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| − | | name = Newcastle | + | | name = Omicron Gamma |
| − | | nickname = br07 | + | | nickname = hi02 |
| − | | description = Newcastle is a system controlled by [[Bretonia]], with a connection to [[Leeds]] being to only jump gate within the system. The system generates a considerable amount of traffic due to the presence of the [[Lancaster Trade Center]], as well as various mining efforts by the IMG. Recently, [[Planet Carlisle]] has become the focus of a joint effort by [[Planetform, Inc.]] and the Cambridge Reaseach Institute to rid the planet of dangerous bacteria in order to pave the way for future colonization. This has made the Newcastle system the target of the [[Gaian]] terrorist group whom, in addition to the Mollies and the Outcasts, make up the majority of the unlawful forces within the system. Rumors also exist of a large extra-terrestrial complex on the outskirts of the system, although the [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] continues to assure people that such a complex does not exist, and any alien ruins that are found are to be avoided at all costs by civilians.|region | + | | description = Half of the ship crews aboard [[Hispania]] decided to leave the ship using the shuttles. They gradually landed on this system, and began the life of harvesting Artifacts, and engaging various acts of piracy. They became the Corsairs, and took this system as their home. Over the years, they have built a further base besides the home world, Planet Crete, and named it Tripoli Shipyard. |
| − | | image = Newcastle.jpg | + | |
| − | | government = {{House Link|Bretonia|long}} | + | One of the jump holes that leads to the [[Omicron Kappa]] system exists at here. However, the frequent intervention by [[Nomads]] does not invite ships lingering around the area. Over the time that place became one of the trial grounds for the young Corsairs, and gained the infamous nickname of "Graveyard of Innocents". |
| − | | region = Bretonia
| + | |
| − | | neighbors = [[Leeds]]<br/>[[Manchester]]<br/>[[Dundee]]<br/>[[Inverness]]<br/>[[Chester]]<br/>[[Tau-31]]<br/>[[Roussillon]]<br/>[[Tau-117]] | + | This system has 2 nebulae. A small [[Walker Nebula]], and a large green nebula which covers half the system. It is worth noting the system's star does not glow very brightly, and looks like a large orange planet. |
| − | | lawful-factions = * [[Bretonia Police]] | + | | image = Omicron_Gamma.jpg |
| − | * [[Bretonia Armed Forces]]
| + | | region = {{House Link|Corsairs}} |
| − | * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] | + | | neighbors = [[Omega-41]]<br/>[[Omicron Theta]]<br/>[[Omicron Kappa]]<br/>[[Omicron Lambda]]<br/>[[Omicron-91]]<br/>[[Omicron-94]] |
| − | * [[Kusari Exiles]]
| + | | lawful-factions = * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] |
| − | * [[Gallic Royal Navy]]
| + | | unlawful-factions = * [[Corsairs]] |
| − | | trade-factions = * [[Border World Exports]]
| + | * [[Nomads]] |
| − | * [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]]
| + | | suns = * Red Dwarf Sun |
| − | * [[Gateway Shipping]]
| + | | planets = * [[Planet Crete]] (inhabited) |
| − | * [[Independent Miners Guild]]
| + | * Kalhmera |
| − | * [[Deep Space Engineering]]
| + | * Planet Cella Dor |
| − | * [[Orbital Spa and Cruise]]
| + | | stations = * [[Tripoli Shipyard]] |
| − | * [[Universal Shipping]]
| + | * [[Skiros Station]] |
| − | | unlawful-factions = * [[Mollys]] | + | | fields = * Malvada Cloud |
| − | * [[Wild]]
| + | * Gredos cloud |
| − | * [[Outcasts]] | + | * Tenereife Asteroid Field |
| − | * [[Gaians]]
| + | | mining-zones = * [[Artifacts]] |
| − | | suns = * Medium White Sun | + | * [[Scrap Metal]] |
| − | | planets = * Planet Hartlepool | |
| − | * Planet Carlisle
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| − | * Ashington
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| − | * Planet Middlesbrough | |
| − | * Planet Darlington | |
| − | | stations = * [[Battleship Ark Royal]] | |
| − | * [[Sunderland Research Station]]
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| − | * [[Gateshead Station]] | |
| − | * [[Lancaster Trade Center]]
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| − | * [[Scarborough Station]]
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| − | * [[Battleship Grimsby]]
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| − | * [[South Shields Refinery]]
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| − | * [[Cape Wrath Base]]
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| − | * [[Mull Base]]
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| − | * [[Belfast Production Facility]]
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| − | * [[Skye Base]]
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| − | * [[Battleship Yamaguchi]]
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| − | * [[Battleship Macduff]]
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| − | | fields = * Galloway Ice Cloud | |
| − | * Northumberland Ice Cloud
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| − | * Barrier Nebula | |
| − | * Barrier Field
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| − | * Ancient Minefield
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| − | * Barrier Ice Field | |
| − | * Yorkshire Debris Field
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| − | | mining-zones = * [[Water]] | |
| | }} | | }} |
| | ==Jump Gates and Holes== | | ==Jump Gates and Holes== |
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| − | |[[Leeds]] | + | |[[Omega-41]] |
| − | |Gate
