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Brian Swartz · 02-05-2014, 03:13 PM

2070 ANNUAL REPORT

The expected round of promotions included new Chief of the Army Anton Engelhardt(46, M) being promoted to Major General, Filomena Miga(34, F) and Dave Fruth(23, M)moving up to Brigadier General, and the last real prodigy in the naval pipeline, Parker Lanzi(23, M) moving up to Captain.

A new standard in beam fire controls(3k km/s base) is reached on January 27 by Elwood Tousant's team, and this is relevant for two reasons. It allows for a marginal but significant chance of hitting known alien missiles(somewhere around 25% accuracy expected with large suites) and also allows smaller fire controls to be used vs. their known enemy ships, allowing for size decreases or greater range. Fire control development is split into two tracks, the new Bullseye 12k having a 50% increase in speed over the current version, and Ramsey Sheets & Johnson also are developing the Hybrid system which balances speed and range.

On February 3, Rosemary Tallant(24, F) becomes the 10th active navy Captain. From now on, we will note only rear admiral promotions in this space due to increasing number of captains.

In March, the final maintenance facility arrives at Callisto, completing 800t capacity at both refueling colonies. Around the same time, the first pair of Tarawa-class colliers enters production, retooling having been completed at Baltimore Marine Shipyard.

May brings awareness of a need for a new ship class, a supply ship to ferry maintenance supplies between Earth and Titan/Callisto. The Cleveland class is born, which is basically a shuttle with a maintenance storage bay added on.

Size: 2.1kt
Crew: 30
Maint. Storage: 1.04 kt
Speed: 2380 km/s
Range: 92.3 b km
Cost: 136k(just shy of six months)

Yokohama Docks takes the project of getting a pair of Clevelands into service.

In mid-July, the second-ranking officer in the Navy, Rear Admiral Anton Ericson, is forced into early retirement for medical reasons. Anton was expected to be a long-running replacement for Schnepel, so this is definitely a major loss to the branch. Chong Vaugh, also in poor health, is the new heir apparent and Mitchell Feeser is promoted to give the service four rear admirals again. At 35, he is by far the youngest to reach that post.

After a quiet summer and early fall, October brings the training of a 5th Construction Brigade(deployed immediately to assist the one already on Luna) and the first Cleveland enters service, immediately taking 200t of maintenance supplies to Callisto and Titan each.

A quiet year for SPACE, 2070 sees prototyping of new beam fire controls and the development and deployment of the Cleveland-class supply ship as highlights, while the loss of Rear Admiral Ericson certainly was the biggest disappointment. Completing small-scale maintenance capabilies at Titan and Callisto is also worthy of mention. 2071 is expected to bring more activity, with the first Nimitz expected to enter service, the first off-world missile base expected to be completed on Mars, and no less than ten significant research projects slated for completion.

Commissioned Officers

January 7 -- Tell Perj III graduates the academy on Earth.
Fleet Movement Initiative: 394(might be the biggest I've seen in a recruit, definitely a warship captain potential)
Training: 75
Bonuses: Diplomacy(30%), Xenology(15%), Fighter Combat(10%), Diplomacy(10%)
Personality: Dynamic, Intolerant

Outlook: Political skills, specialized teams skills(diplomacy/xenology may well become relevant in his service time), and serious command potential. A pretty good recruit initially, well-rounded with above-average outlook for improvement. I expect to hear more from him in the future. Initially ranked 12th out of 89 Lieutenant Commanders, and certain to receive a command when the next tour begins in '72, quite possibly before if an interim position opens up.

February 15 -- Serious medical problem for Rob Nielsen III. It is not considered so serious as to threaten the 37-year-old's current assignment, however. A number of officers, some higher-ranking such as Rear Admiral Chong Vaugh, followed suit later in a cursed month for military personnel. One exception is Admiral Schnepel, who actually strengthened her position with many new political contacts(25% reliability).

