Oh, the Humanity! (2.5.1)

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

29 November, 54 TN

Seven new Charlie ships appear in Sol. Their battlegroup composition is exactly the same as the previous one: 4 BC 3 CL, of the same two classes. Unique signatures indicate that these are all new ships. It’s still not clear where they are coming from.



6 December, 54 TN

By this point, all the wreckage from the destroyed CruDesGroup 4 ships was salvaged by Charlie. It is believed that the previously seen auxiliary ships of the Mule class are the ones that are doing the salvaging. It would be great if one can be captured for examination. Mules usually travel with one Daemon-class CL as an escort.

Humanity has four Hornblower-class boarding-capable troop shuttles, but their range is limited. So.. Somebody had a crazy, but promising idea…

Two 40K ton auxiliary cargo ships of the Ocean Blue class were sent out past the orbit of Mars, escorted by a few rescue shuttles. Once positioned at an optimal distance, both transports were safely evacuated and blown up. The rescue beacons were deployed near the wrecks automatically.

22 December, 54 TN

Deep Space Tracking Stations detect a Mule class ship moving from the Ross 128 jump point to one of the wrecks. Several E-1 Trackers deployed to investigate. As expected, one Mule-class ship is escorted by a single Daemon-class light cruiser.



24 December, 54 TN

LAC Squadron 1 approaches the Charlie ships. 38 Specters launch 152 ASM-50 missiles at the Daemon, obliterating it with 53 strength-9 nuclear detonations. DST Network picks up Charlie battlegroup (4 BC 3 CL), rushing towards Humanity’s Trackers and LACs.



Four Hornblower-class shuttles (TG Horatio) successfully land Marines on the hull of the moving Mule. It takes them a while to blast through the thick armor that’s five layers deep.



At 17:09, Marines report that they have the alien ship secured and under control. There is no sign of the crew. The ship appears to be guided by a  “brain” controller section that Marines managed to disable. They cannot use the engines now, however. It’s stuck.

Marines are ordered back to the shuttles. ARS-01 Fortitude is called from Earth’s orbit to tow the captured alien ship. It is slow, however, and the Charlie battlegroup is approaching fast.



Humanity ships disable all active radars to limit the emissions, and one Tracker is used to lure the Charlie battlegroup away from the captured Mule and Fortitude towing it.

22 February, 55 TN

We’ve managed to capture another Mule. Charlie don’t seem to be very intelligent at perceiving threats and are mostly driven by basic instincts. That does not diminish the threat to Humanity that they represent, however. The wrecks of the cargo ships have attracted too much attention from Charlie by now and were hastily removed, to make sure enemy battlegroups won't come knocking before enough missiles are built to deal with them.

Both captured Mules are towed to Earth to be disassembled and studied.



22 April, 55 TN

Mules, now renamed to Vultures, are thoroughly examined. There’s a theory that they consume the matter from the shipwrecks and transform it into bio energy that can be used by their engines. So they are basically feeding upon the dead ships. Hence the Vulture nickname.



R&D Sector on Earth is happy to get their hands on alien equipment, promising future gains in engine, fire control, electronic warfare and sensor technology fields.



25 August, 55 TN

Light Carrier Wasp is launched, based on the Confidence class missile cruiser hull. It’s the simplest design that can help us put carriers on the battlefield as soon as possible. Larger carriers would require a considerable amount of time and R&D, even before shipyards are ready to start building them.

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Wasp class Light Carrier      16,000 tons       269 Crew       1,870.9 BP       TCS 320    TH 1,000    EM 0
3125 km/s    JR 5-100      Armour 1-56       Shields 0-0       HTK 74      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 16-10      PPV 0
Maint Life 2.20 Years     MSP 1,438    AFR 341%    IFR 4.7%    1YR 400    5YR 6,003    Max Repair 264 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 4,000 tons     Troop Capacity 250 tons     Magazine 643 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Flight Crew Berths 80    Morale Check Required   

J16000(5-100) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 16000 tons    Distance 100k km     Squadron Size 5

Ion Drive  EP500.00 (2)    Power 1000    Fuel Use 25.00%    Signature 500    Explosion 10%
Fuel Capacity 2,101,600 Litres    Range 94.6 billion km (350 days at full power)

CIWS-120B (1x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
ASM-200A Roguestar Anti-Ship Missile (32)    Speed: 30,090 km/s    End: 11.6m     Range: 20.9m km    WH: 36    Size: 20    TH: 125/75/37

Electronic Warfare Jammers:   Sensor 1    Missile 1   

Strike Group / Ground Forces
8x A-2A Savage Light Attack Craft   Speed: 11935 km/s    Size: 8.48
1x Hornblower Troop Shuttle   Speed: 10144 km/s    Size: 9.98
1x Marine Detachment
29 August, 55 TN

Wasp, accompanied by Cruiser Destroyer Group 2 and some additional DDGs, moves closer to Saturn to launch a strike at the Charlie battlegroup sitting there. Are they using in-situ refueling technology to get fuel from the gas giant directly?

