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...RECIPIENTS: Core Guildmaster Erik Nodtviet ...SENDER: Direktor Volker Koch - BDM Oberkommando ...LOCATION: Bonn Station, New Berlin System ...PRIORITY:Normal ...SUBJECT: Exchange of technology
Sehr geehrter Herr Nodtviet,
My name is Volker Koch and i am temporarily responsible for the Büro, until Herr Amsel is back from vacation. Recently i stumbled upon documents regarding an exchange of technology between the Büro der Marineintelligenz and the Core.
You will not hear any complaints from my side. Anything looks fine. I would say we should finish what the Direktor began. That means... if you are still interested in a Donau class cruiser, of course.
Hochachtungsvoll,
Direktor Volker Koch
Büro der Marineintelligenz, Oberkommando
Guten Tag Herr Guildmaster Nodtviet, I am Karl von Schlafenberg, Flottillenadmiral of the Buro der Marineintelligenz. I am sorry to inform you about the fact that Herr Direktor is currently not available, because he is busy with another issues. But good news is, that we are glad to hear that your organization is still looking for a Donau class cruiser. You may already figured out, that the technology exchange of this scale is really unique opportunity for both of us. We would like to take a closer look at the Bullhead class craft, if you don't mind showing us some technical details. It is understandable that I need to ask for them, if we are going to get one of your battlecruisers. In return, the Buro is willing to give you some specifications of the Donau class. I am not talking about complete construction plans of course, but about less major details such like weaponry, propulsion systems or armouring.
Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Nodtviet.
von Schlafenberg
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ID: Erik Nodtviet Location: Durban Station, Omicron Rho Subject: Exchange of technology
Greetings Mr. Schlafenberg,
I hate to nitpick Mr. Schlafenberg, however unless I am mistaken you are asking us to give you full Bullhead blueprints in exchange for more-or-less incomplete Donau blueprints? And with those, we are both meant to construct them ourselves?
My suggestion would be that we craft our own vessels ourselves, then exchange the vessels, rather than both of having mere blueprints (complete or incomplete).
Guten Tag again Herr Guildmaster Nodtviet.. You are mistaken, but the fault is on my side and I apologize for the great misunderstanding I caused. I was not talking about sharing any construction plans. I was talking about exchange of informations about the ships, about their abilities, so we both would know enough about the vessels before the actual exchange of completely operational ships.
The Buro Oberkommando decided what ship exactly will you get. it's the RNC-Herschel. The document below contains some data about it. Literally, that is the example of the informations I was talking about. You can likely make a complete image, but it doesn't include anything for the possible construction.
1) Main bridge section
This is the command center of every Rheinland cruiser. Whole ship is controlled from there. In case of urgent emergency, the Donau class with it's every gadget, including weaponry, is able to be controlled by single person. This section also includes the main computer systems of the vessel and officer cabins. Basically, it offers everything needed for daily life of the officers and the ship commander. Talking about daily routine, even food is being prepared in the lower part of this section, where the ship kitchen is placed. As you can notice, there is a big cannon mounted on top of the bridge section. It is the placement for heavy weaponry, ranging from improved versions of secondary turrets, to antimatter artillery and heavy torpedoes. Seeing a big, bright bolt of plasma (or whatever, depends on the weapon mounted there) flying from right above your head will make you feel like you can rule everything, it is somehow true, because the Donau class is literally flying tank, extremely powerfull, extremely armoured and extremely slow. It is designed for the sole purpose, to rule the battlefields. Another place for heavy weapon is located on the opposite to the command section, on the bottom of the vessel.
2) Secondary bridge section
Rarely used for direct vessel command, the secondary bridge acts mostly like an observation post or in unusual cases, like a command center. There are three big sensor arrays located several meters below it. These sensors, controlled from the secondary bridge, are the eyes and ears of the Donau class cruiser and the RNC-Herschel itself.
3) Docking bay or cargo hold
Three meters thick gate made of high quality Krupp carborundum steel alloy is enclosing the ship's massive cargo hold, or in case of the Herschel, the docking bay for fighters or bombers. However, due to the relatively small size of the Donau class, the docking bay is able to keep only one ship.
4) Power plant
The modern power plant is based on circa one millennium old energetic technology. It's essentially a nuclear reactor working on the base of forced nuclear decay. The most efficient energy source used is MOX, or plutonium. However, the core can also run on pretty much every other transuranium element. Despite the ancient technology procedure, the Donau power plant belongs to the most powerfull energy cores used on today's cruisers.
5) Engine
The engine, powered directly from the nuclear reactor mentioned above, works on similar base. The energy from the main reactor is used for heating up MOX, plutonium, or even far transuranium elements into the state of overheated plasma which is then injected into the engine chamber and compressed by extremely powerful electromagnetic field. This procedure results in a micronuclear explosion. Repeated every tiny fraction of second, thousands of small nuclear blasts acts like a rocket drive. Controlled nuclear reaction results in creation of rare isotopes, mostly of copper and sodium. These radioisotopes, not found in the nature, are then released from the engine chamber in form of much cooler, yet still hot plasma few thousands degrees centigrade above the boiling point of the mentioned elements, resulting in the characteristic green glow typical for all Rheinland vessels. Radioactive fallout created by the MOX intermix chambers is not dangerous to humans, because of the high engine efficiency, very low fuel consumption rate and short half-lifes of the created radioactive isotopes. That means that there is not much nuclear waste produced at all.