Early August -- Two significant skill increases, with Director Eighmy's Shipbuilding skill increasing to 10% with the recent projects(1 Nimitz, 1 Cleveland, and 2 Tarawa's are currently under production). Meanwhile, Dr. Wayne Sabagh ups to 25% in the field of energy weapons.

Early September -- Earnest Joeckel becomes the latest naval prodigy to graduate the academy. He's not as skilled as the likes of Feeser, Gullo, etc., but is considered the equal of the top Commanders right now, particularly in matters of crew training.

Mid-October -- Tell Perj Jr. has amassed a couple of new political connections(10% reliability).

Earth

Mid-January -- The Tod&MacGregor reaches 100kt capacity: it will need at least 160k for the next generation of super-freighters intended for outsystem and/or interstellar shipping.

Spring -- Sedna expands to 26 complexes.

October 1 -- The first of the Clevelands enters service, and a second is begun.

Research & Development

** January 27 -- Fire Control Speed(3k km/s base) has been completed by Elwood Tousant's team. Tousant will work on the Bullseye system first, while Curtis Gloster gets the Hybrid team going.
** July 10 -- Dr. Rosemary Urenda's team completes the next stage in reactor enhancements(+15% power). The GE GCF series is born with two variants(a small 25-ton one like the current models in use, and a 150-ton for larger applications). Urenda and newcomer Reynaldo Darrington take the project leads in the prototype phase for these.
** July 30 -- New beam fire controls are completed(RSJ Bullseye 12k) by Elwood Tousant. He'll next work on improving their anti-missile tracking bonuses, and will need another lab for this which will shortly be available.
** August 15 -- The latest research lab is assigned to Tousant's work on missile tracking.
** September 25 -- Dr. Reynaldo Darrington's first project is complete, prototyping one of the new GCF reactors. Increasing the maximum number of ships per jump is his next goal, and will require at least one more complex in time.
** December 20 -- The Hybrid fire control is complete(Curtis Gloster). The lab is diverted to Darrington's jump research, who reports he will need yet another to finish on time.

