[ooc]Well I relearned why I had decided against yearly updates...my assumption I was 50% through was probably optimistic! Thanks to those who posted suggestions and comments. I'm fairly sure I used the wrong numbers for the production in the previous update.[/ooc]
AD 2287 (January to December) After the Darkness Comes the Light
For the Navy the year was one of recovery and also learning. They make the choice to keep producing missiles as their stockpile of modern missiles did not survive the series of battles in Wolf 359 or Sol. Though the per missile consumption of Gallacite is small, production of over 1000 Falcons and 240 Arrow missiles will take the Gallacite available leaving none for new ship construction. It is clear that more ordinance factories or enhanced production per factory is a requirement for the future. The Gallacite issue as well as delaying the production of replacement Lake class corvettes also is delaying the phasing out of the older Frigates, they will now be retained in service for at least another 5 to 10 years.
Further analysis confirms the pre-battle simulations which demonstrated that the use of Counter Missiles in Anti-shipping mode is a very inefficient way to damage a target. After battle stocktaking indicated that in excess of 1400 Counter Missiles had been expended but only ~350 had been used for missile intercepts. There was no question it was a necessary expenditure but this becomes further evidence in support of producing a beam weapon that could have substituted for the short range CM bombardment used to destroy the Taiho 2.
Commadore Frasier is stuck trying to deal with WNP's without the able assistance of a specialized PR department. The Navy's efforts are hampered by this and the early part of the year sees the popularity of the Navy and by connection the Government dropping against a campaign of well meaning "what if..?" questions. The Navy is never able to get accepted by the population that the operation was a resounding sucess, regardless of the steep price paid.
For NCC Comissioner Buxtorf the situation is very clear and the only questions he has of his staff is how best to deal with the Gallacite crisis, without triggering a Corundum crisis while at the same time looking to head off a Boronide and Vendrite crisis in the future. The proposal presented and approved at the end of this year is to get the Callisto Corundum reseve into production over the next 18 months. This will involve a massive investment in colonial infrastructure (sufficient for the initial wave of 1 million colonists expected based on civillian shipping capacity), 50 mines and 2 Terraformers. Additionally, 10 more mines for Venus, plus construction factories and mines need to be built for transport to the outer colonies. Venus has both Duranium and Corundum so eventually it will replace the minerals expended on expanding its mineral production but on a long time scale (typically 5 years per mine). The mines on Hestia are now producing and will add Galacite and Boronide to the stockpile. Boronide though is likely to mainly come from the mines in Alpha Centauri. There will be some political fall out as Ganymede will again be overlooked. It is suggested that the planned Deep Space Tracking array be based on this colony and that some infrastructure be diverted there to deal with their current shortfall.
The NCCFB releases for the first time in over a decade a report with the amount of fuel in the Farm on Earth greater than the production level. 5.43 m litres of fuel is present. This is due the report concludes to to two factors: increased civillian harvester numbers (a total of 8 are present) and the Navy's choice to defer refueling of several squadrons. Still it the report is widely welcomed, as it shows that the overall systems in place to either reduce fuel use or spread out refueling over multiple Farms is having the effect it was hoped it would have.
Industrial Efforts, Earth, Sol
Primary Industrial Tasks
AD 2287 (September 1) The 15 Automated Mines ordered by the NCC are finished. 5 are dispached via civillian contract to Venus, and 10 are sent also by civillian contract to the asteroid Hestia.
AD 2287 (October 17) The first 2 Deep Space Tracking Stations for the Mars Array are finished and dispached via civillian contract to Mars.
AD 2287 (December 2) For BIC extrasolar colonies equipment for 5 Mines is prepared.
AD 2287 (December 2) The groundbreaking for the Centre of Excellence in Defensive Technologies. [ooc]Research Lab[/ooc]
Secondary Industrial Tasks
AD 2287 (January 5) Lifesupport systems and pre-fabricated housing for BIC is produced [ooc]Infrastructure x32[/ooc]
AD 2287 (April 18) An older mine is converted to telepresence operation for transport offworld.