8 Savages launch their payload against two Daemons of the battlegroup, 4 missiles per ship. Surprisingly, 7 out of 8 missiles hit their targets. It’s not enough to destroy them, but good enough to force them to break formation and leave the battlecruisers unescorted.

Unfortunately, Charlie battlegroup decided to run away this time. After Charlie ships split up, Trackers were unable to reliably track all of them. By the time their new position was established, they’ve moved too far away from the Wasp, outside the range of Savages.

Wasp turned back home to Earth. We’ll try again next time.

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

24 April, 57 TN

The blockade of the Ross 128 jump point is re-established. The first group of ships to hold the watch is CruDesGroup 6, with two brand new designs that can go faster than any known enemy ship. They are also armed with the new Size 12 ASMs. They are not as heavy hitting as the Size 20 Roguestars, but they represent a middle ground between them and all the previous Size 6 missiles.

Similar blockading force is guarding the transit point leading to the colonies. Defending them is important, but the Navy is still stretched thin.

Some semblance of control of the Sol system is restored, which is reassuring.



20 May, 57 TN

A lone Mystic class ship tries to enter Sol. CruDesGroup 6 moves in to intercept, but the intruder retreats back to the other side.

9 June, 57 TN

Another attempt by a different Mystic ship to enter the system. This time CruDesGroup 6 remains stationary to limit the emissions and allows the intruder to go in further before spooking it.

Guided Missile Cruiser Constanta leaves its shorter ranged escorting destroyers at the blockade position and goes alone to shadow the Mystic. Additional ships are called from Earth to assist.

Constanta moves dangerously close to the enemy ship and opens fire with lasers, scoring several hits and damaging its engines.



11 June, 57 TN

Two troop shuttles with Marines arrive at the scene, launched from the light carrier group (TF Stingers) that’s been sitting some millions kilometers away from the blockade for safety reasons.

Mystic 001 is still moving pretty fast (3176 km/s) and turns erratically, resulting in the death of 13 Marines. Boarding parties carry on and take over the ship anyway.



16 October, 57 TN

Mystic turns out to be a fast geological survey ship. Similarly to Vulture, there’s no crew, only a “brain” control section. No fuel storage is found. Scientists are puzzled by the design. Especially considering that 60% of the ship is the engine compartment.



This newly captured alien ship provides a sensible boost to the R&D efforts. Magneto-plasma engines are still a decade away from being ready for use, but Humanity has shown that it can stand up and fight against a superior foe with whatever tech is currently available. With nukes or knives, against the odds.

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

At this point, Humanity's Gallicite stocks are almost empty, with annual mining yeild of ~900 unis.

Navy lacks shielded warships and the best beam technology can offer is 150mm UV Laser and 120k km BFC max range, which is a joke compared to Charlie acidic lasers that can fire up to 290k and eat armor like candy.

There are several options:

1) Continue defending Sol, blocking the Ross 128 jump point and fight the intruders there, while waiting 5-15 years for better technologies. This would allow Charlie to continue doing whatever it is that they're doing and build new ships as well, at unknown rate compared to our industrial capacity. We still don't know where they operate from and how fast they can replace their losses.

2) Assault the JP with existing unshielded and unarmored missile warships, suffer major casualties, but establish control and push further to find and destroy all Charlie ships.

3) Spend 2-3 years refitting old ships with shields for JP assault, which will decrease their offensive capabilities even further.

What does the audience think?

[Xkill]

The smart choice would be to defend Sol and turtle. But the fun thing to do is charge the JP with a big speech, lots of gusto and everything you got. As such, 3 is a nice middle-of-the-road. 

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

29 October, 57 TN

Humanity is prepared to send its existing ships into combat, against all odds. CruDesGroup 7 arrives at the JP into Ross 128 and sends a “volunteer” scout in.

