It has been over a year since our friends in the Guild welcomed the Colonial people to Pecos. Despite some... ups and downs, we have made a place here, and I hear from Anders' team that there is progress on Yuma as well. Tau operations have adapted to the Gallic presence, and I think your Omega operations have managed to expand well with Aland and Falster together.
With the official sentiment from the government over, I'll get onto my part specifically. I'm deck chief Murdo Stewart, part of Colonial Defence Industries and dealing with the... industries in Coronado. I understand a lot of your pilots have been pleased with Sabah's productions, and our alliance has had some good times working together in ship design and construction for over a decade. We in the CDI, with the support of the Colonial Government, would like to go back to that somewhat. It's been a while since I was last on Singapore but you've been keeping it nice and peachy.
What we'd like to offer is a joint team or two to have a look over our respective designs and hopefully make some improvements. As for the ships themselves, our production capabilities are... let me check the Commander's notes... 'understandably military' and if possible we'd be looking to have some more civilian-suited ships constructed for us, perhaps with that joint team's efforts.
Let me know what you think of this proposal.
Have a nice day,
Murdo Stewart Colonial Defence Industries
P.S. Another request from the Commander, he expressed a wish to use Freeport 4 as a neutral meeting place with a Libertonian Admiral. Shouldn't be anything too big or even that noticeable to anyone else.
**** Incoming Transmission ****
From: Johnathan Sanders
To: Mr Murdo Stewart
Subject: Re: Requests from the Colonial Republic
Mr Stewart,
I'm glad to hear our neighbours on Pecos are faring well. The climate is harsh, but any planet with a breathable atmosphere is better then the cold vacuum of space. I've not yet had a chance to visit New Hope - I understand most of the colony below ground? I hope you'll have better luck cracking the issue with the native flora on Yuma. Pecos... isn't suited for agricultural purposes, so it won't be able to support a large population. Our interests there have only ever been the Deuterium-rich ice that coats the vast oceans on that snowball.
But down to business. I would need to know what it is you have in mind specifically. Most of the ships we use are suites mainly for our mining endeavours. Rugged ships that will get the job of ferrying ore done, but nothing flashy like the ships of the various houses. Shipyard Singapore isn't anywhere near capacity - it is not near any supply line, and it would draw a lot of attention from Gallia if we suddenly boosted production there. The appearance of an inefficient mining ship drydock is one of the means by which we are keeping it safe... at least until the Gallic intentions towards us are clear.
Aland is a different matter. While we try to have the majority of it's jobs be civilian in nature, we've accepted the occasional job from Bretonia or Rheinland to patch something up. It is also situated well away from the Gallic forces, so the issue of any Colonial designs being constructed there shouldn't be significant. Especially if they are civilian in nature. The crews there have experience with the Atlas design.
As for working on shared designs and pressing them in service, I'm reluctant to do so at this point. The issue is the Gallic response to such. I don't believe they would look favorable on us flying Colonial technology through their occupied space. I can offer to share what technology we posess, but most of it isn't military grade, so I doubt it would be of use to the republic.
Using Freeport 4 as a diplomatic meeting grounds is not a problem. It may create some tensions to have a Liberty Navy delegation at the Freeport - the Lane Hackers also visit on occasion. Let us know in advance so we can take appropriate precautions and avoid trouble there. It isn't the most... luxurious base however. If you are looking for comfort, would Curacao not be a better place? Libertines, especially those in power, usually expect to be tended to.
Regards,
- Johnathan Sanders
**** Transmission Closed ****
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From a time when all seems lost, from a dead man to a world, without restraint, unafraid and free.
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From what I know from Minister Anders, the efforts on Yuma are going well and there should soon be room enough for the Colonials to have a much warmer place to stay. Pecos is still breathable at ground level which suits our modular shelters' design, with the larger Military and Government complex in the centre. Some people have chosen to remain on the transports that brought them here safely, I assume they have the most hope of this only being a rest stop.
The Guild and Republic have shared some transport designs in the past, mainly the Atlas, and some of your paramilitary's ships are at least partly based from our own (as I am sure you know). Your snubcraft technology has been widely available on the civilian market, but the work I was speaking of was mostly reworking some of them to efficiently use Colonial powercores in reverse of Colonial ships working with your own. Many of your pilots still use "old shared designs", I think you tell the Gauls? Shouldn't be a problem I'd hope, because as you said it is civilian.
Our trust in your ability to keep Singapore safe really was well-founded, and I agree that Aland would be the best place for any of this work. As far as I understand, the Shipyard is large and may have the space for the Guild's to take some of the work from Sabah's Atlas quota to allow some retooling for military applications.