AD 2287 (June 2) Lifesupport systems and pre-fabricated housing for BIC is produced [ooc]Infrastructure x32[/ooc]
AD 2287 (August 21) A new Fuel Refinery ends construction and brings the total on Earth to 90 (4.18 m litres of fuel per year)
AD 2287 (October 6) Lifesupport systems and pre-fabricated housing for BIC is produced [ooc]Infrastructure x32[/ooc] and an older mine begins conversion to telepresence operated.
Missiles and Fighters
AD 2287 (January 21) Construction of 48 Arrow Anti-Ship Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (February 27) Construction of 32 Mk 1 Mine (Batch 3) completed
AD 2287 (March 28) Construction of 120 Falcon Counter Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (May 23) Construction of 48 Arrow Anti-Ship Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (June 22) Construction of 120 Falcon Counter Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (August 16) Construction of 48 Arrow Anti-Ship Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (September 16) Construction of 120 Falcon Counter Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (September 26) Construction of 8 Mk 1 Mine (Batch 3) completed
AD 2287 (October 28) Construction of 120 Falcon Counter Missile (Batch 2) completed
AD 2287 (December 23) Construction of 48 Arrow Anti-Ship Missile (Batch 2) completed and Construction of 120 Falcon Counter Missile (Batch 2) begins
AD 2287 (February 1) Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 014 joins the NCN.
AD 2287 (April 8 ) Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 015 completes factory trials with flying colours.
AD 2287 (June 17) Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 016 is accepted by the NCN.
AD 2287 (August 26) Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 017 lands on her mothership.
AD 2287 (November 7) Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 018 passes her acceptance trial and construction of Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) 019 begins.
Research Developments
AD 2287 (January 5) Dr. Lauren Wheeler's team finishes their studies in Turret design improvements and turns the data over to Toronto Arsenal (Turret Tracking Speed (10% Gear) 3000 km/s), her team begins looking into weaponizing a laser in the Visible spectrum.
AD 2287 (January 26) Dr. Stephanie Rees team presents the last deliverable on the new "super duper capacitor" (Capacitor Recharge Rate 3) and starts looking into jump point transits in more detail (Max Squadron Jump Radius - 100k (Size x 1.05))
AD 2287 (February 22) Dr. Lauren Wheeler's team pauses their research into the weaponized visible light laser to aid Thales engineering in developing the Thales MilL-IR Stiletto Plus Rapide, they then welcome the engineers from TorAr who wish to mount the new weapon in a turret (TorAr Goaltender II Laser Array)
AD 2287 (April 18) Dr. Lauren Wheeler's team witnesses the acceptance trials of the new DPPD turret (TorAr Goaltender II Laser Array) and returns to their work on a weaponized laser in the visible spectrum
AD 2287 (August 11) Dr. Charlotte Rowley's team finishes development of virtual reality aides for R&D (Research Rate 320 RP) and starts looking into ways to optimize work flow in major industrial projects (Construction Rate 16 BP), with the aid of their recently developed system this new project will take under 2 years to complete.
Naval Yard: Victorias-Esquimalt Graving Yard, Sol
AD 2287 (May 28 ) Retooling for London Mod1.5 class completed
AD 2287 (June 7) Shetland (London Mod1.5 class) ends her refit
AD 2287 (November 7) Dorset (London Mod1.5 class) is refit
London Mod1.5 class Escort 3,000 tons 90 Crew 342.5 BP TCS 60 TH 120 EM 120
2666 km/s Armour 1-18 Shields 4-300 Sensors 15/15/0/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 6
Maint Life 7.12 Years MSP 143 AFR 36% IFR 0.5% 1YR 5 5YR 74 Max Repair 30 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 1
Rolls Royce NP E-M40Si (4) Power 40 Fuel Use 66.5% Signature 30 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 9.0 billion km (39 days at full power)
GE Barrier A119 (4) Total Fuel Cost 36 Litres per day
Thales MilL-IR Stiletto Plus Rapide (2) Range 30,000km TS: 2666 km/s Power 3-3 RM 1 ROF 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grundig Sureshot Mk1-25/20X BFC (1) Max Range: 40,000 km TS: 2500 km/s 75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CANDU AHW 6MW (1) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Seimens SSS 53-3000 (1) GPS 1800 Range 11.6m km Resolution 60
Seimens SCMS Vigilant Plus 51/4-0050 (1) GPS 14 Range 700k km Resolution 1
NorTEL IR Array 0-3 (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 15m km
Bell Phased Array P3-15 (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 15m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The new London class escorts have triple the effective firepower of the last version of this ship. The refit of their twin laser barbettes will only take a week as well. The only problem is that the weapons range is pathetically short compared to typical engagement ranges. The Navy is looking to use this ship though as a test bed for larger more powerful lasers in the future. Current planning will see this ship maintained in service for some considerable time as a jump point defender.
