Taeryn

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Knock yourself out.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Awfully militant for a germa--

oh.

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Techwise, Anything up to what you see in BSG/Halo type universes, that is, the new BSG - bar self-aware AI, that can come in RP if you want. If you feel you're going past that then find a good reason or ask about it.

As for that. You shouldn't feel the need - the purpose of the FTL in place was to create strategic and tactical considerations already. I mean it essentially provides for as such in that the only meaningful way to travel between most stars is at particular points and along particular lines, and where these node lines are and where they go to is largely at player discretion.

I mean lets use an example - my map making skills are nil and I won't make you suffer paint.



Lets say you wanted to get from Altair to Gamma Serpentis, you'd need to go to 70 Ophiuchi, down to a system off screen, back up to HR5553, then onto Gamma Serpentis. At least if you're aiming to do it in any reasonable amount of time. I hope that example of the FTL system works in helping people.

If you still feel you need a crazy nebula or whatever for some reason go ahead and throw something down to discuss, but i wont otherwise be policing local spatial geographic features unless they're outright silly.

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But without fear mongering, my entire existence is invalidated! D:

@Durandal

Fear the EU and their rampant liberal democracy, obviously.

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Yeah but we're not talking low-grade cheap half-cut drugs here now are we if you want people to actually live, we're talking high quality specialized production on a large scale and that means were talking big old production trails, or theft, theft from big old meanie corporations with meaningful political connections or god forbid a state owned soviet co-operative.

Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, so make scope for it, but it isn't as discrete and below the board as you know, pretty much everything else - hell I'd expect the legit companies that make it would probably be just as inclined to, er, "headhunt" from such operations while simultaneously stopping them eating into profit margins.

I do believe though that I already said basic augmentation was "common" enough, particularly for specific tasks like industry that required it and most likely with some uptake among the rich and for other specialized roles like intelligence. Its just not widespread. If people need more than that then make it happen IC.

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Bioaugmentation is probably quite expensive, added there's no real nanotechnology of any worth to help with it so were potentially talking a Deus Ex type scenario where you're basically on drugs for life to not reject them, theres cultural bias and yes, there's about a dozen organisations both official and unofficial on both sides that do things for and against and its a mess.

The UN is also militarized, don't forget that.

It's not something I'm going to keep rehashing or i'll be rambling and ranting about it, it is what it is, whether it makes sense or not is kind of secondary to whether its giving me a headache or not. What you do once things are in motion are another matter and come with their own consequences.

Theres not bans on "genetic modification" - hell some are necessary for medical reasons and other things are necessary to live in certain places, its just not a run away prospect where people have stupidly ridiculous supermen yet are 90% technology on top. That's not what this is about.

Also y'all can stop with your silly anti-communist fear mongering, the USSR is more socialist than communist at this point in time :p.

And if anything is a problem I'll let you know.

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The Apps? I don't expect much more than a paragraph or two, but it helps to know if people are paying attention to things.

My own sheet has had plenty of time to percolate and shouldn't be what people aim for instantly.

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If you express an interest there's no reason why I wouldn't hold something for a few days at least.

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OOC

This post contains elements of information or screenshots/concept art (for ships/pretty images) from the Dawn of Victory universe, look it up!

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Capital: Moskva, Novaya Rossiya, Leningrad System.
Official Language: Russian.
Religion: No Official Religion.
Population: 39,294,544,231
Government: Union - Marxist-Leninist.
Head Of State/Government: Premier Alexei Miklov / Prime Minister Ekaterina Khrushchev.
Formation: Treaty of Creation, 30 December 1922.

Governing Bodies: There are three primary organs of government dedicated to governance of the Soviet Union:
-The Secretariat:
The Secretariat is the Office of the General Secretary of the Soviet Union (The Premier) whom in turn is the head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Secretariat is therefore not only enabled by his position as the head of Government to legislate, but also commands the respect as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Despite reform, this element of the Government remains the most powerful.
-The Soviet of the Union:
Soviet of the Union is one of the two chambers of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy, and with the rule that there be one deputy for every 300,000 people (later, this number increased) As opposed to the Soviet of Republic's, the Soviet of the Union represented the interests of all of the people of the Soviet Union no matter what their nationality was. The Soviet of the Union has since come to deal with most day-to-day affairs of higher state importance. The Prime Minister is an appointed member of this "upper" house.
-The Soviet of the Republics:
The Soviet of Republics is one of the two chambers of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy. As opposed to the Soviet of the Union, the Soviet of Republics is composed of the nationalities and their constituent republics of the Soviet Union, which in turn followed administrative division rather than being a representation of ethnic groups and structured so as to give equal representation regardless of individual size of respective republic or ethnic group. The Soviet of Republics therefore serves to give the republics and their citizens representation.

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The Society and Culture of the Soviet Union

Kirovgrad, the largest planned experiment for a sustainable city in the Soviet Union.

Overview:

The culture of the Soviet Union passed through several stages during the 369-year existence of the Soviet Union. It has been moulded by people of various nationalities from every of one of the 18 former and 8 modern union republics, although a slight majority of them are Russians. The Soviet state has supported cultural institutions, but also has carried out strict censorship. The Russian bias is even evident in works of other culture groups in the Soviet Union, though this in and of itself has lead to unique fusions of culture.

There is now a certain acceptability in going against the norms that has led Soviet Culture to new avenues and frontiers. The Government itself has a "Myatezh" Arts group to which many famous Soviet Artists, Actors and other cultural icons belong and aspire to. All the same, Sedition that goes against the core of the Dialectic that is not carefully constructed and without considerable support is not tolerated, and many stars have ended up doing hard labour for their ideals.

Culture

Music
Soviet Music has, and continues to be a medium through which the "spirit" of communism is conveyed. While modern Soviet Society has embraced formerly forgotten or more modern or formerly forbidden areas, Music in the Soviet Union continues to be an orchestral affair - and a choir is never far away. These "union" pieces are at the heart of modern Soviet life, and the demonstrable propaganda value is clear to see in the continued popularity of these pieces. All the same, since the Exodus, Soviet Society has turnt to - and embraced, alongside these pieces, fusions of music ranging from the inspired to the mundane.

While outsiders may perceive this preponderance with orchestra and the power of the voice with some sort of cultural stagnation, the Soviet Union experiences the varied styles popular in other states. While the success of certain American or other particular acts in regard to music may sometimes be downplayed, both foreign and domestic popular music of the typical genres that have either continued through the ages or grown anew are not unknown.

Art
Art's have frequently been dominated by the whims of the Communist Party and their associated desire to allow or restrict methods of expression. Long forgotten, but not disrespected, are the ideas of Socialist realism - while there have been periods of repression and censorship, the new manifesto of the Soviet Union has offered protection to many Artists who would challenge the norm - albeit quietly. This quiet underground of unlimited expression has begun to gain traction, and a number of Soviet artists now find much success at home and abroad. Meanwhile, the Soviet Government continues to utilize "propaganda by monument" and the impressive architecture it gives birth to draw many visitors.

With many Soviet Cities planned from the ground up, there is often space for architectural expression in this vein, though it is no longer essentially blocky and realist. While some believe the Soviet Union to maintain a somewhat gritty or darker dystopian vibe to its urban centres, the planning of settlements that were intended largely, to be ecologically sustainable, if not friendly, is a common theme, and many cities are built around grand central park areas.

Literature
Much like other fields - literature in the Soviet Union has suffered or prospered according to the party line. While in later years the more liberal attitude has granted new avenues to inspired authors - it can be argued that even with the threat of censorship - Soviet authors have found great success and been challenged by these threats to innovate and imagine new and fantastic worlds to share with their readers. It is obvious from the late 20th century alone that the somewhat restrictive nature of Soviet Culture could still birth some of the greatest authors of the age with great works of non-fiction and fiction alike finding traction throughout the many nations of the world. Inspiration offered by the numerous colonized worlds has not slowed this down, and Soviet authors continue to dominate a number of areas in literature.

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The Soviet Government

The Palace of the Soviet's, Seat of the Government in Moskva

Overview:

The Soviet Union operates three primary organs of government in order to facilitate the smooth running of the state, Ostensibly reformed numerous times either to liberalize or provide new grounding for the Communist Party, the every guiding hand of the state, the Union has grown to encompass 66 star systems with vested interests throughout the region. The continued drive to spread ideology and "liberate" the working class rules political thinking and has lead to numerous conflicts - primarily ideological - with the regions denizens.

Soviet Governmental - and by proxy foreign policy is largely dictated by Communist ideology, that is the currently endorsed variant of Neo-Leninism. Unofficially adopted as the ideological foundation of the USSR after the founding of Novaya Rossiya, Neo-Leninism is the adaptation to the changing conditions of a new Interstellar Proletariat and the need for administration of a slowly building Soviet Union.

Its main tenets are:
Socialism in One Country
Aggravation of Class Struggle under Socialism
Unification through Central Dictatorship of the Interstellar Proletariat - Advocating centralization of all interstellar affairs to Leningrad.
Proletarian Colonisation.
NEW SOVIET MAN - an idea that the new generation of soviet citizens must aspire to the benefit of the whole rather than the self as an expression of the spirit of the soviet way of life.
Russification of the Union - The belief that Soviet Russia is the true vanguard of the proletariat and thus Russian is the true unified language of the Union.

Proletarian Colonisation itself was a concept developed by the Soviet Communist Party, to explain the need for the workers' states to colonise space. It was written out in a booklet by a committee of Marxists funded by the Soviet Union in the year 2075, under the title of "The Great Task of Intergalactic Colonisation by the Proletariat". From its publication, this was a required reading for any Soviet official or holder of a military rank. This was hailed by Soviet propaganda as the "Second Communist Manifesto," but was panned negatively by all anti-communist groups and nations.

As such, Proletarian Colonisation entails that all colonization efforts with the USSR involve extensive pre-planning and development of natural resources for use by the entire Union. Landing sites are mapped, potential spaceports sighted, water supplies tested and settlements designed to enhance Soviet architecture and resist natural environmental conditions.

Importantly on an ideological and policy basis, Proletarian Colonisation states that the human race is the most progressive and therefore will inevitably triumph, and the working class, having (inevitably) taken control of the means of production and the state, and defeated rival ideologies and classes, will become the supreme power in the universe. This is described as the "final and greatest stage of Marxism". Aliens are, by definition, not human, and therefore do not posses human modes of production and structures of society, and can, in theory, then never reach Socialism or Communism. They are therefore reactionary and must be totally destroyed. But the need to "once and for all crush the horrific monster of Fascism - in all its guises - forever in the peoples vengeance," is placed above the need to combat Alien threats.

The Secretariat

The Secretariat combines the former leading offices of the Soviet Union into one encompassing office with the majority of its legislative power and oversight vested into the General Secretary of the Communist Party, whom also serves as the Premier of the Soviet Union. The Secretariat is not unbound - with the Supreme Soviet able to challenge through vote his or her decisions or force an ousting of the Premier from the Communist Party's commanding heights, however, for all intents and purposes the Secretariat, serving as the Head of State, pursues most elements of Foreign Policy and traditionally serves to approve legislation passed by the Supreme Soviet.

The Premier himself is selected by the Politburo as the Premier also serves as head of the Communist Party, as stated, though the Politburo itself must select a candidate that has been duly elected to high office within the Soviet Union, either in a respective SSR or within the confines of the Supreme Soviet, such as Prime Minister or a Politburo position.

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union is currently the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It, prior to reformation, elected the Presidium, formed the Council of Ministers, the Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR - however, with the dissolution of a number of these offices and the spread or concentration of power to other areas of government, the Supreme Soviet, through its two main constituent parts, maintains the general stewardship of the Soviet Union. The Supreme Court however, remains in the Supreme Soviet's remit.

These constituent parts, The Upper House/The Soviet of the Union and the The Lower House/The Soviet of Republics deal with most of the affairs not considered the exclusive domain of the constituent Republic's or under the remit of The Secretariat.

The Supreme Soviet of the Union is elected every six years and the Supreme Soviet of the Republic's is elected every four years. Local SSR Governments are elected every five years. All candidates must be aligned to a political party, and while the Soviet Union now has numerous different parties they are all in some way tied into the central Communist Party. Essentially, the Soviet Union is a one-party state, though its elections are no longer beholden entirely to the will of the Politburo or the Communist Parties upper echelons, and elections are secret and free within those confines.

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Notable Officials:

WIP

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Soviet Territories

The Kiev System features spectacular nebular formations.

Overview:

The Soviet Union is located in the south south-west region of the Orion Arm that humanity inhabits and constitutes the largest state therein - The Soviet Union is administered as a series of Soviet Republics, the largest of which being The Russian Republic which constitutes the largest single administrative region. The Soviet Union's Secretariat directly handles administration of non-incorporated border worlds under the Commissariat for Colonial Affairs. Contained within the USSR's space are several distinct, independent nations that for all intents and purposes are only nominally recognised by the USSR, though they, by and large, have subsumed themselves within the USSR's framework.

Much of Soviet Industry and population is centered on ten major worlds, though significant population and industrial bases exist elsewhere, with some of the latter in orbit of "non core" worlds. These worlds are considered "Pobedy Planeta" - and critical to the continued existence of the Soviet Union with which all means must be used to defend them, these worlds and their systems are:

Novaya Rossiya, Leningrad System
Pamyat' Soyuza, Stalingrad System
Novaya Ukraniya, Kiev System
Rabochiye, Baltika System
Volya Naroda, Novgorod System
Promysnoy Mosh, Saratov System
Vodnyy Mir, Sevastopol System
Belyy, Minsk System
Yedinstvo, Grozny System
Soobshchestvo, Astana System

However, Overall Soviet territories are herein described on a system and population basis, with population figures provided on a rounded basis.

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 15,046,728,963
Systems Administered: 13
Regional Capital: Moskva, Novaya Rossiya, Leningrad System
Inhabited Systems: Leningrad (8bn), Vladimir (100m), Smolensk (300m), Voronezh (250m), Omsk (150m), Novgorod (1bn), Novosibirsk (400m), Stalingrad (3bn), Kaliningrad (50m), Zhukovsky (200m), Saratov (1bn), Khabarovsk (500m), Irkutsk (50m).

The Leningrad System was the primary destination for Soviet Citizens fleeing during the Exodus. A barely habitable world at the time - it was the most habitable in the Zone Soviet Charters had been able to reliably uncover. The resulting use of terra-forming technology utterly transformed the planet, providing a stable seat for the Russian Soviet Republic, Soviet Union itself and a staging ground for the greater colonization of the region.

The Russian Soviet Socialist Republic itself is the most densely populated and industrially developed of the Soviet Republics. The dominance of Russian influence in the Soviet Union is hardly strange however, and the Republic continues to provide a stable seat of power and stabilizing influence on the other constituent republics of the Soviet Union. The Republic has remained instrumental in the development of the other republics - regardless of their dominant ethnicity.