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| − | |style="text-align: center;"|C/7
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| − | |-
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| − | |[[Manchester]]
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| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|G/4 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|C/5 |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |[[Dundee]] | + | |[[Omicron Theta]] |
| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|B/4 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|D/3 |
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| − | |[[Inverness]] | + | |[[Omicron Kappa]] |
| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|D/7 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|F/2 |
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| − | |[[Chester]] | + | |[[Omicron Lambda]] |
| − | |Hole
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| − | |style="text-align: center;"|G/7
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| − | |-
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| − | |[[Tau-31]]
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| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| | |style="text-align: center;"|E/2 | | |style="text-align: center;"|E/2 |
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| − | |[[Roussillon]] | + | |[[Omicron-91]] |
| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|G/2 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|E/6 |
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| − | |[[Tau-117]] | + | |[[Omicron-94]] |
| | |Hole | | |Hole |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|H/6 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|G/4 |
| | |} | | |} |
| | |} | | |} |
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| − | ===Planet Hartlepool=== | + | ===[[Planet Crete]]=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Hartlepool}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Crete}}</div> |
| − | : A large, blue gas giant in the Newcastle system, Hartlepool has significant oxygen and hydrogen reserves in the atmosphere, along with small quantities of tritium and helium. The IMG have several gas miners in the atmosphere to harvest the various gases, and they are processed onboard the orbiting IMG refinery of South Shields. | + | : The ancestors of the Corsairs that had set adrift from the crippled Hispania made planetfall on Crete shortly after the other Houses arrived in the Sirius Sector. |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/3 | + | : Scratching out a living, the Corsairs managed a bleak existence for four centuries. Eventually they developed a strong self-identity, isolated from the rest of the Houses. In 450 AS, that insular world changed. An exploratory expedition headed by Franz Schulman -- financed by Daumann and the Rheinland government -- stumbled into the system while mapping the far reaches of the Walker Nebula. The local inhabitants, sensing a historic opportunity, attacked the landing party en masse, killing all save Schulman, whom they took hostage to gain control of the mother ship Schiller in orbit above the planet. |
| − | </div>
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| + | : No one is entirely sure who first nicknamed them the "Corsairs," recalling the ancient pirate clans of the Mediterranean, but the name came into popular use among the Houses sometime around 500 AS. The Corsairs began attacking unprotected outposts and ships, plundering whatever supplies and equipment they could lay their hands on, before escaping through one of their secret Jump Holes. The systematic expansion of the Houses into the Omega Border Worlds further fueled the Corsair movement, dramatically increasing the quantity and variety of accessible goods. |
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| − | ===Planet Carlisle===
| + | : The final chapter began in the sixth century AS, when an enterprising, well-armed Liberty freelancer named Jim Bown made his way to Omicron Gamma. He brought various Consumer Goods to trade, but the Corsairs could offer little but Artifacts. A year later, he returned. Those trinkets were all the rage with the elite of Manhattan. He saw a great business opportunity if they could set up a viable trade route to Liberty. The Corsairs were on their way. They grew rapidly in size and sophistication as they built up the Artifact trade. |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Carlisle}}</div>
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| − | : <span style="color:red;">>>>RESTRICTED<<<</span>
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| − | : From orbit, planet Carlisle looks invitingly hospitable with deep oceans and vast continents, but in reality it is a tropical nightmare. Temperatures at the equator never drop below 60 Celsius. The oceans, however, remain a pleasant 26C in temperature, even quite far to the north and south. The lush greenery seen from orbit turns into dense, humid jungles and rain forest upon closer inspection, and there are several native creatures that consider humans to be good eating. The planet has significant deposits of aluminium, titanium and gold, and radium has been detected, although no mining operations have as yet been established planet-side. | + | : The primary smuggling route goes north to Sigma-19, where Artifacts are traded with the Hogosha onboard the Hawaii. They have also opened up a route into Rheinland via the Yanagi Junker base in Sigma-13. In the west the Corsairs invaded Bretonia in order to reach the Junker Trafalgar base in New London. |
