DOVE Manufacturing

     Also known as DOVE Manufacturing is a company formed by Donn Olafs, a veteran in The Great War from Grammaria. Dove was founded in the spring of 1947 shortly after the end of The Great War in Grammaria in the town of Sozodes in Zanita. After the Songist Uprising in Grammaria Dove moved to Nova-Baleari where it now does business making and selling cars, armored cars, tanks, and other military vehicles. Their motto is "Wheels or Treads, we make it move."

Foundation

A photo of the DLT-1 in winter camo in a winter forest somewhere in Grammaria. Taken circa Fall of 1947. (colorized)

     Dove would continue expanding both their factory and their products and even scored 4th in the first Formula Acen race in the fall of 1947. They also saw success on the military market selling 300 of their DLT-1's to Abkhadria and PRV. However they would eventually be drawn into local Grammarian politics.

The Fall of Dove's Nest.

     When President Peterson announced he would be stepping down there were three candidates. Bob MacKimson, Alexei Song, and Aeron Donn Olafs. However after the failed wargames between Grammaria and Adamlaide it became clear to Aeron that Alexi was a threat to Grammaria and called him out on the national radio. This would lead to the partnership their companies had dissolving and Dove would only do necessary business with Nexus. Aeron saw what Grammaria would become and started making work to move Dove out of Grammaria and to Nova-Baleari with the help of the Tokaido Freehold. They would get "The Flying Dove" from Tokaido and a brand new state of the art facility with offices, testing tracks, and a factory in Nova-Baleari. Eventually President Peterson stepped back in but Alexei was too rambuxious and his followers too rowdy leading to the Grammarian Civil War.

     While most of the fighting took place in the capital, on November 21st Joeseph Song and 3,000 of his followers would charge on Dove's Nest housing 200 Dove workers and 100 Tokaido troops outside of the town of Sozodes in the Zanita province. After many hours of fighting it was 36 Workers and Tokaido troops against 2,000 Songists. Joeseph had trapped Aeron and those with him on the second floor office. Eventually reinforcements arrived on "The Flying Dove" in the form of many Dove prototypes including the DAC-1 and 1,000 Tokaido troops. They would kill thousands of Songists before Joeseph and his followers beat a hasty retreat allowing Aeron and the survivors to escape but not without wounds and many losses. Including Mervin, Aeron's closest friend and second in command at Dove.

A photo taken by a news crew shortly after the battle of Dove's nest before it was turned to rubble by Songist forces. November 21st, 1948

     As The Flying Dove left Grammarian waters Aeron made a call out on the radio. "To any non-Song forces in Grammaria, I SHALL RETURN. This setback is only momentary. I shall return with more tanks, more armored cars, more SPAA's, and troops from any country that offer them. I may be leaving for now but I shall and will return. And President Peterson, if you're hearing this, stay safe. I will bring everything I can. We will defeat this menace. No matter what it takes."

     Aeron would not have to return though as Joeseph Song would be turned over to UCF forces weeks later as part of a peace deal.

New beginnings in Nova-Baleari

     Dove would setup permanent residence in their facility in Nova-Baleari which would take on the name of "Dove's Nest." Aeron would also have the names of all who died or went missing at The Assault on Dove's Nest etched into granite on a memorial wall outside of Dove's Nest main entrance. Dove's Nest was not yet complete however and it would take a few more years before Dove would be fully functional again and return to mainstream business in the spring of 1954.

Dove would reveal Tanks and Armored Cars and then The Nuclear Exchange happened. Dove's Nest sent out a radio broadcast on 9073 kHz shortly after receiving one originating in Tokaido. Later that night at 19:50 UNNB time it broadcast again the following message:

"This is Aeron Donn Olafs. At 19:19 I learnt that Tokaido had launched nuclear armed bombers headed for targets that have most certainly been hit by now. As the CEO and Founder of Dove. I pledge that if Nova-Baleari is drawn into this conflict. The aggressor nation will face the full might of Dove's engineers and production capability. Dove also pledges to take no side in this conflict as it always does. May Atera live on after this. May we all live on. *Sigh* Now we are all sons of Bitches. That's all for tonight. Aeron Donn Olafs, over and out."
DOVE would continue to build vehicles and eventually in 1956 they revealed DISS Gen 2 and DNVS aka Dove Infrared Sighting System Generation 2 and Dove Night Vision Sights. DISS was originally developed in 1948 being an Infrared Spotlight and Receiver but in 1956 DOVE made an upgrade to the system adding a Thermal Line Scanner Camera. DNVS is a Light Amplifier. Both systems allow crews to see at night. 

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