The Admiralty Shipyards in the Leningrad system constitute the primary shipbuilding centre in the Soviet Union, and is the only one capable of producing the hulls laid down for the Odessa Class Battleship. In addition, significant shipyards at the complex known as Zhdanov Shipyard in Novgorod, as well as Stalingrad's own Stalinov Complex provide another greater element of Soviet Naval Production. Smaller shipyards capable of producing up to cruiser class specifications are located at the Almaz Shipyards in Zhukovsky and the Zvezda shipyard in Saratov.

The Ukrainian Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 6,641,246,114
Systems Administered: 9
Regional Capital: Khruschevgrad, Novaya Ukraniya, Kiev System.
Inhabited Systems: Kiev (4bn), Kharkov (200m), Odessa (700m), Sevastopol (1bn), Kherson (50m), Chisinau (100m), Lviv (400m), Ternopil (50m), Poltava (100m).

The Ukranian SSR, incorporating the Moldovan SSR, formed the earliest segment of resettlement undertaken by the Bureau for Resettlement in the 2100's once colonization was possible. Charting of worlds had found a number of - while not ideally habitable worlds, ones rich in resources and fertility. Much like the Ukraine of old, the Ukrainian SSR was reformed and settled amongst these worlds to become, once again, a breadbasket and ultimately the second most formidable industrial juggernaut in the Soviet Union.

The Ukrainian SSR is consequently a hub of shipbuilding and economic activity, primarily with Shipyards centered in Kiev, Sevastopol, Odessa and Lviv. The SSR remains a net exporter of foodstuffs, particularly to other SSR's whose own worlds are not particularly fertile.

The Baltic Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 3,040,286,314
Systems Administered: 6
Regional Capital: Livoniyagrad, Rabochiye, Baltika System.
Inhabited Systems: Baltika (2.1bn), Talinn (200m), Riga (400m), Vilnius (300m), Cesis (30m), Tartu (10m).

The Baltic Republic was formed out of the merging of the surviving Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian populations and SSR's. The Baltic SSR, Formed in 2125 after the re-integration and settlement of the Ukrainian SSR, was settled in the then-fringe systems to provide a stable resettlement and expansion of the Soviet Union. The Baltic SSR would become home to the majority of the major financial mechanisms of the Soviet Union, this lead to the Baltic SSR gaining a near monopoly over the value of the Ruble within the Soviet Union until the currency reform of 2221, all the same, the Baltic SSR remains wealthy and its citizens affluent.

A reasonable shipbuilding industry is present in Baltika.

The Byelorussian Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 2,141,712,509
Systems Administered: 4
Regional Capital: Korosteleva, Belyy, Minsk System.
Inhabited Systems: Minsk (1.7bn), Polotsk (100m), Vitebsk (140m), Orsha (200m).

Reconstituted in 2126, a mere year after the Baltic Republic laid its foundations, the SSR of Belarus was reformed in order to settle newly discovered worlds bordering the eastern edge of the Ukrainian SSR. The resettlement proceeded to enlarge Soviet Territory and added a new representative republic to the Union, as well as providing a number of new resource deposits and areas of scientific interest. The area has since become a hotbed of academic activity with a simmering liberal undercurrent - and the Minsk system is home to the most influential universities outside of the Russian SSR.

Minsk itself holds modest shipbuilding orbital infrastructure.

The Caucasian Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 4,002,142,314
Systems Administered: 7
Regional Capital: Besarionis, Yedinstvo, Grozny System.
Inhabited Systems: Grozny (2bn), Tblisi (400m), Yerevan (575m), Baku (750m), Makhachkala (100m), Nalchik (75m), Ingushetia (150m).

Reformed in 2130, the Caucasian Soviet Republic - a union of the three major republics of the area, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia alongside a number of minor republics, marked a break from traditional resettlement. The Bureau took a largely hands off approach - merely providing the funding and logistics to the SSR to resettle on the northern fringe. The non-interventionist approach to a Republic formed out of disparate groups - many at odds with each other, went surprisingly well. Without interference in the situation, the Caucasian SSR was largely able to solve ethnic disputes that served no purpose without territorial disputes, now long gone. With the opening of trade with China, the Caucasian Soviet Republic became the prosperous bridge.

Much of the Fifth Fleet, barring its capitals, are produced in the expansive yards in Grozny - backed up by smaller concerns in Tblisi, Yerevan and Baku.

The Iranian Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 1,020,201,067
Systems Administered: 4
Regional Capital: Hekmatgrad, Novaya Persiya, Tehran System.
Inhabited Systems: Tehran (600m), Esfahan (200m), Mashdad (50m), Shiraz (150m).

The incorporation of Iran as a Soviet Republic following the disintegration of its government in the 2030's was an interesting footnote in the incursion wars - its reincorporation as a SSR in the 2140's alongside Mongolia was much more interesting - nothing the Soviet's desire to restore its incorporated countries into situations better befitting the situation of the Union. The resettlement was begun largely without protest and Iranian representatives once more entered the Soviet Government. The Iranian SSR remains a somewhat paradoxical area - relatively well developed, many of its citizens retain elements of their earth-bound culture that keep them somewhat distinct from the typical overarching Russian dominated, communist orientated norm.

The small local Iranian Peoples Defense Forces host a minor shipyard in the Tehran System.

The Kazakh Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 4,941,914,564
Systems Administered: 10
Regional Capital: Konayevgrad, Soobshchestvo, Astana System.
Inhabited Systems: Astana (2.6bn), Kabul (400m), Karachi (600m), Almaty (100m), Tashkent (400m), Ashgabat (200m), Dushanbe (300m), Bishkek (200m), Pavlodar (140m), Baikonur (100m).

The Kazakh Soviet Republic - incorporating the non-russofied populations of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan marked the final formation of an SSR. Conducted in 2170's - years after the resettlements of these populations, this SSR marked the most ethnically diverse region in the Union. The Inclusion of the Afghanistan SSR and the remaining non-assimilated Pakistani refugees marked the final expansion of the Soviet Union towards Yugoslavia, and ended the debate over the sizable minorities in the Union. With ethnic Kazakh's numbering 40% of the population in the region however, the resulting SSR was largely formed for their benefit, though it has come to serve the needs of the many over time.

As the eastern bulwark of the Soviet State, Shipyards of varying sizes are found throughout the SSR, though primarily in Astana, Karachi, Tashkent and Dushanbe.

The Mongolian Soviet Republic:

Population as of 2290 Census: 1,241,914,564
Systems Administered: 6
Regional Capital: Dukh loshadi, Ogromnyy Ravniny, Ulaanbaatar System.
Inhabited Systems: Ulaanbaatar (700m), Hovd (100m), Saynshand (240m), Altay (50m), Onon (100m), Darhaan (50m).

The reincorporation in full of the Mongolian SSR in the 2140's - alongside the Iranian SSR - was a mark in the near restoration of the Soviet Union under its new manifesto. Unlike the Iranian SSR, the Mongolian SSR was incorporated without the need for resettlement, as ethnic mongols and related peoples of the Soviet Union had already spread themselves over a number of systems within the Union's Sphere of Influence, the inclusion of these colonies and the incorporation of the SSR marked, by and large, an end in Soviet expansion North and Westwards. The Mongolian Soviet Republic is also sometimes referred to jokingly as the Chinese Soviet Socialist Republic - in particular a reference to the number of Chinese that came to be settled there in the Exodus.

The Fleet Yards in Ulaanbaatar maintain most of the soviet vessels in the SSR, providing some construction capacity but primarily concerned with repair and overhaul.

The Siberian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic:

Population Figures, 2290 Census: 1,095,194,317
Systems Administered: 5
Regional Capital: Miklovgrad, Dal'niy Zapad, Vladivostok System.
Inhabited Systems: Vladivostok (400m), Kamchatka (50m), Murmansk (150m), Perm (170m), Archangelsk (170m), Krasnoyarsk (50m), Tomsk (20m), Tyumen, (50m), Okhotsk (20m).

Recently incorporated, the Siberian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is a predominantly ethnically Russian region located on the border with the exclusion zone, south of the Mongolian SSR. Formerly the most recently colonised worlds in Soviet Space, the Government incorporated a republic as a new frontier of growth and proof of the workers spirit to push the might of the Soviet Union ever forward. Some elements have quietly voiced discontent at a predominantly Russian republic being created separately from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, but given the presence of other ethnic groups and the importance of its bounty in Soviet economical projects, such concerns have been overruled.

Of note is the United People’s Republic of Korea located on the planet of Vladivostok. Recognised only by the Soviet Union, the small, ethnically Korean populace on the planet is a remnant of the former Northern Korean regimes ideological ambitions.

A minor repair yard and planetary ship building facilities are present on Vladivostok, which serves as the primary port of call for ships in the Southern Exclusion Zone.

Commissariat for Colonial Affairs:

Population Figures, 2290 Census: N/A, but below 10m.
Systems Administered: 11
Regional Capital: N/A
Inhabited Systems: Ulan-Ude, Ossetia, Abkhazia, Belogorsk, Svobodny, Krasnokamensk, Ussuriysk, Baltinava, Aktobe, Samarkand, Kandahar.

The Colonial Territories primarily consist of resourcing concerns, military posts and colonial attempts on the fringe worlds of systems recognized as falling into the Soviet Union's territory or sphere of influence.

The colonies in this fringe are administered as a self governing territory primarily accordant with the wishes of the local provisional administrations, and comprise a critical component of the Soviet Industrial machine. Outlying industries as such experience a greater degree of autonomy and regulation than on the inner worlds.

Most of these colonies, are, however, sparsely populated, and most administration is conducted on an ad hoc basis from Leningrad itself through local proxies.

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History

DESC.

WIP: This deserves, and will perhaps get, much more depth when I am inspired.

Pre-Exodus:

The Soviet Union, prior to the first incident, was a wounded beast. Internal dissent, failed reform and hardliners alongside economic troubles spelled one clear word for the Union - doom. The advent of the First Incident and Korean War changed all that. A successful compromise of the government was agreed by necessity, preserving the essentialism inherent in glasnost and appeasing the hardliners by freeing them to act against internal dissent - and legislation began to the get the economy moving again. With attention elsewhere, things best kept in the dark could be conducted by the militant arms of the Politburo - things best forgotten and now far buried. Combined with the ability to present a credible threat to the ideals of the Soviet Union and her people - The United States, and then the Juhseungi, worked wonders for retooling the economy and focusing the attention of the populace on more important matters other than dissolving the Union. A careful reform here or there let the economy prosper, let people own more, spend more, "earn" more, and, of a sort, vote more - though for the Communist Party. The Real-politik approach to Eastern Europe - withdrawl, no matter how messy, and a recognition of these states new governments, lead to a relatively peaceful western front, even if it had grown closer to the Union proper.

Consequently, the Soviet Union spent much of the 90's, irrespective of events around the world to take stock, draw back and assess and reform itself. Emerging once again in the late nineties as a rejuvenated superpower, the Soviet Union became rich selling much of its rare resources, oil, gas and arms to the nations of the world as it partook in the varied events of the Juhseungi Incursion Wars, Colonial ambitions in the Solar System and the continued conflict that rocked the planet.

The chaos that pervaded throughout much of the 21st century lead to forms of profit for the Soviet Unio - far from the frontlines - but able to field test technologies, repurpose alien ones and even territorial expansion (Afghanistan Incorporated, Iranian Peacekeeping Operation, Resettlement of Pakistani Refugees) and led the Soviet Union to heights that, a mere few decades before had been the domain of the imagination. Humanities final loss and The Exodus, however, changed all that - The Soviet Union nonetheless used its time well, the evacuation, 70% complete when the Juhseungi finally overcame the defenses surrounding Moscow and Leningrad was one of the highest on record - and ultimately 80% of the Soviet Populace escaped during the Exodus, primarily bound for the Leningrad System.

Post-Exodus:

Despite its early successes in space development and relativistic exploration, as late as 2075 the Soviet Union had still not revealed any spacecraft capable of faster than light travel despite the advent of the oracle drive, and it seemed the Soviet state would be forever system-locked as other nations flagship spacecraft explored deeper and deeper into the Orion Region. However, in 2085 nearly 40 Soviet ships - most of them large colony ships - launched from bases all across the Soviet Union, and in short order engaged their FTL drives. Recordings made from satellites in orbit of Earth revealed the Soviet FTL drive was extraordinarly efficient, and were capable of in system hops far greater then their early American or Japanese counterparts, this “Sakharov” drive variant of the Oracle Drive was instrumental in creating an interstellar Soviet Union, allowing larger vessels to be constructed, as well as permitting them to operate for longer and further than had first been possible.

With the disastrous effort on Alpha Centauri leading to an independent colony, the Soviet Union was left without a waystation and with no immediate area for temporary settlement. While the Alpha Centauri colony had given the Soviet space program firsthand experience, as well as valuable information about interstellar logistics and communication, its independence left the Soviet Union no way to recoup its investment. With Juhseungi movements increasing and time running out, the Soviet leadership made the crucial decision to condense its colony fleet in one system as opposed to the 5 originally planned for settlement. It was hoped that by drastically decreasing the number of First Wave Colonies, the likely hood that the colony would fail decreased, as well as lessening the chance of encounters with the Juhseungi. This effort proved to be wise, and the smaller ad-hoc evacuations of the true Exodus conducted at the twilight of Earth formed the basis of numerous new colonies and reinforced the newly established ones with resources, citizens and morale.

With the foundation of the hub-colony on Novaya Rossiya, the development of the Interstellar USSR swiftend, dozens of new colonies were established each year as a means of preservation, and while less developed and advanced at first, the abundance of easily extractable minerals on newfound worlds allowed for near uncontrollable industrial development.

The Formation of a new Russian SSR in the Stars and the re-ordering of the Soviet Union, its guiding manifesto and documents lead to a new age of expansion for the Soviet Union - one that would lead to one of the largest human states in the Orion Arm humanity dominated. A Policy of largely aggressive, though not militarily driven expansion and industrial development served well, and the continued use of Soviet cultural norms - propaganda on a grand scale and mobilizations of vast amounts of workers has served to form a solid state built on the best of communist traditions.

Reintegration into the International Community, as well as the United Nations, has lead to renewed ideological conflict that could threaten the stability of the region, however. Past events - such as the realpolitik of the late 2100's has proved the Soviet Union's willingness to deal with any nation, Communist or otherwise, on a arguably fair basis - but has retained a certain air of hostility about itself towards non-communist nations.

The possession of a large populace, industrial capacity and a military supported by that, however, puts the Soviet ideological conflict with other powers into a more worrying light however - and the formation of organisations to challenge the American-led democracies threatens regional security once again - and in far more worrying ways than any potential Soviet border conflict.

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Soviet Military

Aktov Defence Stations serve as a common sight around inhabited Soviet worlds.

