1st August
In the EU research finishes into increased construction speed. After a lengthy (3 days) debate in the house it is decided to research ways to make shipyards expand and retool faster and cheaper
6th September
The Republic finishes research into missile agility. Bill Nye decides to continue research in this field
11th September
The first F-36 Wasp is finished. The Republic celebrates having the first space capable warship of the Solar powers (although it cannot fire until it’s base is constructed). The Republic consider sending it on a tour of the planets of Sol but the other powers object to it flying over their worlds so the planed trip is canned
1st October
The Commonwealth finishes it’s shipyard. Celebration is muted as they are far behind most of the other Solar powers. As per usual when a faction finishes it’s shipyard ship plans are created
Victory class Cruiser 14,000 tons 1313 Crew 2012 BP TCS 280 TH 840 EM 0
3000 km/s Armour 4-51 Shields 0-0 Sensors 35/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 60
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 2800% IFR 38.9% 1YR 2466 5YR 36996 Max Repair 300 MSP
Magazine 960
Ion Engine E5 (14) Power 60 Fuel Use 50% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 12.9 billion km (49 days at full power)
Size 6 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 6 Rate of Fire 30
150Mkm Missile Fire Control FC150-R100 (1) Range 150.0m km Resolution 100
Sabre-A (160) Speed: 31,700 km/s End: 53.5m Range: 101.9m km WH: 9 Size: 6 TH: 105 / 63 / 31
150Mkm Active Search Sensor MR150-R100 (1) GPS 30000 Range 150.0m km Resolution 100
Thermal Sensor TH7-35 (1) Sensitivity 35 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 35m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Victory class cruiser is The Commonwealth’s main missile combatant. It has both superior range and firepower to it’s EU counterpart (but the Commonwealth won’t know that for sure). In battle it will bombard the enemy from range then withdraw when out of ammunition.
Tribal class Missile Defence Crusier 12,000 tons 980 Crew 1720.6 BP TCS 240 TH 720 EM 0
3000 km/s Armour 4-46 Shields 0-0 Sensors 4/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 30
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 2400% IFR 33.3% 1YR 2408 5YR 36124 Max Repair 170 MSP
Magazine 930
Ion Engine E5 (12) Power 60 Fuel Use 50% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 30.0 billion km (115 days at full power)
Size 1 Missile Launcher (30) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 5
2.77Mkm AMM Missile Fire Control FC25-R1 (3) Range 25.5m km Resolution 1
Dagger-A (930) Speed: 48,000 km/s End: 2.5m Range: 7.2m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 256 / 153 / 76
Thermal Sensor TH0.8-4 (1) Sensitivity 4 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 4m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Tribal is The Commonwealth’s missile defence cruiser. Capable of firing 30 AMMs every 5 seconds it will shred enemy missiles in combat. It’s one weakness is it’s lack of missile detection sensors (these are mounted on another vessel)
Agincourt class Surveillance Frigate 5,000 tons 402 Crew 834.4 BP TCS 100 TH 300 EM 0
3000 km/s Armour 4-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 1000% IFR 13.9% 1YR 3140 5YR 47107 Max Repair 500 MSP
Ion Engine E5 (5) Power 60 Fuel Use 50% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres Range 144.0 billion km (555 days at full power)
2.72Mkm AMM Active Search Sensor MR25-R1 (1) GPS 500 Range 25.0m km Resolution 1
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Agincourt mounts the sensors for the Tribal class missile defence cruiser
Construction of four deep space tracking stations begins on Io
21st October
ISIS finishes training a heavy assault brigade
11th January 2032
The EU finishes research into shipyard operations. As per the act that commissioned the research they continue researching the topic (fun fact: to ensure the passing of the act in the council it contains a provision to spend 200 million euros subsidising farmers in Bulgaria. This was to ensure the Bulgarian councilman voted for it)
26th January
The Republic designs a new fighter
F-37 Hawkeye A class Fighter 250 tons 6 Crew 114.1 BP TCS 5 TH 36 EM 0
7200 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 50% IFR 0.7% 1YR 15 5YR 230 Max Repair 90 MSP
FTR Ion Engine E1000 (1) Power 36 Fuel Use 10000% Signature 36 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 40,000 Litres Range 2.9 billion km (4 days at full power)
45Mkm Active Search Sensor MR45-R100 (1) GPS 9000 Range 45.0m km Resolution 100
This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
The F-37 Hawkeye is designed to provide sensor coverage in a fighter sized package. In battle it will travel with the fighters and spot the target for them. It will be independent of the fighter squadrons
26th March
The Republic finishes missile agility research and begins research into new missile warheads
6th April
The Commonwealth has a breakthrough in its research into Stellarator Fusion Reactor. They immediately begin trying to find a way to make this into an engine. The public is oblivious to this as the military classifies the research. The new engine is projected to be finished in 2035
6th July
The Empire finishes training of a heavy assault brigade. A company based in the republic named Pear establishes a mining colony on the moon of Pluto.
