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Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

STC Gerrard ( BH-04)
Commander Velka Marseilles
Bearing 36 degrees at 43,000ly
Ship Log:
Left Taoshe dockyards
Jump bearing 40 degrees
Exiting slip-space : bearing 36 degrees at 40,000ly
Set up LP1 ( listening post)
Jump bearing 36 degrees
Exiting slip-space bearing 36 degrees at 43,000ly
Set up LP2 / cooling Slip-space drive.

For the past few weeks the Gerrard had floated through the immense vacuum of space without seeing much of anything. An asteroid field here, small nebula there, it was all sort of like a research journey. Most of the crew was new, the entire bridge crew had just graduated from their technical schools and this was the Commanders first command, it was all very exciting. Even after proving herself fit to command a vessel she still had a lot to learn, it was one thing to know the capabilities of the ship but using them effectively when it was life and death was something completely different. Commander Marseilles loved the challenge but she was still slightly nervous and eager to gain experience.
It was roughly 03:00 core world time when things started getting………weird. First the radar operator detected a singular radiation spike on the long range scanner, this alone was nothing to be concerned about. Thinking it was just an echo from a super-nova or maybe even their own echo from exiting slip-space, the crewman dismissed it as coincidence. A few minutes after that, the long range scanner picked up multiple radiation spikes at the same range and in almost the same location, this was cause for alarm. Everyone on board had ground warfare experience and everyone was well versed in reconnaissance tactics, this just looked too……..planned. At 03:00 everyone was asleep, on watch was a skeleton crew of 3 officers; and Ensign and two Junior-grade Lieutenants. Word was passed between the officers quickly and it was decided to send a singular radar ping to identify what caused the radiation disturbance. Without a second thought, the radar operator turned on their active radar and pinged once, sending the radar waves flying through space.
It was around 04:20 when Commander Marseilles woke to the distinct sound of an active radar ping. It was a high pitched hollow sound, that resonated throughout the entire ship, everyone who was awake heard it. Active radar was usually left for search and destroy operations, or to distract an enemy with a obvious target. Pinging during a reconnaissance operation was almost unheard of and gave away their position almost immediately, not the smartest thing to do when you want to watch and not be seen. With a groan the commander got up out of her bed and hastily threw on service fatigues as she walked out of the door. Almost immediately after leaving her stateroom she felt the vibration of the engines, “the ship was moving, but why” she thought as she made her way to the bridge.
The first thing that caught her eye was how hurried the crew was running about, she hadn’t seem them move this quickly since their ship trials, even then they had an calm demeanor as they ran/shuffled from place to place. This was much different, they all had the same worried but stern demeanor as the sprinted form station to station. “ Whats wrong?” Velka said in a groggy voice, expecting to hear something about a systems malfunction. The radar operator stopped mid-stride and turned towards the commander “ We detected multiple radiation spikes on the long range scanner, so we decided to ping it and see what it was. After waiting for the ping to bounce back we got this image” the officer said, pulling a crude grainy print-out of the radar readout. The picture was grey and heavily distorted but six solid objects were clearly seen the this picture and they were big. “ We thought they may be asteroids so we scrubbed the image and ran it through our infrared camera” the officer said, walking/ trotting to another station before pulling up another image. A hologram image of the same picture but enhanced with infrared appeared on the main holo-screen, all of the objects were yellowish gold becoming darker towards the rear, they were vessels. “ We think they are ships, probably still dissipating the heat from jumping….” another officer said. “ They are quite large, outclassing us by a few hundred meters, and there are a lot of them. We counted four more since we pinged..”
Velka nodded and eyed the third officer who was busy plotting point on the map and entering them into the navigation computer. He was steering the ship into a “lay up” position, where they could hide as they watched the mystery vessels. A light wave of fear washed over her as she walked to the command chair, quickly pressing the intercom button on the control panel. “ tou’le ains, Au’ostes de combat………..Au’ostes de combat………..” ( translation: all hands to combat stations).

