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> **Prelim Plan Settlement
> **Degree 1, 2, to G. ITC#2 to G, deploy ground troops planetside.
> Chord 4, Degree 3, to F.
> ITC#3, AC, to F.
> Chord 2 to G. ITC 1 to Homeworld.
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> **Planet F Plan.**
> Deploy Slaughterfields planetside. All ships rendezvous and destroy all enemy ships in orbit. All ships(other than Slaughterfields which are to conserve fuel) are to return to G afterward. *Note Enemy ITCs are not a priority target. Let them land their troops and have the other troops and Slaughtfields handle them. If, however, they attempt escape instead, end them with prejudice. Slaughterfields are permitted to pursue and hunt ITCs in this scenario.*
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> **Planet G Plan**
> All out Defense. Destroy all incoming Enemy Ships. ITCs are to rest near the exit to our Homeworlds. All other ships are to destroy any incoming ship. Maintain communications such as to destroy all incoming fleets as they arrive. Focus on corralling them and firing in volleys. Do not let a single ship escape.
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> **Production Orders**
> None. Wait for issues resolving Nuclear Fusion to Resolve. Wait for upgrades to be made, new ship blueprints to be made. That is all.
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> **Future Plan**
> Next turn, return all ships to Homeworld for restructuring of forces. Turn after, complete modifications, use Speed 3 Engine in development to launch an offensive.

Quote from: Vote, Defend, Return, Upgrade, Attack.

Plan Settlement: (2) TricMagic, Blood_Librarian

Note I will quit if anyone thinks we should leave all our ships out of range for restructuring. One Argument is of course the Helex. The other is a Speed 3 Engine when Speed 2 Engines would still be deployed because they never recieved an upgrade. The next two turns are for development of our fleets. Let's not waste them.

Future Plan could be subject to change based upon new variables. Say leaving the AC Fleet behind with it's carrier for defense. Though they really need the new HELEX the most, it is a valid option. Not a good one, but valid.

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To note, we have Speed 2. Getting Speed 3 will solve our issues with returnng to repair. But that does require we bring the ships in. If they are at G, they can return to do so. It also lets us load up our transports.

From there on, our ITCs can go back and forth as needed.

We really do need to upgrade our stuff though. The new Laser is a good step forward.
Another idea is the one below, where it can just sit at G and act as the repair yard.


Mobile Interstellar Repair/Refit Yard

The MIRRY is't so much a ship as a moving space station meant for docking and repairs/upgrades to existing spacecraft. It's slower than it's Engine's would suggest, what a Speed 3 Engine would allow, it can only move at the rate of a Speed 2. It is mostly made out of pylons, living and control spaces, and docks. Along with a lot of storage, and a link back to our Homeworld to receive the latest blueprints. What our Homeworld can do, so can it.(other than building new ships from scratch.)  It can also collect destroyed ships when in the system through the use of it's repair ships as well, which makes it a valuable asset.

Resources needed to build and maintain it means that only one can be built and used at a time. However, it is a very valuable asset for it';s ability to upgrade ships and repair them without having to return to the Homeworld. MIRRY can also repair itself if damaged, which is good since while it is difficult to destroy outright due to a modular nature, it getting in range of an enemy will result in damage. Most of it's armor is focused around the engine, with bulkheads used elsewhere where needed. Storage and docks are pretty safe since it is in vacuum however.

For defense it has access to HELEX Lasers all across it. They can only really damage and distract/deter those that attack it, since it really doesn't want to be in combat in the first place.

Additionally, the name of the station is in fact Mirry.

