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| − | | name = Newcastle | + | | name = Omega-3 |
| − | | nickname = br07 | + | | nickname = bw01 |
| − | | 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 = Omega-3 is a border world system located right next to [[Cambridge]]. This system is patrolled by the [[Bretonian Armed Forces]], and occassional patrols from the Red Hessians and Corsairs can be sighted as well. Four bases have been established in this system, with one of them being a Zoner Freeport. The Freeport, Aland Shipyard and the jump gates to [[Cambridge]] and [[Omega-7]] are connected by tradelanes. |
| − | | image = Newcastle.jpg | + | | image = Omega-3.jpg |
| − | | region = Unknown Region | + | | region = Border Worlds |
| − | | neighbors = [[Leeds]]<br/>[[Manchester]]<br/>[[Dundee]]<br/>[[Inverness]]<br/>[[Chester]]<br/>[[Tau-31]]<br/>[[Roussillon]]<br/>[[Tau-117]] | + | | neighbors = [[Cambridge]]<br/>[[Omega-7]]<br/>[[Omega-5]] |
| − | | lawful-factions = * [[Bretonia Police]] | + | | lawful-factions = * [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] |
| − | * [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] | |
| | * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] | | * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] |
| − | * [[Kusari Exiles]]
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| − | * [[Gallic Royal Navy]]
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| | | trade-factions = * [[Border World Exports]] | | | trade-factions = * [[Border World Exports]] |
| | + | * [[Gateway Shipping]] |
| | + | * [[Republican Shipping]] |
| | + | * [[Daumann Heavy Construction]] |
| | * [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] | | * [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] |
| − | * [[Gateway Shipping]]
| |
| | * [[Independent Miners Guild]] | | * [[Independent Miners Guild]] |
| − | * [[Deep Space Engineering]] | + | * [[Zoners]] |
| − | * [[Orbital Spa and Cruise]]
| + | | unlawful-factions = * [[Corsairs]] |
| − | * [[Universal Shipping]]
| + | * [[Red Hessians]] |
| − | | unlawful-factions = * [[Mollys]] | + | | suns = * Medium Blue Sun |
| − | * [[Wild]] | + | | anomolies = * Omega-3 Anomoly |
| − | * [[Outcasts]]
| + | | planets = * Planet Sprague |
| − | * [[Gaians]]
| + | | stations = * [[Freeport 1]] |
| − | | suns = * Medium White Sun | + | * [[Rugen Station]] |
| − | | planets = * Planet Hartlepool | + | * [[Douglas Station]] |
| − | * Planet Carlisle | + | * [[Aland Shipyard]] |
| − | * Ashington
| + | | fields = * Cross-Vandermeer Comet |
| − | * Planet Middlesbrough
| + | * Roth Asteroid Field |
| − | * Planet Darlington
| + | * Coombe Asteroid Field |
| − | | stations = * [[Battleship Ark Royal]] | + | * Burgess Ice Field |
| − | * [[Sunderland Research Station]]
| + | * Wilkes Ice Field |
| − | * [[Gateshead Station]] | + | * Graham Ice Cloud |
| − | * [[Lancaster Trade Center]] | |
| − | * [[Scarborough Station]]
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| − | * [[Battleship Grimsby]] | |
| − | * [[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]]
| |
| − | * [[Battleship Macduff]]
| |
| − | | fields = * Galloway Ice Cloud | |
| − | * Northumberland Ice Cloud | |
| − | * Barrier Nebula | |
| − | * Barrier Field | |
| − | * Ancient Minefield | |
| − | * Barrier Ice Field
| |
| − | * Yorkshire Debris Field | |
| | | mining-zones = * [[Water]] | | | mining-zones = * [[Water]] |
| | + | * [[Hydrocarbons]] |
| | + | * [[Cobalt Ore]] |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | ==Planetary Bodies== | + | ==Planetary Objects== |
| − | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 3%; margin-right: 5%;" | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
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| − | ===Planet Hartlepool=== | + | ===Planet Sprague=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Hartlepool}}</div> | + | : No description available. |
| − | : 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. | + | {| style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/3 | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Planet Sprague}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> D/5<br/> |
| | + | <b>Diameter:</b> 7,053 km.<br/> |
| | + | <b>Mass:</b> 10.98 x 10e23 kg.<br/> |
| | + | <b>Terrain:</b> Desert.<br/> |
| | + | <b>Temperature:</b> -71°C to 70°C<br/> |
| | + | <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 13.57 km/sec<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ==Solar Anomolies== |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | |
| | + | ===Omega-3 Anomoly=== |
| | + | : Unknown. No further data available. |
| | + | {| style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Omega-3 Anomoly}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> C/5<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ==Nebulae & Asteroids== |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | |
| | + | ===Cross-Vandermeer Comet=== |
| | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Cross-Vandermeer Comet}}</div> |
| | + | : A very large comet, possibly a rogue planetoid, caught in the gravitational well of the Omega 3 star. Initial scans have revealed immense quantities of Cobalt locked under it's icy crust. Due to it's proximity to the star, the comet cannot be mined directly, but the star is slowly eroding the comet. The comet's tail contains small quantities, easily retrievable Cobalt. |
| | + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| | + | :: <b>Location:</b> E/5, E/5 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | | |
| − | ===Planet Carlisle=== | + | ===Roth Asteroid Field=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Carlisle}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Roth Asteroid Field}}</div> |
| − | : <span style="color:red;">>>>RESTRICTED<<<</span> | + | : A medium-sized field of mixed carbonaceous and ice asteroids. The Daumann Polymer and Hydrocarbon operation of Ruegen has been plagued by repeated Red Hessian attacks. |
| − | | + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| − | : 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.
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> F/6 |
| − | | |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3 | |
| − | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 12,642 km
| |
| − | :: <b>Mass:</b> 6,11 x 10e24 kg
| |
| − | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Terrestrial
| |
| − | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -8?C to 53?C
| |
| − | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 11.15 km/sec
| |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | | |
| − | ===Ashington===
| + | ===Coombe Asteroid Field=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Ashington}}</div>
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Coombe Asteroid Field}}</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 medium-sized field of mixed carbonaceous and ice asteroids. The second Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) Polymer production facility is located here on Douglas Station, though attacks by Corsairs have required BMM to substantially increase security. |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3
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| − | </div>
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| − | |-
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| − | ===Planet Middlesbrough=== | |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Middlesbrough}}</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. | |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/5
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| − | </div>
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| − | |-
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| − | ===Planet Darlington===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Planet Darlington}}</div>
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| − | : 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
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| − | :: <b>Mass:</b> 6.78 x 10e24 kg
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| − | :: <b>Terrain:</b> N/A
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| − | :: <b>Temperature:</b> N/A
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| − | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 15.21 km/sec
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − | ==Nebulae and Asteroids==
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| − | ===Galloway Ice Cloud===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Galloway Ice Cloud}}</div>
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| − | : 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.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> D/2
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| − | </div>
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| − | |-
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| − | ===Northumberland Ice Cloud===
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| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Northumberland Ice Cloud}}</div>
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| − | : 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.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | |
| | :: <b>Location:</b> E/7 | | :: <b>Location:</b> E/7 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | | |
| − | ===Barrier Nebula=== | + | ===Burgess Ice Field=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Barrier Nebula}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Burgess Ice Field}}</div> |
| − | : An outcropping of the Barrier, a cloud of ice asteroids and dust located in Newcastle. | + | : A medium-sized field of ice asteroids. Freeport 1 is located near the inner edge of the field, and will sell its excess supplies to anyone without prejudice -- including Corsairs, who frequent the area. |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> G/5, B/5 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | | |
| − | ===Barrier Field=== | + | ===Wilkes Ice Field=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Barrier Field}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Wilkes Ice Field}}</div> |
| − | : An outcropping of the Barrier, a cloud of ice asteroids located in Newcastle. | + | : A medium-sized field of ice asteroids. Often used as cover by Red Hessian pirates to attack Trade Lane traffic passing through the area. |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%"> | + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/1 | + | :: <b>Location:</b> F/4 |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | |- | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
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| + | | |
| − | ===Ancient Minefield=== | + | ===Graham Ice Cloud=== |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Ancient Minefield}}</div> | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Graham Ice Cloud}}</div> |
| − | : Ancient mine field. | + | : GRAHAM ICE FIELD |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/1, H/1, H/1, H/2, B/6, C/6, B/7 | + | : A medium-sized cloud of ice asteroids. Corsairs can sometimes be spotted in the cloud on their way to attack transport ships on the Trade Lanes. |
| − | </div>
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| − | |-
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> B/5 |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
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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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| − | </div>
