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An Alternative October
IanD:
The Cuban Missile Crisis in Aurora! An Alternative Outcome!
14th October 1962.
U-2 spy plane from US discovered Soviet missile bases under construction on Cuba. IL-28 bombers already detected enroute to Cuba at the end of September.
October 18 1962.
President Kennedy met with Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrei Gromyko, who claimed the weapons were for defensive purposes only.
October 19 1962.
Frequent U-2 spy flights showed four operational missile sites. The US military was put on high alert to enforce a blockade of Cuba and made ready to invade the island at a moment's notice. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) distributed its shorter-ranged B-47 Stratojets to civilian airports and started dispersing its B-52 Stratofortresses to their war stations.
22nd October 1962.
As if the world situation could not get any worse the Peoples Republic of China attacked India across the disputed Himalayan border. Large scale hostilities were in progress.
23rd October 1962.
Moves were made by Washington to secretly offer the removal of Jupiter missiles in Turkey, only emplaced in April of this year if the Soviets would remove their missiles from Cuba.
25th October 1962.
Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations confronted Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin in an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the presence of the missile bases in Cuba. Ambassador Zorin refused to answer.
26th October 1962.
Readiness level of SAC forces increased to DEFCON 2. B-52 bombers were armed with their war loads and made ready on 15 minutes' notice. One hundred and eighty of SAC’s bombers were on airborne alert at all times, some one hundred and seventy ICBMs and IRBMs stood on ready alert. Twenty-three nuclear-armed B-52s were sent to orbit within striking distance of the USSR.
USS Essex and USS Gearing tried to intercept the Soviet tanker Bucharest but failed to locate her.
27th October 1962.
CIA reported that all Soviet missile bases in Cuba were completed and ready.
US Navy began harassing Soviet submarines by dropped practice depth charges on a Soviet Foxtrot class submarines approaching Cuba. Each of these submarines were equipped with a single nuclear armed torpedo. The U.S. destroyer, the Charles P. Cecil, forced the Soviet submarine B-36 to surface after it exhausted its batteries trying to escape from the US destroyer.
When B-59 was the subject of these attacks an exhausted Captain Valentin Savitsky, lost control and announced. “We're going to blast them now! We will die, but we will sink them all." The carrier USS Randolph and eleven destroyers were harassing the B-59. The Soviet submariners made ready their weapon; Captain Savitsky manoeuvred the B-59 within range of one of the Randolph’s escorting destroyers and fired the nuclear-armed torpedo. Two minutes thirty seconds later the fifteen-kiloton warhead detonated, the fireball and shockwave took out the entire US battle group, and incidentally the B-59.
This disaster resulted in the US military demanding the immediate invasion of Cuba which President Kennedy was unable to resist. SAC went to DEFCON 1.
28th October 1962.
US forces invade Cuba, 30 minutes after the start of the invasion Soviet IRBMs were launched from Cuba against the US homeland. Air raid sirens echoed in US cities, Radio programmes broke in to regular programs to give a four minute warning and advised the populace to seek shelter (Protect and Survive!). B-52s retaliated and attacked cities in the USSR.
In the wake of the missile attack on the US the Soviet tank armies in Europe began to move. The European theatre very quickly had to resort to the use of nuclear land mines in Germany.
In three days there was a general nuclear exchange.
31st October 1962.
USSR transmitted its unconditional surrender to NATO. After which Harry Preston declared himself President-General of the USA as the senior surviving US government appointee. He was backed by the surviving military for want of anyone else to follow.
President-General Harry Preston authorised a nuclear attack on the Peoples Republic of China. His reasoning was: “Better to get rid of all the Reds in one go!” After some hundreds of nuclear warheads were expended nothing more was heard from Peking. Chinese border units surrendered to Indian Republican forces in the disputed region.
30th December 1962.
President-General Harry Preston was announced as the leader of the Western Alliance (even though it now contained the shattered remains of the USSR and claimed China). The Alliance was a shadow of its former self.
The Indian Republic was the only major power left to oppose the Western Alliance. At the moment relations were barely cordial, India blamed the Alliance for the devastation brought on the world by the nuclear war.
1st September 1977.
This date marked the formation of Earth Gov. President-General Harry Preston was out manoeuvred in a bloodless office coup and deposed. Mark Walton was installed as President of the Western Alliance. Harry Preston’s former Security Chief Moshe Reay took over the new planetary command facility and was installed as Arbiter for Earth in the newly constituted Whole Earth Government. This body, supported by most of the military, was constituted as over arching the old Western Alliance and all wars were banned as was the use of nuclear weapons against Earth targets. Never again would the inhabitants of Earth fear annihilation in the nuclear fire. The organisation soon became known as the Earth Government and even more rapidly became Earth Gov, with Arbiter Reay at its head.
The Greater Indian Republic remained aloof, outside the organisation, but recognised it was not in a position to actively oppose Earth Gov. Earth Gov did not feel strong enough at the present to force the GIR into the fold having a tenuous hold at best over large areas of the former USSR and China. The refugees of most other nations on Earth were coerced to join Earth Gov, some even willingly. They did not constitute a meaningful number.
The nuclear winter had now passed, but the lingering radiation was still causing a 19.94% reduction in industrial output and a 4.98% reduction in growth. The population of the world was still decreasing. South America was depopulated as was most of Africa.
The state of the Super Powers
Earth Gov.
Population: 517.86 million
Annual Wealth Creation: $ 8499 million
Sector Command HQ, level 1
Deep Space Tracking Station – Strength – 250 Level 1
ShipYards/ Slipways 3/3 (Cape Canaveral, Biakonur and Jiuquan Launch facilities.)
Maintenance Facilities: 4
Conventional Industry: 531
Research Labs: 3
Ground Force Training Facilities: 1
Armed Forces
Conventional Armoured Divisions: 9
Conventional Infantry Divisions: 12
Missile Complexes: 33 (not all possess ICBMs, not even most)
The Greater Indian Republic.
Population: 208.67
Annual Wealth Creation: 1430 Million Rupees
Deep Space Tracking Station – Strength – 250 Level 1
ShipYards/ Slipways 1/1 (Satish Dhawan Space Centre Launch facility.)
