The Road to the Stars Part 2
2044
9th January 2044The Adharma Ahmed defensive systems research group completed work on an HS222-90% cloaking system intended for the next missile combatant..
19th January 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 31 civilian mining complexes.
9th February 2044The Yokahama Dock Co. completed a new construction bay; the tanker/supply vessel Star Reach started construction in the new facility.
14h February 2044The Emily Davey energy weapons research group completed work developing the technology for a 20cm aperture laser.
19th February 2044Colonel Matthews looked around him, the departure lounge was relatively quite, not many tourists on Titan and most postings lasted years, so no much return traffic. Still here he was, finally leaving Titan. It had been his home for the last seventeen years. But there was no space on Titan for retirees and he had reached an age when he was forced to retire. Fortunately he had made enough so that now he had to retire he could afford o plot on Mars reserved for Armed Forces veterans and still have enough to live out his days in relative comfort on what was now a garden planet, compared to Earth. There were no more alien ruins to explore, to be honest the experience had spoilt him, he missed the excitement of entering an alien structure which no sentient being had entered in quite a few thousand years, wondering what new discoveries laid within. It was a shame the last structure explored had proved unrecoverable. It was just as well the top brass had been talked out of making a big show of it. At that moment the tannoy system in Xanadu Spaceport woke to life. “Will all passengers intending to travel on Darr Trading Flight DT 5698 please proceed to gate 48. This flight is now boarding.” Matthews took one last look at the forbidding orange landscape on view through the panoramic window set into the lounge area, picked up his in flight bag and walked off to the gate without a second glance. The ruins at Xanadu city have been fully exploited. They have yielded uncalculated benefits and advancements in knowledge. The ruins had given Mankind a new perspective on their place in the Galaxy. There had been some sixteen engineering brigades, organised into four Pioneer Corps, involved in the recovery of the alien installations over the past seventeen years. In terms of installations, of the 1267 original installations that might have yielded a return 403 proved unrecoverable. But the rest were of incalculable value, some 161 mines, 156 automated mines, 80 Construction factory, 33 ordnance factories, 13 fighter factories, 27 terraforming installations, 81 maintenance facilities, 33 fuel refineries, 25 genomic modification centres, 22 deep space tracking stations, 35 research complexes, 14 mass drivers, 9 commercial spaceports and a ground forces training facility had been recovered. 13,440 units of infrastructure and 73.9 million litres of fuel were also recovered in addition to 29900 tonnes of Duranium, 21400 tonnes of Neutronium, 59625 tonnes of Boronide, 9150 tonnes of Corbomite, 36400 tonnes of Mercassium, 32775 tonnes of 14250 tonnes of Vendarite, 14700 tonnes of Uridium, 3750 tonnes of Corundium and 18200 tonnes of Gallicite.
Further the alien structures had yielded nineteen breakthrough advances in our knowledge and analysis of many hundreds of ship components had not only provided scientific breakthroughs but opened up entirely unsuspected areas of science and may yet lead to the stars.
The purpose of the alien city remains a mystery, but going on the nine spaceports and preponderance of mothballed ship components and stockpiled TN minerals the favourite supposition was that it was a trading centre and clearing house for a race or races which may have been losing a war and were forced to evacuate hurriedly with no chance to take their resources with them and never returned for them.
29th February 2044The Maggart Corporation, capitalising on the emigration potential of Mars added a Nieuw Amsterdam Mk IV Mod 1class colony transport to its fleet.
14th March 2044The Steven Letcher missiles and kinetic weapons research team completed work on improving missile agility by 28%. However, this will not lead to a new missile series in the near future.
19th March 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 54 civilian mining complexes.
4th April 2044The Electric Boat Commercial ‘Yard completed retooling for the Okinawa Mk III Mod 1 troop transport. The first five vessels have started their refits.
Adharma Ahmed defensive systems research group completed work on an improved damage control system. This is to be incorporated into the Navies next missile combatant
The design of the next missile combatant for the Navy has been finalised, it is substantially larger than initially intended due to the inclusion of a cloaking system. The Northrop Grumman Naval ‘Yard began retooling for the class, which will be known as the Province class.
