Battleship Nagasaki

Battleship Nagasaki

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Owner

Kusari Naval Forces

Location

F-6, Shikoku

CLASS: Genji

CREW: CLASSIFIED

ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED

The Nagasaki was put into service as part of a militarization programme of the Kusari Naval Forces before the outbreak of the Colony Wars. During that same period, it underwent several operations against the Rheinland Military, but it was routed when they reached New Tokyo.

Once the Colony Wars ended, it was positioned in Kyushu for several years. In this time, it primarily carried out counter-terrorism duties against the Golden Chrysanthemums, and suppressed smuggling and piracy in the Taus. In the closing months of 813 AS, the Nagasaki spearheaded the invasion of Bretonia, eventually pushing as far as Leeds and capturing Stokes Smelter.

The Nagasaki participated in several other campaigns, most notably as the flagship of the Kusari Exiles in Bretonia during the Gallic War. As a result, it led the Imperial Naval Forces during the Kusari Civil War, defeating the Battleship Nagumo and securing Kyushu. It further played a prominent role in the restored Kusari Empire’s invasion of Gallia in 827 AS, notably during the Sack of Lorraine and the Devastation of Metz.

In early 831 AS, the Nagasaki intercepted and destroyed the Chrysanthemum Battleship Matsuda while responding to a KOI lead. Damage incurred during the battle required extensive repairs, which was used to move forward a modernization package at Kure Drydock that had been planned for 835 AS. Since the completion of these works, the Nagasaki has relieved the venerable Battleship Myoko, and now vigilantly guards the border with Liberty.

Bribes & Missions Offered

Bribes

Kusari Naval Forces Samura Industries Farmers Alliance Hogosha

Missions

Kusari Naval Forces

Commodities

Imports

Commodity Price Robotics 26$ Ablative Armor Plating 91$ Medical Equipment 65$ Sake 30$ Detroit Light Arms 59$ Corsair Pilot 81$ Outcast Pilot 80$ Pirate Pilot 29$ Hogosha Pilot 62$ Farmers Alliance Pilot 60$ Blood Dragon 70$ Golden Crysanthemum 70$ Military Surplus 1,076$ Oxygen 3$ Water 3$ Food Rations 16$ H-Fuel 63$ MOX 47$ Basic Alloy 8$ Construction Machinery 29$ Pharmaceuticals 21$ Hull Panels 17$ Optronics 48$ Consumer Goods 17$ Engine Components 40$ Gallic Enfer Blasters 125$ Synth Paste 28$ Marines 468$ Xenobiotic Filters 46$ HazMat Canisters 54$ Passenger Cabin (Kusari) 13,593$ Xeno Relics 196$

Exports

Commodity Price Deployable Mining Container 50,000$ Crew 200$ Criminal Cells (Kusari) 19,553$ Toxic Waste 26$ Daumann Side Arms 105$ Munitions 36$

Ships sold

Ship	Class	Price
Wyrm	Light Fighter	13,052$
Chimaera	Heavy Fighter	15,008$
Wyvern	Very Heavy Fighter	23,729$
Umibozu	Bomber	66,376$

News

[834 AS] Kusari minister cancels ALG contract

NEW TOKYO -- 833 -- Shortly before the execution of the Roppongi cleanup contract between ALG and the Kusari government, the Minister of Industry and Development personally intervened to void his department’s negotiations. Citing "security concerns and political unreliability", the Minister disqualified ALG from further involvement. The contract was then awarded directly without tender to Samura Heavy Industries. ALG has condemned the move as “the lowest and most despicable of state corruption”, and threatened to take immediate legal action to protect their investments and reputation. Samura has pledged prompt action to make New Tokyo’s orbit safe -- despite the Keiretsu having no experience in this field of work.

[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.

