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Your advisors and key commanders of your military:

Knight Captain Katherine Drake is your fleet's Wing Commander. She has been working to help rebuild the attack squadrons in the aftermath of the fighting. Personnel losses were low among the attack units. Until more ships are repaired or built she's dealing with having more crews than ships for them. For now crews are rotating for patrols.

Knight Captain Kim Yu Chung is overseeing minesweeping efforts. Tens of thousands of mines were laid during the enemy invasion to trip up their fleet and many are left over. Recovering them will not only make space lanes safer for salvage teams, but replenish your badly depleted warhead stockpiles. Work on this is nearing completion.

Uyi Rna, the General of your Army, has returned after personally overseeing the troops fighting in the DRH 2 relay. The General seems quite pleased you've promoted as many prospective Knights as you have.

Wiremu Tama is the Admiral of your Fleet.

Fadila Saqqaf is your leading diplomatic adviser.

C.F. Vanderwal is a former House Erid noble now serving with your intelligence division as part of his parole.

Chide Dlam'ard, the Governor of Rioja is working to restructure the local economy, keeping it afloat until normal trade resumes.

Knight Commander Myrish Avun, formerly of House Sulos, has joined your fleet leading elements that defected from her House. Intel is still going through the long process of vetting her people. For now her Talos Heavy Carrier is crewed by a mix of her own personnel and some of yours that have served aboard the Majestic.
While you have vouched for Avun, negotiations between the Knight and Count Jerik are still ongoing. Eventually the Avun will have to go to the House capital if they're to ever become a Baron of your House.

You're currently attending a ball celebrating the return of your army and victory against the Nasidum invasion attempt.

For House and Dominion! Hype edition!

>Eventually the Avun will have to go to the House capital if they're to ever become a Baron of your House.
Once thing calms down in the Relays perhaps we can go with her to publicly support her?

>>771327
For house and Dominion!

While at the ball you've been talking to Hera Boosalis and Phas Rah'ne, two upcoming hopefuls to possibly become Knight Commanders some day. The latter has some reservations about the use of antimatter based afterburners and the danger they pose to habitable worlds.

You've promised to look into efforts to minimise danger they may pose to unshielded planets and until then their use will now face certain restrictions. This should cut down on incidents that might cause civilian casualties.

As you anticipated Mike isn't entirely happy about this. "I'm worried it may cause pilots to second guess the decision to use their afterburners to punch out of a bad situation. That sort of delay can cost lives."

"What about civilians?" you ask.

"I don't want to kill civilians any more than you do, but there are times when you have to choose between keeping your crew alive or not. You've had to abandon ships before. "

>What say?
Do you intend to keep the restrictions? Find a way to work around them?

>>771493
Simply don't deploy the medium cruisers around inhabited planets until people have figured out how hazardous the ABs can actually be?

>>771493
Should probably make pilots and their closest crew aware of the dangers of the afterburners and then tell them to not overdo it but it up to them when and when not to use it. I don't want to gimp ourselves overly much.

>>771493
Wouldn't setting off afterburners in atmosphere be considered a treaty violation? I think that would be reason enough not to do it. "Technically Not a War Criminal" is still better than "Actual War Criminal," if only just.

Or if it hasn't been ratified as a violation yet, is it likely it will be?

>>771493
We've also had to take risks when the easier option would have resulted in a treaty violation.
Pilots don't live in a vacuum and the question is if you're willing or capable of living with yourself after burning up a city with the backwash.

>>771584
I can use this to calculate the amount of deflection necessary to figure out how much thrust the booster has to sacrifice when near planets!

>>771584
How does the change when hitting the atmosphere and magnetic field of a habitable planet?

I only know there's supposed to be hueg amounts of deadly radiation in space, and not very much makes it down to the surface.

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>>771525
>Wouldn't setting off afterburners in atmosphere be considered a treaty violation?
Yes, though I'm not entirely sure a ship would survive using afterburners in an atmosphere.

Pic related is the real problem.
EDIT: This should be more accurate.

>>771627
Well I hope this one is a bit better for you.

>>771633
This is a thing I've considered as well. At best I could imagine the atmosphere and magnetic field cutting it down to 25% of that distance for its lethal range. Which is still quite a bit, you'd be outside the planet's gravity well for sure.

>>771651
What precautions does the dominion take with their phase cannons and other high yield weaponry that can easily devastate a planet? We had several battles that took place close to inhabited planets, and if the planetary shields failed I would assume a hit from a heavy phase cannon would be just as devastating.

>what do
We could use the ship's computer to automatically deactivate the ABs if they're pointed a planet and within lethat range.

>>771690
>We could use the ship's computer to automatically deactivate the ABs if they're pointed a planet and within lethat range.
This is the sort of think Mike is most worried about, taking away the pilot's ability to choose.
I suppose a manual or biometric override could be allowed. A warning system could also be built into the afterburner controls.

Would this be acceptable?

>>771833
>Would this be acceptable?
Yeah, and make sure to mention this during crew and officer training.

>>771833
Now that I think about it modern ships already boost the exhaust speed with repulsors so if we can modify the exhaust angle by 0.688 degrees we can halve the hazard range. Still figuring out the amount of energy required but it should be on the level of a few percent for the first halving.

>>771833
>Would this be acceptable?

Sure. Every pilot of an AB equipped ship should be told they'll most likely be killing more people than there are on their ship if they do it though.

Maybe also some sort of contract that the pilot is responsible for any punishable actions instead of the House?

With Mike's largest concerns mollified you get back to the party.

You make a special point to be seen near and talking to Avun along with other Knights and nobles who have defected to your House over the past year or more. There are quite a few but most do not have any real power besides what their holdings grant them. Those lacking land don't even have that and they're stuck waiting to see if they can make a place for themselves in the House.

It makes for quite a few people to talk to.

Fadila applauds your dedication to the new allies.
"That fact that you've actually bothered to talk to them let alone see them face to face will probably reassure those who were having doubts about defection. I hope it will make for less strife within the House in the future. Once they're accepted it will give us a much stronger position if it ever comes to convincing others to join us."

Avun it seems remains wary of Count Jerik.

"I'm to depart for the capital in another month. We'll meet up with an escort in the Centri cluster and head for the capital but on the way there your... our command wants us to stage several hit and run attacks against enemy positions."

Might as well not waste a trip you guess.

"What is the escort to consist of?" you wonder.

"Knight Captain Felix Ekwueme will be commanding an assault corvette wing and two medium cruiser escorts are being lead by a Kight Lieutenant Matyáš Fox."

You try not to crush the small glass you're holding with your cybernetic limb.

It doesn't take long for a text message to reach you from Valeri. "Would you prefer that something unfortunate happened to him?"

[ ] Find a way to kill him while away from the capital
[ ] Kill him if a good opportunity arises
[ ] Take him down if he attempts to board Avun's ship
[ ] Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
[ ] other

>>772096
>[ ] Take him down if he attempts to board Avun's ship

>>772096
>[ ] Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
But make sure that Avun knows enough to take precautions.

>>772096
>[ ] Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
Just make sure nothing happens to Avun and everything will be fine.
Might want to look into his financial and legal situation just to make sure there isn't any way to remove him from command later.

>>772096
>[ ] Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
Make sure she knows all about him being the lapdog of someone that doesn't like change. And that they pulled the same thing on us a while ago.

>>772096
[X] Crush the glass in your hand anyways
[X] Take him down if he attempts to board Avun's ship

Also perhaps we should send some of our own Knights with Avun? Wouldn't want her to be backstabbed like we where and if she where she would have the support of our elite forces.

>>772096
>[x] Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
He should focus on keeping Avun safe. However, if Fox tries to pull any shit, he's free to ruin the guy any way he wants to. I think we're not using VV to the best of his abilities. Maybe we should let him have some fun with the terran triads?

>We'll meet up with an escort
Would it be possible to send and additional escort for Avun's carrier? Preferably one that's not much use in any other capacity besides escorting her ship. Didn't we manage to salvage several older exodus battleships? We could deploy these as an escort for the heavy carrier to keep people from getting stupid ideas.

>>772145
>>772217
You warn Avun about the danger the Knight Lt poses.

>>772245
>Didn't we manage to salvage several older exodus battleships? We could deploy these as an escort for the heavy carrier to keep people from getting stupid ideas.
Yes that's certainly possible.

>Don't kill him, it could reflect badly on Avun's command
This seems to be the consensus.

Do you want to send Valeri, a Recon team or both along to watch Avun's back?

>Also perhaps we should send some of our own Knights with Avun?
That could work too.

[ ] Openly send knights you trust as backup
[ ] Quietly send backup (Valeri)
[ ] Quietly send backup (Recon Team)
Or some combination?

>>772341
>[ ] Openly send knights you trust as backup
Barely veil it as "aid in raiding"

>>772341
>[ ] Openly send knights you trust as backup
How could Fox refuse? Raiding is our forte, if we're sending people they're good at it.

>>772341
>[x] Openly send knights you trust as backup
I'm not against this if we find volunteers. I'm sure there are knights and officers who want to earn additional promotions.


>[x] Quietly send backup (Recon Team)
This also seems like a very decent idea, although we should inform Avun.

>>772096
[x] Other: Contact Count Jerik & the Dro'al Council (forget the specific name of them).

Inform them at in light of past events, we must insist that they remove Fox from this detail. We have no faith in Fox, and can only presume that his involvement shows bad faith upon the part of the House toward Avun.