Naval Yard: Deschimag A.G. Weser, Sol
AD 2287 (May 28) Retooling for Enchanter Mod1.1 class completed
AD 2287 (June 12) Enchanter (Enchanter Mod1.1 class) is refit
AD 2287 (June 27) Wizard and Sorcerer (Enchanter Mod1.1 class) are refit finishing the refit of the 4th Squadron Support Group
Enchanter Mod1.1 class Jump Ship 9,000 tons 217 Crew 1045.25 BP TCS 180 TH 300 EM 270
2222 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 2-38 Shields 9-300 Sensors 15/15/0/0 Damage Control Rating 5 PPV 6.72
Maint Life 2.76 Years MSP 363 AFR 129% IFR 1.8% 1YR 69 5YR 1031 Max Repair 158 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Flight Crew Berths 8
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons Magazine 92
Saab JA3-180 Max Ship Size 9000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Rolls Royce NP E-M80Si (5) Power 80 Fuel Use 63% Signature 60 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 620,000 Litres Range 19.7 billion km (102 days at full power)
GE Barrier A119 (9) Total Fuel Cost 81 Litres per day
TorAr Goaltender II Laser Array (1x1) Range 30,000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 1 ROF 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grundig Sureshot Mk1-25/20X BFC (1) Max Range: 40,000 km TS: 2500 km/s 75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CANDU AHW 6MW (1) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Falcon Counter Missile (42) Speed: 12,000 km/s End: 2.8m Range: 2m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 60 / 36 / 18
Arrow Anti-Ship Missile (10) Speed: 12,000 km/s End: 16.6m Range: 12m km WH: 4 Size: 5 TH: 64 / 38 / 19
Seimens SCMS Super Vigilant 53/3-0050 (1) GPS 33 Range 1.6m km Resolution 1
Seimens SSS 53-3000 (1) GPS 1800 Range 11.6m km Resolution 60
NorTEL IR Array 0-3 (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 15m km
Bell Phased Array P3-15 (1) Sensitivity 15 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 15m km
Strike Group
1x Fairmile C1(EW/SAR) Pinnace Speed: 2857 km/s Size: 4.2
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purpose
The update to the Enchanter class adds the new Goaltender II array as the DPPD turret. This turret is likely to be the standard DPPD turret for the future, untill further developments in turret tracking speed occur. The advanced systems remain hampered by the fire control computer but it can fire significantly faster than the older array making it an overall relatively quick upgrade of the ships capability.
Northern Coalition Army
AD 2287 (September 16) The Bigger Grenadiers Bn (CO: Colonel Nathanial Wice) finishes their infantry training at Camp Wainwright. The camp welcomes the recruits of the 1st Interstellar Bde Support Troops [ooc]Garrison Bn[/ooc] that will provide for all the rear area services the Brigade needs while on deploment out of Sol.
Operations in Sol
The NCN over the year scraps older model pinnaces to both recover Gallicite but also to free up hanger space for the new ones.
AD 2287 (April 8 ) Fairmile B2(EW) 015 scrapped [ooc]Salvage from scrap: Wealth: 1.875. Gallicite: 1.9 tonnes[/ooc]
AD 2287 (August 26) Fairmile B2(EW) 021 scrapped [ooc]Salvage from scrap: Wealth: 1.875. Gallicite: 1.9 tonnes[/ooc]
AD 2287 (November 7) Fairmile B2(EW) 012 and 013 scrapped [ooc]Salvage from scrap: Wealth: 3.75. Gallicite: 3.8 tonnes[/ooc]
The Ortona over the month of March strengthens the Mine Field at the Sol-Wolf 359 jumppoint. The four inner locations get 2 more Mk 1 mines each and then 6 intermediate locations at a radius of 70K km from the jump point gain 4 Mk 1 mines each. A further 2 groups of 4 MK 1 mines are planned but by the end of the year the mines though constructed have not yet been emplaced though the Normandy is scheduled to perfom this task in 2288.