Province class Missile Cruiser 11100 tons 1156 Crew 3548.5 BP TCS 22.2 TH 393.75 EM 1350
5067 km/s Armour 5-44 Shields 45-300 Sensors 42/96/0/0 Damage Control Rating 24 PPV 40
Annual Failure Rate: 197% IFR: 2.7% Maint Capacity 999 MSP Max Repair 684 MSP Est Time: 0.74 Years
Magazine 580
Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E6 (9) Power 125 Fuel Use 60% Signature 43.75 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 175,000 Litres Range 47.3 billion km (108 days at full power)
Epsilon R300/18 Shields (15) Total Fuel Cost 270 Litres per day
Size 4 Missile Launcher (10) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 30
Missile Fire Control FC138-R20 (2) Range 138.2m km Resolution 20
SIM-1 Longbow (150) Speed: 31,200 km/s End: 52.3m Range: 97.9m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 270 / 162 / 81
Active Search Sensor MR552-R80 (1) GPS 17280 Range 553.0m km Resolution 80
Active Search Sensor MR103-R20 (1) GPS 5760 Range 103.7m km Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH3-42 (1) Sensitivity 42 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 42m km
EM Detection Sensor EM3-96 (1) Sensitivity 96 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 96m km
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 10% of normal
Compact ECCM-2 (2) 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 purposes10th April 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 55 civilian mining complexes.
The Mariner Ship Building ‘Yard started construction of ten bird class FAC, the Albatross, Auk, Avocet, Bald Eagle, Bateleur, Bittern, Black Swan, Blackbird, Bowerbird, Brambling, Bullfinch, Buzzard and Cassowary.
28th April 2044The Casandra Mora Venegas espionage team that had been operating in Africa has been captured by aliens.
An espionage team from an unknown race have been captured on Earth!!!! The Casandra Mora Venegas Espionage team was still searching for war criminals in Africa when they were apparently captured by aliens. The team managed to get out a message describing their predicament. Troops from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha rifles attempted a rescue operation that sadly failed to achieve its aim; the espionage team were never located. However the Gorkhas did manage to apprehend those responsible for this terrorist act. It was only on their interrogation was the truth learnt. They were not from Earth, or any other planet within the solar system. Medical examinations have revealed that while they are superficially the same as humans, internally there are some very significant differences. The aliens have not yet revealed where they came from or how they got here.
The EDA Directors and Governors have gone into emergency session.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 56 civilian mining complexes, while that on Iapetus has been increased to 32 civilian mining complexes.
30th April 2044The news has broken that there are aliens on Earth! Alien hunting frenzy grips the planet. Anyone who is different is liable to detention or worse by vigilantes. The EDA began an inquiry on the defence readiness of the Navy, to report back within the next two months. The members of the Inquiry Board were retired Naval Officers and active politicians, with the former in the majority.
30th May 204450,000 political prisoners from the former African and Middle Eastern Block have been sentenced to the Venus Internment Camp for no less than ten years.
5th June 2044The Maggart Corporation continues to expand their freighter operations adding another Port class freighter to their fleet.
The CLEs Matterhorn, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount McKinley, Olympus, Krakatoa completed their refit at the JaingYang Naval Orbital Shipyard
. The Mount Fuji, Mount Everest, Carpathian, Etna, and Himalayas replace them in the ‘Yards construction bays.
15 June 2044The Defence Inquiry reports its findings. They declare it a mystery how the aliens arrived on Earth. Their ship would have to get past the planet based deep space tracking stations based on Titan and Earth and to a lesser extent Mars. Cloaking systems would be a possible explanation, but no alien vessel had been located or detected.
The inquiry found the defence posture of the Navy totally inadequate. If an invasion force of Intruders should appear rather than as was now accepted, a patrol group Humanity would be in dire straights. The carriers were all in for refit, as were the escort cruisers. The Gomati missile boats were obsolete but there was no replacement programme. The defence currently rested on the inner planets. Titan would only have its 36 fighters and twenty fast attack craft, some still under construction. The Navy had not taken into account the time required to move assets around the Solar System or consider what type of threat they might have to counter. The only saving grace the inquiry could see was there was currently no way an enemy fleet could appear in Earth orbit without having to traverse in from the outer system allowing the fleet to concentrate. Even the Intruder fleet had done this although it was only picked up as it crossed the orbit of Saturn.
