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Brian Swartz · 01-18-2014, 11:07 AM

2068 ANNUAL REPORT

Ganymede saw the lion's share of the 2% Initiative this year, expected to finish up in 2069 assuming the next administration doesn't nix it. In the meantime, there were more economic changes made in the final year of the term. The catalyst was the simple and glorious fact that there is very little pressure on mineral stockpiles. All are rising except for neutronium which is pretty much holding steady -- and that with some commercial yards still expanding that really don't need to be any bigger right now, expansions that could be shut off with little consequence at any time. In face of these facts, Director India Rakes ordered that the one-sixth of the industrial sector devoted to economic improvements switch its focus to two matters: getting ten standard mines set for shipment to Callisto, and increasing the number of factories available on Earth. It is expected that within five years the conversion from conventional facilities, now at 90.7%, will be completed. Also in view is building maintenance facilities for both Callisto and Titan for servicing the Forrestal sensor vessels, and a shipment of fuel to Callisto so it can refuel them. With out-system refueling bases on both moons, there will be less reason for ships to have to return all the way to Earth just to fill up.

Rosinski was promoted to Major General as expected, replaced by Wyatt Pittman(35). This still left the army two generals short of where it was before.

Less than three weeks into the year, Clint Wyche completed Genome Sequence Research. The spectre and possibility of genetically engineering races more suited to various climates and conditions raises a number of ethical issues, issues which SPACE has elected to punt on for now. Breaking the general policy of specialization and the 5-year project limit, with nothing to pursue for now in his field, Wyche is assigned to working on Improved Geological Sensors, the final piece required for resumed exploration of neighbouring systems. With three labs eventually assigned, it is expected to take nearly a decade unless a sensors researcher is available to shorten that time.

On February 10, the eventful start to the year continues as the first off-world military base is established on Machholz. Meanwhile, the first mine is sent off to Callisto.

February 27 was a rough day for the R&D Directorate. Scientist Rosa Suda, the top missile specialist and just barely 30 years old, has died prematurely of natural causes. Harlan Welle takes over her work on reload rates, which was expected to complete in the summer, but this tragedy will have far longer-reaching consequences. Suda was expected to head up a major element of SPACE's weapons research efforts for decades: no scientific mind in the agency's annals reached such dizzying heights so quickly. Karabishi Juishao is now the clear replacement, but does not have Suda's talents and is 55 years old. Welle is 53 and the only other established scientist in the field. Early speculation holds that this may force SPACE to rely more on energy-based weapons in the future ...

March brings the shipment of the first Tennessee(Lt) along with required men and materials to Mars. Construction begins in April, and is expected to take as much as five years to complete. Meanwhile, before the end of the third month, Hank Rohrer(23) is been promoted to captain, less than three years after graduating the academy. Shortly afterwards, the navy has three admirals again with Jung Besler(52) the most recent to make rear admiral. Questionable health makes it an open issue how long she will be able to serve there. Leota Schnepel takes the vacated post at Senior Rear Admiral, where she is expected to stay as head of the Navy for the next couple of tours.

June 8 was one of those days that would be remembered for a while simply because multiple important events happened for whatever reason to converge at once. The final of the three Construction Brigades initially ordered finished its training -- with the timeframe building the off-world bases is requiring, at least two more have been ordered. It was also decided to divert some production from the bases to expanding ground unit construction facilities to enable an eventual third training unit at once. With ongoing construction currently happening on Reinmuth and Mars, the comet Faye would be their first assignment. Karabishi Juishao's report was presented, detailing a 60% increase in missile agility, and she takes over the final stages of the missile launcher reload rate project, started by Suda and continued by Welle when she died earlier this year. A third, and for the moment final, lab is added to the crucial Improved Geological Sensors project. Finally, Asa Hotz was promoted to Captain, and two days later Chong Vaugh(47) was named the fourth active rear admiral, a new high mark. This leaves Mitchell Feeser, just 33, as the top-ranking captain in the navy.

Later in the month, more naval recruits led to more promotions, and in this case the result is extending the career of Tell Perj Jr. who is promoted to Captain! The 49-year-old Perj was a year and a half away from mandatory retirement, but will now soldier on for another decade, having spent nearly three at his previous rank of commander.

