Shattered Sol - Chapter 4, Pax Solaris

[Icecoon (OP)]

Thousands of dead bodies float around the orbit of Titan with the wreck of  the once great New Tokyo space station as the three unstoppable cruisers of the Storm Industries engage their engines to hunt down the remaining Syndicate ships.

Without ammunition the GSN Asahi and the GSN Ariake had no chance and were soon blown to pieces. This time the survivors were left to die in their escape pods, the time was short and they have to destroy as many Gensei ships as they can.

The fleeing enemy is 21m Km away, but the cruiser squadron led by the SDC Lion has speed advantage. Their fate is likely sealed.

Meanwhile on Mars the good news inspired Mr Storm to get rid of the Gensei Syndicate completely. He made a deal with the ISA, ground operations against Syndicate forces on Mars will be not considered as a violation of the Zone Treaty. Brigadier General Christopher Wong was ordered to launch a full scale invasion to the Syndicate territory.
In the recent years the SIGF (Storm Industries Ground Forces) were rapidly expanded.

Battle of Mars OOB:

Storm Industries:
4x Infantry Battalion
2x Assault Infantry Battalion
3x  Garrison Battalion
2x MASH (Replacement Battalion)
2x Construction Brigade

Gensei Syndicate:
3x Mobile Infantry Battalion
3x Garrison Battalion
2x Construction Brigade
1x Medical Battalion (Rep.)




12th June 2117 5:20 AM
The cruiser squadron finally reached the fleeing Syndicate ships and immediately began to wreak havoc among the ships. The slowest of them were the minelayers with only 841 km/s. The Tsugaru and the Okinoshima were destroyed in a matter of seconds.

13th June 2117 8:30 AM
The Main Syndicate Battle Group is in range of the Meson Cannons. All Storm ships targeted the GSN Azuma and after ten munites of  the combat the crew of the ship died in flames. Soon after the GSN Wakaba, the last of the Asahi class and the two Dan’yaku class colliers were reduced to dust. It was a massacre...







The last two Kasuga class cruisers, the GSN Kasuga and the GSN Nisshin wre teared apart by the meson projectiles of the SDC ships after few barrages from the heavy and secondary meson batteries. The once proud Syndicate fleet is no more.

They could not pick up all the survivors due to the limited space, but they picked up most of them. The SDC Lion, SDC Jaguar and the SDC Panther then headed for Mars to resupply and repair the damaged Panther.
During the interrogation of the survivors the SDC officers found a top Syndicate scientist among them. He agreed to share his research results on fuel production efficiency (28,000l) for a better treatment.


12th July 2117

The battle for Mars has started. The SIGF pushed the Syndicate forces back lightly. In the same time the two new Minekaze Mk.IIs appeared on the sensors of the SDC Lion. They were eager for revenge. The SDC ships had their shields down, thinking that the Syndicate will engage them not in the Zone.

At 18:54 they opened fire on the damaged Panther in hope that they can destroy it. The SDC Panther has survived the treacherous attack. All ships raised their shield and opened fire from all guns. The Wolfs leaved the hangars and launched their missiles too.
The last two Syndicate warships could not withstand the hail of meson projectiles and were quickly destroyed.
As the Syndicate breched the Zone treaty the SDC had right to repeat fire on all enemy ships. On freighters and other unarmed ships too. The six freighters and two Chosa class geosurvey ships were destroyed. The Gensei Syndicate was defeated in space, now the Storm Industries has to defeat their ground forces on Mars.

17th August 2117

The ground offensive is going well. The ground forces of the Gensei Syndicate will be encircled in a short time. It seems that Mars will be united under Storm rule. So far the SIGF lost the 1st MASH and a Construction Brigade. The Syndicate lost more units, three months after the start of the battle they lost all their Mobile Infantry and Medical Battalions and the Construction Brigades. The last desperate ground troops surrendered on 2nd June 2118 after almost a year of continuous combat. The Syndicate is defeated.
In the captured Command Centre a central computer system was recovered, that guided the Automated mines and Mass drivers on their colonies. It was reprogrammed, so it began to deliver minerals to Storm Industries mass drivers at Mars from the ex-Syndicate colonies.

