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Brian Swartz · 11-16-2014, 11:24 AM

2078 ANNUAL REPORT(Part 2 -- Conclusion)

It is never the case that everyone is happy, and many thought the announcement of Operation Renewal should have come sooner than it did. It was enough to head off any serious fracturing of the support for SPACE though, and allowed things to move forward in a more typically undisturbed fashion. The status of that effort:

Permanant Shipyard(presently at 6.4k) will need to expand to 10kt before work on the Gearing can begun. Meanwhile the Baltimore Marine is retooling for the Baltimore, coincidentally enough, and the Iowa XR will be built at the Oregon Shipyard. The smaller vessels should be ready well ahead of those. It is uncertain which of the bigger ships will be the last to be ready.

**Author's note: After next annual report, which will bring us to a year out from the '81 election, a synopsis of the key contenders for the directorship and their positions on the question of 'where' the ESFs should be deployed first will be presented. The community 'vote' will have some degree of impact on the results if anyone wishes to hold forth. **

September brought a new naval star on the horizon, Nigel Bilski. He is cut from the same mold as Mitchell Feeser in terms of overall talent, the only other recruit yet seen with that talent level. He's good at virtually everything, excellent at training, solid political connections ... 'Born to Win' is virtually tattooed on his forehead. It will be interesting to see how his career develops.

The next month, the 40th automine departs Earth for the comet Borrelly, meeting the goal that was set for more than doubling operations there. Since the ramp-up of shipyard activity following the announcement of Operation Renewal over a month ago, the stockpiles have been monitored closely by MRD. Neutronium levels are holding steady, corundium and mercassium continue to decline gradually, but duranium is fast becoming the biggest concern. The best option for expansion continues to be Triton, but it hasn't gotten any closer: Neptune is still 4.5b km away. Still, there is still 458mt available there, a 500-year supply at current rates. Getting out there will be far more efficient with the South Carolina superfreighters, and they'll finally have a job now. One trip per five automines, so they'll only need a few journeys a year. The current 63 automines on Triton will be cranked up to about 100, and then SPACE will reassess the situation.

November was the busiest month of the year's final stretch. In the first few days, an initial quartet of the new Caldwell shuttles were deployed. A couple weeks later theoretical advances allowing for improved thermal sensors were announced, instigating another shakeup in the current state of assignments, with new commercial and military-grade sensors necessary to take advantadge of the new capabilities. The SITG ThermoScan 121 will be 16% more powerful and 15% smaller than it's predecessor ... each step marking an improvement in SPACE's efforts to gain an advantadge against our enemies. Another week, and the first pair of Frontier gravsurvey vessels cleared the docks, the first tangible success to trumpet in the progression of Operation Renewal. And then in the final days of the month, the first of the Nimitz '76c, sporting the new composite armour, launched from Wartsila Shipyard. Not a bad set of accomplishments for one month!

For December, the only real news was the latest top talent on the army side. Col. Zoe Bean graduates with combat training marks off the scale, and some skill in xenology. The last one is a curiosity since we have no practical xenology experience as a species, and therefore one wonders how we know she is any good at it. Regardless, she rates out as the second-best officer in the service straight out of the academy, so this is very good news for our ground forces.

2078 will certainly be remembered most for the announcement of Operation Renewal and the various activities surrounding it. Secondarily, the efforts to keep increasing mining output with the ramp-up in automine deployment and the gradually increasing numbers of comet deposits being exhausted over time is also worth noting.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

** August 28 -- Curtis Gloster took over the work on improving mining outputs, requiring three labs, and some of the 'training projects' were shifted around a bit. By far the best 'odd man out' right now is Garland Sidhom, a decent researcher but unfortunately he's in the nearly-irrelevant Biology & Genetics field, by far the least important of the eight disciplines.

