>>4484912
>E.Societal policy
Investigate the terrorist group behind the attacks on the Gallagher/Akashi family and the Deston group.

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The most recent event to have transpired in the nation is the New Kowloon crisis. A huge hulk, a colony ship launched in 2147, had entered the outer area of the Lugus system, being towed into orbit of the industrial planet Dagda by good samaritans. A force sent to investigate the goings on in the station found many curiosities - that the vessel had skipped through over a century of time because of the faulty first-generation hyperdrive engine it was equipped with, that its massive population of settlers, hailing primarily from some of the poorest areas of Asia, had largely risen against the commanders of the ship and devolved into a mixture of gang warfare and mutiny, tempered only by the presence of a Cult to the Divine Shadow - which had developed independently from the widely known religion of the same name here in the EFS. The station had been boarded by two bands of aliens before our own marines entered it and across days of fighting it has suffered some notable damage across multiple areas of its hull. Food, water, replacement parts and fuel are all low and a continuous stream of supplies is being sent to the station now to sustain its population as its orbit is still somewhat unstable, on a course to eventually crash land into the planet - whether in two weeks or twenty years, the vessel is simply too old and dilapidated to continue. You will have to decide what to do with it and its estimated 400 000 passengers at some point soon - for now the policy is one of providing humanitarian aid to the station's denizens and maintaining system integrity.

>>4484923
Supporting this

>>4484912


A and C.

We must take control of this spacestation , return it to a safe orbit, and develop its infrastructure.

>>4484923
>>4484912
while were conducting the investigation into the terror attack we can also enact a plan for New Kowloon
>H.Other
Begin an evacuation from New Kowloon. We dont know how long it will stay in orbit until total system failure and eventual planetfall happens so we must get the people relocated quickly.
We can have the supply shuttles help carry people out and utilize colonization ships to quickly move them safe areas on Dagdha.

Then depending on how badly the stations systems are going we can either strip it for useful components, conduct a safe crash landing on the planet or blow it up in orbit so it doesn't deal as much damage.

>>4484942
Support, though if the situation on the station can be saved then we should do so

>>4484942
support

>>4484942
Supporting

An evacuation of New Kowloon has been ordered.
Please provide me with three rolls, each will represent something.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>4484996

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>4484996

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>4484996

>>4484996

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The good news: The majority of Kowloon's original 450 000 population was safely evacuated to Dagda.
The bad news: In the rush to get as many people out as quickly as possible, practically no screening was done and control over the station proper was lost. System integrity sharply declined as incidents began occurring all over New Kowloon.
What transpired could not be ascertained fully, but the tales that reached us say that a radical segment of the Cult delved into engineering and took it over, attempting to activate the hyperdrive engine. Sectarian violence erupted in the maintenance halls as more psionic anomalies were reported all around and panic fully erupted, hundreds or thousands being trampled as people rushed to the hangar bays to try and board the ships and shuttles there. Security forces eventually took back control over engineering and prevented a total collapse, shutting down the hyperdrive in time, but the damage had already been done as the station was set on a spiraling course down into Dagda. The 48 hours that followed were the hardest as engineering ships attempted to correct Kowloon's fall, but they could only slow it down, whilst shuttles continued ferrying people with even more difficulty due to all the problems amassing. In this crucial time period, all effort was focused on getting people out and resources on the station itself dried up completely. The evacuation began on the 1st of September, the radicals took over Engineering on the 4th, they were quelled on the 5th. Food ran out across the station on the 7th, water - on the 8th. Atmospheric alarms were pinging across most of the station by this point, funneling everyone into tight quarters, struggling for a limited supply of oxygen. Disease ran rampant with bodies piled across rooms and halls, with no one but a few doctors and priests trying to take care of the suffering people - with the commanding officers and their families having evacuated early on, marine officers and engineers had to take over the bridge and communications across the station. On the 9th of September the station began its irreversible downward spiral into the planetary atmosphere. The last evacuation occured on the 10th, with some of the marines staying behind to try and salvage the situation. The station began breaking apart, with debris descending upon the planet. Intense back and forth communication with the local and central government ensued as another pair of shuttles attempted to dock with the station, but could not leave thereafter, crashing in the hangar. With the entry vector showing a clear trajectory towards Dagda's largest city, the decision was made to activate the surface to orbit defense systems. Missiles and lasers lit up the sky, dissecting the corpse of this ancient vessel into tiny pieces. It was over.

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The city of Gallagherscreen had been partially evacuated - wherever possible outside the urban limits or into underground shelters. Explosions brightened the night sky above the clouds, destroying what was left of the station and any on board it - the debris left over was also cut apart into smaller chunks by point-defense laser systems, limiting their impact on the surface to mostly just minor damage on roads and buildings, with almost no casualties reported thereafter. In the sense of protecting the local population, the operation had been a success.
Around two hundred and fifty thousand refugees, most of them born around a century and a half ago on Earth, are now spread across Dagda, many having witnessed their temporary ex-home tearing up in the heavens above. To them it had been two years since they left the home planet, yet the world had moved on by over a hundred and twenty. They were strangers in a strange land.

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Parallel to this crisis, an investigation had been ongoing into two prominent assassinations in recent EFS history. Sadly, it would appear that with so many years gone by, the trail on the Deston assassins had gone cold and no information could be garnered except that they had arrived as immigrants five years prior to their criminal act, hailing from Sol.
The investigation on the attack on the Gallagher-Ashi wedding points towards the assassins having been Neo Nipponese cyber ninjas and the likely culprits behind them being either criminal elements within the community or business rivals of the prominent Ashi family, who had taken out loans from several of them over the years, looking towards their union with the Gallaghers as a way to solve their issues. By all accounts, the Ashi were the target and the Gallaghers merely collateral casualties - yet it has also been noted that one of the specialists in Gallagher employ who was organizing security for the wedding was not reported dead after the attack, but merely missing. After searching into said security expert's background and private dealings, an old alias of theirs from their gangster days was corresponding to the name on a ticket to a starliner heading out of Lugus a week after the wedding.
Detective work on Dagda is becoming a bit more expensive and difficult now with the sudden influx of a a large amount of people. Some voices are raised, quietly at first, among locals, stating that so many troubles are being brought in with these migrant communities. Disease and crime both begin to rise quickly in the second half of September as the public is troubled.
Early 2271

>Production - Total 1480: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 600/Military 273/Administration 213

>Population: 13 m
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 8/10
>Trade:9/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4485084
>E.Societal policy
Integrate the refugees, by providing classes and training for them, shipping them to wherever there are jobs and housing for them and giving them some money for a bit so they don't immediately starve.

The CSP robotics factory will take on 1.000 of them as trainees and pay them a living wage.

>>4485089
In addition to this we need to build up infrastructure and housing where they are living to cut down on disease and crime.
Also brining in more medicals and law enforcement professionals to help keep order across the planet.

>>4485084

Build in another part of the planet a settlement for the new people. Begin medical procedures and so on. Plus quarantine. Proceed to delete crime with aid of the military and mercenaries.


G
Improve relations with AES members

>>4485084
>E.Societal policy
Integrate the refugees, by providing classes and training for them, shipping them to wherever there are jobs and housing for them and giving them some money for a bit so they don't immediately starve. Companies hiring them should get government subsidies of 50% salary, to encourage rapid integration into the workforce. Additionally offer them loans for homesteader and similar packages so they can do what they set out to do: Settle foreign worlds. Our planets are still sparsely populated, so there is plenty of space for everyone to set up a farm.

The CSP robotics factory will take on 1.000 of them as trainees and pay them a living wage.

>>4485093
>>4485089
Support both of these

>>4485089

Support as long as intensive vetting of the refugees done to identify cult and gang members to be kept under surveillance and to identify any potential mutants

>>4485094
Agree on requirement mentioned in
>>4485098

>>4485084
C.Construction
Kayub Eterani Corp. offers EFS 70% of the initial contract pay for all vowgates built within allied space. They reassure the government that this will improve trade, migration, and overall faster reaction to those needing military or humanitarian aid.

