Viking Industries

Viking Industries is a construction and demolition business that specializes in modern processes, notably with their use of ACC-TEC, their patented accuracy explosives. Since 0380, they have started actively developing military applications of their technology.

They hold the largest plastic explosive market share on Mars, as well as some exports, although the latter has started dwindling down since the start of the Christmas War.

Main Product Lines
Needle 50: A detonating charge made to concentrate most of its force towards a single area of 50mm in diameter. Used for breaching doors, or for tearing down walls when used as a batch.

Needle 10: Smaller, even more precise version. Usually used for forcing locks.

FR-STG: Initially a tool for demolishing larger areas with less precision, the FR-ST was adapted into a full fledged grenade launcher for the military. It uses electric stacking to permit rapid firing and reduce weight.

B.Y.E.: A rocket launcher that was announced as a satirical advertisement for marketing purpose in 0350, it was not actually sold anywhere until recently, when officials asked Viking Industries to study its feasibility. The original announcement advertised it as the “Big Yuge Exterminator” and was “capable of firing 10 mini-rockets under 1 second, with heat targeting and chaff technology”. Viking later said that such technology was not possible at the moment, but argued that they would be open to try it anyway.