Posted by: praguepride
« on: July 22, 2016, 11:26:25 AM »2023 Update
January 1st 2023:
Base Earth Temprature: -8.15c (+3.94c)
Actual Surface Temperature: 18.33 (+4.33c)
Earth Population: 7.81 billion (GSA: 1448.34m, PRC: 2429.77m, IAL: 2303.74m, AZN: 674.43m, NAN: 957.24m)
By 2023 global temperatures were soaring past even climate scientists worst models. At +4*C the ice caps were starting to melt causing a release of greenhouse gases to be released in the atmosphere but from the greater public perception it didn't really matter. If the sun stopped warming now, humanity would have decades to worry about rising ocean levels but with the sun continuing to increase in luminosity the global population were looking at decades of life on Earth, period.
By this point the IAL, AZN and PRC were all sitting on several years worth of advanced infrastructure that had been stockpiled in preparation for post-Hoffmeyer survival. Only the GSA hadn't begun preparation which cost it dearly during the 2022 typhoon season when storms rocked the East coast of USA and devastated Japan. The GSA President declared a state of emergency and began shifting production towards infrastructure to contend with rising seas and worsening global storms however despite calls that it was a high priority, in actually only 5% of the GSA's industry was focused on it, with 50% being focused on producing Civilian shipyards for colony ships and freighters to leave the planet.
The IAL meanwhile had begun production of terraforming installations. With the advances made in Trans-Newtonian elements researchers had invented an anti-greenhouse gas to try and delay the temperature increase and prolong the time period for exodus.
In early January the GSN Neil Armstrong finished surveying the near-Earth neighboring planets. Venus and the Moon had turned up devoid of useful materials but significant stockpiles of five materials had shown up on Mercury.
To the GSA's dismay, Commander Pfeiffer reported no TN materials on Mars or either of its moons. This would put considerable pressure on any future colonies there and as the PRC had made their intentions towards Mars well known, the knowledge that Mars was barren might put pressure on other parts of the solar system. The GSA decided to kept his information top secret and ordered Commander Pfeiffer onwards to Jupiter and its moons.
In late January the 41st Garrison Battalion was formed out of the 11th industry. With their considerable defensive power deployed along the US-AZN border, the GSA high command was reassured that they had sufficient ground forces to prevent aggression from other global powers. A second Garrison unit was commissioned for the Russia-PRC border.
Meanwhile the Aztec Nation trained yet another infantry division. Early February had Commander Pfeiffer report in that large deposits of Duranium and Corbomite were found on Europa. GSA High Command earmarked Europa for further study as a possible colony location. Depending on its orientation if the Hoffmeyer Burp burst, Jupiter could shield it from the worst effects of the blast. A few days later more large deposits of Corbomite were found on Ganymede.
Late Feburary had the PRC launch its two Tài Wei survey ships: the Tài Wei and the Lingtai were launched. The Tai Wei, under command of Zhong Xiao Yuan Kang, headed towards the inner solar system as well before focusing on the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt. The Lingtai meanwhile made a beeline towards Jupiter's moons to scout out potential colony sites. In addition, the Chinese launched the first commercial shipyard, the Chung Graving Dockyards. Although the Chinese didn't have any designs at the moment for colony ships or freighters, the fact that they had launched before the GSA had completed theirs showed how much further along the Chinese and Asian industrial sector was compared to the Western power.
As the Chinese surveyors left orbit GSA high command became concerned that although smaller in tonnage, the Chinese ships could be armed. As one of them was making a direct course for the Jupiter moons this could present a complicated problem however thankfully while en route the GSN Neil Armstrong and had left the Jupiter systems heading for Saturn long before the Chinese ship was planned to arrive.
Mid-March came more bad news for the GSA. Commander Pfeiffer had completed her survey of Titan and the results showed no traces of Trans-Newtonian elements. This meant that in the entire solar system, the only colony sites with easy access to TN materials were Mercury, whose temperature was rising fast due to proximity to the sun, Europa and Ganymede. Of the three, only Europa had access to Duranium. If the GSA wanted to claim the Jupiter moons then they had to move fast.GSA leadership unanimously put the highest priority in getting their commercial shipyard deployed and a light freighter design laid out as quickly as possible. So far there had been no indication that the PRC was in any rush as they were instead working on increasing the tonnage capacity for their commercial shipyard rather then rushing straight to construction.