STC Gaston BH-32 ( Blackhole class ship)
Somehwere around last coordinates
30,000 ly
Ship log:
-Disembarked from Taoshe
- Jump- Exiting slip-space just outside of the Kalai abyss ( approx 35,000k ly bearing 20 deg)
-Entered Kalai Abyss
-Succesfully Navagated the Kalai Abyss( vou ne compre pa’a quel poi’c eta) Translation ( You don’t understand how hard that was)
- Docked with asteroid, conducting recon operations
- Sighted Unknown vessel
- engaged stealth protocols
- bringing stalking operations

“ They are still sitting there….. They have been sitting there for........... * he looked at the clock* 72 hours now….” the radar operator said nonchalantly, the heat had sapped the energy out of him and the rest of the crew for that matter. At this point uniforms became optional, men and women walked around in armor underlays and underwear to combat the heat. The deck was slick with the constant sweating of the crew and the smell was that of a gym that was not allowed to be aired out. The entire crew was miserable and the captain knew it. Captain Hagaas was a veteran of two naval campaigns and four campaigns as a ground commander, he knew war and no one dared question is orders. Even he was beginning to doubt this current action, the vessel was clearly not a threat and he doubted they even knew where they were. “ Cant we just……talk to them?” a junior weapons officer exclaimed between sips of water “ We might be able to learn more if we just…..reveal ourselves”. The entire bridge crew froze and stared at the junior officer who was blissfully unaware of his actions.
To the surprise of most of the bridge crew Captain Hagaas chuckled and let out a long sigh “ Oui, disengage stealth protocols and hail the vessel, we are going to get to the bottom of this”. Everyone was still shocked and smiled awkwardly around the bridge, the weapons officer was still to tired to notice. After a long awkward laugh someone finally shut down the stealth protocols and the ship coasted behind the unknown vessel. Captain Hagaas pressed the master siren twice, the naval signal for battle stations and pressed the intercom for the missile bay.

STC Gaston, Missile bay

The missile bay was a giant hotbox before the battle stations call, one of Kabal platoon’s operators “Tanaka” smuggled twenty kilos of Pryzanthium, a blue herb known to cause euphoria and joyous behavior, Kabal platoon thought it would be fun to see how smoky they could make the missile bay. After A day of constant smoking some sleep and another day of content smoking the missile bay looked like a foggy bog. They were still smoking when the battle stations call rang. “ Shit…..” an operator said quickly putting out the cigarette, “ I know right, they are shutting down the stealth protocols too…..” Sergeat Margaux said quickly running to his gear. “ Sergeant…..” the intercom barked, as Margaux was half way through putting on his underlay. Running over to the wall he pressed the button “ Oui Capitaine, he said as shimmied into the bottoms of his armor. “ Go make contact with the unknown ship…” he quipped quickly, shutting down the comm line. “ Shit……..” he exclaimed running back to his already staged gear “ Tanaka, Hakto and…….Gulan, stage on our ship as snipers. I will make contact, if it goes south the rest of the platoon will rocket in take down the ship……all good”? The platoon stared at him in a high stupor and nodded slowly, if they hadn’t done this many times before he would of never guessed they were ready for a mission.
The ship accelerated next to the unknown vessel and mirrored the first hatch they saw, coasting next to it as Kabal platoon launched their operation. The snipers covered Sergeant Margaux’s advance as he floated over to the unknown vessel carrying a magnetic line.

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

I'm banking on the emp properties of nuclear warheads, that being said......I have no intention of going to war with with the RZE. Besides the scorpions sting lies in the special forces and special operation troops on the ship

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

Lol yep, they are small. Don't let them fool you though, they pack a punch. HE and nuclear missiles, HE and HEDP torpedoes, mines and a kick ass stealth systems make it pretty deadly. I doubt any captain will offensively use a blackhole class ship though just not enough weapons to take on more then one vessel.

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

Blackhole class ships are like submarines they are relatively tiny, being the smallest class of ship in the navy. They have a crew of maybe 100, give or take five.

Oh and the Aradites and the Kerbals will become fast friends and we will prob protect you. That is if they like to party, Aradites love to party....

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10 ships in one place is like WHAAAAAAA to Aradites, they are used to sending singular ships thousands of light years away from anyone and anything. Anything you find out there will be smaller then you definitely.

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

10 ships in one place is enough to make someone have a heart attack. It will raise some head definitely

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

Nak Nak, you just warped, dangerously close to Septonian territory with an invasion strength force, your making alot of Aradites very nervous....

Lol but its all good, we will keep it cool...