Overview

The Soviet Armed Forces includes the Red Army, the Red Space Forces and the Red Air Force. The independent Red Strategic Forces consist of long-range nuclear and experimental weaponry, being under the direct command of the Stavka. The Armed Forces currently outnumber any other human national military, bar perhaps the Chinese, and are set to continue to do so with little fear of numerical rivals.

The Soviet Military is at its core a conscription based military - however, overlaid is an academy based, voluntary system which makes up the majority of peace-time troops. It consists of four official branches and their constituent subbranches, as well as independent elements - The Soviet Navy, referred to as the Red Space Force, the Soviet Army, referred to as the Red Army, and the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) under which intelligence services outside the KGB perform.

Traditionally, Former Soviet doctrine sacrificed tactical flexibility and adaptability for strategic and operational flexibility and adaptability; tactical personnel are trained as relatively inflexible executors of specific, detailed orders, while the operational-strategic level of Russian military doctrine is where most innovation takes place. Integration with other armed forces during the Incursion Wars and lessons learned during other operations around the globe including the Incursion Wars, lead to a rethink of Soviet Doctrine from the top to the bottom. While the latter strategic flexibility was retained and a certain expectation to follow specific, detailed orders remained, the Soviet military began a retraining and doctrinal programme to encourage a certain element of tactical innovation and acceptable sedition in the officer corps to challenge certain orders, though never outside of the frame of the Dialectic.

As such, the Soviet Union commits to war as a matter of mathematics enforced through brute force. The strength of the Soviet Military - despite its elite backbone - is its ability to conscript large numbers of citizens into military service - with the industrial capacity to replace ship losses during war time, this would lead to a replenishment of battle group sized forces and invasion capacity military groups at a pace far outstripping the means of other rival nations, though at current the Soviet Armed Forces prefer to utilize the brute force approach with the considerable assets on hand rather than employing conscription as a rule.

With a number of state controlled industries and a healthy economy - the Soviet Union maintains a policy of investing heavily in its Armed Forces and ensuring they remain well equipped and technologically developed.

The Soviet Army/Red Army
The Red Army's main function is to engage in ground combat with the enemies of the Soviet Union, whilst secondary functions include supporting revolutions across the galaxy. It is noted that it has a tendency towards war songs and its signature battle cry is shouted in a deep note three or two times.

From the depths of the darkest hours of Humankind, to the empire of the USSR, the Red Army has come far from its humble beginnings. Slowly gaining momentum as a competent Tank developer and with an unrivalled industrial capacity, the Red Army has maintained its battlefield ability that was born in the ashes of the Eastern Front of the Second World War. From the hordes of conscript infantry and light tank support has arisen a highly competent and massive armed force that, whilst continues to make use of conscripts, is highly mechanized and outfitted with weapons of war previously unimaginable before the Incursion Wars.

The Red Army revolves around two concepts of warfare: "Liberation by Great Patriotic War," and "Liberation by Proletarian Peoples War". The first referencing the war by tanks, artillery and infantry, waged over strongly defined fronts against an opposing army, the goal being to annihilate the enemies cities and armies and pave the way for "Proletarian Colonisation".

The second is far more cunning and complex. If high command regards the planetary Communist Party strong enough, the Red Army will begin a highly complicated and thoroughly planned guerrilla war against small military bases and law enforcement, while the planetary Communist Party starts riots, strikes and infiltrates the armed forces to encourage mutiny. This takes place over a period of months or even years, and can continue even when no Soviet fleets are present. The real blow comes when the planet falls to Soviet control, and nearly all of its industry, agriculture, government and population are still intact, but under Soviet control.

Every able man is viable for conscription and service within the Red Army and other military arms, serving two years before being able to return to their previous life. Professional soldiers can remain in the armed forces until retirement age, where they are honourably discharged. Volunteers join special academies for their chosen profession and take 6-8 month training courses, dependent on if it includes Officer training, before graduating their classes. They are then deployed to Category B or higher formations on a 36 month contract, with the option to extend their service until retirement age.

Conscripts serve 14 month service in low-readiness or category units, undergoing a basic training course of 6 weeks. 67% conclude their service with the Army's support to work in new or prestigious industries across the USSR, whilst 23% opt to continue professionally in the military.

The Communist Party, via the KGB, assigns to every unit of battalion or higher within the Red Army a political commissar, or politruk, who has the authority to override unit commanders' decisions if they run counter to the principles of the Communist Party. Although this sometimes resulted in inefficient command, the Party leadership considered political control over the military necessary, as the Army relied more and more on experienced officers from the pre-revolutionary Tsarist period. This system was abolished in 1925, as there were by that time enough trained Communist officers that counter-signing of all orders was no longer necessary. It was brought back in 2026 due to the fact that "the effects of space encourages individualism and lax behaviour". Modern commissars are formidably trained and equipped to deal with any forms of 'lax behaviour', with lethal force if necessary. In addition, these new Commissars are military trained, to prevent 'lax performance of the military-political forces of the USSR,' an attempt to prevent the repeat of a disastrous and costly 1941.

The Red Air Force
The Red Air Force is a direct continuation of the first volunteers formed into an air corps in the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It has undergone several major restructurings; first in the 1930s, second directly following the Second World War, the third following the outbreak of the Incursion Wars and the fourth in the wake of the Great Proletarian Colonization. It is officially known in Russian as Военно-воздушные силы or (in the Latin alphabet) Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily (literally, "Military Air Forces") and often abbreviated VVS (BBC in Cyrillic). It represents the primary defensive tool of Soviet worlds, and remains under seperate command than the Red Fleet's aviation.

Most Soviet planets maintains a considerable number of surface based squadrons, air defences, and orbital stations for aerospace squadrons and orbital artillery. They are responsible for orbital patrols, in-system reconnaissance, terrestrial patrols and aerospace defence. Thus, they conduct joint operations with orbital guards and security units within the intimidating Soviet security apparatus.

The Red Air Force primarily employs variants of the Red Fleet's aviation that can be adapted to atmospheric use.

The Soviet Navy/Red Space Force
The Red Space Forces (Russian: Космический Флот СССР, Kosmicheskij Flot SSSR, literally "Space Fleet of the USSR") are the primary military arm of the Soviet Union. It is the direct evolution of the water Navy of Earth, maintaining many of the traditions, organization and some of the original doctrinal thought. The components to the Red Space Forces include the massive fleets, space aviation, naval infantry and true power behind the colonization efforts across and beyond the interstellar Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

It has grown exponentially over the decades due to the industrialization of numerous Soviet-controlled worlds and the increasingly tenuous situation between the numerous Orion Powers and notably the Soviet's own relation with the Democratic Federation. The Naval forces of the have evolved greatly from an experimental military division to deserving its own recognized directorate in the Soviet military's high command and the acknowledgement as the symbolic fist of Communism. From its humble colony ship beginnings, the Red Space Forces have grown into an extensive and dominant military arm of the USSR.

The Red Space Forces is an honorary title, officially known by the names of the Soviet Space Navy, the Soviet Space Forces, the Interstellar Navy of the Soviet Union and, more politically and historically symbolic: the Red Fleet.

Current Soviet naval doctrine advocates massed firepower and mass produced warships to overwhelm enemies. Evolution of Deep Battle tactics and adaptation to space conflicts, the new Deep Space Operations emphasizes Soviet breakthroughs with heavy firepower and waves of expendable fighters to roll up an enemy's frontline.

On other operations, the Red Fleet will be tasked to guarding the vast troopships that convey Red Army divisions to their destined worlds, as well as conducting siege warfare against rival planets, bombarding them into socialist submission, allowing for Communism to prosper.

The Soviet Navy itself consists of 5 Fleets, 2 Battlegroups, 1 Elite Taskforce, and a Strategic Defense Flotilla. In the case of offensive operations, ships would and are expected to switch jurisdiction to the specific command which most required them. The Soviet Military has, largely, learned its lessons as per its doctrinal innovation - and particularly in the Navy, thinking on the fly and a large degree of flexibility is not only allowed, but expected.

The Soviet Navy is the main element of both the Soviet Offensive and Defensive Strategies in the Interstellar Age, and serving in the Soviet Navy is considered, not only an honour, but often a duty to the people of the Soviet Union. As a consequence, The Soviet Navy itself remains completely free of conscription regulation and is a academy based institution with a respected officer corps.

Main Intelligence Directorate
The USSR's extensive security network includes the KGB, SVR and the NKVD, successors of the numerous incarnations of state security of the past two centuries. Each maintains extensive influence in the defense industries, colonization programs and the economy, as well as enormous political clout amongst the Party's upper echelons.

As Intelligence is paramount in any operation, the Soviet Union takes this to heart. Main Intelligence Directorate has ultimate control over all special forces within their respective branches, authority to re-task the state security services and may utilize any and all military resources in order to gain information, secure persons of interest and protect the integrity of the Soviet Union from threats both domestic and foreign. The GRU primarily utilizes Spetsnaz assets for its military operations and as such those Special Forces are now run directly by the GRU under authority of STAVKA.

The SVR (Foreign Intelligence Service) is known to clash with foreign agencies abroad and gather intelligence vital to the USSR's political and military leadership. It is also the parent organization for several information warfare agencies and direct action groups of Spetsnaz operatives. Despite its 'Foreign' title, it is also clandestinely responsible for interior intelligence operations and state information security, while the NKVD has evolved into an interstellar border guard, interior guard and controls the police across all USSR worlds, retaining the honorary 'People's Commissariat' title.

Main Intelligence Directorate as such constitutes the best special forces and intelligence operatives available to the Soviet Union, and are credited with numerous successful operations, not only in modern times, but throughout history. Their associated state security service, the KGB, also bears a similar, if more sinister reputation. The KGB currently maintains the political police, personal security of the USSR leadership, confidential communication networks, espionage and counter-espionage, as noted, separate from GRU control at the behest of the Politburo.

Independent Branches

The two primary independent branches operating in the Soviet Union are the Soviet Strategic Forces and the Soviet Orbital Shock Troops. The Soviet Strategic Forces operate under the command of the Premier and Stavka, and authorize the deployment of nuclear weaponry in non spatial battlefield situations. Second to this, the Soviet Strategic Forces organise the use of strategic weaponry in planetary environs as well as developing new weaponry for use by the Soviet State.

The Soviet Orbital Shock Troops, successors to the VDV, the KSV (Russian: Космическо-Штурмовые-Войска, Kosmos-Sturmoviye-Voyska; KSV, full translation: Space-Assault Troops) is an elite orbit-to-ground assault force attached at a Front-level for ground engagements. The VDV, or Air-Landing Troops, was originally formed in the mid 1930s and subsequently expanded dramatically during the Great Patriotic War. However, they were largely made obsolete doctrine-wise with the advent of spaceships capable of trans-atmospheric flight. Seeing the need to reshape the VDV into a new, more relevant image; the Red Army authorized on December 22, 2180, the formation and transfer of personnel to the KSV - Space-Assault Troops, who would be known as the Orbital Shock Troops.

The Chernyy Nesti - (Black Bears)

The Chernyy Nesti are a small task force assigned to the Chiefs of Staff and the Premier of the Soviet Union. An elite group of pilots and military crews, the Chernyy Nesti serve as the main elite group serving the Soviet Union in military matters. The presence of this Elite Squadron in any sector is treated with concern and its deployment in an active theatre would mark the escalation of the respective conflict therein. The task force and its parent carrier and escort group are rarely spotted, and their existence is even contested by a number of intelligence services.

Naming Conventions

Soviet naming conventions for the current generation of warships are based upon Soviet Geography, notable historical figures, ideological terms and abstract terms.

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Ranks:

-Navy

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral
Vice Admiral
Counter Admiral
Captain
Captain Lieutenant
Senior Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Junior Lieutenant
Chief Starshina
Starshina, 1st class
Starshina, 2nd class
Senior Matrose
Matrose

-Army

Marshal of the Soviet Union
General of the Army
General-Polkovnik
Lieutenant General
Major General
Polkovnik
Podpolkovnik
Major
Captain
Senior Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Junior Lieutenant
Senior Praporshchik
Praporshchik
Starshina
Senior Sergeant
Sergeant
Junior Sergeant
Efreitor
Private

Soviet Military Equipment

Soviet Naval Equipment

Anti-Piracy Campaigns have proven Soviet equipment in combat.

Overview

This Article Serves to provide a brief look at common Soviet Military Equipment, including vessels typically reserved for civilian duty but often found occupying military logistical roles.

Transport/Civil Duty/Logistics

Tu-402 Strategic Airlifter - "Otkatchik"

The Tupolev 402 is a multi-purpose transatmospheric strategic airlifter and dropship. The Tu-402 was originally designed for delivering heavy machinery and personnel to remote, poorly-serviced areas on Soviet colonies or hostile landing zones in war torn areas.

Civilian variants have seen extensive service as commercial freighters for ramp-delivered cargo, used as emergency response for civilian evacuations/humanitarian relief efforts, and been equipped with water tanks for firefighting efforts. Efforts by Aeroflot - the Soviet Civil Aviation Service, have also seen its use as a civilian transport, both in luxury or economic capacities. Consequently, The Tu-402 is the mainstay of Aeroflot.

However, the capacity of this vessel combined with easy refit see's it serve not only as a transport vessel for cargo or passengers, but also a transport vessel for military logistic purposes or for transporting persons of importance in style. The Oktatchik is noted for only requiring a crew as small as 7 individuals.

SNT Gagarin


The Gagarin is a class of auxiliary ship currently in service within the Soviet Union and its military. The Gagarin first entered service in 2219 with dozens of variants, making it one of the oldest and most widespread ship classes in active service.

It's primary function within the Soviet Armed Forces is that of a landing ship, capable of transporting a battalion of troops and associative vehicles, along with a small independent air arm, usually 4-12 aircraft. Other variants include a medium capacity cargo carrier, hospital ship, and refueling ship, making it the workhouse of Soviet logistics.

Up until the late 2160s the Soviet interstellar supply fleet was still comprised of repurposed colony ships and transports left over from the colonization programs and the evacuation of Earth. With its industrial base rebuilt in systems like Stalingrad and Kiev, the Soviet Union undertook a massive modernization program of its interstellar fleet. The Gagarin class was designed to be used as a multirole vessel based on a modular concept, using a standard hull with containerized hangers and launch bays. The goal was to produce a single vessel that could be adapted to fit dozens of different non-combat roles.

The first prototype was completed in 2216 and underwent 2 years of extensive testing. It proved to be a great success, able to adapt to a wide variety of situations. Its relatively simple design made a very favorable impression on Soviet leadership, as it could be massed produced very easily, even on worlds with lower industrial development. By 2230 over 4300 Gagarin class vessels had been built and were in service within the Soviet Union. Modernization refits were undertaken between 2249-2255 and 2270-2280, incorporating new electronics and adapting the hanger bays for modern military equipment.

Gagarin's employ crews numbering from 1400-1600 depending on cargo or variant, with a capacity for over 3400 Soldiers, including 36 Vehicles, 9 Dropships and 4-12 Fighters.

