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Posted: 2003-05-18 04:39pm
by Cpt_Frank
Darksider wrote:The Emperor stood in his chambers, wearing a full military dress uniform.
(OOC: The KSE emperor is Ex-military he was a hero during a rebellion on Covelan so now he wears Miliary dress uniforms for formal occasions)

An advisor walked in. "My lord, the ceremony begins in ten minutes"

The emperor walked out of his chambers and walked twards the hallway.

:::::Ten Minutes later::::

The emperor stood on the podium and began his speach. "Ladies and gentleman, we are here to honor an individual whose selfless act of bravery has saved the lives of many of our people. Had captain Fu not acted the way he did the transport Deliverance would have been lost with all hands his actions were brave and noble" The emperor turned to captain Fu "Captain, please rise" Fu got up out of his seat and walked up to the podium. "For your actions in safeguarding our transport i hereby give you this medal of commondation on behalf of the Krytos Star Empire"
The emperor placed the medal around captain Fu's neck "perhaps you would like to say a few words?"
"Indeed. The most important thing is, that I accept this medal not for me as an individual, but as a representative of my men.
A captain is nothing without a loyal, professional crew, and indeed I have not seen finer men and women than those who serve onboard the Red Dawn.
I, and the whole PIR feels most honored by this noble gesture of the Krytos Star Empire and it's great leader, when we did nothing but do our duty. May this medal be a symbol and the beginning of a lasting friendship between our two nations!"

Posted: 2003-05-18 04:42pm
by Thirdfain
We of the Free Floater Republics applaud both the Krytos Star Empire and the People's Interplanetary Republic for their commitment to peace. We hope that this is the beginning of improved relations between the NBA and the other powers of Known Space.

Posted: 2003-05-18 04:44pm
by Darksider
Cpt_Frank wrote:
"Indeed. The most important thing is, that I accept this medal not for me as an individual, but as a representative of my men.
A captain is nothing without a loyal, professional crew, and indeed I have not seen finer men and women than those who serve onboard the Red Dawn.
I, and the whole PIR feels most honored by this noble gesture of the Krytos Star Empire and it's great leader, when we did nothing but do our duty. May this medal be a symbol and the beginning of a lasting friendship between our two nations!"
The emperor shook captain Fu's hand.

"I am sure that it will be a sign for decades to come that peace can be achived no matter what"

Posted: 2003-05-18 05:02pm
by Spyder
Peace between the PIR and the Krytos has resulted in an increase in the stock markets. All ITA economies grow stronger. As quoted by a random person on the trading room floor of the Minmater Stock Exchange,
"Whoohoo! Another boat!"

Posted: 2003-05-18 05:12pm
by Darksider
Spyder wrote:Peace between the PIR and the Krytos has resulted in an increase in the stock markets. All ITA economies grow stronger. As quoted by a random person on the trading room floor of the Minmater Stock Exchange,
"Whoohoo! Another boat!"

As a result of the strenghtening economy the KSE government has lowered monthly taxes by 7%

Posted: 2003-05-18 05:13pm
by Arthur_Tuxedo
Times were good. ITA membership, and end to the prohibition of corporations, and the leasing out of 4 carrier groups had caused the economy of the UPK to surge to preposterous levels. The King had not spoken to his former Jedi advisor in months, and had decided to hold a free election, in which his position was affirmed in a landslide victory. He had every reason to be happy and celebrant, but his mind was troubled. The Jedi Arthur Tuxedo was visiting the admiral of every carrier group. He said it was for morale-building purposes, but the King feared something far more sinister. Perhaps it was time to arrange for an "accident" for the good Jedi...

Posted: 2003-05-18 05:21pm
by Straha
Spyder wrote:Peace between the PIR and the Krytos has resulted in an increase in the stock markets. All ITA economies grow stronger. As quoted by a random person on the trading room floor of the Minmater Stock Exchange,
"Whoohoo! Another boat!"
And to celebrate the Parliment has just cut taxes for the next month and a half by .5% in celebration. We hope this continues, and allows those who feared a recession because of war to relax.