The immediate recommendations were to increase the number of FAC based at Titan to thirty. The obsolete missile boats to be formed into the 2nd Flotilla and also based at Titan in a forward defence role, as the enemy would have to approach from deep space and provide the Flotilla the possibility of an interception if Saturn was on their line of approach. The inquiry found the strike groups of even the refitted carriers to be inadequate and recommended the formation of two carrier battle groups supported by four or five escort cruisers, a similar number of the new Province class missile cruisers, two munitions colliers and two tanker/supply ships. They also strongly recommended formation of a third carrier battle Group immediately, not waiting for the Forrestall class CVs. The Colliers should carry 1208 Spartan AMMs, 360 Star Flash missiles for the fighters and 248 Longbow missiles for the Province missile cruisers. This load out would allow five full strikes from the Battle Group fighters once the carrier’s own missile stores were taken into account. There would only be enough Spartans to provide enough reloads for two of the CLEs while there would be sufficient Longbows to completely restock less than two of the new Province class cruisers. However the construction of another three Whale class munitions ships was viewed as prohibitive since two more are already required for the third carrier group and even more for the new large carriers and the missile stocks to equip them just did not exist and would not for many years to come. The initial contract for four Star class tanker/supply vessels should be expanded to eight with more units built as required for the new large carrier groups. The Inquiry additionally demanded that the large MR4032-R70 sensor, developed years ago, should be brought into service with an active sensor based at each population centre without delay to provide cover against clandestine alien incursions.
A carrier battle group to be stationed at Earth, Mars and Titan. Further recommendations were that the new large carrier project should be implemented as fast as possible with plans to build at least four of them and that the close action combatant receive sufficient research funds to keep it alive. The inquiry also urged the selection of a new fighter for the fleet to be finalised. They also commented on the lack of training the Navy was undertaking and recommended regular exercises should be scheduled.
When EDA Ground Forces Command was examined a better situation was found. The army was up to strength and deployed. The only concern was the PDCs on Earth and Mars. The offensive PDCs on Earth were all pre-Intruder and obsolete. Further the anti-missile Defender PDCs on Earth were still equipped with outdated interceptor missiles, from AMM-1 to AMM-3 Spartans, but at least all other pre-Intruder interceptor missiles had been replaced. The offensive bases AMM stocks were low but caused the inquiry less concern as there were 35 fully stocked defensive PDCs on Earth. The Inquiry accepted that replacing the 40,000 missiles could not be done at present; current production was required for the fleet and the new escort cruisers. Mars was in a better position, but only had five Defender PDCs for a population of nearly 900 million, but at least some of their AMM complement consisted of the latest AMM-4 Spartans. Titan was singled out as there were only three defensive PDCs, probably enough for its 40 million population, but they were all equipped with AMM-1 Spartans. Once resources allow the planetary defence missiles should be replaced with a model, which should comfortably outrange current shipboard missiles. This would probably require the refitting of PDCs or new construction. The Inquiry noted that each major centre of population had two Astrodromes equipped with 36 Hurricane F1 fighters and four Atlantique sensor craft. They regarded these as dated but still serviceable.
The final recommendation from the Inquiry was that more effort should be put into discovering the principals of the alien Star Drive. There are examples in storage found on Titan, but no one had yet discovered how they worked. This situation must be rectified as a matter of the utmost urgency.
17th June 2044The EDA Resource Commission announced that the known deposits of Neutronium on Earth have been exhausted. This further fuelled concerns over the long-term future of a TN economy.
Through an administrative error, 250,000 convicts were dispatched to Venus instead on the intended 50,000. 30,000 died in the first two weeks as the life support systems struggled to compensate and an overcrowded habitat module split open, exposing the unfortunate occupants to the searing surface temperature of Venus. The only saving grace was that it was mercifully quick. The Governor of Venus Li Yi Nei complained at the highest level. However it would be the middle of July before sufficient infrastructure was available for all surviving internees. In all a total of 40,000 perished. The unfortunate clerk responsible for the error has been arrested and is being held in custody. If convicted of gross negligence he could well join the inmates on Venus.
27th July 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 57 civilian mining complexes.
7th August 2044The Varna commercial ‘Yard completed the freighters Port Beihai, Port Dalian, Port Dandong, Port Darwin and Port Fremantle. The Port Charlottetown, Port Boston, Port Portland, Port Galveston and Port Mobile were laid down in the vacated bays
23rd August 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Comet Sotak has been increased to 35 civilian mining complexes.
29th August 2044The Bowhead Whale, Blue Whale, Fin Whale and Grey Whale completed their refit. Humpback Whale and Right Whale started their refit in the empty bays. Two new ships started construction. The Sei Whale and Minke Whale were laid down.
