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Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-11 05:32am

Aquarian Home System

The fleet appeared in the outer fringe of the Aquarian home system, stealth systems up and running.
Immediately thereafter it launched probes and its passive sensors observed the system. The battle wasn't to be missed. Fighter screens were launched from the carriers, and slowly they entered the deeper system.

[Dahak, by your own previous post they should be months away. You'll play by the rules or won't play ~ Stormbringer, co-gm]

Avalon Prime

To react to the increased hostility in the galaxy, the Stuart Corporation space was declared off limits to any foreign ship or being. Ambassadors may remain on Avalon Prime for the time being.

***

The SNA increased the numbers of probes and listening stations in the fringe systems of its territoy and the fleet was put to high alert.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 06:32am

Attn: Hirsch Defense Systems, DeVries/Takeda Corporation, and General Electric

From: KSN high command

We will take the generators you are offering, at a price of twenty million credits per planetary generator, and 200,000 credits per ship generator.

We also wish to inquire what other defensive technologies and weapons you can provide.

(planetary weapons, orbital defenses Etc.)

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-11 11:44am

[ooc] Alyrium, you should start writing responses to the 3 different battles soon, or I'm just going to assume you ran from all of them. [/ooc]

Sorry, havent been here for the last day or so.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-11 11:48am

Thirdfain wrote:-: 2 AU above ecliptic, Maralsartel :-

"The is Chef-Admiral Andreson of the Commonwealth Navy. All vessels in system are ordered to stand down. Maralsartel, you are ordered to shut down your planetary shield, and prepare to accept landings of TSC troops."

"Failure to comply will result in military action. This is you last chance."

:TSC Operation Pyongyang expeditionary force:
Over Maralsartel:

1 Fleet Carrier (CNV Morrigan)
2 Artemis-class Dreadnoughts (CNV Uller, CNV Kali)
1 Athena-class Dreadnought (CNV Athena)
10 Adrastea-class heavy cruisers (CNVs Santander, Isis, Set, Baal, Kell, Liberty, Nymph, Centaur, Togo, Yamamoto)
25 Strike Frigates
75 Escort Frigates
10 Destroyers
5 Light Cruisers

"Vultures, We ask what we have done to provoke attacks by seemingly every nation in the known galaxy? You can at least tell us that much before we are forced by a war on 4 fronts to surrendur a heavily populated world. We also ask what is to be done to our citizens before we power down our shield.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-11 11:54am

-: 2 AU above ecliptic, Maralsartel :-

"Your people will be inducted into the Three Suns Commonwealth, and a new province carved out of this territory. "

"Your people will be protected by TSC law, and will be afforded all the rights and privaleges afforded TSC civilians and citizens. Those who earn citizen status will have as equal a say in government as any human in the TSC."

"I say again, comply, and this will be easy."

-: :-

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-11-11 11:59am

To: KSN High Command
From: Hirsch Defense Systems, Sales Dept.
Re: Hypershields

We are willing to lower our bid on shipboard hypershield generators to 400,000 credits each, including shipping and installation.

As for your inquiry about arms, we are happy to send you the current HDS Catalog.

[OOC: will make it later, maybe at college or something... *sigh*]

[Temporary Catalog]

GUARDIAN BLOCK 2A
The Guardian Block 2A CIWS is a fully modular system for any warship, with its own fusion generator and fuel tanks in the event of a shipwide power failure. Guardian 2A CIWS batteries contain 16x 10GW continuous-beam LASERs and 40x 20mm railguns, arranged in 8 independently-targetable blocks of weapons (4 LASER, 4 railgun). ROF of each railgun cluster is 2,000 rounds per minute.
Cost: 100,000 credits per unit

MK12 MLMS
The Mark 12 Multiple-Launch Missile System batteries each contain 16 independent missile cells. MK 12 accepts a variety of standard missiles in specialized canisters.
Cost: 150,000 credits per unit; missile prices vary

NR50 HEAVY RAILGUN (2m)
A standard railgun with a 2m exit diameter. ROF is 6 rounds/minute.
Cost: 100,000 credits