SNT Soyuznik


The Soyuznik is the primary logistics vessel serving Soviet Patrols and Naval movements currently in service with the Soviet military. The Soyuznik entered service in the 2210's and has served to surpass expectations in its capabilities as a logistics platform.

The Soyuznik's compact design is equipped with vast storage bays, workshops and refineries that assist the ship in battlefield resupply and re-armament of Soviet Vessels. The Soyuznik itself is home to a dozen smaller mining vessels and haulers to assist in its capacity as a logistics vessel. Whilst the Soyuznik boasts limited weaponry of its own, it is capable of deploying two fighter wings from its own hangar.

The Soyuznik, depending on its deployment, may have a crew of upto 1300.

Strike Craft:

MiG-51D "Nevskiy":

The Nevskiy is the most commonly used fightercraft in the Soviet Navy. Designed primarily for the space superiority role, the Nevskiy is a cost-efficient design that is inexpensive to produce and relatively easy to pilot. The Nevskiy maintains capacity for 8 Standard Missiles in two banks and utilizes a high-power 23mm Gatling cannon as its primary armament. The Nevskiy is capable of operating in a planetary atmosphere.

The majority of the Red Fleet's MiG-51s have been modernized to the MiG-51D standard, replacing electronics and upgrading its original airframe with more resistant armour coating and re-equipping its engines to the latest standards.

The Red Air Force operates the MiG-51S model, more suited for multiple environments and long range interdiction in atmospheres and low orbit.

The KGB and specialist military units outside the normal order of battle operate the MiG-51U, with advanced electronics, stealthier systems and a prototype run of new but expensive engines.

MiG-43R "Kharlamov":

The Kharlamov is a high-performance interception and strike platform currently operating both as an interceptor and recon scout. It is notable for its self enclosed Sakharov drive, which allows its to travel faster than light without a carrier. It's armament consists of a single 23mm Autocannon and Dual SSC-18 EDM Rocket Launchers.

The Red Air Force utilize the MiG-43U, which lacks the capacity for a subspace motivator, but enhanced engines for supersonic long range reconnaissance across planets, supplementing orbital satellite reconnaissance, which is more expensive.

IL-201 "Pavlov" Assault Fighter:

The Pavlov assault fighter is the mainstay gunship class of the Soviet Navy and the most indispensable element of its fighter corps. Heavy armour and a devastating frontal array of cannons makes the Pavlov the premier weapons platform against large, slow-moving targets. The Pavlov excels in various mission profiles ranging from airstrikes on ground targets to full-scale assaults against destroyer assets to heavy fighter or turret suppression. Whilst barely classed as a fighter and being as slow as the targets it is designed to destroy, the Pavlov fills the role it was designed for more than adequately.

Given its armament, many intelligence services erroneously class the Pavlov as a light corvette.

SU-85 Strike-Bomber "Chrezmernyy":

Lacking much more than a basic forward firing machine gun, the SU-85 operates as the premier bombing platform for the Soviet Union. As a weapons platform, it is more than capable of dispatching ships approaching cruiser-class specifications. Able to mount 10 Anti-Ship missiles and 2 "Tsar" Class Anti-Capital torpedoes, the SU-85 fills the niche of bomber comfortably, and then some. Variants of the Su-85 Replace the Tsar for greater anti-ship missile capacity, or are designed to operate with the Red Air Force on ground bombing operations.

Corvettes, Frigates, Destroyers, Cruisers and Battleships:

Suvorov Class Corvette


The Suvorov is a class of patrol corvette built for the Soviet Navy. The Suvorov, built upon the design principles of its smaller cousin, the Pavlov, and redesigned through several iterations was finally commissioned for the new generation of fleet refits and rebuilds. Suvorov's, Whilst nominally produced and maintained by the fleet - are not part of fleet formations and generally serve in patrol roles and orbital defence. The Suvorov is however, included in any simulated fleet maneuvers where they are expected to assist fleet movements in areas they are proficient, often acting as a screening element. They are capable of limited torpedo strikes against soft (or, when supported, hard) targets and have adequate point defenses to handle bomber attack, as well as providing a limited electronics countermeasure suite. Consequently, The Suvorov is capable of being deployed as an ad-hoc convoy harasser, screening element, and electronics warfare platform to anchor manoeuvres by other Fleet formations.

The Suvorov typically employs of a crew of 80, and reaches a length of 300m.

Konev Class Frigate:


Developed concurrently with the Vatutin Class, the Konev is one of the newest ships in the Red Fleet, replacing a number of older ship designs. The Konev is a multi-role frigate, able to engage a wide variety of combatants ranging from strikecraft to other frigates and destroyers. For this reason it is the backbone of most Soviet task forces, and a core part of the Soviet Fleet.

Originally developed as a dedicated anti-strikecraft platform, the original designs were criticized for being overly specialized. With the leadership of the Red Navy focusing more on flexible, multirole vessels, the Konev design was altered to include 4 KNL-2284 Naval guns. Able to fire a large variety of projectiles, including flak rounds and even custom two part missiles, the KNL-2284 gave the Konev much broader capabilities. Along with bow mounted torpedo bays, the Konev is the most versatile frigate currently in service within the Soviet Union.

The Konev typically employs a crew of 160, and reaches a length of 530m.

Silayev Class Torpedo Destroyer


The Silayev is the former backbone of the Soviet Fleet, and is a well known design both within the Soviet state and throughout the Orion powers. The Silayev, though no longer possessing magazines with the space capable of being equipped with standard variants of lighter soviet missile designs, still retains her torpedo complement - and has had much of the space freed up from removing light missile tubes to install more torpedo tubes, ordnance storage and infrastructure to support an additional bank of cannons and light point defense.

While the Silayev is nearing the end of its service life, it remains a stalwart defender of soviet principles.

The Silayev typically employs a crew of 320, and reaches a length of 890m.

Vatutin Class Destroyer:


The Vatutin is the Soviet Union's newest destroyer design, and one of the most modern warships in the fleet. Its primary role is providing long range guided missile support against medium and lightly armored targets. In groups, however, it can pose a serious threat to more heavily armed targets. Along with the Konev Frigate, the Vatutin is set to become one of the most prevalent ship designs in the fleet, replacing a number of older classes.

Designed, originally, to replace the aging fleet of Silayev Class Destroyers that were becoming too outdated to be fitted with the newest Soviet missile designs, the Vatutin was conceived completely from scratch. Borrowing design concepts from a number of sources, the Vatutin has completely redesigned targeting systems that allow it to engage enemy vessels from a much greater range. Its bridge is also of a new design, featuring a much more open layout with a greater emphasis on large tactical displays. This feature has led some Vatutins to be refitted as command and control ships in uncontested sectors.

The Vatutin typically employs a crew of 300 and reaches a length of 840m.

Avrora Class Siege Destroyer:

The Avrova is a simple ship designed for one purpose - long range support in the form of barrages of missiles and anti-ship torpedoes. While the Avrova possesses only limited weapon mounts primarily centered around point defence, her primary strength relies in maintaining her distance and using her numerous launcher tubes to bombard enemy battle lines with swarms of missiles and torpedoes. As a result, Avrova's are traditionally well guarded and tend to operate in kill-groups of 3.

With her main body holding 72 Vertical Launch tubes the Avrova is more than capable of delivering unprecedented amounts of anti-ship firepower while holding its own against enemy strike craft with her counter-missile and point defence fire. The Avrova is capable of being tasked with orbital bombardment as well as long range siege attacks on stationary installations, making the Avrova a critical component of Soviet fleet strategy.

The Avrova typically employs a crew of 390 and reaches a legnth of 860m.

Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carrier:

The Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carrier is the oldest Soviet sub-capital vessel in service and harkens back to the earlier days of utilitarian Soviet design and material innovation. Despite this, the Sozvezdiye has maintained its role as the escort carrier for the Soviet Fleet, having proven its capabilities as more than adequate for the role it is expected to fill. The Sozvezdiye, while featuring a limited destroyer-grade armament relies on its hangar bays and countermeasures suites to provide its fleet with support. The Sozvezdiye carries at least six fighter and interceptor wings, as well as a full bomber and assault fighter wing, making it a capable asset to fleet capacity.

The Sozvezdiye typically employs a crew of 590, including flight crew and attendants and reaches a length of 980m.

Capital Ships:

Slavnyy Class Light Cruiser


The Slavnyy Class is a type of warship currently in service with the Red Navy. First introduced in 2263, the class suffered from severe technical problems, and underwent a series of refits. It currently serves within the Red Navy Battlefleets specializing in both ship to ship combat and anti-strikecraft capabilities.

Throughout the early 2200s Soviet naval design doctrine underwent a dramatic shift. Simulations and testing in engagements with outlaw forces had confirmed the notion that anti-strikecraft weaponry became cripplingly useless during large scale fleet engagements; automated targeting systems were unable to distinguish large pieces of debris from smaller enemy targets on a level where efficient threat analysis could take place and as such could not provide a truly meaningful defense. The Slavnyy class, intended to replace the Ognevoy class cruiser and alleviate the need for large numbers of Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers, was designed to accommodate a fighter wing, while preserving its direct anti-ship capabilities.

During its first few years of operation however, a number of problems were discovered in the ships design. The ship had numerous electronic deficiencies, and the bridge was ill-equipped to manage both a fighter wing and ship to ship combat.

Over the next few decades the Slavnyy went through a series of retrofits and design changes, becoming a test bed for many of the designs later seen in the Retivvy Class Cruiser.

A massive refit was undertaken in 2273 introducing hundreds of newer elements and dramatically changing the appearance of the ship. The armour plating was completely replaced, runways and hangers underwent a second redesign, and the ships windows were replaced with a less reflective material. Further updates were undertaken in 2280 implementing designs that had proved their worth on the Retivvy class, as well as the newer Vatutin class destroyer and Konev class frigate. This was a critical update to the Slavny and is considered the "Mid-Life Update" revision. Approximately 75% of the Soviet inventory of cruisers was updated, with the remainder either scrapped for parts or exported to regional powers (with sensitive Soviet equipment removed.)

The main engine was replaced with a downsized variant of the engine developed for the Retivvy, while the 3 auxiliary thrusters were replaced with modified frigate engines. The frigate engines, all 3 normally encased in a single housing, were separated into 3 nacelles to ease the integration into the existing Slavny superstructure. Large Reaction Control System (or RCS) thrusters were added fore of the auxiliary thrusters to provide additional yaw capability, vital to the cruiser's ability to bring to bear its broadside weaponry.

The Slavnyy's bridge, originally an over-sized shell which contained mostly repurposed Yeremenko systems, was entirely gutted to make room for the targeting system technology pioneered on the Retivvy project. This included a full rebuild of the upper communications array, as well as the replacement of all computer systems. Following these revisions, the number of on-deck personnel required for active operation of the vessel was reduced by 8%. With a more robust communications and targeting suite on the bridge, the frontal radar array was now all but worthless. This structure was subsequently removed and, at the request of the majority of Slavnyy captains, replaced with a second medium-sized cannon battery.

The Slavnyy typically employs a crew of 820 and reaches a length of 1120m.

Krasnaya Class Cruiser

The Krasnaya replaced the ageing Makarov Class Cruiser in 2235, coming to complement the new line of Kiev's that had begun to propagate in the fleet. The Krasnaya was envisaged as a means of providing broad capital turret firing arcs alongside the capacity for numerous torpedo launchers, though lighter missile bays were ultimately cut from the design. The Krasnaya became the only ship to employ its now trademark ship design in the Soviet inventory, and became known as an agile ship capable of firing most of its capital weapons at the same time on the same location.

As such, in the Fleet overhauls of the late 2200's, the Krasnaya was retained alongside other notable ship lines of the Second Generation as a reasonably flexible multi-role cruiser for the Soviet fleet and upgraded in accordance with the new line of Retivyy prototypes and Slavnyy overhauls.

The Krasnaya typically employs a crew of 970 and reaches a length of 1100m.

Retivyy Class Heavy Cruiser

The Retivvy Class Cruisers are a type of military ship currently in service within the Red Space Forces. It serves as a key component of Soviet military strategy, with Retivvy class vessels a part of nearly every major combat line within the Soviet fleet. The Retivvy Class is in essence, the sum of all the lessons learned by the Soviet Navy between 2250 and 2270, in particular, the combat action of the 3rd Generation Slavnyy class, which served as a test bed for numerous systems onboard the Retivvy, and across the Red Fleet. It is what some consider a perfection of the cruiser/carrier hybrid design, favoured by the 3rd generation vessels of the Soviet Union.

Designed foremost for anti-cruiser warfare, the Retivvy class is built around 10 KN-983 dual barrelled deck guns, used in favour of large scale torpedoes, which at had at times proven ineffective against modern countermeasures. These deck guns, first used aboard the Slavnyy class, have gained a sort of reverence within the Soviet Navy, having demonstrated their effectiveness repeatedly in numerous engagements. Indeed, during the shakedown cruise of the Retivvy prototype, it managed to completely pierce the hull of a retired cruiser, from outside the range of the ships own weapons.

The Retivvy class is not completely without torpedoes however, with dual launchers within the ships prow. Other secondary armaments include three Makarov flak cannons and 4 KN-933 light deck guns. A further defining feature of the Retivvy is the cruisers air wing, unlike the Slavnyy class, the hangers are housed in the back of the ship, giving it greater protection against oncoming fire, and allowing fighters to return to the ship without sacrificing the firepower of the forward battery.

In a harbinger of the designs later found on the Odessa Class, the bridge of the Retivvy is built not only to coordinate the ships activities, but to also act as a command center for a Soviet line, division, or even battlegroup. It is also fully equipped to sync with Red Air Force and by extension Red Army networks, giving added strategic capabilities in planetary invasions and defense. The inclusion of sensor domes and 3rd Generation ECM/ECCM capacity also offer the Retivyy an expansive view of the battlefield and the capabilities to offer ECM/ECCM coverage to its local support vessels.

The Retivyy typically employs a crew of 1150, and reaches a length of 1250m.

Kiev Class Battlecruiser


The Kiev Class Battlecruiser is the oldest capital ship in Soviet Service. Extensively refitted throughout the 2200's, the Kiev originally entered service in 2220 as an Aviation Cruiser. The Kiev has consequently lost most of her strike craft capacity in order to provide more ordnance storage for her considerable array of torpedo and missile launchers. While limited in turret mounts, the Kiev is the only Soviet Vessel "built" or rather - refitted around a "spinal" MAC cannon that runs the length of the underside of the ship.

The Kiev, according to her refits and the reduction of her carrier capacity, was reclassified as a battlecruiser and re-assigned to frontline service following the continued fleet overhauls of the 2280's. As such, the Kiev comprises a key element of heavy brute force for fleet engagements while offering limited strike cover.

