OVERVIEWEarth is quickly running out of it resources, by the end of 2027 there is only Duranium, Nuetonium, Tritanium, Boronide left. However much the factions have now Freighters and are populating Auto Mines on different Celestial bodies. Syoan needed something to kick start its industry and research, before the humans over took them in many areas. There were ruins on 21 Arietis, this laid between Earth and the Syoan system, much of their development was to get ready to explore those ruins.
CHINA2025
China drive for the next three years again laid towards industry and commerical shipping. There was a long term aim to include a 10,000 ton destroyer in the arsenal, but with its advantage in number in ground force defence there was no need for concern over the factions military build up elsewhere. The five additional research facilities that were built helped the completion of the Nuclear Pulse Engine research and other energy weapon research to keep a small pace in this field.
2026
China continued shipping mines to Mars, however surveyed a Asteroid Wolf, which had a good chunk of minerals that were not longer available on Earth. China decided to subsidise a shipping line
and put out into the civilian sector contract, to transport Automated mines to the asteroid. this contract was the first of its kind on Earth.
2027
Shipyards, expansions, slipways. By the end of 2027 China had four shipyards: 11,0000 Naval yard (2), 1000 Naval yard (4), 40,000 Commercial yard, 30,000 Commercial yard. The serious depletion of Sorium on earth force many of the factions including China to build a Fuel Harvester. Towards the end of 2027 China received new of Syoans plight and graciously accepted the Jump Point Theory, but at this stage are reluctant to help the Syoans, knowing a) China is not at a military capacity to help b) China goals do not line up with Syoan survival, but jumping to other systems will establish more commercial opportunities later.
CRESCENT STAR UNION2025
The CSU focus much of 2025 on sensor upgrades to later deploy on it corvettes. the Commercial slipway is expanded, and the CSU continue to pump out a number of Freighters. The Freighter goals are to put 100 automated mines on Mars.
2026
The CSU have enough member now to activated a Spy cell. They select the OPAB, due to a number of advances they saw the previous year such as a PDC and the engagement on Mars. There own research is more sensor and Logic technologies, such as Cargo handling Cryogenic Transport, Fuel Storage. Also they strength their ground units.
2027
The CSU spy tem captured plans for a new OPAB missile. Firstly the missile itself is well designed, with a size 5 warhead it could serious damage or cripple the CSU corvette, also it range and speed is only slightly less than the CSU King Cobra Anti Missile. The CSU thought they would be further along than OPAB or anyone else in missile technology. The CSU underestimated the OPAB or overestimated it own research. It was only when the OPAB launched 10 small vessels that the CSU understood that this must be some type of fast missile boat.
IMPERIUM2025
The focus of the Imperium was developing their Kiev Frigate.
Kiev class Frigate 5 750 tons 160 Crew 854.4 BP TCS 115 TH 120 EM 0
2086 km/s Armour 4-28 Shields 0-0 Sensors 30/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 12 PPV 10
Maint Life 1.88 Years MSP 186 AFR 132% IFR 1.8% 1YR 67 5YR 1008 Max Repair 144 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 9 months Spare Berths 34
Marot Industries 120 EP NPE M (2) Power 120 Fuel Use 76.5% Signature 60 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 1 000 000 Litres Range 40.9 billion km (226 days at full power)
Sarris Particle Beam-2 (2) Range 100 000km TS: 3000 km/s Power 5-2 ROF 15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Petrenko BFC 400t 96-8000 H70 (1) Max Range: 192 000 km TS: 8000 km/s 95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Sarris Pressurised Water Reactor PB-1.05 (3) Total Power Output 3.78 Armour 0 Exp 7%
Petrenko ASS MR2-R1 (70%) (1) GPS 50 Range 2.5m km MCR 272k km Resolution 1
Kalergi -Gennadios TS TH5-30 (70%) (1) Sensitivity 30 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 30m km
ECCM-1 (1) ECM 10
The freighter that would ship automated mines, but not to Mars, but to a Comet called Neujim, which had a good amount of Corbomite and Vendarite, and very accessible. Much of 2025 research aimed at logical things like Troop Transport, Cryogenic Transport, Cargo Handling and also some energy weapon improvements.
2026
A small error by the Geo Survey craft left them stranded without fuel. The freighters were able to divert and provide refueling but quickly the imperium drew up plans for a tanker and tug. This would be later bumped for a fuel harvester. Another project that was later bumped was a escort for the Beam Frigate. The Imperium understood the risk of the Beam Frigate from long range bomber or missile attack, but for now would have to delay for more industry requirements. The focus on energy weapons over missile is the lack of scientist in this field, and the exceptional scientist in the energy field. For now the Imperium would focus on energy based attacks and defence.
2027
The Imperium lacked anything important in 2027, many of the Military directions need to be changed for more logistic and industry based needs. At the end of 2027 after receiving jump point theory, the Imperium switch research into Grav sensor, Jump gates. The goal was two fold. 1) Support the Syoans 2) Expand into other systems
NEW PAPAL STATES2025
The poor showing in research in the last three years were streamlined into what the NPS could do well. Also focusing on the goal of automated mines on Mars. The were able to quickly achieve these goals and make great strides in logistics.
2026
More logical research completed and a touch into Railgun technology for defence and future offense. Plans at the end of the year to build a corvette had to be put aside to focus on a Fuel harvester.
2027
Other then a bump in Mining Production, the NPS had a very quiet 2027. Other then Grav Sensor research the NPS is not able at this stage to take advantage of the new Jump Point Theory.