If need be, we can play on the Council's desire to not see Dro'al influence slip within the House?


And why does 'Felix Ekwueme' sound familiar in a bad way?

>>772470
Actually this is a good idea. We can at least try, it's not like it'll preclude us from sending some Knights we trust if it doesn't work. Of course a couple of the Councilors must be in whatever group Fox is, so it could be difficult.

I'll change my vote to this, my earlier one can be the backup plan.

>>772470
I think we should ask Fadila about that first.

>>772407
>although we should inform Avun.
i figured that was a given.

>>772516
>>772470
>Contact Count Jerik & the Council
>Inform them at in light of past events, we must insist that they remove Fox from this detail.
You tell Avun of your intention to do this.
"Are you sure that's a good idea? The Count was the one who told me who my escort was going to be."

>>772529
>I think we should ask Fadila about that first.
"You could ask Count Jerik to assign someone else but that might be seen by some as meddling in the affairs of state. I can't say I agree with the decision to put such a... controversial officer on an assignment but the Count probably has his reasons."

Protest the assignment / try to get Fox reassigned? Y/N?

>>772611
>Protest the assignment / try to get Fox reassigned? Y/N?
N

We don't trust the guy but the count's still our boss. We give Avun a decent escort, and things should be fine.

>>772611
>N
I don't want to go against the Count on this. Worst case Fox does something really stupid and we get to kill him. Best case nothing at all comes of it. Besides the Count is hardly a retard. He must have some purpose behind this.

>>772611
N

>>772611
I would like to hear the counts reasoning behind choosing that ass hole. Especially after the shit he pulled on us.

Also, for House and Dominion!

>>772611
I mean, we can argue that since the charges against us were dropped and there was no definitive way to say we were set up or not, it would be a bad idea to put the person most likely to have set us up in almost the exact same situation we were framed in with the newest and controversial addition to the House.

I don't really think arguing could be a good idea though since Count Jerik was probably part of the plot.

>>772662
I suppose we could.

>>772611
>I can't say I agree with the decision to put such a... controversial officer on an assignment but the Count probably has his reasons

"What is 'someone is getting framed for treason', Alex."


Hey, wait. Don't we have that recording of Fox saying he expected us to resist the (then) Earl's Guard and get killed, and if [Unknown Parties] wanted us assassinated, they should have found someone else?

Would that be enough to somehow get Fox arrested for treason or something? Long enough that they'll need someone else for this detail?

>>772685
>Would that be enough to somehow get Fox arrested for treason or something?
The count told Sonia to stop poking around. Multiple times.

>>772722
That was Governor Rna.

Fox was never covered in that, iirc?

>>772730
>Fox was never covered in that, iirc?
I'm pretty sure it was 'everything' connected to that incident.

>>772730
He told Sonia to stop looking into whoever was part of the plot (even though we never really were.)

I suppose a conspiracy to convict us of treason wouldn't really be covered in that? I dunno, he could just not care.

>>772722
>>772758


I thought that was about the dude who kidnapped our sister and her friends?

>>772341
[x] Openly send knights

We should make it seem like we don't trust Avun, but give them orders to help Avun at every opportunity if something happens.

>>772780
Nah, iirc he just didn't want us to know the guy that did the job was still around because he had secret cloning tech and had made a deal with him so he wouldn't be a huge problem for the House. Which was a bit silly, I don't really see how it could be seen as his fault, there wasn't really any better option in that situation and there's no way he could've known the guy would take a job to kidnap Sonia and her family.

We made an agreement to pay the House, go under house arrest and "stop looking into the land grab plot" because it would probably have started a conflict between the two factions in the House if we actually were.

>>772780
>I thought that was about the dude who kidnapped our sister and her friends?
The kidnapping for ransom was a completely unrelated incident probably that was initially sparked by Sonia disrupting a drug running and harvesting operation on the edge of her land.
Disposable assets were sent after Sonia while slightly more professional ones were sent to recover Bekka.

>>772722
>>772730
>>772748
>I'm pretty sure it was 'everything' connected to that incident.
"Vanderwal, remind me again what it was that I wasn't supposed to look into any more?"
"Anything related to House Jerik-Dremine's old guard nobles actively trying to sabotage your position. I suspect he had political or financial ties to a few of the people he had to execute." The older man shrugs.
"But he is the head of the House, he's supposed to have ties to everyone, otherwise he's not doing his job."

>>772808
>>772857

Thank you, so I guess I fall in the 'Don't question the count' camp for this one

>>772857
as good a time as any for the threadly reminder that Vanderwal is going to kill us one of these days

>>772972

I like to think he finds our antics funny enough he doesn't want to or at least doesn't think to often about it.

>>772857
>that was initially sparked by Sonia disrupting a drug running and harvesting operation on the edge of her land.
As a reminder you wrecked some marijuana plants which are normally grown for use in poisons for assassination. One of the more semi-legal drugs that can actually threaten Dro'all physiology despite their poison resistance.

>>772995
Pretty much.
Makes not quite retirement more interesting.

>>773083
>Makes not quite retirement more interesting.
I wonder if he'll come with us to the Dyson Sphere.
Hey, that could be a side task for him. Track down sources of info on it inside Faction space.

>>773220
Speaking of the Dyson Sphere, TSTG, is there an in-universe reason for how it's possible? IIRC some scientist did the math and found it was impossible to build one since no material could realistically hold a structure that large together.

>>773220
>>773242

I get the sad feeling that we are all imagining the sphere similar to what we saw in Halo 4 when it's probably a giant solar sail around a star like what the Geth were building in ME 3. If I am wrong and it is closer to what we saw in Halo 4 I will happily accept being wrong.

>>773242
Neeranic wizardry involving new types of matter, monopoles, and other things probably/

http://www.strawpoll.me/11379001

>>773299
I petition for Eldal to be relegated and replaced with Maybourne or Linda

>>773242
>IIRC some scientist did the math and found it was impossible to build one since no material could realistically hold a structure that large together.
My knowledge of such things isn't what it once was. Would the strong interaction be out of the question?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_interaction
Even if it was I can immediately think of at least 2 ways around it with in universe technologies. Not that you guys have access to said technologies.

>>773254
I try not to think about Halo 4 and stopped reading the novels around the same time.
The Fortress world of Onyx from the novels as far as I read them was planet sized. Inside of it was a system that contained a dyson sphere of unspecific size in slipspace which was larger than the actual planet.
Or at least that's what I took from it. Was an interesting idea.

>>773260
The Neeran did not build it, they are merely caretakers.

>>773375
Eh I can think of a few ways to make a Dyson sphere work using strange matter, negative mass or space stretching if we allow for some speculation on how the universe works at such scales. Dyson spheres don't work if we built one today using the technology we can project into the future but this just means the answer is one we haven't thought of yet.

>>773340
http://www.strawpoll.me/11541880

Go nuts, it's multivote.

You're not going to question the Count about his decision but you sure as hell are going to assign some of your Knights to help protect Avun. And as much as you'd like Fox dead you're not going to risk Avun's career over it. Not unless the other Knight does something first.

"We have time to prepare but I'll say this now; Watch your back out there."

Speaking of things you have time for, this whole celebration is still much too big to see everyone personally. Which group would you like to focus on?

1) Nobles / Civilians [Fadila]
2) New Knights / Officers [Drake]
3) The Rank and file [Rna]

Taking the time to see them will increase the morale of the associated group on Rioja.

>>773462
>3) The Rank and file [Rna]

Groundpounders have been getting the short end of the stick, as usual. Loyalty and morale are relatively high in the other two groups.

>>773462
>3) The Rank and file [Rna]
we can raise the morale of the nobles/civilians using money but the rank and file are what win wars and maintain order.

>>773462
>3) The Rank and file [Rna]

>>773462
>3) The Rank and file [Rna]
We don't really interact as much as we used to with these guys any more.

>>773462
>[x] 1) Nobles / Civilians [Fadila]

The New Knights + Troops just had a morale boost from the Parade.

>>773462
>3) The Rank and file [Rna]

>>773462

3) The Rank and file [Rna]

We work with Drake every day. She and by extension most of the knights under her have easier access to us then the troops.

Nobles and civies are always at or damn near the top of priorities that we try to protect.

We've given our troops little attention, so lets give the ground pounders some love for a little. They've gone through as much of a grinder as anyone else has.

TSTG, most important officials from the big Houses seem to be from the ruling families e.g. the countless Ber'helum or Nirium family members we've run into over the years, however, in J-D there aren't many Jeriks or Dremines running around. Why is that? Are people who perform well enough adopted into the ruling family in the larger houses? Going by family name presence in the quest, you'd think we're actually house Rna.

>>773568
I'd assumed that Rna was the Dro'all equivalent of Smith

>>773462
>B) New Knights / Officers [Drake]
They just got their promotions at this event, right? I think they deserve the immediate face time.

That being said we should probably book out some of our time in the near future for formally reviewing our forces (gives the opportunity to speak to our troops and pilots en mass) and having more informal meetings with our upwardly mobile knights and officers to see how we can support their ambitions in a way that best serves out house. Maybe a week or two from now we can also start having private appointments with relevant nobles or commercial interests.

Oh, and whether on Rioja or elsewhere in the run we should establish that planetside warfare training facility.

>>773568
Most of the Jerik family is in the Home Fleet under the command of Baron Archivald. Most of those that have fought in the war or against the Neeran have simply been in the opposite set of deployments from yours. I'm sure there are plenty of lower ranked relatives of theirs under your command now.

