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Brian Swartz · 11-20-2014, 10:34 AM

2079 ANNUAL REPORT(Part 2)

The loss of Juishao had at least one more effect that was immediately obvious: it hastened a crisis in the missile-related field as a whole. There is only remaining skilled researcher in the field, [b]Harlan Welle[b], and he's 64 with retirement looming. He was working on a less essential task(magazine ejection systems) and takes over the work on missile loading processes. The fact remains that advancement in this field, which High Command presently considers crucial to any realistic chance of combating the known alien threat in the near future, will virtually grind to a halt if nobody steps up to fill the void.

As the entirety of the scientific community reorganized to meet the needs of the coming investigation, Rosemary Urenda finished the latest advancement in fuel efficiency techniques. . There was considerable debate in the upper echelons of SPACE about whether to design new engines now. Eventually it was decided it is not worth the cost at the present time -- redesigns and all the subsequent costly refits will wait until Ion Drives are ready, which could well be a decade or more. Urenda meanwhile took over the Ion Drive project, while most of the low-level scientists are out of job for the time being.

Art Weston(Reinmuth) seemed to be the guy rising to the occasion in the aftermath, with noticed improved response to his leadership on the mining colony. A complete lack of important friends in BOG made it unlikely this would mean all that much though in the grand scheme of things.

In March, a second shipment of automines left for Triton, and construction began on the first two Baltimore command carriers. One should be ready in the summer of 2080, the second in the fall. The Gearing won't be set to begin for a few months yet, it looks like that will be the longest holdup. April brings the retirement of another top weapons scientist. Dr. Joe Tycho finishes the work on the latest meson cannon, the WT Excalibur 135. Given the current environment and the continued health issues, he retires from public service. It's been an amazing career -- although not as long of one as some, he's reached heights as great as any researcher SPACE has seen in terms of his peak productivity. His body just didn't let him keep it going. Eva Vadnais(62) remains to carry on, but when she retires the energy weapons field will only have a couple of low-level newcomers in place. Better than the missile field can say for itself, but not by much. Later in the month, the first two Prospectors come off the line and the Iowa XR begins production as the ramp-up for Renewal continues.

Throughout the summer progress continued on all fronts, espescially with more ships being completed in multiple categories, details follow as always. By the end of July, SPACE welcomes a potential political star in Augustine Wollner, and the biggest shipyards completed their conversion operations, allowing them to idle and save precious duranium. It's now under 7kt, and unfortunately this will only slow the depletion of the reserve. In early August the first Gearing begins construction, and estimates are that it will finish probably a couple months or so ahead of the '81 election. Then in quick succession the two New York 'casino ships' are finally launched, and the second new civilian shipping firm to enter the fray this year is formed. There's a lot to be excited about. Before the month was out, a third Brooklyn '72 entered service. Command wanted to be ready for the redesign long before now, but we just aren't there yet. Turreted versions of the latest lasers and meson cannons aren't ready, and without them it would only be a minimal upgrade in effectiveness. A fourth of the seven-year-old tech is queued.

The news was mostly positive, and the tragic death of Juishao already fading to a nearly-forgotten footnote in terms of headlines. Then, a week into September, came the news from Faye of a public disturbance at the base there following the arrival of the first New York. Unfortunately this would soon become a much bigger problem than at first it appeared to be ...

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Mid-February -- Fuel efficiency improvements are announced by Rosemary Urenda.

Late February -- Electronic Hardening techniques have been advanced(Ross Dodge).

March 13 -- New commercial thermal sensors are ready(Irma Bartlebaugh).

April 2 -- Joe Tycho finishes the WT Excalibur 135, new Meson turret prototype.

April 13 -- Another research lab is finished, and dedicated to a new CIWS prototype. Elyse Buckler leads the project.

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Mid-March -- A second shipment of automines to Triton leaves Earth, as duranium levels fall below 8.5kt, now less than neutronium to make it the scarcest mineral in the stockpiles. The first shipment is still two weeks away from arriving.

April 24 -- A new shipping line, Hayter Container Group, has been formed.

