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New Cold War / Cold War: CSR Update, Month 230
« Last post by Kurt on April 10, 2023, 09:23:52 AM »Confederated Sentient Races
Month 230 Update
Income: 182,031 MCr’s
Upkeep: 58,313 MCr’s (32%)
The CSR is finishing a massive refit to its forces to bring them up to HT-10 standards. For the most part, mobile forces have completed refitting, while some work remains to be done on the bases of Fortress Command.
The HT-10 refit, along with the recent incorporation of the Tomsk Union, has caused the CSR government to decide on a complete makeover for their survey groups. The Tomsk Union had relied primarily on explorer class craft for survey work, supported by a few larger ships, and several of the Bjering survey groups contains EX class units as well. In the modern environment, where potentially hostile races could be fielding gunboats and F2 fighters, the old EX class units, which are not large enough to carry even long-range sensors much less anything in the way of defenses, are viewed as a liability. Therefore, all survey groups were recalled to the home systems where the EX class units were mothballed, and the remaining survey ships were refitted to HT-10 standards. Survey ships are now the only non-carrier class craft to carry fighters and gunboats, aside from a corvette sized scout. The fighters and gunboats are seen as flexible enough to provide both protection and striking power to otherwise necessarily fragile survey units. The mothballing of the EX sized units has resulted in the shrinking of the survey fleet from seven groups to four, but the four remaining groups are much more capable than the older groups. Each group is now comprised of two Berserker 6 Exploration Cruisers, two Tyr 5 Survey Destroyers, five Kresta 2 Survey Frigates, and a Ashdod 5 Survey Scout, along with a supply ship. The group has a grand total of twenty-eight cutters for planetary surveys, and thirty-three F2 fighters and thirty-two gunboats for defense. Each survey group can completely survey a system for warp points in two months, and its small craft can survey the planets, moons and asteroids of that system in a similar length of time. The CSR plans to gradually increase the number of survey groups it fields over the next several years as construction capacity and funds become available.
Since the merging of the Bjering and Tomsk governments, the CSR has undertaken an ambitious colonization program, not only of newly discovered planets but also to revitalize Tomsk Union systems that had been starved for population prior to the merger. This project has gone remarkably well, and to date there has been only minor friction between the cohabitating Bjering and Human populations. In fact, the program has gone so well that it has drawn observers and study groups from the Colonial Union’s government. Indeed, the success of this program is credited with a thawing of relations between the CSR and the Colonial Union, which has resulted in the recent signing of a mutual defense pact.
Total Fleet: 9xCV, 1xCVL, 16xCVS, 36xCVE, 12xML, 27xBC, 8xCA, 9xCL, 56xDD, 20xFF, 47xCT, 3xES, 1089xF2, 108xF0, 18xApin, 373xGBp
Refits: 3xML, 3xDD, 2xCT
Tolan Trade Federation
Income: 20,570 MCr’s
Upkeep: 5,344 MCr’s (22%)
Total Fleet: 3xCVS, 6xBC, 3xCA, 6xCL, 1xCT, 54xF1, 18xF0, 3xApin
The Tolan recently achieved HT-10, putting them on parity with the CSR. The CSR government immediately opened talks aimed at bringing the Tolani into the CSR as full members, however, the Tolan government dragged its feet for several months over minor points in the treaty of amalgamation. Finally, in Month 230, the Tolani government signed the treaty authorizing the union, and in Month 236 the Tolani will join the CSR as full members.
In spite of the Tolani dragging their feet, they had little choice. Their home system contains two warp points, one of which leads to CSR space and the other of which leads to an Alliance colony. The Tolani colonization program was only possible because the CSR granted them permission to transit through their space, and allowed them access to previously unexplored warp points in their territory. And, although the Tolani maintain friendly relations with the Alliance, they are thoroughly entangled with the CSR, making the choice easy in the end.
Aldrean Contemplative Association
Income: 732 MCr’s
The Aldreans have reached HT-0 and are researching systems available at that level, with CSR assistance. To date they have no presence in space beyond their home world.