4th September 2044Illustrious and Victorious completed their refit. The shortfall in squadron strength was made up by transferring craft from No. 11 Squadron. Battle Group Illustrious formed consisting of CVs Illustrious and Victorious, CLEs Matterhorn, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount McKinley, Olympus, Krakatoa, AM (Auxiliaries Munitions) Blue Whale, Fin Whale, AO/Rs Starsurge plus Starspring, when it finishes building. Rear Admiral Faddei Kuznetsov hoisted his flag in Illustrious.
9th September 2044Darr Trading have expanded their freight service and added a Port class freighter to their fleet.
The Emily Davey energy weapons research group completed work on the technology for UV lasers.
19th September 2044The Mao Wei Song industrial analysis research group completed work on a series of measures that will boost the civilian economy by 20%.
4th October 2044The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Starspring. The EDAV Star Race was begun in the vacated bay.
10th October 2044Mariner Ship Building completed the FAC Albatross, Auk, Avocet, Bald Eagle, Bateleur, Bittern, Black Swan, Blackbird, Bowerbird, Brambling, Bullfinch, Buzzard and Cassowary which left Mars to load ordnance at Titan and join the 1st Flotilla. The ‘Yard began the FACs Catbird, Crane, Crossbill, Crossbill, Curlew, Cygnet. Dunlin, Egret, Eider and Emu.
16th October 2044The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 58 civilian mining complexes.
22nd October 2044The Olympus Mons technologies ‘Yard laid down the Bavaria, Burgundy, Cardigan, Cheshire and Cornwall, the first of the Province class CG.
27th October 2044Le Triomphant completed her refit at the BE Systems ‘Yard. She is radically different from when she went in, and can now carry more than double her original strike group.
3rd November 2044The Northrop Grumman naval ‘Yard submitted a successful tender for a fleet scout. They have been awarded a contract for four vessels, the Vigilance, Observer, Sentinel and Sentry.
Vigilance class Fleet Scout 10000 tons 912 Crew 4381 BP TCS 20 TH 393.75 EM 1530
5625 km/s Armour 5-41 Shields 51-300 Sensors 14/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 27 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 114% IFR: 1.6% Maint Capacity 1917 MSP Max Repair 1800 MSP Est Time: 0.93 Years
Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E6 (9) Power 125 Fuel Use 60% Signature 43.75 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 330,000 Litres Range 99.0 billion km (203 days at full power)
Epsilon R300/18 Shields (17) Total Fuel Cost 306 Litres per day
CIWS-120E (1x4) Range 1000 km TS: 12000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Active Search Sensor MR4032-R70 (1) GPS 126000 Range 4,032.0m km Resolution 70
Active Search Sensor MR103-R20 (1) GPS 5760 Range 103.7m km Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH1-14 (1) Sensitivity 14 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 14m km
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 10% of normal
ECM 20
This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes23rd November 2044The Maggart Corporation continues to upgrade its colony transport fleet with the addition of another Nieuw Amsterdam Mk IV Mod 1 colony transport.
28th November 2044The Maggart Corporation commissioned a new Port class Freighter into its fleet.
18th December 2044Adharma Ahmed defensive systems research group finished work on a cloaking system, HS84-90%, intended for the Gomati Mk IV.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 33 civilian mining complexes.
28th December 2044The Maggart Corporation commissioned a new Port class Freighter into its fleet.
The Sam Peacock geological survey team found a new deposit of 14400 tonnes Uridium (0.1) on Callisto. The team do not believe there are any new deposits of TN minerals to be found on the moon.
The design for a replacement Gomati missile boat has made major improvements over the Mk III. The vessel has increased in size by 300 tonnes but the cloaking system is more efficient, the vessel has a greater operational range, is twice as fast and carries 42% more missile tubes and can utilise the latest long range missiles. The craft also have the advantage that it would be possible to reload two of them at a time in the hangers of the proposed Forrestal class CVs. The Viktor Lenac ‘Yard is in the middle of new building a new construction bay. The ‘Yard expects to begin retooling next July.
Gomati Mk IV class Missile Boat 4000 tons 317 Crew 1207.8 BP TCS 8 TH 175 EM 0
6250 km/s Armour 1-22 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 23 PPV 22.2
Annual Failure Rate: 42% IFR: 0.6% Maint Capacity 566 MSP Max Repair 288 MSP Est Time: 2.54 Years
Magazine 148
Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E6 (4) Power 125 Fuel Use 60% Signature 43.75 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 112.5 billion km (208 days at full power)
Size 4 Box Launcher (37) Missile Size 4 Hangar Reload 30 minutes MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC138-R20 (1) Range 138.2m km Resolution 20
SIM-1 Longbow (26) Speed: 31,200 km/s End: 52.3m Range: 97.9m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 270 / 162 / 81
Active Search Sensor MR103-R20 (1) GPS 5760 Range 103.7m km Resolution 20
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 10% of normal
Compact ECCM-2 (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 purposesThe BAE Systems ‘Yard started construction of the Illustrious Mod 1 carriers Formidable and Foudroyant.
