Mars Corps Armory
The Mars Corps Armory, formerly Mars Military Technologies, is a major weapons, armor, vehicle, and aerospace manufacturer based on the planet Mars in the city of Terra owned and operated by the Simon Family. It supplies a significant portion of the weapons and matériel used by the United Space Command Armed Forces, and is considered to be the largest military weapons and equipment manufacturer in human history.
B7W Combat Rifle
B7WHB Combat Rifle
B7W55 Combat Rifle
B7WR Combat Rifle
B7W85 Combat Rifle
G47A magnum
G47B magnum
G47C magnum
G47D magnum
G47E magnum
G47F magnum
G47G magnum
G47H magnum
G47H2 magnum
G47I magnum
G47J/C carbine
G47K magnum
G47P pocket pistol
SRS75A-S1 AM
SRS75B-S1 AM
SRS75C-S1 AM
L76 Special Application Scoped Rifle
M29 Tactical Shotgun
M29B Tactical Shotgun
M29C Tactical Shotgun
M29 Close Quarters Assault Shotgun
R27 rocket launcher
R42 RAW
Z5700 grenade launcher
F570 Flamethrower
F570TR Flamethrower
M99 Chaingun
8.58×70mm
MA45 body armor
M47C helmet
Excaliber Power Armor
MCA97 Armored Boots
MN6 Inertia Damping Generator
MK-3 Shielding Generator
Products
Most of the USC military's small arms and field equipment, as well as a few terrestrial and aerospace vehicles, are produced by Mars Corps Armory. In addition to their own designs, Mars Corps manufactures technology created by other firms, most notably Anderson Mobile Technologies' M7 Wolverine, and Defense Transportation Corps' MR2 Buffalo. The company also sells combat-grade weapons (presumably demilitarized) on the civilian market. Products, at least on planet Harmony, were distributed through the Department of Supply Distribution.Infantry weapons
B7W Series
G47 Series
Main Article: G47 Handgun Series
SRS75 Sniper Rifle Series
M29 Shotgun Series
Explosive Weapon Series
F5 Flamethrower Series
Vehicle Mounted Weaponry
M99 Series
Ammunition
Armor
Vehicles
Starship components
Structure
Mars Corps Armory is governed through a vertically integrated corporate structure designed to maximize control, secrecy, and operational throughput across multiple planetary jurisdictions. At its apex is the Chief Executive Officer, a position exclusively held by members of the Simon family since the corporation’s founding in 2247. The CEO oversees all major strategic, financial, and technological decisions, with full authority over long-term contracts, weapons development programs, and classified R&D initiatives. Parallel to this role is the Company President, who acts as both operational commander and chairman of the twelve-member Board of Directors, itself composed of the company’s highest-value shareholders—most of whom are long-standing defense investors or corporate allies bound by legal non-disclosure and profit-sharing contracts.
The Board is not advisory; it is legislative. It drafts internal corporate doctrine, enacts production quotas, and ratifies escalations in weapons design and procurement schedules. In emergencies, the President may invoke Clause 3.7 of the Corporate Defense Charter, permitting unilateral military mobilization of private security assets and emergency redirection of materials—effectively martial law within company domains. This clause has been activated four times in recorded history, twice during off-world insurgencies and twice during inter-corporate sabotage events in Harmony’s outer orbit. Beneath the Board lies the Executive Division, an array of department heads running parallel command tracks: Munitions Engineering, Aerospace Systems, Terrestrial Vehicle Integration, Ballistics Testing, Strategic Materials Acquisition, and Civilian Interface Management. Each of these departments operates semi-autonomously but is ultimately subject to interlock scrutiny by the Internal Oversight Group, a special auditing unit that answers only to the Simon family directly. Known internally as “Oculus,” this unit performs both financial audits and ideological vetting to prevent departmental drift from the company’s defense-centric ethos.
Notably, the Experimental Xenotechnology Division (EXD) exists outside the normal hierarchy. It reports directly to the USC’s Office of Space Intelligence (OSI), and while technically a subdivision of Mars Corps Armory, its funding, personnel, and even internal architecture are compartmentalized. EXD leadership is not publicly disclosed, and most within Mars Corps are unaware of its operational footprint. Its integration with Mars Corps is strictly utilitarian: to exploit the company’s manufacturing backbone and classified testing facilities.