The NCN uses this year to conduct extensive maneuvers for the 4th Squadron Support Group, 5th and 6th Squadron Battlegroups. By the end of the year 4th Squadron SG is one of the best drilled formations in the entire navy and it is sent back to the jumppoint to Wolf 359 to resume a close in defence position.
Civillian Operations in Sol
AD 2287 (January 11) The civilian mining colony on Van Biesbroeck has been expanded to 7 civilian mining complexes
AD 2287 (March 13) The civilian mining colony on Wolf-Harrington has been expanded to 13 civilian mining complexes
AD 2287 (June 7) The civilian mining colony on Haumea has been expanded to 12 civilian mining complexes
AD 2287 (October 2) The civilian mining colony on 2004 NT33 has been expanded to 11 civilian mining complexes
AD 2287 (January 26) Williamson Logistics has launched a new Williamson H2 class Fuel Harvester
AD 2287 (May 17) Williamson Logistics has scrapped Williamson H2 039 (Williamson H2 class) due to its replacement by a newer vessel of the Williamson H2 class Fuel Harvester class
AD 2287 (July 7) Williamson Logistics has launched a new Williamson H2 class Fuel Harvester
The NCCFB is overjoyed by the addition of 2 new Harvesters to the civillian fleet. There are now a total of 8 Civillian harvesters working at Jupiter. The purchase of this fuel is one of the reasons for the robust levels of the Earth Fuel Farm.
BIC Operations in Alpha Centauri
The industrial park on Faewald churns out additional housing modules and lifesupport system components over the year [ooc]Infrastructure x70+[/ooc] but still can't keep up with demand. The colony ends the year with a population of 4.29 m, while its lifesupport systems are capable of comfortably supporting 4.11 m. The ships of FHG II are in orbit of Faewald from January 6 to February 17 their crews enjoying a long shore leave. They are back in operation at Doinenan on Febuary 22. ICG I arrives at Faewald with equipment for a mine, prefabricated components to expand the colony and 20 000 new colonists on February 3 and departs on Febuary 27. On April 9 the ships of FHG X join FHG I and II at Doinenan, this will give Alpha Centauri a boost in fuel production that will enable it to refuel the Heavy Lift Group and make refueling of the ICGs somewhat easier. On May 9 the ships of ICG IV arrive at Faewald with parts for an expansion to the industrial park, prefabricated components for the colony and a further 20 000 colonists and then depart on the 28th. The ships of Heavy lift group I arrive June 12 and depart on June 27. They had dropped off a teleoperated mine on Banshee, then unloaded parts for an expansion to the industrial park and 40 000 colonists plus the support/housing equipment for them. FHG X's crews enjoy their first shore leave on Faewald from June 28 to August 11. This overlaps with the ships of FHG I which are are present from July 17 to August 26. ICG II arrives August 19 with more components to expand the industrial park plus the colonies size and 20 000 new colonists and depart September 11. ICG III arrives with a full load of prefabricated support systems and housing modules plus 20,000 new colonists on November 10 and departs loaded with the fruits of Faewalds mines on December 2. The farm ends the year with 0.65 m litres of fuel present.
After spending some 20 days waiting at the Sol jump point Upholder is ferried into the system on January 17 and arrives in Faewald orbit on February 12. 1st Geosurvey team starts their land based survey of Faewald aided by the Upholders sensors. The survey is still ongoing at the end of the year.
BIC Operations in AD Leonis
Forge is this year clearly the central link in the BIC extra solar colony network. Trafic control is busy monitoring ICGs and FHGs as they transit the system or harvest fuel from Deeper Sky. On its way through the system the small convoy of 3rd Squadron, IS II and the pair of GSM paused to let the Foxhound emplaces a comm/sensor buoy at the jump point to Gliese 408. At this point only the jump point to Wolf 358 is not monitored in quasi realtime by Forge's traffic control. ICG V, VI, and VII pass through on the way to and/or from Biforst with loads of 20,000 colonists, plus support and mining equipment. Heavy Lift Group II passes through on the way to Rosetta with 50,000 colonists plus support and mining equipment. FHG III, IV, V, and VI unload a full years worth of fuel into the farm in Forge orbit. The Farm ends the year with 1.68 m litres of fuel in store.
