18th January 2035
Kikuchi Masayuki is elected as the new Prime Minister of the EAF. Chang Young-Sam was forced to retire due to rapidly declining health.
25th March 2035
EAF scientists complete development of Nuclear Pulse engines. Designs are drawn up for both a commercial and military version.
21st May 2035
The EU completes conversion of its industry to TN technology.
2nd June 2035
The EAF begins construction of its first ship, the GEV Manila. It is due to be finished in May next year.
Manila class Geological Survey Vessel 1,000 tons 95 Crew 270 BP TCS 20 TH 42 EM 0
2100 km/s Armour 1-8 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 8.21 Years MSP 169 AFR 8% IFR 0.1% 1YR 4 5YR 67 Max Repair 100 MSP
Aichi NP/M-420-9/100 Engine (1) Power 42 Fuel Use 99% Signature 42 Armour 0 Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 90.9 billion km (501 days at full power)
Mitsubishi R60/S10A Active Search (1) GPS 600 Range 4.6m km Resolution 60
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
18th June 2035
The IRC launches a Class A1/F Cargo ship, which begins moving infrastructure to Luna. A second is laid down.
24th June 2035
The EU begins construction on its first spaceship, a Galileo class Geosurvey Ship. Construction will take 13 months.
Galileo class Geosurvey Ship 1,400 tons 128 Crew 290 BP TCS 28 TH 50 EM 0
1785 km/s Armour 1-11 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 5.53 Years MSP 129 AFR 15% IFR 0.2% 1YR 7 5YR 106 Max Repair 100 MSP
Rolls-Royce NTX-10 Engine (2) Power 25 Fuel Use 100% Signature 25 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 64.3 billion km (416 days at full power)
BAE Systems R100/500 Active Search (1) GPS 1000 Range 5.0m km Resolution 100
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
1st August 2035
Shang Wei (Lieutenant) Lai Ting and his team are killed in a shootout with NAU counterintelligence agents.
25th October 2035
The first civilian ship is launched by the IRC’s Tereshchenko Transport Services. It is a A1/C class colony ship, and begins ferrying colonists to Luna.
22nd November 2035
An IRC mining company establishes the first civilian mining operation, on Mercury.
3rd December 2035
China completes a second Missile Base. So far, the PLA is the only military with a serious ability to reach out into space with firepower.
21st December 2035
The IRCs Kobrin Freight Corporation launches an A1/F cargo ship.
14th January 2036
The EAF begins construction on its first cargo ship.
Standard 1A/F Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship 30,250 tons 301 Crew 438.4 BP TCS 605 TH 735 EM 0
1214 km/s Armour 1-86 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 9 Max Repair 26 MSP
Cargo 20000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 20
Kawasaki NP/C-1000-9/100 Engine (7) Power 105 Fuel Use 9.9% Signature 105 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 60.1 billion km (572 days at full power)
Mitsubishi R60/S10A Active Search (1) GPS 600 Range 4.6m km Resolution 60
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
20th March 2036
The NAU launches its second Discovery class GEV, the Salvation.
13th April 2036
China begins construction of its first ship, the Fushun.
Type 601A Fushun class Geosurvey Ship 1,350 tons 127 Crew 295 BP TCS 27 TH 52 EM 0
1925 km/s Armour 1-10 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 6.3 Years MSP 137 AFR 14% IFR 0.2% 1YR 6 5YR 89 Max Repair 100 MSP
Shenyang MP25/10-100 Engine (2) Power 26.25 Fuel Use 110% Signature 26.25 Armour 0 Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 60,000 Litres Range 72.7 billion km (437 days at full power)
Type 10-90A Active Search (1) GPS 900 Range 4.7m km Resolution 90
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
15th May 2036
The IRC starts construction of a Tug, intended to tow the Orbital Habitats currently under construction to suitable locations.
Orel class Tug 13,950 tons 319 Crew 401.5 BP TCS 279 TH 625 EM 0
2240 km/s Armour 1-51 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 18 Max Repair 100 MSP
Tractor Beam
Hindustan NT/C-625E10-100 Engine (10) Power 62.5 Fuel Use 10% Signature 62.5 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 193.5 billion km (1000 days at full power)
Bharat R70/M418 Active Search (1) GPS 700 Range 4.2m km Resolution 70
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Orbital Habitat 100k class Orbital Habitat 505,900 tons 85 Crew 760.5 BP TCS 10118 TH 0 EM 0
1 km/s Armour 1-565 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 1 Max Repair 10 MSP
Habitation Capacity 100,000
Bharat R70/M418 Active Search (1) GPS 700 Range 4.2m km Resolution 70
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as an Orbital Habitat for construction purposes
17th May 2036
The EAF launches the GEV Manila. A second ship is laid down. Manila begins a survey of the solar system.
11th June 2036
The EAF completes development of its first missile, the MSA-01A Yari. With nuclear pulse engines, the Yari is by far the most advanced missile currently in service.