Matters were fairly quiet until mid-September, when on the 15th Missile Launcher Reload Rate is completed(Dr. Juishao again in the news here). With this, the prototyping phase for the next generation of missiles can begin. She gets to work on the Defender II, which is expected to increase the hit rate by 6% and the payload by 50%, an estimated 78% increase in combat effectiveness and the ability to fire faster but still an overmatched weapons system.

Engineering also took another look at possibilities for anti-missile ballistics based on the improved agility specs. They didn't expect much -- internal estimates are that the next generation of engines will need to be available before such a thing becomes viable. They were right -- basically the effective chance to hit can now reach 4-8% instead of 3-7%, nowhere near being useful yet.

In October, the Army gets back a new general as Col. Beverly Kisinger, 31, is promoted. Later in the month, the research directorate suffered another loss with Delmar Ytuarte found to be the apparent victim of one of those senseless, seemingly random street crimes. He was prototyping one of the next-generation sensor suites, which will now be taken by the best available scientist, logistics specialist Curtis Gloster. Sensors & Fire Control now has only four active researchers, no better than half of what is really needed right now

It was quite the eventful year: the first Ticonderoga bases were established, untimely deaths of two key researchers, a number of new senior officers in both branches of the military, developments in missile and sensor technology, and continued development of minor outsystem colonies and outposts. The future continues to be promising but uncertain, and clouded with danger.

Research & Development

** January 19 -- Clint Wyche completes Genome Sequence Research.
** Feb. 26 -- Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Theory is published(Santo Makar). Ion Drives are now possible, but the research is prohibitively expensive for the time being. Makar begins work on improving jump drive efficiency instead. Another lab goes to Dr. Adolfo Walth, whose first project lead involves researching a high-density advancement in duranium armor.
** Late April -- Research lab completed and added to the duranium armor project.
** June 8 -- Improved Missile Agility completed(Karabishi Juishao).
** November 21 -- Deacon Palmer presents his report on Shipyard Operations, detailing minor decreases in the time and cost required for expansions, retooling, and the like. He'll next work on increasing the rate at which ships can be built.
** December 8 -- SITG ThermoScan 104, new military-grade thermal sensors, are unveiled by Dr. Julio Kuchler's team. He takes over Curtis Gloster's work on new actives, and Harlan Welle gets back in the game working on new missile launchers.

Commissioned Officers

Mid-February -- Tell Perj Jr. increases Fleet Movement Initiative to 403.
Early August -- The energy weapons field gets even stronger with Eva Vadnais upping to 55%.
Early September -- Not resting on his laurels even at this late stage, Deacon Palmer has increased his expertise to 60%.
Early October -- Alberto Eighmy improves to 50% Factory Production.
Mid-October -- Eighmy makes a less-useful breakthrough in Terraforming(10%).
Late October -- Mitchell Feeser improves Operations to 15%
Mid-December -- Parker Lanzi, the latest naval prodigy, is promoted to Commander. Meanwhile, Alberto Eighmy continues a strong year, upping mining skill to 20% ahead of the election.

Colonial Developments

February 10 -- Machholz PDC Ticonderoga becomes the first off-world base.
February 24 -- The Stephan-Oterma Ticonderoga is completed.
Late February -- Sedna expands to 24 complexes.
Mid-March -- Construction of the first off-world military base begins with the shipment of men and materials to Mars(Tennessee-class missile base).

Early June -- The final delivery of the ten mines for Callisto is made, though right now only one can operate at full capacity with the number of workers presently available there. The small amount of mining investment switches back to building automated mines for access of neutronium deposits in various outposts.

Mid-August -- Investment in Neujmin resumes with the first automated mine of the most recent wave being sent there.

November 1 -- Gallicite exhausted on Comas Sola.

Earth

Late March -- A new naval shipyard, dubbed the KSEC(even naval command isn't pretending to know what these initials stand for, a spokesman simply stated that this four-letter arrangement 'tested well in focus groups') is completed. With five commercial and four naval yards, SPACE is fairly satisfied with current shipyard status. With the other yards expanding for more substantial jobs, KSEC will take over the role of servicing the Forrestal sensor vessels.