Call it the Golden Void Lanes initiative

>>4485094
Support

A concentrated effort is made into the integration of these refugees - training courses, housing projects, medical intervention, law enforcement initiatives. Homelessness is fixed fairly quickly. Employment programs take some months to begin producing first results, many are still in training as the modern job market primarily requires qualified labor. An old virus thought to have been wiped out was brought in by the refugees, but thankfully it is not a deadly one - treatment and vaccines begin development and subsequent deployment quickly. Law enforcement on Dagda cracks down on the triads quickly - not all are rounded up, but this show of force does drive them underground, away from their position of power over the poor migrants. These measures are costly, but timely.

Late 2271


>Production - Total 1520: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 600/Military 273/Administration 225

>Population: 13 m
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 8/10
>Trade:9/10
>Finance:5/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4485132
>C.Construction
>Kayub Eterani Corp. offers EFS 70% of the initial contract pay for all vowgates built within allied space. They reassure the government that this will improve trade, migration, and overall faster reaction to those needing military or humanitarian aid.

"It will be a matter of time before another unprecedented attack on the human race befalls us all."

Call it the The Golden Hyperlane Trade

>>4485132
F. Research & Development
Begin trying to develop and produce a more refined antimatter fuel for the hyperdrives

>>4485136
Supporting this

>>4485137
Support

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>>4485136
Tossing in with this

>>4485136
Support

>>4485136
Switching to support this to speed things up

>>4485136
support

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The Kayub Eterani Corporation begins talks with several allied governments on the construction of hyperlane gate stations, with contracts being signed and work beginning on linking more systems to the network. A mere month later, Yamada Corp of the Free Enterprise Pact reveals their own new model hypergate, claiming to be more economical and reliable than the Vow models! Corporate systems soon begin hiring their engineers for the construction of a network and now the big unclaimed market is the Eurasian Alliance, which holds the largest number of systems many of them quite distant.

Reverse engineering on captured alien tech has given us insight into their personal shield tech, allowing us to make our first replicate models. Though not yet able to match the power of the Drazerii shields, these personal defenses are able to absorb most handheld energy weapon hits.

Early 2272


>Production - Total 1520: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 600/Military 273/Administration 225

>Population: 14 m
>Energy:8/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 8/10
>Trade:9/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4485174
F. Research & Development
Begin trying to develop and produce a more refined antimatter fuel for the hyperdrives

>>4485174
Kayub Eterani corp gains +10 IP

>>4485175
Support

>>4485175
support

>>4485174
C/G
Major Project
The Urbanization and New Settlements Plan

(This major projects concentrates on creating development, infrastructure, industry, new settlements and attract more settlers. Has well encouraging pop growth in our citizens)


While the EFS has grow during this decades, it has come to our attention that more can be done for bring our planets to the levels of the ones of other star nations. A major project started across the EFS planets .


- Minor planets such has Gaia, New Perth, Gobi and Sulfaria will be bring tocurrent levels of development similar to Selestine and Nigel World.
- Selestine, Dagda and Nigel World will instead be improved until they are at least similar (if not equal) to Capital worlds of other star nations.

- New settlers will be attracted with new Ads, sponsorships and more publicities across human worlds with very high populations.
- Our population growth will be incentivize with new economical and housing aid, as well public ads on social networks.

We will first begin with our major worlds. Then we will start working on the minor ones. In particular for Sulfaria and Gobi this means that they will be terraformed too.


//

Put a reasonable amount of free points like 20 for start.

>>4485180
>>4485175

Supporting these

>>4485180
Supporting

>>4485180
switching to this

>>4485175
support this research as well

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>>4485180
Dissen righcht ere

Major infrastructure projects are started at the same time as a research project, the development of cleaner, more refined antimatter fuels. Through the use of more purification and better stabilizing mixtures, a new recipe is developed with promising initial results. Fuel standards will be changing soon enough as it is a formula being adopted across human space, a new generation of FTL travel being upon us soon.
The government has had to take out a small loan to fully finance its current efforts, however. If expenses do not grow, the profits from the Vowgate contracts will soon make up for this.
The percentage of privately owned industry and overall production across the nation has grown since its early years, with public sector employment being down to just under 20% as many services provided for government projects are also now using private contractors. It is a matter of debate whether this is a positive or negative development.
The economic system and the way Production functions can change if you head further towards privatization - or conversely, if you go hard into central planning

Late 2272


>Production - Total 1600: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 700/Military 273/Administration 237

>Population: 15 m
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:9/10
>Finance:5/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4485252
>C/G
>Major Project
Borrowing this
The Urbanization and New Settlements Plan
(This major projects concentrates on creating development, infrastructure, industry, new settlements and attract more settlers. Has well encouraging pop growth in our citizens)
While the EFS has grow during this decades, it has come to our attention that more can be done for bring our planets to the levels of the ones of other star nations. A major project started across the EFS planets .
- Minor planets such has Gaia, New Perth, Gobi and Sulfaria will be bring tocurrent levels of development similar to Selestine and Nigel World.
- Selestine, Dagda and Nigel World will instead be improved until they are at least similar (if not equal) to Capital worlds of other star nations.
- New settlers will be attracted with new Ads, sponsorships and more publicities across human worlds with very high populations.
- Our population growth will be incentivize with new economical and housing aid, as well public ads on social networks.
We will first begin with our major worlds. Then we will start working on the minor ones. In particular for Sulfaria and Gobi this means that they will be terraformed too.
//
Put a reasonable amount of free points like 20 for start.

>>4485306


Supporting

>>4485306
Supporting

>>4485306
Support

>>4485252
>F Government & Law
Our government has been mostly the same since founding the Free state but it could use some improvements.
One place is in the Free state bureaucracy.
To better manage its affairs I propose the set up of five overseeing departments with associated directorates underneath them.
The heads of these departments will have the power, under the oversight of the assembly to more effectively manage the free state bureaucracy by being able to expand or reduce it and set up, disband, or reformate future directorates.

Martial affairs
-Branches of the military
-Military Research & Development
-Logistics

Intelligence

Sciences

Commerce
-trade
-development
-finances

State
-Diplomacy
-Law & justice
-migration
-Cultural affairs

>>4490325
support

>>4490325
Switching to support this

>>4490325
Changing to this

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>>4490325
Support

>>4490325
A list of names for each position
Martial affairs-Executor
Intelligence-Director
Sciences-Head of R&D
Commerce-Chief Executive
State-Secretary

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The administrations within the Government's executive branch have a minimal upkeep of 2, a "Funded" upkeep of 10 to be able to conduct an Executive project per term and can be further funded for other purposes.

1.Magister Militum - In charge of the Office of Military Affairs, commanding all branches of the military, military R&D and logistics.
2.Director of State Intelligence - In charge of all matters of state intelligence, but not involved with the judicial branch (officially).
3.Minister of Research and Development - Responsible for the direction of modern technological advancement and utilization.Double the upkeep for Research Grants, allowing the Ministry to gain one automatic breakthrough per term.
4.Chief Commercial Executive - In charge of trade, development and finances
5.Secretary of State - In charge of diplomacy, law & justice, migration and cultural affairs.


The positions of Intelligence DIrector and R&D Minister are filled by the offices they dirrectly inherited, but the other three will have to be newly appoined now, as they are newly merged positions encompassing old administrative There have been some outcries among the more politically-involved against the involvement of the Executive branch in the judiciary in the Secretary of State's described authorities.

Early 2273


>Production - Total 1660: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 700/Military 273/Administration 225
>Population: 16 m
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:9/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:6/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4490488

G

Reinforce our relations with other AES members. We will do diplomatic talks, and propose the start of additional economic relations as well cultural and scientific exchanges. We would also like to do some military exercises together, for the fleets.

>>4490499
supporting

>>4490488
In addition return to the precedent reform, This one has centralize to many roles and powers in few men.