The colony is a busy place with the mines, entertainement district and a growing market for small scale transhipping starting up. It is a cross roads of extreme value to BIC, as the freighters arrive back in Sol with crews that require less shore leave, and the ships that require less fuel. Regardless of it being a hell hole the opportunity to earn massive saleries draws people to the place for 5 year long work contracts.
BIC Operations in FL Virginis
The colony at Biforst is expanded over the year. On January 3 ICG VII arrives, and it departs for Forge on January 15. On March 15 the ships of FHG VII arrive in Biforst orbit to offload fuel and give their crews shore leave. They are back at work harvesting on April 29. On June 12 ICG VI arrives and it deaprts for Forge on June 22. This year each ICG brings 20 000 colonists, colonial prefabricated housing and life support plus the equipment for a mine. The staging through Forge reduces crew fatigue and shortens the time required for leave at any location significantly. The next day FHG VIII arrives in Biforst orbit and remains until August 6, and two days later is back on the job harvesting fuel. ICG V arrives on November 26 and leaves orbit heading for Forge on December 27. The colony ends the year with a substantial reseve of fuel in its farm (1.86 m litres). The population is now 0.18 m and the mines are working at slightly better than 40% capacity due to worker shortages cutting into how many shifts per day are used.
BIC Operations in Gliese 526
The colony of Rosetta as is usual for such things starts to ignore the alien ruins and get on with their own existance. The arrival of FHG X on Febuary 8 is a major event as the colony can now process fuel for the visiting transports and freighters. The ship's crews are finished with their shore leaves on March 13 and 6 days later fuel harvesting begins around the outermost gas giant of the system. On June 9 the pair of ships forming ITM I (Interstellar Terraforming Mission) and part of the crew starts shore leave while the others start the process of adding Nitrogen to the atmosphere. The plan is to build up the atmosphere with nitrogen to the level added by the Ammonia and then remove the Ammonia. The process will be repeated with the Methane, and after that to begin adding oxygen till the atmosphere is breathable, if thin. This will keep the temperature variation to a minimum. On December 6 the ships of HLG II arrive with 50 000 new colonists, support systems and two mines. The ships leave on December 23 after draining the colonies farm dry. The Xeno-archeology team has so far made no major breakthrough in decifering the Alien language but given how difficult it was to do this with Egyptian hiroglyphs no one is surprised. The colony ends the year with a population of 0.14 million.
Outsystem Survey Efforts and Naval Operations
Epsilon Indi
Intersteller Survey IV continues their mission. The Trail Blazer intercepts 4 comets to determine their mineral wealth while the Franklin continues its gravitational survey. By April 10 Trail Blazer is on station at the jump point to Alpha Centauri waiting for the other ship to finish. No one was more suprised then the crew of the Franklin when the results of the survey revealed an outgoing jumppoint just off the last survey point. Although the Franklin could have probed the jumppoint and the temptation to do so was high especially as no one had expected anything to be found in this "make work" survey Commander xxxx stuck to SOP and instead set course for the Trail Blazer and then Sol with the news.