With the elimination of the Gensei Syndicate the Storm Industries gained all of the remaining installations on Mars and details on all of their research projects. The most welcomed was the capture of 13 undamaged research facilities. The UN and the ISA decided to not intervene in the Martian affairs.With no imminent threat the SDC began the modernization of the Navy based on the Nuclear Pulse Engine.


All three cruisers of the Storm Industries Defence Corps will upgrade to the Lion MkII class Light Cruiser. It features an ECM device reverse engineered from captured Syndicate models.

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Lion MkII class Light Cruiser    11,150 tons     322 Crew     1425.65 BP      TCS 223  TH 342  EM 1500
2044 km/s     Armour 6-44     Shields 50-300     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 36.84
Maint Life 2.14 Years     MSP 340    AFR 234%    IFR 3.3%    1YR 99    5YR 1489    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1    

Stormdrive NPE-20 Nuclear Pulse Engine (3)    Power 152    Fuel Use 56.29%    Signature 114    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 750,000 Litres    Range 21.5 billion km   (121 days at full power)
Storm Energetics Type G Shield (25)   Total Fuel Cost  400 Litres per hour  (9,600 per day)

SWD MC-90 152mm Heavy Meson Cannon (3)    Range 90,000km     TS: 3000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 9    ROF 10        1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Twin 105mm Multipurpose Meson Cannon Turret (3x2)    Range 30,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 6-6     RM 3    ROF 5        1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storm BC-96 Main Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 96,000 km   TS: 1500 km/s     90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Storm BC-42 Secondary Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Storm Energetics PB-3 Pebble Bed Reactor (3)     Total Power Output 27    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Storm R-96 Active Sensor (1)     GPS 8640     Range 54.6m km    Resolution 90
Storm R-84 Small Object Sensor (1)     GPS 84     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 1

ECM 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Ajax class FACTs remained the same except the engines.

A new addition to the fleet will be the Neptune class Missile Destroyer, which was developed from the Perseus class Scout Frigate. It was named after the location of the famous battle that took place there. The individual ships will be named after the moons of the gas giant.

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Neptune class Missile Destroyer    7,150 tons     190 Crew     941.5 BP      TCS 143  TH 228  EM 600
2125 km/s     Armour 4-33     Shields 20-300     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 24
Maint Life 2.13 Years     MSP 226    AFR 148%    IFR 2.1%    1YR 67    5YR 1004    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 0    
Magazine 222    

Stormdrive NPE-20 Nuclear Pulse Engine (2)    Power 152    Fuel Use 56.29%    Signature 114    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres    Range 20.1 billion km   (109 days at full power)
Storm Energetics Type G Shield (10)   Total Fuel Cost  160 Litres per hour  (3,840 per day)

SWD Tremor-3 Missile System (8)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
Storm MC-33 Torpedo Fire Control (1)     Range 56.3m km    Resolution 90
STS-35 Nova (74)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 72.1m    Range: 51.9m km   WH: 4    Size: 3    TH: 52/31/15

Storm R-96 Active Sensor (1)     GPS 8640     Range 54.6m km    Resolution 90

ECM 10
The Omaha class will ferry the SIGF forces to distant colonies in the future.

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Omaha class Troop Transport    20,300 tons     130 Crew     509.6 BP      TCS 406  TH 432  EM 0
1064 km/s     Armour 1-66     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
MSP 16    Max Repair 40 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    Spare Berths 1    
Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions    

Stormdrive NPE-30C Nuclear Pulse Engine (4)    Power 108    Fuel Use 7.6%    Signature 108    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres    Range 23.3 billion km   (253 days at full power)

CIWS-120 (2x2)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

The Vulcan class is the Perseus class stripped from it’s weapon systems.