>>4490488
I hereby announce my candidacy for the position of:
>4.Chief Commercial Executive
My platform is relatively simple, with much of the planetary surfaces we occupy still unused, it is paramount to provide the infrastructure and population to change this and realize our true industrial potential. To this end I will pursue the construction of high speed low energy consumption transport rail lines across our planets and otherwise encourage settlement initiatives. This of course merely forms the foundation of our nation's industry, with highly specialized, automated and large scale manufacturing being the core. To strengthen this core, I plan to work closely with the other branches of the government to forge beneficial foreign trade connections, as well as gain the scientific edge required to stay competitive. Expanding and strengthening the vow gate network is also a priority.

Vote CeSS for Four

>>4490488
Javier II Deston, would like (if the vote for returning to the precedent government wins) for his position and the one of Union Gallagher and Sir Walfrid Pennysworth to be given again so that they may finish the mandates they have signed up for.

If this does not happen, Javier will run for Magister Militum and continue with his precedent program of strengthening and improving the army and militias, giving them a better foundation and ensuring with the government approval that they reach an acceptable standard and one far more similar to other star nations.

Upon becoming Magister Militum he would also like to propose to have Admiral and Solar Marshall immediately reinstituted as their own positions with a similar upkeep of the past. The reasons are two : tradition and the Magister Militum as too many military roles and military fields to work upon, making it s work highly ineffective and risking to leave too many fields undeveloped. The Magister Militum will be the head of the military trio and he will occupy himself of matters not done by the other two figures like military R&D and logistics. Still while the head, he will not have absolute powers on the other two figures making him more a “first among equals figure”. If this proposal is accepted Javier would like to request to become Solar Marshall again and leave the position of Magister Militum behind, so that he can finish its military program for his second mandate.

An issue that is raised and should be voted on separately from the primary matters of this turn:

Should we roll back to the previous system of government posts?
A.Yes
B.No


Also vote for the civ action please.

>>4490499
Supporting
>>4491376
Reaffirm the mandates

>>4490499
Support
>>4499859
A

I vote for B [no]

Regarding the civ action I say we got for F.Research & Development to research the captured alien tech.

>>4499859
B

>>4499859
A. Yes

Changing my stance from this >>4499862 to support >>4490499

>>4491021
>>4491376
Supporting these people for the mandates should the rollback not pass.

>>4499859
>A

But the other posts should be already counted as a vote

The previous government reforms are rolled back, just as the interim Secretary of State Jonathan Brown was preparing for a visit to allied AES states. Shrugging his shoulders, he returns to his previous post in the Diplomatic corps.

How much do you want to cooperate with the other members of this alliance - the ICS, the Americans and the Pavonid Union - go big or not?

A.Put a lot into this, science fairs, free trade agrements, major military exercises
B.Be moderate. Some small trade concessions, science projects, cultural festivals and a pair of maneuvers in space
C.Make it more of a token gesture, we don't have a lot of money to waste.

>>4500011
>A.Put a lot into this, science fairs, free trade agrements, major military exercises

>>4500011
B for the Americans and Pavonids
A for the ICS as they are our long standing allies

>>4500011
A
We pushed for it so we should commit to it

>>4500011
A.

>>4500011
A.Put a lot into this, science fairs, free trade agrements, major military exercises

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Human space is more connected than ever, as hypergates are present in most systems now, trade flows faster and cheaper, with new tariff agreements making commerce boom. The price of raw resources goes down as the supply chain gets smoother and investments in all economic sectors are soaring, with lively currency exchange markets and a boom in consumer good production. Hypergates will quicken the rate of emigration from Old Earth, which is expected to finally experience a true population decline for the first time since the American War, with more people preparing to leave than the natural growth of the planet covers. The exchange of cultural and scientific ideas in the spheres of medicine, industrial design, cybernetics, AI, virtual reality and more - all of this is heralding the potential dawn of a new human Golden Age.

In news from beyond human space, the 4th Battle of the Aglaal Starzone in the disputed sector of space between the Stareater Empire and the United Federation has ended in a bloody stalemate, with the wreckages of thousands of ships spread across the void and over a million participants dead - this was the largest pitched battle between the two sides in this war for the last 13 years, with the conflict now being now over 120 years in the running and with no clear winner in sight. Unconfirmed rumors from Imperial space, which is generally considered a dark area as far as information goes, claim that slaver-pirates originally in the Emperor's employ turned against him and raided several systems close to the capital, making off with a great deal of slaves and plunder.

The planned military exercises will be taking place in several months. American Space Force officer Joe Turner is the only known human witness to the aforementioned battle and is expected to make a presentation on the nature of war in the more advanced areas of space, whilst the Syndicate will also be presenting their latest in military technology and doctrine, flaunting their victories against the pirates in recent years.


Late 2273


>Production - Total 1780: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 800/Military 273/Administration 301
>Population: 17 m
>Energy:9/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4500087
F.Research & Development
Begin the reverse engineering of advanced alien tech we have seized in recent years during the Kowloon expedition.
This tech could have many uses, even outside of military, but if we are to attend this joint military manoivers it would be good to have something to show off, our personal shielding tech being a start.

>>4500092
Supporting tihs.

>>4500092
Support

>>4500092

support

>>4500092
Support

>>4500092
agreed

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On alien reverse-engineering research:
- Handheld coilguns - the aliens have solved the primary issue with the miniaturization of modern mass driver weapons, which is energy management Our own technology has already known handheld railguns for some time, but they are limited in their rate of fire due to the heat generated and the energy required. Existing personal railguns were thus so far single-shot weapons, often too cumbersome for a normal person to use. The Drazerii slugthrowers are also heavy weapons, but they are in practice highly advanced shotguns that accelerate chunks of metal to a speed and power capable of piercing most human armors. We have been able to reverse-engineer the design by integrating their methods of power generation and storage, the key limiting factor. The Drazerii do use a metal alloy in their constructions that is not fully understood by us yet, but the most modern in ceramo-metal or plasteel is not greatly inferior to their alloy. We can now construct various Gauss guns for land use and these advancements can also greatly improve the efficiency of our ship-mounted kinetic weaponry by optimizing their own power management systems
-Energy shields - These new shield generators represent the next generation of energy screens, replacing the older deflector technology, offering significantly better protection. Unlike deflectors, they are partially able to protect against kinetic weapons as well, though they remain primarily useful against energy weapons, which now find a much harder time at forcing their way through such shields.
-Portable shielding - Shield technology can now be suited to an individual wearer, mech, vehicle or even deployable in a small area - the limitation is that every shield emitter has to be fitted to the exact area it is protecting and the amount of power that can be generated and stored for such shields isn't infinite, but it is nevertheless a most useful addition to defensive technology.
Two types of personal shields can be made: Reactive shields which cover the user from all angles at all times, but are overall weaker than the alternative - directional shields, which concentrate more power on a specific area, like an ancient shield protecting the user from the front as an example. Generally speaking, the smaller a shield, the more protective it is, up to a certain limit.

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On to the exercises.
The militaries of the Alliance of Extrasolar States each sent a variety of ships of all sizes and purposes in the first months of the year 2274. The first week was primarily lectures and the sharing of theory between officers, ideas for strategic and tactical approaches to modern warfare in space and on the ground. On the fifth day, Commodore Turner of the UCASF presented his lecture on alien warfare:

"The Stareater Empire and the United Federation each hold large sectors of space, populations in the many tens of billions across hundreds of star systems. The short backstory of the war is that the Federation, after two and a half centuries of prosperity, became stagnant in its societal, technological and cultural development, which was used by elements within it, chiefly the Raktun species, to create a splinter-nation which not only seceded from the wider Federation, but then began a war of conquest. Beginning with only about a tenth of the Federation's original territory, the Empire now controls over a third of it all as part of its core territory. This concept of core territory is an important one that we must remember. After the first decade of conflict, the war gradually slowed down for logistical reasons - the core worlds from which most fleets of the Empire were hailing and the core worlds of the Federation, in and around the Zian sector, are too far apart for any single hyperjump to be made. The limitations of warp travel even among the aliens created a kind of "No-man's land" in which the majority of conflict remains to this day. The Empire and Federation both have their own forms of hyperlane travel, which is also reliant on fixed infrastructure to reach its greatest potential, which compared to our own technology is near-instantaneous travel. Thus a chief aspect of the war is the destruction of these hypergates to limit the rapid movement of opposing fleets. With no lanes connecting the two core sectors, no fleet can easily surprise the other and thus on the strategic scale the war becomes one large cat and mouse game of timing and reaction, of constant harassment and raiding, with pitched battles having become rare in favor of sabotage, raiding and the undermining of the opposite side's economic and political means of continuing the conflict, as neither side can easily muster the vastly overwhelming amount of power needed to simply break into the opponent's core territory and wipe them out. This is a war of attrition on a galactic scale, a most terrible thing."