Early in the quest, especially in the campaign against the Warlords it was expected that much of the expeditionary force would be wiped out so the more powerful families tried to keep their more important heirs back. Mostly.
People like Daska Rna and Troy Harmen volunteered.

Dremine was always a smaller House and for a long time they got much smaller. There are probably some people by that family name in positions of power in other Houses though. You have an Erid commanding the House Pantaq forces in the Run for instance.

Any number of reasons really.

>>773615
They are a big family in your House.

>>773630
Speaking of house families, did we invite any of the Harmen family to the ball?

Shit I walked away for a bit and my post never went through.

You head down to areas where the rank and file are partying. They seem to get the worst of it and for once they need the attention.

The first thing that you notice is the much more substantial presence of MP's. They're in full armor, though it's been dressed up a bit for the occasion. Four soldiers are being dragged away to the brig. Looks like they're keeping busy.

With the extra presence of MP's cracking down the NCO's seem to be doing their part to keep the troops from getting too rowdy. A little bit is okay though and there seem to be plenty of drinks.

The closest thing to a dance among the regulars are sections that are more like a rave.

"I almost miss my old unit." Rufaro comments. "Almost."

Your personal guard are kept busy watching for potential threats as you interact with the soldiers. A good portion of the visit is just spent keeping everyone from snapping to attention when you enter a room. The rest is spent trading stories and listening to how things have been on the front.

One thing is for sure, nobody liked the fighting on Rioja, but their experience training in the local environment gave them an edge against Nasidum troops. The equipment upgrades you've gone to the trouble of outfitting the army with have been helpful. NCO's are certain casualties would have been much worse without them.

"We've fought in campaigns with the older model body armor. The Marine suits may seem like barely any protection these days, but against older small arms you notice the improvement."

"If you see or hear about any good armor or other gear for the regular troops let me know." you tell a few.

Talking to some soldiers still waiting for replacement limbs helps to reassure them they'll get fixed up.

"Why did you go with a cybernetic replacement sir?" asks one.

>What say?

>>774039
Fuck I posted it in a random /tg/ thread and it's too old to delete.

>>774039
"Robot arms are fucking awesome, that's why."

>>774039
I had the possibility to upgrade. My arm could probably take out every single electronic device in the room and can detect lower quality cloaks.

>>774039

"I could have waited for a new arm and be out of it for while. Or I could have gotten a kick ass robotic arm that does a lot of neat things. Plus it's shark skin."

Is it still shark skin? Or did we go synthetic skin? I remember for a while we were all about sharks... Are we past the shark phase now?

>>774105
Nope, that idiocy was destroyed when we infiltrated the Neeran testing area. Luckily.

>>774039
I was in a rush to get back into action, then afterwards I liked the extra features too much to go back.

>>774119

Thanks, well we still have our shark themed ship with a plasma cannon in its mouth... Though I guess we're not talking about it then?

Though now that I think of personally owned ships... I should hop over to the wiki to check on what shape our personal ships are in. Ships like the Bittenfeld.

>>774141
Nah, shark shaped ships are cool. Shark skin arms are just silly. I mean, it's sort of like liking you car so much you get a tattoo of it.

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>>774105
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/567757/#p567836

>Is it still shark skin?
Not anymore.
>Or did we go synthetic skin?
Eventually.

>Are we past the shark phase now?
You haven't tried to replace your body with a giant shark combat form so I think we may be.

>>774039
>What say?
"I was conducting a lot of combat and boarding operations when I lost my organic arm. I saw an opportunity to replace it with something more functional, something useful for operating in restricted environments where support is limited."

"It's been very useful so far, there's a built-in sensor array I can trigger whenever I need to take a scan of something, or panic a sensor officer with the sudden EM burst."

for while. Or I could upgrade. I was conducting a lot of combat and boarding operations when I lost my organic arm. I saw an opportunity to replace it with something more functional.
Besides my new one could probably take out every single civilian electronic device in the room and can detect lower quality cloaks."

There are a few appreciative murmurs from the nearby soldiers.

"I may have gone a little over budget with the sensor array though."
Most line soldiers wouldn't be able to afford a high end combat prosthetic on their own budgets let alone the equipment you loaded into yours.

Through conversations you're eventually informed about a few of the more unfortunate soldiers in the army. They have a rare genetic disorder that prevents cloning. House medics and doctors have seen it before and they can handle it. The real problem is that one of them has enough nerve damage they can't use cybernetics.

Missing an arm, Kanya Metharom is slated to undergo assessment for a non-combat role or possibly retired.

Do you want to make use of your considerable resources to help them in some way?

>>774323
Sure. Can we find out if there's some new nerve-restoring surgery we can attempt? Any solution would be good.

>>774323
Interesting. Is this a case of 'the typical/cost effective cybernetics' too much nerve damage, or is it a legit case of being beyond cybernetics?

Certainly help them out, though I'm not really certain how. Turn them into the teacher from Starship Troopers?

I guess some info on this Kanya Metharom would be helpful? Infantry? Special Forces? Logistics? Terran?

>>774388
>Turn them into the teacher from Starship Troopers?
Maybe we could robocop him? Rig him up with a neural system and some power armor.

>>774386
There may be some newer treatments available which would be reserved for the wealthy.
These might not clearly fall into the traditional cloning or cybernetic branches.

>>774388
>Is this a case of 'the typical/cost effective cybernetics' too much nerve damage, or is it a legit case of being beyond cybernetics?
It would be difficult to use cybernetics to get around the damage. Expensive difficult but not impossible.
The other method would be to clone the needed parts from a universal donor but it would not be nearly as seamless as normal limb cloning procedures. Either would require extensive work on the nervous system to replace or circumvent it.

>I guess some info on this Kanya Metharom would be helpful? Infantry? Special Forces? Logistics? Terran?
Mechanised Infantry.
Human Female.
A refugee from Terran space that fled here with her family. Parents are both employed in Strymon city and got jobs there as part of efforts to find jobs for newly arriving refugees. Enlisted shortly after her last birthday.

Average marksmanship ratings but above average reflexes until getting shot up.

>>774397
Might be an option.

Feel free to discuss other options. See you in the morning.

>>774481
Possible medical experimentation aside, perhaps offer a position in the planetary administration as an advocate or liaison for Terran refugees on the planet.

>>774481
>Feel free to discuss other options.
Test subject for the Neeran regenerator?

Medical nanites? We almost used them stealing that Neeran ship when we were injured. They might have advanced more now with the Kythera samples.

Clone a new body and swap heads/brains?

X-COM MEC augmentation and power armor?

We should probably talk to her for starters, see what she wants to do.

>>774542
>X-COM MEC augmentation and power armor?
That could actually be good. I doubt any person that volunteers for the military would like to leave because they were crippled.

It would have to be volunteer only though.

>>774609
We could even approach Baron Dante about producing the most devastating armor design to go with it as well.

>>774481
If she's open to retirement from combat duty get her a cushy job in the same city as her parents. Otherwise look into getting medical treatment from the FA if they have experimental tech better able to handle the nerve damage.
I'm against putting a substantial amount of money into her just in case the word get outs too far that we offer free fixes to anyone that comes asking.

I've been thinking about the problem AM afterburners pose. One solution could be to use a modified shield that only captures heavier elements because they'd be naturally moving slower. Depends a lot on how modifiable the speed of stopped objects is but it could pretty much eliminate unstable isotopes that would decay in atmosphere.
This coupled with repulsors increasing the radius of the virtual nozzle reducing the energy per m^2 should allow the ships to function as close as 100'000 km.

>>774323
How does somebody with a problem like that end up in an active combat role? I know we needed troops but if the conditipn is that rare, wouldn't it be sensible to deploy people with it in some other capacity?

>>774933
By being exceptionally skilled, and ambitious?

Military service is the main path for raising your status in the Dominion.

>>774650
>retirement from combat duty get her a cushy job in the same city as her parents.
Will be offered.

>Otherwise look into getting medical treatment from the FA if they have experimental tech better able to handle the nerve damage.
>I'm against putting a substantial amount of money into her just in case the word get outs too far that we offer free fixes to anyone that comes asking.
Being sent to the Alliance would probably mean signing on with them for awhile. At least until the civil war is over.

Another option might be sending her to Terran space. You'd still have to provide some money since their universal health care wouldn't cover anything that could get her back up to combat readiness.

>>774933
The genetic disorder wasn't picked up by the recruitment screening. Officer recruitment is more thorough and might have picked it up sooner.
Some Dro'all have an equivalent condition.

Issues with damage to the nervous system were probably exacerbated by injury or radiation exposure.


AAAAA! All guardsman party updated!

>>775195
>Military service is the main path for raising your status in the Dominion.
That's true but most of the people regularly involved in infantry combat Sonia knows have lost a limb at one point. You'd think the system would place people like that in positions where injuries like that are less likely.

>>775280
Guess my post was a few seconds too late. Thanks for the answers tstg.

>Another option might be sending her to Terran space.
J-D is currently doing pretty well, we could use this case to push for a house-wide effort to hire health care specialists and import advanced medical technology from other houses or factions for the gaggle of species we host.

If things work out, we might even become the place where the other human houses send their VIPs in case they're unwilling or unable to visit terran space.