16th August
The Empire finishes production of a Trump Missile Defence PDC on Luna. The ‘fake news’ alleges that the Empire is behind the EU in the department of land based AMM PDCs, but celebrations in the rose garden go ahead all the same. Construction is begun on another shipyard
6th October
The Republic unlocks the mysteries of increased fighter production. They now switch focas to making their labs more efficient.
21st November
Haynes Shipping in the Republic has launched a new freighter. It will probably have nothing to do as the republic only owns one planet. Therefore, a Republic negotiating team works out a deal for trade access with The Commonwealth. Both sides also agree to send teams to the other nation to help keep the relationship healthy.
26th November
The EU holds House, Council and Presidential elections. Most of the electorate is happy with the direction the country is going and the government is re-elected with a slightly increased majority in the House. The EU also finishes its shipyard operations research and begins trying to increase their mine output
26th January 2033
The Empire makes its engines yet more fuel efficient. The Emperor is not satisfied though and orders further study. On the holy Twitter he stated that “Empire still not energy independent, SAD!!!”
6th February
ISIS finishes research into missile warhead 4 per MSP. They begin researching increased fuel efficiency. A new missile is designed
ASM B
Missile Size: 5 MSP (0.25 HS) Warhead: 4 Armour: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 10
Speed: 30000 km/s Endurance: 30 minutes Range: 54.0m km
Cost Per Missile: 3.5
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 300% 3k km/s 100% 5k km/s 60% 10k km/s 30%
Materials Required: 1x Tritanium 2.25x Gallicite Fuel x3750
Development Cost for Project: 350RP
This is a straight range upgrade over the ASM A
16th March
A second shipyard is finished over Mars. It is named Hapsburg Yards
28th June
Military commanders around Sol wake up to the alarming news that ISIS has finished a shipyard, something most analysts had not projected for at least two years. In ISIS naval designers hace already come up with a design
Hufuf class Fast Attack Craft 1,000 tons 81 Crew 156 BP TCS 20 TH 120 EM 0
6000 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 8.75
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 200% IFR 2.8% 1YR 29 5YR 441 Max Repair 38 MSP
Magazine 35
GB Ion Engine E100 (1) Power 120 Fuel Use 1000% Signature 120 Armour 0 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 9.0 billion km (17 days at full power)
Size 5 Missile Launcher (25% Reduction) (7) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 15000
56.7Mkm Missile Fire Control FC56-R100 (1) Range 56.7m km Resolution 100
ASM B (7) Speed: 30,000 km/s End: 30m Range: 54m km WH: 4 Size: 5 TH: 100 / 60 / 30
9.45Mkm Active Search Sensor MR9-R100 (1) GPS 1890 Range 9.5m km Resolution 100
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Hufuf class FAC is the first ISIS warship. It is designed to be expendable and will be used to attack civilian targets.