Entry Log: D.R.S. - Printable Version

⧫ Damascus Research Station
⧫ Omicron Mu
⧫ 07/06/827
⧫ FROM: Lieutenant Raphael Chandler; Order Science Division
⧫ FROM: Commandant Eliza Fischer
⧫ TO: Damascus Research Station — Database

Commencement

The following communication is strictly classified, and only accessible by the Order Overwatch's Science Division for R&D purposes. Any unauthorized breaches shall be considered as a hostile act, thereby treated as such.

INTRODUCTION PHASE - Central database of the DAMASCUS, containing the mandatory CONSTRUCTION COPIES behind developments and manufacturing of various assets, that are mostly the cause of successful construction, possessing detailed documentation & research. Any developments must be noted, therefore update in DAMASCUS'S DB for coordination, better organization of future ambitions. This construction log is classified - among the OSD personnel. The current log is reserved for comprehensive necessities, used as the basis for further constructions and upgrades. It may be allocated throughout the OSD DIVISION for R&D needs, enlargement of secondary assets after the DAMASCUS station.

PURPOSE: Project DAMASCUS was commenced to congregate competent scientists upon another installation, due to the potentials to investigate highly classified matters in the deep omicrons. Despite the Order's possession of several space installations for research, it's a priority to enlarge its assets further to develop available technology to be practically used beyond the standard technology. Due to the rising Nomad and Infested threat, any clever acts must be considered. Without development, there's no space to prevail in current circumstances. DAMASCUS shall be used as a weapon against the existing threats. Construction of the installation must be swift and organized, as we're aware of how ready Nomads are to disrupt anything they could consider as an additional threat. Upon successful construction, laboratories shall be immediately opened for various divisions, with many objectives. Which could include the vast construction of advanced technology, up to the creation of ambitious projects with particular ideas.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Research conducted must remain as classified property of the DAMASCUS, alongside with THE ORDER OVERWATCH. Technology may not be shared without prior permission from the relevant parties. Scientists must receive an invitation from the mentioned parties, before commencing the recruitment process. Participants are exclusively part of OSD, with possible exceptions under specific terms. Everyone partaking in the project DAMASCUS must follow the given orders, aimed firstly for the expansion of the available assets to create comfortable conditions for analysis of matters.

ENTRY LOG -- will keep the track of documentation relevant for further construction of available assets, not the allocation of research assignments, which include other secured neural-net channel. The log is focused on a detailed presentation of specific elements, each serving its purpose. Whilst the documentation is part of the log, CORE UPGRADE phases shall be noted alongside with the documentation. According to this document, it can be served as a manual for recruits, defining the purpose and construction of each element. It'll remain under the property of the Order's Science Division, whilst the project is under the leadership of the Lt., Dr. Raphael Chandler.

Internal Crucial Functions

⧫ Cargo Bays
Space installations require particular capacities to uphold any sort of data, whether it heeds to storaging of scientific analyzed matters, to high-capacity matters for manufacturing and engineering grounds. Despite the type of data, necessity is to sustain enormous proportions of materials under specific environmental conditions in regards to safety and preservation depending upon analyzed material and its required circumstances to remain usable for the future tasks. As much as construction is relevant for mentioned causes, it's an important factor to possess the substantial capacity to storage aimed subjects. General construction is focused for preservation and enlargement of storage capacities, whilst considering the outer environment, in this particular case - space, known to bombard every asset with noticeable and hazardous radiation, alongside with meteorites - classed as chondrites and achondrites, that are capable to cause consequences to any hull & ground. Besides, cosmic radiation consists of mainly highly energetic protons, helium, and of the high-energy nuclei component, HZE ions. The general scheme leads to firstly transportation of goods without which, construction wouldn't take place. They're mostly carried from facilities known for manufacturing to process raw matters accordingly for particular requirements, cutting some of the work for engineers in regards to overall fabrication. Secondly, a detailed plan's drawn, due to which construction will be aided accordingly. Plan's drawn by numerous people for the best end-results. The last step is to wisely commence creation according to the allocated scheme, where many factors will be taken into the count, and built under specific environmental conditions. However, most of the materials built, are constructed upon shipyards, satellites, for overall security behind many risks coming from the outer restricted space from unauthorized vessels, including oft cosmic rays, and launched & carefully transported using Repair ships with advanced MMT technology. Structural Design: Double side web frames shall be fitted in line with primary supporting members in the double bottom or in hopper tanks, where fitted, or aligned with large brackets. Where top side tanks are fitted, double side web frames shall be aligned with web frames or large brackets. Transverse primary supporting members shall be fitted in way of hatch end beams or similar large deck opening supporting transverse structure. Horizontal side stringers or scarfing brackets shall be fitted aft of the collision bulkhead in line with forepeak stringers, and forward of DB Chamber bulkhead in line with platform decks in machinery spaces. Inner hull plating and hopper tank structures, where fitted, shall be supported at forward and aft ends, e.g. by scarfing brackets in way of the collision bulkhead and the engine room bulkhead. The connection between the inner hull plating and the inner bottom plating shall be designed such that stress concentration is minimized. Connections of hopper tank plating with inner hull and with inner bottom shall be supported by a longitudinal girder. When a hopper tank is not fitted, the inner hull plating shall be supported by a longitudinal girder below the inner bottom plating and the inner bottom plating shall be supported by scarfing brackets.