Your wounded solder is terrified by the idea of fighting Neeran but would certainly be up for visiting Terran space. Trying to get a more experimental treatment there would certainly be cheaper and potentially less invasive than some of the more expensive options.

Even if a better method of treatment is found it's probably not a good idea to return Kanya to a front line combat role and risk similar injuries in the future.

Either way you promise to try to find a way to help them, even if you don't yet know what form that help will take.
I'll probably throw that into the next survey.

The celebration and parties wind down and disperse with a minimal of arrests and casualties. Atmospheric containment fields stay up for the better part of a week, giving time for more of the civilians in the capital to enjoy the weather and to aid in cleanup.

The local Iratar sales reps love the extra exposure given to the tech and are able to make some sales. A few nobles that have moved here from the homeworlds are discussing the possibility of buying a few systems for the capital and Rioja city then donating them as a PR stunt. Until that happens the existing generators are moved back to their original locations.

Work crews finish repairs to the refugee processing stations in time for the arrival of new ships from the Centri cluster. Despite the Civil War the DRH 1 Relay is still considered by some to be safer than facing Neeran attacks.
Most of the Dominion worlds remaining in the Deep Space 2 colony zone have thrown in with the Alliance. Their respective Houses and Governor have signed agreements giving the Alliance overall control of those worlds in return for protection from the Neeran and neutrality from the Dominion's civil war. Once the war with the Neeran is over they're to be returned to the Houses they previously belonged to. Convenient if those Houses lose the rest of their territory to others in the fighting.

Word has reached you that House Kharbos units have located another Aries built nav station in the Centri cluster. It's been abandoned and was stripped for parts but it could be made operational again. If it were repaired it could open a second route to the DRH 1 relay, although it would require a slightly longer and faster jump.
This was probably part of a plan to let certain Dominion Houses circumvent the Navigator's Guild control of the nav relay system.

While they haven't publicly admitted to finding the matching station the House Kharbos ambassador has approached you and the local allies about buying the station you located.

You could sell it to them, more money is always a good thing, especially the way you go through it. The sale could also have political requirements, like demanding they support Ber'helum as the next Ruling House.
Selling it to the Ruling House might give them an edge they sorely need.
Understandably the Navigators want it as well and would be willing to solidify certain salvage agreements for it.

>>775504
>The sale could also have political requirements, like demanding they support Ber'helum as the next Ruling House.
Definitely in favor of this

>>775512
>>775504
Same

>>775504
>>775504
On the one hand: Money and maybe political favors
On the other hand: Salvage.

Why must you make me choose TSTG? My initial thought it is give it to the guild, but I have a feeling that would hurt our relations with Kharbos since they did ask us about it.

I wouldn't mind Kharbos's money with how much we have had to spend getting our territory back in shape. If we did do the political favor angle I would actually say that having them support the Ruling House might actually be what is needed. The RH is stretched a bit thin in places isn't it? I know we support Ber'helum, but what we don't want is the RH falling while we are still fighting the Pro Aries side.

>>775504

For House and Salvage!

Damn it all tempting salvage OR political backing? Choices choices...

As much as I want more Salvage, we already have a shit ton to take care of. We can always work out something with the Guild later, but this civil war needs to be taken care of and a new head of the Dominion chosen so...

You could sell it to them, more money is always a good thing, especially the way you go through it. The sale could also have political requirements, like demanding they support Ber'helum as the next Ruling House.

>>775504
Could our house build copies of these aries stations?

>Decision
Can we get an update on the political and military situation in the rest of the dominion from Fadila?

>>775504
>Understandably the Navigators want it as well and would be willing to solidify certain salvage agreements for it.

Also we make a big old stink about how this needs to be kept politically neutral, that we can't afford to weaken the Dominion by trying to play civil war AND Faction war games while we're still fighting the Neeran. As well, we should point out that this is exactly what House Aries is trying to do, along with Bonrah, and they're playing increasingly dangerous games.

How long until they sell us out to the Neeran, who have a history of accepting client-states/vassals, in order to win the war?

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>>775554
>Why must you make me choose TSTG?
>>775555
>Damn it all tempting salvage OR political backing? Choices choices...

Good that means I'm doing it right.

>>775596
Big map incoming. This is by far the easiest way of doing this. Large areas of your home galaxy are contested and the front lines shift as fleet commanders try to reposition for better advantage.
You may have defeated the Nasidum invasion in your area but their other fleets are still quite active in the Centri cluster. They've annexed most of the territory in two dwarf galaxies driving the Ruling House out and are now trying to push Helios from them. This will give them a clear shot at attacking the Helios core territories. Some enemy units are already conducting raids against them.

South Reach and the Relays not shown.
The situation in South Reach is little changed since the last incidents of major fighting there. Both sides need to recover and are limiting actions to skirmishing. Now that your side controls the main relays connecting to South Reach the situation there is expected to change.

You'll get the chance to do something about this after Avun is away.

>>775698
>Jerik-Dremine doesn't even have a single hex

I always forget just how big the other houses get

>>775698
>Big map
Well, fuck. When is the first super supposed to be operational again? It might be sensible to send out some units with it.

>Nav station
What if we ask Kharbos to sell the stations to the guild once the civil war has ended? Would this be okay for them? The guild seems like an institution worth preserving in its current shape, and letting Kharbos keep the stations could be the first stop to undermine the gild.

>>775554
>>775662
>>775728

There are some good points here.

[ ] Sell to Kharbos / side with Ber'helum
[ ] Sell to Kharbos / side with RH
[ ] Sell to RH
[ ] Sell to Guild (Long term salvage agreement bonus)
[ ] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (now or post-war)

>>775739
>[ ] Sell to Kharbos / side with Ber'helum

>>775739
>[ ] Sell to Kharbos / side with Ber'helum

>>775739
>[ ] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (post-war)

>>775739
>[ ] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (post-war)

>>775739
>[x] Sell to Guild (Long term salvage agreement bonus)

>>775739
>[X] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (post-war)

>>775739
[x] Sell to Kharbos / side with Ber'helum

>>775739
[ ] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (now or post-war)

I really do not feel like prodding this delicate balance of power that is Ber'Helum RD right now.

>>775826
We might run out of opportunities to do it later.

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Heads up, headed to work at 3:30 then I'll try to resume around 9PM EST.
Planning to run the whole day tomorrow.

>>775791
>>775799
It looked like were were headed for the unexpected. Then a tie happened.

Getting the survey ready.

>>775833
Damn, I don't have enough time to finish the survey.

See you later!

>>775898
Have a nice evening!

JD Mega when?

>>775739
>[ ] Sell to Guild (Long term salvage agreement bonus)
super late!

>>775739
[ ] Sell to Kharbos / side with Ber'helum

>>775739
>[X] Push for agreements to sell stations to Guild (post-war)

surveymonkey com/r/ YKCV862

Really late but here it is.

>>777201
I've noticed an error in the first question and corrected it.

>f) Both B and C

Response editing is on so if that change makes a difference you adjust your vote.

>>775698
Is there anything of note to the North of JD/Old Erid space? I was worried that the core territories would have trouble expanding if it's surrounded on all sides by enemies.

>>777262
thanks for the fix.

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>>777262
>you [can] adjust your vote.

>>777290
Mostly Houses you have average or nearly so relations with. On the other side of them are allies. All of your allies in the Run Alliance are to the North and East, one of them bordering House Emina.

>>777340
Do you want everyone to vote on every question? I already cast votes on most of these in the survey you had last thread.

>>777350
Yeah I did the in-thread vote on the construction company thing but I didn't really post a response closing out the vote in the thread. I got distracted by some nonsense and then pushed on without really coming back to it.

The results in the thread were mostly for these:
>Ask company to issue more shares to buy up.
>Ask company to issue more shares, new cash used to buy ships (Combine with [above]

But it looks like the survey results are very different.

>>777340
>All of your allies in the Run Alliance are to the North and East, one of them bordering House Emina.
Neat!

The Dominion is really packed in tightly.

>>777417
It's probably because we discussed those the most so they were the ones that stuck out for that vote. This time each option has about as much value.

Unrelated to most things. Is there a Dominion equivalent of House Habsburg?

>>777439
Yeah the dominion is pretty much medieval central europe.

>>777201
Oh, shit. This reminds me.

We started up and funded a load of the initial industries on Rioja like holographics and stasis unit research/production, right?

With all this war business going on, we should do a similar thing for the Cybernetics industry. Start up our own Cybernetics companies and build a cybernetics wing at the university (the one with all the tunnels, repulsor, and stasis labs)

>>777446
>Is there a Dominion equivalent of House Habsburg?
You mean a powerful House that went extinct? Is related to everybody? Or something else?

>>777463
Possible. Throw a few million at it?

>>777544
>Throw a few million at it?
[x] Yes
Since it was my idea.

>>777544
Sure. Hell we can even demo their experimental builds.

>>777544
More like a House, or family really, with the kind of power, influence, money and widespread that they had. I mean they where pretty much the kings, queens, Dukes, Duchesses etc of Europe over a very period of time.

Also yes to throwing money at things.

>>777463
This sounds like a good idea. Lets try and break into the cybernetics industry.

>>777544
Throw money at it! The Reynard solution!

>>777544
Does antimatter react to shields in any way?
Shields don't seem to be made of regular matter so I'd guess they wouldn't annihilate.

>>777544
Sure, we can even be our own spokesperson with our Cybernetic arm!

