Background story to the Military Gunboat GS.K_Gneisenau
In 794, the Parliament of Rheinland became aware, that Rheinland could need a secret service for special tasks. In a secret meeting, they decided to form such a secret service. The Grenzschutz (GS).
As time passed on, the GS growed and became tasks.
In February 795, the GS became the task to explore the Omegas for new systems and ressources, as well as planets useable for Terraforming.
So, after many problems, as Rheinland was near to bankrupt, in June 796 a explorational fleet launched from the Oder shipyards. It was said, the fleet was having a maintenance there, and shall now go out on duty again. Their true target was never released to the people of Rheinland.
The fleet consisted of a heavyli modified Battleship with several labs on it, which was also stripped down to half of it's turrets, a Cruiser for the defense of the flying Lab, 2 Gunboats, 2 full Jagdgeschwadern, and of course many many transports for the supplies of this fleet, as it should stay out in space comepletely independant from Rheinland for at least 15 years. As there was no money to build new ships, the fleet's age was 70+.
In May 797, the GS headquarter lost contact to the fleet. Before that, the fleet was able to send the positions of two new systems, Omega 55 and Omega 58. After the Nomad War, the new Rheinland government said that the fleet must have been destroyed by the Nomads in an yet unknown system.
In January 799, the Nomads began to actively infiltrate the GS Headquarter and else members. So in May 799, the entire GS was under control of the Nomads. The GS Leader, Chief Hermann was responsible for the infection of Chancellor Niemann. As we know, after the Nomad War ended, many infested Rheinland pilots were flying into the Omegas, basing themselves in the Omega 55 and Omega 58 systems, forming the Wild. We can only guess, that the infested GS has told them the positions of these systems. As uninfested Militairs entered the GS headquarters, they found all datas and information erased and destroyed. The explorers stayed a secret.
In 805, the Neu Berlin system suddenly saw a space alert, as a unknown and unidentified ship was detected in the outer areas of the system. It sended an unknown code to the former GS headquarters. At these first moments, it was thought that this would be a Wild ship, activating some hidden bombs. But nothing happened.
As soon as possible, an entire Battlegroup was sended to the position of the ship. Which surprise, as it was identified as the Grenzschutz Korvette Gneisenau (GS.K_Gneisenau)!
The ship was fast towed towards the Oder shipyards for a detailed analysis of the ship, the rew was brought to Berlin for interrogation. All of them seemed to have seen horrible things out there in those 9 years out in space, as all of them had white hairs. Understandable, an interrogation about nine years can take some time, as the analysis of computer datas from the same time amount.
But sadlierwise, most of the files were corrupt due to damages of the ship, as well as to radiation. What the crew told is still unbelievable. They not only explored the Omegas, they also discovered a Jump Hole to unknown systems, somewhere in Sirius, where other humans shall be living! As it is known, the there were only 5 sleeper ships able to escape Sol, this story has been taken as fantasy. There can't be more humans living than those, who are known!
They also said, their ship was seperated from the fleet during the jump back into the Omega systems, as those "imaginations" shall have shown hostilities. So, if they can be believed, this jumphole is an unstable one. They weren't able to find it again. During their way back, they also met some Wilds, which strangely weren't attacking them, but also not answering to their calls. So they flew on until they reached Berlin.
As they were away 9 years, they were shocked by the thing that happened during their absence in the colonys.
As the Military desperatly needed experienced commanders in that time, the Gneisenau went back on service shortly after doctors declared, that their minds are stabil and should not more beeing fantasise.
So the few survivers of the original cre of the Gneisenau are now flying teir Korvette as a squadless ship, having the task to protect the Sigma 13 Jumphole of the Wilds.
As they were seperated from the fleet, they can't say if they come back any time soon, or if they are lost somewhere in space. What they could say was, that the Battleship had been left back in May 797, the time when the contact was lost, as it was too old for such a task, and almost falling apart.
In a brilliant tactical movement, i charged backwards.
Captain and pilot of the ship: Alexander Hergsell,
-45 years old
-black hair
-eyes: blue
-origin: Baden Baden (a Schwabe, if you want so:lol:).
Navigator: Jonathan Voigt
-46 years old
-brown hair
-eyes: brown
-origin: Hamburg.
Gunner: Mareike Augsten
-43 years
-eyes: green with grey
-origin: born while her parents were travelling between Grenzstation Brandenburg and Station Bonn. (Berlin system)
Gunner of the main gun: Helmut Morlock
-20 years
-hair: black
-eyes: brown
-origin: Planet Neu Berlin
In a brilliant tactical movement, i charged backwards.