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[ConscriptFive]

Okay, going down the tech list for obvious revisions that could be written:

Revise the Heph's repair capabilties to actually be worth its cost.
Revise the default pistol to not be shit. (Could count as something CQB friendly.)
Revise the Emergent VTOL to fly in a straight line and be cheaper.
Revise the Tokamak Plasma Drive to provide more power.
Revise the Plasma Shields to be affordable.
Revise the Delta non-a-space-elevator to do something.

All of those seem worthwhile, but I'd like to try for a Logos replacement and 3 speed engines next design phase.  The top three are still good choices, but the bottom three seem more applicable to that.

[lukerules117]

We already have the Hammer for short range it's just that I don't think we ever deployed it, by now our enemy probably has a solution to deal with our Emergents but we don't know what meaning we cant incorporate the proper countermeasures unless we just guess what they're going to be doing. However trying to our giant deathwire contraption working does sound like a good idea.

due to the complaints of our soldiers as well as the proven effectiveness of our Dozers I would like to bring back a revision suggestion from ConscriptFive

Revision: 'Steamroller' 80mm Magnetic Cannon Mortar
The 'Steamroller' is a 80mm medium mortar system for ground combat.
Our 40mm 'Dozer' cannon is great for squads on the move, but we still lack an option for true external fire support.  The answer is to upscale the Dozer into a dedicated medium mortar system.  80mm is large enough to provide enough a boost in range and payload, while still being small enough to not require a entire rework of the proven Dozer system.  Naturally, the shoulder-fired option of the Dozer has been stripped from the Steamroller.
The larger shells have some additional capabilities as well.  VT-type proximity fuzes can be fitted, instead of contact fuzes, for airburst capabilities.  Smoke rounds can mark targets and provide concealment.  Parachute illumination flares can be used for battlefield illumination or other visual signaling.

Another direction would be a version of the Trephine with a lowered caliber and higher capacity to provide suppressing fire

[Carefulrogue]

Delta Oversight Lofstrum Loop Anchor Rigs (DOLLAR)

An examination of the failures of the construction efforts at Delta reveal that the engineers failed in part due to not developing the anchor sites appropriately.  The engineers not involved in this particular oversight have been pardoned, and we have hopes the display encourages them to not think so poorly with the coming task.  Additional engineers have been brought on to fill in specialist roles overlooked in the first pass.

Site 1 will be located on one of the rocky islands along the equator, built up akin to a fortress, to house the cable sheath and rotor, magnetic accelerators, power plants, machinery, and support required to bend the loop back around for the return trip.  The expansion of the cable will occur from this end, starting with 60 km of cabling segments, and incrementing by 60km additional as the construction continues.  Ideally, even if a problem is encountered, a partial loop would provide some benefit given stability is achieved.

Site 2 will be a heavy floating rig that will extend out incrementally as the cable is expanded upon, but ultimately built similarly.  While in the expansion phases the rig will be anchored to the seabed at various points.  Once the complete length is achieved, the entire rig will be anchored and fortified to either an available island or the seabed itself.  Both facilities will be equipped with bitforms for maintenance, and ensuring that cracks are identified and short term fixes are applied in preparation for long term ones.

[ConscriptFive]

So given how tight the budget is, here are two revisions that'll hopefully be "free."

Back from last turn...

Revision: "Deadspace" Damage Control Locker
"Deadspace" is a fleetwide upgrade to our existing damage control lockers.
Our current damage control kits are functional, but lacking in certain regards, namely in leveraging bitform technology.  In addition to common red canister fire extinguishers, green canister "pH neutralizers" will be added alongside.  (pH neutralizers are fire extinguishers filled with acid and base producing bitforms with chemical precursors.  Once in contact with a fluid, the bitforms monitor pH and produce appropriate acids or bases are produced to titrate the fluid to pH neutral.)  This will provide a better solution to combat and non-combat HazMat situations (such as battery & coolant ruptures) than the standard "nut up or shut up" NCO encouragement.  (See also: "Back in the day, we just held our breath and took a shower afterwards.")  Furthermore, violet canister "polymer patching resin dispensers" will also be added.  (polymer patching resin dispensers are fire extinguishers filled with an adhesive monomer & bitform resin.  Once dispensed and applied to a solid, the bitforms catalyze & spread the monomers into durable impermeable polymer patch/seal.)  Polymer patching resin will allow for rapid emergency patching of conduit & bulkhead ruptures and possibly even catastrophic exterior hull breaches.  ("Back in the day, we just used duct tape.")
The Inspector General (IG) should also confirm that all legacy space suits have been replaced with appropriate METAS-variants for damage control personnel.

In terms of ground combat, we're still critically short two things: wheels and a CQB weapon.  A rover is abit much for a revision, and revising the Hammer into a CQB friendly SMG will probably still ring up as 1 GPP.  However, modestly revising the default pistol should do the job and stay under budget.