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On the sixth day, Commodore Turner continued.
"Now, on to the other side of the coin. On the tactical side of things, several technologies unknown to us are of importance in the Federation-Empire War, which the former still consider a Civil War. Jump-blockers are a must for any fleet wishing to conduct orderly battle, lest the foe use mini-jumps to rapidly reposition during combat - the aliens are much more precise in exiting out of warpspace than us and such blockers are used for both military and civilian traffic control. Defensive technology is far above our own, mostly in terms of shielding, but also armor and repair management - ships are often knocked out of combat rather than fully destroyed. Manned fighters are not used, but combat drones on the other hand are common enough, used both offensively and defensively. Positioning in combat is the most important, with the aim of maximizing the output of fire whilst maintaining the best possible defenses, with ships attempting to maneuver out of long-range kinetic fire wherever possible. Close range engagements are a risk precisely because of jump-blocking technology, which forces most commanders to prefer long-range engagements, from which retreat is still possible. During the early stages of the war the Empire was able to secure a series of victories precisely through their highly aggressive combat maneuvers, which often either completely wiped out the enemy or forced them to panic and retreat, abandoning their systems in order to avoid a suicidal close range engagement.
The high cost of the war affects both sides harshly, though I can not speak in specifics for the Stareater Empire, which is more closed off to outsiders than the Federation, in which I spent three years. It is believed that the Federation still has a greater industrial output and overall economic strength to back its fleets, which has allowed it to stall the advance of the Empire. Pitched battles are rare because they can rarely accomplish any objectives worth the cost of pitting two large fleets against each other. Subversive activity on either side is highly important. The Zian are the best among the Federation in this without a doubt, not least of all because they manage to maintain most information on this shadow war secret to observers such as myself. I do believe, however, that both sides in the conflict would like to bring us humans into the war on their respective sides. With our current speed of development we are at most a few decades away from catching up to the aliens and if humanity were taken as a whole, its potential can tip the scales in either side's favor."

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After the first week of theory, two months of practice began. This included formation flight, rapid deployment and response via hypergates, a high emphasis on the gathering of intelligence between the two sides formed in the wargames - with our fleet being paired up with the Syndicate. VR simulated combat of every kind was also conducted. Demonstrations of drone fighters, energy shields, railgun batteries and shipbound gravity-generators were made. Ship-to-ship, ship-to-station and ship-to-planet marine deployments were tested, with low-power energy weapons being used in live fire drills, which would generally only cause irritation or stunning in the unfortunate targets. Land warfare, including aerial support, was conducted on several different planets and biomes, across varying levels of gravity and varied atmospheres, including toxic ones. On a desolate moon in Vinnitsa, orbital bombardment tests were also conducted safely.
After the two months of war games, another week of theorycrafting was held, mostly to revise everything that had been learned and draw conclusions. The quality of officers, logistics and communications were highlighted as decisive factors, possibly more so than the pure energy yield of weapon systems, which nevertheless matter, as only the likes of Thomas Cochrane could hope to defeat a modern ICS Battlecruiser using a first-gen Gallagher-Volk frigate.

Ties with our allies have been strengthened as a result of the war games and other cultural events being held or planned now.


Early 2274


>Production - Total 1780: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 800/Military 273/Administration 301
>Population: 17 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4503538
A.The Black Fleet Initiative

Fleet Admiral Pennysworth would put forward the creation of a clandestine raider fleet to work towards human interests in alien space and provide deniable assets for future use. At the core of this fleet functionality would be the Hastur Generator which puts out a type of radiation that completely cloaks the ships from all sensors outside of the field. At the centre of this fleet would be the EFS Thatcher Hyperion Class Carrier which would act as a mobile strategic command and resupply ship.

Within the Hasturian field of radiation the EMP missiles developed in the past will work and provide an essential tool in capturing alien technology and ships. As such the navy is requesting a budget of 200 production for the production and maintenance of this fleet and combat personnel.

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>>4503538
E.
In order to ensure that the Free State becomes culturally present in the minds of earth, we shall invest in media making institutions.
In Etar City we shall hold an annual film festival for auteur films, with Union Gallagher himself taking the Directorial Role for 'Jewels of Memory', the first in what he hopes will be a wave of Neuve-Westerns (as he calls it) about a retired veteran of the Bolivarian-American war moving to the Free States frontier, where he becomes the local Sherif and brings in local bandits and protects his community from Alien raiders.
We will also set up a large production company for block busters 'Free Star Films', whose first major project shall be an epic in conjunction with the ICS entertainment board about the battle of Eterani against the Martians, showing the perspectives of the Invaders, the Defenders on the ground and in space and the successfully intervening ICS forces.
The hope is that these films will be well received and foster a culture of interest in the Free State and its history, encouraging people to move and visit it.

For their key participation in the alien reverse-engineering, Avalon Systems Incorporated receive +9 IP.

>>4503539
Supporting, ESIA also has a vested interest in this endavour and is willing to provide some of its expertise and finances towards this fleet.

>>4503540
Supproting this

>>4503540
support

>>4503539
support

>>4503540
Supporting

>>4503540
Support

An investment is made into the film industry, beginning with the writing, production and further down the line - distribution - of a movie with the working title "Land of the Free". The purposes of propaganda will be well served by a solid production, the quality of which I will ask that the Minister of Culture rolls for (a 1d100) in this turn.

Late 2274


>Production - Total 2000: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 900/Military 273/Administration 301
>Population: 18 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>4503597

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>>4503597
A.The Black Fleet Initiative

Fleet Admiral Pennysworth would put forward the creation of a clandestine raider fleet to work towards human interests in alien space and provide deniable assets for future use. At the core of this fleet functionality would be the Hastur Generator which puts out a type of radiation that completely cloaks the ships from all sensors outside of the field. At the centre of this fleet would be the EFS Thatcher Hyperion Class Carrier which would act as a mobile strategic command and resupply ship.

Within the Hasturian field of radiation the EMP missiles developed in the past will work and provide an essential tool in capturing alien technology and ships. As such the navy is requesting a budget of 200 production for the production and maintenance of this fleet and combat personnel.

>>4503600
supporting this

>>4503600
Supporting, ESIA also has a vested interest in this endavour and is willing to provide some of its expertise and finances towards this fleet.

>>4503600
support

>>4503600
Due to the unfortunate naming of the flagship of this fleet, and taking into consideration the background of our company, we shall be initiating a company-wide boycott of this Black Fleet.

>>4503600
Support

The EFSS Thatcher has in fact already been constructed privately and the allocated budget may be used to construct new vessels for the fleet.
Consult the Fleet sheets on this link for the costs of existing designs and their specifications:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13PZCMliucE2ogW5vtxkpR_YAzqcVZXH-1n-i5EggOJA/edit?usp=sharing

You may also bring up new designs, though those always take a bit more time and effort to bring into being compared to the already established.
200 production could be used to construct, as an example, eight Talon-class Heavy Cruisers.

Present plans for naval construction to the Assembly and vote upon them. As the Constitution of our nation dictates, it is the Legislature(Civ voting) that controls the budget of the nation.

>>4503600
Support

>>4503652
5 Calibas Class Destroyers with upgraded shields, EMP missiles and Boarding Pods

Any independent faction ships that would like to join the Black Fleet should do so now

>>4503675
Supporting this

>>4503675
Supporting

The Syndicate stealth frigate will be joining the Black Fleet, its crew eager to serve their nation.