Early June -- Gallicite deposits exhausted on Reinmuth. With the ramp-up of missile production the supply is slowly being drained. This is not a concern yet, but could forseeably become one. Massive neutronium supplies(over 400 years to depletion) will keep SPACE on Reinmuth for a long time to come.

August 20th -- Yet another commercial shipping firm is launched, Sherill Freight and Trading. This would seem to be a good sign for that sector of the economy.

EARTH

March 27 -- Retooling is finished and construction begins on the two Baltimore command carriers.

April 13 -- The Navy jettisons another seven underachievers.

April 15 -- The first two Prospectors are finished.

April 21 -- Retooling finished for the Iowa XR tanker. The first is expected to be ready around the same time as the first Baltimore, next summer.

May 23 -- A second pair of Frontiers are completed, and the third and final duo begun.

July 12th -- Fourth Long Beach group departs earth for Saturn.

July 28 -- The big shipyards have completed their various operations, and are now idle.

August 6th -- Permanant Shipyard reaches the 10kt needed, and begins work on the Gearing survey carrier. This is expected to be the last ship completed, the first to be ready in the fall of 2080.

August 14th -- The two New Yorks are finished and depart for Faye and Machholz, which along with Reinmuth are the worst off of the military bases. Arrival at Faye is expected at the end of the month, and then we'll see how they react to these floating casinos. They had better work.

August 28th -- The third Brooklyn '72 is finished.

LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL

April 29 -- A big year for Rosemary Urenda continues. She's up to 50%, fully in the elite class of scientists now.

Mid-June -- Mitchell Feeser, not resting on his laurels, has improved in training skills(300, a rarely seen level).

Late July -- Augustine Wollner is a potentially bright new star on the political horizon. The good news is solid political connections, skills in wealth creation and logistics. The bad news? He can't effectively manage anything bigger than a mining outpost. Hopefully he doesn't end up being a poor man's Woznicki.

Late July -- Elyse Buckler has managed to gain some measure of skill(10%). Anything she can do to stem the decline in the missile field will be most welcome.