[833 AS] Relief Convoy Arrives In Kyushu Orbit

Today a combination of Samura, independent, and government backed relief vessels arrived in orbit of the storm-stricken Kyushu, setting up a temporary depot in the planet's low orbit to better organise the distribution of relief supplies. Fighting through high winds, freighters deliver construction supplies, emergency generators and other relief materials to where they're needed most. Battleship Matsumoto and its task force remain in the Kyushu system to protect the fragile transports from vultures among the Blood Dragons or Golden Chrysanthemums. Some Farmer's Alliance vessels have even been glimpsed to patrol the routes left largely unnoticed by the wider Naval blockade of the system, and have subsequently been given some leniency by Naval Forces and State Police patrols. While the relief effort is now well underway, criticism has been leveled at Samura for the prioritisation of rebuilding profitable farming infrastructure over the care of the local populations. Spokespeople for the company have repeatedly assured that displaced victims of the storms that continue to ravage the planet are being cared for to the best of their abilities, but that supplies are strained and not all communities are yet able to be reached.

[833 AS] Kyushu Faces Rising Temperatures And Falling Profits

Kyushu, the key to Samura's monopoly on the organically-grown food industry, has faced rising ocean temperatures lately, owing to a vast temperature surge in the mantle plume underneath its largest ocean. This has been compounded by the resultant eruption of several underwater volcanoes, releasing enormous quantities of greenhouse gases into the planet's atmosphere. Partially as a result of the geological activity, the equatorial monsoon season produced some of the strongest tropical storms ever recorded on Kyushu since its colonisation. These storms devastated the world's agricultural sector as they blew through the most fertile tropical lowlands, destroying as much as 20%% of the planet's annual crop yield, on top of damage to infrastructure and tragic loss of human life. Many rural communities are reported to be struggling, with some farming communities still remaining flooded ghost towns even a month after the worst of the storms abated, though smaller-scale tempests still rage around the equator. A Samura spokesperson outlined the company's intent to restore the planet and its communities to full productivity by the middle of next year, despite the ongoing circumstance.

[832 AS] Battleship Matsuda Meets Its Demise!

It had long been rumored that the grand Battleship Himeji had not been lost in the Tohoku system as previously thought; That it had been brought back and given a second life by the unlawful elements that are the antithesis of the Kusari state. This rumor had been proven true as the Kusari Office of Intelligence reported movements of a Meiji-class Battleship in the Kyushu system, deploying Golden Chrysanthemum fighter wings that seemed to deliberately target Kusari patrols in the northern part of the system. Immediately upon learning of this, Battleship Matsumoto and its battlegroup were redeployed from Hokkaido, and within two days were poised and ready to face this new threat. Only a short few hours later, a patrol of fighters reported a warship with the transponder reading Battleship Matsuda operating in the relative open, heading for but not yet reaching the relative safety of the Seiran Dust Cloud. Matsumoto itself departed with its escort to confront the Chrysanthemum battleship, close to the edge of the nebula. Within minutes of it coming into sensor range, bomber and fighter squadrons from both sides closed in and opening salvos were exchanged between the battleships. It didn't take long before the KNF's preparation was shown to be well worthwhile; their superior numbers whittled down or otherwise preoccupied the Chrysanthemum's fighter force leaving a variety of openings in the Matsuda's defensive cover for KNF bombers to exploit. While the Matsumoto was withstanding a heavy beating from the guns of its older sister, it was plain that the Matsuda was slowly being whittled away as its shields began to fail and the very same engine design flaws that had rendered it immobile in KNF service were now exploited by bomber wings to once again cripple the warship. After several more minutes, the Matsuda's escape pods began to eject from the ailing battleship, picked up by Chrysanthemum fighters as they fled deeper into the Seiran dust cloud. It didn't take long thereafter for the ship's powercore to falter and fail completely, culminating in a vast explosion that reportedly almost turned night to day on the dark side of Planet Kyushu, if only for a split second. Matsumoto itself sustained moderate damage in the engagement, relatively untouched by Chrysanthemum bombers however still suffering the ill effects of Matsuda's anti-capital weaponry. Despite its damage, it remains deployed in the Kyushu system to continue the blockade of the cardamine trade and to serve as a show of force to any who would challenge the might of the Emperor.

[832 AS] Roppongi cleanup negotiations enter final stages

WICHTER STATION -- 832 -- After a demanding pre-tender selection and contract negotiation process, ALG are on the verge of finalizing a new deal for the deconstruction of the Roppongi Wreck in the New Tokyo’s orbit. The station was destroyed early last year when a dirty bomb was detonated aboard by the Farmer’s Alliance. The new contract would be a significant milestone for ALG, providing both high profile, valuable work, but also a significant expansion of the corporation’s relationship with the otherwise conservative Kusari market. ALG already handles much of Kusari’s Toxic Waste disposal from civilian corporate shipyards.