>>4503652
To deal with delicate Irish sensibilities the EFSS Thatcher shall be renamed the EFSS Churchill and only offend Indians instead

>>4503683
Boycott ended

>>4503675
support

With no boycott in the way, it takes just half a year for these Mark 3 destroyers to be constructed and instituted into the newly formed Black Fleet, which the Admiral may now command as per his executive functions, though he may also seek support from the legislature for the reinforcement of any operations he plans with additional finance or means.

The movie was perhaps not the finest of productions.It required multiple reshoots, actors and scripts were changed, the SFX team was also replaced and even with all that - or because of it - the final product was rather mediocre on its own terms, though the heavier blow came from foreign critics who tore it down as "Uninspired state propaganda" among other colorful epithets. In the box office, it was what one may consider "A flop" though viewer opinion is more reasonable, with the amount of explosions being deemed enough to satisfy the needs of the consumer.

Early 2275


>Production - Total 2070: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 900/Military 303/Administration 325
>Population: 19 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

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>>4503712
F. The Black Hound Armor

Constructed using the most advanced power armor, cybernetic mind-meld technology this set of power armor will act like a second skin to the wearer with a companion AI to assist. The helmet of this suit will have a biomechanical dog-like mouth with a voice modulator disguising the humanity of the wearer. The armor will also possess a set of small clawed arms coming out of the abdomen controlled by the AI to further disguise the humanity of the wearer and assist when needed. Directed energy shields will be built into the wrists as is best for combat within ships and a shoulder mounted missile launcher filled with EMP missiles a variant a heavy weapons variant. Every single one of these suits shall be rigged with a dead man’s switch, no Black Hound will ever be taken alive.

Those who will wear the Black Hound armor will be recruited from the most elite members of the Free State Military and Covert Ops. They will understand that by joining they are signing away their lives for the betterment of humanity and taking the fight to the alien menace. They shall undergo the most cutting edge cybernetic modification and gene-tailoring to create the ultimate super soldiers.

>>4503712
D

Militia Reform

With the increase in space wars and the possibility of attacks on human space rising, it s natural that the Solar Marshall has started working again with his planets Marshall for improve the current situation of the militias.

There will be improvments in training, as well specialized gear and vehicles (buyed).

Borrowing from the Army improvments, the militia will become more organized and disciplined. In addition to the usual training, an emphasize on creating more patriotism, cameratism and pride is made like in the army.

The major difference though is the creation of two new parts of the militia this being : the junior militia and the auxilia.

- Junior militia

The Junior Militia, will be a more accessible force to the citizenry. If a citizen wants he can do this has a part time job and it will have less duties and accesses of the militia. The junior objective is to have a larger number, as well preparing recruits for the militia and auxilia. It still receives an acceptable training and gear, and it can help and organize any armed civilians that wish to defend their state if a planet is under attack.

- Militia

The militia that was formed time ago. Not much has change, even if they have received more training, better gear and specialized vehicles. They will better know the planet defenses and fortifications. As well having lessons on their home planet and system nature for know how to better defend them. This takes them to a somewhat similar level of training of an army soldier.

- Auxilia

A very well trained forced, each one very specialized in is own home world and solar system defense and knowledge. They fully know the fortifications and defenses of the planet, and have superior and further specialized gear and vehicles to the militia. They are also trained in knowing how to defend other systems and planets of the EFS, but it best to have them on their home instead of others do to the higher knowledge of it. The Auxilia will be a small part of the planets militias, but there are no doubts that it will be a great help on the defense.

IMPORTANT

The Solar Marshall wants that all the other militia arrive at the same level of the one of Selestine. For this additional points will be requested, then the reform can be applied on all other planets.

//

(For properly do this Solar Marshall Javier II requests 10 additional upkeep to be assign to the militia [in general all, of the militia]. Not just for the creation and implementation of two new parts of the militias across our systems. But even for more training, specialized military gear and vehicles. Also for make sure all planet militia arrive at the same level of Selestine)

(Militia numbers much like police and sheriff depend on planets pop. I am not changing that.)

Cont.

>>4503715
Supporting this

>>4503715
(The main difference is that the militia has two new parts : the junior militia that has more numbers than the usual militia and less experience. And the Auxilia that has less numbers than the usual militia but is more trained and specialized than them).

>>4503715
support

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>>4503712
F. Hellfire series of mechs.

Due to the increase in conflict Avalon incorporated is planning to incorporate the latest in defense technology on a mech platform as an assault and infantry support unit. Using personal energy shields and advancements in railgun and missile weaponry Avalon incorporated wishes to implement all 3 systems to make a versatile and effective mech capable of engaging at all ranges.

Changing my >>4503726 proposal to support >>4503712

>>4503713
Supporting

>>4503713
Supporting

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>>4503713
Support

>>4503713
Support

>>4503715
support

>>4505002
get back to posting ofu

You have developed the Black Hound Armor and formed a new regiment of the most promising troopers from out of your existing forces, along with some new recruits, equipping these men with the new suits. They are undergoing training now and will be deployable next turn.

Late 2275

>Production - Total 2150: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 900/Military 323/Administration 325
>Population: 19 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4507476
F. Hellfire series of mechs.

Due to the increase in conflict Avalon incorporated is planning to incorporate the latest in defense technology on a mech platform as an assault and infantry support unit. Using personal energy shields and advancements in railgun and missile weaponry Avalon incorporated wishes to implement all 3 systems to make a versatile and effective mech capable of engaging at all ranges.

>>4507476
A. Find a relatively minor zone currently undergoing skirmishes between the Federation and the Empire and deploy the Black Fleet there in an attempt to capture or at the very least take away some wrecks for study and analysis of alien technology.

>>4507476
H. Reach out to the Valhallan Autonomous Zone seeking to establish better relations and through clandestine means provide them with all the most modern cloning technology. Begin to put pressure on our allies to lessen restrictions placed upon them to join the interplanetary community as the Valhallan Republic.

>>4507481
support

>>4507482
Support

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>>4507476
>B.Settlement policy
Garden city initiative
The settled worlds of the EFS are our greatest treasure, and their health must be carefully nurtured. Equally valuable is our citizenry, they must also be cared for. Therefore, we must take the greatest care to plan out our settlements upon them in a fashion in a manner most beneficial both to nature and human wellbeing.
Garden cities are to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture. Every one of them with their own garden dome, future ball field and temple of the Shadow. There our people will be able to thrive, close to nature but still with all the comforts of modern life without the unhealthy crowding and smog produced by modern cities.

>>4507481

Supporting

>>4507536
Supporting this

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A modern mech-suit combat platform, the Hellfire Series is equipped with a primary railgun battery and support weapons which include a flamer, missile launcher and heavy machine gun. After the first successful trials, the formation of a single company is enacted, with 100 mechs in it. Check the Military tab in the google docs to see your current military forces.

Early 2276

>Production - Total 2220: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1000/Military 310/Administration 349
>Population: 21 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 9/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:8/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

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>>4507574
>B.Settlement policy
>B.Settlement policy
Garden city initiative
The settled worlds of the EFS are our greatest treasure, and their health must be carefully nurtured. Equally valuable is our citizenry, they must also be cared for. Therefore, we must take the greatest care to plan out our settlements upon them in a fashion in a manner most beneficial both to nature and human wellbeing.
Garden cities are to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture. Every one of them with their own garden dome, future ball field and temple of the Shadow. There our people will be able to thrive, close to nature but still with all the comforts of modern life without the unhealthy crowding and smog produced by modern cities.

>>4507576
A. Find a relatively minor zone currently undergoing skirmishes between the Federation and the Empire and deploy the Black Fleet there in an attempt to capture or at the very least take away some wrecks for study and analysis of alien technology.

>>4507574
D
Militia Reform

Here
>>4503715
>>4503717

>>4507578
Supporting.

>>4507578
Support

>>4507576
Support

>>4507576
>>4507578
Supporting

>>4507578

Supporting

>>4507578
Change my previous vote to support this one

>>4507576
>>4507578
Supporting

Both the Garden city initiative and the Black Fleet's Maiden Voyage will be executed.