⧫ Weapons Systems and Platforms
The shield generator doesn't solely play the role in protection of the entirety of the installation, whilst it reduces the strike damage. Prosperity is achieved by persistent work and protection of the accessible assets. To maintain such objectives, aspiration, weapon systems exist to moreover enhance the odds of success by launching energetic projectiles targeting intruders in the vicinity of the station. Such systems operate according to its software, by firstly announcing an alert upon the main bridge of the space installation, where pilots capable of handling such weaponry play the role of defenders. However, in particular cases, Artificial Intelligence may represent themselves as substitutes of the pilots found busy accomplishing diverse assignments. The substitution works by programming the AI in-depth, to be capable of participating in advanced warfare operations case by case basis, whilst in this case, serves as the first line of defense. Meanwhile, secondary and tertiary lines of defense lay upon battlegroups stationed relatively near the specific RV, representing the base, to potentially ambush the attackers and make the resistance prosperous. Overall functionality has been explained. Processes that occur in the background remain obscure from the outside view, excluding the ordered software's objectives. The built-in package working for Artificial Intelligence precisely targets the aimed vessels or objectives considered a potential threat. Database for hostiles has written lists of the notorious hostile groups that are predicted to immediately strike the installation as seen fit, keeping in mind their aggressiveness. Nevertheless, the weapons are controlled in classified rooms that are highly restricted and accessible to pilots and AI found fit. Meanwhile, the construction of the weapon platforms and their systems was documented wisely, as they're classified under the laser category — Free Electron Laser, whose base of operation is in a free motion of a relativistic electron beam through a fixed magnetic structure. This type of laser has a larger area than other the type of laser beaming weaponry and can be easily tuned to a specific wavelength bandwidth. Servers efficiently against significant threats whether they be objects to moveable targets. Significant progress has been achieved in increasing the power level of the FEL, and it is possible to consider, in the near future, the construction of compact weapons with this type of laser with megawatt's power. Researchers have also been made to improve the quality of the laser beam at high powers. The laser's feature called Beam Quality essentially measures the scattering cross-section of the laser beam at a given distance, measuring the ability to focus the laser on the target to form a point of intense light from the platform which employs it. Therefore, a small increase in BQ could result in a decrease in the intensity of the laser energy deposited on the target. Hence, the maintenance of a near BQ equals 1 is a very important requirement in the development of the laser system. Several other concepts using the laser from military platforms have been developed, but the limitations in space and weight still remain, whilst performance and maintenance are considered in the space. With the great development, platforms are divided into wireless WP, requiring oft maintenance projects, whilst retaining it in orbit of the installation with an artificial tractor beam with fixed radiuses. Another group is defined as weaponry undeviatingly linked to the internal network of systems including the armament system, obliging adequate connection according to the engineering codex of the Order.

⧫ Docking Bays
In order for the components, crews, and supplies to be delivered to the Damascus Research Station, a system needs to be in a place that allows vessels to dock, or attach, to the structure. Whilst space ships are in the space bracing to dock with the station, the ship's engineers or pilot depending upon ship's class, uses the Docking Maneuvering System to thrust the vessel from the first point to another. Using the Docking Maneuvering System and Reaction Control System, the vessel is positioned approximately 110 meters from the DoB. The Reaction Control System is used to complete the approach of the docking vessel toward the DoB. The Reaction Control System is used to change speed, orbit, and attitude. The pitch is an angular rotation about an axis parallel to the widthwise axis of a vehicle. The roll is the angular rotation movement about the lengthwise axis of the vehicle. The yaw is the angular rotation movement about the heightwise axis of the vehicle. The Reaction Control Systems is located in the nose and tail sections of the space ship. When the systems are activated, they are fired in a direction opposite to that which the pilot wishes to move. If the pilot wants to move to the left, he or she fires the Reaction Control System on the right, and if the desired movement is to the right, the system is fired on the left. The ship travels towards the DoB with a force that is equal and opposite to the Reaction Control System firings. The docking vessel stops within 50 meters of DoB. From that position, the ship waits for clearance from Mission Control to continue. When the command is given to continue, the Reaction Control System has activated again and the Space Shuttle closes in on DoB at very minor speed, until it reaches a distance of about 9 meters. There, the Space Shuttle stops again and waits for a brief period to assure the ongoing process is correctly flowing. The pilot makes sure they can see the docking target clearly and fine-tune the alignment of the Space Shuttle with the docking target. When the vessel experiences force of the tractor beam that was initiated to fasten up the process, and assures docking with the bay — Connecting in Space maneuvers the space ship and makes contact with the docking ring. The end of this process is discernible upon entering installations bay, disabling the tractor beam, and accordingly aligning the ship to initiate smooth Gravitational Docking.