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Vulcan class Deep Space Survey Ship    2,700 tons     50 Crew     350.7 BP      TCS 54  TH 108  EM 0
2000 km/s     Armour 2-17     Shields 0-0     Sensors 8/1/0/2     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
MSP 162    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 1    

Stormdrive NPE-30C Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 108    Fuel Use 7.6%    Signature 108    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 87.7 billion km   (507 days at full power)

SPS-8C (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  8m km
Geological Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

The Wolf B is a Nuclear Pulse version of the old one. No other adjustments were made. A new addition is the Alpha class FAC Leader.

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Wolf B class Corvette    1,000 tons     34 Crew     131.5 BP      TCS 20  TH 42  EM 0
2800 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 6
Maint Life 2.39 Years     MSP 21    AFR 32%    IFR 0.4%    1YR 5    5YR 75    Max Repair 35 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 1.5 months    Spare Berths 0    
Magazine 36    

Stormdrive NPE-5 Small Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 56    Fuel Use 176.25%    Signature 42    Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 5.1 billion km   (21 days at full power)

SWD Tremor-3 Missile System (2)    Missile Size 3    Rate of Fire 90
Storm MC-33 Torpedo Fire Control (1)     Range 56.3m km    Resolution 90
STS-35 Nova (12)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 72.1m    Range: 51.9m km   WH: 4    Size: 3    TH: 52/31/15

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 purposes
Another addition to the fleet is the Alpha class FAC Leader, which will support the Wolfs on longer missions.

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Alpha class FAC Leader    1,000 tons     35 Crew     172.3 BP      TCS 20  TH 42  EM 0
2800 km/s     Armour 1-8     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 0     PPV 0
Maint Life 1.32 Years     MSP 27    AFR 32%    IFR 0.4%    1YR 16    5YR 246    Max Repair 96 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 1.5 months    Spare Berths 8    

Stormdrive NPE-5 Small Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 56    Fuel Use 176.25%    Signature 42    Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 5.1 billion km   (21 days at full power)

Storm R-96 Active Sensor (1)     GPS 8640     Range 54.6m km    Resolution 90

ECM 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

The Storm Industries scientists have developed a new missile based on the new engine.

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STS-35 Nova
Missile Size: 3 MSP  (0.15 HS)     Warhead: 4    Armour: 0     Manoeuvre Rating: 13
Speed: 12000 km/s    Engine Endurance: 72 minutes   Range: 51.9m km
Cost Per Missile: 1.6036
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 156%   3k km/s 52%   5k km/s 31.2%   10k km/s 15.6%
Materials Required:    1x Tritanium   0.6036x Gallicite   Fuel x650

Development Cost for Project: 160RP
28th September 2119

The scientists of the ISA have developed the Nuclear Pulse Engine a few years later than the Storm Industries. The new generation of the ships of the ISA’s navy will be on par with the SDC ships.

The Gemini is an upgraded Apollo with nuclear pulse engines.

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Gemini class Geological Survey Vessel    2,250 tons     45 Crew     307.45 BP      TCS 45  TH 90  EM 0
2000 km/s     Armour 1-15     Shields 0-0     Sensors 6/6/0/2     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
MSP 85    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 0    

Mercury Marine C-90 Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 90    Fuel Use 8.15%    Signature 90    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 49.1 billion km   (284 days at full power)

PS-6t (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  6m km
PS-6e (1)     Sensitivity 6     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  6m km
Geological Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
The new Spectre class destroyer is not only fastest than the old one, but has greater protection due to six layers of composite armour. It has new missile tubes, which reload two times faster than the old ones and has expanded magazines that can hold 90 missiles (for comparsion, the Kasuga class had only 25 missiles).