** September 12 -- The Defender '76 P, the high-damage variant that is also slower and therefore less accurate, is ready to go. The ordnance factories switch to producing 60% of the P variant and 40% the standard Defender '76 in order to eventually catch up. The P is also a hair more expensive(about 4,040 credits per instead of 3,870).

Dr. Elyse Buckler unfortunately learned not a darned thing in the process, and she will be sidelined once again.

** October 28 -- Jerry Bartholf's team has finished prototyping one of new power-boosted reactors.

** November 15 -- Elwood Tousant and his team have acheived a breakthrough resulting in the next generation of passive thermal sensor capabilities. Tousant will handle the military prototype personally, while Irma Bartlebaugh takes the commercial variant and another lab is freed up for one of the rookie scientists.

LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL

Mid-September -- Oft-derided Delois Woznicki has improved her ability to manage larger-scale endeavors for the first time ... at age 50. She's still a long way from being eligible for director duty, but there may yet be a small sliver of hope if she improves this more.

Late September -- He doesn't really need any as he's well-known to be among the best researchers SPACE has had and tops in the energy weapons field, but Joe Tycho has upped his political connections(+25%).

Late October -- A couple of key R&D developments, with Harlan Welle(Missiles & Kinetic Weapons) and Bessie Wallander(Sensors & Fire Controls) both hitting the 30% bonus line now.

Early December -- Col. Zoe Bean joins the army as the latest talent in their ranks

EARTH

November 4 -- The first quartet of Caldwell VIP shuttles are prepped and ready.

November 23 -- The first two Frontier gravsurvey vessels are ready, making use of recycled electronics from the original Coontz-class ships, long since dismantled. That was of course the class which originally mapped the seven jumps leading from Sol following the development of jump point theory.

Late November -- The first Nimitz '76c, clad in the latest composite armour, is prepared.

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Late November -- Corbomite(on Crommelin) and sorium(on Halley's Comet) are depleted.

Early December -- Sorium depleted on Comas Sola. Duranium remains along with two other less significant minerals, but the entirety of the deposits there will be depleted in less than 18 years.