[831 AS/747 AGS] Gate Corps Clash Over 'Blackout'!

ABBEVILLE -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- EFL's 'Resilience Taskforce' today reported its findings on The Blackout, claiming to have gathered forensic evidence that proved the cause as Ageira negligence. A spokesperson claimed that the destruction of the Dublin jump gate by Molly separatists had created a hyperspace feedback loop that was propagated and amplified through the Ageira gate network. Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection. Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

[831 AS/747 AGS] 'Blackout' Causes Jump Network Fail

MANHATTAN -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- Two days ago Jump Gates failed simultaneously across Sirius, freezing commerce and neural net access across the sector. When the network resumed 31 hours later, restored communications broke the news of Bretonia's loss of the Dublin system. This twin shock has plunged the market into chaos, prompting fears of sector-wide economic recessions. Interspace estimates indicate that the stoppage alone caused billions of credits in losses. Gallia immediately accused Liberty of culpability for the outage, claiming the destruction of Dublin's jump gate instigated a cascading failure in faulty Ageira infrastructure. Ageira has sharply refuted the allegation, claiming such a systemic effect would be physically impossible. Independent researchers in Cologne and the Edge Worlds have also announced that a hyperspace pulse of unprecedented strength was detected moments before The Blackout, with data about 'The Pulse' being widely shared across the neural net in recent days. House authorities have remained tight lipped, refusing to comment on their own observatories' data.

[828 AS] Birds of a Feather

STUTTGART -- 828 AS -- Many ex-LWB remnants took up the Imperial cause during the Civil War, hoping for a government that would expel Synth Foods from Rheinland. They were left feeling betrayed and enraged when these promises were abandoned. Lacking funding and resources, the fighters looked abroad to find support. An unexpected benefactor was found in Kusari’s Farmers Alliance, who fight a near identical battle against the Liberty corporation. The Alliance has provided leadership, funding and resources to relaunch anti-Synth operations in Rheinland as a wing of their own organization. It remains to be seen how this united Farmers Alliance will impact affairs on the wider stage, with the security forces of both Rheinland and Kusari already strained by internal conflict and crime.

[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.

[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.

[801 AS] Rheinland ends all hostilities

FULDA -- 801 -- With the disappearance of Chancellor Niemann and the installation of the Liberty-backed Provisional Rheinland Government, an immediate cessation of all hostilities has been ordered. Rheinland forces have begun withdrawals on all fronts. Reports from Kusari have confirmed that the Northern Fleet has retreated from New Tokyo and Honshu, however it has not returned to Rheinland or recognized the authority of the PRG. Government sources believe the fleet may have deserted, with Rheinland's remaining loyalist security forces being ordered to high-alert as a precaution against pro-Niemann coup attempts.