>>777607
>Shields don't seem to be made of regular matter so I'd guess they wouldn't annihilate.
Mind = blown. That never even occurred to me.
At the very least the shield would still take as much kinetic damage as it would from any particle impact.

I guess I would just have to rule that phased particle interaction with the shields would trigger an annihilation event like it would with regular matter. That would probably be the simplest solution.

>>777675
Shields could utilise something that is their own anti-particle, like photons are, and thus not interact with anti-matter in any special way.

>>777675
The thought came to me when I was thinking about safer ways to store antimatter around veckron weapons.
Creating a tokamak that uses magnets to accelerate antimatter to travel along it with the antimatter container being made up of a shield would essentially allow the containment of arbitrary amounts of antimatter without the use of stasis fields.

>>777750
You could even "refuel" this style of container thanks to the one directional nature of shields.

I played a lot of Titanfall recently and I need to know if there are reverse repulsors, how cheap small mechs can be made, and can they survive a drop from orbit?

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>>777741
>>777750
It will require more thought, but good ideas.

>>777877
But anon Titanfall isn't a mech game.

>reverse repulsors,
Tractor beams? They're just multiple repuslors pointed at the same target working in reverse.
>how cheap small mechs can be made
Depends if you want them to be able to take any damage. That adds up fast.
Heavy power armor starts to blur the line between what's considered a suit or a vehicle.
>and can they survive a drop from orbit?
If you're trying to go for one as small as possible then they could in a drop pod. None have been officially approved for use by heavy power armor but there are probably efforts underway by the Alliance to build them.

Under their own power? That gets more complicated. You're going to need a starfighter grade power plant or greater and that leads to bigger mechs. Most of the Walkers you guys have encountered are equivalent in size to Battletech Assault mechs or Gundam Mobile Suits. For the most part that's to give them enough reactor output to operate particle beam weapons.

I suppose it could use a reentry ballute then ditch it for final landing using repulsors and jump jets.

>>777934
What happens to AM dropped into subspace then? Could we use it to do AM drivebys on enemy systems while staying in subspace? Or conversely use it to fuck up ships chasing us through subspace?

>>777941
>AM dropped into subspace
It explodes thanks to subspace radiation. It's been mentioned as the reason why Supers stopped using big tanks of antimatter. In any serious conflict, the moment a Veckron was popped off, the Subspace radiation made nearby AM explode.

>>778083
Pretty sure it's just stasis fields that suffer because of the sudden disruption in time-space.

>>778083

Yeah, but I mean does it in turn affect subspace back when it explodes?


Just saying, if we had a "tragic containment breach" it would be a horrible disaster and technically not a war crime.

Also, see >>778084

>>777941
>What happens to AM dropped into subspace then? Could we use it to do AM drivebys on enemy systems while staying in subspace? Or conversely use it to fuck up ships chasing us through subspace?
Not unless the torpedo itself had an FTL drive bubble around it. I'm going to say that Sonia has seen enough during FTL intercepts to know what would happen. The warhead would return to real space as it left the ship's drive field, but would do so incrementally. Assuming you were traveling at J-1 you'd be scattering atoms across approximately 1 trillion kilometers.

>>778083
I'm not sure if there would be time for it to explode. Also, the radiation emitted by Veckron weapons is a bit different from what's given off by conventional FTL drive systems. Otherwise every ship carrying antimatter would explode when they jumped to FTL.

>>778084
Old style AM containment systems didn't use stasis, only magnetic fields. The addition of stasis systems has made them quite a bit safer. Despite this standing procedure is still to eject antimatter tanks when faced with a potential V-Torp strike.

>>778159
>does it in turn affect subspace back when it explodes?
Probably not.

>>778342
Hmmmm. What happens if you charge a V-torp while traveling in subspace?

>>778366
The Vieona was the only ship capable of doing so but there wasn't time to test what effects it had back in the faction wars. Veckron weapon testing is classified highly enough that you don't know whats happening with them presently.
It looks like you're going to be buying a couple of new construction ships for the company on Rioja. Specifically they're looking at atmospheric capable mobile construction vehicles. While RSS could build vehicles suited to this they lack both experience and the design specs for the best models.
The previous one RSS got for them was converted from a salvaged Carrier or Exodus transport I believe? It's not atmospheric capable but it makes up for it with HLV capacity.

Bernard Foss or his superior could get you in contact with people in South Reach to sell you some. South Reach models are surprisingly good since they're used to keeping their assets mobile and are sturdy enough to take on even the worst of Rioja's atmosphere.

Exodus is working on a new model of construction ship for use on planets while trying for parts commonality with Alliance escort carriers. Maintinence and parts replacement should be easy but they're still an early model so they may not have all the bugs worked out.

Dominion built designs are unavailable due to the Civil War.

[ ] RSS acquires designs for atmosphere capable MCV. (Delay)
[ ] RSS develops atmosphere capable MCV (extended delay)
[ ] South Reach MCV through Foss or Warlord Krussk
[ ] Exodus early model Atmo-MCV
[ ] Other / suggestion?

>>778377
Does Exodus have any significant political connections?

> Otherwise I say we go with South Reach, Warlord Krussk.

>>778377
Would we get any sort of discount or deal from Exodus due to early version/feedback, our previous work with them, and/or our PL from them?

>>778377
>[ ] South Reach MCV through Foss or Warlord Krussk
I'm okay with getting these guys some sales.

>>778379
Mostly to the Navigators Guild and Alliance at the moment. They'll build station platforms for anyone that pays them, and have built many in the Dominion. They're staying out of Dominion territory as much as possible at the moment so as not to risk their heavy cruiser scale ships.

>>778389
As its a new design it wouldn't be covered by your production license deal with them. As far as early version/feedback you could probably get a discount on subsequent models or trade them in for better versions once available.

>>778377
Wait. Could we talk to the South Reach guys about working with us on the Exodus project? That way they can use their expertise to avoid development issues, and whichever Warlord works with us gets access to new and improved Landers, tying them close to being a legitimate faction.

>>778396
>Could we talk to the South Reach guys about working with us on the Exodus project?
Which project? MCV development? Because they're totally incompatible designs.

>>778398
Incompatible designs, but compatible experience with the problems they're trying to solve at least.

Just saying that if we do go with the experimental design the Warlord might like to diversify into it and be able to bring some experience to the table.

>>778377
[x] South Reach MCV through Foss or Warlord Krussk

Probably going with the South Reach one then.

Knight Commander Avun is ready to depart for the homeworlds with her Carrier and escorts. The local fleets are well prepared to defend the region against attacks in their absense.

"It's only a matter of time until Qlippoth is reassigned as well." Drake warns. "I don't know if it will be to the Homeworlds or to South Reach to help Winifred and Daska but I doubt they'll keep it here on guard duty."

"What about Forbearance?"

Tama answers this one. "The Admiralty and the Count will probably want it here as long as those three Mega class ships are being rebuilt. The shipyards here are still a tempting target."

Mike is heading out with Avun's fleet since they're headed the same way. You did want to send some Knights you could trust to watch her back.

Roll 6d20 for operations while on the road.

>>778377
>>778389
[x] Exodus Atmo-MCV

We should negotiate for some form of upgrade/trade in package as kinks are worked out, and/or with these ships counting as credit toward a PL.

J-D is heavily invested in terraforming projects, RSS/RLS has past cooperation experience with Exodus, and we've got a budding Construction Company gaining experience working on worlds being terraformed.

On that note, what is our RSS Exodus ship up to? With Exodus not wanting to risk ships, are there more subcontracting opportunities with them? (say as additional muscle to shorten exposure times?)


While I'm all for keeping the SRL intact, I worry about having to source parts from the SRL. Unless we're getting a damned good deal, I don't like it.

Though I wonder if Foss could secure a PL, and we could help him set up a company on Rioja to make them?

It might be a solid way to help Foss himself, and slowly pull Foss a bit more into our orbit.

Rolled 6, 20, 10, 14, 3, 20 = 73 (6d20)

>>778435
>It's only a matter of time until Qlippoth is reassigned as well
How much would it cost to buy another one from the alliance? How does the price plus the necessary upgrades compare to the other options for that type of ship?

>Roll 6d20 for operations while on the road.
Rolling!

Rolled 16, 18, 3, 17, 7, 17 = 78 (6d20)

>>778435
Rollin thunder!

Rolled 14, 5, 20, 1, 9, 9 = 58 (6d20)

>>778435
for house and salvage!

>16, 20, 20, 17, 9, 20
Hah, Avun a best!

>>778377
Forgot to put this in with my dice just in case it mattered but:
[X] South Reach MCV through Foss or Warlord Krussk

>>778439
>On that note, what is our RSS Exodus ship up to?
Salvage work around the DRH 1 Relay picking up after the fighting. Moving components to help repair damaged stations and facilities. General field repairs, both to ships and to the exodus station module production line when they have time
So they're keeping busy.

>I worry about having to source parts from the SRL
Probably won't be an issue. They tend to build things with off the shelf components.

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So, with the Shallan resistance still being a thing, and the possible need for ships that can be constructed with minimum infrastructure behind enemy lines, have people considered a battleship/barge based on the Vengeance design? The Vengeance cruiser is supposed to be buildable from the H&D equivalent of old truck parts, right?

No idea if it's a sensible suggestion but the length of the ship and space available between the wings could allow it to either carry other ships,which would help keep captured Neeran corvettes without ftl useful, or mount heavier weapons than usually available on attack cruisers.