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| − | : For many years, scientists from Cambridge have been studying a particularly virulent form of bacteria native to the planet that has proven to successfully infect and kill humans. The bacterium quickly spreads throughout the body and dissolves every internal organ within a matter of hours. This has of course prevented the colonization of the planet, although Cryer researchers onboard Cambridge Research Station say they have created a protein that will target and eliminate the bacterium planet-wide, thus hopefully paving the way for Carlisle's colonization within the near future. | + | : The Bounty Hunters Guild has taken advantage of several Freeports in the Edge Worlds to attack the Corsairs' home system. So far they've been more of nuisance than a real threat, but the presence of Zoner-controlled bases so close to Omicron Gamma has provoked intense debate among the Elders of Crete regarding the future of nearby Independent bases. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3 | + | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Corsairs]] |
| − | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 12,642 km | + | :: <b>Location:</b> E/5 |
| − | :: <b>Mass:</b> 6,11 x 10e24 kg | + | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 17,609 km. |
| | + | :: <b>Mass:</b> 7.02 x 10e24 kg. |
| | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Terrestrial | | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Terrestrial |
| − | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -8?C to 53?C | + | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -2°C to 41°C |
| − | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 11.15 km/sec | + | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 14.01 km/se |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===Ashington=== | + | ===Kalhmera=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Ashington}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Kalhmera}}</div> |
| − | : A small, pock marked moon of the planet Carlisle, Ashington has reasonable amounts of gold deposits located near its south pole, but besides the small automated mining installations placed there by the BMM, there has been no interest in the planetoid whatsoever. | + | : A small, icy moon whose low planetary mass was insufficient to keep its atmosphere from bleeding into space over millions of years. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> E/6 |
| | + | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 6,322 km |
| | + | :: <b>Mass:</b> 3.97 x 10e24 kg |
| | + | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Ice |
| | + | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -123°C to -73°C |
| | + | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 7.23 km/sec |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===Planet Middlesbrough=== | + | ===Planet Cella Dor=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Middlesbrough}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Cella Dor}}</div> |
| − | : A hot, arid planet with no atmosphere, Middlesbrough nevertheless has significant quantities of raw materials, from titanium and copper to beryllium and silicon. The planet has a considerable amount of volcanic activity, so there have never been any attempts at planet-side settlements. However, the Mollys have automated mining platforms on the surface, although they only ever use the materials onboard the orbiting Belfast Production Facility for their shipbuilding projects, and the goods are virtually never sold to anyone outside of the Mollys. | + | : An arid world whose atmospheric composition does not block harmful cosmic radiation, effectively rendering the planet sterile. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/5 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> C/4 |
| − | </div>
| + | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 17,322 km |
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| + | :: <b>Mass:</b> 5.09 x 10e24 kg |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Barren |
| − | ===Planet Darlington===
| + | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -84°C to 66°C |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Darlington}}</div>
| + | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 14.39 km/sec |
| − | : A beautiful gas giant, however lacking any valuable resources.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> B/6
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| − | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 18,816 km | |
| − | :: <b>Mass:</b> 6.78 x 10e24 kg | |
| − | :: <b>Terrain:</b> N/A | |
| − | :: <b>Temperature:</b> N/A | |
| − | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 15.21 km/sec | |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===Galloway Ice Cloud=== | + | ===Malvada Cloud=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Galloway Ice Cloud}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Malvada Cloud}}</div> |
| − | : A large field of ice asteroids. Substantial Outcast activity in the field is well-known to traders going to and from Scarborough, and it is rumored that an Outcast base was built inside the largest asteroid in this field. | + | : <span style="color:red;">>>>WARNING: NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD<<<</span> |
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| | + | : SCANNING......profiling indicates a massive nebula cloud, but tomographic imaging is unable to ascertain any details of its internal structure. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> D/2 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> F/2 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===Northumberland Ice Cloud=== | + | ===Gredos cloud=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Northumberland Ice Cloud}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Gredos cloud}}</div> |