2045
11th January 2045The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Starsurge.
The Emily Davey energy weapons research group completed R&D into the technology for 30cm carronades. A new weapon will wait for improved capacitor technology.
25th January 2045+The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 59 civilian mining complexes.
22nd February 2045Yu Jian Qing sensor research group finished work to develop thermal sensors with an improved sensitivity. This will lead to a new family of thermal sensors for the Navy.
2nd March 2045The Sing Koon-Seng ‘Yard finished the Arandora Star, Berengaria, California, Dunnottar Castle and Empress of Scotland all to the improved Nieuw Amsterdam Mk IV mod 1. The ‘Yard began refitting the Oriana, Queen Elizabeth, Casserta, Doric and Gothic in the empty bays to the mod 1 standard.
24th March 2045Yu Jian Qing sensor research group completed work on the TH3-54 thermal sensor system design.
29th March 2045The Steven Letcher missiles and kinetic weapons research team completed work on gauss cannon launch velocity 4 intended for a new CIWS.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Comet Sotak has been increased to 36 civilian mining complexes.
4th April 2045Yu Jian Qing sensor research group completed the design for a TH1-18 sensor system.
9th April 2045Mariner Ship Building completed the second and final batch of ten bird class FAC, the Catbird, Crane, Crossbill, Crossbill, Curlew, Cygnet, Dunlin, Egret, Eider and Emu. The vessels proceeded to Titan to load ordnance and join 1st Flotilla. New vessels of this class would require investment in a new size 5 missile. The existing vessels are using the Intruder Hammer missile of which there are only 1000 in the inventory.
22nd April 2045The population of South America has been moved to Mars. The majority are pleased with their improved lot. Only some aboriginal tribes that refused to emigrate and wish to follow their traditional way of life now inhabit the South American continent. The use of any advanced technology on the continent is prohibited. The 17th Infantry Brigade will remain for a time to police the continent. The Governor Haimati Ghatge will remain to oversee these arrangements.
26th April 2045Professor Emanuela Maya Segovia published her work on her theory of Jump Points. She has pointed out that if she is correct then an alien enemy could appear anywhere in system and need not have to approach from deep space, upsetting the Navies calculations. Professor Segovia has received little support from the scientific establishment for her theory she currently only has her own laboratory in which to pursue her line of inquiry.
11th May 2045The Balducci Group commissioned a further Nieuw Amsterdam colony transport on the lucrative Mars run.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Comet Sotak has been increased to 37 civilian mining complexes and that on Iapetus has been expanded to 34 civilian mining complexes.
16th May 2045The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Starpool.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 35 civilian mining complexes.
3rd June 2045The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 60 civilian mining complexes.
9th June 2045The Sing Koon-Seng ‘Yard completed the refit of Oriana, Queen Elizabeth, Casserta, Doric and Gothic. The Empress of Australia, Empress of Asia, Empress of Britain, Empress of Canada, and Empress of China were begun in the empty bays.
The Mao Wei Song industrial analysis research group completed work that increased fighter production by 25%
19th June 2045Shangri-La Construction completed the FAC Crow, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Condor and Cockatoo. These are the last vessels to be built for the 1st Flotilla based at Titan.
9th July 2045The Maggart Corporation added a Port Mk IV class freighter to its fleet.
14th July 2045The EDA Resource Commission announced that know deposits of Sorium on Earth had been exhausted. The Commission reminded every one that there were vast resources of Sorium on Mars.
A new independent shipping line, the Lane Freight Group has been quoted on the stock market.
19th July 2045Professor Emanuela Maya Segovia continued to expound her theory of Jump Points. She has just completed a new piece of work showing how the size of a squadron of ships transiting a gravitational anomaly would be limited by the power of the gravitic unit and what energies would be required to transport a squadron of three ships through such a gravitic anomaly.
22nd July 2045The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Star Reach.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 36 civilian mining complexes.
Professor Emanuela Maya Segovia in a further paper on her theory of Jump Points has demonstrated the efficiency of such a jump drive system and how it could be improved. Professor Segovia’s theories are gaining some support and she has been allowed access to some of the few remaining intact star drives recovered from Titan which have not been disassembled. However, her resources are limited to her own laboratory complex.