>>778526
Are you suggesting we X-Wing the Vengeance?

Also power considerations for weapons are more concerning than space I feel.

Personally my dream would be a torpedo barrage barge. Just a barge filled to the brim with torpedoes that opens out and dumps its entire load in one glorious moment of Macross Missile Spam, then runs away.

A dream for when we don't have to worry about running out of torpedoes.

Or a sustained particle beam tube that has a hollow centre that we use to protect AM torps from point defense fire. Pew pew pew can't stop this.

Or firing two beams with reversed polarities the creation a sort of whirlpool effect in the shields. Okay that one was Star Trek gibberish.

>>778526
Also. Why don't we have energy draining SP torpedoes yet? Ideally ones that use said drained energy to feed back pulses into the systems of the ship, further disabling it? Or Energy draining limpet turrets that use the energy to shoot at the ships allies.

We had that energy siphon for so long now. We're shooting apart ships we could be disabling gosh darn it!

You talk to Foss about buying some construction ships through some of his contacts or his boss. They're certainly happy to sell them to you after your help bringing in money from the Dominion to help rebuild parts of South Reach.

With trade to South Reach now restored it doesn't take long for the order to go through.

You haven't heard anything From Avun's group after they met up with their escort in the Centri cluster but that's according to plan. They're headed into enemy territory to cause damage before moving on to the capital. Only the fleet itself are aware of the specifics but you bet that it will be a dangerous assignment with the enemy wanting to hit back at the defector.
As far as tests of loyalty go hopefully this one doesn't go too far.

Baron Dante has given approval to location filming in his territory for the movies you had planned. His people will cooperate with providing vehicles and personnel.
Outwardly he's conducting himself with the utmost professionalism but you know the Baron must be giddy as a school boy.

Kanya Metharom has arrived in Terran space and is being assessed for newer medical treatments. Two potential methods have already been rejected as ineffective for her condition. It will take time to determine if others are more suitable.

By the time the construction ships arrive at Rioja the infrastructure company has worked out agreements with enough of the workers that you're no longer facing a personnel crisis. You've picked up more shares in the company, though not quite enough for a majority.

Construction and expansion of the cities has resumed. Good timing too because trade is almost back to previous levels as are the arrival of refugees.

Avun's fleet reach friendly lines and you at last get a report on their progress. As usual the J-D contingent performed above and beyond. The Knight Commander's own assault corvette wing got beat up over the course of the operation and at one point the entire fleet had to micro jump in to bail them out.

According to Mike Knight Lieutenant Fox was a bit of an ass but proved there's a reason he's still assigned to combat duties. Despite the demotion from Knight Captain he and his small cadre of Knights proved a capable escort, fending off attacks that might have threatened the carrier or the other units.
If this keep up he'll probably earn back his previous rank.

>>778596
> if this keeps up he'll probably earn back his previous rank.

Hmph. We should really be focusing on getting non-lethal leverage over him. Like secretly buying out companies he holds or devaluing his properties by purchasing surrounding land and making it into low-income housing for refugees and ex-military personnel.

>>778552
Because you're not Kiith Somtaaw.

>>778545
>Or firing two beams with reversed polarities the creation a sort of whirlpool effect in the shields. Okay that one was Star Trek gibberish.
You can sort of do with with 2 E-beams if they're rigged right but the potential for things to go horribly wrong exists.

>>778526
The resistance are mostly using captured Neeran equipment and facilities and modifying Neeran ship designs for their own use.

>the length of the ship and space available between the wings could allow it to either carry other ships
Yep, that's used to help evac friendly corvettes sometimes.

>vengeance-blob
That's bigger and more massive than most attack cruisers these days. Though quite a few have bulked up a bit. Vengeance B's aren't really built that often these days because they're a lot less maneuverable than their competitors. There are still some who use them (Alex) to quickly get long range weapons to better fire support positions. Usually spinal mount heavy phase cannon.

>battleship/barge
Not really because of their enlarged profile.

>The Vengeance cruiser is supposed to be buildable from the H&D equivalent of old truck parts, right?
The build-in-your-garage Vengeance types were never intended to mount things like high maneuver drives. The Bittenfeld was nearly gutted by the structural modifications needed to mount them.
It is possible to modify newer versions of the Vengeance type design to make them easier to build in small backwater yards but they won't be quite as good. They will be fairly cheap though.

The Alliance has been working on programs to get their FOB's into the hands of rebels to establish hidden bases. This are capable of maintaining assault corvettes, though down time between missions can take awhile.
The Shallan government meanwhile wants to get more standardized equipment to the rebels to simplify supply efforts if or when they liberate areas they're in.

It's not a bad idea to develop ships specifically for the rebels but there are other parties you'd have to worry about tripping up.

>>778713
>That's bigger and more massive than most attack cruisers these days.
It was mostly intended as a platform to deploy salvaged medium plasma cannons, quattro guns, and other weapons in that size category by gluing them to the ship between the wings. Although I just noticed I have no clue how long this cruiser actually is. I assumed something like 7-800m, so two hulls might be long enough to carry larger spinal guns.

>>778713
> Because you're not Kiith Somtaaw.

Yet

>>778713
>The resistance are mostly using captured Neeran equipment and facilities and modifying Neeran ship designs for their own use.

>The Shallan resistance has better equipment than some Dominion houses now
Haha

>>778713
> the potential for things to go horribly wrong exists.

The trick is to make it go horribly wrong for the enemy. Also, I kind of crave details about "horribly wrong" now.

Like, we talking Ghostbusters don't cross the streams horrible wrong or masturbating after cutting hot peppers horribly wrong?

>FTL Charging listed on the Jerik-Dremine page under potential R&D

What do we have to do to get this project started

>>778841
probably ditch other R&D projects.

>>778781
The former.
Because I do so love explosions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ssUivM-eM

>>778841
1. Throw money at it
2. Find backers in other Houses
3. Promote its development over that of other R&D projects
4. Throw money at it
5. Wait a couple of years until project completion

>>775698
Given the situation across the Dominion and continuing civil war it is past time we looked at your plans for the future.

In the Centri cluster groups from each side are attempting to advance in different areas, losing ground in some and gaining it in others. None of the major shipyards used by the Seven and the Ruling House have been threatened yet and as such they remain at full output. With their large populations they can continue to replace their losses for a very long time.

In South Reach things are relatively quiet for now. Both sides are still taking stock of the situation following the reopening of connections to the Centri cluster.
It remains in the interests of the Warlords to prolong fighting in the region so they can sell to both sides. They may work to slow major offensives there.

With your PR projects starting to get off the ground this might be a good time to get back out into the field and build up the public's awareness of you. It would certainly be one way to make enemy commanders dread your arrival in their sectors.

You could use the heavy warship assets available to you to do considerable damage against enemy fleets. The front line troops would certainly fear your arrival near a battle zone. Their morale could suffer.

Your experience with raiding against logistics and support facilities could be used to disrupt supply lines. This could terrify enemy Admiralty and force them to divert more assets to defense of convoys.

Covert operations with Recon teams, special forces and cloaked ships could let you hit targets nobody would expect. Sowing terror might hurt civilian morale while performing missions with precision and daring might make some see you as a robin hood figure.

This would all put Sonia back in harm's way again. You could instead remain at Rioja defending the Relay while rotating out the less experienced commanders.

What direction are you guys interested in taking Sonia's development through the rest of the civil war?

>>778914
>What direction are you guys interested in taking Sonia's development through the rest of the civil war?
I'd prefer to keep a low profile and help with whatever will end this civil war the fastest.

>With their large populations they can continue to replace their losses for a very long time.
This seems like a problem. Having them throw their resources at each other, only to have nothing left to fight the Neeran effectively in a couple of years is a shitty outcome.

Would the remaining Houses in the Nasidum alliance stand down if we manage to make one of them cease hostilities?

>>778914
>Your experience with raiding against logistics and support facilities could be used to disrupt supply lines. This could terrify enemy Admiralty and force them to divert more assets to defense of convoys.

>Covert operations with Recon teams, special forces and cloaked ships could let you hit targets nobody would expect. Sowing terror might hurt civilian morale while performing missions with precision and daring might make some see you as a robin hood figure.


These are my two preferred options to take the war, they're also what we're the best at. It would give us a chance to hit targets not normally threatened by conventional assaults.

Things like taking out an enemy Baron or key commanders would be good. Krath armor when?

That said, leading heavy assets could be good experience for Sonia, so I don't want to rule that out yet either. Eventually we're going to have to get better at commanding heavier warships that can't move as fast or as mobile as we're experienced with.

>>778937
>keep a low profile
>help with whatever will end this civil war the fastest.
Could be difficult but if there's support for it I'm sure I'll be able to figure something out.

>>778937
>Would the remaining Houses in the Nasidum alliance stand down if we manage to make one of them cease hostilities?
Possibly. At the very least it could potentially shorten the conflict.

>>778989
>Krath armor when?
It's under development. Keep in mind it's intended primarily for use against the Neeran.

What's Che'len's current situation? They did declare neutrality but how are attacks on their territory handled? How does their remaining fleet compare to the other 7? 50% of their strength?

>>779067
They're trying to replace their losses and have brought in many ships that survived the loss of their vassal Houses. Intel is currently trying to determine their strength but all of your information on them comes from the other Major Houses. It's possible they're not sharing everything on them with all of their allies.

>>778914

For Sonia's development? I want Sonia to become the Supreme Commander of J-D. Master of all aspects of warfare. But this isn't a video game.