| − | : Large cloud of ice asteroids. Gaian eco-terrorists frequent the field; they prefer to avoid military patrols, but civilian ships are not advised to enter this area without escort. | + | : <span style="color:red;">>>>CAUTION<<<</span> |
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| | + | : Part of the Walker Nebula. Scans show a high concentration of lava asteroids. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> E/7 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> C/5 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===Barrier Nebula=== | + | ===Tenereife Asteroid Field=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Barrier Nebula}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Tenereife Asteroid Field}}</div> |
| − | : An outcropping of the Barrier, a cloud of ice asteroids and dust located in Newcastle. | + | : A small rock asteroid field containing the Corsair base Tripoli. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> G/5, B/5 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> D/6 |
| − | </div>
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| − | ===Barrier Field===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Barrier Field}}</div>
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| − | : An outcropping of the Barrier, a cloud of ice asteroids located in Newcastle.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/1
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===Ancient Minefield===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Ancient Minefield}}</div>
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| − | : Ancient mine field.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/1, H/1, H/1, H/2, B/6, C/6, B/7
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===Barrier Ice Field===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Barrier Ice Field}}</div>
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| − | : An outcropping of the Barrier, a cloud of ice asteroids located in Newcastle.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> H/1
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| − | ===Yorkshire Debris Field===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Yorkshire Debris Field}}</div>
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| − | : A cloud of abandoned ships, parts, and other scrap.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> H/8
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| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===[[Battleship Ark Royal]]=== | + | ===[[Tripoli Shipyard]]=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Ark Royal}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Tripoli Shipyard}}</div> |
| − | : Built at Southampton Shipyard in 809 A.S., the Battleship Ark Royal was immediately sent to the Newcastle system to deter the Mollys from making further assaults against Bretonian corporations and shipping, especially in light of their capture of Belfast Production Facility. After the destruction of the Battleship Leicester, the Bretonia Armed Forces were given strict orders to leave Belfast well alone, but rumours amongst the naval personnel persist that if the Mollys try to capture another station, the Battleship Ark Royal will be moved in along with the Battleship Grimsby to put a stop to it. | + | : With their newly-discovered source of income from the Artifact trade, one of the first things the Elders of Crete did was order the construction of a shipyard in Omicron Gamma, close to their home planet of Crete. Tripoli shipyard started as a humble fighter production facility, but has been continuously improved and expanded over the years. The most recent upgrade was the installation of battleship-scale drydocks, allowing the Corsairs to build their own line capital warships worthy of challenging any ship in Sirius, thus removing their reliance on Order capital ship construction facilities for their own vessels. In addition, Tripoli shipyard itself is now the equal of any shipyard, lawful or otherwise, in the sector. While the Corsairs have constructed additional shipyards since then, in the rest of Corsair territory Tripoli remains the heart and soul of their shipbuilding industry, and remains operated by only the best and brightest that the Corsairs have to offer. |
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] | + | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Corsairs]] |
| | :: <b>Location:</b> D/6 | | :: <b>Location:</b> D/6 |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Victoria | + | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown'' |
| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===[[Sunderland Research Station]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Sunderland Research Station}}</div>
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| − | : Sunderland Research Station was constructed in 612 A.S., and is the largest and most important research facility that the Bretonia Armed Forces controls. Built next to the strange alien ruins that were discovered in 598 A.S., the station has attracted considerable attention from the scientific communities from all four Houses. However, details of what is actually going on inside the station remain unknown to the public, and all personnel working onboard are made to sign strict secrecy agreements.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Armed Forces]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/2