Maintenance Facilities: 6
Conventional Industry: 346
Research Labs: 1
Financial Centres: 4
Ground Force Training Facilities: 1
Armed Forces
Conventional Armoured Divisions: 4
Conventional Infantry Divisions: 5
India did not receive any nuclear strikes on its original core territory and thus lost a much smaller proportion of its industry, but was starting from a much lower base. The GIR now covers the whole of the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia and most of Indochina, the rest being uninhabitable. Much of the Indian military was lost in the Sino-Indian war and had still not been replaced.
Aribter Reay announced a new dream for Mankind, Mars may be inhospitable but it was not contaminated by insidious radiation. He wanted an expedition to Mars by the end of the century! To this end the Cape Canaveral launch facility was already being enlarged to build the great ships required and could already build space ships of 3000 tons.
6th April 1980. Earth Gov.
Mars Explorer 001 entered earth orbit. The ship loaded infrastructure and headed for Mars.
--- Code: ---Mars Explorer class Freighter 7,550 tons 42 Crew 103.2 BP TCS 151 TH 6 EM 0
39 km/s Armour 1-34 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 0.42 Years MSP 9 AFR 456% IFR 6.3% 1YR 21 5YR 322 Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 3
Cargo 5000
Rolls Royce Marsburner 2 EP (3) Power 2 Fuel Use 90% Signature 2 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 30,000 Litres Range 0.8 billion km (231 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
--- End code ---
16th June 1980. Earth Gov.
Mars Explorer 001 reached Mars and set up the first human base on the alien world.
1st July 1980. Earth Gov.
Mars Explorer 002 entered Earth Orbit. It then set out to join Mars Explorer 001.
26th September 1980. Earth Gov.
Mars Explorer 003 entered Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral launch facility.
16th October 1980 . Earth Gov.
The Cape Canaveral launch facility launched the fourth and fifth Mars Explorer freighters into Earth orbit.
22nd July 1982. GIR.
The population of the Greater Indian Republic reached its nadir at 201.7 million, less than half that of 1962, but finally growth was not a negative figure.
29th November 1984. Earth Gov.
The first two Mars Express colonist transports entered Earth Gov Space Service. The two craft loaded colonists for the first permanent Mars colony. Mars Express is nearly 60% faster that the Mars Explorer class and it is hoped they will be able to make trips when the planets are in less favourable positions, which currently the Mars Explorer class freighters are unable to do. However, like the Mars Explorer freighters, the Mars Express fleet will still require frequent overhauls. The Mars Express fleet will eventually consist of five such vessels. Monica Cosme, an ally of Arbiter Reay, was installed as the first governor of the new Mars colony.
--- Code: --- Mars Express class Colony Ship 5,000 tons 140 Crew 214 BP TCS 100 TH 6 EM 0
60 km/s Armour 1-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.02 Years MSP 27 AFR 200% IFR 2.8% 1YR 9 5YR 132 Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 2
Passengers 250
Rolls Royce Marsburner 2 EP (3) Power 2 Fuel Use 90% Signature 2 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 40,000 Litres Range 1.6 billion km (308 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
--- End code ---
14th February 1985. Mars.
First colonists arrive on Mars and start the first permanent Mars colony.
24th June 1985. . Earth Gov.
Final Mars Express colonist transport entered Earth Gov Space service
26th December 1985. Earth Gov.
Population of Earth Gov territories finally bottomed out at 473.22 million. From now on the population should increase. The total world population was approximately 675 million people, down from 3.3 billion in 1962.
6th December 1986. Earth Gov.
The Mars Explorer freighters were withdrawn from regular service pending their replacement with the faster and more economic Mars Loadmaster. To build the new Mars Loadmasters the Cape Canaveral construction and launch site will have to construct an orbital assembly yard as the ships could not climb out of the Earth’s gravity well without fatally stressing the hull. The other two launch sites would follow suit as they were also enlarged.
9th January 1987. Earth Gov.
Earth Gov Space rented out Mars Explorer 005 to visit the inner planets to a consortium of surviving universities. The mission would consist of the orbital mapping of Venus and the dark side of Mercury. If a suitable landing site could be found in the terminator region of Mercury a geology team would land and take samples.
14th February 1987. Venus.
The planetary science team aboard the Mars Explorer 005 spent three weeks constructing maps of the Venusian surface across the EM spectrum.
9th March 1987. Mercury.
Mars Explorer 005 arrived at Mercury and began mapping the dark side.
Earth Gov.
Mars Loadmaster 001 & 002 entered Earth Gov Space service.
--- Code: --- Mars Loadmaster class Freighter 8,750 tons 67 Crew 134.8 BP TCS 175 TH 10 EM 0
57 km/s Armour 1-37 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 0
Maint Life 1.15 Years MSP 19 AFR 306% IFR 4.3% 1YR 15 5YR 221 Max Repair 5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 2
Cargo 5000
Rolls Royce Marsburner 2 EP (5) Power 2 Fuel Use 90% Signature 2 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 1.1 billion km (231 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
--- End code ---
24th March 1987. Mercury.
A geology team successfully landed on Mercury and retrieved several hundred kilos of rock samples after which they returned to Mars Explorer 005 which then broke orbit for Earth.
3rd May 1987. Earth Gov.
Mars Explorer 005 returned to Earth to massive scientific acclaim.
13th June 1987. Earth Gov.
Mars Loadmaster 003 & 004 left the Canaveral orbital construction facility and entered Earth orbit.
18th September 1987. Earth Gov.
The last Mars Loadmaster freighter built to supply the Mars run entered Earth orbit from the Canaveral assembly ‘Yard.
The Mars Express class freighters were now to be scrapped.
1st November 1988. Earth Gov.
Scientists from the planetary science team that visited Venus and Mercury announced the discovery of several unique minerals in the samples collected from the surface of Mercury. These minerals yielded several new elements which were from some of the islands of stability in the periodic table, theorised but never before discovered. Initial investigations of these elements appeared to reveal some astounding properties. Professor Dominick Whiston would be leading a team to fully elucidate the properties of these unique elements.
6th March 1989. Mars.