Realistically though, I wanna see Sonia be as rounded out as can possibly be. Sort of the Jack of all Trades, type. But if we need to double down on something, we should focus on getting more experience with larger fleet assets and large fleets in general. We are getting to the point in our career where we will be commanding Supers and Megas on the regular. So we need to get more experience in fielding/ commanding those as well.

Not to mention a lot of the big names and houses are referring to us for our input. We should really start getting into the mind set that they'll be trusting us with a lot of big important decisions. So also getting ourselves a little more politic savvy wouldn't hurt either. Especially when it comes to convincing hesitant allies of minor houses to continue backing us or getting major houses to support us and our decisions.

>>778914
I do like raiding. It's the most profitable with the lest amount of risks for us losing valuable equipment in large scale battles as we tend to suffer in those. Raiding the enemy for their equipment would also help with out lack of funds as we could sell those to our allies and the like for funding.

Combine that with some nice espionage and cover ops missions from our Recon and Commando teams and we are looking at profiting a nice bit from this. Or maybe even kidnapping vital enemy personal such as Barons and maybe even Counts and Admirals for intelligence extraction and then selling the hostage back.

I don't overly care much about keeping a low profile. The moral damage the enemy will suffer upon it being revealed they are fighting Psycho Sonia would be nice.

>>779089
So, if somebody would give them a system or a strip of space, maybe even something they controlled before the civil war, they'd use their ships to defend from interlopers within reasonable limits?

>>778914
Honestly? I'm not sure how to feel about fighting in the Centri Cluster as from how it has been described is going to be an all out slugfest until something major happens.

Personally I think if we do any operations in the Centri cluster unless we are called upon should be logistics raiding of anything near the NAV stations.

Any major operations I think would be in South Reach coordinating with Winifred (Which i'm sure a certain chaotic pirate would be ecstatic over). I imagine we would do a mix of raiding and Covert operation (Precision and daring kind).

>>778914
I want to deal with the house Medel thing.

>>779174
I personally would rather leave the South Reach to the major powers and Winifred to handle. Considering that the SRL will probably work to keep it at a stalement there it will quickly devlove into a slow grueling battle of attrition. Which is the worst kind of battle we could face. The Centri Cluster however offers many MANY avenues for us to act within. Something to consider also is the Xygen offensive in our home galaxy that is slowly making it's way to our territory. Need to deal with that as well and we can't do that if we hunker down in the DRH1 Relay or our slowly bleed our fleets into the grinder that will be the South Reach.

>>779189
I agree. If the SRL will make sure that both sides will remain equal for as long as possible, then it would make sense to commit as little as possible in the conflict in DRH3.

Out of curiosity, does House Intel (or another shadowy party) have access to former Nasidium/Rebel ships capable of running off behind their lines and conducting Neeran-style KKV attacks on stations?

There can't be a shortage of Rebel-sourced engines that could be used for this, and it would be interesting if say Neeran vessels were spotted conducting the operations.

Just throwing random ideas around:

>The three central mini clusters
J-D could be useful here because I doubt the enemy will field many heavier assets this close to helios' sphere of influence.

If Kharbos temporarily deploys more Aries designed nav station, they could quickly establish alternative routes between the main clusters.

Ceres could send one asteroid fortress equipped for carrier duties to each cluster if the participating houses lack heavier carriers.

>Xygen
With their relatively small amount of territory in the larger clusters, these guys could be the house we might get to drop out of the war the easiest. Maybe, we haven't had any contact with them so far, I think.

>>778914
>Your experience with raiding against logistics and support facilities could be used to disrupt supply lines. This could terrify enemy Admiralty and force them to divert more assets to defense of convoys.
>Covert operations with Recon teams, special forces and cloaked ships could let you hit targets nobody would expect. Sowing terror might hurt civilian morale while performing missions with precision and daring might make some see you as a robin hood figure.
Ideally no one would know that the recon strikes had us involved.

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>>779180
Operations there are just starting to get going. One of your cloaked ships has deployed with intel assets and are establishing an underlying intelligence network.
Ber'helum intel has begun efforts to strain Nasidum / Xygen relations with the local House.

>>779230
Yes there are suitable assets available. They'll be watching for your side using their captured ships though.
Also thanks for reminding me.

There has been a KKV strike on one of the Bonrah fortress worlds in the Relay. Two stealthed projectiles were detected by the Ruling House blockade fleet a few seconds before impact. The first struck the planetary shields and vaporized on impact, but it released enough energy to momentarily drop the shield in that section.

Blockading ships had ceased fire but they were unable to do anything about the second projectile which impacted the surface. Two nearby cities have been completely destroyed and damage is widespread, both from ground quakes and atmospheric shockwaves. Shield generators that remained operational were able to lessen the damage to some of the other cities.

The planetary governor has surrendered in an effort to allow emergency relief and recovery efforts from off world. Each of the major Houses have denounced the attacks and are denying any involvement.

Press on Rioja are of course clamoring for your own statement and planned response to this.

>>779415

"A clear violation of the Factions Treaty, reminiscent of the Neeran KKV attacks upon [Cite system names on the Shallan Front], and the Neeran willingness to destroy entire planets with their Scorchers and other vessels.

That the Rebel Houses would think to oppose such a power is proof of the madness of their leadership."

Formally call upon all Bonrah Fortress worlds in the relays to Surrender immediately so that this terrible conflict may end all the sooner.

Offer better terms to the other Fortress World in the relay, and pull a Byzantium under the Ruling House's nose?
I wanted to suggest this, but I knew you guys would never let be bombard a planet, let alone launch a single KKV at a planet ;-;. The RH screwed up, though. They'd have fewer people looking at them if one of their ships had been taken out by one of the KKVs.

>>779415
Denounce and implement cloak detection networks on populated planets

>>779415

I am of the opinion we use this against our enemies.

BONRAH DID FORTRESS KKV
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
DEMAND A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATION
Actually it could work. Start using Vanderwal to spread the idea that Bonrah tried to frame the RH as justification of continuing the war.

>>779505
We could condemn Bonrah as being responsible for this event, without actually accusing them of launching the KKVs, most likely.

Then just let the paranoia and rumors spread?

>>779513
Using our intelligence networks to start the rumours with "real" documents that get leaked.

>>779415
>There has been a KKV strike on one of the Bonrah fortress worlds in the Relay.
Maybe it's these AI guys trying to help out? The seem to have uninstalled their moral compass a while ago.

>Press on Rioja are of course clamoring for your own statement and planned response to this.
Condemn the attack. Make clear we must not allow ourselves to become like the Neeran or life in the centri cluster could become a lot less pleasant in the future.

>>779463
>, and the Neeran willingness to destroy entire planets with their Scorchers and other vessels
>That the Rebel Houses would think to oppose such a power is proof of the madness of their leadership
Does this not make sense for anybody else?

>>779523
Yeah I don't get it either. It's almost like something a neeran plant that orchestrated the attack would say.

>>779523
>>779463

Good catch. should read something more...
"That the Rebel Houses would think to oppose the defensive war against such a power is proof of the madness of their leadership."

Too many half-sentence retypes.

>>779415
For some reason I read it as Ber'Helum instead of Bonrah or perhaps it didn't click that Bonrah is hostile to us.

To think that the Rebels would purposely break the Faction Treaty on one of their own worlds speaks volumes about them. As if working together with known terrorists is not enough. This disgusting contempt for even their own citizens lives is a clear indication, if any, why they need to be removed from power as fast as humanly possible.

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>>779463
>Offer better terms to the other Fortress World in the relay, and pull a Byzantium under the Ruling House's nose?
Which would be a great idea except your House can't afford to add any more worlds right now. That was the whole reason for conquering planets in the next relay that will be administered by one of your more powerful allies.

>>779482
At this point just about everyone is pointing fingers at each other.


>>779513
>>779519
>>779505
>Start using Vanderwal to spread the idea that Bonrah tried to frame the RH
"I guess I could place a few calls."

>>779527
I hate that we don't have funny spoiler image icons on this board.

Hello, fellow Factions species. I like being small, eating food, and having private thought.

>>779539
I can't think of anything witty to add/ say. That hasn't already been said. But yeah spin it to look like our enemies did it, that's pretty much all I can think of.

>>779539
>At this point just about everyone is pointing fingers at each other.
>>779563
>. But yeah spin it to look like our enemies did it

I have no idea how to spin this believably. Everybody has adhered to that treaty so far, to break it for an unimportant world like this one just seems weird. For both sides.

>>779593
Except the Rebels are already allied with a "rogue" aspect of Aries and attacked a Navigators Guild owned station.

>>779593
Best course of action is probably to just say that Bonrah and Nasidum are responsible for bringing this conflict upon the relay, praise the Governor for surrendering in the interests of the population, and potentially arrange to get that Governor political asylum if it is warranted.

>>779539

This may be a stretch, but maybe we can claim that our enemies have backing from the Neeran? Like the Warlords did only as advisory roles. No one knew about Empire Neeran involvement until the end of the Warlords campaign. Maybe they're doing the same here? Or maybe that is my paranoia talking.

>>779690
Considering how worried the Krath were to keep the Neeran volunteers/mercenaries aboard the mobile fortress under wraps, I'm not sure it's a good idea to try that route.

