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Brian Swartz · 02-13-2014, 02:41 PM

2071 ANNUAL REPORT

As the year began, the happy news was announced that all minerals, even neutronium, were now creeping upward again. Alberto Eighmy has managed at least to keep the machinery running and not screw anything up, somewhat blunting the health concerns so far.

February saw the first significant news of the year with the Mars Tennessee base going operational on the 10th. Two brigades were diverted to Luna with the third sent out to distant Sedna(expanded again to 27 complexes within the previous week). Earnest Joeckel was appointed as the interim CO.

The spring brought some interesting recruits from the academies and various research projects completing. In March, a new round of passive sensor prototyping began and the second Cleveland-class supply ship was finished, and April followed with the first naval purge in some years. Later in the month, the Tarawa colliers were completed and one of them headed to fill the empty launchers on the Mars base. At the same time, two new Burke-class transports were begun to handle the increasing workload in transporting construction brigades around the system.

The summer was extremely busy and productive, beginning on June 8 with the announcement by Dr. Adolfo Walth that for the first time in decades an advancement in ship armor has been reached, in the form of a high-density version of the current duranium armor. Estimates indicate about a 20% reduction in weight and space required, with the same investment of duranium. A modest improvement, but nonetheless worth noting, and the new HD armor will be integrated into all new designs.

Harlan Welle gets to work on a new prototype, an upgrade of existing CIWS systems to take advantadge of new, faster tracking speeds. Also, [/b]David Gruis[/b] starts off work on increasing capacitor recharge rates, a project which is really mostly intended to get him some experience in the hopes of developing the power & propulsion scientist into a more productive leader. For now, the one lab leaves the project woefully understaffed.

The total number of active research teams is now at a record 20, largely due to six 'small' prototype development phases going on.

July brought better planetary sensors, but that news was soon forgotten as two days later on the 23rd SPACE had inaugurated the first human space-capable combat navy with the launch of the first Nimitz-class missile boat. Recent graduate Chance Perj has interim command with precise orders to do absolutely nothing beyond basic crew drilling until an experienced commander is appointed at the end of the year. A second Nimitz is begun immediately as well, which will probably be the last of this version as many components are already obsolete compared to SPACE's best technology. It was, however, not deemed prudent to design a more modern version until the next generation of active sensors becomes available(1-2 years yet).

Meanwhile, Yokohama Docks is at 10.7kt, some 4kt+ away from being ready to support a Brooklyn-class construction.

The second half of the year was not nearly as newsworthy. 2071 was a very eventful year for SPACE, with the deployments of the first Nimitz as well as the Tarawas and Clevelands keeping the navy busy, while leadership and scientific advances were too numerous to summarize. The thickness of the appendices in this year's report has rarely been approached for this reason. '72 has a moderate amount of research coming but aside from that and the election it is expected to be quieter.

Commissioned Officers

Mid-March -- At long last, an army officer has graduated worthy of the name Sterling Silvers II.
Training: 50
Bonuses: 15% Ground Combat, 15% Political Reliability
Personality: Astronomy Geek, Authoritarian, Dispassionate, Patient

Outlook: Why an astronomy geek would choose the army over the navy is beyond me, but SSII immediately becomes the top colonel in the service on his graduation and should make general before his mid-20s. He has considerable unit-level abilities and also knows how to take advantadge of his famous grandfather's name.

April -- Herbert Duling increases his record-setting political connections(45%).

April 3 -- The first naval purge in several years sees nine officers relieved of their non-duties.

April 12 -- Rosendo Hoglen(M, 22) becomes the latest Brigadier General ... Silvers II is not eligible for promotion for several months yet.

May 6 -- Chance Perj is commissioned.
175 Fleet Movement Initiative, 25% Survery, 20% Fighter Combat.
Personality: Indifferent, Patient, Subjective.

Survey work is by far his top calling. Chance looks like a good-but-not-great officer for now.