11-20-2014, 10:34 AM	#293
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	2079 ANNUAL REPORT(Part 2) The loss of Juishao had at least one more effect that was immediately obvious: it hastened a crisis in the missile-related field as a whole. There is only remaining skilled researcher in the field, [b]Harlan Welle[b], and he's 64 with retirement looming. He was working on a less essential task(magazine ejection systems) and takes over the work on missile loading processes. The fact remains that advancement in this field, which High Command presently considers crucial to any realistic chance of combating the known alien threat in the near future, will virtually grind to a halt if nobody steps up to fill the void. As the entirety of the scientific community reorganized to meet the needs of the coming investigation, Rosemary Urenda finished the latest advancement in fuel efficiency techniques. . There was considerable debate in the upper echelons of SPACE about whether to design new engines now. Eventually it was decided it is not worth the cost at the present time -- redesigns and all the subsequent costly refits will wait until Ion Drives are ready, which could well be a decade or more. Urenda meanwhile took over the Ion Drive project, while most of the low-level scientists are out of job for the time being. Art Weston(Reinmuth) seemed to be the guy rising to the occasion in the aftermath, with noticed improved response to his leadership on the mining colony. A complete lack of important friends in BOG made it unlikely this would mean all that much though in the grand scheme of things. In March, a second shipment of automines left for Triton, and construction began on the first two Baltimore command carriers. One should be ready in the summer of 2080, the second in the fall. The Gearing won't be set to begin for a few months yet, it looks like that will be the longest holdup. April brings the retirement of another top weapons scientist. Dr. Joe Tycho finishes the work on the latest meson cannon, the WT Excalibur 135. Given the current environment and the continued health issues, he retires from public service. It's been an amazing career -- although not as long of one as some, he's reached heights as great as any researcher SPACE has seen in terms of his peak productivity. His body just didn't let him keep it going. Eva Vadnais(62) remains to carry on, but when she retires the energy weapons field will only have a couple of low-level newcomers in place. Better than the missile field can say for itself, but not by much. Later in the month, the first two Prospectors come off the line and the Iowa XR begins production as the ramp-up for Renewal continues. Throughout the summer progress continued on all fronts, espescially with more ships being completed in multiple categories, details follow as always. By the end of July, SPACE welcomes a potential political star in Augustine Wollner, and the biggest shipyards completed their conversion operations, allowing them to idle and save precious duranium. It's now under 7kt, and unfortunately this will only slow the depletion of the reserve. In early August the first Gearing begins construction, and estimates are that it will finish probably a couple months or so ahead of the '81 election. Then in quick succession the two New York 'casino ships' are finally launched, and the second new civilian shipping firm to enter the fray this year is formed. There's a lot to be excited about. Before the month was out, a third Brooklyn '72 entered service. Command wanted to be ready for the redesign long before now, but we just aren't there yet. Turreted versions of the latest lasers and meson cannons aren't ready, and without them it would only be a minimal upgrade in effectiveness. A fourth of the seven-year-old tech is queued. The news was mostly positive, and the tragic death of Juishao already fading to a nearly-forgotten footnote in terms of headlines. Then, a week into September, came the news from Faye of a public disturbance at the base there following the arrival of the first New York. Unfortunately this would soon become a much bigger problem than at first it appeared to be ... RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Mid-February -- Fuel efficiency improvements are announced by Rosemary Urenda. Late February -- Electronic Hardening techniques have been advanced(Ross Dodge). March 13 -- New commercial thermal sensors are ready(Irma Bartlebaugh). April 2 -- Joe Tycho finishes the WT Excalibur 135, new Meson turret prototype. April 13 -- Another research lab is finished, and dedicated to a new CIWS prototype. Elyse Buckler leads the project. COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS Mid-March -- A second shipment of automines to Triton leaves Earth, as duranium levels fall below 8.5kt, now less than neutronium to make it the scarcest mineral in the stockpiles. The first shipment is still two weeks away from arriving. April 24 -- A new shipping line, Hayter Container Group, has been formed. Early June -- Gallicite deposits exhausted on Reinmuth. With the ramp-up of missile production the supply is slowly being drained. This is not a concern yet, but could forseeably become one. Massive neutronium supplies(over 400 years to depletion) will keep SPACE on Reinmuth for a long time to come. August 20th -- Yet another commercial shipping firm is launched, Sherill Freight and Trading. This would seem to be a good sign for that sector of the economy. EARTH March 27 -- Retooling is finished and construction begins on the two Baltimore command carriers. April 13 -- The Navy jettisons another seven underachievers. April 15 -- The first two Prospectors are finished. April 21 -- Retooling finished for the Iowa XR tanker. The first is expected to be ready around the same time as the first Baltimore, next summer. May 23 -- A second pair of Frontiers are completed, and the third and final duo begun. July 12th -- Fourth Long Beach group departs earth for Saturn. July 28 -- The big shipyards have completed their various operations, and are now idle. August 6th -- Permanant Shipyard reaches the 10kt needed, and begins work on the Gearing survey carrier. This is expected to be the last ship completed, the first to be ready in the fall of 2080. August 14th -- The two New Yorks are finished and depart for Faye and Machholz, which along with Reinmuth are the worst off of the military bases. Arrival at Faye is expected at the end of the month, and then we'll see how they react to these floating casinos. They had better work. August 28th -- The third Brooklyn '72 is finished. LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL April 29 -- A big year for Rosemary Urenda continues. She's up to 50%, fully in the elite class of scientists now. Mid-June -- Mitchell Feeser, not resting on his laurels, has improved in training skills(300, a rarely seen level). Late July -- Augustine Wollner is a potentially bright new star on the political horizon. The good news is solid political connections, skills in wealth creation and logistics. The bad news? He can't effectively manage anything bigger than a mining outpost. Hopefully he doesn't end up being a poor man's Woznicki. Late July -- Elyse Buckler has managed to gain some measure of skill(10%). Anything she can do to stem the decline in the missile field will be most welcome.