11-16-2014, 11:24 AM	#289
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2078 ANNUAL REPORT(Part 2 -- Conclusion) It is never the case that everyone is happy, and many thought the announcement of Operation Renewal should have come sooner than it did. It was enough to head off any serious fracturing of the support for SPACE though, and allowed things to move forward in a more typically undisturbed fashion. The status of that effort: Permanant Shipyard(presently at 6.4k) will need to expand to 10kt before work on the Gearing can begun. Meanwhile the Baltimore Marine is retooling for the Baltimore, coincidentally enough, and the Iowa XR will be built at the Oregon Shipyard. The smaller vessels should be ready well ahead of those. It is uncertain which of the bigger ships will be the last to be ready. Author's note: After next annual report, which will bring us to a year out from the '81 election, a synopsis of the key contenders for the directorship and their positions on the question of 'where' the ESFs should be deployed first will be presented. The community 'vote' will have some degree of impact on the results if anyone wishes to hold forth. September brought a new naval star on the horizon, Nigel Bilski. He is cut from the same mold as Mitchell Feeser in terms of overall talent, the only other recruit yet seen with that talent level. He's good at virtually everything, excellent at training, solid political connections ... 'Born to Win' is virtually tattooed on his forehead. It will be interesting to see how his career develops. The next month, the 40th automine departs Earth for the comet Borrelly, meeting the goal that was set for more than doubling operations there. Since the ramp-up of shipyard activity following the announcement of Operation Renewal over a month ago, the stockpiles have been monitored closely by MRD. Neutronium levels are holding steady, corundium and mercassium continue to decline gradually, but duranium is fast becoming the biggest concern. The best option for expansion continues to be Triton, but it hasn't gotten any closer: Neptune is still 4.5b km away. Still, there is still 458mt available there, a 500-year supply at current rates. Getting out there will be far more efficient with the South Carolina superfreighters, and they'll finally have a job now. One trip per five automines, so they'll only need a few journeys a year. The current 63 automines on Triton will be cranked up to about 100, and then SPACE will reassess the situation. November was the busiest month of the year's final stretch. In the first few days, an initial quartet of the new Caldwell shuttles were deployed. A couple weeks later theoretical advances allowing for improved thermal sensors were announced, instigating another shakeup in the current state of assignments, with new commercial and military-grade sensors necessary to take advantadge of the new capabilities. The SITG ThermoScan 121 will be 16% more powerful and 15% smaller than it's predecessor ... each step marking an improvement in SPACE's efforts to gain an advantadge against our enemies. Another week, and the first pair of Frontier gravsurvey vessels cleared the docks, the first tangible success to trumpet in the progression of Operation Renewal. And then in the final days of the month, the first of the Nimitz '76c, sporting the new composite armour, launched from Wartsila Shipyard. Not a bad set of accomplishments for one month! For December, the only real news was the latest top talent on the army side. Col. Zoe Bean graduates with combat training marks off the scale, and some skill in xenology. The last one is a curiosity since we have no practical xenology experience as a species, and therefore one wonders how we know she is any good at it. Regardless, she rates out as the second-best officer in the service straight out of the academy, so this is very good news for our ground forces. 2078 will certainly be remembered most for the announcement of Operation Renewal and the various activities surrounding it. Secondarily, the efforts to keep increasing mining output with the ramp-up in automine deployment and the gradually increasing numbers of comet deposits being exhausted over time is also worth noting. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT August 28 -- Curtis Gloster took over the work on improving mining outputs, requiring three labs, and some of the 'training projects' were shifted around a bit. By far the best 'odd man out' right now is Garland Sidhom, a decent researcher but unfortunately he's in the nearly-irrelevant Biology & Genetics field, by far the least important of the eight disciplines. September 12 -- The Defender '76 P, the high-damage variant that is also slower and therefore less accurate, is ready to go. The ordnance factories switch to producing 60% of the P variant and 40% the standard Defender '76 in order to eventually catch up. The P is also a hair more expensive(about 4,040 credits per instead of 3,870). Dr. Elyse Buckler unfortunately learned not a darned thing in the process, and she will be sidelined once again. October 28 -- Jerry Bartholf's team has finished prototyping one of new power-boosted reactors. November 15 -- Elwood Tousant and his team have acheived a breakthrough resulting in the next generation of passive thermal sensor capabilities. Tousant will handle the military prototype personally, while Irma Bartlebaugh takes the commercial variant and another lab is freed up for one of the rookie scientists. LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL Mid-September -- Oft-derided Delois Woznicki has improved her ability to manage larger-scale endeavors for the first time ... at age 50. She's still a long way from being eligible for director duty, but there may yet be a small sliver of hope if she improves this more. Late September -- He doesn't really need any as he's well-known to be among the best researchers SPACE has had and tops in the energy weapons field, but Joe Tycho has upped his political connections(+25%). Late October -- A couple of key R&D developments, with Harlan Welle(Missiles & Kinetic Weapons) and Bessie Wallander(Sensors & Fire Controls) both hitting the 30% bonus line now. Early December -- Col. Zoe Bean joins the army as the latest talent in their ranks EARTH November 4 -- The first quartet of Caldwell VIP shuttles are prepped and ready. November 23 -- The first two Frontier gravsurvey vessels are ready, making use of recycled electronics from the original Coontz-class ships, long since dismantled. That was of course the class which originally mapped the seven jumps leading from Sol following the development of jump point theory. Late November -- The first Nimitz '76c, clad in the latest composite armour, is prepared. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS Late November -- Corbomite(on Crommelin) and sorium(on Halley's Comet) are depleted. Early December -- Sorium depleted on Comas Sola. Duranium remains along with two other less significant minerals, but the entirety of the deposits there will be depleted in less than 18 years.