Early May -- Dr. Everette Snuggs is up to 50%. He's prototyping new EM sensors for now, but has joined the elite class of scientists with this advancement and will be able to command appointments in Logistics & Ground Combat. Unfortunately this will be of limited use since both he and fellow LGC stalwart Brandon Grimett are both facing retirement later this decade at 67 years old each, though Cedrick Wormack has a little over a decade left.

Mid-May -- More news from former director Duling as he announces breakthroughs in ground unit training speeds(40%).

Early June -- Top Defensive Systems researcher Edward Groat has progressed to 40%. Also, Tell Perj Jr. continues his improbable late-career drive in a rather transparent attempt to make admiral(political reliability 15%). Sources indicate only all-time brown-nose champion Ali Mandujano is considered a better promotion candidate among the ranks of the ten current captains.

Late July -- Again Duling is in the news, this time with a terraforming breakthrough.

Early August -- Ronald Dunkin is the latest naval prodigy to be worthy of remembering. With solid political connections and genius-level ability to train crews under his command, Dunkin is expected to do great things.

Early October -- Chance Perj's Initiative is up to 208.

Mid-November -- Missile research got a significant bump as Harlan Welle made a major personal breakthrough, nearly doubling his effectiveness to 25%. He's now a serviceable #2 behind Juishao in the field.

Early December -- Duling again, now increasing Mining to 50%. He's the runaway favorite in '73 now, poor health or not.

Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Jung Besler has made a breakthrough in training techniques(up to 275), and has now surpassed Chong Vaugh as the top candidate to replace Schnepel. The final decision on that appointment will be made in just 20 days ...

Shortly afterwards, the other admiral Mitchell Feeser made a significant jump in Operations, but he's still well behind Besler and Vaugh for the time being.

Research & Development

** February 18 -- Hangar Decks are now available, courtesy of Brandon Grimmett and team. Next up in Logistics is an Ultra Large fuel storage module(5m liters, for use in tankers etc.). This is now a second project in need of additional lab help.
** Early March -- Everette Snuggs has completed an increase in EM Sensors(Sensitivityx8). One lab each is diverted to aid the Darrington and Grimmett teams, bringing all current projects up to full funding. Snuggs gets back at it with next generation of military EM suites, the SITG Emdar-36, 20% more powerful and 10% smaller than the current iteration at 225t.
** April 15 -- A new turret is complete thanks to the work of Wayne Sabagh. Curtis Gloster takes on prototyping the next generation of civilian-grade thermal sensors.
** April 29 -- A new research lab is completed and devoted to improved civilian-grade EM sensors, under the direction of long-idle Shanon Patteson.
** June 30 -- Rosemary Urenda's team finishes the new GCF reactors. She next takes over the capacitor research project, which Gruis led without distinction or much progress either for four weeks.
** July 15 -- General-purpose EM sensors are now ready(Curtis Gloster). Gruis takes on another basically 'make-work' task, diving into more efficient maneuvering thrusters(25% power).
** July 21 -- Bessie Wallander's team completes an increase into Planetary Sensor Strength, effectively increasing the range of our deep-space tracking stations by a third. Maintaining the same two labs, she'll next direct research into increasing the range of our beam weapon fire controls.
** August 1 -- The new civilian EM sensors are now available(]b\Shanon Patteson[/b]). Wayne Sabagh is back in action now to investigate larger, more powerful lasers.
** September 26 -- Eva Vadnais and team have increased turret tracking speed, allowing for more efficient use of space via less gearing required. She'll investigate advances in meson cannons with her pair of labs next.
** November 5 -- New missile fire controls have finished the prototype phase(Billie Allington) and are ready for use. Wayne Sabagh's laser research claims the lab space.
** December 13 -- Deacon Palmer's team unveils a 16% increase in shipbuilding speed, reducing the expected completion time of the second Nimitz by nearly six months.