2nd September 2045The Viktor Lenac ‘Yard started the construction of the first six Gomati IV missile boats, the Corporal, Argonaut, Dorado, Corsair, Cutlass and Gato.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 37 civilian mining complexes.
27th September 2045The EDA Resource Commission reported that known deposits of Duranium on Comet Beersatron have been exhausted.
The CLEs Himalayas, Mount Fuji, Mount McKinley, Carpathian, Etna completed their refit at the JaingYang naval orbital shipyard and joined the Le Triomphant Battle Group.
The Maggart Corporation added another Port Mk IV class freighter to its fleet.
7th October 2045The troop transports Saipan, Messina, Okinawa, Guam and Philippines complete their refit. The Guadalcanal, Narvik, Anzio and Tarawa replaced them in the bays at the Electric Boat commercial orbital ‘Yard.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 38 civilian mining complexes.
21st October 2045Humpback and Right Whale complete their refit and load 360 Star Flash 7 AS and 248 SIM-1 Longbow missiles. They will not load the remaining 1208 AMM-4 Spartans until stocks allow. These ships are slated for the third carrier battle Group.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 39 civilian mining complexes.
26th October 2045The Command troop transports Guan Yu, Eisenhower and Wellington completed their refit and rejoined their squadrons.
1st November 2045The 17th Infantry Brigade left South America bound for Mars. There is only an abandoned ground forces training facility left on the continent, the major centres of human habitation have been demolished and returned to more natural state. It is possible the mountains of rubble left behind may provide some new unique ecological niches.
16th November 2045Darr Trading bolster their freight operations with the purchase of a Port Mk IV freighter.
26th November 2045The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Comet Sotak has been increased to 38 civilian mining complexes.
11th December 2045Professor Emanuela Maya Segovia completed another paper extending her theory of Jump Points. She finished work on jump radius and how a ship could appear at any given point within a defined area around one of her hypothetical jump points. However few in the Government have taken any notice of her seminal work to date.
16th December 2045The EDA Resource Commission reported that all known deposits of Uridium on Comet Beersatron had been exhausted..
21st December 2045The Port Charlottetown, Port Boston, Port Portland, Port Galveston and Port Mobile completed at the Varne Commercial ‘Yard. The Port Fuzhou, Port Guangzhou, Port Haikou, Port Jiujiang and Port Yangzhou were laid down in their place.
Yu Jian Qing sensor research group completed work on gravitational sensors. Professor Yu noted that his instruments could prove or disprove Professor Segovia’s theory of jump points. There was no real loss if she was wrong but vast implications if she was right. He thus applied for funding to construct three small gravitational survey vessels to survey the Solar System. (This of course had nothing to do with obtaining the funding to build his cherished sensors and improve his status within the scientific community). After some deliberation The UN Science and Engineering Council approved the funding for two such vessels to be constructed at the Mariner Ship Builders facility at Mars (later they added a third vessel after an approach from the Governor of Mars).
The CV Téméraire completed her refit in the BAE Systems ‘Yard. Rear Admiral Faddei Kuznetsov shifted his flag from the Illustrious to the Téméraire, leaving Commodore Fu in command of the Battle Group Illustrious that now moves to Titan, while Battle Group Téméraire takes over at the Mars Station after the Triomphant carrier group has merged with it.
26th December 2045The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 61 civilian mining complexes. The Commission also reported that known deposits of Corbomite have been exhausted on Comet Luken.
2046
6th January 2046The munitions carriers Sei Whale and Minke Whale are completed at the Howakistwerke naval ‘Yard.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 40 civilian mining complexes.
21st January 2046The EDA Resource Commission reported that known deposits of Boronide have been exhausted on Comet Luken.
The gravitational survey vessels Marc Aaronson, George Ogden Abell, and Antonio Abetti begin construction at the Mars Mariner Ship Building ‘Yard.
26th January 2046The EDA Resource Commission reported that known deposits of all TN minerals have been exhausted on Comet Sotak. The mining operation will close down and the garrison be redeployed.
11th February 2046The Steven Letcher missiles and kinetic weapons research team completed work on gauss cannon rate of fire 4.
25th February 2046The EDA Resource Commission announced that all known deposits of Gallicite had been exhausted on Earth.