Rumors

Kusari Naval Forces

News from home is disconcerning. The new government seems to have a lot of support on New Tokyo and Honshu, but Kyushu is almost in a state of revolt. Shikoku and Hokkaido do not have large civilian populations, but they will likely follow New Tokyo. I am loathe to admit it, but the new governments actions have created a rift in the heart of Kusari. Time will tell if it will heal. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to look at New Tokyo and feel home. Being abandoned by the people you were fighting for is a bitter fate to endure. Yes, we survived in Bretonia - most of us. But how can you fight for victory when those you fought for have surrendered? We receive most of our support from Samura. They run supplies to us from Shinkaku, and by proxy, Kusari itself. In return we run patrols north of their base, in an effort to curb some of the Outcast attacks they must endure. It is shameful that Kusari is not sending her own Naval Forces to protect these civilians. Have their soldiers forgotten who it is they have sworn to protect? Will Bretonia endure? I do not know. They are stubborn folk, but not the brightest bulbs when it comes to military tactics. But the same is true for Gallia - they rely on sheer numerical pressure to achieve their goal. The cost of their campaign must be staggering. Not even they can keep this up indefinitely. A battle of attrition is ultimately destructive for all those involved. I am glad we are returning home. Our war with Gallia must be fought differently. We cannot possibly survive a frontal assault against their fleets, not while we are not unified in our own house. Our course has returned us to the edge of Kusari space, but we must wait for all our brothers to join us, before we return home. Leaving soldiers behind is not -our- way. The greatest day of my life was the day the Emperor arrived to rally the troops in the war against Gallia. The lowest day in my life was the day that he died. But he never yielded, he never surrendered. I will follow the path he has set. His successor will lead Kusari back to greatness. When the true Emperor returns to Kusari, I expect there to be a cleansing of the government. The treacherous fools who have betrayed Kusari must be dealt with so harshly that no one ever contemplates such treason ever again. Fuchu will overflow, if his eminence is generous. Many families will mourn if he is not. We have received a report that Gallia has established a Jump Gate in Tau-53. That is both a concern and an opportunity. We are not certain how large Gallic gates are, but if their warships are any indication, their size should be sufficient for any of our ships. It is tempting to consider the prospect of going behind -their- lines and destabilize their rear. Our ship may have seen better days - she is well overdue for a berth - but the same cannot be said for her crew. We are almost home, and the prospect of returning to Kyushu space has raised the spirits of everyone aboard this ship. Our commander is cautious, and wishes to wait until Yamato and Satsume can join us. But I am eager to see the Crow up close again. Being this close to home means we are finally getting more than a trickle of Kusari goods again. Rice, Sake, compatible Hull Panels and Optronics... It has become easier to arrange for these supplies now that we are no longer behind the Gallic fleet. Now we can repair our ships in earnest, rather then patch them up with barely-compatible Bretonian parts. We have left Bretonia and the Armed Forces behind us. It was the only thing left to do. Bretonia is facing Gallia on the surface of Planet Leeds, a bloody ground war which we do not have the numbers for. Our best course of action is to return to Kusari and rally our people. It won't be easy, but I doubt that any honorable Kusari Naval Forces pilot would fire on his brethren. When the time comes to return to Kyushu, Nagasaki will meet Nagumo, likely at the edge of Kyushu space. I do not know what will happen. If it comes to a fight, Nagasaki's crew has well over double the experience of the Nagumo. But I cannot say if either the Exiled or those following the Kusari Republic will fire on eachother. One spark may ignite the whole of Kusari. Let us hope for rain, that day.

Samura Industries

It is good to see those who were abandoned are still in good spirits. That the Emperor passed away before his time is saddening, but the time to mourn is not now. The forces here are in need of supplies, but those in power on New Tokyo still deny them. We will remedy this situation as best as we can. We saw reports of the initial invasion of Planet Leeds by Gallia. True to form, Gallia decided to land their troops en-masse, all over the planet rather then concentrating on a bridgehead. They assumed their numerical superiority in space would also be true on the ground. Their initial assault barely made it to the surface. A lot of soldiers died a foolish death. Their second tactic was more effective - bombard an area from orbit, then land a large force covered by orbital fighters. Nagasaki was wise to position it where it has. Kusari forces may not venture here per their agreement with Gallia, and Gallic forces do not usually go far from the Jump Gate - they don't want to run into the Outcasts unneccesarily, I think. This is a no mans land where only Samura and the Outcasts will go, and the Outcasts are no match for these Naval Forces veterans. I am glad to be back at the edge of Kusari. Being behind the Bretonian front for a year was not a pleasant experience. Shinegawa may be only a lowly mining base, but it is a Samura station, with accomodations that far surpass anything those crude Bretonians are capable of. That there are Outcasts here doesn't really change things. Outcast or Gallic fighters, they would both shoot at me. And eachother. Supplying the Exiled fleet is troublesome if we do it directly. The amount and type of goods they use are not generally in use by mining bases like Shinkaku. Our transports are generally scanned by the Nagumo upon leaving Kusari. Some goods we can claim lost to Outcast attacks, but others have to be brought in covertly. The Hogosha are invaluable there. It would not be possible to supply these men purely by smuggling, were it not that they are so few in number and ships. That does not mean they are a diminished force. This is perhaps the most battle hardened force in all of Sirius.

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