Only to find out that there are no aliens on the other side. They’ve vanished!

All available long range auxiliary ships were sent across the neighboring systems to see if there’s any sign of Charlie aliens activity. Nothing was found.

12 June, 58 TN

Contact with Charlie aliens reestablished in a nearby system, 114 Piscium. Survey Frigate Discovery picks up a Mystic ship near Ross 128 JP, but cannot chase it down.

28 July, 58 TN

CruDesGroup 8 catches and eliminates a Mystic class ship in 114 Piscium. The problem is that its signature is different from the one identified the previous month, so there’s more hunting that needs to be done.



15 August, 59 TN

One Lion class Charlie ship visits Ross 128/Sol junction and gets smashed by CruDesGroup 7 sitting there. A day later another Mystic class ship pops up there and fails to run away, getting turned into space dust by the blockading Humanity Navy force.

3 June, 62 TN

It’s been a while since we last saw Charlie combat ships. Humanity felt a bit safer and built its first interstellar jump gate, allowing civilian traffic into Sirius.

Countless colony ships arrive in Sirius, headed for Harmonia colony.

Families…

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

28 January, 63 TN

Despite Humanity’s best efforts, Charlie aliens managed to sneak into Sirius via the Sol junction. At first, there were armed patrols and blockading forces stationed there on both sides. As months and years went by, however, dwindling supply of fuel forced the Navy to start to rely more on civilian traffic controllers instead. That meant that no immediate action could be made against an approaching scout in time to prevent its transit.

QRF fleet arrived at the junction in 2.9 days, which is considered fast by current standards. The intruder was dealt with without any problems.



17 January, 64 TN

Scientists on Radiant (Promethea system) report that they’ve finished surveying the ancient construct there, and that it could speed up the development of new sensors and C2 systems. Additional research facilities must be constructed there in the future.

2 October, 66 TN

Diplomatic Ship Fairness, responsible for traffic control at the Sirius/Sol junction, detects transit of a Charlie battlegroup. Somehow, they’ve managed to get into Sol, from wherever they’re operating, and sneak into Sirius undetected. A complete failure of Humanity’s Navy.

Diplomatic Ship Fairness was obliterated in seconds and the enemy went deeper into the system, towards Harmonia. Although the colony is guarded by a single CruDesGroup, and several more were sent from Earth immediately, dozens of civilian ships in the vicinity were ruthlessly destroyed by the alien intruders.



9 October, 66 TN

A combined force of three Humanity Cruiser Destroyer Groups (3 CG 12 DDG) arrives at the scene of this unimaginable carnage, witnessing many wrecks of mangled civilian passenger liners and cargo ships. Scattered rescue pods, thankfully, were left untouched by the enemy.

The entire Charlie battlegroup was intercepted and completely destroyed in less than an hour, thanks to heavy missiles. But there were still civilians out there waiting to be rescued.





11 October, 66 TN

With emergency life support of the rescue pods quickly running out, CruDesGroups 7, 8 and 9 spread out and start collecting the survivors, while slower dedicated rescue shuttles were still on the way.

2286 souls were rescued in total.

The colonies were safe. At least for now.



9 May, 68 TN

A single Daemon-class enemy ship detected and destroyed in Sol. Thankfully, it was not able to cause any damage.

Current military ship designs, made capable of outperforming superior alien technology, are very fuel-hungry and require a lot of maintenance, compared to earlier generations of combat vessels. Humanity is still struggling with fuel and MSP production, so guarding every transit point with sufficiently armed force is out of the question. But one way or another, Humanity’s Navy must find a way to prevent any future attack like the one in the year 66.

There is still no information about the origin of Charlie aliens, their bases of operation and means of technology and production. They remain to be a complete enigma.

[Mark Yanning]

Nice, waiting for more. Well done and written 

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

20 March, 72 TN

Another Daemon class Charlie ship sneaked into Sol. Somehow. Local Deep Space Tracking Network still isn’t capable of covering the entire system, so Humanity has turned its attention to another solution - sensor buoys. A couple of old survey frigates were reequipped with the buoys and sent to place them at suspected dormant Jump Point locations, and to cover existing nearby jump routes.

9 August, 75 TN



No sign of Charlie aliens. A first batch of 4 new missile cruisers came off the shipyard lines, allowing to replace four CruDesGroups of older designs when combined with recently built new missile destroyers. It seems I forgot to show you the previous designs, so let’s take this opportunity to discuss them all together.