The Steven Letcher missiles and kinetic weapons research team completed work on a CIWS-160
New classes of fighters have finally made it passed the design stage. There is a new Sensor craft, the E2 Sentinel that will operate with the Typhoon F1 strike fighter to be based on the two new carriers, Formidable and Foudroyant. There is also the Lockheed-Messerschmitt A3 Vengeance class Fighter. This fighter has its own onboard search sensor thus is independent of other craft. 120 have been ordered for the new Forrestal class carriers, the Admiralty viewed the flexibility of being able to order a strike package of any size an advantage over the amount of firepower delivered. However, the biggest disadvantage was the increased size of theA3, costing the space of two extra Typhoons, but the carrier did not need to carry any target designator craft, so in all the number of strike craft remained the same at thirty.
E-2 Sentinel class Fighter-Scout 240 tons 33 Crew 133 BP TCS 4.8 TH 24 EM 0
10000 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 2% IFR: 0% Maint Capacity 69 MSP Max Repair 108 MSP Est Time: 6.96 Years
FTR Magneto-plasma Drive E700 (1) Power 48 Fuel Use 7000% Signature 24 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 10,000 Litres Range 1.1 billion km (29 hours at full power)
Active Search Sensor MR69-R20 (1) GPS 2160 Range 69.1m km Resolution 20
This design is classed as a military vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a fighter for production and combat purposesTyphoon F1 class Fighter 247.5 tons 13 Crew 54.1 BP TCS 4.95 TH 26.25 EM 0
15151 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 3.15
Annual Failure Rate: 4% IFR: 0.1% Maint Capacity 14 MSP Max Repair 22 MSP Est Time: 4.6 Years
Magazine 21
FTR Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E600 (1) Power 75 Fuel Use 6000% Signature 26.25 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 0.6 billion km (11 hours at full power)
Size 3 Box Launcher (7) Missile Size 3 Hangar Reload 22.5 minutes MF Reload 3.7 hours
Missile Fire Control FC20-R20 (1) Range 20.7m km Resolution 20
Star Flash 7 AS (6) Speed: 50,000 km/s End: 5m Range: 15m km WH: 11 Size: 3 TH: 450 / 270 / 135
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
This design is classed as a fighter for production and combat purposesLockheed Messerschmitt A3 Vengeance class Fighter 265 tons 17 Crew 81.3 BP TCS 5.3 TH 26.25 EM 0
14150 km/s Armour 1-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 2.7
Annual Failure Rate: 5% IFR: 0.1% Maint Capacity 19 MSP Max Repair 29 MSP Est Time: 4.33 Years
Magazine 18
FTR Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E600 (1) Power 75 Fuel Use 6000% Signature 26.25 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 0.6 billion km (11 hours at full power)
Size 3 Box Launcher (6) Missile Size 3 Hangar Reload 22.5 minutes MF Reload 3.7 hours
Missile Fire Control FC20-R20 (1) Range 20.7m km Resolution 20
Star Flash 7 AS (6) Speed: 50,000 km/s End: 5m Range: 15m km WH: 11 Size: 3 TH: 450 / 270 / 135
Active Search Sensor MR18-R20 (1) GPS 576 Range 18.4m km Resolution 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
This design is classed as a fighter for production and combat purposesThe design of the Forrestal class CVs is finally settled and the cloaking system left off. The ships defences are a couple of the new CIWS-160, level 5 armour and a few Epsilon shields. Whether the latter is more than a token gesture has been hotly debated. The BEA Systems ‘Yard has been selected to build the four units authorised.
Forrestal class Carrier 20000 tons 1036 Crew 4439.7 BP TCS 400 TH 700 EM 900
5000 km/s Armour 5-65 Shields 30-300 Sensors 42/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 44 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 711% IFR: 9.9% Maint Capacity 624 MSP Max Repair 288 MSP Est Time: 0.3 Years
Flag Bridge Hangar Deck Capacity 8000 tons Magazine 918
Magnetic Confinement Fusion Drive E6 (16) Power 125 Fuel Use 60% Signature 43.75 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 570,000 Litres Range 85.5 billion km (197 days at full power)
Epsilon R300/18 Shields (10) Total Fuel Cost 180 Litres per day
CIWS-160 (3x8) Range 1000 km TS: 16000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Star Flash 7 AS (312) Speed: 50,000 km/s End: 5m Range: 15m km WH: 11 Size: 3 TH: 450 / 270 / 135
Active Search Sensor MR552-R80 (1) GPS 17280 Range 553.0m km Resolution 80
Active Search Sensor MR103-R20 (1) GPS 5760 Range 103.7m km Resolution 20
Thermal Sensor TH3-42 (1) Sensitivity 42 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 42m km
ECM 20
Strike Group
30x Lockheed Messerschmitt A3 Vengeance Fighter Speed: 14150 km/s Size: 5.3
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 purposes30th February 2046The first Lockheed Messerschmitt A3 Vengeance rolled off the production line in the Euro-Russian Sector.