Military Contracts
Mars Corps Armory maintains an extensive portfolio of military contracts exclusively with the United Space Command Armed Forces, covering standardized weapons supply, vehicle production, and aerospace outfitting. These contracts are long-term, often spanning decades, and are structured to ensure uninterrupted supply chains during both peacetime readiness and wartime mobilization. Each agreement stipulates precise production volumes, delivery schedules, and technological standards, with strict penalty clauses for deviation or delay. The contracts are administered through the USC's Strategic Procurement Office, which assigns dedicated liaisons to Mars Corps facilities to monitor compliance and coordinate logistics across interplanetary routes.
The core of Mars Corps' military obligations centers on the provision of small arms and infantry systems. This includes the A5 series rifles, the B7W combat platforms, and the G47 handgun series—all standardized across multiple branches of the USC Armed Forces. The company also fulfills standing orders for explosive weapon systems, designated marksman rifles, and sniper systems under fixed-rate agreements indexed to annual threat assessments. Heavy weapons and vehicle-mounted systems, such as the M99 chaingun and R27 rocket platforms, are handled under separate tactical support contracts with provisions for rapid escalation clauses, allowing the USC to increase demand without renegotiating baseline terms. Vehicle manufacturing contracts include the production and maintenance of armored ground transports like the M7 Wolverine and MR2 Buffalo, with lifecycle support embedded into every agreement. These contracts require Mars Corps to not only manufacture the vehicles but to provide full systems diagnostics, modular replacement parts, and compatibility updates as the USC adapts battlefield doctrine. Similar terms apply to aerospace assets, such as the M8-22 Peregrine and F-85 Rapier, where service longevity and combat survivability metrics are contractually monitored through performance audits conducted after each major deployment.
All contracts are bound under USC Unified Defense Procurement Act protocols, classifying them as state-priority agreements. These supersede all civilian market operations and are insulated from inter-corporate litigation or third-party arbitration. Any attempt by outside entities to interfere in Mars Corps' fulfillment of military contracts is treated as a breach of international security law under Article IV of the Armed Forces Supply Accord. Contract renewal is performance-based and reviewed every six years by a joint commission consisting of USC auditors and Mars Corps compliance officers. While the specific financial terms are restricted under security classification, it is broadly understood that Mars Corps' military contracts constitute the overwhelming majority of its annual revenue. These agreements form the backbone of its infrastructure investment, research prioritization, and production scheduling. The company’s internal logistics, facility expansion plans, and technological upgrades are all directly aligned to projected contract continuation, reinforcing Mars Corps’ absolute dependency on its role as the principal war materiel provider for the United Space Command.
Experimental Xenotechnology Division
The Experimental Xenotechnology Division is a highly classified, highly compartmentalized subdivision of Mars Corps Armory under the direct oversight of the Office of Space Intelligence’s Materials Group and Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department. All operations within the division are governed by restricted-access protocols, requiring multi-tiered clearance levels for personnel, with most staff compartmentalized from one another through a cell-based structure designed to minimize internal information leakage. This division is commonly responsible for the creation and testing of experimental or prototype equipment that utilizes or incorporates alien technology. Such equipment is developed in total isolation from standard Mars Corps production lines, and no crossover is permitted with civilian market projects. All research conducted within the division is subject to continuous audit and approval by both Mars Corps internal security authorities and embedded representatives from the Office of Space Intelligence.
Workflows within the division are nonlinear and fluid, focused on theoretical modeling, limited-scale replication, and non-standard material integration. Prototype testing occurs off-grid within dedicated facilities, the locations and technical parameters of which are undisclosed even to upper-level Mars Corps management outside the required clearance scope. Personnel assigned to the division operate under permanent non-disclosure constraints, with project assignments typically unacknowledged outside of OSI review committees. Access to recovered alien artifacts or data is strictly controlled and managed through encoded inventory systems that are invisible to the rest of Mars Corps Armory’s internal logistics. Equipment emerging from the division, if deemed viable for further development, is transferred into containment staging for potential integration into USC black-ops units or classified research deployment under direct OSI command.