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Spectre Mod.P class Destroyer    9,850 tons     245 Crew     1328.14 BP      TCS 197  TH 216  EM 0
2192 km/s     Armour 6-40     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/8/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 40
Maint Life 1.55 Years     MSP 295    AFR 221%    IFR 3.1%    1YR 140    5YR 2101    Max Repair 144 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1    
Magazine 362    Cryogenic Berths 200    

Mercury Marine N-144 Medium Pulse Engine (3)    Power 144    Fuel Use 49.18%    Signature 72    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 550,000 Litres    Range 20.4 billion km   (107 days at full power)

Union Arms T-42 Missile Launcher (10)    Missile Size 4    Rate of Fire 60
Spacetech TS-48 Missile Control Station (1)     Range 51.5m km    Resolution 20
AS-45 Skybolt (90)  Speed: 12,000 km/s   End: 69.7m    Range: 50.2m km   WH: 4    Size: 4    TH: 56/33/16

Spacetech SS-144 Naval Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2880     Range 51.5m km    Resolution 20
PS-8 EM Detection Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  8m km

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 purposes

The new Sprint class escort .

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Sprint Mod.P class Escort    4,750 tons     101 Crew     593.6 BP      TCS 95  TH 108  EM 0
2273 km/s     Armour 4-25     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 27.48
Maint Life 2.23 Years     MSP 156    AFR 90%    IFR 1.3%    1YR 42    5YR 632    Max Repair 84 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1    

Mercury Marine N-72 Small Pulse Engine (3)    Power 72    Fuel Use 55.32%    Signature 36    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres    Range 20.5 billion km   (104 days at full power)

Twin Union Arms C-12 40mm Vulcan Cannon Turret (1x4)    Range 20,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Triple C-12 40mm Vulcan Cannon Turret (1x6)    Range 20,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spacetech CO-42 Vulcan Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Spacetech SS-5 Missile Warning (1)     GPS 84     Range 5.0m km    Resolution 1

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

The new Trident has four layers of composite armour as the Sprint does. It has one more laser cannon.

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Trident Mod.P class Frigate    4,800 tons     140 Crew     568.4 BP      TCS 96  TH 108  EM 0
2250 km/s     Armour 4-25     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 24
Maint Life 2.11 Years     MSP 111    AFR 122%    IFR 1.7%    1YR 33    5YR 501    Max Repair 72 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1    

Mercury Marine N-72 Small Pulse Engine (3)    Power 72    Fuel Use 55.32%    Signature 36    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres    Range 20.3 billion km   (104 days at full power)

Union Arms MC-66 155mm Medium Laser Cannon (6)    Range 120,000km     TS: 3000 km/s     Power 6-2     RM 2    ROF 15        6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Spacetech CO-128 Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 128,000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     92 84 77 69 61 53 45 37 30 22
HPB-2 Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 12    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Spacetech SS-47 Search Sensor (1)     GPS 8640     Range 47.3m km    Resolution 120

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

The AS-45 Skybolt missile is the continuation of the AS-44 series of missiles. It has the same characteristics as the STS-35 Nova of the Storm Industries, but is has better accuracy. Soon after that the research on a new type of warhead was finished, so the Skybolt was redesigned into the AS-45 Skybolt II.

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AS-45 Skybolt II
Missile Size: 4 MSP  (0.2 HS)     Warhead: 5    Armour: 0     Manoeuvre Rating: 14
Speed: 12000 km/s    Engine Endurance: 71 minutes   Range: 51.0m km
Active Sensor Strength: 0.096   Sensitivity Modifier: 80%
Resolution: 140    Maximum Range vs 7000 ton object (or larger): 90,000 km
Cost Per Missile: 2.3588
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 168%   3k km/s 56%   5k km/s 33.6%   10k km/s 16.8%
Materials Required:    1.25x Tritanium   0.0576x Boronide   0.096x Uridium   0.9552x Gallicite   Fuel x330

Development Cost for Project: 236RP

11th July 2121
After the end of the war came a long period of prosperity. The relation of the Storm Industries to the ISA was never better. They were still considered as a neutral faction though.
In 2121 a discovery of huge importance was made by a Storm Industries science team. The team suggested, that around each star could be „warp points“ caused by the huge gravitation of the star. With this discovery interstellar travel is at reach. The science team will continue to develop and test sensors that could reveal these jump points. The discovery is kept in secret until a functional prototype of the jump engine is designed. The ISA is researching the same subject, so they will know about the possibilities of interstellar travel sooner or later.  