Previous generation Daring class DDGs were made in haste back in the 50s, when Charlie aliens first showed up. Humanity needed fast ships that could be built quickly and can outrun all known Charlies. Everything else was secondary. This resulted in fuel-hungry and overpriced vessels. 24 in total were built between the years 56 and 59.

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Daring class Missile Destroyer      7,995 tons       216 Crew       1,394.4 BP       TCS 160    TH 1,190    EM 0
7442 km/s      Armour 1-35       Shields 0-0       HTK 51      Sensors 6/16/0/0      DCR 13-16      PPV 47.22
Maint Life 1.52 Years     MSP 704    AFR 157%    IFR 2.2%    1YR 345    5YR 5,172    Max Repair 595 MSP
Magazine 264 / 0   
Commander    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   CIC   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

Ion Drive  EP1190.00 (1)    Power 1190    Fuel Use 79.62%    Signature 1190    Explosion 17%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres    Range 7.1 billion km (10 days at full power)

Twin 100mm UV Laser Turret (LWDP) (1x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 40,000 km    ROF 5       
CIWS-120B (1x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Beam Fire Control R128-TS12000 (SW) (1)     Max Range: 128,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     92 84 77 69 61 53 45 38 30 22
Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R6 (1)     Total Power Output 6.2    Exp 5%

MLS-2A E50 Missile Cell (72)     Missile Size: 2    Hangar Reload 70 minutes    MF Reload 11 hours
MLS-12A E35 Missile Cell (10)     Missile Size: 12    Hangar Reload 173 minutes    MF Reload 28 hours
Missile Fire Control FC15-R1 (2)     Range 15.1m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
AIM-20B Stardust Interceptor Missile (72)    Speed: 46,100 km/s    End: 0.9m     Range: 2.5m km    WH: 2    Size: 2    TH: 153/92/46
ASM-120A Thrasher Anti-Ship Missile (10)    Speed: 30,000 km/s    End: 6.1m     Range: 10.9m km    WH: 16    Size: 12    TH: 125/75/37

Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
EM Sensor EM2-16 (1)     Sensitivity 16     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  31.6m km
Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  19.4m km

Electronic Warfare Jammers:   Missile 1   
With the next generation of missile destroyers, Humanity needed something more affordable. Dauntless class DDG turned out to be smaller, cheaper, yet still very capable. It can quickly reach any existing colony under its own fuel supply and is finetuned to provide anti-missile defense (against Voraxians) to the fleet, while still packing a mean punch of 16 medium ASMs (which is far above its own weight HTK-wise). Previous Size 2 AMMs were retired in favour of basic Size 1 AMMs. Annual Failure Rate is almost twice as low compared to Daring, which should help with fleet’s overall supply consumption on deployments. 16 ships were built so far in the year 74 TN.

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Dauntless class Missile Destroyer      6,000 tons       122 Crew       1,052.8 BP       TCS 120    TH 912    EM 0
7600 km/s      Armour 1-29       Shields 0-0       HTK 43      Sensors 5/11/0/0      DCR 3-5      PPV 54.53
Maint Life 2.62 Years     MSP 641    AFR 89%    IFR 1.2%    1YR 132    5YR 1,984    Max Repair 456 MSP
Magazine 312 / 0   
Commander    Control Rating 3   BRG   AUX   CIC   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

Magneto-plasma Drive  EP912.00 (1)    Power 912    Fuel Use 56.55%    Signature 912    Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres    Range 13.3 billion km (20 days at full power)

Mk 2 Twin Gauss Cannon Turret (LWDP) (1x8)    Range 30,000km     TS: 16000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Beam Fire Control R64-TS16000 (SW) (1)     Max Range: 64,000 km   TS: 16,000 km/s    ECCM-2     84 69 53 38 22 6 0 0 0 0

MLS-1A E35 Missile Cell (120)     Missile Size: 1    Hangar Reload 50 minutes    MF Reload 8 hours
MLS-12A E35 Missile Cell (16)     Missile Size: 12    Hangar Reload 173 minutes    MF Reload 28 hours
Missile Fire Control FC50-R100 (1)     Range 50.3m km    Resolution 100   ECCM-2
Missile Fire Control FC12-R1 (1)     Range 12.1m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-2
AIM-11A Meteor Interceptor Missile (120)    Speed: 51,000 km/s    End: 0.7m     Range: 2m km    WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 170/102/51
ASM-120B Thrasher Anti-Ship Missile (16)    Speed: 32,000 km/s    End: 15.3m     Range: 29.3m km    WH: 16    Size: 12    TH: 140/84/42