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Dundee
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| | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial | | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial |
| | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes | | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes | + | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Limited |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 200 | + | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown'' |
| | </div> | | </div> |
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| − | ===[[Gateshead Station]]=== | + | ===[[Skiros Station]]=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Gateshead Station}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Skiros Station}}</div> |
| − | : Stationed in orbit of planet Carlisle, Gateshead is a busy trans-shipment point currently owned by the Bretonia Police Authority. From here, police ships patrol the surrounding nebulas, protecting nearby trade lanes from the Outcasts and the Mollys. The police also protect the nearby Lancaster Trade Station from possible attack, although with the recent Molly peace talks, attacks have almost ceased completely. The station also houses numerous Cambridge scientists and Planetform engineers from New London, who are studying planet Carlisle in order to prepare it for colonization, although how long it will be until Carlisle is deemed acceptable for settlement is unknown. | + | : Skiros was built in 816-817 A.S. using the technologies that the Corsairs borrowed from The Order and Zoners. It is a heavily armed multi-purpose installation with relatively dense population, containing an industrial module, shipyard module, and biodome. Stationed at a busy location not far from Omicron Theta jump hole, Skiros Station guards the most frequently used entrance into Corsair home Omicron Gamma system. |
| | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | | <div style="font-size: 80%"> |
| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Police]] | + | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Corsairs]] |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/4 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> D/3 |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Zeus | + | :: <b>Class:</b> Chania |
| | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete | | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete |
| | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes | | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes |
| | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes | | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 1,4K | + | :: <b>Population:</b> 1600 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ==Commodity Mining== |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 3%; margin-right: 5%;" |
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| − | ===[[Lancaster Trade Center]]=== | + | ===[[Artifacts]]=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Lancaster Trade Center}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Artifacts|alien_artifacts}}</div> |
| − | : Lancaster Trade Centre is the heart of stock brokering in Bretonia. Formerly located on New London, the endless Molly and Corsair attacks caused many traders and investors to worry about their safety, which the Bretonia police couldn't guarantee totally. Due to Newcastle's distance from all the major centres of pirate activity, it was considered to be a safer prospect for business deals. Traders from around Sirius come to Lancaster to adjust their stocks, buy from sellers, and sell to the highest bidder. Enormous sums of money pass through the station's airlocks every day, and Gateshead station keeps a close eye on the proceedings to ensure the safety of all concerned. | + | : Remnants of an alien civilization that existed long before humanity crawled from the ocean. The particulars of each individual Artifact vary, but archeologists and scientists have been unable to determine their function; for all intents and purposes they appear to be inert chunks of crystal and metal inscribed with decorative patterns. A thriving market for Artifacts has sprung up over the years among art collectors and the social elite looking for a new status symbol. |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 5%;" |
| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Border World Exports]] | + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Dundee
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 800
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===[[Scarborough Station]]===
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Scarborough Station}}</div>
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| − | : Scarborough Station is the headquarters of Borderworld Exports for the Newcastle system, and its main purpose is the manufacture of super alloys and high temperature alloys, although they do manufacture a number of vessels here also. In recent years, large numbers of police pilots and bounty hunters have also been frequenting the station because of the endless Molly attacks from the nearby Belfast Production Facility. Belfast is officially abandoned, but everyone knows that it was in fact captured by the Mollys many years ago. Borderworld Exports has been trying to get a battleship stationed outside Scarborough for some years now, but with little success, although the Bretonian government did concede some ground, by agreeing to base the Battleship Ark Royal in Newcastle.