22th April 2122
The science team of the Storm Industries completed their research on the gravitational survey sensors. This device will be implemented in the gravitational variant of the Vulcan class survey ship.

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Nebula class Gravitational Survey Vessel    2,700 tons     50 Crew     350.7 BP      TCS 54  TH 108  EM 0
2000 km/s     Armour 2-17     Shields 0-0     Sensors 8/1/2/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Maint Life 5.12 Years     MSP 162    AFR 29%    IFR 0.4%    1YR 10    5YR 154    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months    Spare Berths 1    

Stormdrive NPE-30C Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 108    Fuel Use 7.6%    Signature 108    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 87.7 billion km   (507 days at full power)

SPS-8C (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  8m km
Gravitational Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

28th November 2122

The propulsion specialists of the ISA have come to the same conclusion as their Storm Industries colleagues. Unlike at Mars, on Earth this scientific breakthrough was not kept in secret. Connor Edwards the leader of the research team was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery. Many Storm scientists are now angry, because the chance getting the nobel prize fro this scientific breakthrough was given to the ISA.
Another important event linked to this date were the presidential elections. President Harrison did not repeated his success from six years ago and Governor Michael Lynch of the conservative party became the new president of the UN/ISA.

President Michael Lynch:
Combative
Highly educated
Stubborn
Unforgiving


7th October 2123
A modified sensor suit capable of finding these warp points was designed by the ISA. I tis not unlike to the Storm model, it functions on the same principles.

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Constellation class Gravsurvey Ship    2,200 tons     46 Crew     302.45 BP      TCS 44  TH 90  EM 0
2045 km/s     Armour 1-15     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/2/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Maint Life 6.79 Years     MSP 172    AFR 19%    IFR 0.3%    1YR 6    5YR 97    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Spare Berths 0    

Mercury Marine C-90 Nuclear Pulse Engine (1)    Power 90    Fuel Use 8.15%    Signature 90    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres    Range 50.2 billion km   (284 days at full power)

Gravitational Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The shipyards at Mars have retooled for the Storms Nebula class and began the production. The ISA is little bit behind them.


10th August 2124
A new design will join the ranks of the SDC. The CWRS, it stands for Commercial Wreck Removal Ship. It will clean the system from the old Syndicate wrecks and will bring back the precious construction materials to Mars.


7th November 2124
Location: Solar Summit, Geneva, Earth

The realtionships between the two remaining factions in Sol are getting better day by day. President Michael Lynch and Alex Storm together declared their friendlyness towards each other and accepted to share their geological data from this date.

12th January 2125

The SDC Nebula leaves Mars to search for possible jump points in the Solar system.

10th February 2125
The scientists were right! A gravitational disturbance was found just inside the orbit of Saturn. Without the sufficient engines, nobody can open this jump point for now. The Storm scientists are working on a prototype, that will be implemented into the Nebula and her sister ships, after she finishes her task.

13th April 2125
A second Warp Point was found. It’s located in the inner asteroid belt, a few million kilometers from the orbit of Mars.

13th July 2125
The ISS Aquila, a Constellation class gravsurvey ship was launched from the shipyards at Earth. It will begin to search for jump points in the same manner as the SDC Nebula.

Few days later a third jump point was found by the SDC Nebula when surveying the 10th survey location.

29th July 2125
A second Nebula class gravsurvey ship was constructed on Mars, the SDC Stellar Storm.

27th December 2125
Despite the fact that the Storm Industries managed to research the Jump point theory first, the ISA overtook them, the scientist on Earth have constructed the prototype of the jump engine sooner than expected and are beginning to implement it in the Constellation class.