For his final contribution, he will research a module capable of building a highly classified device colloquially known as a 'jump gate'. If constructed, it is believed this device would allow for ships to navigate a jump point without the aid of a dedicated jump engine. It seems a fitting end to a fantastic career.

** December 18 -- Tiny Engineering Sections are now available for fine-tuning ship designs, thanks to Cedrick Wormack. He'll next investigate a topic once thought to soley be the domain of science fiction: ship-to-ship tractor beams. Should a catastrophic maintenance failure be experienced, they may well be necessary in the future, and it has been theorized that orbital facilities could be moved to differing locations with their use as well. More resources will be needed beyond the lone initial lab he begins with.

Earth

April 25 -- The two Tarawa-class colliers are finished. Judah Thone gets one of the interim command assignments, and missiles are quickly shipped to Mars.

May 23 -- An expansion to the army training facilities on Earth has been completed, allowing for three units to be trained at once. Another construction brigade is recruited immediately.

Early July -- A third slipway is added to the KSEC Shipyard, tasked with all Forrestal operations, and a fourth is begun.

July 29 -- The last of the Tennessee missile bases has completed prefabrication on Earth, and more resources are diverted to the Alaskas which are now expected to be finished by the middle of the decade.

August 3 -- The initial run of Defender II missiles(1000 of them) is completed on Earth.

Mid-October -- A new garrison battalion is trained and Sterling Silvers II gets his first official command. Meanwhile, the long journey to Sedna has finally been completed, and construction of a the Tennessee-class base over 11 billion kilometers out from Earth has begun.

December 20 -- A new construction brigade is finished on Earth, the sixth with a seventh in training. It will be sent to Sedna, but that deployment was delayed due to the impending reassignment at the end of the eyar.

December 28 -- Earth's second Alaska-class base is finished in the waning days of the year.

Colonial Developments

May 3 -- Another complex comes on-line on Sedna(28 in total now).

** A couple of mineral deposits of minor importance were also exhausted this year, one on Crommelin and another on Neujmin. Vendarite and Boronide, both with considerable stockpiles available, were affected.

