Ronneburg Base
| Ronneburg | |
| Unknown | |
| Owner | |
| Red Hessians | |
| Location | |
| E4, Omega-5 | |
| Technical Data | |
| Gravity | unknown |
| Docking bays | unknown |
| Amenities | unknown |
| Crew | unknown |
Ronneburg is the name of a Red Hessian base placed nearby the infamous Hammen Hole in Omega-5. Functioning almost solely as a resupply and repair station, it is known among the ranks of the Hessians as "the last gate to hell".
Originally founded in 724 A.S. (before the beginning of the actual Hessian - Corsair conflict) Ronneburg was a base composed of a few asteroids joined together to create a strong outer crust, while still allowing for an installation to be built within. Originally, the point of this was to protect the base against collisions with other, nearby rocks. Ronneburg was to become a major staging point for Hessian raids into Omega-3 and Omega-7. The Omega-5 system, although without any clear purpose or resource, contained abnormal amounts of jump hole anomalies leading to all across southern Sirius. Such a crossroads system would be extremely valuable for purposes of launching supply raids further and further away from the Dresden.
When the Corsairs began their all out assault on Hessian bases in 740 A.S., Ronneburg was quickly established as the very frontline, and the focal point of the Hessian defense until a few years later, when the Corsair offensive had lost the initiative, and the Hessians successfully managed to push the attackers back towards their own base in the system. For the next seventy years a nigh constant string of conflicts would rage on inbetween the two bases, obliterating men, ships and asteroids alike, slowly clearing a large empty area inbetween the bases which eventually became known as the Hammen Hole. Strong defensive lines created by both sides on either side of the Hole would quickly bring the war to a stalemate, as neither side was strong enough to breach each other's defenses. Battles would still rage on in the middle, both sides sent small raiding parties to distant jump holes. A careful, if not terrible, balance would be achieved at the cost of hundreds of lives lost in this drawn out war. Ronneburg would still serve as the most important defensive point and supply base for the Hessians in the distant Omega systems.
Additional information
- Class: Unknown
- Gravity: Complete
- Docking: Yes
- Amenities: Yes
- Crew: Unknown