Active Search Sensor AS11-R1 (1)     GPS 36     Range 11.2m km    MCR 1m km    Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH0.5-5.5 (1)     Sensitivity 5.5     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  18.5m km
EM Sensor EM1.0-11.0 (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  26.2m km
Previous generation of Missile Cruisers, the Courageous class, were meant as destroyer group leaders, providing flagship facility and jump capability. No armour or shields, all in favour of speed and more missiles. 8 ships were built between the years 53 and 57.

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Courageous class Missile Cruiser      16,000 tons       418 Crew       2,841.1 BP       TCS 320    TH 2,380    EM 0
7437 km/s    JR 5-100      Armour 1-56       Shields 0-0       HTK 96      Sensors 6/24/0/0      DCR 17-10      PPV 83.22
Maint Life 1.80 Years     MSP 1,806    AFR 293%    IFR 4.1%    1YR 694    5YR 10,414    Max Repair 595 MSP
Magazine 504 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 4   BRG   AUX   CIC   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

J16000(5-100) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 16000 tons    Distance 100k km     Squadron Size 5

Ion Drive  EP1190.00 (2)    Power 2380    Fuel Use 79.62%    Signature 1190    Explosion 17%
Fuel Capacity 1,000,000 Litres    Range 14.1 billion km (21 days at full power)

Twin 100mm UV Laser Turret (LWDP) (1x2)    Range 120,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 40,000 km    ROF 5       
CIWS-120B (1x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12,000 km/s     ROF 5       
Beam Fire Control R128-TS12000 (SW) (1)     Max Range: 128,000 km   TS: 12,000 km/s    ECCM-1     92 84 77 69 61 53 45 38 30 22
Magnetic Mirror Fusion Reactor R6 (1)     Total Power Output 6.2    Exp 5%

MLS-2A E50 Missile Cell (96)     Missile Size: 2    Hangar Reload 70 minutes    MF Reload 11 hours
MLS-12A E35 Missile Cell (26)     Missile Size: 12    Hangar Reload 173 minutes    MF Reload 28 hours
Missile Fire Control FC15-R1 (2)     Range 15.1m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-1
Missile Fire Control FC85-R150 (1)     Range 85.8m km    Resolution 150   ECCM-1
AIM-20B Stardust Interceptor Missile (96)    Speed: 46,100 km/s    End: 0.9m     Range: 2.5m km    WH: 2    Size: 2    TH: 153/92/46
ASM-120A Thrasher Anti-Ship Missile (26)    Speed: 30,000 km/s    End: 6.1m     Range: 10.9m km    WH: 16    Size: 12    TH: 125/75/37

Active Search Sensor AS14-R1 (1)     GPS 80     Range 14.3m km    MCR 1.3m km    Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor AS83-R150 (1)     GPS 14400     Range 83.1m km    Resolution 150
Thermal Sensor TH1.0-6.0 (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  19.4m km
EM Sensor EM3.00-24.00 (1)     Sensitivity 24     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  38.7m km

Electronic Warfare Jammers:   Sensor 1    Missile 1   
Recently built Challenger class missile cruisers look pretty similar, as an iterative change. While speed remains almost the same, the addition of shields is aimed to make them more survivable in possible Jump Point assaults, especially against Charlie, who are known to employ JP ambushes and their lasers corrode armour like it’s nothing. No offensive beam weapons, because fighting against Charlie up close is futile anyway. 4 ships just came off the line.

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Challenger class Missile Cruiser      16,000 tons       349 Crew       2,849.4 BP       TCS 320    TH 2,400    EM 2,130
7500 km/s    JR 5-250      Armour 1-56       Shields 71-426       HTK 113      Sensors 11/16/0/0      DCR 19-11      PPV 109.13
Maint Life 1.54 Years     MSP 1,051    AFR 228%    IFR 3.2%    1YR 506    5YR 7,583    Max Repair 600 MSP
Magazine 676 / 0   
Captain    Control Rating 4   BRG   AUX   CIC   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Morale Check Required   

J16000(5-250) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 16000 tons    Distance 250k km     Squadron Size 5