NR25 MEDIUM RAILGUN (.5m)
A standard railgun with a .5m exit diameter. ROF is 20 rounds/minute.
Cost: 80,000 credits

NR10 LIGHT RAILGUN (.1m)
A standard railgun with a .1m exit diameter. ROF is 60 rounds/minute.
Cost: 60,000 credits

HEAVY TURBOLASER
Standard heavy turbolaser. Output power: 1.0TT/shot. ROF: 20 rounds/minute.
Cost: 125,000 credits

MEDIUM TURBOLASER
Standard medium turbolaser. Output power: 500GT/shot. ROF: 80 rounds/minute.
Cost: 100,000 credits

LIGHT TURBOLASER
Standard light turbolaser. Output power: 200GT/shot. ROF: 120 rounds/minute.
Cost: 75,000 credits

HEAVY ION CANNON
High-powered ion cannon, suitable for planetary defense or use on a heavy warship. ROF: 20 rounds/minute.
Cost: 120,000 credits

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-11 12:00pm

[HDMS Tyrant]

The Admiral was getting impatient. Aside from the cruiser action earlier in which the Ravagers had seen off the Aquarians, there had been precious little action. He had been expecting something more. Oh well, if not he's put operation cushion shot into effect.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 12:01pm

From: KSN High command
To: Hirsch Defense Systems, Sales Dept
Re: Generators

We agree to your price. As for your catalog, we will begin looking it over, to see if any of your products can be incorporated into our defense grid, which is still being built.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-11-11 12:05pm

[OOC: Darksider, it's generally a good idea to wait for the competing bids to come in before making your decision...]

From: Hirsch Defense Systems, Sales Dept.
To: KSN High Command
Re: Generators

It has been a pleasure working with you. However, how many hypershield generators do you require, and what date must they be delivered by?

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 12:09pm

Crayz9000 wrote:[OOC: Darksider, it's generally a good idea to wait for the competing bids to come in before making your decision...]

From: Hirsch Defense Systems, Sales Dept.
To: KSN High Command
Re: Generators

It has been a pleasure working with you. However, how many hypershield generators do you require, and what date must they be delivered by?

[OOC: ah, it's not like it's real money anyway, i can just tax the citizens.]

To: Hirsch Defense Systems
From: KSN high command
Re: generators

We will need about thirty capital grade generators

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-11 12:11pm

FROM: Gunsmith Unlimited
TO: KSN High command
SUBJ: Re: Generators

-::-

Gunsmith Unlimited, and it's wholly owned subsidiaries, is in an excellent position to sell you the finest, new-model weapons technology.

Our particle-beam and standoff-warhead missiles incorporate the latest technology.

Some of our innovations:

Magnetic Field Redirection turreted Particle Beams:: MFR P-Beams use computer=controlled magnetic fields to aim and fire mid-power particle beams. By eliminating the need for a mechanical turret, the MFR device is an incredibly accurate point-defense weapon, excellent against shielded enemy fighters and corvettes.

Capital-Scale Particle Beam Cannon:: Massive, high-power, low maintenance weapons- As potent as a turbolaser, but more reliable, and without needing Tibanna gas. Available both for mounting on ships, or as orbital defense platforms

Capital-Scale Turbolaser cannon:: GSU Turbolasers are based on older designs, but are quite effective in their own right.

"Swarmer" point-defense missile battery:: Using our advanced, micro-computer semisentient missiles, a Swarmer battery releases a cloud of hundreds of small, guided projectiles. Excellent for overwhelming an enemy missile barrage or fighter attack.

Additionally, we manufacture a variety of missiles, missile tubes, personal weapons, and lighter starship weapons.

You will find there is a GSU product for your every defense need!

-: ENDMESSAGE :-

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 12:14pm

The emperor's advisor walked in

"The senate has passed the military spending bill"

"Good, it looks like people are taking recent events sereously"

"That appears so."

"How many ships are we building?"

"Ten dreadnaughts, fifteen battleships, twenty cruisers, fourty frigates, and fifty patrol destroyers"

"And there's also the upgraded planetary defenses for Krytos and other major colonies, How many worlds was that?"