Give me 4 rolls of 1d100 to find a suitable site for alien studies.
DC modified by:
-5 Black Fleet doctrine
-5 Extra participants
-5 Minor target goal
+10 Alien tech superiority

Final DC that the rolls will be matched with - 45.

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>4510455

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>4510455

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>4510455

Rolled 39 (1d100)

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>4510455

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The Hyperion-class carrier EFSS Churchill with its plasteel-armored hull, artificial gravity generator, Hasturian radiation emitter, Combat drone hangars, modern shield systems, large spinal railgun and more acts as flagship for the Blackfleet. Five Mk.2 Calibas Destroyers are its combat escorts and an Eveline, Cobra and Eagle class support ships also accompany the fleet to ensure its logistics. Also joining the fleet are the Syndicate stealth frigate and the Kayub Eterani Corp. sends a prototype vessel of their own as well.

The journey takes them through the Vowgate into the Tawagata system where they resupply on Nigel's World, then on to a series of regular hyperjumps through the edges of our space, a hundred light years before leaving the human designated zone, taking a "Northeasterly" course into what intel shows to be the Disputed zone between the Empire and Federation. This journey has the fleet stopping through uninhabited systems several times, spending days gathering resources to maintain supply before moving on.

In the month of May, the Black Fleet reaches its destination, a system of an unknown name, yet containing an inhabited arid planet (judging by sporadic signals coming from it and light traffic coming and going there) and a gas giant with multiple moons, a space station among them also showing some activity around it. The fleet assumes a cloaked state, slowly approaching the inhabited area. This approach takes days, during which another fleet enters realspace near the gas giant, beginning an approach vector towards the station. In responce, a dozen light ships leave the arid planet, assuming what is likely some sort of military formation before also setting course for the station.

In stealth mode the Black Fleet will require about two days to reach either location of interest in the system. What shall we do?

>>4510502
Get in close as we can to the station before launching a rapid attack to disable its defenses then board it. We'll secure the station and strip it of useful tech, resources, and information.

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>>4510507
good with me

>>4510502
Scan the system and It s planets. See if we can intercept something in their communication. Remain on guard for any alien ships coming in.


Then proceed to take the station. Like written here
>>4510507

>>4510507
Amendum
Hold off on the attack until we see what the fleet of ships from the arid planet does
>>4510515
also do this

>>4510502
Order our fleet to close in as much as possible without being detected and hold position. Wait to see what the other fleet will do when they reach the station.

>>4510507
Support

As you approach, it appears that the two forces are foes indeed.
Our scans reveal that the attackers outnumber and outgun the defenders, fielding three cruiser-sized ships, three destroyers and a further 10 frigates against 12 frigate-sized local defenders. The attacking force is able to take the station before the reinforcements from the arid world can reach it, then turn their guns on them, outranging and whittling them down one by one. The defenders do not retreat, however - they enter combat range and disperse across a wider area of space, attempting to harass the attackers from as many sides as possible. Meanwhile the unmistakable emissions of FTL comm signals are being sent out from the planet - most likely to alert allies of the situation in the system.

The attackers have an advantage in this battle and are using it, whilst the defenders are trying to buy time for reinforcements most likely.

Our ships are in a position from which they could attack either fleet - or ignore them and head to the planet instead. What do you do?

A.Attack the defending fleet - they are weak and do not expect this.
B.Attack the invaders instead
C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!
D.Wait and see

>>4510535
C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

>>4510535
>C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

>>4510535
>C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

Begin the the next phase of the operation while they're both preoccupied.

>>4510535
C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

Prioritize high valued targets such as technology, data, high ranking scientists, and weaponry

>>4510535
C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

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>>4510535
>C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

>>4510535
>>C.Head for the planet - it has orbital stations and facilities, alongside civilian vessels and settlements on the surface for us to raid!

With no armed vessels to protect the planetary orbit, you are undetected until you are nearly in combat range. The planet boasts one primary orbital station with light armaments and several lesser satellites around it.. Half a dozen civilian ships are on or around the station.

A.Head straight for the planetary surface, target the juiciest settlements we can find!
B.Attack and destroy ships and stations around the planet, we shall loot the wreckage
C.Engage opportune targets with boarding attacks

>>4510552
D. Start with a salvo of EMP missiles on orbital installations and civilian ships. Send out boarding shuttles to all those disabled.

>>4510552
>C.Engage opportune targets with boarding attacks
We need the loot in tact. Board the ships and acquire what we need in person.

>>4510556
support

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>>4510552
>A.Head straight for the planetary surface, target the juiciest settlements we can find!

>>4510556
support

>>4510552
>B.Attack and destroy ships and stations around the planet, we shall loot the wreckage

DC:???
Choosing to make use of your Hasturian field, your ships approach the station and prepare to unleash EMP missiles before boarding.

Roll 4 times

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>4510569

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>4510569

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>4510569

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>4510569

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The first few missiles are shot down by point-defense systems on the station, but the full second volley eventually breaches that and makes contact, disabling the shields around it. Some of the laser batteries were not affected, but with no shields to protect them they were easy enough targets for a few well aimed railgun shots to eliminate, allowing our boarding shuttles to launch - yet just as that was happening, a highly accelerated projectile from the planet's surface struck one of our destroyers, crippling it. A second shot narrowly misses another destroyer - in response, the Black Fleet moves in close to the station, using it as cover against the defenses from the surface. Our damaged ship is still out there in the danger zone, however, though the planetary defense guns are not firing at it for whatever reason.
Boarding pods and shuttles are now breaching the station. The Black Hound regiment is deployed, ferocious dog visors concealing their humanity, additional appendages preparing to deploy personal shields for the attack.

DC for boarding:???
Roll 4 times again. Also decide what to do with your damaged destroyer - it currently can not move on its own, its shields are disabled and there are casualties among the crew, though most of it is alive.

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>4510582

Evacuate the damaged destroyer pronto, then blow it up.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>4510582
>>4510583
This

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>4510583
support

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>4510582
Support this
>>4510583

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>4510582

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The station's defenses are almost entirely automated - turrets, bots, shields, bulkheads. Only a single alien personally picks up a lasgun to try and fight your Black Hounds - to little avail. Methodically, the regiment advances through the hangars, hallways, storage rooms and assembly areas. A single explosion is registered, coming out of a central part of the station - overall integrity and power remains, so it wasn't a self-destruct reaction, but whatever it was, it wiped a part of the goodies you were hoping to steal.
Within two hours of initial boarding, the station is under your control, along with fifty captive aliens, all belonging to the Sivan species, whose worlds mostly fall under United Federation control as one of the less influental members of that alliance, with whom we've had almost no dealings so far. Besides captives, you begin securing a variety of trade goods, machine parts, fuel and begin stripping anything of interest from the station that you can find. An interrogation of captives reveals that the now destroyed room was the central communications and coordination chamber, holding most computer data - an act of sabotage and denial by the station commander that they had prepared already, expecting the Imperial invasion force to soon fall upon this station. What they hadn't expected was you, which is why five small merchant vessels are still docked on the station and now under your control - four of them being small enough to be taken into the hangar of the Churchill.

The destroyer EFSS Davy Crockett was evacuated and then blown up safely, leaving nothing behind for the aliens.

The space battle around the gas giant seems to be concluding now as the invaders - clearly an Imperial raiding force - have secured that area of space and are most likely next going to head towards the planet.

What shall the Black Fleet do?

>>4510613
Get to work on attacking and boarding the other orbital facilities to strip them as well. The Sun eaters will keep the Feds busy on planet.

>>4510620
support

Bug out with what we have, leave the aliens for the imperials, we only need the ships and loot

>>4510624
The wisdom of the token black, while not very glorious, cannot be denied.
Support.

>>4510624
Switching to this. We got a good haul. We can fall back and analyze the information in the ships we captured to hit other targets around this region of space.

>>4510620
Support

>>4510624
Fine switching to this

>>4510624
do this instead

Everything is hauled onto your ships, the larger civilian vessel having some of its parts stripped and taken. The aliens are left behind, none the wiser as to your identity, whilst the Black Fleet weighs anchor. The Imperials are now close by, but you are able to clear the gravitational field of the planet and enter hyperspace before they can do anything to you.
A successful raid - the Black Fleet brings home spoils that your scientists will begin studying now. You will have findings on them soon enough.