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Border World Exports]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> E/4
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Loch Linnhe
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 1,4K
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| − | </div>
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| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
| − | ===[[Battleship Grimsby]]===
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Grimsby}}</div>
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
| − | : The Battleship Wessex was originally stationed outside the research facility Sunderland when it was first being built, but after many years it was decided that the battleship was unnecessary as the alien ruins were completely lifeless. Shortly after the Nomad War, however, it was decided to station the newly commissioned Battleship Grimsby nearby to reassure the public. Many of the scientists object to having a heavily armed battleship keeping watch over Sunderland; but as they are given no say in the matter it is likely that the Battleship Grimsby will be keeping watch on them for the foreseeable future.
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Armed Forces]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> H/2
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Victoria
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| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | </div> | |
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Artifacts Field |
| − | ===[[South Shields Refinery]]===
| + | |align="center;"|F/3 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|South Shields Refinery}}</div>
| + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : South Shields Refinery is a huge manufacturing complex orbiting the planet Hartlepool. The Independent Miners Guild was the first to discover the Newcastle system, in mid 588 A.S., and constructed South Shields in 590 A.S., when Bretonian corporations were only just starting to explore Newcastle and evaluate its resources. The refinery mainly purifies water and oxygen from the nearby Galloway Ice Cloud, seperating the hydrocarbon impurities, but it also manufactures a small amount of Deuterium and H-Fuel, using resources mined from the atmosphere of Hartlepool.
| + | |align="center;"|1 |
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| − | : The BMM has been lobbying to drive the independent miners out of the refinery for many years now, but without much success. The Bretonian Government initially refused due to the BMM already having caused the uprising in Dublin that resulted in the formation of the Molly movement, and these days it argues that South Shields makes a good "hostage" to blackmail the IMG with in case the miners openly support Bretonia's enemies, although many believe it is unlikely the IMG will do so.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Independent Miners Guild]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/2
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Loch Ness
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 600
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| − | </div>
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Artifacts Field |
| − | ===[[Cape Wrath Base]]===
| + | |align="center;"|G/3 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Cape Wrath Base}}</div>
| + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : The Cape Wrath asteroid was hollowed out in 811 A.S., to help the Outcasts create a solid foothold in Bretonia. They wanted a base to launch attacks against the Gaians and the IMG, while being close to both the IMG base and busy trade routes for supplies. Cape Wrath was constructed using materials and tools smuggled through the Tau 31 jump hole, although this became increasingly difficult after the rising tensions between Bretonia and Kusari forced their smuggling transports to divert ever further afield. The Outcasts are loosely allied with the Mollys and are frequently plagued by Gaian and bounty hunter raids, despite the fact that neither the Gaians nor the bounty hunters have the power to directly destroy Cape Wrath.
| + | |align="center;"|2 |
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Outcasts]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> D/2
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===[[Mull Base]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Mull Base}}</div>
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| − | : Mull base was created by the Mollys in 772 A.S., shortly after the jump hole from the Chester system was discovered. They used it to launch attacks against the Belfast Production Facility, before taking it over in a daring raid. The base is heavily fortified, and has good trade relations with Arranmore Base in Dublin, from whom Mull gets a lot of its supplies and recruits. The Barrier Nebula was chosen because of its excellent sensor disabling properties, and the large asteroids make it very difficult for the Bretonia Armed Forces to explore in any great detail. Mull base is also the key nuclear weapons manufacturing centre for the Mollys, using plutonium smuggled in from Kusari and the Sigma systems. The Bretonian authorities have tried for years to find Mull, as for obvious reasons they do not like the idea of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists, but all attempts to find it have so far met with failure.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Mollys]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> G/5
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | </div>
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| − | |-
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | |
| − | ===[[Belfast Production Facility]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Belfast Production Facility}}</div>
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| − | : Belfast has had a grim and bitter past. Built in 776 A.S., the facility has been mining resources from the crust of the nearby planet Middlesbrough. The Mollys didn't take too kindly to the new trade lane and manufacturing base infringing on their territory, especially with it dangerously close to Mull Base, and started launching attacks against it. Molly agents secretly started applying for and receiving jobs aboard Belfast, ready for the day when they would claim it for their own.