Posted: 2003-05-18 05:36pm
by Spyder
Rather then tax cuts we'll be putting the surpluss back into health and education. We'll be writing off over $100,000,000 in student loan debt and increasing subsidies on health insurance.

Although the hundred million is well within our budget, analysts predict that most of the revenue will be recuperated from an increase in liquor sales when students look for other things to spend their money on.

Posted: 2003-05-18 06:37pm
by HemlockGrey
Demonstrate that any damage has actually been inflicted. Kokand is free to broadcast whatever signals it wishes from within its own space and these cause no damage.
Enough of your lies!

We have clear footage of Kokand vessels deploying transmissions purposely designed to interfere with our scientific sensors. Your claims of a military spy network are laughable- these satillities bore on markings.

If we do not recieve reparations and a public apology within 24 hours, Roman forces will cross into southern Africa to facilitate the withdrawal of Kokand forces beyond the 5 degree mark.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:01pm
by Stormbringer
[Neutral Space near the Asgard Border]

The light cruiser, AIN Templar closed slowly with the wreck. Earlier she had picked up a general distress transmission. It had been heavily garbled. Now she closed in on what had been the sending vessel. It appeared to be a small Floater transport. She had been gutted, judging from the scorch patterns, by particle beam fire. Sensors raked the hulk, searching for signs of survivors and recording the scene.

"I'm getting no life signs. Hard to tell with the residual radiation leakages. I can barely make out her transponder."

"Damn" the young Captain swore softly "Send over a Marine boarding party to check it out. Have them document everything."

____________________________________________________________


The pinnance swung round to land over the small cargo airlock. The Marines prepare to make the hard vacumn crossing to the ship. A heavily armed squad drifted over and began working on the hatch.

"Still locked down. Who ever attacked them didn't bother looting."

Soon the worked their way into the ship. Lights and air were on though everything drifted in zero-g.

"We're in the passanger spaces. A lotta bodies. " The marine's poked their heads threw another compartment. "They look mutilated..... Some sort of energy or plasma weapon did 'em in but they worked 'em over before that"

Slowly the squad made their way through, clearing each of the compartments.

"Skipper, we got some dead diplomats here. Really worked over. Barely recognizable."

They finished their sweep of the vessel. After they had cleared it they began bagging the bodies. Some were so shredded it was hard to tell. Working slowly the grizzly cargo was shipped back to the Templar.

____________________________________________________________

"Skipper, looks like pirates got them. They weren't carrying much in the way of valuable cargo but the pirates have been pretty much hitting anything unescorted around here."

"Well, prepare your report. We'll send it to Naval HQ on this afternoon mail drop."

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:04pm
by Stormbringer
HemlockGrey wrote:Enough of your lies!

We have clear footage of Kokand vessels deploying transmissions purposely designed to interfere with our scientific sensors. Your claims of a military spy network are laughable- these satillities bore on markings.

If we do not recieve reparations and a public apology within 24 hours, Roman forces will cross into southern Africa to facilitate the withdrawal of Kokand forces beyond the 5 degree mark.
We'd like to remind you that that would be an act of war. No damage was done and you merely picked up transmissions from in Kokand Space, which they had ever right to make.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:06pm
by Thirdfain
EMERGENCY FREECAST:
ATTN: ALL NATIONS OF KNOWN SPACE

:We present Bondman Executive Jeffery Il Jong, mouthpiece of the Council of the Four Republics.

"People of known space."

"As you know, tensions between the Free Floater Republics and the Kokand Empire have been waning slightly over the last week, due to extreme actions on the part of the Council, and Floater efforts to end hostilities. These actions were based on a perception among the Council, and the freemen/bondmen/lovebound of the Clusters of Zarathrustra and Mohaim that our recent actions at the IDCEX were misguided, wrong, and illegal."

"We have done our society greivous harm, due to these perceptions, in an attempt to humor the worries od the Kokand and thier Asgard allies."

"Just hours ago, I, and my fellow councilmembers, were surprised to find that our perceptions were horribly wrong."

"Intelligence operatives of the Krytos Star Empire, in collusion with elements of the Zarathrustran intelligence apparat, have been investigating the actions of the Krytosian Grand Admiral, Jack O'Neil . Their conclusions are the reason I am stand before you today."

