Battleship Kokura

Battleship Kokura

File:Ew45 04 base.png

Owner

Blood Dragons

Location

C-2, Kyushu

CLASS: Togo

CREW: CLASSIFIED

ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED

Dating all the way back to the original Sakura Coup, and one of the few Togos reactivated by the Blood Dragons, Kokura spent much of its life hidden in the Crow Nebula, receiving only minimal maintenance over the centuries. Kokura completed its reactivation in 831 A.S. and spent much of the next year and a half guarding Mito Shipyard while the scant few of her sisters that could still be saved completed their own refurbishment and modernisation.

In late 832, however, the great battleship received a new deployment; the Dragons had received word of Battleship Matsuda's destruction, leaving the Kyushu system entirely without any base for either Dragon or Chrysanthemum operations. Enraged though the Dragons were at such a careless loss of such a valuable asset in the Matsuda, they could not allow Kyushu to become ever more heavily blockaded. Over the next few months, Kokura was prepared with all the resources it would need for a permanent deployment to the Seiran dust cloud.

Once it arrived in the system, its contingent of veteran pilots set about patrolling Kyushu and ambushing trade convoys where they could. Much to the Dragons' surprise, Battleship Matsumoto had not been relieved by another warship, and instead stood in-system, still with much of the damage it sustained from its duel with the Matsuda. As a result, flights based from Kokura work to soften the Matsumoto's contingent of fightercraft in an attempt to create an opening to strike the warship and finish what the Matsuda started.

The Blood Dragons have notably abstained from raiding relief vessels bound for the storm-ravaged Planet Kyushu, only targeting vessels whose cargos consist primarily of supplies to rebuild the planet's farming infrastructure and leaving food and medical vessels usually untouched.

Bribes & Missions Offered

Bribes

Blood Dragons

Missions

Blood Dragons

Commodities

Imports

Commodity Price Ablative Armor Plating 97$ Criminals 357$ Gin 59$ Medical Equipment 46$ Sake 24$ Light Arms 109$ Prisoners 206$ Black Market Pharmaceuticals 43$ Counterfeit Computerware 64$ Niobium 104$ Copper 133$ Oxygen 17$ Water 16$ Food Rations 31$ H-Fuel 135$ MOX 38$ Pharmaceuticals 43$ Hull Panels 58$ Consumer Goods 32$ Engine Components 36$ Black Market Munitions 69$ Black Market Augments 30$ Synth Paste 38$ Wine 63$ Munitions 69$ Xenobiotic Filters 67$ Xeno Relics 224$

Exports

Commodity Price Deployable Mining Container 50,000$ Toxic Waste 19$

Ships sold

Ship	Class	Price
Katana	Heavy Fighter	14,808$
Tachi	Very Heavy Fighter	23,329$
Nodachi	Bomber	66,376$

News

[833 AS] ALG reports escalating attacks in New Tokyo

NARITA OUTPOST -- 833 -- In recent months, ALG employees have reported a sharp increase in intimidation attempts by suspected Hogosha agents. The Rheinland-originating corporation says its Kusari-based personnel have been subjected to stalking and harassment, with several managers forced to leave Narita Outpost after personal information about their families was leaked to Farmers' Alliance terrorists. The corporation says these threats are linked to the ongoing negotiations for the decontamination of Roppongi Station. State Police have advised they are investigating ALG’s allegations.

[831 AS] Jump Hole Upheaval Causes Chaos

HEISENBERG -- 831 AS -- Jump holes across Sirius have become increasingly volatile and chaotic over the last year, with Professor Sophia Nagel from the Heisenberg Research Station linking the unusual phenomena to the Pulse. The Pulse was an unprecedented blast of hyperspace energy that was detected immediately prior to last year's jump gate Blackout. Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off. While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes.

[825 AS] Ibusuki station massacred - Kusari enters war!

SAIGON -- 825 -- In a furious speech, Prime Minister Yukihara Reijiro of Kusari has declared a state of war against Rheinland. This follows the destruction of Ibusuki Survey Platform in Sigma-21, 12 hours before Rheinland's eviction ultimatum expired. Despite Rheinland's protests that it was not responsible for the act, Kusari has accused the Battleship Bayern of the murders, releasing the station's final distress calls that begged Rheinland forces to cease fire. As a result, Kusari has mobilized the Kusari Naval Forces to begin joint military operations alongside the Gas Miner's Guild. The Prime Minister has ordered Rheinland to withdraw all of its forces from the Sigmas immediately or face Kusari's fury.

[825 AS] Rheinland demands Ibusuki destruction

IBUSUKI SURVEY PLATFORM -- 825 -- Rheinland has issued an ultimatum for Ibusuki Survey Platform in Sigma-21 to be abandoned. The 48 hour warning has been provided to allow Kusari citizens time to evacuate from the jointly Kishiro and GMG operated station before the Battleship Bayern enforces the order. Kishiro Technologies has announced that it has assumed full administration of the platform to avoid being dragged into Rheinland's conflict with the Guild. Rheinland has reiterated that the platform must be abandoned, while the Bayern continues to advance towards Planet Saigon. Kusari has reacted with outrage to the development, threatening immediate repercussions if neutral Kusari citizens or property are harmed.

[804 AS] Treaty of Honshu eases Colony War wounds

HONSHU -- 804 -- Dignitaries from Rheinland and Kusari today ratified the Second Treaty of Honshu, officially normalizing relations between the two Houses and ending Kusari’s embargo. Rheinland has formally accepted sole culpability for the Colony Wars and agreed to a 20 year reparations package. This includes preferential rates for Kusari corporations on military goods and resources needed to rebuild the Kusari Naval Forces, and financial compensation for the damages inflicted in Honshu itself. Chancellor Steller offered his sincere condolences to Kusari over the war, and promised a brighter future of mutual prosperity.

[801 AS] Kusari imposes embargo on Rheinland

NEW TOKYO -- 801 -- Shogun Edo has announced that a full economic embargo of Rheinland will be imposed by Kusari due to the outrages of the Colony Wars. Liberty’s President Jacobi has taken a leading role in mediation between Rheinland and the other Houses, with the Provisional Rheinland Government offering a message of condolence to the Kusari people for the actions of the toppled previous regime. Despite this, Kusari has remained resolute that no normalization of relations will be considered until full reparations are made for the devastation in Honshu and New Tokyo, and the many crimes Kusari alleges were perpetrated there.

Rumors

Blood Dragons

If you ask me, we shouldn't trust the Chrysanthemums with any more than basic patrol duties, and certainly with nothing larger than a gunboat. They've already proven their worth, and it is sorely lacking. The Matsuda's loss was a waste. The Togos are undoubtedly powerful and should be treated with reverence, but they have nothing on a far more modern design like the Chrysanthemums had and completely squandered at the beck and call of their Outcast masters. All it's done is make an already-uphill battle just that little bit steeper, and that's not even touching the fact that we're having to put our own warship at risk here to cover for the Chrysanthemum's screw up.

NOTE: Page generated on the 07/06/2024 at 15:55:47 UTC