The division’s outputs are not tracked through traditional corporate channels, and production, if any, occurs in prototype runs only. No commercial application is permitted, and no export licenses exist. The division remains one of the most opaque components of the entire Mars Corps Armory organization, both in terms of internal awareness and external accountability. All personnel involved are subject to lifetime monitoring and internal review procedures. The division does not disclose success rates, project outcomes, or even the operational status of ongoing research. Everything is classified. Everything is need-to-know. Nothing leaves the walls.
Civilian Market
Even though Mars Corps Armory is primarily a military weapons manufacturer, they do construct and sell several weapons to the civilian population. Civic guns are commonly small arms like the G47 pistol series, the Smith & Wesson 10mm side arms, and the Maxwell magnum revolver. These weapons are manufactured in demilitarized configurations, often with modified firing mechanisms, reduced magazine capacities, and additional safety locks to meet regulatory compliance standards on populated worlds. Civilian-issue firearms retain the outward appearance and handling characteristics of their military counterparts, which makes them particularly popular among off-duty personnel, collectors, and licensed security contractors. However, Mars Corps does do special orders placed by civilians for hunting rifles. These are typically adapted from pre-existing military marksman platforms, re-chambered for civilian-legal calibers and fitted with optical systems optimized for game-tracking rather than combat targeting. These hunting rifles are produced in small batches, often as part of promotional runs or regional contracts with planetary wildlife control agencies. Demand fluctuates depending on local legislation and game availability, but Mars Corps continues to offer this service through licensed third-party dealers authorized by the Department of Supply Distribution. Though uncommon, Mars Corps Armory does also produce some civilian vehicles like the 29XL Serpent sports car. These vehicles are manufactured using surplus materials from military production lines and share structural reinforcement characteristics with armored personnel carriers, though without weapon hardpoints or tactical integration systems. The 29XL Serpent, in particular, is marketed toward high-income professionals seeking performance and durability, often serving as a status symbol for those with personal or familial ties to the defense sector. Civilian distribution is handled through the Department of Supply Distribution, which acts as the primary regulatory and logistical conduit for Mars Corps' non-military sales. All purchases require identity verification, planetary compliance checks, and authorization tags tied to planetary civil defense databases. Civilian sales volumes are modest compared to the company's military contracts, but they serve a critical role in maintaining brand visibility, reinforcing public alignment with Mars Corps values, and facilitating indirect recruitment into support roles across human-controlled space.History
Founding and Organization
Mars Corps Armory started out with Tyler Simon and his sons Conner and Sean repairing, cleaning, and even designing certain small arm guns. In the early spring of 2245, former USC Marine Colonel, Tyler Simon, began his company in his backyard shop by simply cleaning and modifying guns for family and friends until he saw a profitable return in investments that he branched out to providing services for all of Terra. By this time, August 17, 2246, Mars Corps began operations in designing and producing its own arms.[more coming soon]
Re-organization
[coming soon]Technological Level
Because of their association with the United Space Command Armed Forces, Mars Corps Armory has access to a wide range of advanced tech for which is incorporated into their products.Infrastructure
[coming soon]Assets
Facilities
Mars Corps has facilities spread out over much of human occupied space. Some known facilities are:| Planet | Location | Facility Name/Facility Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | Terra Deimos City | Headquarters Mars Corps Munitions Training Range |
| Earth | Boston, Massuattusetts London, United Kingdom | Mars Corps Weapons Complex Aerospace Complex/Testing Range |
| Harmony | New Sierra | Mars Corps Facility |
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Founding Date
October 7, 2247 (as Mars Military Technologies)
April 18, 2319 (as current)
TypeCorporation, Manufacturing
Alternative NamesMars Military Technologies
CEO Company PresidentErica Lance
Legislative BodyThe legislative body of Mars Corps Armory is managed by the board of directors which consists of twelve shareholders, plus the company president as chairman.
Executive BodyThe overall corporation as a whole is run by a CEO, or Company President. Members of the Simon family have held the title of Chief Executive Officer since the company's founding, and at least until recently, the company president.
Manufactured Items
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