Gunship: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      An assault gunship built off of the same chassis as the Comanche. The aircraft fulfills the same role as modern-day helicopter gunships.

    4. C-57 Monitor Transport Support Craft: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      This is the flagship product of AHI's vehicle line. The Monitor is a supersonic transport designed to deliver a variety of cargo to the battlefield and provide effective fire-support.

    5. GV-27 Scorpion: [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ].
      A ground assault vehicle and personal transport. The Scorpion is intended for both the military and licensed civilian market.

    6. GV-03e Emergency Response Suit: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      A non-combat powered armor suit. This PA is modified from a pre-rifts space suit and is intended to be used for emergency rescues, fire fighting, and other special uses.

    7. MH-42 Comanche Troop Transport: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
      A transport created to quickly and efficiently deliver two squads of combat equipped infantry where needed.

    8. M-series Vehicles: [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ]
      1. M-36A2 Jaguar Light Tank: [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ]
        A light, fast and maneuverable tank. This vehicle is small and fast enough to perform a limited scouting role, but has enough firepower to be able to hold its own in a fight.

      2. M-61A3 Panther Main Battle Tank: [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ]
        This was the main-line battle tank for the old American Empire before the Cataclysm. It now fills the same role on Rifts Earth. It is a well-armored, well-armed tank capable of taking on a variety of threats. It can be considered a "general purpose" tank.

      3. New! M-90A1 Grand Tiger Heavy Assault Tank: [ Rifts | 02/06/99 ]
        Before the Cataclysm, this was the heaviest tank ever fielded in combat by the old American Empire. It was one of the most powerful forces on the battlefield, capable of literally ripping through almost any opposition.


Genevec Enterprises

Genevec Enterprises is a subsidiary of Archangel Heavy Industries which specializes in personal equipment and weapons.

  1. Armor: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    A new line of civilian armor; tougher but less flexible than the Triax version. Also includes the SIEDS personal stealth armor.

  2. Cyberware: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ].
    New cyberware offered by Genevec. These systems are oriented toward combat augmentation.

  3. Equipment: - By Chris and Brianr. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    New equipment put out by Genevec Enterprises.

  4. Weapons: - By Chris and Brian. [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    1. Pistols
    2. SMGs
    3. Assault Rifles
    4. Heavy Weapons
    5. Railguns: - By Chris Curtis. [ Rifts | 05/01/98 ].
      A look at more realistic railguns. Includes theories behind real-life railgun operation as well as several weapon statistics.


Nano-technic Research and Application Division

Nano-technic Research and Application Division (NRAD) is a subsidiary of Archangel Heavy Industries tasked with exploring the vast possibilities of nano-technology.

By Chris Curtis (curtis@thepentagon.com).

  1. Introduction to NRAD: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].

  2. Nano-tech Disassembler Weapons (NDWs): [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    These are NRAD's greatest, and most deadly, breakthrough. Nanites that destroy anything and everything in their path.

  3. NDW Neutralizers: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    The only easy way to protect from the devastation of the NDWs.

  4. Nano-Tech Repulsors: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    Caged electrons that act as a magnetic monopole.

  5. Nano-tech Medical Emergency Surgery System (NMESS): [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    An improved version of the ever-popular IRMSS. This version offers enhanced wound recovery.

  6. Nano-tech Breaching System: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    A specialized application of the nano-tech repulsor technology. Used to breach enemy fortifications.


The Naga

By Chris Curtis (curtis@thepentagon.com).

  1. History of the Naga: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    The Naga. An ancient, utterly alien race. Where are they from and what do they want? This article details the first contact of the Naga with the inhabitants of Earth and talks about who and what the Naga are.

  2. Naga Fragment Symbiote: [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    This is a fragment of a Planetary Naga which has entered a symbiotic relationship with a host. The Symbiosis grants the host several "powers", including enhanced healing and linguistic affinity among others.

  3. Captain Christian Edwards (NPC): [ Rifts | 11/30/97 ].
    Edwards is a member of the Gabriel Defense Force's Black Operatives. He was also the person who inadvertently initiated first contact with the Naga and the first human to receive a Naga Fragment Symbiote.


I hope to be able to keep expanding this section dealing with my own pet creation. If you have any suggestions or ideas that you think would fit in well with this section, please let me know at (curtis@thepentagon.com).



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