Posted by: Gidoran
« on: April 21, 2014, 02:31:57 PM »<Snipped Martian Stuff>
The Triumvirate of Venus' position on the Rules of War for the Limitation of Civilian Casualties remains in the negative. The rituals do not equate proper protection of civilians.
The Jovian Syndicate equates missile strikes on PDCs as equivalent to Enhanced radiation strikes directly against a population. Both deal equal damage to planetary ecosystems and industry. We regrettably must reject the Garden World Treaty for offering insufficient protection to civilians.
The Rules of War Treaty was proposed as an alternative to replace the Garden World Treaty. We are greatly concerned that the force required to destroy a 500BP PDC could easily destroy 5000 BP worth of industry as collateral damage. Thus, the intent of the Rules of War Treaty is to allow a vastly overwhelmed population to either ransom themselves or voluntarily deactivate their own PDCs before suffering debilitating civilian losses. We welcome any suggestion for amendments to make this treaty viable.
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As stated earlier, an alternative involving multi-body planetary systems was offered for the Garden World Treaty. The Triumvirate's issues with the Rules of War stem from effectively the body of it, rather than the spirit. However, the Triumvirate wishes to offer as an alternative the following, although we are still supporting the Garden World Treaty.
Limitation of the Threat of Orbital Bombardment
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Article I: For the purposes of this treaty, the following definitions are used
- Section I: A Garden World is a stellar body with a colony cost of 0, with suitable oxygen, gravity, and temperature to be a viable home for terrestrial life.
- Section II: A Candidate World is a stellar body with a colony cost that can be brought to 0 via introduction of a suitable atmosphere. A Candidate World may also qualify as a Supported World.
- Section III: A Supported World is a stellar body with a colony cost that cannot be brought to 0, and is inhabited via Orbital Habitats or Infrastructure.
- Section IV: A Mining World is a stellar body with the same definition as a Supported World, with the exclusion of population. These worlds are entirely automated.
Article II: It is forbidden to commence Orbital Bombardment against a Garden, Candidate, or Supported world with the intention of killing the civilian populace or industry. This prohibits the following weapons from being used on planetary civilian targets: Standard Warheads, Enhanced Radiation Warheads (all possible variants), Lasers, Railguns, Coilguns, Plasma Carronades, and Particle Beams.
Article III: Planetary Defense Centers, where possible, are recommended to be constructed on uninhabited moons that either orbit the same stellar body (such as with the Jovian system), or orbit the inhabited body (such as with Earth and Luna).
Article IV: Planetary Defense Centers located on an inhabited world are valid targets for surgical orbital strikes, which are to be performed via Microwave weaponry if possible, Mesons if not. These strikes are intended to neutralize the sensor and fire control of these PDCs to permit the landing of ground forces if strictly necessary.
Article V: In the event of the threat of a landing and protracted ground campaign, the Attacker must inform the Defender that they have 30 days* in which they may surrender. During this time, if PDC sensors have been neutralized, they may not be repaired in order to maintain good faith in the negotiations.
[ooc]We'll use this as 'A game turn' for most things, although I think Panopticon could stop and ask the defender faction their decision.[/ooc]
Article VI: Orbital Fire Support for ground forces is prohibited due to the extreme nature of starship weaponry.
Article VII: Mining Worlds are the only valid target for orbital bombardment, however such actions remain frowned upon.
Article VIII: Orbital Habitats are to be afforded the same protections as the planet they are orbiting. They may be equipped with CIWS protection, but no offensive tools - doing so allows for an Orbital Habitat to be considered a warship, and thus a valid target of War.
Edit: I think that's all of it. Had to do some research on Mesons.