"About fourty m,lord"

"the new planetary batteries, combined with the orbital stations, should make our major worlds the most heavily defended in the galaxy, the TSC will think twice before trying to "Annex" the KSE."

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-11-11 12:29pm

From: AU
To: All Attacking nations
Re: Surrender

Due to our inability to defend our territory from multiple attacks. We are issuing our unconditonal surrender to protect our people from the horrors of genocide.

(A few seconds before in a coded transmision)

From: AU resistance
To: Skavans and Stuart Corporation
Re: Our surrender

We must surrendur, but we will not go down peacefully, as our last act as a sovereign nation we request that you take refugees who flee our worlds, and provide safe passage, resupply, and repair for any military vessels that escape our territory.((Basically my Upwell, Hagfish, and planetary defesne flets no currently engaged))

In exchange, our people will add to your workforce, and our ships will provide unconditional assistance if you are attacked.

To stuart corporation: Our project will be coming along for the ride, if that is possible... we have plans for our sentient xeno friends

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-11-11 12:35pm

Alyrium Denryle wrote:From: AU
To: All Attacking nations
Re: Surrender

Due to our inability to defend our territory from multiple attacks. We are issuing our unconditonal surrender to protect our people from the horrors of genocide.

Code: Select all

From: HDMS Tyrant,  Fleet Admiral
To: AU
Re: Surrender

A wise decision.   We expect your ships will stand down and report in  and your planetary defense network will  be shut down.   Failure to comply or any attempt at last minute heroics will be severly punished.    We will begin dispatching ships verify the surrender on the rest of your worlds.

Formal surrender terms will be worked out and a planetary government put in place.

:Tyrant out:

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 12:35pm

In his command bunker, the emperor watched the news feed from the Aquarian homeworld.

"I can't believe they surrendered."

"They had no choice." Said general Darshak

"we've had some dealings with the stuart corporation, contact them and let them know we wish to help any aquarian refugees that come near our space."

"Are you sure that's wise m'lord?"

"We aren't undertaking any military action, just helping refugees, they can't attack us for that. but just in case, be as discrete as possible"

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-11-11 12:47pm

-: High Orbit, Maralsartel :-

FROM: Chef-Admiral Andreson (CNV Morrigan)
TO: Aquarian Union, Maralsartel and associated sector
SUBJ: Citizenship

-::-

All worlds in the south-western fifth of the Aquarian Union are now a part of the Three Suns Commonwealth. Your people on these worlds are now civilians of the Commonwealth, entitled to all the rights and privaleges that entails.

Those interested in becoming full citizens of the Commonwealth should be please to hear that once Commonwealth troops have fully secured all worlds, recruitment stations and training areas will be opened, in which you will recieve opportunities to earn your citizenship through serving the Commonwealth military and civil services.

Until a significant population of native citizens exist, this territory will be under the control of a Commonwealth-appointed governer.

Any attempts to oppose Commonwealth law will result in immediate and decisive military action.

Maralsartel will become the provincal capital of the TSC province "Poseidon March." All questions and concerns are to be sent to the provisional government on Maralsartel, or your nearest Commonwealth military authority.

-: ENDTRANSIMISSION :-

Carl Andreson sighed. He was just glad the operation had finished with little bloodshed.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-11 01:07pm

Kyle wrote:Chairman Ferdinan had one last statement to make. "The Free Star Alliance would like to add that it appreaciates the assistance of the UTR in creating a free and fair nation. Without the assistance of our cousins in the UTR we would have continued to be prey for pirates and eventually conquered by other star nations with less strength of character then the UTR."
"In response to the Republic's statement on the Free Star Alliance, General Ambassador Nguyen had this to say, from the Crystal Palace: "The Free Star Alliance may wish to reconsider their protest against the Kingdom's policy regarding our intepretation of their soverignity. As they are considered a de jure annexation of the United Terran Republic, they are granted all the rights inherent. Their industries will enjoy wholly free trade with the Kingdom - save Gate tolls, and their military are permitted to make port at naval facilities throughout the Kingdom.

"The Alliance will prosper under this arrangement. As an aside, you will also get recognition from the Patriarchy, which is no small concession on their part."

Thanks. But you haven't seen anything yet.