The population of the Martian colony exceeded fifteen thousand. Earth Gov Space is very pleased with the Mars Loadmasters; they can now complete four trips before an overhaul is required. This was approaching the same reliability as that achieved by the Mars Express colonist transports, which were now cleared for six Mars trips before overhaul.
This Story may or may not be continued.
Edited to correct tense!
boggo2300:
I hope it does Ian, I really like what you've done here!
Matt
IanD:
v6.21 Difficulty 150%. This is a continuation of the Earth Gov Time Line.
Recent History
The Earth Gov had prospered. It had faced a superior alien foe and outfought it and while not an easy fight it had been decisive. However, the people were tired and the treasury spent. Ships were modernised but little new construction authorised. It was still taking several divisions to keep the Sivans pacified, and the Arbiter was as tired as any one else. Then in 2068 a new Arbiter ascended to the throne. He was full of fire and promised a new era of exploration. The old tired pursuit of renegade Sivans was abandoned and the other jump points out of Sol given renewed priority ,especially the LHS 292 arm which had no less than eight jump points to explore. That in a few short years lead to:
Catastrophe
19th December 2071, Sol
Lieutenant Commander Laura Conway, senior officer of Battle Group Pacific sat in the command couch on the bridge of the EGS Bittern. She was scrolling through the latest downloads from the LHS292 gate as the Battle Group closed on the jump point to LHS 292. Her stomach had that sinking sensation you get as a rollercoaster gathers speed on its first drop. It was not reassuring. The Geejays, the new aliens from GJ1123, were investing LHS 292 in force blowing away any ship unlucky enough to enter their engagement envelope, which was large. Their vessels were three times faster than hers and probably a lot newer, the Type 5 Brilliant class frigates were 27 years old, although they had the fire control and shield refits. The Navy had few ships which were not two decades old with obsolete weaponry. The Type 9 Concord class frigates were also wartime builds refitted with the technology captured from the Sivans. But their replacements, the Type 40 Diamond class frigates had been stopped at eleven units and the Type 41 class cruisers had been cancelled while their replacements, the Type 42 cruisers were still not on the slips. All in the name of if we wait just a little longer the new engines will be available, but it was now too late. A cold wind was blowing through the Naval Construction Division.
The Geejays were three jumps from Sol as the Sivan Confederation had been, but the Sivans had kept the bulk of their forces in Iota Persei. The only exceptions being the first battle of HR511 when retreating EG forces had been massacred by long range missile fire coming from well beyond their own sensor envelope and the second battle of HR511 when Sivan forces had attempted to pursue retiring Earth Gov forces late in the war and been roughly handled by the jump point guard. Other than that they had only sent survey vessels into Lalande 21185 (where the Earth Gov colony of Hope was situated) with HR511 a no-mans land between them until just before the final offensives which defeated them. The Geejays on the other hand had destroyed the jump point picket in Luyten 143-23 with just two ships, abet large ones, and now had invested LHS 292 with a sizable fleet. LHS 292 contained the EG colony of Prospect of some 37 million souls and was currently defenceless, the PDCs months away from completion.
23:11
The intercom buzzed for attention in Conway’s cabin, she had been working on routine papers so was able to answer with alacrity. “Captain here.” “Skipper jump point transit detected from Prospect, its not one of ours!” “I’ll be right up, Conway out.”
Minutes later Conway stepped out of the gangway onto the bridge still sealing her pressure suit, “what have you got for me George?” “Three vessels of 7,850 tons, range 313 million kilometres confirmed bogies, definitely Geejays Skipper.”
“Comms signal the Battle Group to engage, simultaneous launch on my signal.”
“Aye aye Captain.”
“Weapons, lock on Bogie 01 and prepare to fire.”
“Sir Bastion’s launching.”
“Damn them! Comms remind Lieutenant Commander Andrews that simultaneous means together, Weapons get our first salvo away then resync the Battle Group for the follow-on salvos at the other two vessels.”
Two minutes later the magazines of Battle Group Pacific were dry and 512 Stonebow missiles were in flight.
20th December 2071 01:02:23, Sol.
The first salvo of missiles exploded in a maelstrom of thermonuclear fire about Bogie 01. It emerged from the conflagration but was obviously sorely hurt, trailing plumes of frozen atmosphere and debris. Point defence fire was thankfully wholly inadequate. The other two vessels suffered similarly as the follow-on salvos engulfed them; all were turned into airless wrecks as the seven-kiloton warheads tore into them. Lieutenant Commander Conway found it comforting that at least her missiles hurt them and they are not as invulnerable as first thought.
21st December 2071 07:00:18,LHS 292.
The last message from the frigate Arbalest was received via the gate, it had just engaged one of four Geejay frigates with sixteen Firebolt missiles and achieved one hit. That was followed two minutes later by the frigate's omega buoy transmission which indicated the Arbalest had been destroyed. It had been an unequal engagement, the 4000 ton Arbalest was an antique, the last Earth Gov naval presence in LHS 292 had been destroyed.
21st December 2071
12:11 Battle Group Pacific, Sol System, LHS 292 jump point.
The Comms officer suddenly spoke “Skipper, we’ve lost the system surveillance feed from the gate, even the carrier wave has gone. Prospect’s been hit and hard, they cut off in the middle of reporting several 22-kiloton explosions around the colony.” The atmosphere on the bridge sank to a new grim low. Thirty-seven million people inhabited, or at least had inhabited Prospect colony, the Earth Govs largest and most successful colony, until now. The Earth Gov position was even worse than it appeared at first since a jump point in LHS 292 connected to AD Leonis thence to WX Ursa Majoris and then to Lalande 21185, the site of the other major Earth Gov extra-solar colony and it was as unprepared and less able than Prospect had been. There was a Battle Group on the way from Iota Persei to try and close that jump line but it was still several days out and had not even reached Lalande 21185 yet and it consisted of more of the obsolete B class frigates.
22nd December 2071 07:24:28 Battle Group Pacific, Sol, LHS 292 jump point.
The news just got blacker and blacker as the mining colony on LHS 292-A 1 was obliterated from orbit. But there were no more probes of the Sol Jump point and reinforcements were on their way.