AD 2287 (January 9) th 05:26:26,Epsilon Indi,Minerals Discovered on Epsilon Indi-A Comet #10: Duranium 88,986 (0.8 ) Neutronium 902 (1) Tritanium 8,773 (1) Uridium 49,300 (1) Corundium 6,015 (0.7) Gallicite 5,355 (0.8 )
AD 2287 (January 24) Minerals Discovered on Epsilon Indi-A Comet #11: Neutronium 481 (0.7) Corbomite 6,904 (1) Vendarite 13,085 (0.7) Sorium 15,649 (1) Gallicite 7,531 (0.7)
AD 2287 (February 7) Minerals Discovered on Epsilon Indi-A Comet #1: Sorium 10,010 (1)
AD 2287 (March 15) Minerals Discovered on Epsilon Indi-A Comet #7: Neutronium 3,646 (0.9) Corbomite 15,956 (0.7) Tritanium 7,297 (0.9) Sorium 4,280 (0.7) Corundium 12,538 (0.9)
AD 2287 (September 8 ) New Jump Point found in the Epsilon Indi System
AD 2287 (September 8 ) Gravitational Survey Completed in the Epsilon Indi system. The system has a total of 2 jump points
LHS 292 -- AD Leonis -- Gliese 408 -- GJ 1156
The small convoy of ships formed from 3rd Squadron, plus IS II and the pair of GSMs completes their transit of LHS 292 on January 2 and January 4 respectively. Once in AD Leonis all ships head for the jumppoint to Gliese 408. On January 15 the Foxhound deploys a Comm/Sensor buoy at this jumppoint and Forge Traffic Control indicates they are recieving the data some hours later. 3rd Squadron transits into Gliese 408 and after dropping another buoy on this side of the jump point heads for the jump point to GJ 1156 where on January 23 the Foxhound deploys another pair of buoys on either side of the jumppoint extending the chain further. On Febuary 6 the BuSurvey ships enter Gliese 408 and set course for GJ 1156's jumppoint. On Febuary 9, Foxhound and Perryvale are detached from 3rd Squadron for a probe of the unexplored outgoing jumppoint in GJ 1156.
AD 2287 (February 9) An exploration of a jump point in the GJ 1156 system has revealed the new system of Gl 493.1
Gl 493.1
On Febuary 9 Perryvale opens up a jumppoint to the system from GJ 1156 and the Foxhound and Perryvale arrive in system. The stellar primary is a class M5-V star. The ships spend the typical 5 minutes in system before completing their scheduled return jump. Their passive sensors had detected no other ships close to the jump point but their high speed camera systems had captured GBs of images from the two ships covering the system. The computers on board both ships does a search through the pictures looking for thermal signatures of planetary bodies. They identify 11 bodies in the system.
On Febuary 30, the ships of BuSurvey arrive on the jump point in GJ 1156 to join the Naval vessels. They are keen to get started on their mission but first they will need to probe the system. That job falls to the Voyageur. Both NCN and BuSurvey ships jump into Gl 493.1 and the Voyageur begins her voyage to the nearest planet while the James Cook heads for the nearest survey point to begin surveying. Both the GSMs and the Navy ships await the all clear. However, the better equipped BuSurvey ships of IS II and their crew of professional scientists soon have shocking news. The atmosphere of planet II, is breathable. The world also has water, infact it turns out to be without significant land masses and the temperature is pretty much Earth normal. The first second Earth had been found [ooc]colony cost: 0[/ooc]. The question that remained to be answered was if this system was infested by the Wolvers and almost as important did the system have any outgoing jump points. The second question was answered before the first as on April 16 during the first survey an outgoing jump point was found relatively close to the entrance jumppoint.
The BuSurvey survey ships and the close flyby of Voyageur give the following system details.
Planets 1 through III are Terrestrial. Planet 1 which orbits at only 330 000 km from the primary is a molten hell with a surface temperature of 1100 °C and no atmosphere. Planet II is a benign waterworld with a mean temperature around 0°C, a gravity of 1.35 G, an atmosphere a bit lower in oxygen content then Earth (0.11 atm) but otherwise a Nitrogen-Oxygen-Argon atmosphere of 1.28 atm total pressure. Planet III is habitable with extensive terraforming it has a gravity of 0.4 G, water ice, but a negligable atmosphere that leaves its surface temperature at -116°C. Planets IV through VII are gas giansts with 12, 20, 40 and 15 moons. Of those 5 moons are terrestrial. Planet VIII is terrestrial size cold airless ball orbited by 4 moons. Planet IX is a dwarf planet. Planet X is a gas giant with 28 moons (3 Terrastrial). Planet XI is a super jovan planet with 17 moons (4 Terrastrial).
By the end of the geological survey the wealth of the system is staggering.