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Constellation (J) class Gravsurvey Ship    3,000 tons     77 Crew     472.6 BP      TCS 60  TH 72  EM 0
2400 km/s    JR 1-50     Armour 1-18     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/2/0     Damage Control Rating 2     PPV 0
Maint Life 4.4 Years     MSP 197    AFR 36%    IFR 0.5%    1YR 16    5YR 246    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Spare Berths 1    

Mercury Marine JPSD-60 Jump Engine     Max Ship Size 3000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 1
Mercury Marine N-72 Small Pulse Engine (2)    Power 72    Fuel Use 55.32%    Signature 36    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 400,000 Litres    Range 43.4 billion km   (209 days at full power)

Gravitational Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
20th January 2126
The two CWRS class salvagers, SS Vulture and SS Lucky Seven are leaving Mars with two new Antares class cargo ships, SS Antares and SS Aurelia, to clean the Solar system from the mess caused by the SDC battle goup.


17th March 2126
A fourth jump point was found by the Nebula, but nobody knows, what is behind them. Likely an ISA ship will discover it first.

6th June 2126
The Storm Industries finaly has a functional jump engine. Their delay in the research process was partially caused by the fact, that they discovered other means of jump point stabilisation. Besides the jump engine they could stabilise a jump point by building a giant structure over it, a stargate. An expansion of the current commercial shipyards on Mars is needed before this class can be constructed.

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Nebula II class Gravitational Survey Vessel    5,500 tons     116 Crew     478.6 BP      TCS 110  TH 216  EM 0
1963 km/s    JR 3-50     Armour 1-27     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/2/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 0
Maint Life 4.04 Years     MSP 218    AFR 60%    IFR 0.8%    1YR 21    5YR 321    Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months    Spare Berths 0    

Stormdrive IST-5500 Jump Engine     Max Ship Size 5500 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3
Stormdrive NPE-30C Nuclear Pulse Engine (2)    Power 108    Fuel Use 7.6%    Signature 108    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres    Range 43.0 billion km   (253 days at full power)

Gravitational Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

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Stargate class Construction Ship    58,000 tons     162 Crew     1397.8 BP      TCS 1160  TH 432  EM 0
372 km/s     Armour 1-133     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 1     PPV 0
MSP 15    Max Repair 24.3 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    Spare Berths 0    
Jump Gate Construction Ship: 180 days

Stormdrive NPE-30C Nuclear Pulse Engine (4)    Power 108    Fuel Use 7.6%    Signature 108    Exp 4%
Fuel Capacity 800,000 Litres    Range 32.6 billion km   (1015 days at full power)

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
29th July 2126
The SDC Nebula has finished the gravitational survey of the solar system, she found four gravitational anomalies. Her next stop will be the shipyards at Mars, where she will receive a jump engine.


6th March 2127

The ISS Aquila has finished surveying the system for jump points and confirmed the existence of four. President Michael Lynch has met the CEO of the Storm industries Alex Storm. They signed a treaty about the sphere of influence in Sol. The jump points were divided between them. The ISA will control jump points 1. and 4. and expand in that direction. The Storm Industries will do the same with jump points 2. and 3.  ( I can’t take a good screenshot of the jump points, because everything is literally spawned by wrecks . )


8th March 2127, 13:30

The ISS Libra has reached the position of the first gravitational anomaly. Lieutenant Commander Tom Naylor has ordered to activate the jump engine. The ship has started to tremble as the device powered up as expected and opened the jump point before the ship. In the next second the ISS Libra has appeared in another system. The telemetry identified the system as Ross 154. The Libra will return to Sol and transit the fourth jump point. Lieutenant Commander Tom Naylor and Lieutenant Commander Sean Birch commander of the ISS Aquila will be awarded by the ISA’s Order of Merit for their discoveries.