"Conclusive evidence has been found. Conclusive evidence that Grand Admiral O'Neil was in fact in the pay of the Kokand Empire. He was a dupe, as we have been."

"The Kokand Empire has been engineering events in an attempt to turn our nature against us, and lead us into a war we can not win. The Kokand Empire has been attempting to fracture the Interstellar Trade Alliance, which they view as the only organization of equal power to their own New Beijing Alliance. "

"We have been played like violins by the Kokand warmongers."

"These facts have come to light, and finally, the views of the council and the general Floater populace conincide."

"The Kokand Empire will pay unto the Floater Republic of Kharam one billion Kharamite marks (4 billion Kokand Dollars) for each of the vessels they destroyed at the IDCEX. They will pay reparations of one million Kharamite marks to the families of the crewmen and women of out vessels. They will pay one trillion Kokand Dollars to the Republic of Zarathrustra to make up for the money lost by Floater businesses in their economic wars."

"Finally, the Kokand Empire will remove all weapons and soldiers- ALL WEAPONS AND SOLDIERS- from the Sol system."

"They have half an hour to begin. If out demands are not met by that time, we will declare war."

"Our First Fleet is now positioned 3 AU above the Sol system's ecliptic."\

"That is all."

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:08pm
by Sea Skimmer
HemlockGrey wrote:
We have clear footage of Kokand vessels deploying transmissions purposely designed to interfere with our scientific sensors. Your claims of a military spy network are laughable- these satillities bore on markings.

If we do not recieve reparations and a public apology within 24 hours, Roman forces will cross into southern Africa to facilitate the withdrawal of Kokand forces beyond the 5 degree mark.
Do so and your forces and holdings on Earth will be obliterated.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:09pm
by Straha
Stormbringer wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:Enough of your lies!

We have clear footage of Kokand vessels deploying transmissions purposely designed to interfere with our scientific sensors. Your claims of a military spy network are laughable- these satillities bore on markings.

If we do not recieve reparations and a public apology within 24 hours, Roman forces will cross into southern Africa to facilitate the withdrawal of Kokand forces beyond the 5 degree mark.
We'd like to remind you that that would be an act of war. No damage was done and you merely picked up transmissions from in Kokand Space, which they had ever right to make.
But the transmissions were designed with the sole purpose of knocking out the Roman satelites, were they not? And if they weren't is it only right that they pay the Romans back for the damage they inflicted?

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:13pm
by Straha
Sea Skimmer wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:
We have clear footage of Kokand vessels deploying transmissions purposely designed to interfere with our scientific sensors. Your claims of a military spy network are laughable- these satillities bore on markings.

If we do not recieve reparations and a public apology within 24 hours, Roman forces will cross into southern Africa to facilitate the withdrawal of Kokand forces beyond the 5 degree mark.
Do so and your forces and holdings on Earth will be obliterated.
With what? Your nukes would be ineffective against the shields, and your positions would soon be overrun by our (the collective our) troops. And if dare to use Nukes against Civillian populations it would show just how dead set against humanity you are.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:13pm
by Sea Skimmer
Straha wrote:
But the transmissions were designed with the sole purpose of knocking out the Roman satelites, were they not? And if they weren't is it only right that they pay the Romans back for the damage they inflicted?
The Romans have yet to demonstrate that any damage was inflicted

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:14pm
by Stormbringer
[Sol System]

"All ships, prepare for action. This is not a drill. This is not a drill. Floater incoming"

The Asgard Fleet stationed in the Sol System immediately went to combat readiness. Drives were at the ready and weapons were hot and ready. All that remained was to run out the guns and roll the missles.

"Any Floater vessel will now be considered hostile. You are free to fire on them"

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:19pm
by Thirdfain
:ATTN: Durandel's Empire: SOL FLEET

You are cleared to jump in. May the peace of the Void be with you, brothers!

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:22pm
by Raxmei
Asgard fleet, what do you think you're doing? Explain immediately or we will consider this action a war of agression on your part, voiding all obligation on our part to help you.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:23pm
by Thirdfain
ATTN:Task Force Achilles, Achilles Military Cluster

Asgard fleet making aggressive movements: WAR is declared.