02-13-2014, 02:41 PM	#229
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2071 ANNUAL REPORT As the year began, the happy news was announced that all minerals, even neutronium, were now creeping upward again. Alberto Eighmy has managed at least to keep the machinery running and not screw anything up, somewhat blunting the health concerns so far. February saw the first significant news of the year with the Mars Tennessee base going operational on the 10th. Two brigades were diverted to Luna with the third sent out to distant Sedna(expanded again to 27 complexes within the previous week). Earnest Joeckel was appointed as the interim CO. The spring brought some interesting recruits from the academies and various research projects completing. In March, a new round of passive sensor prototyping began and the second Cleveland-class supply ship was finished, and April followed with the first naval purge in some years. Later in the month, the Tarawa colliers were completed and one of them headed to fill the empty launchers on the Mars base. At the same time, two new Burke-class transports were begun to handle the increasing workload in transporting construction brigades around the system. The summer was extremely busy and productive, beginning on June 8 with the announcement by Dr. Adolfo Walth that for the first time in decades an advancement in ship armor has been reached, in the form of a high-density version of the current duranium armor. Estimates indicate about a 20% reduction in weight and space required, with the same investment of duranium. A modest improvement, but nonetheless worth noting, and the new HD armor will be integrated into all new designs. Harlan Welle gets to work on a new prototype, an upgrade of existing CIWS systems to take advantadge of new, faster tracking speeds. Also, [/b]David Gruis[/b] starts off work on increasing capacitor recharge rates, a project which is really mostly intended to get him some experience in the hopes of developing the power & propulsion scientist into a more productive leader. For now, the one lab leaves the project woefully understaffed. The total number of active research teams is now at a record 20, largely due to six 'small' prototype development phases going on. July brought better planetary sensors, but that news was soon forgotten as two days later on the 23rd SPACE had inaugurated the first human space-capable combat navy with the launch of the first Nimitz-class missile boat. Recent graduate Chance Perj has interim command with precise orders to do absolutely nothing beyond basic crew drilling until an experienced commander is appointed at the end of the year. A second Nimitz is begun immediately as well, which will probably be the last of this version as many components are already obsolete compared to SPACE's best technology. It was, however, not deemed prudent to design a more modern version until the next generation of active sensors becomes available(1-2 years yet). Meanwhile, Yokohama Docks is at 10.7kt, some 4kt+ away from being ready to support a Brooklyn-class construction. The second half of the year was not nearly as newsworthy. 2071 was a very eventful year for SPACE, with the deployments of the first Nimitz as well as the Tarawas and Clevelands keeping the navy busy, while leadership and scientific advances were too numerous to summarize. The thickness of the appendices in this year's report has rarely been approached for this reason. '72 has a moderate amount of research coming but aside from that and the election it is expected to be quieter. Commissioned Officers Mid-March -- At long last, an army officer has graduated worthy of the name Sterling Silvers II. Training: 50 Bonuses: 15% Ground Combat, 15% Political Reliability Personality: Astronomy Geek, Authoritarian, Dispassionate, Patient Outlook: Why an astronomy geek would choose the army over the navy is beyond me, but SSII immediately becomes the top colonel in the service on his graduation and should make general before his mid-20s. He has considerable unit-level abilities and also knows how to take advantadge of his famous grandfather's name. April -- Herbert Duling increases his record-setting political connections(45%). April 3 -- The first naval purge in several years sees nine officers relieved of their non-duties. April 12 -- Rosendo Hoglen(M, 22) becomes the latest Brigadier General ... Silvers II is not eligible for promotion for several months yet. May 6 -- Chance Perj is commissioned. 175 Fleet Movement Initiative, 25% Survery, 20% Fighter Combat. Personality: Indifferent, Patient, Subjective. Survey work is by far his top calling. Chance looks like a good-but-not-great officer for now. Early May -- Dr. Everette Snuggs is up to 50%. He's prototyping new EM sensors for now, but has joined the elite class of scientists with this advancement and will be able to command appointments in Logistics & Ground Combat. Unfortunately this will be of limited use since both he and fellow LGC stalwart Brandon Grimett are both facing retirement later this decade at 67 years old each, though Cedrick Wormack has a little over a decade left. Mid-May -- More news from former director Duling as he announces breakthroughs in ground unit training speeds(40%). Early June -- Top Defensive Systems researcher Edward Groat has progressed to 40%. Also, Tell Perj Jr. continues his improbable late-career drive in a rather transparent attempt to make admiral(political reliability 15%). Sources indicate only all-time brown-nose champion Ali Mandujano is considered a better promotion candidate among the ranks of the ten current captains. Late July -- Again Duling is in the news, this time with a terraforming breakthrough. Early August -- Ronald Dunkin is the latest naval prodigy to be worthy of remembering. With solid political connections and genius-level ability to train crews under his command, Dunkin is expected to do great things. Early October -- Chance Perj's Initiative is up to 208. Mid-November -- Missile research got a significant bump as Harlan Welle made a major personal breakthrough, nearly doubling his effectiveness to 25%. He's now a serviceable #2 behind Juishao in the field. Early December -- Duling again, now increasing Mining to 50%. He's the runaway favorite in '73 now, poor health or not. Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Jung Besler has made a breakthrough in training techniques(up to 275), and has now surpassed Chong Vaugh as the top candidate to replace Schnepel. The final decision on that appointment will be made in just 20 days ... Shortly afterwards, the other admiral Mitchell Feeser made a significant jump in Operations, but he's still well behind Besler and Vaugh for the time being. Research & Development February 18 -- Hangar Decks are now available, courtesy of Brandon Grimmett and team. Next up in Logistics is an Ultra Large fuel storage module(5m liters, for use in tankers etc.). This is now a second project in need of additional lab help. Early March -- Everette Snuggs has completed an increase in EM Sensors(Sensitivityx8). One lab each is diverted to aid the Darrington and Grimmett teams, bringing all current projects up to full funding. Snuggs gets back at it with next generation of military EM suites, the SITG Emdar-36, 20% more powerful and 10% smaller than the current iteration at 225t. April 15 -- A new turret is complete thanks to the work of Wayne Sabagh. Curtis Gloster takes on prototyping the next generation of civilian-grade thermal sensors. April 29 -- A new research lab is completed and devoted to improved civilian-grade EM sensors, under the direction of long-idle Shanon Patteson. June 30 -- Rosemary Urenda's team finishes the new GCF reactors. She next takes over the capacitor research project, which Gruis led without distinction or much progress either for four weeks. July 15 -- General-purpose EM sensors are now ready(Curtis Gloster). Gruis takes on another basically 'make-work' task, diving into more efficient maneuvering thrusters(25% power). July 21 -- Bessie Wallander's team completes an increase into Planetary Sensor Strength, effectively increasing the range of our deep-space tracking stations by a third. Maintaining the same two labs, she'll next direct research into increasing the range of our beam weapon fire controls. August 1 -- The new civilian EM sensors are now available(]b\Shanon Patteson[/b]). Wayne Sabagh is back in action now to investigate larger, more powerful lasers. September 26 -- Eva Vadnais and team have increased turret tracking speed, allowing for more efficient use of space via less gearing required. She'll investigate advances in meson cannons with her pair of labs next. November 5 -- New missile fire controls have finished the prototype phase(Billie Allington) and are ready for use. Wayne Sabagh's laser research claims the lab space. December 13 -- Deacon Palmer's team unveils a 16% increase in shipbuilding speed, reducing the expected completion time of the second Nimitz by nearly six months. For his final contribution, he will research a module capable of building a highly classified device colloquially known as a 'jump gate'. If constructed, it is believed this device would allow for ships to navigate a jump point without the aid of a dedicated jump engine. It seems a fitting end to a fantastic career. December 18 -- Tiny Engineering Sections are now available for fine-tuning ship designs, thanks to Cedrick Wormack. He'll next investigate a topic once thought to soley be the domain of science fiction: ship-to-ship tractor beams. Should a catastrophic maintenance failure be experienced, they may well be necessary in the future, and it has been theorized that orbital facilities could be moved to differing locations with their use as well. More resources will be needed beyond the lone initial lab he begins with. Earth April 25 -- The two Tarawa-class colliers are finished. Judah Thone gets one of the interim command assignments, and missiles are quickly shipped to Mars. May 23 -- An expansion to the army training facilities on Earth has been completed, allowing for three units to be trained at once. Another construction brigade is recruited immediately. Early July -- A third slipway is added to the KSEC Shipyard, tasked with all Forrestal operations, and a fourth is begun. July 29 -- The last of the Tennessee missile bases has completed prefabrication on Earth, and more resources are diverted to the Alaskas which are now expected to be finished by the middle of the decade. August 3 -- The initial run of Defender II missiles(1000 of them) is completed on Earth. Mid-October -- A new garrison battalion is trained and Sterling Silvers II gets his first official command. Meanwhile, the long journey to Sedna has finally been completed, and construction of a the Tennessee-class base over 11 billion kilometers out from Earth has begun. December 20 -- A new construction brigade is finished on Earth, the sixth with a seventh in training. It will be sent to Sedna, but that deployment was delayed due to the impending reassignment at the end of the eyar. December 28 -- Earth's second Alaska-class base is finished in the waning days of the year. Colonial Developments May 3 -- Another complex comes on-line on Sedna(28 in total now). ** A couple of mineral deposits of minor importance were also exhausted this year, one on Crommelin and another on Neujmin. Vendarite and Boronide, both with considerable stockpiles available, were affected.