The Battle of Christmas
24th December 2071 06:24:53, LHS 292, Sol jump point.
Battle Group Whirlwind appeared out of the wormhole, sensor techs trying to bring up sensors as rapidly as possible. The Navy had returned to LHS 292, too late to save Prospect colony and it remained to be seen for how long they would remain in system. Their job was to block transit through the LHS 292-Sol jump point with Battle Group Pacific on the other side to pick up any strays. It was also hoped that Battle Group Whirlwind would act as a magnet for the Geejay forces in LHS 292. Vice Marshal Mariano Tiano was Battle Group Commander–in-Chief aboard the FHJ Whirlwind. He was also Senior Officer in system.
The bridge was a hive of activity, Sensor’s and Weapon’s coaxing their recalcitrant systems back to life after the jump.
When sensors began to function once more it could be seen there were five distinct groups of bogies. Bogie Alpha consisted of two 15,850 ton vessels, Bogie Beta consisted of four 7,850 ton vessels Bogie Gamma consisted of two 7,900 ton vessels, Bogie Delta consisted of three 15,750 ton vessels and Bogie Epsilon consisted of four 23,700 ton vessels. In addition there were several Geejay survey vessels in system, but they were not a threat, just targets of opportunity. Marshal Tiano was pensive as he regarded his repeater screens on his flag bridge. Whirlwind was the first vessel to be so equipped. He heaved a sigh, so far so good.
25th December 2071. LHS 292. Sol jump point.
Battle Groups Cobra (Senior Officer Lieutenant James Whitehouse – Barricade) and Copperhead (Senior Officer Lieutenant Commander Jacquot Malet – Cambrian) entered LHS 292. Theirs was the most perilous of tasks. To travel 660 million kilometres, reach the Luyten 143-23 jump point and seal it against all attempts of the Geejay ships to return to their home system to rearm, or receive re-enforcements. They had obsolete ships and obsolete weapons but they were expendable.
07:17.
Battle Group Whirlwind received the first enemy missile salvo of many that were expected. These were 10 ton missiles travelling at 43,200 k/s, approaching in groups of three detected at 5.15 million kilometres with salvos fifteen seconds apart. These missiles at least were within the interception capabilities of the Wasp interceptor and the Battle Group could deal with that threat.
Captain Kent Stary (Flag Captain, Battle Group Whirlwind) had the bright idea of forward basing the Europe class jump frigates from Battle Group Pacific (currently on the Sol side of the jump point) to give more warning of approaching missiles. Vice Marshal Tiano thought it was worth trying and the order was passed via the gate. Shortly four elderly jump frigates appeared at the jump point and made their way to a point 5 million kilometres from Battle Group Whirlwind on an 89o bearing interposing themselves between the Battle Group and the enemy. Once in place some five million kilometres from Battle Group Whirlwind they were able to use their old Stinger missiles to thin out the salvos of missiles passing them. The idea had some merit.
Between the old Europe class and Battle Group Whirlwind’s own interceptors salvo after salvo was handily intercepted. After 19 salvos the missiles changed. Instead of two salvos of three missiles it became three salvos of three missiles. Now some missiles broke through and it was up to the Battle Group’s lasers to destroy them, which fortunately they did.
09:36. Priddy’s Hard, a munitions carrier, appeared on the jump point with welcome additional Wasp Mk I missiles, the magazines on the Tornado, Typhoon, Whirlwind and Sentinel were at about 75% by this time.
09:41 Bogie Beta entered the missile engagement envelope of all three Battle Groups and with the range at 418 million kilometres, close to the maximum of the range of the Stonebow missiles. Marshal Tiano was adamant that Battle group Whirlwind not engage the enemy and commed Battle Group Copperhead with the welcome news that they should be the first to carry the fight back to the enemy. Battle Group Whirlwind still had the option to retreat to Sol should the pressure become intolerable and Tiano knew that magazine capacity could not be replaced above that which Priddy’s Hard carried. Lieutenant Commander Malet however, was only too glad to empty Battle Group Copperhead’s magazines at the targets of opportunity, two salvos apiece for the four 7,850 ton targets. Priddy’s Hard with its greater velocity soon caught up with Battle Group Copperhead and magazines were replenished. At this time Battle Group Whirlwind had a break in the incoming ordnance and was able to relax for a little while.
10:59: The missile bombardment of Battle Group Whirlwind resumed. But it changed from a mere annoyance to an avenging fury as four salvos of ten 15 ton missiles travelling at 72,000 k/s hurled down on the Battle Group. Weapons officers struggled frantically to manage their boards; self destructing any Wasps which fell behind their targets and then could not intercept the faster anti-ship missile, but which the battle comp would assume were intercepting the missiles. Missile interception probability had dropped to between 20 - 30% and in under a minute the Battle Group’s lasers were called upon to provide the final defence. Captain Stary commed the Marshal, should the battle group retreat, but Tiano would hear none of it.
11:00:43. That final defence was not quite sufficient and three missiles penetrated the screen to impact the FJE Tornado, flattening shields and penetrating armour with but three seventeen kiloton detonations. Fortunately the only internal damage was the loss of an already empty fuel tank. To try and engage all missiles only two AMMs could be allocated at any one time to a hostile missile. The Wasps were slower than the incoming Geejay missiles, but they were all that was available.
11:01:03. Dragon was the next victim with two missiles leaking through to flatten shields and crater armour.
11:01:33. This time three leakers hit Diamond, fortunately without penetrating her armour. The old Europe class jump frigates were useless in trying to counter this new threat and Vice Marshal Tiano took the decision to withdraw them in light of Stary’s concern for the entire task force.
11:02:28. Daring was hit next, fortunately only being struck by one of the seventeen kiloton warheads, denting her shields.
11:03:18, Sentinel was the next victim, but managed to shrug off a single hit. There then followed a lull until 11:24:38 when the Geejays resumed their assault on Battle Group Whirlwind with more of the slower 10 ton 43,000 k/s missiles, but in larger numbers, three salvos of eleven missiles, however, these were vulnerable to the Stingers of the retreating Europe class FJEs and posed little threat while AMM stocks held up and the lasers of the Battle Group were sharp enough to deal with the handful of each salvo which broke through.