BEGIN BOMBARDMENT PLAN C

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:24pm
by Sea Skimmer
Encrypted, authenticate code bravo tango alpha Zulu 3568998314, key code 5383 Zulu
Emergency, to CIC Africa
Force survivability critically threatened

Authorize launch all assets. Authorized targets, Roman military forces, Roman infrastructure, Monacoran military forces, Monacoran infrastructure. Execute at once.

***

Six minutes later Five hundred heavy guns opened fire across central Africa, concentrating their nuclear scramjet rounds against five sections of the shield wall. Thousands of missiles began to launch, heading for the gaps.

But even as the fleets in orbit moved to engage them the real threat appeared. Thousands of heavy cruise missiles lifted off from Yemen and Ethiopia. They flew across the red sea and over the Arabian Desert at mach ten, around the anti missile phalanx deployed to northern Africa. Some looped around to strike along the North African coast, most headed further north.

More then two thousand along with the entire warhead less decoys where shot down. The other two thousand close to warhead release, targeting industrial and military targets across the length of Monacoran and Roman Middle eastern and Turkish holdings. 1,500 of the 4,000 five megaton warheads survived to detonation, wiping out trillions of dollars on infrastructure and killing millions of troops.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:25pm
by Straha
The Regent was rushed into the underground of the place, an hour and a half later the Prince, the high command, and the Monacoran 10th were all safe under the Crystal palace of Monaco. Meanwhile in Andorra the same thing was being done with the Parliment.

At the same time the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Mellican regiments reinforced the African Front, and all the Non- Garrison Regiments formerly stationed on Far Point, though they had already been withdrawn, were put on top alert and to be ready to reinforce or invade. The marine regiments, oddly enough, were no where to be found.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:26pm
by HemlockGrey
PROJECT CORVAS
TEST 331, DEEP SPACE
JAMMERS ACTIVATED
COMPETE JAMMING ACHIEVED
TARGET DRONE TRAVELING FROM SECTOR 2 TO SECTOR 5
TARGET DRONE EXITING HYPERSPACE IN SECTOR 3
CORVAS DESTROYED
NO TACHYON SPIKE DETECTED
TARGET DRONE DESTROYED
PROJECT CORVAS 91% SUCCESSFUL
LIMITED TESTING NEEDED

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:27pm
by Stormbringer
Raxmei wrote:Asgard fleet, what do you think you're doing? Explain immediately or we will consider this action a war of agression on your part, voiding all obligation on our part to help you.
The Floaters have given the Kokand an impossible to meet ultimatium and threated war if it's not met. We don't want war but it's clear that they do. Given their previous behaviour we aren't likely to get a chance if we wait.

It's not relevant now as they've declared war on us and begun bombardment.

Posted: 2003-05-18 07:27pm
by Straha
Sea Skimmer wrote:Encrypted, authenticate code bravo tango alpha Zulu 3568998314, key code 5383 Zulu
Emergency, to CIC Africa
Force survivability critically threatened

Authorize launch all assets. Authorized targets, Roman military forces, Roman infrastructure, Monacoran military forces, Monacoran infrastructure. Execute at once.

***

Six minutes later Five hundred heavy guns opened fire across central Africa, concentrating their nuclear scramjet rounds against five sections of the shield wall. Thousands of missiles began to launch, heading for the gaps.

But even as the fleets in orbit moved to engage them the real threat appeared. Thousands of heavy cruise missiles lifted off from Yemen and Ethiopia. They flew across the red sea and over the Arabian Desert at mach ten, around the anti missile phalanx deployed to northern Africa. Some looped around to strike along the North African coast, most headed further north.

More then two thousand along with the entire warhead less decoys where shot down. The other two thousand close to warhead release, targeting industrial and military targets across the length of Monacoran and Roman Middle eastern and Turkish holdings. 1,500 of the 4,000 five megaton warheads survived to detonation, wiping out trillions of dollars on infrastructure and killing millions of troops.
BULLSHIT POST! My troops are shielded as said before, and you made no mention as to how you defeated these shields did you?