On March 29, after following the information on the comm buoys laid by 3rd Squadron their relief, 2nd Squadron, arrives in Gl 493.1. 3rd Squadron remains on station until April 5 when the probe by the Voyageur is finished revealing the system is free of Wolver infestation. The 3rd Squadron departs for Sol with the news on April 5. On May 8 IS III, having followed the information on the Comm buoys arrives in system and the pair of ships set course for one of the outer system gas giants and its huge collection of moons. IS II completes their surveys and leaves for Earth in late May planning to spend about a month surveying in GJ 1156. They will arrive back in Sol on September 7th. 3rd Squadron arrives at Earth with the news of a completely habitable world on May 26, two days before IS II leaves Gl 493.1.
AD 2287 (April 12) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A I: Neutronium 6,456,681 (0.1) Vendarite 4,186,116 (0.4) Uridium 9,217,296 (0.2) Gallicite 5,963,364 (0.1)
AD 2287 (May 1) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A II: Duran 54,496,800 (0.8 ) Neut 41,990,400 (0.1) Corb 71,571,600 (0.2) Trit 1,166,400 (0.1) Merc 7,290,000 (0.1) Vend 48,024,900 (0.1) Sorium 4,284,900 (0.1) Gall 11,088,900 (1)
AD 2287 (May 6) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X: Sorium 2,457,000 (0.7)
AD 2287 (May 11) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A III: Corbomite 8,749,764 (0.9) Boronide 3,370,896 (0.6)
AD 2287 (May 13) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X - Moon 6: Duran 11,443,330 (0.4) Neut 1,690,000 (0.1) Corb 649,636 (0.1) Trit 676 (0.3) Boron 2,768,896 (0.5) Merc 6,084 (0.3) Vend 33,124 (0.1) Urid 244,036 (0.9)
AD 2287 (May 20) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X - Moon 8: Duranium 12,300,800 (0.9)
AD 2287 (May 20) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X - Moon 9: Gallicite 2 (1)
AD 2287 (May 27) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X - Moon 11: Duranium 69,714,430 (0.1)
AD 2287 (May 29) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A XI - Moon 3: Neutronium 3,444,736 (0.6) Corbomite 23,174,600 (0.1) Boronide 14,212,900 (0.6) Vendarite 19,945,160 (0.1) Uridium 1,628,176 (0.1)
AD 2287 (June 5) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A XI - Moon 7: Duranium 194,688 (0.4) Corbomite 670,761 (0.9)
AD 2287 (June 9) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A XI - Moon 13: Mercassium 2,601 (1)
AD 2287 (June 11) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A XI - Moon 17: Duranium 288 (0.9) Tritanium 324 (0.9)
AD 2287 (June 24) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A X - Moon 23: Vendarite 98 (1) Uridium 190 (1)
AD 2287 (August 3) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VI - Moon 9: Neutronium 43,264 (0.7) Mercassium 33,124 (1) Sorium 628,849 (0.7)
AD 2287 (July 17) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VII - Moon 12: Neutronium 83 (1)
AD 2287 (August 24) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VI - Moon 22: Duranium 8,761,298 (0.7) Uridium 508,369 (0.2)
AD 2287 (August 27) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VI - Moon 23: Corbomite 313,600 (0.5)
AD 2287 (September 2) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VIII: Duranium 1,905,152 (0.1) Neutronium 10,452,290 (0.5) Boronide 182,329 (0.1) Mercassium 450,241 (0.1)
AD 2287 (September 6) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A VI - Moon 38: Duranium 163,592 (0.8 ) Mercassium 17,424 (0.7) Vendarite 27,225 (0.7) Uridium 94,864 (0.5)
AD 2287 (September 13) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A V: Sorium 151,200 (0.3)
AD 2287 (September 24) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A V - Moon 6: Duranium 426,888 (1) Corundium 853,776 (0.7)
AD 2287 (September 30) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A V - Moon 7: Duranium 607,202 (0.3) Corbomite 3,663,396 (0.4) Boronide 1,703,025 (0.1) Mercassium 1,030,225 (0.3)
AD 2287 (October 4) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A V - Moon 19: Duranium 11,982 (1) Boronide 3,422 (1) Vendarite 4,928 (1) Uridium 392 (1)
AD 2287 (October 4) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A IV: Sorium 95,400 (0.9)
AD 2287 (October 6) Minerals Discovered on Gl 493.1-A IV - Moon 9: Tritanium 121 (1) Gallicite 588 (1)
AD 2287 (April 16) New Jump Point found in the Gl 493.1 System
AD 2287 (September 23) An exploration of a jump point in the Gl 493.1 system has revealed the new system of GJ 1154
AD 2287 (October 2) Gravitational Survey Completed in the Gl 493.1 system. The system has a total of 2 jump points
GJ 1154
By the end of September it is largely certain that there is but a single outgoing jumppoint in the system. On September 23 Bloodhound and Banf make a probe through the jumppoint. The two ships arrive 5.9 billion km from the star GJ 1154 and it brood of planets. The primary is a G1-V star. On October 21 IS III jumps in system along with the NCN Battlegroup. Scout is dispatched to probe the system. The BuSuvey ships soon determine the system contains: 4 Terrastrial worlds, a dwarf planet and a gas giant. By December 18, Scout has done a probe, surveyed the most easily colonized world plus its moon and returned to the jumppoint. The decision is made that since the GSM's Oberons are nearly at 22 of their 24 months of crew endurance that the whole force including the NCN ships would return to Sol.