I've got a response from the Commander here:
Commander Roger Anders Wrote:I am sure there are some private and secure rooms where we can not be disturbed. Much of the discussion I plan to have with the Admiral is pertaining to Magellan, given the likelihood of the Gauls moving through there in the coming progression of this conquest of theirs. There will likely be further talks involving the Guild on how best to retain your neutrality towards the Gauls - the Colonials at least will seek to keep this in place.
Have a nice day,
Murdo Stewart Colonial Defence Industries
Allow me to introduce myself, I am Shinichiro Kawashima, head tech licensing officer and head of production at Singapore shipyard. This message has been forwarded to me by Mr. Sanders as I believe this matter concerns me more.
As Mr. Sanders have highlighted, the main problem with the sharing of our vessels as of now would be Gallia. Granted, our technology is recognizably open to the civilian market. However, I do not like the notion of Gallia having the ability to nitpick on such an issue and possibly use that against us. We've already have had enough of Gallia bothering us of minute issues pertaining to leftover Colonial tech.
The issue however, I will confine merely to paramilitary ships. IMG ships are on the civilian market and are being marketed as civilian ships. Our non-paramilitary grade vessels should be less of a concern to the Gallics and should be fairly open towards tech trades.
I may be opposed to the direct sharing of ships, especially paramilitary ships in the Taus, however, I see no reason why there shouldn't be sharing of technology. Reverse engineering of Colonial cores might give some of our pilots an extra edge and vice versa for your side. You would find that our cores generally have high compatibility towards most ships and weaponry on the civilian market, a good bonus on your side.
Naturally any form of reverse engineering of Colonial technology for ours means has to be conducted clandestinely, or at least as far away from Gallic influence as possible. Aland is the most capable location, bearing the necessary facilities and more, and is additionally, far from Gallic eyes.
We accept Mr. Anders proposal, Freeport 4 facilities are generally well hidden from Gallic eyes and seems to be the most convenient of locations for further discussions. Tell me when is most convenient for you and we can meet up to further discuss this transaction. As a token, I will bring the blueprints for the IMG manufactured cores for the class I to IV vessels. Remember to keep an engineer handy in case anything needs explaining.
Fair regards,
Shinichiro Kawashima
Head of Production, IMG
So it is you who's in charge of Singapore these days, how is the old place doing? It's been a while since I was working under Dockmaster Sanders after I transferred over from Baltimore.
The Guild and Colonial people have been allies for years and a great deal count themselves in both groups. Many on Pecos have the ships they came on, including your Himalayan designs. When we are finally able to settle on Yuma they will have little use, and I believe the Military planned to 'pressgang' the ships into service to relieve the load on us Sabah boys a bit.
The shared work on our cores should fit well into the developments on our power systems and of course in TEW-C weaponry. We have also struck a deal with Bowex on being able to work on the Shire and Clydesdale class vessels, which I believe, at least in the first case, you know pretty well on Aland. Your designs intended purely for the civilian market may also benefit for, well admittedly a mistake of ours but most inventions are by accident eh?
As for any exchange, sometimes there's necessity as a driving force. Some of our Fleet Officers have remarked on compliments on the Thanatos cruiser's performance against the 'casts. Some of our explorers miss their old Argus survey vessels (and also deemed pretty handy for our jumpdrive plans), and the Sagarmatha is essentially an upgrade of that right? Ask your Guildmasters: a couple of Sagas for some new Patrol Vessels, if you'd like.
Of course, this can all be done away from the Gauls.
I'd be happy to take a look at those blueprints, given I am just an engineer. The Commander will let you know as he and his Libertonian counterpart make their way to the Freeport.
Have a nice day,
Murdo Stewart Colonial Defence Industries
Ah Singapore, yes. It has been busier. For now, we can't over-produce anything or else the Gallics will get paranoid. Can't have that happening now can we?
Yes, I understand that Sabah has been put under considerable pressure after the recent exodus and the constant Gallic threat. It is also understandable that technologicial progress on both our sides is much appreciated. A technological exchange should allow you to maintain those old ships well and progress current technology pretty nicely.
I have talked to the Guildmasters regarding the Sagarmatha class exploration vessels. We have come to an agreement that so long as colonial usage of such vessels is not disclosed to the Gallics, granting a few of such vessels shouldn't hurt.
We can discuss further plans in more detail in Freeport 4 during the meeting. Until then, consider your request informally accepted.
Fair regards,
Shinichiro Kawashima
Head of Production, IMG
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