Vector Industries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The existence which exceeded the form of one organization greatly * Gigantic conglomerate When talked about as a structure of a social organization, it does not surpass being a single organization that is associated with the Galaxy Federation. However, by performing the tasks of: construction of the UMN which exhaustively covers the star-system, creation of Realians who are employed by man, and the development of human-style terminal weapons "AGWS" and the human-style search- and-destroy weapon "KOS-MOS" as a means to oppose the Gnosis pilgrimage fleet; the organization that grasps both military affairs and communication network spheres is an existence that greatly surpasses those bounds of being called a simple "single organization". The headquarters of that very same company is a gigantic free-orbiting colony of the level of an artificial planet that even reaches an overall length of 1000 kilometers -- the "Light of Dawn". {This is the Dammerung*}. Possessing the meaning of "the radiance of the sun at daybreak", it is also said to be a super-ultra gigantic battleship, the interior of which is a colony beyond imagination-- it is the nucleus of the entire group which included all the of the relevant enterprises under its umbrella, including the establishment of the residences of all the of the company employees belonging to it, and it is fulfilling all of the important municipal functions of that kind of daily living. {iffy:} In that place, it is hard to say if some kind of sports and recreational facility is enriching [their lives] like in the colony of the Kukai Foundation, but beginning a pseudo-trip that utilized an encephalon, by means of a theater-like production that surpasses physical bounds, those who hold the impression as if they are being locked up inside of a closed-off space are nearby to nothing. The history of Vector Industries is old, and it can be traced back to the 21st century when mankind was existing on the surface of the Earth. Long ago, the very enterprise that sponsored the Zohar excavation research team at Kenya's Lake Turkana was Vector Industries. In the aftermath of that, it built the emigrant ship for escaping the Earth and constructed the UMN, etc, and throughout history in which it came to establish the society of the present day, Vector Industries is an existence that is indispensable. It is historical achievements such as these that explain why the honor to speak to the Federal Government and each autonomous government was bestowed. * A.G.W.S. Taken from the acronym of the anti-Gnosis-use battle weapon system (Anti-Gnosis Weapon System), they are dubbed "A.G.W.S." Pronounced "e-i-gu-su" {"ay-ggs"} Historically so far, the development of a piloted-weapon had come to aim for the augmentation of operation convenience, sturdiness, and destructive power. However, the initial purpose of AGWS is different from this historic idea of a piloted-weapon. {next two sentences are kinda iffy:} Gnosis come to penetrate the interior, easily slipping through no matter how sturdy the armoring. No matter how well- equipped the weapon being boarded, if there is no escape as well, there is also no way to fight. This is because no weapon exists that can attack within itself. And so, the piloted-weapon that has little interior space was being sought. Humans, who extremely feared being touched by Gnosis, produced something that made use of cutting-edge technology-- armor. Similar to how people long ago clad themselves with hide and cloth to protect their bodies from heat & cold, and similar to how they wore shoes to protect the soles of their feet from injury while they walked, sturdy "clothes" were constructed for the sake of not being touched by Gnosis. AGWS are powered suits, the heights of which are nearly 5 meters. There is data that by equipping an AGWS, brain waves and pulse rate regain composure. By wrapping up the body, the effect is that it gives the pilot's mind and body a sense of security. And this very sense of security is essential in order to fight against Gnosis, which are the object of absolute terror. The form of an AGWS is not something that was limited to being human-shaped, and many various [designs] are being developed depending on deployment location and usefulness. Nevertheless, AGWS is a weapon that was developed for anti- Gnosis use, and its standard usefulness is in battle. Therefore, the difference in form is considered to be something solely dependent on deployment location. A place that has gravity; a construction site; the void of space; or all- purpose. The design is being planned according to environments such as those. A mass-production system has not been established for AGWS that are made by Vector Industries. At the present stage, an advance trial was being held for the purpose of private sale, and AGWS are being supplied on a test-basis to a special organization of the Galaxy Federation and one division force of the army. They are also being provided to the Kukai Foundation. The task of mass-production is handled by Hyams Heavy Industry, and that same company also supplies the majority of the AGWS that are being used by the army and the U-TIC organization, etc. The ones made by the late-coming Vector Industries are exceeding in spec. * Woglinde The Woglinde is Vector Industries' brand-new warship that was provided to the special forces of the army of the Federation Government. These special forces, being something that undertook the mission of investigating the disappearance incident of planet Ariadne as well as the recovery of the Zohar Emulator, in addition to housing the KOS-MOS development team within the warship, were meant to deal with contact with Gnosis. However, due to the postponed deployment of 100-series Realians, they fell behind in the searching and detecting of Gnosis, and with KOS-MOS's maneuver experiments still in progress, only AGWS had the potential to be used in combat. But if not used at the same time as the Hilbert Effect, the armament of AGWS cannot effectively oppose Gnosis, and if it was considered to be a gravely important duty, this turned out to be a very ill-prepared situation. * Rhine Maiden Delayed two weeks by the event in which the Woglinde was attacked by Gnosis. With the anti-Gnosis special weapon "Rhine Maiden" established at its bow section, the headquarters colony "Dammerung", along with three newly-made warships, Woglinde II, Wellgunde, and Flosshilde, dealt a blow that completely decimated the large mass of Gnosis that was affixed after the Hilbert Effect had been invoked. Said to be only a short period of time, the timing of the developed weapon completion is perhaps the largest main factor that separates victory from defeat. However, what can't be understood is why the 100-series observational Realians had not been introduced to the Woglinde. It is not considered anything but some kind of design that was intervening in there. In Vector Industries' Dammerung and in the Kukai Foundation's Durandal, the 100-series observational Realians are already being introduced, and should be at a completed state. And yet, it is from a previous time that the Woglinde was provided to the Federation Government Army. Because of that, the feeling of distance in-between the Federation Government Army and Vector Industries can be sensed. But, due to someone's design, the Woglinde was exposed to the crisis of Gnosis, and there is a high possibility that it was deliberately planned for KOS-MOS to self-startup during that chaos. * Shooting training {battle tutorial?} Vector Industries is ultimately a private enterprise. However, in a speech of Shion who is the chief development engineer, there is something that was said: "shooting training." From the deeper meaning of these words, it is possible to sense the severity of the era. I will protect myself. That is an extremely natural attitude of any living thing. However, society is expected to have come to be born to shoulder that load according to law and order. The existences known as Gnosis are producing a world that has caused all humans to take up weapons. Probability of unchanging corresponding phenomena... 91.32375% p.064. Government & Politics (Organization) p.102. Realian (Realian) p.094. UMN (Infrastructure) p.040. Shion Uzuki (Character) p.041. KOS-MOS (Character) p.046. Allen Ridgely (Character) p.049. Kevin Winnicot (Character) p.059. Miyuki Itsumi (Character) p.058. Wilhelm (Character) =============================================================================== Translated by jinxhaas. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. These translations, however, are owned by the individual translators. Please ask permission from the author before copying these translations for any purpose, other than your own private use.