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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%"> | |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> H/8 | |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| | |} | | |} |
| | ==Space Stations== | | ==Space Stations== |
| − | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 3%; margin-right: 5%;" | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
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| | + | ===[[Freeport 1]]=== |
| | + | : Freeport 1 was built in 738 A.S., by a group of vagrants, wanderers and social outcasts that had left territories of the Houses in order to live beyond the rules and regulations enforced in the core systems. It was the first ever Freeport to be constructed, as the name clearly states, and it quickly gained popularity with the criminals, outlaws and others of a dubious disposition as a place to easily obtain supplies and repair their ships. Most of the criminals who visit Freeport 1 tend to be members of the Mollys or the Corsairs, although the occasional Red Hessian and Gaian are seen onboard. |
| | + | |
| | + | : Over time, however, Freeport 1 has grown, with new cargo modules and habitation decks being constructed until the Freeport was barely recognisable from the small platform it started out as. Small ships are known to be constructed here, sold to both freelancers, criminals and other zoners, and although Bretonia has made irritated noises towards the Freeport, they have as yet left it alone, preferring to put up with the annoyance of criminals docking there to the unknown consequences that might otherwise occur by antagonising the largely peaceful Zoner society. |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Freeport 1}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Zoners]]<br/> |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> C/4<br/> |
| | + | <b>Class:</b> Dern<br/> |
| | + | <b>Gravity:</b> Complete<br/> |
| | + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Amenities:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Population:</b> 2K<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | |
| | + | ===[[Rugen Station]]=== |
| | + | : Rugen Station was built by Daumann Heavy Construction for the manufacturing of Polymers using the abundant raw materials found in the system. While pirates are always a problem, Daumann's long-running rivalry with the neighboring Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) operation on Douglas Station has resulted in more than a few exchanges of weapons fire. |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Rugen Station}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Daumann Heavy Construction]]<br/> |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> F/6<br/> |
| | + | <b>Class:</b> Abbey<br/> |
| | + | <b>Gravity:</b> Partial<br/> |
| | + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Amenities:</b> Limited<br/> |
| | + | <b>Population:</b> 250<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | |
| | + | ===[[Douglas Station]]=== |
| | + | : Douglas Station is owned and operated by Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) for the manufacturing of Polymers using the abundant raw materials in the system. Security around the facility is abnormally high due to frequent skirmishes with Corsairs. |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Douglas Station}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]]<br/> |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> D/6<br/> |
| | + | <b>Class:</b> Wellington<br/> |
| | + | <b>Gravity:</b> Partial<br/> |
| | + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Amenities:</b> Limited<br/> |
| | + | <b>Population:</b> 450<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | |
| | + | ===[[Aland Shipyard]]=== |
| | + | : A large station within Wilkes Ice Field, Aland was built in 810-817 A.S. by the Independent Miners Guild. Guild used unoccupied space between two trade lanes to construct their first shipyard capable of building and maintaining large vessels. Additionally, the building site attracted a number of refugees from Holman, South Shields and Hood who were seeking for jobs and safer places to stay. Now, Aland Shipyard has become home for over a thousand Independent Miners who came here from Bretonia and Omega Border Worlds. |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| | + | | {{Thumbmaker|Aland Shipyard}} |
| | + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| | + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Independent Miners Guild]]<br/> |
| | + | <b>Location:</b> F/3<br/> |
| | + | <b>Class:</b> Storby<br/> |
| | + | <b>Gravity:</b> Complete<br/> |
| | + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Amenities:</b> Yes<br/> |
| | + | <b>Population:</b> 1100<br/> |
| | + | |} |
| | + | |} |
| | + | ==Commodity Mining== |
| | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
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| | + | | |
| | + | ===[[Water]]=== |
| | + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Water|commod_waterice}}</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. |
| | + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 3em;" |
| | + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
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| − | ===[[Battleship Ark Royal]]===
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Ark Royal}}</div>
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| − | : 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.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> D/6
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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="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
| − | ===[[Sunderland Research Station]]===
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Sunderland Research Station}}</div>
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
| − | : 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.