You condemn the attack as a clear violation of the Factions Treaty, one reminiscent of Neeran attacks on civilian targets. You don't outright claim that Bonrah and Nasidum performed the attack themselves but you do name them as being responsible for the situation the planet was in.
After prior agreement with Fadila you give special mention praising the Governor for surrendering in the interests of the population.

Do you plan to provide any assistance to the planet? Medical, Search and rescue, or terraforming? As a result of the siege the planet's environment already wasn't in the best shape. This impact will make it worse and could trigger runaway climate change.

>>779699

That was for the Fort, if it really is an issue can always double check with the Krath rep just in case.

>>779707
As much aide as we can give without stretching ourselves thin. Their superiors may have written them off as expendable, but they are still citizens of the Dominion. Also make sure the rest of our Run Alliance give aid as well. Get some more good PR.

>>779707
Eeeeh, no not really. We are stretched thin enough as it is. Perhaps a token show or the bare minimum but really we are a bad enough economical shape as it is without adding the relief effort of entire world to it.

>>779707
Get everyone in the Run Alliance to chip in on the assistance. The planet would of course have to agree to not participate in or aid Bonrah during the current conflict if they accepted.

>>779707
>Medical, Search and rescue
Sure, it's not like the people who have to suffer for this are at fault. And we're producing medical equipment anyway.

>terraforming
>is impact will make it worse and could trigger runaway climate change.
Give them enough help to keep it from getting worse.

>>779707
I guess this brings up what was decided with that terraforming stuff and potentially our own Terraforming equipment/terraforming company?

>>779726
>>779739
>>779782
So a couple ships with search and rescue teams and a medical Frigate if one is available.

>>779784
>>779853
With the newer atmospheric processors in place you could easily ask that the Harmen family loan a couple of the older ones as temporary emergency aid.
Would this do?

>>779906
>Would this do?
[x] Yes

>>779906
Sounds good to me.

>couple ships with search and rescue teams and a medical Frigate if one is available
This will be good training for our specialists.

>>779707
Terraforming supplies to stabilize the environment and lay the groundwork for future contracts to further rebuild it.

Or even buy land to give our knights and tie the planet more to JD

>>779906
>Would this do?
[X] Si

>>779906
Yes ask them to loan old ones

>>779906
[X] Yes

I think that it would be good PR for the Harmen family, suggesting it would be a good idea.

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You've sent aid, and while it's not a lot it is more than some are willing to set aside. Ships from other Houses and the Navigators Guild are pouring in.
Older style atmospheric processors are being used by Lancaster Skycranes at higher altitude to help thin the dust and ash choked clouds that have been thrown into the upper atmosphere and are spreading out from the point of impact.

You don't envy the crews working there. Most ships near the red zone are taking lightning strikes on a regular basis. With luck their hard work should prevent a full blown impact winter.

Some nobles from enemy Houses are trying to set up civilian relief aid through the Guild. You haven't heard how they feel about this what with the attack on their station a few months ago.

Back with the salvage operations in the Run the last of the siege weapons have been repaired and are nearly operational. With the abundance of weaponry the Admirals from the other Houses are wondering if you want to switch any of the Guns on the Forbearance?

Current setup is 2 Helios siege cannon turrets and 2 twin gun Iratar turrets.
You could switch to all Helios or all Iratar weapons if you wanted more commonality in parts for your logistics, or a higher rate of fire with the Iratar weapons.

[ ] Keep them as they are
[ ] All Helios
[ ] All Iratar

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>>778914
I've put up a new survey regarding the direction of the quest from here on out.

surveymonkey com /r/ TRJKLXN

>>780187
>[ ] Keep them as they are
It has a good balance so no need to poke it with a stick.

>>780187
Ask Forbearance's captain.

>>780187
>[ ] Keep them as they are

>>780187
[X] All Helios
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>Ask Forbearance's captain.

>>780187
>[x] Keep them as they are
I was pretty happy with how Forbearance performed.

>>780200
>when you wanna pick all of them but Sonia hasn't cloned herself to do three things

>>780187
[ ] Keep them as they are

Plus what>>780228 suggested, get the captain/ admirals opinion as well.

>>780187
[ ] All Iratar

Even before the Captain's opinion it looks like they're staying as they are.

The Captain is deeply conflicted. He has a great love of high ROF weapons but dislikes using non-Dominion built equipment which its possible to switch.

"It's a Kavarian built ship, that doesn't bother you?"
"Not as much as having no super would sir.
I've tried approaching the question from an aesthetic stand point too. With its... diverse set of upgrades and modifications I think the mismatched turrets work."

>>780553
Once Sonya gets access to Iratar siege weapon production licences he can have both!

>>780200
Picking Fleet/Raid/BlackOps doesn't lock us out of doing the ones we didn't pick right?

>>780200
Why can't we have one person do logistic raids, while we do covert ops? We have the manpower and equipment to do so.

>>780286
That's why we go raiding, and get Bekka to go do covert ops.

>>781038
>>780286

Forgot to add, Heavy Fleet Ops is Mom when she finds out what we've let Bekka do, and she comes after us with the fleet she's somehow convinced Winifred to let her command.

>>781027
>>781038
>>781047
Firstly this is what Sonya herself is going to be doing not how we're allocating our resources.
Secondly Bekka is a pilot not a combat specialist.
Thirdly I don't actually have a third point.

>>781148
Fair enough for your first point.

For your second point Bekka is a pilot AND a combat specialist.

Thirdly it was mostly just joking that Bekka is so much like us, and that Kipling style "female is deadlier of the species" thing we got going on had to come from somewhere.

I definitely think we should go around raiding people, and raise our profile by pretending to NOT be us, and to be a Shark Themed Pirate. But pretending terribly, so that everyone knows who we are, especially since we would be using the Devourer.

>>781204
>I definitely think we should go around raiding people, and raise our profile by pretending to NOT be us, and to be a Shark Themed Pirate. But pretending terribly, so that everyone knows who we are, especially since we would be using the Devourer.

I can get behind a little bit of silly while we do our strong suit, raiding.

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>>781238
>>781238
With torpedo barrage barges!

I imagine it as pretty much a cockpit, an engine, and a big old torpedo rack that can shoot like 100 torpedoes at once. We're in space, we don't have to worry about drag, just the axis of thrust.

How awesome would that be for raiding? Fill the sky with torpedoes, then jump out. Fuck armour, or guns, they're not supposed to stick around long enough to get shot at.

Hell, we could even have "fire and forget" torpedo barrages where a stealth ship goes in and acts as a spotter, the ships drop out and launch in unison from different positions in pre-programmed firing paths, then without slowing down slip back into subspace. Mix in targets with regular and SP torpedoes to confuse them and not let them know which torpedoes to prioritize.

And then our main raiding fleet drops out in the chaos within brawling range, amidst the explosions.

>>781306
Or, just how accurate ARE Microjumps, anyways?

Why not have ships that are pretty much just AM containment with a subspace drive attached, and have the cloaked ships spot them so they can drop out INTO larger ships/stations?

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>>781306
If you want to maximize raiding capability you make something like pic related.

>>781319
In retrospect I wish I had come up with this design before we did all those silly mines.

>>781319
This, but break each box off into it's own mini torp spam for maximum strategic value, as well as being able to co-ordinate jumping in and ToT attacks from multiple angles to restrict enemy movements, using cloaked ships as spotters feeding telemetry to the torpedo barrage barges.

That way we can split them between different forces, and make them less likely to get taken out altogether by an act of sabotage, theft, or siege cannon - that's an expensive investment in torpedoes after all.

They'll go well with our little siege Deci's.

>>781377
My idea was to minimize the cost of the new ship thus I used a very common ship with the bare minimum of tech in the modules themselves since the idea is to drop them to lose weight when fleeing.
Really the beauty of the design is that anything that can haul a standard small cargo module can mount the torpedo box. I'm almost certain there is a civilian transport that is designed to move a single cargo module.

>>781381
The problem is that the ship becomes too costly torpedo wise when it gets that large to be effective in the majority of engagements, and us an expensive concentration of torpedoes that could be used elsewhere.

>>781381
Also serious concerns about fratricide from defenses.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>780672
You'll get to do a little bit of the others on occasion.

>>781306
>we could even have "fire and forget" torpedo barrages where a stealth ship goes in and acts as a spotter
That's actually a good idea.

>And then our main raiding fleet drops out in the chaos [...] amidst the explosions.
This maybe not so much.

>>781307
>just how accurate ARE Microjumps, anyways?
It can depend on the navigator and fleet coordination a bit. Even if they do maintain formation through FTL, which can let a unit drop out in close proximity to each other, there can still be some overall drift. Most experienced navigators there will be a few hundred km drift at most. Less experienced ones with older navigation systems it can be several thousand km.

Accuracy actually improves if the jump is long enough to make mid course corrections.

>>781326
Instead of the AM mines?
Rolling for AM containment failure.

>>781319
>>781377
>break each box off into it's own mini torp spam for maximum strategic value
There was that anon who suggested deployable torpedo things like that based on the ones from honorverse.
I think you're going to need a source for J-typs though. I'm not 100% sure they build new ones anymore. Two salvaged ones that have been rebuilt in the Run are for sale.

Refitting the aft 2 modules to carry fuel and more shields would be a good idea.

>>781381
>I'm almost certain there is a civilian transport that is designed to move a single cargo module.
The single module hauler is meant to move the Frigate sized cargo blocks carried by the Moli.

Buy a couple of J-type and have them outfit as Q-ships?