Meanwhile at home, the Garden initiative seems to have a positive effect on the public, with local food available in cities also, allowing a higher amount of exports in turn to flow out of the nation as the locals are well fed enough. more public spaces and beauty helps to brighten everyone's day and participation in the faith gives the Followers of the Divine Shadow +5 IP.

Late 2276

>Production - Total 2300: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1000/Military 310/Administration 349
>Population: 21 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:9/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4510674
F. Research all samples of alien DNA we have gathered to advance our own genetic technology

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>>4510674
>F.Research & Development
Robotics
Good news everyone! Our scientists are reporting that we might be in for a great leap forward regarding the issue of robots taking their rightful place in society.
To be more precise, with just a bit more funding we can put the two following models into mass production:
The Cy-L0N 88
Very cheap to make, durable and strong, these box-shaped robots are the perfect workers. Be it in mines, warehouses, factory lines or the cotton fields, the Cy-L0N’s will work tirelessly, easily outperforming human workers at a lower cost. In no time we will have millions of these bots doing unskilled heavy labour. And not to think of the export potential, we’ll make tons of space-dollars exporting them..
The PAL 9000
These robots are shorter in stature and have softer lines than the blocky Cy-L0N’s. They’re programmed to love their human friends, desiring to brighten our day and take care of all our household chores for us. Very affordable as well. It is predicted that shortly most household will sport one of these bots, their tasks cleaning, cooking, serving coffee, doing the laundry, watching the kids and providing emotional support.

>>4510680
Supporting

>>4510688
Supporting

>>4510688
You call those robots!?
This isn't the 22nd century anymore Gramps! Robots should more human than ever!

>>4510674
Militia Reform

Here
>>4503715
>>4503717

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I propose an alternate design to the Divine shadows submitted one.
These robots shall be functionally similar but will be built to be far more human looking, more human than human to enter dangerous legal territory.
The XAY-12 line will be sleek and customisable! Fit to be used as either workers or entertainers!
Out with the old box designs says Gallagher-Volk, the future is sleek and customisable!
(please note, current proposed design will require synthetic skin, which will soon be aplacable.)

>>4510688
Support

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>>4510698
>>4510688
Let's do both
Extra cheap robotic slave workers, walter the robot-bots and robo-gf's.

>>4510688
support

>>4510688
>>4510698
Supporting research into both of these avenues

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The government supports the development of new, cheap, mass-produced robots for domestic and industrial use - Cy-L0N 88s, PAL 9000s, XAY-12s, the models produced soon enough will have variations being made by different companies across the nation, small and large, who deal with the robotics industry.

Two key advancements are also now unlocked for us thanks to the alien tech we've analyzed - reliable artificial gravity drives for ships and stations alike on one hand and superior power generation through Cold Fusion Reactors, which can operate at lower temperatures, allowing for both smaller reactors doing the same job as before and a lower profile in regards to generators' heat signatures. This is a massive jump ahead for us, but do note - new technologies are not automatically applied to your old ships, to see what they have check the sheets.

Early 2277

>Production - Total 2380: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1100/Military 310/Administration 373
>Population: 23 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:6/10
>Morale:9/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

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>>4510764
>C.Construction
Construct vessel
Gentlemen, it is time to take our naval capabilities to the next level with a vessel unlike anything seen before.

The Foreshadow shall be one of a kind, several times the mass of any other ship in our fleet. Its appearance is to be that of a huge spider-web, arranged around a large central structure, with a lower, eye-like command module (naturally with an eyelid like shield for emergencies), and mounting various sensor dishes around its extremities.

The Foreshadow's web-like armatures are a single massive primary weapon, that fires sheets of energy in the form of a massive Black Pack discharge. These blasts are insanely destructive, more than making up for the slow firing rate and energy expenditure.
For defense, it will be both armored and shielded, with additional point-defense weapons existing at various locations on the Foreshadow's web, and may in fact be the sensor dishes seen in such locations. These weapons will be turreted and capable of attacking small craft with great accuracy.

>>4510764
A.
Find a desolate system to use as a candidate for a base for the black fleet, preferably a moon or satellite that we can make based off of Trusted Defence as a model. It will serve as a refitt and repair point for the fleet and allow for further plausible denaibility.
We can also use the Black Fleet to train fleet officers, a sort of exchange programme of sorts.
The base will also be kitted with a communications relay, storage area, crew quarters and defences along with the usual refit and repair shipyards.

>>4510764
D
Militia Reform

here
>>4503715
>>4503717

>>4510764
A. Send back out the Black Fleet seeking our weak military targets to strike at

>>4510771
>>4510775
supporting these

>>4510767
change to support for >>4510774

>>4510767
Support

Changing to support this >>4510774

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The Militia of the Free State has been reformed per the Solar Marshall's vision, raising its overall discipline and combat effectiveness. The exact numbers will fluctuate depending on factors that include funding from the state, local funding, local planetary development and population.
The Free State's citizenry grows at a rapid pace year by year and with the addition of the junior militia we can expect a larger percentage to once more participate in the system, performing their civic duty. In the modern job market military jobs are a great opportunity for citizens as they guarantee stable employment - where previously we had more job positions than willing recruits for our armed forces we are now seeing the reverse, which is a phenomenon widely visible across other nations too as productivity rises at the same time as the human population does - even the rather pacifist Pavonid Union has recently seen fit to expand the ranks of its fleet and military.
Late 2277

>Production - Total 2500: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1200/Military 322/Administration 397
>Population: 24 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:9/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

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>>4511804
>C.Construction
Construct vessel
Gentlemen, the sacred seers of the Order have had a revelation, a glorious vision that came to them in a sacred trance brought about by mind altering drugs of the highest order. It is time, time to take our naval capabilities to the next level with a vessel unlike anything seen before.

The Foreshadow shall be one of a kind, several times the mass of any other ship in our fleet. Its appearance is to be that of a huge spider-web, arranged around a large central structure, with a lower, eye-like command module (naturally with an eyelid like shield for emergencies), and mounting various sensor dishes around its extremities.

The Foreshadow's web-like armatures are a single massive primary weapon, that fires sheets of energy in the form of a massive Black Pack discharge. These blasts are insanely destructive, more than making up for the slow firing rate and energy expenditure.
For defense, it will be both armored and shielded, with additional point-defense weapons existing at various locations on the Foreshadow's web, and may in fact be the sensor dishes seen in such locations. These weapons will be turreted and capable of attacking small craft with great accuracy.

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>>4511804
>A.
>Find a desolate system to use as a candidate for a base for the black fleet, preferably a moon or satellite that we can make based off of Trusted Defence as a model. It will serve as a refitt and repair point for the fleet and allow for further plausible denaibility.
>We can also use the Black Fleet to train fleet officers, a sort of exchange programme of sorts.
>The base will also be kitted with a communications relay, storage area, crew quarters and defences along with the usual refit and repair shipyards.

>>4511804
C/B
Educational Improvement for ensure an extensive available good education for all our citizenry

Some decades ago the improvements of the research facilities and laboratories has helped much the ministry of R&D, for this and with the interests of the many economical groups of the EFS an improvement in the educational sector across our worlds would prove useful. This will be new Schools, Academies and Universities. The EFS in this will not just do a public expansion but aid and promoting even the private educational sector to expand.

>>4511826
Supporting this

>>4511827

Support

>>4511827
support

>>4511827
Support

Population growth has indeed vastly overtaken the capacity of most native educational facilities, even with the creation of new private ones and planetary funded schools as well, there still remains a constant need for expansion, especially kindergartens on the three main worlds. The national government invests in the expansion of facilities and provides credit and support for the private sector as well. The effect of this investment should ensure a more educated workforce is available in coming years.
The people are happy with this course of action and approval of the government has reached new heights, thanks to the booming economy and overall internal stability.
In news from abroad, the Physicians' Syndicate of Mars has announced its victory in the war against cancer and MegaPharma, having developed and now spreading their new cure - faster and more reliable than common commercial treatments which still require patients to spend months or years under one therapy or another, staying dependent on their medical providers for the duration of their treatment.
Meanwhile on Earth - the Eurasian Alliance has by this point practically subjugated the entirety of Africa and Oceania through economic and political pressure, also binding them through treaties that see the EA controlling all space traffic there - only the Americans remain independent of said treaty.