The Kiev typically employs a crew of 1350 and reaches a length of 1340m

Sevastopol Class Carrier:


The Sevastopol was designed as a compliment to the mighty Odessa Class Battleship and is an interesting break from traditional Soviet Design and of technical innovation. Boasting limited capital grade weaponry save a few heavy mass drivers, the Sevastopol's strength lies in her anti-fighter and anti-ordinance capabilities. While large and somewhat vulnerable to a concentrated attack, the Sevastopol's real strength shows when it deploys its fighter compliment. The ship is built around maintaining and actively deploying strike craft and assault wings and features a usable deck for quick en masse deployment of her compliment, as well as enabling the conduct of impromptu repairs on larger vessels on her main deck.

The Sevastopol typically employs a crew of 1620, including flight crew and attendants, and reaches a length of 1560m.

Moscow Class Command Ship


The Moscow Class Command Ship serves as a nexus of fleet communication and general sector wide co-ordination and theatre control. Tied into central communications networks, the entanglement communicators of the Moscow keep their respective fleets firmly in the Soviet UniSphere and provide direct data streams back and forth between important locations and as such allows greater utilization of fleet assets in fluid engagements. The Moscow itself is primarily utilized in engagements for ECM and ECCM coverage, fighter deployment and limited missile and torpedo launch capacity.

The Moscow also serves as a limited logistics ship, primarily to Avrova Class Destroyers and provides a considerable amount of defensive coverage through her point defense systems arrayed in flak cannon banks. The Moscow holds less strike craft than a Sevastopol, but offers much greater control of the battlefield as well as communication links that make her vital to fleet doctrine.

The Moscow typically employs a crew of 1700, including Flight Crew and attendants, and reaches a length of 1620m.

Odessa Class Battleship


Built as an expression of the worker's will to unite and create great works of engineering, the Odessa was commissioned as a front line battleship capable of inflicting the brute-force mentality the fleet demanded as well as take more than she could give out. The Odessa's were commissioned based on original concept alone and whilst serving to be a technical challenge, the fearsome might of the Odessa speaks for itself when it comes to combat.

Armed primarily with long range MAC grade weaponry as her primary fore armament in two massive "Borodin" class cannons, she also possesses a dozen torpedo and missile tubes, as well as a full range of capital grade mass drivers arranged in banks totalling 24 deck guns - the Odessa relies on her flotilla and impressive armour for defense, opting to deal long range, but deadly, offensive damage to the enemy before utilizing her shorter range broadside cannons and mass drivers. The Odessa is also home to at least four wings of fighters, offering further defensive capability and strike capacity.

The Odessa typically employs a crew of 1820, and reaches a length of 1960m.

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Soviet Ground Equipment

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While a Soviet Conscript may be equipped with basic armour, uniform, and thrown the closest weapon from the nearest cache (provided they are not seconded to Vehicular training), standing Soviet Troops - namely the Marine Detachments that work with the Fleet, remain well trained and well equipped.

Motherland's Chosen:


Soviet Troops of the standing forces are heavily armoured.

While not yet employing employing the latest generation of directed plasma energy weaponry now being utilized by some of the regional powers and the Soviet Special Forces, Soviet Marines remain an armoured symbol of might and remain true to tried and tested means - lots and lots of bullets, regardless of how they may be propelled at an enemy. Soviet Marines and their non-conscripted colleagues endure many years of training on the harsh frontier worlds, many of which remain nameless and serve purely for this purpose, and must adhere to the highest levels of the dialectic, loyalty to the motherland and comradeship, as well as physical fitness and proficiency in their fields.

The nature of the conscript, however, is far different - though not enacted for decades, conscripts are only intended to receive basic training - though in harsh conditions - and the most basic of equipment, even if such equipment is plentiful and of proven capability. The act of conscription in and of itself would indicate a dedication to Total War by the Soviet Union, and it is unlikely to be utilized unless absolutely required.

Soviet Vehicles:

The Soviet Army employs two main ground assets - whilst using a number of lighter vehicles for transportation, including the Strategic Airlifter, the following two examples are the most extensively used.


The Hi-44Tr serves as the main "dropship/gunship" hybrid of the Soviet Armed Forces, independent of the Naval Air Arm.

The Hi-44Tr is a planetary limited dropship utilized by the Soviet Army for logistics, insertion, fire support, extraction and transport duties independent of the Naval Air Arm and the Logistics group. The Hi-44Tr possesses a formidable forward weapons array and can refit a number of additional pods such as missiles or jamming equipment, making it valuable support based from the Gagarin when orbital supremacy cannot be easily achieved. The Hi-44Tr therefore fills the limited niche it finds and has much traction amongst the Spetsnaz whom typically employ it.


The T-201 is capable of handling the toughest of terrain.

Employed near exclusively as the main driving force in a ground offensive (Infantry aside) the T-201 is capable of traversing large manners of terrain with little difficulty and possesses a main cannon that some lighter capital ships could be envious of. Requiring a crew of 3, The T-201 is also the latest ground vehicle to make use of a number of Artificial Intelligence innovations to improve efficiency and lower training times. The Vehicle itself remains relatively inexpensive to produce and is thus produced in extensive numbers.

Soviet Fleet Strength and Area of Deployment

Current Soviet Fleet Strength and Deployment:

Notes: Sevastopol Class Carriers carry around 100 Fighter Craft constituting 20 Wings, Eight Of These Wings Consist of MiG-51D, Five Consist of MiG-43R, Four Consist of IL-201's, with Three consisting of SU-85's. In terms of constituent parts, Fleets will normally be accompanied by anywhere from 30-60 Suvorov class Corvettes.

Fleet deployment pertains to the "Home Supply" areas of Fleets, and not to their permanent position, While many fleet assets may be being refitted, overhauled and such during peacetime at their port of call - they are also likely to be dispersed for peacetime patrol or other such affairs.

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First Red Banner Fleet Tsentral'nyy - "Sever", Stationed at Donetsk Fleet Complex, Kiev System:
Current Stength:
2 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Donetsk, SNS Lviv)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Ryazan)
4 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Sevastopol, SNS Kursk, SNS Staraya Rossiya, SNS Kharkiv)
4 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
7 Retivyy Class Cruisers
10 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
12 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
8 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
12 Avrova Class Destroyers
20 Vatutin Class Destroyers
18 Silayev Class Destroyers
28 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Kiev
CO: Vice Admiral Mikhail Petrovsky

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Second Red Banner Fleet Zapad - "Ssylka", Stationed at the Yuri Complex, Astana System:
Current Stength:
2 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Odessa, SNS Astana)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Tashkent)
4 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Omsk, SNS Irkutsk, SNS Shymkent, SNS Oral)
6 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
8 Retivyy Class Cruisers
12 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
14 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
8 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
12 Avrova Class Destroyers
20 Vatutin Class Destroyers
18 Silayev Class Destroyers
28 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Astana
CO: Admiral Nikolai Markova

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Third Red Banner Fleet Sibir' - "Vostok", Stationed at Port Vladivostok, Vladivostok System.
Current Stength:
2 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Vladivostok, SNS Kaliningrad)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Sakhalin)
3 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Murmansk, SNS Archangelsk, SNS Kem)
5 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
7 Retivyy Class Cruisers
9 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
11 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
6 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
12 Avrova Class Destroyers
23 Vatutin Class Destroyers
22 Silayev Class Destroyers
28 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Vladivostok
CO: Vice Admiral Vladimir Petrovich

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Fourth Red Banner Fleet Tsentr - "Zapadnyy", Stationed at Mogilev Station, Minsk System:
Current Stength:
1 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Minsk)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Mogilev)
3 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Orsha, SNS Kursk, SNS Orel)
3 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
5 Retivyy Class Cruisers
7 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
10 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
6 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
9 Avrova Class Destroyers
14 Vatutin Class Destroyers
16 Silayev Class Destroyers
20 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Minsk
CO: Vice Admiral Saskia Damovich

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Fifth Red Banner Fleet Severnaya - "Soyuz", Stationed at Asimov Station, Grozny System:
Current Stength:
3 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Baku, SNS Tbilisi, SNS Yerevan)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Ingushetia)
5 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Grozny, SNS Kursk, SNS Orel)
8 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
12 Retivyy Class Cruisers
16 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
18 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
10 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
14 Avrova Class Destroyers
22 Vatutin Class Destroyers
24 Silayev Class Destroyers
32 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Baku
CO: Admiral of the Fleet Dmitri Kirov

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Red Banner Battlegroup "Sozdaniye Otets", Stationed at the Petrozavodsk Complex, Novgorod System:
Current Stength:
2 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Perm, SNS Magadan)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Novgorod)
4 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Petrozavodsk, SNS Saratov, SNS Ivanova, SNS Rzhev)
4 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
8 Retivyy Class Cruisers
10 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
13 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
8 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
18 Avrova Class Destroyers
24 Vatutin Class Destroyers
20 Silayev Class Destroyers
32 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Perm
CO: Counter Admiral Gavril Tamarkin

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Red Banner Battlegroup "Zolotaya Orda", Stationed at the Genghis Fleet Yards, Ulaanbataar System:
Current Stength:
2 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Saynshand, SNS Baikal)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Irkutsk)
4 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Chita, SNS Krasnoyarsk, SNS Novosibirsk, SNS Onon)
4 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
8 Retivyy Class Cruisers
10 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
13 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
8 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
18 Avrova Class Destroyers
24 Vatutin Class Destroyers
20 Silayev Class Destroyers
32 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Saynshand
CO: Counter Admiral Arkady Medvedev

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Red Banner Task Force "Chernyy Nesti", Stationed at October Station, Stalingrad System:
Current Stength:
1 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Rostov)
1 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
2 Retivyy Class Cruisers
3 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
3 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
4 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
6 Avrova Class Destroyers
4 Vatutin Class Destroyers
4 Silayev Class Destroyers
8 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Rostov
CO: Counter Admiral Darya Yanukovich

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Red Banner Strategic Defense Fleet, Stationed at the Soyuz Fleet Shipyards, Leningrad System:
Current Stength:
3 Odessa Class Battleships (SNS Leningrad, SNS Stalingrad, SNS Moskva)
1 Moscow Class Command Ship (SNS Tver)
4 Sevastopol Class Carriers (SNS Chelyabinsk, SNS Vladimir, SNS Tula, SNS Kyubyshev)
6 Kiev Class Battlecruisers
8 Retivyy Class Cruisers
16 Krasnaya Class Cruisers
15 Slavnyy Class Light Cruisers
8 Sozvezdiye Class Escort Carriers
12 Avrova Class Destroyers
20 Vatutin Class Destroyers
20 Silayev Class Destroyers
30 Konev Class Frigates
Flagship: SNS Leningrad
CO: Counter Admiral Leonid Rurikid

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

Legacies of the Exodus

Music, Maestro

The future is not everything it could of been. From the memory of what was once in the shadow of Earth's rings to the fields and factories of the Leningrad System, mankind has been marked - and so in turn has made its own. The Orion Arm became a sanctuary and in time, home. Thus did its worlds became the new seat of human culture, innovation, ideology, faith and greed.

War may never change, but politics, politics is as fickle as the men and women who pursue it as their path to power, and everyone must pick a side in action or word. This is the future, and it is not everything it should have been, such is the legacy of our exodus.

2291 Dawns.

The Details

Timeline

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Historical Record Listing

Please note that a number of historical records have been damaged and reconstructed from partial sources, they may be inaccurate or otherwise short of key information, if extant at all. Please bear with the United Nations "Human History Project" Central Archives as we continue to work on digitization and recovery of Pre-Exodus records.

The First Incident, Febuary 12th-March 21st, 1990.

The First Incident is considered the precursor to the first series of conflicts that came to mark the transition of mankind into the third millenium and its ascent from the bounds of Earth's gravity, as well as its tumultuous introduction to all the wonders and dangers that entailed, both on the home front and amongst the stars.

Original official documents are now a rarity, but surviving records indicate that on Febuary 12th, 1990, at 7:15am Japan Standard Time, three unidentified craft entered the detection screen of radar emplacements utilized by the JSDF and the United States Military. Ultimately, two of these contacts were lost and the third was tracked into the Sea of Japan.

Meanwhile, two separate but similar contacts were identified in the North Sea by British and American tracking stations, though the signals were lost. The tracked contact was thus investigated by elements of the 7th Fleet of the United States Navy, stationed in Japan.

For a month, the 7th Fleet conducted operations in the area of the contact, utilizing war games and other cover stories for continued investigation of the area. Whilst elevating tensions with neighbouring countries and the USSR, attempting to stabilize, protesting, the 7th Fleet was able to thoroughly investigate the area.

Shortly after the recovery of Codename “Oracle”, all 7th Fleet assets and civilian vessels within 2nm of any 7th Fleet vessel in the Sea of Japan are lost. However, “Oracle”, out of the area by transport plane, is safely transported to the mainland United States.

Unable to cover up the loss of portions of the 7th Fleet and accordingly diminished in East Asia, North Korea becomes emboldened and begins a full scale invasion of South Korea by the beginning of April.

The Second Korean War (The Korean War, The Continuation War), April 1st 1990 – January 11th, 1993.

The North Korean offensive is quick, has the element of surprise and is able to utilize a number of undiscovered invasion tunnels. Conducted in sequence with a number of commando attacks on civilian and military targets, notably the assassination of Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon, the DMZ is a glorified roadblock and Seoul becomes a battleground within a day, though it takes a month of fierce fighting for the city to fall.

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea is condemned worldwide for an unprovoked invasion, as NATO allies in Asia, notably, but not only, the forces of ANZAC, the Japanese Self-Defence Forces and the United States mobilize to aid South Korea. With the USSR still stabilizing, the likely hood of a worldwide war erupting from the conflict lessens.

The Peoples Republic of China remains uncommitted, the prevailing opinion being that if North Korea succeeds, they have an ally – and if South Korea can be saved, they have a partner they can gain influence with. With persistent NATO lobbying and assurances, this attitude prevails.

Whilst the Korean War rages for nearly 3 years with a staggering loss of life, NATO Forces and their allies prevail, securing the peninsula under a new Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea consequently begins the gruelling task of rebuilding and rehabilitating an impoverished northern populace.

The Second Incident, June 2nd - June 3rd, 1999.

The Second Incident is the first confirmed encounter with the Juhseungi (See: Korean Mythology/Korean Reports of First Incident Aftermath) and the first indications of what was awaiting the humanity in the near future.

On June 2nd at 3:43pm Local Time, two unidentified craft took positions over the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. For four hours, they maintain a position high above the city and respond to no signals, at approximately 7:43pm, all contact with the city of Kinshasa is lost. Four hours after this, the city of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo also ceases all contact.

On June 3rd, when rescue teams and aircraft can finally enter the area, both cities have been razed to the ground and small “fields” of energy are being maintained in the former city centres. The world is gripped by panic even as teams from around the world move in to investigate the unknown technology.

The Formation of the Global Defence Authority, January 22nd, 2002.