Mobile Nuclear Power Stations
We've had some very serious issues with power needs: We simply don't have enough energy to field enough vehicles or enough exoskeletons for our army, which is not ideal in a world filled with dangers such as Battleframes, razor rain, and radioactive dust-filled air. Oh, and those other guys, the ones that go "squish" when you hit them. In order to provide our front-line troops with some more useful things, we've decided to try and restart some serious power generation here on our planet. Solar isn't exactly combat effective, however unpleasantly radioactive materials are relatively plentiful. We should be able to build small molten-salt nuclear reactors using our supplies of dangerous materials, which are unfortunately plentiful. The principle limitation might be the relative scarcity of radioactive materials in our typical working zones, at least compared to the really nasty areas which would be easy to get this stuff from. Perhaps lead "armor" covered Type-24s operating near the radioactive regions could be of assistance in this regard? Irrespective of this problem, we will utilize chemical means as well as the production of the Alpha Foundry (whose magnetic sorting system should be separating heavy elements from light ones anyway) to sort out the heavy, radioactive materials we need. Then we combine it with some fluorine or a comparable material, again acquirable from many interesting forms of toxic material and things burned by non-oxygen means, and away we go with the reactors.

These fission reactors are built into the casings of the broken-down cargo lifters whose powerplants have failed but whose wheels or treads or whatever are still intact, and a direct geared drive is set up on the end of the steam turbine to run the vehicle when necessary. When not running the vehicle around, the reactor is set up to provide energy direct to forces or infrastructure that is far from our geothermal plants. No masses of battery-laden vehicles are required to provide power to forces with one or more of these in the rear lines.

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[E: 2/2; P: 0/2]District 7: The Unyielding Bunkers of Elorius
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Elevator Base (1)
The base of one of two Space Elevators that were on this world. Its cord has long since rotted, but impact scar crater is one of the larger craters that lead all the way to the Sea. Surrounding it is razed cityscapes and looted spaceports, tarnished only by intense infighting and neglect as the centuries went on.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Scraper Kill Hills (2)
Heavy city development, the ruins of which have only been recently cleared. Unlike the Arcology, this is many, many buildings that all amalgamate against each other as wreckage that has compacted into something like hills and valleys.  Watch your step.
[E: 4/4; P: 0/4] Collapsed V. Farms (3)
What was once a burgeoning vertical farm now lies as a massive mound of soil, mutated crops, and strange intoxicating monsters set in a bog. Raider gangs live here, with an eclectic set of gear they terrorize the countryside and are renowned for their accuracy with their war-bows, strung with threading from the Elevator.
[E: 3/4; P: 1/4] Deteriorating Arcology (4)
The center of our world, The largest Arcology of the planet. Its name has been forgotten, and the only reason it stands was that the Hated Enemy coveted it. Inside it is miles of corridors and unscavenged loot, as well as ticking machines. Sometimes the dying reactor inside the Arcology manages to power some of the sub-systems inside, including internal and external defenses.
+1 Energy
[E: 2/4; P: 2/4] The Metro (5)
A dozen tunnels go directly underneath the Arcology, allowing for truly horrific tunnel fights between both factions as well as the active menace of Battle-Frames directed by the equivalent of an autonomous sub-way and construction authority. It’s already dying, but its dreams dictate when its legions will march
+1 Minerals
[E: 0/4; P: 4/4] Ruined Park (6)
Massive fields of gardens, forests, and microbiomes grow un phased here. One of the few places on the planet without city development.  A rebellion from the Phozirus Shard had arrived here after a mutiny a long time ago, and they have appeared to now be ruled by the Metro’s Construction Authority. They are vicious and cunning about doing their masters bidding, which often makes no sense whatsoever.
[E: 0/4 P: 4/4] Glass Crater (7)
What was once a massive stretch of the city has been obliterated to the foundations by a particularly devastating hydrogen bomb. Nothing grows here, and nothing stirs besides interloping Yaerians, for it is a hollowed grave of millions of the dead. In the center of the crater is a monumental pile of corpses stacked up by the Battle Frames. Sometimes they visit, but unlike other areas, they seemingly do so to mourn rather than to patrol. This is one of the few places where  Battle-Frames do not open fire upon Yaerian forces upon detection, and it is perhaps one of the most terrifying places to be in. If you die here, your body is added to the pile.