02-05-2014, 03:13 PM	#225
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2070 ANNUAL REPORT The expected round of promotions included new Chief of the Army Anton Engelhardt(46, M) being promoted to Major General, Filomena Miga(34, F) and Dave Fruth(23, M)moving up to Brigadier General, and the last real prodigy in the naval pipeline, Parker Lanzi(23, M) moving up to Captain. A new standard in beam fire controls(3k km/s base) is reached on January 27 by Elwood Tousant's team, and this is relevant for two reasons. It allows for a marginal but significant chance of hitting known alien missiles(somewhere around 25% accuracy expected with large suites) and also allows smaller fire controls to be used vs. their known enemy ships, allowing for size decreases or greater range. Fire control development is split into two tracks, the new Bullseye 12k having a 50% increase in speed over the current version, and Ramsey Sheets & Johnson also are developing the Hybrid system which balances speed and range. On February 3, Rosemary Tallant(24, F) becomes the 10th active navy Captain. From now on, we will note only rear admiral promotions in this space due to increasing number of captains. In March, the final maintenance facility arrives at Callisto, completing 800t capacity at both refueling colonies. Around the same time, the first pair of Tarawa-class colliers enters production, retooling having been completed at Baltimore Marine Shipyard. May brings awareness of a need for a new ship class, a supply ship to ferry maintenance supplies between Earth and Titan/Callisto. The Cleveland class is born, which is basically a shuttle with a maintenance storage bay added on. Size: 2.1kt Crew: 30 Maint. Storage: 1.04 kt Speed: 2380 km/s Range: 92.3 b km Cost: 136k(just shy of six months) Yokohama Docks takes the project of getting a pair of Clevelands into service. In mid-July, the second-ranking officer in the Navy, Rear Admiral Anton Ericson, is forced into early retirement for medical reasons. Anton was expected to be a long-running replacement for Schnepel, so this is definitely a major loss to the branch. Chong Vaugh, also in poor health, is the new heir apparent and Mitchell Feeser is promoted to give the service four rear admirals again. At 35, he is by far the youngest to reach that post. After a quiet summer and early fall, October brings the training of a 5th Construction Brigade(deployed immediately to assist the one already on Luna) and the first Cleveland enters service, immediately taking 200t of maintenance supplies to Callisto and Titan each. A quiet year for SPACE, 2070 sees prototyping of new beam fire controls and the development and deployment of the Cleveland-class supply ship as highlights, while the loss of Rear Admiral Ericson certainly was the biggest disappointment. Completing small-scale maintenance capabilies at Titan and Callisto is also worthy of mention. 2071 is expected to bring more activity, with the first Nimitz expected to enter service, the first off-world missile base expected to be completed on Mars, and no less than ten significant research projects slated for completion. Commissioned Officers January 7 -- Tell Perj III graduates the academy on Earth. Fleet Movement Initiative: 394(might be the biggest I've seen in a recruit, definitely a warship captain potential) Training: 75 Bonuses: Diplomacy(30%), Xenology(15%), Fighter Combat(10%), Diplomacy(10%) Personality: Dynamic, Intolerant Outlook: Political skills, specialized teams skills(diplomacy/xenology may well become relevant in his service time), and serious command potential. A pretty good recruit initially, well-rounded with above-average outlook for improvement. I expect to hear more from him in the future. Initially ranked 12th out of 89 Lieutenant Commanders, and certain to receive a command when the next tour begins in '72, quite possibly before if an interim position opens up. February 15 -- Serious medical problem for Rob Nielsen III. It is not considered so serious as to threaten the 37-year-old's current assignment, however. A number of officers, some higher-ranking such as Rear Admiral Chong Vaugh, followed suit later in a cursed month for military personnel. One exception is Admiral Schnepel, who actually strengthened her position with many new political contacts(25% reliability). Early August -- Two significant skill increases, with Director Eighmy's Shipbuilding skill increasing to 10% with the recent projects(1 Nimitz, 1 Cleveland, and 2 Tarawa's are currently under production). Meanwhile, Dr. Wayne Sabagh ups to 25% in the field of energy weapons. Early September -- Earnest Joeckel becomes the latest naval prodigy to graduate the academy. He's not as skilled as the likes of Feeser, Gullo, etc., but is considered the equal of the top Commanders right now, particularly in matters of crew training. Mid-October -- Tell Perj Jr. has amassed a couple of new political connections(10% reliability). Earth Mid-January -- The Tod&MacGregor reaches 100kt capacity: it will need at least 160k for the next generation of super-freighters intended for outsystem and/or interstellar shipping. Spring -- Sedna expands to 26 complexes. October 1 -- The first of the Clevelands enters service, and a second is begun. Research & Development January 27 -- Fire Control Speed(3k km/s base) has been completed by Elwood Tousant's team. Tousant will work on the Bullseye system first, while Curtis Gloster gets the Hybrid team going. July 10 -- Dr. Rosemary Urenda's team completes the next stage in reactor enhancements(+15% power). The GE GCF series is born with two variants(a small 25-ton one like the current models in use, and a 150-ton for larger applications). Urenda and newcomer Reynaldo Darrington take the project leads in the prototype phase for these. July 30 -- New beam fire controls are completed(RSJ Bullseye 12k) by Elwood Tousant. He'll next work on improving their anti-missile tracking bonuses, and will need another lab for this which will shortly be available. August 15 -- The latest research lab is assigned to Tousant's work on missile tracking. September 25 -- Dr. Reynaldo Darrington's first project is complete, prototyping one of the new GCF reactors. Increasing the maximum number of ships per jump is his next goal, and will require at least one more complex in time. December 20 -- The Hybrid fire control is complete(Curtis Gloster). The lab is diverted to Darrington's jump research, who reports he will need yet another to finish on time.