| Atacama Base | |
| Owner | |
| Gaians | |
| Location | |
| F-2, Vespucci |
CLASS: Nazca
GRAVITY: Limited
DOCKING: Yes
AMENITIES: Limited
CREW: 80
Atacama was the first base established in the Vespucci system, originally as a remote outpost of the Lane Hackers. It was eventually abandoned by the Lane Hackers in favour of newer bases constructed jointly with the now defunct Hellfire Legion. When the Hackers were ousted from Vespucci, Atacama was all but forgotten save by the oldest veterans of the Legion.
With the formation of the Commonwealth government in 822 AS, corporations including OS&C and Deep Space Engineering were invited into Vespucci to provide the state with taxable income. This decision prompted a schism within the Legion, with a number of disgruntled veterans deserting the Legion over a perceived betrayal of its founding ideals.
These defectors would restore Atacama and reach out to the Gaian movement, enlisting their aid in expelling Orbital and DSE from the system. Bolstered by Gaian funding and manpower, the mixed crew would wage a moderately successful campaign against the Commonwealth, and its Insurgency successors, for the remainder of the decade.
Ultimately, their former brothers in arms would succumb to the Liberty Navy onslaught in 829 AS, leaving Atacama deprived of its original purpose. The base's garrison would shrink significantly as the old Legion veterans scattered across Liberty, while the Gaians downscaled their presence after both Orbital and DSE departed the system.
Currently, Atacama serves as a listening post, keeping a keen eye on Veracruz and Vespucci as a whole in anticipation of other local powers attempting to seize the now vacant system. A small team of scientists is monitoring the planetside environment in the wake of the bombardment, while the remaining security forces launch sporadic patrols and salvage runs into the old battlefields.
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Ships sold
| Ship | Class | Price |
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| Leatherback | Freighter | 80,083$ |
| Kali | Light Fighter | 15,052$ |
| Lance | Bomber | 51,526$ |
News
| [831 AS] Jump Hole Upheaval Causes Chaos |
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HEISENBERG -- 831 AS -- Jump holes across Sirius have become increasingly volatile and chaotic over the last year, with Professor Sophia Nagel from the Heisenberg Research Station linking the unusual phenomena to the Pulse. The Pulse was an unprecedented blast of hyperspace energy that was detected immediately prior to last year's jump gate Blackout. Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off. While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes. |
| [830 AS] Troubles in Erie's Paradise |
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ERIE -- 830 AS -- It was the early hours of the morning when a missile was launched from Erie's surface; A missile that struck its target of an LSF satellite in orbit of Erie. The attack was claimed to have originated by militant Zoners seeking to separate themselves from Libertonian governance, and proved to be the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. For some time, it had been alleged that Insurgent and Xeno-backed cells had been stirring trouble on Erie, inciting violence in the population and seeking to turn the planet into a second Veracruz. Never, however, had such open acts of terror been visited upon the governing Libertonian forces. The response was quick and decisive. In coordination with the LSF, Vice Admiral Hamish aboard the Battleship Alma lead a Liberty Navy task force directly into the system in Operation Pesticide, escorted primarily by Siege Cruisers, Gunboats and fightercraft, with many of the Navy's capital warships tied in the Vespucci campaign or ever watchful at Liberty's borders. They were met by Zoner Q-ships based from Bethlehem, with many coming from as far as Galileo or even the Sigmas, accompanied by a motley assortment of freelancers and other anarchist elements. Leading the Zoner line was a Aquilon-class carrier, the Pinnacle. While the Pinnacle came under heavy bombardment from the Alma and her task force, supplies quickly gathered onto Zoner transports from Erie attempted to run the Navy blockade. While some transports were lost to Navy bombers, others yet escaped to parts as of yet unknown. This 'victory', however, came at a heavy price. The Pinnacle was lost with most of her hands still on board and the rest captured, while the Liberty Marines landed virtually unopposed, quickly securing population centers for both the safety of Libertonian assets and the civilians on Erie itself. The Alma is settled now into the low orbit of Erie, a constant reminder to those below that they are under the protection of the Liberty Navy. A comfort to some, a dire warning to many more. |
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