November -- -- The shuttles fan out over the Sol system in anticipation of the coming election.

01-18-2014, 11:07 AM	#213
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2068 ANNUAL REPORT Ganymede saw the lion's share of the 2% Initiative this year, expected to finish up in 2069 assuming the next administration doesn't nix it. In the meantime, there were more economic changes made in the final year of the term. The catalyst was the simple and glorious fact that there is very little pressure on mineral stockpiles. All are rising except for neutronium which is pretty much holding steady -- and that with some commercial yards still expanding that really don't need to be any bigger right now, expansions that could be shut off with little consequence at any time. In face of these facts, Director India Rakes ordered that the one-sixth of the industrial sector devoted to economic improvements switch its focus to two matters: getting ten standard mines set for shipment to Callisto, and increasing the number of factories available on Earth. It is expected that within five years the conversion from conventional facilities, now at 90.7%, will be completed. Also in view is building maintenance facilities for both Callisto and Titan for servicing the Forrestal sensor vessels, and a shipment of fuel to Callisto so it can refuel them. With out-system refueling bases on both moons, there will be less reason for ships to have to return all the way to Earth just to fill up. Rosinski was promoted to Major General as expected, replaced by Wyatt Pittman(35). This still left the army two generals short of where it was before. Less than three weeks into the year, Clint Wyche completed Genome Sequence Research. The spectre and possibility of genetically engineering races more suited to various climates and conditions raises a number of ethical issues, issues which SPACE has elected to punt on for now. Breaking the general policy of specialization and the 5-year project limit, with nothing to pursue for now in his field, Wyche is assigned to working on Improved Geological Sensors, the final piece required for resumed exploration of neighbouring systems. With three labs eventually assigned, it is expected to take nearly a decade unless a sensors researcher is available to shorten that time. On February 10, the eventful start to the year continues as the first off-world military base is established on Machholz. Meanwhile, the first mine is sent off to Callisto. February 27 was a rough day for the R&D Directorate. Scientist Rosa Suda, the top missile specialist and just barely 30 years old, has died prematurely of natural causes. Harlan Welle takes over her work on reload rates, which was expected to complete in the summer, but this tragedy will have far longer-reaching consequences. Suda was expected to head up a major element of SPACE's weapons research efforts for decades: no scientific mind in the agency's annals reached such dizzying heights so quickly. Karabishi Juishao is now the clear replacement, but does not have Suda's talents and is 55 years old. Welle is 53 and the only other established scientist in the field. Early speculation holds that this may force SPACE to rely more on energy-based weapons in the future ... March brings the shipment of the first Tennessee(Lt) along with required men and materials to Mars. Construction begins in April, and is expected to take as much as five years to complete. Meanwhile, before the end of the third month, Hank Rohrer(23) is been promoted to captain, less than three years after graduating the academy. Shortly afterwards, the navy has three admirals again with Jung Besler(52) the most recent to make rear admiral. Questionable health makes it an open issue how long she will be able to serve there. Leota Schnepel takes the vacated post at Senior Rear Admiral, where she is expected to stay as head of the Navy for the next couple of tours. June 8 was one of those days that would be remembered for a while simply because multiple important events happened for whatever reason to converge at once. The final of the three Construction Brigades initially ordered finished its training -- with the timeframe building the off-world bases is requiring, at least two more have been ordered. It was also decided to divert some production from the bases to expanding ground unit construction facilities to enable an eventual third training unit at once. With ongoing construction currently happening on Reinmuth and Mars, the comet Faye would be their first assignment. Karabishi Juishao's report was presented, detailing a 60% increase in missile agility, and she takes over the final stages of the missile launcher reload rate project, started by Suda and continued by Welle when she died earlier this year. A third, and for the moment final, lab is added to the crucial Improved Geological Sensors project. Finally, Asa Hotz was promoted to Captain, and two days later Chong Vaugh(47) was named the fourth active rear admiral, a new high mark. This leaves Mitchell Feeser, just 33, as the top-ranking captain in the navy. Later in the month, more naval recruits led to more promotions, and in this case