The Global Defence Authority, or GDA, was formed after 2 years of intense discussion, debate, wrangling and concessions – and even then that was a year after the energy fields in the Congo had expanded to meet each other, effectively blocking a small section of Earth off from human interaction.

The GDA was charged with investigating, primarily, the fields, and uncovering a means to deal with them as well as any and all further incursions by extra-terrestrial craft, with its self proclaimed authority ultimately entailing the defense of all signatory nations in the face of aggression from non-earth bound entities.

On paper, the forces it commanded were formidable, but for the USSR and the USA, it is merely a hiccup in the ongoing somewhat lukewarm new cold war – with possible alien technology on the line, of course, neither side were willing to commit full authority to the GDA for military operations. This was a mistake that was only rectified at great cost.

The First Incursion, The Incursion War, 2006-2009.

In Spring 2006, GDA Scientists finally devise a means to enter the energy fields in Central Africa – which have remained relatively stable since the time they merged in mid 2000. The experimental technology opens a breach in the until-now impenetrable fields.

A number of specially picked and equipped reconnaissance teams are tasked to explore the area inside the breach. Whilst the field and breaching tool show no signs of instability and the interior remains breathable, if not more-so, the teams are tasked to return within one hour or remain inside, perhaps permanently.

After 20 minutes, one of the teams dispatched reports in that there are “strange structures” and “alterations to the terrain” on a “grand scale”. They then report “hostile contact” and cease communication. The local GDA command orders a with-drawl from the interior and orders support to maintain a safe exit at the breach.

Of the twelve teams dispatched, only four return.

Three hours later, the field collapses and The Incursion War begins.

For 3 years, a war rages in Central Africa as the GDA pours thousands of men and tonnes of material into the area to contain the threat that is emerging. The only seeming advantage is that of numbers – the Juhseungi possess incredible offensive technology but are few in number, seeming to rely near exclusively on automated drones – both biological and technological in nature, that they have not yet created in great number.

Separate operations conducted by the USSR and the USA meet with massive loss of life and the destruction of numerous prototypes – as well as a limited nuclear attack that meets with failure - it is only when they finally subsume some measure of authority to the local GDA military command structure and co-ordination is achieved is some success met. The Incursion war ends when the Juhseungi seem content with overrunning much of the Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo and establish lines of defense. The GDA does the same and begins co-ordinating with the United Nations for the aftermath – a massive humanitarian crisis as millions of people now occupy refugee camps in the surrounding countries.

Whilst the GDA survived the war, it does not survive the peace.

2012 – A New Era.

The GDA is officially dissolved as a military force and all its captured technology is disseminated – with no engagements with the Juhseungi since the end of the Incursion War, and what is seen as largely a failure to live up to its task, the world begins to divide itself into polities and alliances to best serve their own interests.

In the United States, President Gingrich tasks his nation with measuring up to a new, incredible task using this technology, to put an American base on the moon with which better to defend themselves and Earth along with it whilst preparing his nations military with new weaponry to face the threat in Africa. Around the world military development increases, and such a measure as a moon base - once thought ludicrous or beyond reach - is now a serious element of government policy. The European Space Agency, Japan, China, the USSR, and even smaller nations and alliances such as the Korean Republic and The North African League consider doing the same.

As in all things, this leads to yet more division. Nations lay claim to swathes of Lunar territory – and by 2018 when the first elements begin to come into place on the Lunar Surface, limited skirmishes are reported.

However, by 2020, a new lunar accord is established and whilst military forces on Earth keep watch on Central Africa, the new lunar settlements begin their job of early warning and resourcing concerns.

The Second Incursion War and the New Frontier 2020 – 2040

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Throughout the 2020's, the nations of Earth turned their causes to the rest of the Solar System. With the Juhseungi seemingly content to sit idle, at least offensively – as their “terraforming” continued apace and their new energy fields blocked most reconnaissance – the ideal of colonization to secure resources, warning stations and means of creating new technology was more of a requirement than a want.

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-cond Incursion War started and put an end to humanities bickering amongst the moons of the gas giants. The Juhseungi launched a massive assault in all directions at the same time as several Juhseungi craft entered the solar system. The African Union, comprised of most sub-saharan states, – propped up by most major world powers, began to orchestrate its local defense, the main established defence fleets of the system move to engage the six Juhseungi craft moving into Earth orbit.

Whilst two of the Juhseungi craft are ultimately destroyed – being woefully under armed transport vessels of some description – four are able to disgorge thousands of undescript pods into Juhseungi held territory. This shifts the balance, and the bitter fighting in Kenya and Tanzania, primarily, now turns into a bloodbath.

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-sion War. The Juhseungi were bloodied, but most of sub-saharan Africa had now fallen – and whilst the ongoing defence of South Africa and the North African states had proven successful for the time being, it was clear that humanity would face an immense challenge if it was to emerge victorious.

The continued Juhseungi offensive, however, could not simply be stopped on hope alone. “Fortress South Africa” became yet a footnote to history – and the images of the thousands of ships attempting to escape will remain an image that is etched into the mind of everyone fortunate enough to make it to sea before the last fortified hard point fell.

Although it had taken decades, Africa would ultimately end up in Juhseungi hands, as the last civilian and military transports departed the North African coast. However, in all things there are victories – and for the Egyptian government it was the use of new technologies to preserve – and take with them, some of their national monuments.

Stroke and Counter-stroke, 2040-2060.

The loss of Africa was met with dogged determination. For the next several years, thousands of counter-attacks into the continent were conducted, whether from the Commonwealth base of Gibraltar, a French Raid, or the Arab League taking a foray into the periphery of Egypt, the Juhseungi quickly learnt the pace at which human technology was developing and the continued drive to use it.

However, as in all things, there was a Juhseungi response in the works. In 2043, the last and final “incident” occurred. When, without any warning, several Juhseungi transport vessels appeared in Earth orbit and unloaded their cargo upon Earth – primarily the Indian subcontinent and South America.

These actions would lead into the gruelling and bitter Amazon and Indian campaigns. In the former, for several years the South American states were forced to march their forces into the now twisted amazon to confront, root out and destroy concentrations of Juhseungi biological drones – and every few weeks, these same drones would re-emerge and destroy anything they could reach.

In India, the same transports that had unloaded their cargo impacted urban centres as a form of ballistic kinetic weapon – putting the country into chaos and forcing the nascent Commonwealth of Nations (See: British Commonwealth in the 2020's) to bring the full might of its military forces to bear.

The Indian campaign was far more brutal – all manner of Juhseungi drones systematically moved through the country, killing and destroying anything that did not get out of the way until the battle of Calcutta (2049) at which the majority of the Juhseungi forces in India were boxed in and destroyed with great loss of life.

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The End of the New World 2060-2070.

With the rebuilding of the 2050's largely attended to, but with the severe damage inflicted outside of Africa by the Juhseungi, particularly in India and Brazil well remembered, the various polities and nations of man saw fit to come together – the Juhseungi would not be defeated by anything less than total commitment of all military forces to evicting them from Earth – and making sure their vessels could no longer penetrate deep into the Solar System without warning. The advent of workable prototypes of the Oracle drive permitted such rapid, faster than light movement to respond if the system could be secured. It would also herald the first UN Mandated extra-solar colonies as blueprints for the future over the next few decades.

But such an easy solution it was not to be. In 2061, the Juhseungi began a full offensive in all directions utilizing all means at their disposal. With the military forces of the world on standby – this offensive was, largely, blunted, but it saw great destruction visited on nearly all corners of the world. While the Juhseungi were pushed back by early 2062, unlike all previous engagements, the Juhseungi launched another offensive.

It was now becoming apparent that the Juhseungi would continue their repeat offensives indefinitely, and by all accounts, mankind would not be able to weather the blows forever.

By 2065, The Juhseungi had achieved a breakthrough in Brazil and has pushed most of the military forces in the region out of the country, along with millions of refugees. The new Andean Alliance, did however, manage to stem the tide with one of the most extensive and well managed defensive lines of the time – with the Juhseungi offensive in South America stalled, the forces of the world saw a chance for a second wind.

Engaging on all fronts in concert, and utilizing the forces of the new combined fleets of the system in orbit, the Juhseungi were forced to abandon their Middle Eastern and European offensives.

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It was, however, as if all mankinds resistance and success at this point had alerted some Juhseungi overseer somewhere that their war, at least on Earth, was still ongoing and was meeting some measure of trouble. The arrival of the Juhseungi Fleet was the last battle of the war – the rest is, in no unfair terms, an organized rout.

The records available indicate the Juhseungi flagship approached Luna, and over several hours, utilizing some form of advanced planet cracker or advanced mining device, shattered the mantle of the moon and caused it to break apart – the alien fleet ultimately remaining at range and ignoring our own fleets, no doubt, to them, a pale imitation. The arguably over dramatic destruction of our solitary moon and its thousands of inhabitants would be a blow in and of itself – it if did not also make the, at least immediate, future of human life on Earth near impossible. While the damage to our fleets in orbit was minimal, the descent of lunar debris into the pacific ocean, primarily, caused a number of natural disasters – battering the south east asian nations that had not yet suffered by the hand of the Juhseungi. In the end, however, the actions of the Juhseungi that day, regardless of our advances into Africa, decided the course of humanities future.

With the Juhseungi offensives on Earth momentarily crippled, but continuing, it was only a matter of time before Earth would be overrun – and even as the Juhseungi Fleet moved to eliminate our colonies throughout the solar system, humanity began its desperate attempt to survive.

It is only through retrospect that we must find the sudden departure of the Juhseungi Fleet of concern, and a godsend that the materials of our myriad colonies could still reach us.

2091 – The Hundred Years Exodus.

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It is with some truth mankind must look to the first incident – the year 1991. Since that day, and since the second incident, Mankind had become embroiled in a war that it was slowly losing, slowly falling back – an exodus over the course of a hundred years that would finally culminate in some ironic destiny – we would flower amongst the stars, but only because our seed was lost to us.

Humans, however, are a selfish lot sometimes – if we couldn't have it, nor could they.

The Exodus was not a clean matter, and over all was a rushed, hurried affair, even if it took as long as it did – every polity official and unofficial on Earth had its own program - some later than others, some more successful than others - but everyone could not be saved before the Juhseungi on Earth broke our defensive positions. Private programs were thus allowed – more could be saved, but again, not everyone could leave Earth before the appointed hour. A necessary, but regretful sacrifice. One our race makes, and will make, many a time.

There is some humour to be found, even amongst the exodus – national monuments of all things, were preserved by new technology and transported away. The Exodus also did much to preserve other tangible elements of our history. Art, literature – many decried it, but a few thousand less hungry refugees amongst the stars for the total sum of our existence as a species. I could not say I support such a thing, but there is a different sort of satisfaction found within.

As the last transports and colony ships we could field escaped, those ships that arguably constituted the only time a united human fleet existed, opened fire on our own world. It burned. Yet, the Juhseungi went to ashes with it. Our home in ruins. Our Solar system a graveyard.

Yet, we lived.

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Notes: 2091 to 2291 is the Age of Establishment. This gives 200 years for the Exodus to result in a web of human based nations. It also gives you 200 years to develop a society and a culture so fractured by near-extinction and rebuilding from the ground up as to create something that is as similar, or as different, as you like.

Concerning a few notable non-mentioned nations. Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are Soviet Republics, through either internal dissent or war becoming part of the USSR. The same applies to Mongolia. Most African Nations were thrown into dis-array, with their governments in exile in shambles and most of their populations killed or reduced to refugees, these refugees were resettled elsewhere - such as the Commonwealth to which they may of belonged - or ultimately through UN Programs forming some of the independent colonies. The Northern African nation's populations largely either assimilated into their new host nations or ended up as part of the Muslim African diaspora in the Arab League, notable exception being Egypt.

FTL

FTL drives as they stand are capable of system to system jumps (from fixed points known as Jump Points (JP's) or "Nodes" depending on drive origin) and short in-system hops (roughly equivalent to half the distance between Earth and Mars for the most efficient of jumps). These latter jumps effectively "skim" subspace to move ships through real space in a few minutes to a few hours, that is, the time it takes to travel through a subspace tunnel - whilst system to system travel transit subspace nodes, points in space where tunnels between systems exist naturally and can be easily accessed. These latter journeys are much the same in terms of travel time, though it can vary depending on the distance.

In the most general of terms, the larger the ship, the larger the dedicated drive is required. These drives are, by modern technological standards, independent systems - internal to the ship and powered by their own fusion reactors or actively tapping subspace energy itself (albeit a risky proposition). These drives create apertures or "portals" into subspace that are then transited. This transit is typically through a "subspace tunnel". Subspace Nodes themselves are charted - but if no nodes, or even safe ones can be found - systems are often left uncharted or unexplored and assigned to future unmanned relativistic or hop-jump probe teams.

When an FTL drive is "disabled" by offensive action, this typically means damaging a ships sensors so it cannot plot vectors for safe travel or provide the necessary information to create a stable aperture. It can also refer to the disabling of a ships engines so that it simply cannot enter the aperture to escape. More aggressive means include having simply fired Mass Driver cannons through an area where an FTL drive is normally housed, thus eliminating the possibility of escape entirely but negating any real prize capture.

These drives can be initiated in orbit, though gravitational fields can throw off exit vectors. Jumping out in orbit is generally a crash jump and as such is a last ditch means of escape with an unknown exit vector - or in some cases a daring tactical manoeuvre.

Exit Vectors near planetary bodies are usually a few minutes - better pilots shaving off time here and there - from the L5 point, though playing dice with gravitational fields will get one closer. Fighters and other small craft are capable of jumps, though the cost of outfitting every single fighter in military terms is, for most, beyond what can be justified and thus the prevalence of carriers should likely be a noted part of naval doctrine. As such Fighter Jump Drives are typically the privilege of fast response teams and special forces.

In practical terms, Jump drives typically take 7 to 15 minutes to charge, smaller vessels charging faster than larger vessels, as one would expect. Jump drives draw their power from independent, small scale-fusion reactors and as such do not hinder normal ship operation as a rule. As a consequence, FTL and sub-light drives are, rather uniquely, independent of each other, though FTL is useless without subspace power to traverse an aperture.

Web of Nations

Prior to the Exodus, a number of nations and private or public institutions had begun charting space in a manner far beyond what had previously been attainable. While this article focuses primarily on the Japanese Exploratory Program, nations such as Korea, The Commonwealth and the Soviet Union all begun charting programs prior to the coming of the Oracle Drive's reliable FTL or the need for settlement outside of the Solar System. In the case of most of these programs, charting using new telescopic and other observational technologies and platforms provided the basis, and in the case of the Japanese Program, small relativistic probes dispatched decades before the Exodus became critical in colonial planning.