MSA-01A Yari
Missile Size: 5 MSP (0.25 HS) Warhead: 4 Armour: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 10
Speed: 26000 km/s Endurance: 19 minutes Range: 30.2m km
Cost Per Missile: 3.1643
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 260% 3k km/s 80% 5k km/s 52% 10k km/s 26%
15th July 2036
The EU launches its first ship, the GE Galileo. A second ship is laid down.
27th July 2036
The NAU completes conversion of its industry to TN technology. China is now the only power that has not done so yet. Their conversion is around 70% complete, and is expected to take another 1.5 years.
22nd August 2036
The EU completes research into Nuclear Pulse engines.
12th October 2036
The EU begins construction of its first cargo ship, including newly designed Nuclear Pulse engines.
Transport 16k I/F class Cargo Ship 16,000 tons 168 Crew 246.5 BP TCS 320 TH 400 EM 0
1250 km/s Armour 1-56 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 10 Max Repair 25 MSP
Cargo 10000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Rolls-Royce NPC-20 Engine (4) Power 100 Fuel Use 10% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 56.3 billion km (520 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
28th November 2036
China begins construction on its first cargo ship.
Type 501A Transport-F class Cargo Ship 14,800 tons 151 Crew 211.5 BP TCS 296 TH 197 EM 0
665 km/s Armour 1-53 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 9 Max Repair 16 MSP
Cargo 10000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Shenyang CP66/10-100 Engine (3) Power 65.625 Fuel Use 11% Signature 65.625 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 110.5 billion km (1922 days at full power)
Type 10-90A Active Search (1) GPS 900 Range 4.7m km Resolution 90
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
5th December 2036
China completes its third Missile Base.
2nd February 2037
A Chinese research team completes the first functional design for an Energy shield system.
21st March 2037
China launches the GE Fushun. A second ship is laid down.
15th April 2037
An IRC company establishes a mining base on Ariel. The IRC has seen a radical growth in its civilian sector, with 19 ships operated by civilian companies.
Ariel
Duranium 327,402 Acc: 0.9
Boronide 145,527 Acc: 0.9
Corundium 159,057 Acc: 0.8
27th April 2037
The NAU completes research into Nuclear Pulse Engines.
2nd May 2037
The EAF launches its second Manila class GEV, the Borneo.
15th June 2037
A Chinese espionage team steals data on the recently developed Fast Attack Craft engine technology from the EAF.
27th June 2037
A mining outpost is established on an outbound comet near Saturn orbit by an IRC company.
Sol-A Comet #5
Duranium 64,008 Acc: 0.9
Neutronium 17,906 Acc: 0.8
Mercassium 8,293 Acc: 0.7
Sorium 6,217 Acc: 0.8
Corundium 18,120 Acc: 0.8
12th July 2037
The IRC completes construction of its first 2 orbital habitats. They are to be towed to a suitable asteroid in the asteroid belt, once the first Orel class Tug is complete in 7 months.
22nd July 2037
The EU launches its second Galileo class GE, the Newton.
6th August 2037
The NAU begins construction of its first cargo ship. Delivery is expected in March 2039.
T-1F Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship 26,650 tons 236 Crew 389.5 BP TCS 533 TH 300 EM 0
750 km/s Armour 1-79 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 9 Max Repair 31 MSP
Cargo 20000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 25
Westinghouse R100010/75M Engine (4) Power 100 Fuel Use 10% Signature 75 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 120,000 Litres Range 81.0 billion km (1250 days at full power)
SPN-1 Active Search (1) GPS 800 Range 4.5m km Resolution 80
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
8th October 2037
The PRC launches its first cargo ship, which begins moving infrastructure to Mars. The IRC colony there is home to 1.3 million people.
26th October 2037
The first Chinese civilian ship is launched by Shi Interstellar Shipping.
7th November 2037
China completes the conversion of her industry to use TN technology. She is the last of the great powers to do so.
12th November 2037
The EAF launches its first cargo ship, which begins moving infrastructure to Luna, where the IRC has 0.5 million people.
26th November 2037
The EU launches its first cargo ship, which begins moving infrastructure to Mars.
9th December 2037
The first EAF civilian ship is launched by the Namiki Colony Line.
24th December 2037
An EAF company establishes the powers first civilian mining operation in the asteroid belt.
Sol-A Asteroid #148
Duranium 21,799 Acc: 1
Neutronium 1,665 Acc: 1
Corbomite 9,216 Acc: 1
Corundium 635 Acc: 0.9
29th December 2037
The first EU civilian ship is launched by Anguiano Logistics.
Comments: Continuing to work my way through the 'setup' phase, so not too much detail here. Finally all the powers are starting to spread their wings, though the IRC has a serious head start civilian sector wise, with close to 40 ships in service there. Next will be the last 3 year phase, to 12/2039, during which well finally see some warships. New round of faction reports in 2040 to look forward to aswell, along with some new contenders...