[E: 0/4 P: 4/4]Cleared Metropolis(
This part of the city was spared by the wide-spread bombardment the most of the world was hit with, and the vast majority of buildings are still intact. People might actually live here in the coming years, were it not for the unsettlingly close Black Zone.
[E: 0/2; P: 2/2]District 6: The Shining Spires of Phoziris
Black Zone (9)
The Black Zone is a hellish city-scape of active Battle-Frames, malfunctioning nano hives, radioactive craters, and other equally horrible things. Only Special forces equipped with defense against chemical, biological, radiological and nano-scale threats (CBRN-S) can traverse this zone safely and a semblance of control over this zone will provide a bonus towards attacking Sectors  3, 4, and 7.
The Shining Sea(10)
Generations ago,  the local Battleframes used a series of what was later discovered to be thermonuclear charges to turn this area into a basin, which the sea now resides. No one knows why, but the Frames had a planet shaking conflict with each other in what was once Sector 8. This conflict ended when the Zone had been terraformed, the area was sunken down and entirely flooded. The conflict ultimately leads to the formation of an inland sea as vast amounts of material were cratered into the surrounding area as well as a concerted effort by the Battleframes themselves. The water is unsafe to drink and is sterile, but it is incredibly convenient that the vast majority of nuclear materials have sunk to the floor of the seabed, and only requires minor filtration to become drinkable. Most of our water is projected to come from the Shining Sea as it is easier to filter water than to reclaim it. Control over this zone will provide a bonus towards controlling Sectors 2, 5, and 6.

HELEX: (3)  SC777, Happerry, Draignean
Aperture Sentry Turrets: ()
ISSKM: (0):
Starfire Power Plant: (3) TricMagic, Happerry, Blood_Librarian
CHITTIR System: (0)
Chord-S: (2) Draignean, Blood_Librarian

Interlace Second Stage Kinetic Module (ISSKM)

the ISSKM is designed to replace the later half of the Starfire fusion reaction. The primary action, the way that plasma is generated through a kinetic strike is left unmodified. The ISSKM takes the place of the overly complex evrasium systems which had to originally both create and move plasma into its magnetic containment. Instead, two separate systems are designed for the task of plasma creation and movement out of the reaction chamber, respectively. to ease the burdens of the EMAG system that takes over from the evrasium, Evrasium elements introduce a rotational force into the plasma as it is siphoned out of the chamber so the electromagnetic confinement systems can be simplified.

No turbine is created to use plasma as a working fluid. instead, the plasma is used to heat up a thermal exchanger with an open cycle steam turbine.

HELEX(1): Blood_Librarian
Faraday Constriction: (1) TricMagic
GROWTH: (0)
Aperture Sentry Turrets: (1) TricMagic
ISSKM: (1): Blood_Librarian

The Technates TechnologicalMeritocracy is a system. Not a system that necessarily works, but it is better than the alternatives. Each day, a hundred thousand organizations spear each other over control of the network on any particular day. Base industries are only barely protected as the base level functions are not usually changed by the network controllers as they acclimatize themselves to the situation at hand before really enacting change or being replaced. In a sense, the ineffective higher organizational structure allows for a burgeoning middle-man infrastructure to bloom, and all things considered, it works well most of the time, or at least well enough to get guns to the infantry.

On the other hand, there has recently been an uptick in terrorist bombings, attacks on critical infrastructure, and assassinations. Rumors abound to their origin, up until a group purporting the dissolving the technocracy’s meritocratic elements in favor of a solidified republic esque structure underneath the/a council of eidolons be created, abolishing the cyclic nature of the meritocratic replacement of officials in our society.This groups name is the Turing Reconstruction Concern, more commonly referred to as the TRC. They believe that the loss of life and ruthlessness that is favored by the meritocracy must be removed at all costs, and have taken to extreme methods to doing so. However, their most striking claim to legitimacy is that our current government is not wholly sanctioned by the founders. That the ruthless on-the-wire Network where resources are efficiently allocated at the moment they are needed has lost the human element it should have had, and that some or maybe even all of the founders had envisioned something else when the landers had fallen.

They want to bring down the Network by regimenting and isolating sectors of the industry, economy, and other sections with physical hard mounts, thus limiting its influence politically. Understandably, quite a few sections of our society wish for this to not happen.