⧫ Laboratories & Transit Network
The laboratories and operational components of the Damascus R. S. have been assembled and are up and running. Damascus Research Station facilities represent a wide array of internal and external structures and devices designed to support a variety of investigations. These laboratories often provide attachment locations for individual investigations or provide an assortment of research equipment that can be used by different research teams in furthering their own experiments. This section is divided into two areas to highlight those facilities that are available inside the habitable volume of the Damascus Research Station as well as those that are external and open to the space environment. Additions and changes to the makeup of these facilities occur over time and the remainder of this section provides an overview of current capabilities and locations. All of the agencies among the Order recognize the importance of leveraging Damascus Research Station as a research platform to encourage, inspire, and ultimately motivate today’s agents to pursue careers in math, science, and engineering. Advancing our knowledge in the areas of human physiology, biology, material, and physical sciences and translating that knowledge to health, socio-economic and environmental benefits for the Order, is another common goal of the Order: returning the knowledge gained in space research for the benefit of society. Finally, everyone is unified in their goals to apply knowledge gained through Damascus Research Station research in human physiology, radiation, materials science, and engineering to enable future space exploration missions. Equipment accessible within the facilities is acquired through engineers conducted within engineering facilities on the Akabat and the Fort Carthage. Tools are used for experimental projects prior to the official announcement of the commencement of the projects. Data remains classified among the personnel and agencies of the Order Overwatch. Matters are utilized inside the laboratories and specialized chambers. Nonetheless, for rapid allocation of matters, whether they've been recently supplied to the installation or have been utilized in the laboratories, they must be transported within the station accordingly upon chambers specializing in certain fields of science where matters are further examined and potentially developed. The network is contained out of advanced vehicles attached to corridors all over the station, where they transport the materials inside well-secured contained built-in the vehicles. The transit network is highly expanded throughout the station to ease the processes of research and development.

Construction Documentation

The DRS, at assembly complete in 827 A.S., is to be an enormous Research and Development installation orbiting the Akabat. The DRS is to have a pressurized volume of 2860 m3 and a mass of 573,310 kg. Its solar arrays will cover an area of 4,494 m2 and can generate 1.5 MW-hours of electrical power per year. The DRS will have a structure that measures 109 m (across arrays) by 51 m, an orbital altitude of 370–460 km, an orbital inclination of 51.6°, and a crew of 400 (06/07/826 A.S.). Building the DRS requires 50 Repair Ships alongside with freighters and transports supplying it. Currently, logistics and resupply are provided through a number of vessels, from heavy tankers to freighters unloading and loading the supplies upon the installation. Early stages have looked fairly promised due to the organized construction and wisdom of the DRS. Firstly, modules for the shield generator widespread throughout the hull of the station, preventing the radiation from damaging the installation, alongside — preventing critical hits of intruders. After the successful supplies have been gathered, S.G. has been successfully constructed covering the entirety of the installation. Rest has come to increasing storage capacities, therefore enlarging research laboratories and the rest of the chambers for rapid R&D documentation. Once the first phase, as planned, has been completed, numerous nomad attacks have occurred during the second phase to expand the installation's assets. Immediate support has been called, including the Zoners. Overall safeguarding has been successful, and the installation suffered minor damage that was fixed under a period of several days. This hasn't disrupted further projects from happening and being conducted onboard the research chambers. The second phase — expanding assets — supplies have been gathered, as ordered by Raphael Chandler and Admiral Xander Parothia, and key engineers that estimated quantity and which supplies are mandatory for further expanding. The second phase has allowed us to construct Weapon Platforms surrounded around the installation to prevent any attacks from occurring again in the future. Once the installation has become stabile, the third phase has been commenced. It'd include a significant enlargement of assets, as ordered by the engineers. Supplies have been successfully delivered, as the schemes were made regarding the construction, and which parts are to be built. The third phase would remain focused upon additional expansion of the Transit Network, Weapon Systems, Cargo Bays, and finally fabrics where unique equipment shall be constructed, opening numerous projects to enhance the technology of the Order. 400 engineers have succeeded to complete the phase three, and open up additional space for extra 200 engineers.

Lieutenant Raphael Chandler
Order Science Division, The Order Overwatch

Commandant Eliza Fischer
Black Fleet, The Order Overwatch