12:04:18. The missiles launched by Battle Group Copperhead nearly two-and-a-half hours earlier brought retribution to the arrogant alien ships as 72 Stonebow missiles in the first salvo howled in upon the unsuspecting vessels. Thermonuclear fireballs generated plasma lances which burnt into the fabric of the first ship to come under attack. 144 missiles had been allocated to each of the four vessels; they would prove more than enough to destroy the approaching alien squadron as the firmament was speckled with artificial stars of brief brilliance.
12:13:23. The “slow“ missiles were once again replaced by the appallingly fast missiles which closed faster than the Earth Gov counter missiles could intercept them. Without the laser batteries of the Battle Group all would have been already lost.
12:20:08. It had been assumed because the D class heavy frigates and the jump escort frigates were 10,000 tons that the elderly 8000 ton Europe class jump frigates would be ignored. This proved not to be true as forty of the 72,000 k/s missiles detonated around the elderly jump frigate Pacific. Thermonuclear knives slashed at the fabric of the ship. Devoid of any shields to deflect or trap such a destructive force the Pacific came apart at the seams spilling her crew into the unforgiving vacuum and cold of space just thirty seconds before she would have been relatively safe under the guns of Battle Group Whirlwind. Vice Marshal Tiano decided on the spot to withdraw the elderly, vulnerable vessels to Sol before another tragedy overtook them. However thirty seconds later even before the antique vessels could reach the jump point Arctic took a hit from one of the seventeen–kiloton weapons flaying her open and leaving her vulnerable but fortunately doing negligible internal damage.
13:38:53. Tornado was the next to suffer receiving significant but not vital damage from seven thermonuclear hammers which virtually denuded her hull of armour and destroyed non-vital systems such as engines.
13:39:18. This time it was Dragon’s turn again as a single missile impacted her shields.
13:39:43. Twenty five seconds later Tornado received another seventeen-kiloton kick as the defences failed to stop every missile. More non-vital systems failed, leaving almost nothing but the lasers, missile launchers and their associated fire controls and magazines. Damage control teams tried frantically to bring systems back on line
13:40:08. Now it was Diamond’s turn to go under the cosh as a missile hammered her shields causing energetic particles to scintillate as they were diverted around the hull and trapped in her shields, loosing energy as random photons.
13:40:33. Twenty-five seconds later and it was Diamond’s turn again to receive the enemy’s attention, this time the thermonuclear lances reached into the ship itself, fortunately only damaging crew quarters and an engine.
13:41:23. The deluge of missiles finally stopped. Battle Group Whirlwind had survived a little battered but still a potent force blocking the Sol jump point and now the Geejay forces in LHS 292 having expended their missiles were trapped as Battle Groups Copperhead and Cobra blocked their escape via the Luyten 143-23 jump point.
18:41. BG Whirlwind finally had their chance to hit back as Bogie Alpha 01 & 02 entered its missile envelope. These were the 15,850 ton cruisers which had annihilated the antiquated jump point picket in Luyten 143-23. 88 Stonebow Mk I missiles spewed from the frigates as a down payment to avenge Prospect colony.
19:42 The Geejay forces Bogie Gamma and Bogie Delta attempted to withdraw via the Luytens 143-23 jump point. But Battle Group Copperhead was there to stop them and opened fire on Bogie Gamma 01 & 02.
20:23. As time wound down Lieutenant Commander Malet, senior officer of Battle Group Copperhead faced an unpalatable fact. The majority of all offensive action in LHS 292 had fallen to Battle Group Copperhead and while he had full magazines at the moment there were only 198 Stonebow missiles left aboard the support vessel Priddy’s Hard and he still had to engage three Bogies of 15,750 tons each in Bogie Delta, which would take double salvos at least and that still left the four ships of 23,700 tons of Bogie Epsilon to engage with empty magazines. Which only left Battle Group Cobra equipped with the shorter ranged Typhon missiles. Yet he dare not let the smaller ships escape. He opened a comm line to Tiano to apprise him of the situation.
20:19. The Stonebow Mk I missiles only carried seven-kiloton warheads, but ninety-eight of them were enough to carve Bogie Gamma 01 into a cloud of tumbling wreckage. A minute later Bogie Gamma 02 suffered the attention of sixty-eight more and it emerged from the cluster of thermonuclear explosions a broken wreck.
21:42. Vice Marshal Tiano studied the plot on the flag bridge. Finally the enemy battlecruisers were heading for the Luyten 143-23 jump point. Vice Marshal Tiano was concerned the two Battle Group's already dispatched to cover that jump point may not be able to destroy an additional four large enemy combatants. Battle Group Copperhead had already destroyed two enemy ships, engaged two more with three more about to come under fire shortly. This would deplete Battle Group Copperhead’s missile stocks and leave only Battle Group Cobra. Battle Group Cobra was armed with the shorter ranged, less able Typhon missiles and would have a correspondingly shorter engagement envelope and lower chance of success. Yet it was imperative the big ships did not rearm in their home system.
It was time for a risk. “Captain Stary lay in an intercept course for Bogie Epsilon and execute.” Stary replied “are you sure sir?” Tiano’s riposte could have blistered the paint work as he instructed Stary in his duties. Stary smartly answered “Aye aye sir! Navigation, plot an intercept course for Bogie Epsilon.” As he did so Stary looked and his navigator and shared the unsaid exclamation of “I hope he knows what he’s doing!” Battle Group Whirlwind moved off of the jump point to Sol in pursuit of Bogie Epsilon.
22:02. Battle Group Copperhead began a multi-salvo launch against Bogie Delta.
23:19. With the range falling sharply it took just over the hour to see the results of the first attack on Bogie Delta. All three Geejay vessels emerged from the thermonuclear conflagration much to everyone’s disappointment; they had been hurt but not destroyed. It was going to take a second launch to secure their end. At the end of the launch each of the nine frigates in the Battle Group had just 14 missiles left. The support vessel Priddy’s Hard had already left to replenish at Earth and bring more missiles to Battle Group Copperhead.
26th Dec 2071, LHS 292.