Early April had thermal sensors around the world lighting up as the Tai Wei swung back near Earth on its way to suveying the asteroid belt. It seemed like the Chinese weren't as concerned about identifying minerals on Mars, or perhaps it had already been written off in favor of the safer Jupiter moons. By this point however the PRC had completed its survey of Titan and so the GSA and PRC both knew that the race for Europa was on.
By July both the PRC and the GSA had laid down plans for light freighters. Unfortunately for the GSA it looked like the PRC would beat them to launch by a month with their smaller, faster Xingma. Both were set to launch in early 2024.
In September the GSN Yuri Gagarin launched to assist the Neil Armstrong in finishing Surveying Neptune and Uranus' moons before moving onto the asteroid belts. Later on in September the PRC completed adding a new slipway to their Qin & Chien shipyards and laid down three more Xingma surveyors, the Langjian, the Huben and the Changchen, continuing their tradition of naming ships after star constellations.
As 2023 came to a close, tensions were rising with the growing temperature as each of the four global powers continued their plans for survival.
GSA Plan:
The GSA was greatly disappointed with the lack of TN materials on Titan however the rest of Saturn and outer system moons were showing decent amounts of Duranium and Sorium. If the Chinese exert complete control over the Jupiter systems then the GSA was planning a back up plan where they would still evacuate to Titan and use the Kuiper belt and other outer moons to ship materials to the GSA colony. Mass drivers were being scheduled to be built to ease the burden of materials transfer to Titan. Surveying was focused on the outer system as the GSA acknowledged that if the Hoffmeyer Burp burst, any installations in the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt would likely be destroyed. From a military standpoint the GSA was converting half a dozen low-tech infantry into TN-tech Garrison divisions. In addition plans were underway under code-name: Sentinel to create a real defensive solution for possible conflicts with either AZN or the PRC.
PRC Plan:
The PRC was devoting all its resources on the race for Jupiter's moons. Surveying was focusing on the wide number of comets in the solar system as although many were close to the sun now, if/when the Hoffmeyer Burp burst they would be safely beyond the Jupiter orbit and their high access to many vital TN materials was making them likely targets for PRC mining operations. From a military standpoint the PRC command was relying on their vast number of ground forces and stand-offish behavior but reality was that they were in a much weaker position then their industry and space fleet let on. They were researching various military technologies, including the ability to upgrade their low-tech infantry to TN-mobile infantry however this was proceeding slowly as anything not focused on getting to Europa first was given low priority.
IAL Plan:
The IAL was in a tough position as it did not have the research yet to launch a surveyor let alone developing cargo or colony ships to evacuate anywhere. If the PRC take over the Jupiter moons and the GSA takes over Saturn there really weren't a lot of safe places left in the solar system. Currently they were devoting their industry to the production of terraforming installations and infrastructure to ride out the temperature increase. Within the IAL there was the emergency plan of building a lunar colony and with the right calculations it would be on the dark side of the moon with the Earth shielding from a Hoffmeyer Burst but as the exact date of a burst (if it happens) wasn't known the likelihood of survival was nearly 0%, but at least there was a chance compared to guaranteed destruction if they tried to stay on the Earth.
AZN Plan:
The AZN was in the worst shape as 3 years in and it still wasn't a TN society. In addition it had started with the smallest military and without the ability to build more training facilities it would take years for it to build up sufficient forces to use its military. Their only chance at a military solution lay with rebuilding and restocking ICBM silos. Like the IAL, they were also building up infrastructure as the AZN would likely be the last ones to leave Earth.
to be continued....
Note: For those curious, the Hoffmeyer burp is a fun event to look forward to. When the time comes I will flip a coin to determine the fate of the solar system. Heads means that the temperature rising is over and I disable the "sun warming" disaster. Tails means that the bubble bursts and instead I delete all installations/populations/ships etc. that are closer then the Jupiter orbit. Anything in Jupiter will viewed at through the system map. If Jupiter is between the Sun and the moon then it is fine, else it too gets deleted. Saturn and beyond are unaffected. This won't occur for at least another 10 years so there is plenty of time however losing everything in the inner solar system should be quite the disaster no matter when it actually happens.
Note 2: So if you don't start with PDCs (which with the population and industry sizes are a nightmare to look at , then it is seemingly impossible for a non-TN society to produce ICBMs. I feel like conventional industry should provide a bit of manufacturing to ALL sectors (ordinance and fighter production). Someone should tell Steve...