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> +H/2 | |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Dundee
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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> 200
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| − | </div>
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Graham Ice Cloud |
| − | ===[[Gateshead Station]]===
| + | |align="center;"|B/5 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Gateshead Station}}</div>
| + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : 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.
| + | |align="center;"|16 |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> C/4
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Zeus
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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> 1,4K
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| − | </div>
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| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Wilkes Ice Field |
| − | ===[[Lancaster Trade Center]]===
| + | |align="center;"|F/4 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Lancaster Trade Center}}</div>
| + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : 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.
| + | |align="center;"|16 |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <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
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 800
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| − | </div>
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| | |- | | |- |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Burgess Ice Field |
| − | ===[[Scarborough Station]]=== | + | |align="center;"|C/3 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Scarborough Station}}</div> | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : 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. | + | |align="center;"|16 |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | |} |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> E/4
| + | |} |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Loch Linnhe
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial
| + | | |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| + | ===[[Hydrocarbons]]=== |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Hydrocarbons|hydrocarbons}}</div> |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 1,4K | + | : Hydrocarbons are a class of organic compounds composed only of hydrogen and carbon molecules, resulting in a wide variety of substances that have important industrial applications. While hydrocarbons naturally occur in a gaseous state almost everywhere in the known universe, frozen deposits present the most easily exploited form of the substance. Hydrocarbon mining is key to the industrialization of the Sirius Sector as it provides the raw materials for the creation of the Ship Hull Panels and Optronics, upon which modern society depends. |
| − | </div>
| + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 3em;" |
| | + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | | |
| − | ===[[Battleship Grimsby]]===
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Grimsby}}</div>
| |
| − | : 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.
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| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> H/2
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Victoria
| |
| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
| − | ===[[South Shields Refinery]]===
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|South Shields Refinery}}</div>
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
| − | : 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. | + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
| − | | |
| − | : 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. | |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/2
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Loch Ness
| |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
| |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> 600
| |
| − | </div> | |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Coombe Asteroid Field |
| − | ===[[Cape Wrath Base]]===
| + | |align="center;"|E/7 |
| − | <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;"|4 |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> D/2
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
| |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| | |- | | |- |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Roth Asteroid Field |
| − | ===[[Mull Base]]===
| + | |align="center;"|F/6 |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Mull Base}}</div>
| + | |align="center;"|10 |
| − | : 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.
| + | |align="center;"|3 |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| + | |} |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> G/5
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
| |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | |
| − | ===[[Belfast Production Facility]]===
| |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Belfast Production Facility}}</div>
| |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | | |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | | |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | | |
| − | : 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..
| |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> F/5
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
| |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> No
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | |
| − | ===[[Skye Base]]===
| |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Skye Base}}</div>
| |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
| |
| − | :: <b>Location:</b> E/6
| |
| − | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
| |
| − | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
| |
| − | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| − | |- | |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | |
| − | ===[[Battleship Yamaguchi]]===
| |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Yamaguchi}}</div>
| |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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| − | :: <b>Location:</b> B/4
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| − | :: <b>Class:</b> Sekigahara
| |
| − | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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| − | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
| |
| − | </div>
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| − | |-
| |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
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| − | ===[[Battleship Macduff]]===
| |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Battleship Macduff}}</div>
| |
| − | : 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.
| |
| − | <div style="font-size: 80%">
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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>
| |
| − | </div>
| |
| | |} | | |} |
| − | ==Commodity Mining==
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| − | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 3%; margin-right: 5%;"
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| − | |-
| + | ===[[Cobalt Ore]]=== |
| − | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Cobalt Ore|cobalt}}</div> |
| − | ===[[Water]]=== | + | : Ore is a type of rock that contains minerals such as metals which can be extracted through mining and refined for use. The ores must be processed to extract the metals of interest from the waste rock and from the ore minerals. Many organizations prefer to receive unsmelted ores in order to keep the additional cost of their production and finish within the local economy, as opposed to paying markups to foreign laborers to do the work for them. |
| − | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%;">{{Thumbmaker|Water|commod_waterice}}</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. | |
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| − | |align="left;"{{!}}Galloway Ice Cloud | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Cross-Vandermeer Comet |
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| − | |[[Leeds]] | + | |[[Cambridge]] |
| − | |Gate | + | |Jump Gate |
| − | |style="text-align: center;"|C/7 | + | |style="text-align: center;"|B/4 |
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| − | |[[Manchester]] | + | |[[Omega-7]] |
| − | |Hole | + | |Jump Gate |
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| − | |[[Inverness]] | + | |[[Omega-5]] |
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