The General U.N. Recognized Categorization for potentially habitable worlds was revised, rather boringly - from Class A through to Class E. Class A worlds, in theory, were Earth-like, or Garden Worlds. They had their own sustained ecosystem, provided fresh water and maintained an oxygenated atmosphere all on a world not too prone to temperature extremes or other elements hazardous to human settlement. Class B would be somewhat similar, though requiring the use of terraforming or protective equipment. C & D worlds were those that required either the most work, lacked easily accessible freshwater, or even required the most protection. Class E worlds were ultimately the last resort - Arid, tidally locked, or any numerous issues that made human settlement difficult if not impossible. Class F was ultimately added to the categorization system providing the vast majority of barren or lifeless worlds prevalent in star systems. Gas Giants are sometimes erroneously classified in this way - however, the reserved Class J is now ascribed to gas giants.

To take into perspective the early challenges of the colonial period, we once again turn to the example of the Japanese. Of the 927 Stars intensively observed by their program, recorded and charted either by exploratory teams courtesy of the Oracle Drive, or probes or other mechanisms, the Japanese Program found only 2 Star Systems containing worlds falling into the Category of Class A. One of these is now the famously reviled "Devil's World" known for its many virulent forms of symbiosis - vital for the planets ecosystem, but deadly to its first unprepared human settlers in the chaos of the exodus. Whilst the Japanese Program was fortunate to survey a vast majority of worlds - many colonial projects were directed to Class B worlds, numerous though not ideal, and many more were forced to settle for Class C & D worlds, though many of these colonies, today, through the fruit of technological labor and advances in terraforming, are unrecognizable as the harsh worlds they once were.

All the same - the early colonial period, noted in such events as the Breach of the Iko Dome (Independent Colony), was fraught with tragedy and mishap. Not only did colonies often contend with worlds unsuited for their arrival, let alone long term settlement, they were often dangerous and fraught with poverty. The desire for colonial authorities to guarantee population growth through methods both tried and untested, brought more misery to this period - though many are now familiar with the pseudo-cloning techniques ultimately pioneered on Outreach that formed the basis for most of the astronomical growth in mid-tier colonial periods.

The "age of establishment" is, in retrospect, double edged. To many, it is a pretty collection of words for a horrifying and brutal time for many. As humanity spread itself across countless worlds in a desperate bid to survive, mistakes were made, entire generations died and then were reborn anew on a whim. In some cases, whole colonies burned by intent or disaster or outright turned away from their brothers and sisters. To others, it is a reminder of human tenacity and ingenuity. We used our greatest assets to turn strange technologies to our advantage, we shaped worlds and then emblazoned the new great cities of mankind upon them. Yet, we remain apart, opposed, disunited. Houses very much divided.

It is thus astounding that humanity - overall - survived. However, one must cast their thoughts back to the early days of our nascent rebirth. We must remember - and not forget. Too must we honour those who still continue to push humanity's borders ever forward. Though they face hardships fewer than those our ancestors did, they are all the same fraught with danger and harken back to the times when we were cast adrift with, in many cases, naught but a wreck to carry us forward.

Earth and Sol

The Exodus and ultimate abandoning of Earth, is, quite without much explanation, a defining period in Human history and a point of immense cultural significance to the varied cultural backgrounds we still continue to share in the modern age. Earth was left to heal from her war wounds, restore herself from the strain of nuclear bombardment, although not purely of her down doing - to be elaborated upon momentarily - she has excelled in this capacity. Earth has, also, consequently become another front in the great political game.

Knowledge of Earth in the immediate post-Exodus is scant, but clearly the world endured a "nuclear winter" of some severity - as well as a micro ice-age for roughly half a century, though it experienced only minor glaciation. Foremost - the remaining larger segments of the moon, bootstrap developed and mined during the Exodus, largely disintegrated - and those fragments that did not fall to Earth or head into deep space ultimately, over time, coalesced into a semi stable ring system around the world. These fragments can, though rarely, break the ring system. In most cases, they too head off into the abyss, yet some fall to Earth. This is one of her new hazards. While many of these fragments pose no threat or burn up, some cause minor damage and present a risk to anyone on the surface who is unaware, though the presence of the orbital warning net now alleviates this issue. The loss of the Moon, too, presented challenges. Earth's climate now tends to feature much more extreme changes, and her days are somewhat shorter - and her nights much darker. All this said, however, she has returned to a state largely fit for Human life.

In terms of Earth's stabilization - the militaristic Gaia Movement lays at the heart. Largely over dramatic and named with little originality, the Gaia Movement broke the UN treaty forbidding settlement on Earth or its immediate environs and established a number of small asteroid based colonies in the Ring System, as well as a number of settlements on the surface. This pan-nationalist movement to repair, preserve and inhabit Earth (in their own stylistic way) was considered illegal, doubly so for illegal genetic replication (of earth-based species) and triply so for illegal use of terra-forming equipment. The hotly debated UN Taskforce was ultimately dispatched in 2199 to remove the Gaia presence was damaged and forced to withdraw by a questionably well armed Movement. The subsequent reinforcement of the UN Taskforce by forces from around the numerous powers put an end to this threat, however, and through political wrangling and near threatened outright war, Earth was re-opened to limited resettlement despite the fear of Juhseungi re-appearances.

The Movement, has, however, remained in the outskirts of the System and continues to be a threat. The Sol System had at large remained largely uninhabited save for a few minor commercial concerns and the martian test colonies, both as a memorial and the fact that, aside from national investments that could be seen as a threat, there are numerous more worlds of practical import, either easier to terra-form or richer in needed resources. Sentimentalism, however, is a powerful tool - as is nationalism, and most Orion powers have planted colonies around the numerous bodies of the system, though all fall under UN Protection and the presence of anything above Destroyer Class is forbidden to all but the UN SolForce itself. While the population on Earth continues to grow, settlement is largely concerned with recovering lost pre-exodus technologies, records and artifacts.

The Presence of the Movement, Established UN Resolutions and Treaties, as well as an inability to formulate a reliable account of sovereign rule over sections of Earth's Surface - a matter one would of thought would be simple - frustrates the few camps in the region who long for a more permanent return to Earth.

All of the colonies in Sol are thus consequently under the auspices of the UN. Most of the Colonies in the Solar System, ie, Martian, Jovian, etc, are either independent or tied to the major powers, though other nations are now spoiling to make their own settlements in the system, if only for prestige's sake.

Technology

Technology, for a long period after the Exodus, understandably, stagnated or was directed completely to areas of relevance like xeno-agriculture, space based manufacturing, terraforming and the like. I will however break down a few areas.

As a quick note, please note that Humanity is pretty oddly juxtaposed, that is, advanced technology like terraforming stolen from the Juhseungi with relatively advanced agricultural understanding and decent industrial bases, yet utilizing kinetics and until the turn of the 22nd century, ships often still used rotational sections for gravity, etc etc. Resource shortages in smaller nations and even some of the majors are quite common, and what have you - not due to a lack of possession, in many cases, but the ability to extract and refine across vast stellar distances before, again, distributing.

That is, not to say, that some nations are not more advanced and some more behind. I'm not attempting to prevent diversification and a little illegality in certain fields and what have you - that's variety, this is only intended to give a general feel and to prevent any accidental bloatings of power.

Weapons/Shields:

Shielding is in existence but not at as a catch-all. Nearly all spacecraft have a form of energy shielding to deal with micro-space debris and other standard dangers, these are simple fields that negate or push aside such dangerous debris or protect against certain forms of energy, such as cosmic radiation, that harmful to human life. These same fields have proven to be effective at absorbing energy and low-mass/velocity kinetic impacts, particularly when employed by ground-placed locations due to the access to large amounts of energy from planetary grids and specialized reactors. However, shielding on spacecraft, particularly the largest, is primarily to avoid damage from travel in space, and as a form of mitigating energy based damage, such as from the effects of the post impact of a nuclear weapon or the initial energy burst, rather than a comprehensive defensive option. As a consequence to shields weaknesses (and its strengths in negating most basic energy weapons), kinetic weapons are largely still at the fore of military thinking and heavily armoured ships, particularly hardened against nuclear weapons would likely be the norm.

Weaponry is, as noted, ideally based around kinetics. Such as large scale MAC Cannons, Gauss Cannons, Flak and oodles of torpedoes and missiles and the like - military technology should likely of stagnated for a long period in the Exodus where simply surviving was the greatest ordeal. Recent military developments have largely made things more efficient and provided a large element of finesse to what existed before. As I may mention elsewhere, consider yourself in a universe slightly ahead of Battlestar Galactica in terms of military technology and you are likely on the right track.

It is worth a mention that "Battleships" - that is, whatever you call the largest vessels currently engineered by your variant of man - are relatively rare. The Shipyards to lay down their hulls are generally specialised and of course, particularly large. The Soviet Union, for example in one iteration I thought up, could only produce its largest battleships at one specific shipyard complex, so it is worth noting, whether you are willing to make this infrastructure commitment.

Biotechnology/Cloning/etc:

Particularly due to the Juhseungi, Biotechnology has a certain taboo attached to it - though that is not to say it is ignored out of fear but rather, very tightly regulated both by state governments and UN Treaty. There is very little impetus to develop biotechnology that cannot be directly controlled though the obvious medical benefits for some aspects have long since entered the realm of acceptability. There is also a tacit acceptance of gene therapy for colonial purposes as well as minor genetic alterations to clear up defects, though much beyond this "frightens" people in ways few other fields of advancement do.

Cloning was widespread and in many cases, poorly executed in the Exodus. For many colonies, first, second, and third generation clones generated from genebanks taken from Earth matured erratically - some even slower than naturally when it was intended to speed it up - and often held limited lifespans of around 30-40 years of age. While the sheer amount and need for these "clones" to prop up populations (Children birthed from one or two cloned parents did not seem to inherit flaws) and procreate made such practices acceptable, most 3rd Generation Clones, as a testament to failing technology, had died a mere 25 years after their creation. The advent of Gene-Pool Clone Creation, that is, "clones" collected from a randomized sampling from a pool of genetic donors became a much more preferred and safe way to create unique, rather than copied individuals. Whilst GPC's became widespread, they were not intended to mature at an accelerated rate and their impact came at the tail end of the 2100's, after many of them campaigned to end Cloning itself. Where utilized, many of the largest families can consequently claim to hail from at least one GPC parent or grandparent, as the desire for them to create large, genetically varied families was the main goal of the program in the first place. Most GPC's lived "natural" lifespans (60 years, an improvement over most colonial standards of the late 2100's) and the last known GPC died in the mid 2240's. Cloning was thereafter largely limited to medical purposes, such as cloning a single organ or replacement limbs, in the late 2240's and the GPC program was ultimately ended due to the controversy involved.

If theres any other concerns, please ask.

Transport and Communication in the Orion Region

The Orion Region, is, despite any tensions between respective powers, a place of commerce in many forms. It is common to see inhabited systems hosts to dozens of small transports, medium freighters and super-tankers plying their wares and travelling between far flung locations in the pursuit of profit. Indeed, the bulk of transportation in the civil economy is the simple hauling of goods, followed by transportation of individuals for varying reasons ranging from business, to politics, to simply holidays. Most civil aviation authorities are well respected and trace their routes to government owned state airlines or those that had a hand in the exodus. Similar freight companies also continue their tasks in the current age.

While a sizeable portion of civilian industrial traffic and civil aviation lacks FTL drives in the core systems, many possess them and it is not uncommon to see even state industry aligned Soviet freighters delivering refined materials even as far a field as the Andean Alliance or Albion, as the allure of finance has few boundaries. While hub systems - those of considerable wealth or at the nexus of multiple node links - are the most common locations to view such traffic, and neutral systems that serve many node links such as in the Geneva Confederation will see hundreds of vessels per day, and thousands per week. It is, indeed, not uncommon to find even military vessels from in such hub systems, though their conduct is expected to be in line with the Sol Doctrine, like most civilian traffic. With such Civilian traffic and financial assets tied up in a massive transportation industry, piracy, particularly in outer systems or troubled ones is common, something that lead to the rise of the well known Free Traders Union.

One of the most common vessel types away from the hub systems and bulk industrial movement are civilian liners and information couriers. While most "hub" systems and the core developed worlds of the various regional powers are served by multiple communication links, it is often uneconomical or impractical to link outer colonies or resourcing operations into respective communications networks. These couriers move priority data - that is, data that cannot be simply transmitted homeward over the course of months - and reduce such delay to hours, days, or in the case of some outer colonies, weeks.

However, for central systems, as mentioned, various states have their methods of instantaneous communication with priority military assets and the developed worlds. The Soviet Union, for example, employs command ships outfitted with quantum entanglement tied to their High Command for military operations, whilst also maintaining a network similar to the "internet" found in for example, the history of the Democratic Federation, that serves most hub worlds in the Soviet Union.

Named the UniSphere, it has its roots in the advent of military networks in the Soviet Union, when a research team led by Michail Isravov found a way to instantly connect all the Army HQ's within the union. With the so called information hubs, documents could be send instantly from one place to another. As time progressed the information hubs became smaller and eventually merged with the computer, this required a new more portable, fast and reliable connecting system that would be used by everyone, not just the military - with the american dominance of the early internet not tolerable to the Soviet Union - though eventually they tied their own network into it on Earth - the UniSphere was born. Soviet law demanded that every computer was connected to the UniSphere by default. It was implemented in the first space ships to travel long distances, although a message from Mars would take 20 minutes to reach Earth it was the fastest way to exchange information. As distances increased, delays became a problem, it took up to a month for a message from the Chinese border to reach Leningrad. In 2150 a young and promising physicist, Vladimir Borisov suggested that small quantum entanglement devices should be utilized in communications hubs and tied in with a ansible network throughout important worlds in the Soviet systems - though expensive and requiring significant innovation, the Soviet Communication Hubs became an essential element of internal communication.

The UniSphere has a web like structure with each Communication Center (Relay Stations) having their own sphere of interconnected computers and personal data systems, each of which could be accessed by the KGB in time of need, with all data screened by an automatic system. The UniSphere is governed by the Ministry of Communications and the KGB, each of the two governing bodes has equal rights over the UniSphere and has the authority to shut it down completely or isolate specific systems from the network. There have been instances in which whole systems have been isolated from the network, for example during the Andropov Rebellion the Khabarovsk system was shut off from the Sphere, causing a total communication black out, although the White army manged to create an interconnected web within the system they were effectively separated from the USSR proper.

Like most other communications networks, the UniSphere offers most luxuries of a planetary network on a sector wide basis as is best possibly delivered through its limited capacities, though bandwith has become less of an issue as technology has progressed. The UniSphere has largely become an administrative and civilian network - with the military utilizing specific portions of the UniSphere that are reserved for its own data alongside seperate, local networks for military operations.

Although serving purely as an example of a communications network, the UniSphere is one of the major communication backbones in the Orion Region, and even the Soviet Union permits basic civil network through traffic from foreign sources though at a lower priority than its own domestic equivalents.

