|K|- The Kempeitai (ooRP)

[The Kempeitai.]

THE KEMPEITAI
KEMPEITAI'S BASES OF OPERATIONS

BASES OF OPERATIONS

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NANSEI RESEARCH COMPLEX

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> BASE SPECIFICATIONS

> GRAVITY:_ COMPLETE
> DOCKING BAYS:_ YES
> AMENITIES:____ YES
> LOCATION:__ KYUSHU
> POPULATION:___ 650

> THE KEMPEITAI

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BACKGROUND

In 400 A.S. the Kusari Government began offering incentives to attract new businesses and existing corporations to establish themselves within the Kyushu system. Taking advantage of the offer Samura Industries began work on the Nansei Research Complex, fast tracking the construction to be finished later the same year. Designed primarily to study antimatter and antimatter based weaponry, the facility utilises vast solar arrays to provide consistent power to its electromagnetic containment fields which isolates the several kilograms of stored antimatter.

The facility is often a favourite target of attacks by the Blood Dragons, leading to the Battleship Nagumo being stationed nearby to oversee both the defence of the Tau-29 Jump Gate and of Nansei itself. Should the Blood Dragons ever succeed in compromising any of the storage cells, the annihilating antimatter would result in an explosion in excess of 100 megatons of force wiping out the facility and anyone unfortunate enough to be caught within the blast.

The base has, on occasion, been the venue for a number of secret research projects by the Kusari Naval Forces using the collective expertise on antimatter for military purposes. While no products of the research have been directly linked to Nansei, its importance and location has been deemed strategic to the Imperial Kusari Navy as well as the Kempeitai, who defected to the Imperial forces. Forgoing a direct assault on the facility that would most likely compromise the research materials, the imperial command employed a strategy of isolation and attrition against the garrison with the aim of weakening the defenders enough to succumb to a later boarding action.

The plan backfired as the KNF became aware of the passive stance adopted by the imperials and devised a breakthrough operation allowing them to take the valuable research data and abandon the increasingly untenable location. Once the data was copied to their ships and the base databanks erased, the KNF forces departed in a fast convoy, leaving behind a barren facility and its remaining Samura staff. By coordinating with units from the Nagumo, they were just able to break through the encirclement of the IKN, escaping into New Tokyo with minimal losses.

As advances elsewhere put the station out of reach of the Republic, plus with there being no KNF garrison left to defend it, the Imperial Kusari Navy and Kempeitai moved in. Although disappointed by the missed chance to attain any Naval Forces secrets, the Kempeitai have assumed control of Nansei. Operatives stationed here are currently attempting to retrieve any fragments of the previous research, including interviews of civilians that were left behind, whilst continuing development of new weaponry for the Imperial cause

ANIJIMA BASE

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> BASE SPECIFICATIONS

> GRAVITY:_ COMPLETE
> DOCKING BAYS:_ YES
> AMENITIES:____ YES
> LOCATION:_ TOTTORI
> POPULATION:___ 670

> THE KEMPEITAI

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BACKGROUND

Deliberately placed deep inside the Tojimbo ice field, Anijima base was the most concealed Hogosha facility in existence. As such, it was often used by Hogosha leaders of various locations to meet and discuss plans for the future of both themselves and Kusari as a whole. Aside from the covert nature of the base, it had numerous patrols and strong defenses to keep its occupants safe in case of an attack.

As part of an agreement between the Hogosha and the Kempeitai, Anijima station was traded to the Kempeitai in return for Suzuka Station. The well-hidden location of Anijima has immense value to the Kempeitai who wish to keep a watchful eye on Tottori and its neighboring systems, while its array of defenses ensure the safety of the station and its operators.

BATTLECRUISER AKATSUKI

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> BASE SPECIFICATIONS

> GRAVITY:___ CLASSIFIED
> DOCK. BAYS: CLASSIFIED
> AMENITIES:_ CLASSIFIED
> LOCATION:____ BRITTANY
> POPULATION: CLASSIFIED

> THE KEMPEITAI

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BACKGROUND

The Battlecruiser Akatsuki was one of the first Komainu class ships to enter the service of the Kusari Naval Forces fleet. As with all vessels of this new class, it initially suffered from prolific early design flaws. The political fallout from these technical issues was exacerbated by traditionalist staff officers who were ideologically opposed to any alteration to the KNF's capital ship doctrine. After one year of retrofitting and testing, it finally was considered fully combat-ready in 821 A.S. stationed in Kyushu as part of the Nagumo battlegroup.

When the Imperial forces made their desperate push into Kyushu in 823 AS, the Nagasaki and Nagumo fleets each demanded the surrender of the other. When the shooting started the crew of the Akatsuki outright refused the order to engage, being morally opposed to firing on their brethren. Instead they pulled back from the fight, prompting the outgunned Battleship Nagumo to retreat quickly thereafter, leaving the Imperial forces to secure the jump gate. Akatsuki, left behind, pledged its support to the Emperor and joined the Imperial Fleet. It is was then tasked with guarding Nago Station in a bid to prevent Kishiro from delivering materials to Kusari Republic territory while also serving as a launching point for patrols in the Taus.

With the end of the Kusari Civil War in 825 AS, the Akatsuki was reassigned from the Naval fleet to an asset of the Kempeitai, and sent into the Brittany system on a covert surveillance mission. Currently it holds position just beyond the Stronsay Asteroid Field, gathering vital intelligence on Gallic ship movements into the Tau-23 system.