00:32. The second wave of missiles fell upon the already stricken Geejay ships. Bogie Delta 01 was reduced to a tumbling airless wreck burnt by the plasma lances from fifty-seven Stonebow Mk I missiles. Bogie Delta 02 followed her sister into oblivion less than a minute later as the second salvo burst around it and reduced it to a cloud of wreckage. Bogie Delta survived a little longer than her compatriots, but it did her little good in the end which was short, messy and punctuated by the brilliant flashes of plasma powered knives dissecting her still living corpse.
There was one unanticipated result of the destruction of Bogies Delta and Gamma. Bogie Epsilon changed course away from the Luyten 143-23 jump point and into the outer reaches of LHS 292, and with their advantage in velocity could not be brought to action. Vice Marshal Tiano gave up the unequal chase and settled for blockading the more important jump points, to leave Bogie Epsilon lurking impotently in the outer fringes of the system.
Battle Group Whirlwind took consolation in destroying the Geejay survey craft still operating in LHS 292 apparently oblivious to their change of fortunes. Salvage vessels were called forward to begin harvesting the technological bounty the wrecks would provide. Search and rescue craft darted into the system to retrieve Earth Gov spacers and the alien GeeJay survivors, although they might not be so happy to be recovered.
To be Continued - Perhaps.
Earth Gov Forces
Battle Group Whirlwind
Task Group 2.1
Whirlwind FJE (Flag), Sentinel FSC, Daring, Dart, Dauntless.
Task Group 2.2
Tornado FJE, Decisive, Defender, Defiant, Devastator.
Task Group 2.3
Typhoon FJE, Diamond, Dragon, Drake, Dryad.
Battle Group Cobra
Task Group 5.1
Cobra FJE, Vigilant FSC, Baron, Barricade (SO),
Task Group 5.2
Adder FJE, Belisarius, Belknap, Bellatrix,
Task Group 5.3
Bushmaster FJE, Brooke, Bellephron, Beaufort.
Battle Group Copperhead
Task Group 3.1
Copperhead FJE, Searcher FSC, Caesar, Cambrian (SO), Concord.
Task Group 3.2
Rattlesnake FJE, Cavendish, Carron, Cassandra.
Task Group 3.3
Fer-de-lance FJE, Chevron, Chieftain, Camelot.
Battle Group Pacific
Task Group 4.1
Pacific FJE, Bastion, Bear Atlantic FJE.
Task Group 4.3
Arctic FJE, Bobcat, Bonadventure, Boreas
Task Group 4.2
North America FJE, Beatty, Bittern (SO), Boar
--- Code: ---Broadsword III Type 8 class Frigate 4,000 tons 104 Crew 781.8 BP TCS 80 TH 360 EM 0
4500 km/s Armour 2-22 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 24
Maint Life 4.94 Years MSP 244 AFR 64% IFR 0.9% 1YR 17 5YR 249 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 120
90 EP Ion Drive (4) Power 90 Fuel Use 130.9% Signature 90 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 215,000 Litres Range 7.4 billion km (19 days at full power)
Particle Beam-3 (1) Range 150,000km TS: 5000 km/s Power 7-4 ROF 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Fire Control S04 128-4000 (1) Max Range: 256,000 km TS: 4000 km/s 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1) Total Power Output 3 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1) Total Power Output 1.2 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 4 Box Launcher (30) Missile Size 4 Hangar Reload 30 minutes MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC110-R100 (1) Range 110.9m km Resolution 100
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Firebolt II (30) Speed: 33 600 km/s End: 59m Range: 118.9m km WH: 6 Size: 4 TH: 145/87/43
Active Search Sensor MR109-R100 (1) GPS 9975 Range 109.7m km Resolution 100
ECCM-3 (1) ECM 20
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
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Ship in Action: Arbalest
--- Code: ---Europe Type 12B class Heavy Jump Frigate 8 000 tons 198 Crew 1479.4 BP TCS 160 TH 257.6 EM 0
4600 km/s JR 4-100 Armour 4-35 Shields 0-0 Sensors 8/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 22
Maint Life 2.08 Years MSP 347 AFR 170% IFR 2.4% 1YR 107 5YR 1603 Max Repair 161 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 396
J8000(4-100) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 8000 tons Distance 100k km Squadron Size 4
184 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (4) Power 184 Fuel Use 63.82% Signature 64.4 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 575 000 Litres Range 20.3 billion km (51 days at full power)
Twin Gauss Cannon R2-50 Turret (1x4) Range 20 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 0-0 RM 2 ROF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S01.4 10.88-16000 (1) Max Range: 21 760 km TS: 16000 km/s 54 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Size 1 Missile Launcher (12) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC4-R1 (2) Range 4.8m km Resolution 1
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Stinger (395) Speed: 39 200 km/s End: 3.5m Range: 8.2m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 235/141/70
Active Search Sensor MR4-R1 (1) GPS 38 Range 4.2m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-8 (1) Sensitivity 8 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 8m km
ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Arctic, Pacific, Europe, North America.
--- Code: ---Diamond Type 40 class Heavy Frigate 10 000 tons 289 Crew 3180.6 BP TCS 200 TH 386.4 EM 630
5520 km/s Armour 4-41 Shields 21-360 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 44
Maint Life 2.1 Years MSP 795 AFR 200% IFR 2.8% 1YR 240 5YR 3604 Max Repair 400 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 355
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (4) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 660 000 Litres Range 19.7 billion km (41 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (7) Total Fuel Cost 84 Litres per hour (2 016 per day)
Twin 12cm C4 X-Ray Laser Turret (1x2) Range 240 000km TS: 32900 km/s Power 8-8 RM 7 ROF 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
Fire Control S08 120-20000 (1) Max Range: 240 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2) Total Power Output 2.4 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC450-R20 (1) Range 450.8m km Resolution 20
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Stonebow (88) Speed: 36 000 km/s End: 194.4m Range: 419.9m km WH: 7 Size: 4 TH: 276/165/82
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR429-R20 (1) GPS 8000 Range 429.3m km Resolution 20
ECCM-3 (1) ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Daring, Dart, Dauntless, Decisive, Defender, Defiant, Devastator, Diamond, Dragon Drake, Dryad.