-=Sol Doctrine

The Sol Doctrine is a small document describing in general terms the duties and obligations of every state in regards to what is labelled the Sol Sector, that is, Sol itself, - though Sol is subject to seperate UN regulation as of the neutering of the Gaia presence - and the surrounding independent systems including Vega, Vesta and Juno, as well as the states of The Federative Republic of Rigel Kentaurus, The United Centauri Protectorates, The Tau Ceti Confederation and the Republic of Israel. Many of the conditions of the Sol Doctrine are also applied to Outreach, though it falls outside of the Sol Sector. In the case of the Republic of Israel, certain exclusions apply.

While this document set the basis for numerous elements of transit, trade policy and governed the conditions of independence granted to The United Centauri Protectorates and Rigel Kentaurus - and later applied to Tau Ceti, it has also come to serve as a basic law applied to all Orion States in regards to the free movement of goods and people.

The Sol Doctrine essentially forbids any state in the Orion Region from interfering or otherwise blockading the movement of civilian vessels throughout the Sol Sector - something that has come to apply to the Orion Region as a whole. As such, states have a certain obligation to not interfere beyond customs and security checks with the movement of people and goods in the Orion Arm. The Sol Doctrine further makes it clear that the movement of military vessels throughout the Sector is permitted, though the state whose territory it travels through must limit the number of vessels permitted transit at any one time. In the case of the Republic of Israel, there is no such condition enforced.

The Sol Doctrine also made clear that the independent states that arose out of multiple programmes, such as The New Weimar Republic and The Confederation of Tau Ceti were legitimate governments with the same rights as any other state established by any human power. The Sol Doctrine also enforced a guarantee of their independence from every member of the United Nations, though recent political machinations such as the entry of Tau Ceti into the October Pact has raised a number of concerns.

In essence, the Sol Doctrine simply forms an element of civil policy in regards to transit through the central locations of the Orion Region, while also providing a basic guarantee to trading vessels throughout the region as a whole. The Sol Doctrine has been put to the UN Assembly Floor for renegotiation or reform at least four times by separate blocs of nations, but any amendments have been vetoed once by the Democratic Federation, twice by the Soviet Union and once by the Commonwealth of Nations.

General Information and Organisations in the Orion Arm

-= General Information

This post is intended as general information for existing organisations or other information of note that is of interest. This can, and should of course, be updated or taken liberally as appropriate. Please feel free to create your own Alliances or groups - I am also sure other organisations exist for economic or humanitarian reasons, these are just the ones of note that I have created to help establish some lore and background.

Interstellar Organisations

The United Nations:

The United Nations, headquartered on the planet Geneva, a member of the self-named, but adamantly independent Geneva Confederation, is still in existence in the current era. The United Nations maintained an element of relevancy during the continued chaos on Earth - and after the dissolution of the GDA, built upon its own institutions, continued to attempt to create a common consensus and assisted in dealing with the continued global refugee crises that marked much of the Incursion Wars.

The United Nations is credited with ensuring, too, that many refugees were granted allocations of resources for nations no-longer extant in order for them to construct and field appropriate transport and colonization vessels during the period of the Exodus. Throughout the Age of Establishment, the United Nations continued to bring together the nations of man for common good - and has been reformed since its final establishment on the planet of Geneva.

The United Nations receives a healthy budget collected from signatory nations, as well as through its own logistics and resource divisions - and uses these funds for humanitarian, education and exploration purposes, as well as maintaining oversight of the Sol System and the Juhseungi Quarantine and Exclusion Zones in the Orion Arm with the assistance of local military forces.

The United Nations, though reformed - still maintains a structure similar to that of its Earth-bound self - namely a General Assembly - and a Security Council. The Security Council has 3 Rotating Council Members (5 Year Basis) and 5 Permanent Members, though an individual member state's Security Council Veto is rendered null and void if 60% of the General Assembly can agree to the resolution. The Security Council Consists of the "~Space China~", the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", "~Space America~", "~Space Brits" and "Space Nippon~" as permanent members. The United Nations itself marshals a small but effective military force, though it still turns to its member states for matters where force is a sad necessity.

Current Rotating Members are:
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Free Traders Union

The Free Traders Union or FTU is an interstellar organisation founded by trading and mercantile groups and based out of their Headquarters in the Outreach System. The FTU is a voluntary organisation that any individual trader or company can join. In return for a small monthly fee, it offers its members access to FTU Equipment via its own Warehouses found throughout most trading systems, access to all systems signed up to the "Supply System" organised by the FTU (basically access to most known systems for trading purposes) and organizes convoys and escorts (mercenary or state) for traders in treacherous areas of space.

Most regional governments have welcomed, or at least seen the benefits from working with an organised group for trading purposes and as such the FTU enjoys a reasonable amount of political influence, though it is distanced from any individual ambition or member agendas, keeping a healthy detachment from the larger cartels and corporations. The FTU continues to foster good trade relations where possible, and is credited for securing rights and protection for its members even in systems oft-contested between numerous powers or groups.

Information on the Quarantine Zone and Zone of Exclusion

The Quarantine Zone and Zone of Exclusion are two elements of the ongoing desire of Humanity to avoid conflict with the Juhseungi. After two centuries of study, exploration, observation and analysis, most have come to the conclusion that the gradual invasion of Earth was an automated terraforming and/or pre-emptive removal of a future threat instigated by a secondary alien presence (Oracle). Whilst it cannot explain the involvement of the Juhseungi Flotilla and its sudden disappearance during the final phase of the conflict - it can explain why Sol, nominally a distant and unimportant star to known Juhseungi zones of occupation, was targeted at all.

Foremost, the Quarantine Zone functions as known areas of Juhseungi - either believed occupied worlds, patrols, automated operations or other elements of concern with a healthy barrier of systems between. The Quarantine Zone is thus expressly forbidden to all and any civil and military operations. The Quarantine Zone is sparsely protected, in order to not draw attention - and the United Nations Quarantine Oversight Taskforce maintains a network of observation posts in order to maintain the watch - with a small force to deter civilian vessels from attempting to traverse the zone.

The Zone of Exclusion is the second component. Namely, as its name implies, the Zone of Exclusion is an area of the Orion Arm forbidden to permanent colonisation - as it lies in the path of the normally ordered and predictable pattern of Juhseungi expansion. Whilst limited military and civil resourcing operations are conducted in the Zone of Exclusion, and its security is largely left whom it borders, the outright settlement of colonists or permanent installations in the Zone of Exclusion is strictly forbidden.

Known Races

Races

Information on the Juhseungi

Despite a century of conflict on Earth, little is known about the Juhseungi themselves - if they are at any reasonable factor distinct from their automated forces utilized on Earth. The Juhseungi, namely, utilize their automated forces near exclusively in all their discovered and past operations - both technological and biological in nature. While the Technological Drones are, for humanity, easy to comprehend and see the utilizations of - the biological "drones" the Juhseungi have employed have always raised more questions than answers.

These biological drones are often based on existing non-sapient, but always sentient, biological life in the area the Juhseungi have occupied - on Earth, whilst some clearly exotic and not earthbound basis were used for a number of Juhseungi Drones, animals such as Bovines and Canines were clearly used as a basis for growing biological drones driven by a higher purpose to attack targets. All the same, Juhseungi drones only superficially represent their original base DNA and are often grafted with technological elements. It is theorized that these drones, while effective to a number of degrees in combat, mainly serve in a morale damaging capacity, which itself raises questions with no answers. It is also possible that larger technological drones also possess biologically based drone components such as Navigators (Subspace travel, at least in human terms, requiring some form of biological input). It is therefore possible that most of the Juhseungi are no longer individual sapient life forms - and their space based forces may simply be extensions of the technology already "understood" by Mankind. Given the pre-dispensation for using organic material of a neural nature in even basic technology, it is likely the Juhseungi do not even possess artificial intelligence as mankind understands it.

All the same - in terms of facts, the Juhseungi clearly require an Oxygen based atmosphere, though at slightly higher concentrations than are ideal for Humans, or their terraforming serves no purpose. Aside from this, very little is known about just exactly what the Juhseungi are, their purpose and their ambitions, let alone any concrete facts about their own biology.

Information on "Oracle":

Oracle was a lifeform recovered from the wreck of an alien craft in the Sea of Japan in 1991. Its recovery marked the culmination of the 1st Incident and sparked the final phase of the Korean War. Transported to the mainland United States and classified at the highest levels possible, Oracle was not fully disclosed to members outside of the Security Council and ultimately the G8 until after the Exodus. Credited with most of the early technological advances and in the late 21st century, the first working human built FTL drive, it is argued by many that Oracle's actions can be credited with Humanity's survival.

However, it is also argued that without Oracle's arrival in the Solar System in the 1990's, the entire Juhseungi incursion would of been avoided. Oracle, as divulged in now un-classified documents, revealed that in their attempt to escape Juhseungi pursuit after the fall of their own civilization, was forced to head towards the habitable world of Earth (Daemystis 3, by Oracle's designation) in an attempt to hide their craft and undertake repairs. The unfortunate pursuit of several unexpected Juhseungi craft resulted in its uncontrolled entry and the eventual arrival of Juhseungi containment forces. Oracle's information relates that the Juhseungi pursued the remnants of their people for two purposes - one, an unknown directive -the second, they related, was that Oracle's species were easily manipulated and harvested for use in Juhseungi advanced biological technology.

Oracle's assistance is thus based on his desire to "make-up" for involving the Juhseungi in Earth-bound affairs. While the assistance of Oracle was arguably of paramount importance, mistrust and suspicion dogged many of his projects - and in particular Oracle's desire that his successful projects were disseminated accordingly. Documents relate that, on at least two separate occasions Oracle was able to disseminate technical data despite having no access to outside networks - thus leading to the United States divulging its existence and officially resolving the technology sharing problem to Oracle's satisfaction. Oracle was eventually placed under UN supervision.

During the twilight years of the Pre-Exodus era, Oracle finally completed the technical elements of an FTL drive capable of being utilized by Humanity. Shortly after this, Oracle, without explanation, left Earth in a human built ship with a small human crew. Contact with either Oracle or their species has thus been lost and a certain element of reverence, anger, suspicion and desire for a common ally against the Juhseungi generally prevails in attempts to find the elusive race, if it has survived at all.

In terms of Physiology, Oracle - if a typical example of their race, is identified as humanoid of insectoid origination. Featuring large, compound eyes and four upper limbs and two lower limbs, The species is quite flexible and features, like many insectoids found on Earth, a carapace - though Oracle wore "clothing", though it was never discerned whether this was to adapt to Human customs or as their race's culture dictated. Oracle described their species as a "loose-hive" - while interconnected and reliant on each other, each individual was exactly that, capable of independent thought and action. According to Oracle's own information - the species was split into four sexes roughly equivalent to male and female and split into two pairs, a male and female pair that were capable of breeding and a male and female pair that were, typically, of average intelligence but greater strength and incapable of breeding, whom made up the larger working element of the species. There appeared to be little obvious difference between male and females themselves. Due to the reliance of the species on pheromones for large amounts of communication - though capable of vocal speech and limited thought transmission to other species - the largest problem with Oracle was the development of reliable translation methods. Oracle's own capability of learning multiple Earth languages in a short amount of time did, to some measure, alleviate this.

While Oracle's own civilization had reportedly largely dissolved in the face of Juhseungi aggression, Oracle maintained that their people were still capable of fighting and their established, millenia old monarchal-democratic hybrid system of government was still capable of action. Perhaps the Juhseungi's apparent uninterest in anything outside of their ordered areas is indication that Oracle's race still fights for survival - or that the Juhseungi are engaged in methodical wars of genocide throughout the galaxy for whatever purpose, and eventually their gaze must return to our region of space.

The Human Diaspora:

The Human race as it stands in 2291 is not the same as it was at the beginning of the Exodus. Massive migration and depopulation of entire areas and the Exodus itself lead to a reduction in genetic diversity and wiped out many smaller ethnic groups, particularly in Africa and amidst the disasters in South East Asia. Combined with a rushed evacuation effort, poor technological practices in early cloning and the loss of hundreds of colonies and millions of people in particular has somewhat homogenised the human race in its smallest concentrations, whilst technological advancement and necessary modifications for living on certain worlds has brought into being humans that are not quite the same as the multitude of their peers.

Indeed, even within specific ethnic groups there is both great diversity (The Han Diaspora of the Chinese colonies) and little divergence (The mandated purity of some of the smaller independent colonies). The Human race has, as such, lost great amounts of its diversity that is only just beginning to heal, and in many cases, only through divergences in specific ethnic groups rather than a great intermingling of the species. Racism is now, more frequently, simple xenophobia, with many nations created along ethnic lines - whilst true cosmopolitanism is largely confined to those evacuations undertaken as a group effort or political philosophy.

Culturally, the near death experience of the entire species and the brutal harshness of the initial colonial period has left its mark both on the pysche of proceeding generations and on the historical record. Authoritarianism is more widely accepted, but so too is liberty more fiercely guarded, depending on whom you ask and to which nation or ethnic group you pose the question. There is much division, however, even amongst former allies - and It is remarked by some pessimists that humanity only survived its Exodus in order to spite anyone else that may have done so.

Origin Nations

These are the nations extant in some form at the time of the Exodus. Independent evacuations were undertaken both by seperatist groups, UN programs, corporations and other concerns, so this is not a definitive list and as such feel free to inquire further.

The People's Republic of China
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Democratic Federation of American States - USA/Mexico/Caribbean/Central American Nations
Commonwealth of Nations - UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada + refugees from nations that were members - primarily South Africa & India.
Japan
The European Union - Members of EU during Exodus - Sixth French Republic, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ireland, Malta, Greece, Cyprus.
The Empire of Germany
Korean Republic
Islamic Republic of Tawhid - Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE. (Arab League members during Exodus)
Federal Nordic Co-Operative - Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Iceland/Greenland
Andean Alliance - Chile/Bolivia/Ecuador/Peru/Colombia/Venezuela
Unified Benelux Republic - Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
Republic of Turkey
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Incl. Albania
The Bulgarian Tsardom
Italian Empire/Novus Imperium Romanum
Republic of Israel

Notable diasporas covered in UN programs:
South East Asian Nations from Bangladesh through to Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines
African Diasporas
Brazil/Argentina

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[b]Brief Nation History:[/b]

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[b]Society Information:[/b]
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[b]Notable Locations:[/b]

[b][u]Military Information:[/u][/b]
[b]Military Doctrine:[/b]
[b]Military Strengths:[/b]
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[b]Foreign Policy:[/b]

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Note: There is no need to go into exquisite detail for your application - that can come with time, RP, in character development and discussion, just hit the basic points and all will be well.

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If anything confuses you or you wish to know more, please PM me or use the thread and I'll be happy to help you. While this is a mix of realism and space opera, there will be no real gamification metrics and I will be extending a measure of common sense to individuals to keep it orderly and not have fleets of thousands of ships, don't make me regret it ;).

Legacies of the Exodus (Sci-Fi NRP)

I'm going to flip this into the actual roleplay section within the next 24 hours or so where it can encourage a few more people to take a look at it.

EDIT: It is so.