Magneto-plasma Drive  EP1200.00 (2)    Power 2400    Fuel Use 49.30%    Signature 1200    Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 800,000 Litres    Range 18.3 billion km (28 days at full power)
Delta S71 / R426 Shields (1)     Recharge Time 426 seconds (0.2 per second)

Mk 2 Twin Gauss Cannon Turret (LWDP) (1x8)    Range 30,000km     TS: 16000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
Beam Fire Control R64-TS16000 (SW) (1)     Max Range: 64,000 km   TS: 16,000 km/s    ECCM-2     84 69 53 38 22 6 0 0 0 0

MLS-1A E35 Missile Cell (100)     Missile Size: 1    Hangar Reload 50 minutes    MF Reload 8 hours
MLS-12A E35 Missile Cell (48)     Missile Size: 12    Hangar Reload 173 minutes    MF Reload 28 hours
Missile Fire Control FC50-R100 (2)     Range 50.3m km    Resolution 100   ECCM-2
Missile Fire Control FC12-R1 (1)     Range 12.1m km    Resolution 1   ECCM-2
AIM-11A Meteor Interceptor Missile (100)    Speed: 51,000 km/s    End: 0.7m     Range: 2m km    WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 170/102/51
ASM-120B Thrasher Anti-Ship Missile (48)    Speed: 32,000 km/s    End: 15.3m     Range: 29.3m km    WH: 16    Size: 12    TH: 140/84/42

Active Search Sensor AS11-R1 (1)     GPS 36     Range 11.2m km    MCR 1m km    Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor AS50-R100 (1)     GPS 3360     Range 50.3m km    Resolution 100
EM Sensor EM1.5-16.5 (1)     Sensitivity 16.5     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  32.1m km
Thermal Sensor TH1.0-11.0 (1)     Sensitivity 11     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  26.2m km

Electronic Warfare Jammers:   Missile 2

[L0ckAndL0ad (OP)]

21 May, 76 TN

A network of sensor buoys picks up a Charlie scout several jumps away from Sol. Now, it’s good to know they are out there and we can investigate their movements, but it’s quite hard to interdict and destroy individual enemy ships that are far away from our bases. CruDesGroup 5 is sent to investigate.



20 June, 76 TN

CruDesGroup 5, full of freshly built Dauntless class destroyers and a Challenger class cruiser, successfully intercepts its intended target. Destroyers now only have shorter ranged Gauss Cannons instead of lasers for short range combat, but that’s enough against a small unarmed scout.



26 September, 76 TN

Despite sensor buoys coverage in Sol, enemy Daemon class light cruiser sneaks into Sirius. It destroys all the buoys along the way. No civilian casualties so far.

5 October, 76 TN

New modification of medium ASMs (ASM-120B Thrasher) is battle tested against the intruder with great results. Humanity finally overcomes Charlie technological superiority in ton-for-ton firepower. Two small DDGs can destroy one Charlie CL on their own and live to tell the tale.



10 July, 77 TN

HOW DO THEY GET INTO SOL, DAMN IT?!

Another rogue Daemon wreaks havoc on civilian shipping at the Ross 128-Sol junction. Several CruDesGroups and one light carrier division are sent to deal with the threat.



CruDesGroup 3 arrives at the junction first, but Daemon jumps to the other side before it can be engaged. Four DDGs and a cruiser reach the transit point and make a squadron jump, awaiting to be ambushed. Previously, larger human cruisers were targeted first and it is hoped that their new shields would help in this situation.



CruDesGroup 3 emerges 73,048 km away from the bandit on the other side. Daemon fires its full broadside of 22 lasers, scoring only two hits on DDG-07 Hunter, resulting in minor damage and 2 crew casualties. Obviously being outnumbered, Daemon immediately jumps back to Sol.

CruDesGroup 3 retreats from the junction to avoid close combat and sets up an ambush of its own, while CruDesGroup 2 approaches the jump gate on the other side, preventing Daemon’s escape.

12 July, 77 TN

CruDesGroup 2 catches the bandit away from the junction and blows it up with missiles. Two medium sized civilian freighters suffer complete destruction. DDG-07 Hunter is safe and sound. Daemon’s lasers did not cause any venomous/erosion damage, like it previously happened with enemy battlecruisers. Maybe their weapons are different?

Humanity must expand its sensor coverage in Sol. The idea of a dormant jump point somewhere in the southern part of the system seems more likely to be true, but there's so much space to be covered...