AMG Transport Dynamics

This article is about vehicle manufacturer sometimes known as "Asklon". For the other company sharing this name, see Asklon Light Atomics.

AMG Transport Dynamics
AMG Transport Dynamics' logo. Various Warthogs, a product line of AMG Transport Dynamics.
Organizational information
Headquarters:	Crisium City, Naniwa, Luna
Major product(s):	M12 Warthog and their variants

"From the road, to the track, to the battlefield – we move the galaxy forward"

— AMG Transport Dynamics's motto

AMG Transport Dynamics, also referred to as Asklon, is a vehicle manufacturing company. It is based in Crisium City, Naniwa, on Luna. AMG has contracts for light-armored vehicles for the UNSC Army, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as other vehicles used throughout human space. The company also makes numerous civilian vehicles such as the Capri and the Hog.

Overview

Products

"Every time I strap in and flip the switch, I do so with confidence that AMG Transport Dynamics has put us in a position to win, and we’re proud of the lineage our vehicle has."

— Bella Disztl speaking to a reporter at the 2551 24 Hours of Quezon.

M12 Warthog line Main article: Warthog M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle M12S Warthog Civilian Sport Transport M831 Troop Transport Vehicle M864 Arctic Vehicle M914 Recovery Vehicle

Mongoose line M274 Mongoose M290 Mongoose Other Civet H9 mid-capacity hauler Phaco GT Civilian vehicles Capri Hog

Organization

Motorsports division

AMG Transport Dynamics has a motorsports division, currently managed by Erik Burch. The motorsports division routinely dominates humanity's high-stakes league of interstellar motorsports. The division has a notable time-honored tradition for improving upon their engineering capabilities through competition. The motorsports division has produced prototypes and models, such as the dynamic and durable RallyHog, that have earned class victories in both the New Carthage Sprint Series and 24 Hours of Quezon.

Facilities

The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:

Planet	Location	Facility Name/Facility Role	Citation
Earth	New Mombasa, EAP
	Nairobi, EAP
	Chiba, Japan
	Kentucky, URNA	Proving grounds
	Essex Junction, URNA
	Sydney, Australia
	Chicago, URNA
	Pelion, Greece
Luna	Crisium City, Naniwa	Central office and production plant
Mars	Seven Hills
Andesia	Noctus	M12B Warthog facility
Unknown	Dusar

History

Early history

The "Asklon" logo of the company.

AMG Transport Dynamics designed the first prototype of the M12 Warthog, the Z-12, was designed in 2319. The company initiated a well-crafted advertising campaign and formed a skilled engineering team to showcase the Z-12 prototype's abilities in the unpopulated outlands of Mars and Luna. AMG claimed that the Z-12 could "go anywhere and do anything". In the first eight months of the Z-12's existence, AMG received over three dozen exclusivity contracts; the largest and most profitable of these contracts came from the Colonial Military Authority. AMG secured the deal with the CMA in 2321 to meet most of the organization's land-based transportation needs. The Z-12 was then redesignated the M12 Warthog. Coming into service with the UNSC, the Warthog became the most popular military all-terrain vehicle. However, AMG's Mongoose and Civet vehicle lines trailed closely behind.

In 2483, AMG Transport Dynamics began to manufacture lightly armored all-terrain vehicles for the UNSC. AMG produced seventeen different versions of the "Mongoose" line, with the most