Terran Amalgamation Update 5
27 June 2048: The Yves de Bourdeille geological survey team finishes work on Ganymede, and the Discovery is ordered to transfer them to Callisto once it completes current survey work in the Kuiper Belt.
22 August 2048: The first two Atlas-class freighters are completed on Earth. Commodore “Kaos” Gorbatov and Commodore Howard Anderson are transferred to these vessels, both to give them experience with larger craft and to bring the conscript crew up to naval standards. Retooling to the Pioneer class colony ship is expected to be completed in three months.
27 September 2048: Captain Sabina Slutsky of the
Discovery dies of “natural causes”. An investigation is launched; in the meantime her XO, Commander Josette Achard, assumes command of the vessel.
13 October 2048: Both automated mining colonies reach 30 mines. Further automines are being produced and converted, though resource limitations will soon halt that.
28 November 2048: Retooling for the Pioneer class is completed. Two are laid down. Expansion efforts on the Kvaener-Masa shipyard resume.
29 December 2048: Gemma Barlow completes research into a new gas-cooled reactor design. She begins work on a radical new propulsion system with half her labs, while the other six are assigned to Takamura Satoshi, for a proposed field generator which could permanently stabilize jump points (JGs; Satoshi is a DS researcher, but even 20 years in we still have no C&P researchers).
9 February 2049: Sonja Fedotov completes research into missile launcher systems 50% smaller than the norm, but which require 5 times longer to reload. She begins research into a new type of high-yield directed charge missile warhead.
9 May 2049: 2000 tons of capacity are added to the London & Glasgow Co. shipyard. It begins another round of expansions which are expected to be completed in early 2052.
7 June 2049: Earth ceases construction of automated mines. Due to the lower costs, all further automated mines for the foreseeable future will be converted from manned mines. BAE Systems shipyard adds 2000 tons of capacity, and begins adding a third slipway. This should be completed by August 2052. The supply of Gallicite on Sol Comet #3 is exhausted. This is not worrying, as the mineral is used mainly in shipbuilding, and a stockpile of a bit more than 22,000 tons exists on earth, with less than 150 tons laid aside for current production.
5 July 2049: The supply of Corundium on Earth is exhausted. Current projections for mine conversion estimate consumption of 4,148 tons, leaving roughly 17,000 tons in the stockpile on Earth. Usage will be carefully monitored until a stable supply is established.
1 September 2049: The Lake Washington Commercial Shipyard is completed. Expansion efforts begin as soon as the yard is opened.
25 April 2050: Sir Francis Drake completes the survey of YZ Ceti and transits back to Sol. It sends a report detailing the survey results and Captain Hitomi “Magi”Razan notifies Fleet Command that he will detour to Earth for refueling and then transit JP 3.
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Short, but there it is. I've set a hard limit for the start of military construction at the end of 2052, so we'll have Ion engines. Should have fighter tech not too much longer after than. YZ Ceti is going to be a nice hub for expansion; hopefully it'll have good minerals as well.
Terran Amalgamation OOB:
1x Discovery class geosurvey vessel (outdated)
1x Admiral Peary class gravsurvey vessel (outdated)
2x Sprite class freighter (outdated)
2x Admiral Peary II class gravsurvey vessel (Jump capable)
2x Atlas class freighter
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