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| − | | |
| − | : In 795 A.S., the Mollys struck. They launched an all-out offensive using all of their limited gunboats and most of their heavy fighter craft. They broke out from the nearby barrier nebula and opened fire on Belfast's defence turrets, disabling them. While the battle between the Bretonia police and the Molly fighters raged outside, the Molly undercover agents onboard Belfast moved quickly. Pulling concealed weapons free they turned on their management, slaughtering them and throwing their bodies out of the airlocks. Belfast was theirs.
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| − | | |
| − | : With her smelters working at even 60% capacity, the facility can create more than enough materials for the Mollys to construct more components and ships. Shortly after the hostile takeover, the Bretonians attempted to retrieve their lost station, but the Mollys fought hard to keep it. Along with several newly constructed weapon platforms and heavy fighter cover, they drove back the Bretonian forces twice.
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| − | | |
| − | : After the loss of their second destroyer and the complete destruction of the Battleship Leicester with all hands lost, the Armed Forces finally admitted defeat. However, they ordered the Battleship Ark Royal to keep an eye on Belfast and to be prepared to counter any renewed hostilities from the Mollys..
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Mollys]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/5
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> No
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | </div>
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| − | |- | |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
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| − | ===[[Skye Base]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Skye Base}}</div>
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| − | : Concealed deep within the Northumberland Ice Cloud, Skye Base was constructed by the Gaians as a base to help expand their movement, especially in trying to prevent the exploitation of the planet Carlisle. Being the second Gaian base ever to be constructed, it is quite small. However, it is big enough for its main purpose of refuelling and restocking raiders, on their way to disrupt traffic throughout Newcastle. The Gaians constantly have to put up with Molly raiding parties, and much of their available resources are often diverted in attempts to prevent the Mollys from finding Skye.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Gaians]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> E/6
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
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| − | </div>
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| − | |-
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
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| − | ===[[Battleship Yamaguchi]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Yamaguchi}}</div>
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| − | : After seeing heavy combat in the war with Bretonia and playing a critical role in the capture of Stokes Mining Station, Battleship Yamaguchi retreated to the Newcastle system when the GRN cut off its route to Kusari. Now loyal to the Emperor in exile, its crew drills relentlessly when they are not engaging in active missions against the GRN.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Kusari Exiles]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> B/4
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Sekigahara
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| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | ===[[Battleship Macduff]]===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Macduff}}</div>
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| − | : The Battleship Macduff was a key element of Planet Harris' defense against the Kusari Naval Forces, being the only Bretonian battleship that stayed in Tau-31 system after the Leeds Jump Gate area came under Kusari control. Following the withdrawal of Kusari's fleet when Gallia invaded the Tau systems, Macduff was withdrawn to the Newcastle system to bolster its defenses against a flanking attack by the GRN that would place the BAF under attack from three fronts in Leeds.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Armed Forces]]
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/4
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Dunkirk
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| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | ==Commodity Mining==
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| − | ===[[Water]]=== | + | ===[[Scrap Metal]]=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Water|commod_waterice}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Scrap Metal|scrap_metal}}</div> |
| − | : Dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) is odorless, tasteless, transparent, and absolutely essential to human life. Roughly 75% of the human body is composed of Water. Deprived of Water, most humans can only live three days. The process of dehydration is a painful one, as tissues shrivel and vessels shrink in a desperate bid by the dying body to preserve its remaining vital functions. | + | : The rapid industrialization that followed the settlement of the Sirius Sector has resulted in large fields of Scrap Metal, the detritus resulting from extensive manufacturing and mining operations. These debris fields present both a navigational hazard and a potential second-stage resource, so a small cottage industry has sprung up among those who collect scrap metal and resell it at smelting plants. |
| | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 5%;" | | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 5%;" |
| | !Spoiler: Mining Locations | | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
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Corsairs