Ross 154 is a single star system with 4 terrestrial planets, one super jovian and plenty of moons and asteroids. Ross 154 A-2 is a terrestrial planet with 2.24 colony cost. The average surface temperature is -64° grades, the gravity is 0.83. The atmosphere is thin, 0.07 pressure. The planet is covered by an ice sheet at the extent of 91%. It is a likely candidate for a future colonisation.

4th April 2127

At 11:30 the ISS Libra executes her second jump. She discovered the system of Wolf 359. The system has two terrestrial planets, two gas giants and 399 asteroids. The second planet of the system is a slightly better candidate for colonization than the planet in the Ross 154 system. The Libra will return home to refuel and she will wait until the Aquila receives her jump engine. They will then head for the Ross 154 system to search after gravitational anomalies. The four Gemini class geosurvey ships (two newly constructed) will conduct survey operations in Sol until the new Edgar Quinet class escort cruisers will be constructed.

The Edgar Quinet class will escort the geological survey ships and will take part in fleet operations, helping the fleet to project force to other systems. The ship will be equippet with the newest laser guns emitting higher frequency near ultraviolet beams.

Planned ships:  ISN Edgar Quinet, ISN Waldeck-Rousseau, ISN Strasbourg

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Edgar Quinet class Escort Cruiser    10,000 tons     255 Crew     1386.2 BP      TCS 200  TH 216  EM 0
2160 km/s    JR 3-50     Armour 4-41     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 5     PPV 19.04
Maint Life 1.94 Years     MSP 433    AFR 160%    IFR 2.2%    1YR 151    5YR 2260    Max Repair 191 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 21 months    Spare Berths 0    

Marinship JPSD-200 Jump Engine     Max Ship Size 10000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3
Mercury Marine N-144 Medium Pulse Engine (3)    Power 144    Fuel Use 49.18%    Signature 72    Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 700,000 Litres    Range 25.6 billion km   (137 days at full power)

Union Arms MC-18 155mm NUV Laser Cannon (2)    Range 180,000km     TS: 3000 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 3    ROF 10        6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Twin Union Arms C-12 40mm Vulcan Cannon Turret (1x4)    Range 20,000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spacetech CO-192 Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 192,000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Spacetech CO-42 Vulcan Cannon Fire Control (1)    Max Range: 32,000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     69 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HPB-2 Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 6    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Spacetech SS-144 Naval Search Sensor (1)     GPS 2880     Range 51.5m km    Resolution 20
Astrocorp SS-9 Early Warning Sensor (1)     GPS 112     Range 9.0m km    Resolution 1

9th October 2127

The SDC Stellar Storm has transited the second jump point in Sol. The astrometrics indicated, that she has appeared in the system of Proxima Centauri. The system contains two terrestrial planets, one dwarf planet and four gas giants. Plenty of moons and asteroids are present too. The second planet of the system has a colonisation rating of 2.00. It has low gravity of 0.19 and a trace of an atmoshphere, but it will be likely colonised in the future by the Storm Industries.

16th October 2127
The Nebula has arrived in the system of Luyten 726-8, a binary star system. The situation is same as in Proxima Centauri. Two terrestrial planets two dwarf planets, one super jovian and three gas giants. The second planet is colonizable with a rating of 2.60, but it has trace atmosphere and low gravity.


ISA:

Earth:
Population: 700.08 m
Construction facilities: 340
Ordnance factories: 90
Fuel refineries: 200
Mines: 280
Research labs: 25
Ground force training facilities: 3

Venus: 40x automines
Schaumasse: 36x automines
Luna: 20x automines
Sedna: 6x automines


Storm Industries

Mars:
Population: 283 m
Construction facilities: 166
Ordnance factories: 75
Fuel refineries: 110
Mines: 294
Research labs: 25
Ground force training facilities: 5
Financial centres: 18

Hyperion: 24x automines
Swift-Tuttle: 24x automines
Umbriel: 20x automines
Faye: 18x automines
Wolf-Harrington: 16x automines
Iapetus: 10x automines
Herschel-Rigollet: 8x automines


Thats all for now.