--- Code: ---Sentinel Type 22B class Surveillance Frigate 10 000 tons 289 Crew 5506.5 BP TCS 200 TH 270 EM 1080
5625 km/s Armour 3-41 Shields 36-360 Sensors 72/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 8 PPV 22
Maint Life 3.05 Years MSP 2753 AFR 100% IFR 1.4% 1YR 443 5YR 6646 Max Repair 2500 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 486
375 EP Internal Fusion Drive (3) Power 375 Fuel Use 44.55% Signature 90 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 655 000 Litres Range 26.5 billion km (54 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (12) Total Fuel Cost 144 Litres per hour (3 456 per day)
Twin 12cm C4 X-Ray Laser Turret (1x2) Range 280 000km TS: 32900 km/s Power 8-8 RM 7 ROF 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
Fire Control S12 144-20000 (1) Max Range: 288 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 97 93 90 86 83 79 76 72 69 65
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (5) Total Power Output 8 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 1 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC50-R1 (2) Range 50.4m km Resolution 1
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Wasp (485) Speed: 56 000 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 19.6m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 616/369/184
Active Search Sensor MR2683-R20 (1) GPS 50000 Range 2 683.3m km Resolution 20
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH3-72 (1) Sensitivity 72 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 72m km
ECM 40
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
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Ships in Action: Sentinel
--- Code: ---Brilliant Type 5B Mod 1 class Heavy Frigate 8 000 tons 228 Crew 2344.9 BP TCS 160 TH 289.8 EM 450
5175 km/s Armour 4-35 Shields 15-360 Sensors 24/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 42
Maint Life 2.08 Years MSP 550 AFR 170% IFR 2.4% 1YR 170 5YR 2547 Max Repair 400 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 1
Magazine 185
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 545 000 Litres Range 20.3 billion km (45 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (5) Total Fuel Cost 60 Litres per hour (1 440 per day)
Twin Gauss Cannon R2-50 Turret (1x4) Range 20 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 0-0 RM 2 ROF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S01.4 10.88-16000 (1) Max Range: 21 760 km TS: 16000 km/s 54 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC450-R20 (1) Range 450.8m km Resolution 20
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Typhon (46) Speed: 33 600 km/s End: 118m Range: 237.9m km WH: 5 Size: 4 TH: 134/80/40
Active Search Sensor MR429-R20 (1) GPS 8000 Range 429.3m km Resolution 20
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-24 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 24m km
ECCM-3 (1) ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Bastion, Bear, Bobcat, Bonadventure, Boreas, Beatty, Bittern, Boar.
--- Code: ---Cavalier Type 9 Mod 1 class Heavy Frigate 8 000 tons 237 Crew 2330.9 BP TCS 160 TH 289.8 EM 540
5175 km/s Armour 4-35 Shields 18-360 Sensors 11/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 42
Maint Life 2.05 Years MSP 546 AFR 170% IFR 2.4% 1YR 174 5YR 2609 Max Repair 400 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 3
Magazine 160
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 440 000 Litres Range 16.4 billion km (36 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (6) Total Fuel Cost 72 Litres per hour (1 728 per day)
Twin 10cm C3 Visible Light Laser Turret (1x2) Range 24 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 6-6 RM 2 ROF 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S02 12-12000 (1) Max Range: 24 000 km TS: 12000 km/s 58 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC450-R20 (1) Range 450.8m km Resolution 20
Stonebow (40) Speed: 36 000 km/s End: 194.4m Range: 419.9m km WH: 7 Size: 4 TH: 276/165/82
Active Search Sensor MR429-R20 (1) GPS 8000 Range 429.3m km Resolution 20
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-11 (1) Sensitivity 11 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 11m km
ECCM-3 (1) ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Chieftain, Chevron, Camelot
--- Code: ---Cavalier Type 9B Mod 1 class Heavy Frigate 8 400 tons 249 Crew 2497.7 BP TCS 168 TH 289.8 EM 630
4928 km/s Armour 4-36 Shields 21-360 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 42
Maint Life 2.67 Years MSP 743 AFR 141% IFR 2% 1YR 148 5YR 2223 Max Repair 400 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 160
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 455 000 Litres Range 16.2 billion km (37 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (7) Total Fuel Cost 84 Litres per hour (2 016 per day)
Twin 10cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser Turret (1x2) Range 90 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 6-6 RM 3 ROF 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Fire Control S06 48-20000 (1) Max Range: 96 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (2) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC450-R20 (1) Range 450.8m km Resolution 20
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Stonebow (40) Speed: 36 000 km/s End: 194.4m Range: 419.9m km WH: 7 Size: 4 TH: 276/165/82
Active Search Sensor MR429-R20 (1) GPS 8000 Range 429.3m km Resolution 20
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
ECCM-3 (1) ECM 30
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
--- End code ---
Ships in Action: Caesar, Cambrian, Concord, Cavendish, Carron, Cassandra.
--- Code: ---Typhoon Type 15F class Heavy Jump Frigate 10 000 tons 267 Crew 2548 BP TCS 200 TH 386.4 EM 810
5520 km/s JR 5-100 Armour 4-41 Shields 27-360 Sensors 24/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 25
Maint Life 2.09 Years MSP 637 AFR 200% IFR 2.8% 1YR 196 5YR 2935 Max Repair 241.5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months Spare Berths 1
Flag Bridge Magazine 423
J10200(5-100) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 10200 tons Distance 100k km Squadron Size 5
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (4) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 720 000 Litres Range 21.5 billion km (45 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (9) Total Fuel Cost 108 Litres per hour (2 592 per day)
Twin Gauss Cannon R2-50 Turret (1x4) Range 20 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 0-0 RM 2 ROF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S01.4 10.88-20000 (1) Max Range: 21 760 km TS: 20000 km/s 54 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Size 1 Missile Launcher (15) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC50-R1 (3) Range 50.4m km Resolution 1
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Wasp (422) Speed: 56 000 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 19.6m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 616/369/184
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-24 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 24m km
ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Whirlwind.