Early 2278

>Production - Total 2570: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1200/Military 322/Administration 397
>Population: 25 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:10/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4511885
A.
Find a desolate system to use as a candidate for a base for the black fleet, preferably a moon or satellite that we can make based off of Trusted Defence as a model. It will serve as a refitt and repair point for the fleet and allow for further plausible denaibility.
We can also use the Black Fleet to train fleet officers, a sort of exchange programme of sorts.
The base will also be kitted with a communications relay, storage area, crew quarters and defences along with the usual refit and repair shipyards.

>>4511885
H. Seek an expanded relationship with America offering them trade treaties, mutual defense and other things.

>>4511887
Supporting this.

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>>4511885
>F.Research & Development

Good news everyone, I, doctor Vindiktive, have invented a new wonder drug!
Trioxin 245 is a breakthrough to put it mildly. It is nothing short of the key to immortality! Evidence of my unsurpassed genius! Just a dose of this gas and vooom, the dead come back to life! And not only do they live again, they are immortal beings, nothing short of complete immolation capable of putting them down. And doing so will only send the Trioxin chemicals into the atmosphere, to return with the rain and reanimate more dead corpses, um, I mean patients.
True, there are some side effects regarding their mental state, especially their unscientific compulsion to consume brains in order to quell the pain of being dead. But you cannot bake an immortal omelet without breaking some civilian eggs.
Imagine the power. If somebody dare oppose us we just give them a few tons of this juice into the air and voila, a plague of the living dead tearing their planet apart! We will rule supreme in the universe as we continue the heroic pursuit of science in peace!

Allow me to once more suggest funding for another of mein brilliant inventions.

The C.H.U.D.* Biowarrior Initiative
*Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller

Using a mix of state of the art cloning technology, biological tampering, speedgrowth, toxic waste and the genes from the most evil creatures to be found, we shall create the ultimate biological weapon, biowarriors that will be the terror of the battlefield. Grown in vats and maturing rapidly, these monsters are cheap to produce en masse, their ability to thrive on a diet of garbage, waste and rotten flesh unparalleled.
Strong as oxen, highly poisonous, disturbingly stealthy and capable of taking impressive amounts of damage before ceasing to function, these beasts are more than capable of ambushing softer enemy targets, but also clever enough to hide if opposition is overwhelming. Naturally they are not sentient, that would be unethical. No, their intelligence is closer to that of a large primate, their only desire to sate their ravenous appetite. (Although they do occasionally demonstrate impressive skills in problem solving, cooperation and subterfuge, especially for the purpose of escaping their holding pens).
As a final strawberry on top, they are designed to melt upon death, returning to puddles of the toxic waste they were created from. Let us see the foe reverse engineer that.

>>4511887
Support but let s do the same even with the Nomad Fleet (their trade goes everywhere). We could even offer the Nomad Fleet to enter the AES too (with all the benefits and allies that comes with it).

>>4511891
changing to support for >>4511898 & >>4511887

>>4511898
>>4511887
Also supporting this

>>4511886
Support

>>4511891
Support

The Alliance of Extraterrestrial States already includes trade treaties, mutual defense, scientific and cultural exchange, making the offer we extend towards America entirely pointless as they are already part of the AES. The Nomad Fleet has already made a favorable treaty with us and does not wish to be involved beyond that, staying neutral in the cold war between the AES and Eurasia.

Eurasia has however expanded its own dealings with the United Federation and the Free Enterprise Pact. Eurasian colonies are fully linked by Yamada Brand Hypergates and now a lane has been constructed that links Sol to the Federation's nearest major system - Izevlar, which is 400 light years away from Sol. Eurasia has been expanding the size of its fleet and army, which has prompted the ICS and the Americans to do the same in turn.

Late 2278
>Production - Total 2650: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1200/Military 322/Administration 419
>Population: 27 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:10/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4511946
A.
Find a desolate system to use as a candidate for a base for the black fleet, preferably a moon or satellite that we can make based off of Trusted Defence as a model. It will serve as a refitt and repair point for the fleet and allow for further plausible denaibility.
We can also use the Black Fleet to train fleet officers, a sort of exchange programme of sorts.
The base will also be kitted with a communications relay, storage area, crew quarters and defences along with the usual refit and repair shipyards.

>>4511948
Add
>Send out the Black Fleet to seek out weak military targets to strike at
and you got yourself a deal

>>4511948
Supporting this.

>>4511948
Support
The base should be mimetize and made difficult to find.

>>4511948
>>4511949
Build base and go stealing again

>>4511974
>>4511948
>>4511949
Yeah sure send the fleet out again

>>4511948
SUPPORT

There are three systems that show great potential as bases for the Black Fleet.

A.Zeno-4A - 25 parsecs away from Tawagata, it lies in nominal human space, though only the rare exploratory vessel or far-out mining ship might ever find itself there. The system has some modest natural resources available in it, but miners can go out into other stars in the sector to search for what they need
B.Cerno-Omega - right on the edge of the human containment zone, the system is known to us because of the first mission to leave the containment area, which had the explorers stopping in this system to refuel. Aside from a single barren planet with small voltile deposits, it has an asteroid ring containing some minerals.
C.Esterpels - located three parsecs outside the containment zone, it lies on the very edge of former United Federation territory. At some point it was inhabited, but the war has driven out all settlers who may have exploited the system's resources. Several barren planets, asteroid rings and one tundra world with a breathable atmosphere can be found here.

You should also decide if you're going to build a Vowgate in this new base of operations and if so where it will be connected to - every gate is connected to a single other gate in another system after all. You may propose other details as well, such as the extent of development you wish for this outpost.

>>4511999
C.
No vowgate linking this right back to us, moderate development.

>>4512003
Support, moderate development and no vowgate.

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>>4511999
C
Give it a communications relay, storage area, crew quarters, defenses, refit repair shipyards, and a research facility for any objects/organisms that might be too dangerous to bring back to the Free State.

>>4511999
C.
The pirate lair proper hidden in the asteroid field, with docks, lasercannon batteries, glowing red lights and all that fancy stuff.
In addition we'll have an entirely black fortress-structure in brutalist architecture on the tundra world because reasons, with those who betray the pirate code being exiled into the merciless wilderness.

No vowgate.

>>4512012
And support this addition

>>4512012
Support

Moderate development and no vowgate
Ensure that the base is well hidden and camouflaged.

The Black Fleet Cove is established, its location being the Esterpels system. Teams of engineers and researchers are sent there - everything necessary for a small self-sufficient outpost will be prepared soon enough, well concealed and with systems in place to wipe out any evidence.

Early 2279

>Production - Total 2650: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 1200/Military 325/Administration 419
>Population: 27 m
>Energy:10/10
>Resources:9/10
>Food: 10/10
>Trade:10/10
>Finance:7/10
>Morale:10/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

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>>4512078
>B
Frontier Initiative
The frontier is ours by right, nothing must hold us back. Containment zones be damned.

Therefore the state shall generously provide economic support for those daredevils seeking to found new settlements, colonies, moon bases, asteroidfarms, space stations and more (this both internally and externally of our current territory).

Also, any settlement of significant size will have a sheriff, equipped with a star carrying a small but potent forcefield projector. The law must be upheld wherever we set up, space banditry to be fought continuously.

>>4512079
Support

>>4512079
Supporting

>>4512079
Support, let the entrepreneurs spread ever forward!

>>4512079

Supporting

>>4512078
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18sXqTiCkDcqr7XlIoK2YtHVfKIr_hjh4aEB3IzEwQGE/edit

A bold new initiative to launch a fifth great wave of colonization is proposed!
For this, give me four rolls of 1d100 - the first three will be for the frontier, the fourth - a mystery.

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>4512121
pls