OOC: Feh, We in the Kingdom call a spade a spade. Of course, we're also the most manipulatory SOBs in the multiverse, but that's fine.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-11 01:20pm

General Electric will accept the KSN planetary hypershield contract at twenty million K-credits per generator. GE specializes in wide-scale systems integration; we are able to coordinate the activities of wide, disparate corporate groups and their weapons and form them into a seamless defense system.

Nobody has GE's experience - dating to before the Terran Diaspora. We are confident and stand by our products

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-11-11 01:21pm

Darksider wrote:[OOC: ah, it's not like it's real money anyway, i can just tax the citizens.]

Anything in the STGOD has consquences, including that. Do you really want to raise taxes in a Galactic economic recession?

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 01:34pm

phongn wrote:
Darksider wrote:[OOC: ah, it's not like it's real money anyway, i can just tax the citizens.]
Anything in the STGOD has consquences, including that. Do you really want to raise taxes in a Galactic economic recession?

[OOC: That was a joke, i'll deal with the consequences if i need to]

To: General electric
From: KSN high command
Re: Planetary hypershields

We are glad you have accepted our contract and would like you to begin consruction on five different worlds in our inner territories.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-11 01:51pm

Battle Carrier Eyrie, Aquarian Home system

Admiral Haggins carefully read the message. "They surrendered..." He looked at his Chief of Staff. "We seem to be too late. I think we can jump home again. Calculate the jump sequence. And transmit the...other communication from the Aquarians immediately to the Plaza."

The lingered for a few moments longer, brought in the fighters, and left in the unspectacular way of the Kornienko Drive.

****

To: AU resistance
From: Stuart Corporation
Subject: Asylum

We will accept those refugees. Your naval assets will be accepted as well, though they wil have to stay in zones designated for them by our naval forces.

Regarding the Project: Due to security precausions it will not be allowed in the home systems, but you may re-transfer it to our scientific base in the Powlson system.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-11 01:53pm

Darksider wrote:In his command bunker, the emperor watched the news feed from the Aquarian homeworld.

"I can't believe they surrendered."

"They had no choice." Said general Darshak

"we've had some dealings with the stuart corporation, contact them and let them know we wish to help any aquarian refugees that come near our space."

"Are you sure that's wise m'lord?"

"We aren't undertaking any military action, just helping refugees, they can't attack us for that. but just in case, be as discrete as possible"

The Stuartian ambassador lets the emperor know that any help to the Aquarian desaster is welcome.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 02:01pm

From: KSE
To: Stuart Corporation
Re: Terraforming equitment

We are attempting to colonize four uninhabited star systems on the edge of our space, since your terraforming equitment has worked admirably on the worlds it's been used on, we would like to extend the contract to you for three of the systems. The other two will be done by local contractors

::::::::::Encoded message hidden in data stream:::::::

We would also like to inform you that we are willing to accept any aquarian civillains that can't make it to your borders. Ours are closer and it might be easier to get them here. Only civillaind though, military units are.....too high profile right now.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-11-11 02:03pm

On the border world of Groz Dyfall, Krytosian engenners went to work.

They began constructing massive water tanks that would serve as refugee camps for the Escaping Aquarian civillians.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-11-11 02:25pm

<Datasphere secure connect: Galatic datanet>

To: KSE
From Stuart Corporation
Subject: AU fugitives

We welcome your efforts in helping those poor fugitives in the face of utter defeat.

And we are happily extending the contract. Though since we have to shift production elsewhere, it might take longer than our previous co-operation.

</Datasphere secure disconnect>

***

Avalon Prime, Stuart Plaza

"We need to bolster up our fleet. I know, we're far away from the war zone, but who knows?"
"Granted," Gladstone nodded towards the holo of the Fleet President. "Do what you think wise."
"Well, a new battleship was already in construction before this...debacle. We just try to speed it up. And if we shift the other yards over to military construction, we can get at least one more battle carrier and 1, maybe 2 battle cruisers in the next months. e had the plans for a new class already in the pipe, so this is as good a time as any to build them."
"Better safe than sorry..." She looked at the reports about the Aquarian surrender. "Especially now that we'll have those refugees."