18th March 2046A nameless bureaucrat within the EDA administration has pointed out that the Venus colony will never be able to run the terraforming installations on Venus since all the population is totally concerned with day-to-day survival, there will just not be any surplus workers until the atmosphere is considerably reduced. At the current rate with the present terraformer fleet it’s likely to take over 1600 years before Venus is terraformed. The administration does not like the information, but cannot change the laws of physics however much they would like to. The terraforming project is quietly dropped and the Venus colony kept on as purely an internment camp.
30th March 2046The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Callisto has been increased to 62 civilian mining complexes.
12th April 2046The Acharya Ghosh power systems research team completed work on inertial confinement fusion technology. This will provide the technology for the next generation of power plants and engines.
20th April 2046The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Star Race.
16th May 2046The Maggart Corporation purchased another Nieuw Amsterdam colony vessel for its fleet.
10th June 2046The carriers Formidable and Foudroyant completed in the BAE Systems ‘Yard which has just finished retooling for Forrestal class Carriers. Forrestal, Saratoga, Shokaku and Zuikaku were laid down.
19th June 2046The Steven Letcher missiles and kinetic weapons research team completed the technology to improve rail gun launch velocity. However, there is to be no practical application of this knowledge for the foreseeable future.
4th July 2046The gravitational survey vessels Marc Aaronson, George Ogden Abell have been built by the Mariner Ship Building ‘Yard. The Antonio Abetti will complete later. The two vessels set to surveying Sol System.
14th July 2046The Maggart Corporation added a further Port class freighter to its fleet.
The Lane Freight Group purchased their first vessel a top of the line Port class Mk IV freighter.
1st August 2046The Yokahama Dock Co. completed the AO/R Star Cluster.
The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 42 civilian mining complexes.
11th August 2046Adharma Ahmed defensive systems research group completed work on an improved biphasic carbide armour for the Navy to be incorporated in all new construction.
3rd September 2046The gravitic survey of Sol System has returned its first results. There is a gravitic anomaly just inside the orbit of Earth. If Professor Segovia is correct then aliens could jump in system right next to Earth. The Navy is in an uproar. It is finally agreed to allow the survey to continue and then examine the results carefully. Professor Segovia is very pleased with the vindication of her theories and urges the EDA to build a vessel capable of traversing the anomalies.
13th September 2046The Emily Davey energy weapons research group completed work on the technology for 25cm aperture lasers. These may eventually see use in the close action combatant, but so far massive delays in capacitor research is holding up progress on this front.
23rd September 2046The Olympus Mons ‘Yard completed the lead ships of the Province class missile cruisers, the Bavaria, Burgundy, Cheshire, Cornwall and Cardigan, which joined Battle Group Illustrious. The Crimea, Devonshire, Essex, Flanders and Kent have been started in the empty bays.
9th October 2046A new gravitic anomaly has been found between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, on a direct bearing the Intruders ran down on their approach to Earth.
3rd November 2046The Sing Koon-Seng ‘Yard completed the Nieuw Amsterdam colony transports Empress of Australia, Empress of Asia, Empress of Britain, Empress of Canada, and Empress of China. The Empress of France, Empress of India, Empress of Japan, Empress of Russia, and Empress of Ireland were begun in the empty bays.
13th November 2046Professor Segovia refined her jump point theory with a paper on further improvement to the efficiency of her hypothetical jump drive.
The Viktor Lenac ‘Yard completed the construction of the first six Gomati IV missile boats, the Corporal, Argonaut, Dorado, Corsair, Cutlass and Gato, they will form the nucleus of the 3rd Flotilla based on Earth. The Kraken, Manta, Marlin, Moray, Nautilus and Pike were begun in their place.
18th November 2046The EDA Resource Commission reported that the civilian mining operation on Iapetus has been increased to 43 civilian mining complexes.
3rd December 2046The Acharya Ghosh power systems research team completed work on capacitor 6 for energy weapons. Unfortunately this still does not provide a rate of fire fast enough to satisfy the Navy’s requirements for the close action combatant.
18th December 2046The EDA Resource Commission announced that all known deposits of Corbomite had been exhausted on Earth.