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Captain Yulan Talikan
Above Icarus,
STC Acheron A-2 ( Aries class vessel)

No matter how much warning he was given for a training operation it always felt somewhat real to Yulan. There was no different gear for training only the dummy rounds in their rifles, in a firefight however this was quickly forgotten. It was common to see new soldiers with the “1000 yard stare” after full invasion profiles or FIP in military speak. Yulan prided the Septonian military on its realistic training, it worked and made them all better warriors.
“ Captain Talikan…..” the admiral on board said towards Yulan “ Raven two will secure the hill-top, overlooking the village of Poikoi. You will provide cover and intelligence for the Marine assault and Raven one’s occupation.” Yulan nodded and spat a quick yes sir before the major moved on to the next assignment. This was a FIP operation, we were invading Icarus home of the veteran 1st and 5th Marine battalions and the elite 12th Infantry regiment. Yulan’s mind went towards planning, what did he need to effectively support the Marine assault? Before his mind left that thought the briefing ended with a crisp “ Dismissed” from the Admiral in command. Thoughts of the mission dominated his mind as he made the short walk back to him company area.
His soldiers has already gotten the warning order, somehow without him telling them. The advice ‘Never underestimate the tenacity of the enlisted man’ echoed in his mind as he waded through the chaos to find his junior officers. “ Delta and Echo squads drop the mortars and pick up long range rifles, I want rockets and snipers. Alpha through Charlie pack carbines, I want one machine gun in each team. Camouflage of the day is…….. rocky desert, any questions?” Captain Talikan said towards his Junior officers. They all shook their heads and instantly ran off to brief their platoons. This was going to be a good operation, he had drafted four new members from the newest training class and he was eager to break them in.

STC Gaston BH-32 ( Blackhole class ship)
30,000 ly bearing 30 degrees
Ship log:
-Disembarked from Taoshe
- Jump- Exiting slip-space just outside of the Kalai abyss ( approx 35,000k ly bearing 20 deg)
-Entered Kalai Abyss
-Succesfully Navagated the Kalai Abyss( vou ne compre pa’a quel poi’c eta) Translation ( You don’t understand how hard that was)
- Docked with asteroid, conducting recon operations

Peaking over the lip of the asteroid increasing the magnification of his HUD , Sergeant Margaux could just make out the shape of a craft in the distance. It looked segmented and modular, frankly it looked rather unstable to him. “ Ey……Hakto, get over here…” he whispered over the team communications channel. Outside of the conventional combat divisions rank and formalities fade away. In most special forces teams, operators referred to each other by nicknames or first names. Hakto was the name of a particularly large farm animal on the core worlds, known for its ability to cary and pull large loads. ‘Hakto’ the Aradite was also fairly large and carried the heaviest gear, he embraced his name well.
“ oui chef…..?” Hakto quipped as he floated up beside Sergeant Margeux.
Zero gravity operations were always….peacefull, for lack of a better word. It was silent, save the communication between the team and the ship. Floating around absolute nothingness forced you to calm yourself and remember to keep three points of contact or how hard you pushed off an object. This calmness also helped you forget how dangerous this job was. “ Can you identify that? Ever seen something like that before”? Hakto shook his head “ No chef, thats new to me….” he quipped again dropping his head below the lip of the asteroid, “ We should call the ship……”. Margaux nodded and dropped below the lip himself before switching radio channels, “ Gaston this is Kabal……Gaston, Kabal how copy”? “ Loud and clear Kabal platoon, send it” was the answer from the ship after a few seconds. Margaux explained what he saw and waited to hear the response, communication took a bit when the ship was running its stealth protocols. “ Kabal platoon, return to the ship, we are going to shadow this vessel”
Sergeant Margaux sighed inwardly as he heard the message, there was nothing worse then sitting in Blackhole class ship while it ran its stealth protocols. All non essential electronics ( Internal Temperature controls, artificial gravity, Holographic systems) were shut off. To mask its thermal signature the exhaust was channeled back into the ship and out though a series of micro exhaust ports, if you were looking though thermal imaging you would see a dark almost black blue object moving over a black backdrop. All radar and sonar traffic was strictly controlled. The ship becomes a ghost but for the crew inside, life is hard. The directed exhaust makes the entire ship feel like a sauna, there is no cold water and the crew has to eat non perishable rations. The galley has the only refrigerated section on the ship, which is locked down under stealth protocols. Every essential crewmen ( which is everyone on the ship) is ordered to quarters to standby, everyone except Sergeant Margaux and his platoon.
The captain let Kabal platoon bunk down in the missile bay, which happens to be in the rear of the ship in front of the engines. It was the the hottest place on the ship, according to the crew. Of course no one told Kabal platoon about this, they had to find out the hard way. When then ship was “Stalking”, military speak for running stealth protocols, his platoon was sealed in the missile bay. which resulted to a lot of restless operators.

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

Were all still here, Im just waiting between posts, to give some relevance to time.

Orbitum 2 - SciFi Space Nation RP

word of caution, be careful when landing on those planets or moons. Land on the wrong one and you might find yourself battle something that looks like a cazador, or deathclaw....or yao gui.....or any other fallout creature that inspires fear when you see it. There is a reason that Aradites dont explore their home system frequently