January 1st 2023:
Base Earth Temprature: -8.15c (+3.94c)
Actual Surface Temperature: 18.33 (+4.33c)
Earth Population: 7.81 billion (GSA: 1448.34m, PRC: 2429.77m, IAL: 2303.74m, AZN: 674.43m, NAN: 957.24m)
By 2023 global temperatures were soaring past even climate scientists worst models. At +4*C the ice caps were starting to melt causing a release of greenhouse gases to be released in the atmosphere but from the greater public perception it didn't really matter. If the sun stopped warming now, humanity would have decades to worry about rising ocean levels but with the sun continuing to increase in luminosity the global population were looking at decades of life on Earth, period.
By this point the IAL, AZN and PRC were all sitting on several years worth of advanced infrastructure that had been stockpiled in preparation for post-Hoffmeyer survival. Only the GSA hadn't begun preparation which cost it dearly during the 2022 typhoon season when storms rocked the East coast of USA and devastated Japan. The GSA President declared a state of emergency and began shifting production towards infrastructure to contend with rising seas and worsening global storms however despite calls that it was a high priority, in actually only 5% of the GSA's industry was focused on it, with 50% being focused on producing Civilian shipyards for colony ships and freighters to leave the planet.
The IAL meanwhile had begun production of terraforming installations. With the advances made in Trans-Newtonian elements researchers had invented an anti-greenhouse gas to try and delay the temperature increase and prolong the time period for exodus.
In early January the GSN Neil Armstrong finished surveying the near-Earth neighboring planets. Venus and the Moon had turned up devoid of useful materials but significant stockpiles of five materials had shown up on Mercury.
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Mercury Deposits
Corbomite: 1,259,782 (1)
Boronide: 38,103 (0.1)
Sorium: 2,143,296 (0.5)
Uridum: 5,835,124 (0.3)
Corundium: 2,381 (0.1)
To the GSA's dismay, Commander Pfeiffer reported no TN materials on Mars or either of its moons. This would put considerable pressure on any future colonies there and as the PRC had made their intentions towards Mars well known, the knowledge that Mars was barren might put pressure on other parts of the solar system. The GSA decided to kept his information top secret and ordered Commander Pfeiffer onwards to Jupiter and its moons.
In late January the 41st Garrison Battalion was formed out of the 11th industry. With their considerable defensive power deployed along the US-AZN border, the GSA high command was reassured that they had sufficient ground forces to prevent aggression from other global powers. A second Garrison unit was commissioned for the Russia-PRC border.
Meanwhile the Aztec Nation trained yet another infantry division. Early February had Commander Pfeiffer report in that large deposits of Duranium and Corbomite were found on Europa. GSA High Command earmarked Europa for further study as a possible colony location. Depending on its orientation if the Hoffmeyer Burp burst, Jupiter could shield it from the worst effects of the blast. A few days later more large deposits of Corbomite were found on Ganymede.
Late Feburary had the PRC launch its two Tài Wei survey ships: the Tài Wei and the Lingtai were launched. The Tai Wei, under command of Zhong Xiao Yuan Kang, headed towards the inner solar system as well before focusing on the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt. The Lingtai meanwhile made a beeline towards Jupiter's moons to scout out potential colony sites. In addition, the Chinese launched the first commercial shipyard, the Chung Graving Dockyards. Although the Chinese didn't have any designs at the moment for colony ships or freighters, the fact that they had launched before the GSA had completed theirs showed how much further along the Chinese and Asian industrial sector was compared to the Western power.
As the Chinese surveyors left orbit GSA high command became concerned that although smaller in tonnage, the Chinese ships could be armed. As one of them was making a direct course for the Jupiter moons this could present a complicated problem however thankfully while en route the GSN Neil Armstrong and had left the Jupiter systems heading for Saturn long before the Chinese ship was planned to arrive.
Mid-March came more bad news for the GSA. Commander Pfeiffer had completed her survey of Titan and the results showed no traces of Trans-Newtonian elements. This meant that in the entire solar system, the only colony sites with easy access to TN materials were Mercury, whose temperature was rising fast due to proximity to the sun, Europa and Ganymede. Of the three, only Europa had access to Duranium. If the GSA wanted to claim the Jupiter moons then they had to move fast.GSA leadership unanimously put the highest priority in getting their commercial shipyard deployed and a light freighter design laid out as quickly as possible. So far there had been no indication that the PRC was in any rush as they were instead working on increasing the tonnage capacity for their commercial shipyard rather then rushing straight to construction.
