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Promotheus

06-03-2019, 06:22 PM
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Project MIRROR

Project: MIRROR
Clearance level: Highly Classified
Classification: Military/Combat/Non-Combat
Project budget:
  • Phase 1: 500.000.000 credits
  • Phase 2: 250.000.000 credits
  • Phase 3: 1.000.000.000 credits
  • Phase 4: 250.000.000 credits
Project phase: Phase 4 - Preparations
Project Lead: Arakan Yukimura
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Project Introduction

In recent years house Kusari has been plagued by wars, with Bretonia, Galia and more recently Rheinland.
With Rheinland breaching the Honshu system, the need for an ‘ace in the hole’ has become all too apparent.
Kusari has always had the technological edge over the other houses thanks to our company, and it’s time we bring that to the next level.

Modern power cores generally make use of the common power sources found throughout the houses;
the problem with this being that this energy is finite and needs resupplying sooner or later, this is a limitation that has held back countless endeavors.
But…What if we had access to all the power we needed at any moment without risk of running out?

Project MIRROR seeks to achieve just that; full sized power cores that generate all the energy we need to sustain Kusari’s power needs without relying on anyone or anything else,
besides Kishiro staff of course, to keep running. Imagine if you will, countless universes existing in parallel to our own.
Universes with massive changes, or tiny ones, ones where Rheinlanders might have been civil, or one where you just so happened to wear a different color shirt today.

The goal of Project MIRROR will be to not only make a basic ‘connection’ of sorts to these universes, but to siphon energy from there to power Kusari.
Needless to say, this is an ambitious project to say the least, but that is what we at Kusari are best at; creating the future.
Project description and desired end product

Multidimensional energy siphoning is somewhat of a new field for Kishiro and Sirius in general.
That said, the Hyperdrive technology appears to be a promising starting point, further research
into modifying the science behind it into something applicable for our cause would be the first step.

Second would be how to contain the energy siphoned, we wouldn’t want to start siphoning energy
without having a proper storage unit prepared. Once the issue of power storage has been resolved it will be
time to put theory into practice and establish a connection to begin siphoning power on a small scale to test.
Upon completion Project MIRROR will be able near infinite sustainable energy by siphoning it from these other universes,
completely alleviating any energy dependency from both foreign and domestic entities, besides Kishiro, of course.
Project Justification

Providing near infinite energy will, metaphorically, rocket launch Kishiro ahead of the local competition in Samura,
not to mention fully eclipse the tech of other houses, ensuring exclusive contracts and the energy required to fuel any more ambitious
designs we may have in the future.
Desired results of the project

MIRROR is expected to generate a large amount of good will with the public,
enhance the Kusari military and provide exclusive contracts for Kishiro Industries as a whole.
Additionally, MIRROR’s power generation will fuel future projects that are currently impossible due to power constraints.
Budget Overview

Phase one: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

Estimated Budget for phase 1: 500 million credits
  • 300.000.000 credits as estimated costs for acquiring a Jump Drive MK2 or 3, which will play an instrumental role in the research phase of MIRROR.
  • 50.000.000 credits in Energy field equipment: A vast amount will be required to contain the vast amounts of energy we're projecting to contain.
  • 50.000.000 credits in Uranium: Used as fuel to power the needed machines, as such the project team will require a large amount of said resource over the course of development.
  • 25.000.000 credits in Tungsten: One of the sturdiest materials currently known to man, we will need a significant amount to construct the devices needed for MIRROR.
  • 25.000.000 credits in Molybdenum: This material will allow us to ensure the power core will be as temperature resistant as possible
  • 25.000.000 credits in Iridium: The main resource the project team will be using to construct the battery, its durability is unparalleled and will be needed to resist the amounts of uranium used.
  • 25.000.000 credits in Niobium: Acting as an efficient superconductor at lower temperatures, this will allow for a far more efficient initial startup, as well as providing aesthetically pleasing lights once the temperature rises.

Phase two: Preliminary field tests.

Estimated Budget for phase 2: 250 million credits
  • 150.000.000 credits in wages and ship maintenance spread over 100 test runs.
  • 100.000.000 credits in beacons to be jumped and retrieved during the test runs.
Phase three: Jump Pad construction and experimentation.

Estimated Budget for phase 3: 1 billion credits.
  • 500.000.000 credits in materials required for the construction of two Jump Pads according to the design.
  • 250.000.000 credits in needed equipment and staff wages to properly monitor and process collected data.
  • 250.000.000 credits in safety precautions, non disclosure agreements and on site security.
Phase four: Jump Pad experiments with organic matter.

Estimated Budget for phase 4: 250 million credits
  • 100.000.000 credits in organic materials, read; food items, for organic material testing.
  • 150.000.000 credits in wages and maintainance costs for security.

Project Progress

[+]MIRROR Phase 1 - Completed
[+]MIRROR Phase 2 - Completed
[+]MIRROR Phase 3 - Completed
[+]MIRROR Phase 4 - Preparations

Promotheus

06-07-2019, 04:32 PM
Progress report 06-07-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

Iridium proved a difficult material to acquire. While not fond to have to risk the unneeded risk of the Omicrons there was simply no other location we could purchase the needed materials for the project without paying a vast premium. When confronted with a budgetary difference of 25 million credits compared to 153.3 million credits it was decided that the costs saved could be used to hire additional escorts for the transports security.

Niobium fortunately was far closer for us to obtain and much cheaper at that, resulting in a large surplus of the material. This surplus will surely come in handy during experimenting and testing.