--- Code: ---Typhoon Mk IA class Heavy Jump Frigate 10 000 tons 266 Crew 2699 BP TCS 200 TH 386.4 EM 810
5520 km/s JR 5-100 Armour 4-41 Shields 27-360 Sensors 24/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 24
Maint Life 2.05 Years MSP 675 AFR 200% IFR 2.8% 1YR 214 5YR 3216 Max Repair 288 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 440
J10200(5-100) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 10200 tons Distance 100k km Squadron Size 5
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (4) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 635 000 Litres Range 19.0 billion km (39 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (9) Total Fuel Cost 108 Litres per hour (2 592 per day)
Twin 10cm C3 X-Ray Laser Turret (1x2) Range 192 000km TS: 32900 km/s Power 6-6 RM 7 ROF 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Fire Control S08 96-20000 (1) Max Range: 192 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (4) Total Power Output 6.4 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 1 Missile Launcher (15) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC50-R1 (3) Range 50.4m km Resolution 1
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Wasp (439) Speed: 56 000 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 19.6m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 616/369/184
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-24 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 24m km
ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Typhoon, Tornado.
--- Code: ---Vigilant Type 21B class Surveillance Frigate 8 400 tons 236 Crew 4589.9 BP TCS 168 TH 289.8 EM 360
4928 km/s Armour 3-36 Shields 12-360 Sensors 24/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 19
Maint Life 1.51 Years MSP 1366 AFR 141% IFR 2% 1YR 674 5YR 10109 Max Repair 2500 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 410
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 360 000 Litres Range 12.8 billion km (30 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (4) Total Fuel Cost 48 Litres per hour (1 152 per day)
Twin 10cm C3 Soft X-ray Laser Turret (1x2) Range 180 000km TS: 32850 km/s Power 6-6 RM 6 ROF 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
Fire Control S08 96-20000 (1) Max Range: 192 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (4) Total Power Output 6.4 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 1 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC50-R1 (2) Range 50.4m km Resolution 1
Omega Buoy (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 1 TH: 0/0/0
Wasp (409) Speed: 56 000 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 19.6m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 616/369/184
Active Search Sensor MR2683-R20 (1) GPS 50000 Range 2 683.3m km Resolution 20
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-24 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 24m km
ECM 30
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
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Ships in Action: Searcher, Vigilant
--- Code: ---Snake Type 14C class Heavy Jump Frigate 8 400 tons 209 Crew 1891.7 BP TCS 168 TH 289.8 EM 540
4928 km/s JR 4-100 Armour 4-36 Shields 18-360 Sensors 24/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 20
Maint Life 1.97 Years MSP 493 AFR 161% IFR 2.2% 1YR 167 5YR 2511 Max Repair 241.5 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 401
J8400(4-100) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 8400 tons Distance 100k km Squadron Size 4
276 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 276 Fuel Use 60.27% Signature 96.6 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 435 000 Litres Range 15.5 billion km (36 days at full power)
Epsilon R360/288 Shields (6) Total Fuel Cost 72 Litres per hour (1 728 per day)
Twin Gauss Cannon R2-50 Turret (1x4) Range 20 000km TS: 35100 km/s Power 0-0 RM 2 ROF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire Control S01.4 10.88-20000 (1) Max Range: 21 760 km TS: 20000 km/s 54 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Size 1 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC50-R1 (2) Range 50.4m km Resolution 1
Wasp (401) Speed: 56 000 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 19.6m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 616/369/184
Active Search Sensor MR48-R1 (1) GPS 200 Range 48.0m km Resolution 1
Thermal Sensor TH1-24 (1) Sensitivity 24 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 24m km
ECM 30
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
--- End code ---
Ships in Action: Cobra, Copperhead, Rattlesnake, Fer-de-lance, Bushmaster, Adder.
Intelligence recovered from GeeJay Survivors
--- Code: ---IPV-1 class Jump Battlecruiser 23 700 tons 544 Crew 8802.5 BP TCS 474 TH 6336 EM 0
13367 km/s JR 4-50 Armour 15-73 Shields 0-0 Sensors 33/22/0/0 Damage Control Rating 9 PPV 60
Maint Life 0.9 Years MSP 2089 AFR 499% IFR 6.9% 1YR 2326 5YR 34883 Max Repair 1215 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 1140
J24000(4-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 24000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 4
528 EP Plasma Core AM Drive (12) Power 528 Fuel Use 23.35% Signature 528 Exp 11%
Fuel Capacity 3 950 000 Litres Range 128.5 billion km (111 days at full power)
CIWS-250 (4x6) Range 1000 km TS: 25000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Size 6 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 6 Rate of Fire 25
Missile Fire Control FC1309-R96 (3) Range 1 309.5m km Resolution 96
Active Search Sensor MR1309-R96 (1) GPS 116640 Range 1 309.5m km Resolution 96
Thermal Sensor TH3-33 (1) Sensitivity 33 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 33m km
EM Detection Sensor EM2-22 (1) Sensitivity 22 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 22m km
ECCM-2 (1) ECM 20
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
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Number known to be in service: 4; Location: LHS 292
Beersatron:
Looks like the BC had point defense but did it actually fire - or did you just leave out the interceptions in the write up?
IanD:
--- Quote from: Beersatron on December 22, 2013, 03:38:52 AM ---Looks like the BC had point defense but did it actually fire - or did you just leave out the interceptions in the write up?
--- End quote ---
I never got close to the BC, they are still lurking on the fringes of LHS 292. Three generations of engine tech later thanks to the wrecks and I am finally achieving some sort of parity (Solid core AM), but I had a Galicite crash and now in the middle of a Uridium crash so the 42 of the planned 70 cruisers are still only a collection of parts sans sensors, with the engines being manufactured in another system and the year is now 2078! ::) The 28 completed cruisers are one or two generations of engine tech behind solid core AM.
The other classes did intercept between 3-5 missiles each but in view of the numbers of missiles I employed they had no chance so did not write it up. Storming the system will be fun when the Earth Gov thinks its ready. I had five trapped survey vessels in their system which they finally found and intercepted with 60+ FAC capable of 30,000+ k/s. But all the Earth Gov has seen lately are construction ships, colony ships and survey ships which provided the last two engine techs.
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