--Red semiellipse: Heavy weapon placement --Red circle with number 2 in the center: Two heavy weapon placements, where one of the weapons is on the opposite side of the vessel, behind the first weapon placement. Ship symmetry is defined by vertically oriented plane cutting the ship lenthwise. --Yellow semiellipse: Light weapon placement --Yellow semiellipse with number 2: Two light weapon placements, where one of the weapons is on the opposite side of the vessel, behind the first weapon placement. --Small yellow semicircle: Reinforced cruise disruptor missile launcher
Cruiser turrets - 11 placements in total
Front: 9
Sides: 8
Rear: 9
Up: 6
Down: 7
Cloaking device
Preparation time: 20 s
Activation time: 11 s
Maximum duration of complete invisibility: 219 s
Docking bay
Fighters: 1
Bombers: 1
Other vessels: N/A
Advanced deep scanner
Detection range: 15 000 m
Cargo scanner range: 2 000 m
So, hopefully this is enough for you to form a comprehensive idea of what are you going to get under your command, Herr Guildmaster. Now I would expect something similar from you, because the Buro needs to know what's the deal about.
As you can notice, I didn't include any informations about Rheinland military-grade weaponry, that is because of the Oberkommando decision, which is that we are not going to supply the Core with our weapons. It is very unlikely that you would supply us with the Core weaponry, which is logical and I understand it. I hope you understand too.
von Schlafenberg
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ID:Erik Nodtviet Location:Durban Station, Omicron Rho Subject:Exchange of Technology Encryption:Invincible
Mr. Schlafenberg,
This is long overdue and I apologise. Attached are schematics of the Bullhead:
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GUN PLACEMENTS: 4 HEAVY CRUISER TURRET SLOTS - 7 SECONDARY CRUISER TURRETS - 2 BATTLESHIP PRIMARY TURRETS HULL INTEGRITY: 405,000 - CAN REACH 1,620,000 WITH MAXIMUM ARMOUR UPGRADES POWER CORE: 3,600,000 RECHARGE: 170,000 IMPULSE SPEED: 80 M/S CRUISE SPEED: 350 M/S
(In a separate document Nodtviet lists the size specifications of the vessel and the individual parts involved, as well as materials required for it's construction)
The attached schematics should be enough to allow you to produce an earlier model of a Bullhead class Core Battlecruiser at one of your shipyards. If needed, APM can deliver some supplies to help with it's construction.
-E. Nodtviet
Guildmaster, The Core
CEO, AP Manufacturing
"Guten Tag, good to get a hear from you again.
Interesting description... although, not as complex as mine, the hologram can tell me everything I need. Danke.
We are currently unable to launch the construction ourselves, because our shipyards are busy. With these circumstances, we would prefer getting one of your already existing battlecruisers or a new one constructed at your facilities. In this case, the Büro would deliver some needed materials. Lack of weapons and other important or unusual equipment would not mind at all. We will later adapt the Bullhead per our wishes. My cruiser has a lot of said equipment, if you don't wish to obtain it, we will strip it off the Herschel" You can hear a button being presses, resulting in the message turning into silence.
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ID:Erik Nodtviet Location:Durban Station, Omicron Rho Subject:Exchange of Technology Encryption:Invincible
Mr. Schlafenberg,
Very well then. It can be arranged so that the Buro will deliver the appropriate materials to Alabama Shipyard in Omicron Rho for the construction of the Bullhead. We will update you with the progress of the construction of the vessel periodically. Once the vessel has finished construction, we will inform you and it can be picked up.
In regards to the equipment on the Bullhead, we can tailor it to suit your specific needs, but if you wish to mount the equipment yourself then so be it. We would like the current equipment on the Herschel to remain however, as a means to preserve the 'spirit' of the vessel *he grins*.
When you are ready, we will create a special channel for Buro vessels to transport the goods to Alabama Shipyard. I await your response.
-E. Nodtviet
Guildmaster, The Core
CEO, AP Manufacturing
"Ja Herr Nodtviet, as I said, we will help you construct the ship for us. Delivery reports will be made of course" Karl puts on a friendly smile, grabs a cup of coffee and takes a sip while caressesing a cat sitting on his legs.
"About the Bullhead equipment, shield working a on molecular base, suitable for the ship size, powerful thrusting systems, deep space sensor array and basic models of cruiser defense turrets should be enough. We would also prefer unique equipment, for example cloaking devices, docking bays and a really thick armour to be already present. If you or AP Manufacturing can't ensure the presence of the mentioned unique equipment, The Büro can make it itself without any issues"
"Equipment on the RNC-Herschel can remain, except for the weaponry unfortunately, due to the... I believe that I was talking about it, Oberkommando decision. We can mount some less special gunnery on the cruiser, but I am sure that your shipyard workers will adapt the turret structures to be compatible with the Core weapon technology with ease" Karl gets interrupted by a loud behind him. It sounds like if someone accidentally dumped a box of screws on the floor. Karl turns around and slaps a button to terminate the transmission.
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ID:Erik Nodtviet Location:Durban Station, Omicron Rho Subject:Exchange of Technology Encryption:Invincible
Mr. Schlafenberg,
AP Manufacturing can ensure sufficient armour upgrade as well as the other specifics you have mentioned with the exception of docking modules and a cloaking device. In regards to the gunnery on the Herschel, we will simply have to provide our own for now it seems.
I have opened up a communication channel for the Buro to complete it's deliveries within. We will provide regular status updates on your vessels construction. Good luck.
-E. Nodtviet
Guildmaster, The Core
CEO, AP Manufacturing