Month 230 Update
Income: 182,031 MCr’s
Upkeep: 58,313 MCr’s (32%)
The CSR is finishing a massive refit to its forces to bring them up to HT-10 standards. For the most part, mobile forces have completed refitting, while some work remains to be done on the bases of Fortress Command.
The HT-10 refit, along with the recent incorporation of the Tomsk Union, has caused the CSR government to decide on a complete makeover for their survey groups. The Tomsk Union had relied primarily on explorer class craft for survey work, supported by a few larger ships, and several of the Bjering survey groups contains EX class units as well. In the modern environment, where potentially hostile races could be fielding gunboats and F2 fighters, the old EX class units, which are not large enough to carry even long-range sensors much less anything in the way of defenses, are viewed as a liability. Therefore, all survey groups were recalled to the home systems where the EX class units were mothballed, and the remaining survey ships were refitted to HT-10 standards. Survey ships are now the only non-carrier class craft to carry fighters and gunboats, aside from a corvette sized scout. The fighters and gunboats are seen as flexible enough to provide both protection and striking power to otherwise necessarily fragile survey units. The mothballing of the EX sized units has resulted in the shrinking of the survey fleet from seven groups to four, but the four remaining groups are much more capable than the older groups. Each group is now comprised of two Berserker 6 Exploration Cruisers, two Tyr 5 Survey Destroyers, five Kresta 2 Survey Frigates, and a Ashdod 5 Survey Scout, along with a supply ship. The group has a grand total of twenty-eight cutters for planetary surveys, and thirty-three F2 fighters and thirty-two gunboats for defense. Each survey group can completely survey a system for warp points in two months, and its small craft can survey the planets, moons and asteroids of that system in a similar length of time. The CSR plans to gradually increase the number of survey groups it fields over the next several years as construction capacity and funds become available.
Since the merging of the Bjering and Tomsk governments, the CSR has undertaken an ambitious colonization program, not only of newly discovered planets but also to revitalize Tomsk Union systems that had been starved for population prior to the merger. This project has gone remarkably well, and to date there has been only minor friction between the cohabitating Bjering and Human populations. In fact, the program has gone so well that it has drawn observers and study groups from the Colonial Union’s government. Indeed, the success of this program is credited with a thawing of relations between the CSR and the Colonial Union, which has resulted in the recent signing of a mutual defense pact.
Total Fleet: 9xCV, 1xCVL, 16xCVS, 36xCVE, 12xML, 27xBC, 8xCA, 9xCL, 56xDD, 20xFF, 47xCT, 3xES, 1089xF2, 108xF0, 18xApin, 373xGBp
Refits: 3xML, 3xDD, 2xCT
Tolan Trade Federation
Income: 20,570 MCr’s
Upkeep: 5,344 MCr’s (22%)
Total Fleet: 3xCVS, 6xBC, 3xCA, 6xCL, 1xCT, 54xF1, 18xF0, 3xApin
The Tolan recently achieved HT-10, putting them on parity with the CSR. The CSR government immediately opened talks aimed at bringing the Tolani into the CSR as full members, however, the Tolan government dragged its feet for several months over minor points in the treaty of amalgamation. Finally, in Month 230, the Tolani government signed the treaty authorizing the union, and in Month 236 the Tolani will join the CSR as full members.
In spite of the Tolani dragging their feet, they had little choice. Their home system contains two warp points, one of which leads to CSR space and the other of which leads to an Alliance colony. The Tolani colonization program was only possible because the CSR granted them permission to transit through their space, and allowed them access to previously unexplored warp points in their territory. And, although the Tolani maintain friendly relations with the Alliance, they are thoroughly entangled with the CSR, making the choice easy in the end.
Aldrean Contemplative Association
Income: 732 MCr’s
The Aldreans have reached HT-0 and are researching systems available at that level, with CSR assistance. To date they have no presence in space beyond their home world.