the result is extending the career of Tell Perj Jr. who is promoted to Captain! The 49-year-old Perj was a year and a half away from mandatory retirement, but will now soldier on for another decade, having spent nearly three at his previous rank of commander. Matters were fairly quiet until mid-September, when on the 15th Missile Launcher Reload Rate is completed(Dr. Juishao again in the news here). With this, the prototyping phase for the next generation of missiles can begin. She gets to work on the Defender II, which is expected to increase the hit rate by 6% and the payload by 50%, an estimated 78% increase in combat effectiveness and the ability to fire faster but still an overmatched weapons system. Engineering also took another look at possibilities for anti-missile ballistics based on the improved agility specs. They didn't expect much -- internal estimates are that the next generation of engines will need to be available before such a thing becomes viable. They were right -- basically the effective chance to hit can now reach 4-8% instead of 3-7%, nowhere near being useful yet. In October, the Army gets back a new general as Col. Beverly Kisinger, 31, is promoted. Later in the month, the research directorate suffered another loss with Delmar Ytuarte found to be the apparent victim of one of those senseless, seemingly random street crimes. He was prototyping one of the next-generation sensor suites, which will now be taken by the best available scientist, logistics specialist Curtis Gloster. Sensors & Fire Control now has only four active researchers, no better than half of what is really needed right now It was quite the eventful year: the first Ticonderoga bases were established, untimely deaths of two key researchers, a number of new senior officers in both branches of the military, developments in missile and sensor technology, and continued development of minor outsystem colonies and outposts. The future continues to be promising but uncertain, and clouded with danger. Research & Development January 19 -- Clint Wyche completes Genome Sequence Research. Feb. 26 -- Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Theory is published(Santo Makar). Ion Drives are now possible, but the research is prohibitively expensive for the time being. Makar begins work on improving jump drive efficiency instead. Another lab goes to Dr. Adolfo Walth, whose first project lead involves researching a high-density advancement in duranium armor. Late April -- Research lab completed and added to the duranium armor project. June 8 -- Improved Missile Agility completed(Karabishi Juishao). November 21 -- Deacon Palmer presents his report on Shipyard Operations, detailing minor decreases in the time and cost required for expansions, retooling, and the like. He'll next work on increasing the rate at which ships can be built. December 8 -- SITG ThermoScan 104, new military-grade thermal sensors, are unveiled by Dr. Julio Kuchler's team. He takes over Curtis Gloster's work on new actives, and Harlan Welle gets back in the game working on new missile launchers. Commissioned Officers Mid-February -- Tell Perj Jr. increases Fleet Movement Initiative to 403. Early August -- The energy weapons field gets even stronger with Eva Vadnais upping to 55%. Early September -- Not resting on his laurels even at this late stage, Deacon Palmer has increased his expertise to 60%. Early October -- Alberto Eighmy improves to 50% Factory Production. Mid-October -- Eighmy makes a less-useful breakthrough in Terraforming(10%). Late October -- Mitchell Feeser improves Operations to 15% Mid-December -- Parker Lanzi, the latest naval prodigy, is promoted to Commander. Meanwhile, Alberto Eighmy continues a strong year, upping mining skill to 20% ahead of the election. Colonial Developments February 10 -- Machholz PDC Ticonderoga becomes the first off-world base. February 24 -- The Stephan-Oterma Ticonderoga is completed. Late February -- Sedna expands to 24 complexes. Mid-March -- Construction of the first off-world military base begins with the shipment of men and materials to Mars(Tennessee-class missile base). Early June -- The final delivery of the ten mines for Callisto is made, though right now only one can operate at full capacity with the number of workers presently available there. The small amount of mining investment switches back to building automated mines for access of neutronium deposits in various outposts. Mid-August -- Investment in Neujmin resumes with the first automated mine of the most recent wave being sent there. November 1 -- Gallicite exhausted on Comas Sola. Earth Late March -- A new naval shipyard, dubbed the KSEC(even naval command isn't pretending to know what these initials stand for, a spokesman simply stated that this four-letter arrangement 'tested well in focus groups') is completed. With five commercial and four naval yards, SPACE is fairly satisfied with current shipyard status. With the other yards expanding for more substantial jobs, KSEC will take over the role of servicing the Forrestal sensor vessels. November -- -- The shuttles fan out over the Sol system in anticipation of the coming election.