The probe found the inner two world Venus type hot house planets. Planet III is habitable with terraforming as it has a gravity of 0.5 G, water present, a surface temperature of 27°C, and 0.3 atm atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen and Neon. Planet IV has a breathable atmosphere though it is thin (0.41 atm total pressure), but the whole world is ice covered due to its chilly -116°C mean temperature. The gravity is a tolerable 0.6 G. So these two worlds are terraforming possibilities. Planet V is a dwarf world. Planet VI is a gas giant with 15 moons (1 is terrastrial). Planet II has two small moons and both planet III and IV are orbited by a single small moon.
AD 2287 (December 7) Minerals Discovered on GJ 1154-A III - Moon 1: Corbomite 34,969 (0.8 ) Gallicite 572,292 (0.7)
GJ 1156
As it had informed the 3rd Squadron who were preceeding them to Sol, IS II delays their return to Earth to finish off the last part of the survey of GJ 1156. They will do geological surveys of the 19 asteroids that orbit the primary just outside the planetary orbits. They arrive in system on June 10 and by July 7 have completed their survey operations and set course for the jump point to Gliese 408. As is typical in asteroid surveys no TN minerals were found.
NCN Dispositions End of 2287
1st Fleet (Churchill Naval Command, Earth, Sol)(CO: Commadore Charlie Frasier)
Task Group 1 (CO: Cpt. Aaron Benson)
1st Squadron Battlegroup (undergoing overhaul in Earth orbit) (CO: Cpt. Aaron Benson)
1st Squadron Support Group (in Earth Orbit) (CO: Cmdr Alice Hill)
2nd Squadron Battlegroup (CO: Cpt Cameron Vaughan)
2nd Squadron Support Group (CO: ---)
<2nd Squadron is waiting to returning to Earth in GJ 1154 it will be escorting the BuSurvey ships of IS III, Alpha & Beta Grav Survey Missions. The ships of IS III are making their way back to the jumppoint.>
3rd Squadron Battlegroup (Sol, Jumppoint to Wolf 359) (CO: Cpt Josh Bird)
3rd Squadron Support Group (Sol, Earth orbit) (CO: Commander Benidict Kolb)
Task Group 2 (CO: Commadore Ewan Ahmed)
4th Squadron Support Group (Sol, Jumppoint to Wolf 359) (CO: Cmdr Ellen Barker) <3 Enchanter JS, 1 Gryphon FFG(H)>
5th Squadron Battle Group (-) (undergoing overhaul in Earth orbit) (CO: Cpt Veronika Zweig) <Lake class corvette missing from TO&E>
5th Squadron Support Group (in Earth Orbit) (CO: Cmdr Rhys Shepard) (all ships except Flower class TJ are without missiles)
6th Squadron Battlegroup(-) (Sol, Jumppoint to Wolf 359) (CO: Commadore Ewan Ahmed)<Lake class corvette missing from TO&E>
6th Squadron Support Group (in Earth Orbit) (CO: Cmdr Billy Bell) (all ships except Flower class TJ are without missiles)