Materials acquired:
  • 25.000.000 credits in Iridium: 41.806 units of Iridium have been acquired through our Zoner contacts and stored.
  • 25.000.000 credits in Niobium: 96.525 units of Niobium have been acquired through our contacts in the Tau systems and stored.

Promotheus

06-10-2019, 03:37 PM
Progress report 06-10-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

I am glad to report the next batch of needed materials has been acquired, fortunately these materials were a lot simpler to obtain though the sheer volume required put quite a strain on our transport ships. That said, thanks to the large supply gathered and stored our division will have more than enough to continue their research and start building the chasis and heat resistant inner and outer coating of the devices.

Materials acquired:
  • 25.000.000 credits in Tungsten: 104.602 units of Tungsten have been acquired through purchase in the Tau systems and stored.
  • 25.000.000 credits in Molybdenum: 125.628 units of Molybdenum have been acquired through our contacts in Galia and stored.

Promotheus

06-12-2019, 08:33 PM
Progress report 06-13-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

This time we opted to procure the materials ourselves directly from the field rather than outsourcing or purchasing the materials from another party. As such we accomplished our goals of acquiring the materials while minimizing spending. The estimated cost of 50.000.000 credits has been prevented, good news for the board as this will indicate we keep to our budget.
The Uranium will service as a powerful fuel to power the devices and machines needed during Project MIRROR™

Materials acquired:
  • 50.000.000 credits in Uranium: 25.000 units of Uranium have been acquired through delicate mining procedures in the Sigma systems and stored.

Promotheus

06-17-2019, 07:30 PM
Progress report 06-17-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

To consider Energy field equipment as essential for the project would be an understatement of dramatic proportions. It will practically be the corner stone for the project at nearly every expected stage of its development.
While we were able to spare significant costs with the Uranium, we had no such option with the field equipment, as such we have opted to purchase the full amount from our Gallic friends. The vast amount acquired will no doubt serve our research and development teams well.

Materials acquired:
  • 50.000.000 credits in Energy field equipment: 200.800 units of Energy field equipment have been acquired through purchase orders placed in Gallia.

Promotheus

06-18-2019, 06:17 PM
Progress report 06-18-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

We have succesfully obtained a Jump Drive MK4 at the cost of 350.000.000. While this is slightly over budget, we managed to get a discount of 100.000.000 credits on the product, from its full retail price of 450.000.000 credits. This combined with the 50.000.000 credits we managed to save on the Uranium fortunately keeps us exactly within the predicted budget. The device is being installed on the Aoshima as we speak, with registration at the KNF High Command currently pending.

Equipment acquired:
  • 350.000.000 credits spent in acquiring a functional jump drive MK4.

Promotheus

06-26-2019, 07:13 PM
Progress report 06-26-826 A.S.

Related to: Acquisition of equipment and materials.

We have succesfully installed and registered the Jump Drive MK4. The approval of the KNF High Command can be found here. With this I am excited to say we have officially finished phase 1 of project MIRROR™. Look forward to the expected project planning for phase 2 in the coming days.

Promotheus

07-14-2019, 06:55 PM
Progress report 07-14-826 A.S.

Related to: Preliminary field tests.

After several weeks of prepration and a few failed tests we have succesfully managed to 'jump' our first beacon from the Aoshima within the New Tokyo system. The Aoshima was located 100k below Shinagawa station, the beacons signal came through from a 150k above the station. This means the beacon was transported 250k away from the start location. This distance is significantly greater than initially expected, but our hope is that we can use the readings gained will allow us to narrow this distance window down further and further to make it more precise.


[+]KNF HC and KIshiro HC access only
[+]KIshiro HC access only
//Logs have been edited to remove system and death messages as well as oorp messages.

Promotheus

07-21-2019, 07:57 PM
Progress report 07-21-826 A.S.

Related to: Extensive Field tests.

We managed to hold extensive field tests over the past week without any complications, with the research data we were able to minimize the deviation between our target coordinates and the eventual location the beacons were jumped to. Unfortunately during our last test of the week things started to heat up; the Kusari Navy broadcasted a systemwide message regarding the spotting of several outcast vessels. Judging by the systemwide messages that followed there was a large skirmish though I am not aware how it ended. Given the circumstances we decided it was best to end the field tests for now and analyze the data we acquired in depth.

With the progress we are making we hope to finish this phase after completing the planned field tests this coming week.

Promotheus

07-26-2019, 04:57 PM
Progress report 07-26-826 A.S.

Related to: Final Field tests.

Due to fewer disturbances then last time we managed to finish the remaining field tests, with the additional research data we were able to further minimize the deviation between our target coordinates and the eventual location the beacons were jumped to compared to last time. We now have a vast amount of data to analyse regarding the effects of space time manipulation on objects and while it is too early to indicate if this data will provide the breakthrough we are hoping for, we remain cautiously optimistic. This new development of jumping items from within a ship to another location alone will drastically revolutionise the field if expanded upon. Perhaps a follow up project; imagine not needing logistic ships on planets or starbases anymore and simply 'jumping' the items to their desired locations!

At first glance, such a follow up project could have three distinct paths:

Economic use: Advances into making conventional logistical transport planetside obsolete.
Social use: Advances into making the jump technology usable for people, instant transport on an individual level!
Military use: Advances into using the jump technology for transporting weapons, potentially circumventing conventional methods of protection such as shields or countermeasures.

Needless to say should we do such a follow up project we would have to think hard about what path to take and the consequences it could bring.

For now we will continue to analyse the data and prepare for the next phase of Project MIRROR™.
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