Early April had thermal sensors around the world lighting up as the Tai Wei swung back near Earth on its way to suveying the asteroid belt. It seemed like the Chinese weren't as concerned about identifying minerals on Mars, or perhaps it had already been written off in favor of the safer Jupiter moons. By this point however the PRC had completed its survey of Titan and so the GSA and PRC both knew that the race for Europa was on.
By July both the PRC and the GSA had laid down plans for light freighters. Unfortunately for the GSA it looked like the PRC would beat them to launch by a month with their smaller, faster Xingma. Both were set to launch in early 2024.
In September the GSN Yuri Gagarin launched to assist the Neil Armstrong in finishing Surveying Neptune and Uranus' moons before moving onto the asteroid belts. Later on in September the PRC completed adding a new slipway to their Qin & Chien shipyards and laid down three more Xingma surveyors, the Langjian, the Huben and the Changchen, continuing their tradition of naming ships after star constellations.
As 2023 came to a close, tensions were rising with the growing temperature as each of the four global powers continued their plans for survival.
GSA Plan:
The GSA was greatly disappointed with the lack of TN materials on Titan however the rest of Saturn and outer system moons were showing decent amounts of Duranium and Sorium. If the Chinese exert complete control over the Jupiter systems then the GSA was planning a back up plan where they would still evacuate to Titan and use the Kuiper belt and other outer moons to ship materials to the GSA colony. Mass drivers were being scheduled to be built to ease the burden of materials transfer to Titan. Surveying was focused on the outer system as the GSA acknowledged that if the Hoffmeyer Burp burst, any installations in the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt would likely be destroyed. From a military standpoint the GSA was converting half a dozen low-tech infantry into TN-tech Garrison divisions. In addition plans were underway under code-name: Sentinel to create a real defensive solution for possible conflicts with either AZN or the PRC.
PRC Plan:
The PRC was devoting all its resources on the race for Jupiter's moons. Surveying was focusing on the wide number of comets in the solar system as although many were close to the sun now, if/when the Hoffmeyer Burp burst they would be safely beyond the Jupiter orbit and their high access to many vital TN materials was making them likely targets for PRC mining operations. From a military standpoint the PRC command was relying on their vast number of ground forces and stand-offish behavior but reality was that they were in a much weaker position then their industry and space fleet let on. They were researching various military technologies, including the ability to upgrade their low-tech infantry to TN-mobile infantry however this was proceeding slowly as anything not focused on getting to Europa first was given low priority.
IAL Plan:
The IAL was in a tough position as it did not have the research yet to launch a surveyor let alone developing cargo or colony ships to evacuate anywhere. If the PRC take over the Jupiter moons and the GSA takes over Saturn there really weren't a lot of safe places left in the solar system. Currently they were devoting their industry to the production of terraforming installations and infrastructure to ride out the temperature increase. Within the IAL there was the emergency plan of building a lunar colony and with the right calculations it would be on the dark side of the moon with the Earth shielding from a Hoffmeyer Burst but as the exact date of a burst (if it happens) wasn't known the likelihood of survival was nearly 0%, but at least there was a chance compared to guaranteed destruction if they tried to stay on the Earth.
AZN Plan:
The AZN was in the worst shape as 3 years in and it still wasn't a TN society. In addition it had started with the smallest military and without the ability to build more training facilities it would take years for it to build up sufficient forces to use its military. Their only chance at a military solution lay with rebuilding and restocking ICBM silos. Like the IAL, they were also building up infrastructure as the AZN would likely be the last ones to leave Earth.
to be continued....
Note: For those curious, the Hoffmeyer burp is a fun event to look forward to. When the time comes I will flip a coin to determine the fate of the solar system. Heads means that the temperature rising is over and I disable the "sun warming" disaster. Tails means that the bubble bursts and instead I delete all installations/populations/ships etc. that are closer then the Jupiter orbit. Anything in Jupiter will viewed at through the system map. If Jupiter is between the Sun and the moon then it is fine, else it too gets deleted. Saturn and beyond are unaffected. This won't occur for at least another 10 years so there is plenty of time however losing everything in the inner solar system should be quite the disaster no matter when it actually happens.
Note 2: So if you don't start with PDCs (which with the population and industry sizes are a nightmare to look at , then it is seemingly impossible for a non-TN society to produce ICBMs. I feel like conventional industry should provide a bit of manufacturing to ALL sectors (ordinance and fighter production). Someone should tell Steve...