Revision: Simply Improved Gun (SIG) Pistol
With a sweaty ape in your face, the last thing you want is a long arm with a four round magazine.  In the present situation, our resourceful infantrymen have no choice but to quickdraw their sidearm in these kind of CQB situations. However, our current sidearm, the Printed Pistol, was never intended for the battlefield.  It lacks both the durability for field conditions and general performance for near-peer combat.  (Flesh will never match machine.)
The SIG Pistol replaces makerspace novelty with Old World gunsmithing to create a proper military service sidearm.  Brittle additively manufactured (printed) components, are now molded and CNC machined as our forefathers once did.  Bitform nanomachines assist on some tighter chamfers and final finishing/polishing the weapon, but largely the SIG Pistol is crafted using traditional manufacturing techniques.  The end result may not be the space gun of our dreams, but it'll splatter the grey matter of our organic adversaries well enough.
The end product is a 9mm Parabellum striker-fired (hammer-less) service pistol, able to take a 10 round or extended 17 round magazine.  The form factor is tight enough for everyday and possibly concealed carry.  Ergonomics and recoil management make one-handed shooting viable if tactically necessary.  Tritium tipped iron sights allow for quick target acquisition in low light conditions.  The carbon steel barrel is threaded at the tip to fit a sound suppressor (not included).  A small accessory rail on the receiver can fit a small tac light or laser sight (not included).

[Carefulrogue]

Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT)

The success of our developing shield technology is a triumph sobered by it's costs.  Having the principle of it hammered out though, engineering thinks they can offset it's cost in deployment by increasing it's effectiveness.

The calculations into the volume of plasma required is refined, to the point where a good understanding of how much is required per megawatt deflected.  Further, modifications made to field topography will permit less from sliding out of the containment from the field and acceleration, reducing the requirements to pump to replace that which slides away from the center of the field.

[Carefulrogue]

Delta Oversight Lofstrum Loop Anchor Rigs (DOLLAR) (1): Carefulrogue
"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker (0):
Simply Improved Gun (SIG) Pistol (0):
Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT) (1): Carefulrogue

[Kashyyk]

Delta Oversight Lofstrum Loop Anchor Rigs (DOLLAR) (1): Carefulrogue
"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker (1): Kashyyk
Simply Improved Gun (SIG) Pistol (0):
Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT) (2): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk

I think the Lofstrun loop needs more than just a revision to resolve, considering how hard it failed. If we can squeeze a more efficient solution for the Plasma Shield though, that'd be good.

[Rockeater]

Delta Oversight Lofstrum Loop Anchor Rigs (DOLLAR) (1): Carefulrogue
"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker (2): Kashyyk, Rockeater
Simply Improved Gun (SIG) Pistol (0):
Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT) (3): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk, Rockeater

[ConscriptFive]

Delta Oversight Lofstrum Loop Anchor Rigs (DOLLAR) (1): Carefulrogue
"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker (3): Kashyyk, Rockeater, ConscriptFive
Simply Improved Gun (SIG) Pistol (0):
Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT) (4): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk, Rockeater, ConscriptFive

So we aren't building anything this turn, so the not-a-space-elevator can wait.  But I would like to get the systems for our new ship set.

[Madman198237]

Turn 8 Revision Phase: The Network

Revision: "Deadspace" Damage Control Locker
"Deadspace" is a fleetwide upgrade to our existing damage control lockers.
Our current damage control kits are functional, but lacking in certain regards, namely in leveraging bitform technology.  In addition to common red canister fire extinguishers, green canister "pH neutralizers" will be added alongside.  (pH neutralizers are fire extinguishers filled with acid and base producing bitforms with chemical precursors.  Once in contact with a fluid, the bitforms monitor pH and produce appropriate acids or bases are produced to titrate the fluid to pH neutral.)  This will provide a better solution to combat and non-combat HazMat situations (such as battery & coolant ruptures) than the standard "nut up or shut up" NCO encouragement.  (See also: "Back in the day, we just held our breath and took a shower afterwards.")  Furthermore, violet canister "polymer patching resin dispensers" will also be added.  (polymer patching resin dispensers are fire extinguishers filled with an adhesive monomer & bitform resin.  Once dispensed and applied to a solid, the bitforms catalyze & spread the monomers into durable impermeable polymer patch/seal.)  Polymer patching resin will allow for rapid emergency patching of conduit & bulkhead ruptures and possibly even catastrophic exterior hull breaches.  ("Back in the day, we just used duct tape.")
The Inspector General (IG) should also confirm that all legacy space suits have been replaced with appropriate METAS-variants for damage control personnel.

"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker
Difficulty: Easy
Roll: 1 + 3 + 1 = 5 Average

The Deadspace DCL is not exactly a groundbreaking idea. It basically moves bitforms from the outer hull to more sheltered regions in the inner hull where they can be sheltered and deployed to areas in trouble. It does a couple other more minor things too, but the principle accomplishment is making available Bitforms to the repair crews as a fast means of patching holes. It does OK enough, though the patching is slow (they're only nanomachines, son) and it can't reconstruct more complicated things like piping or machinery. It's a minor enough improvement, additionally, that it isn't really a huge change in the expense of any ship they're attached to. The pH neutralizers are useful for some of the chemicals used as coolants for the railguns but luckily our ships aren't laiden with things that will make a Unit rust faster than an entire ocean's worth of water.

"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker: Adds additional repair capabilities to all our ships, mostly able to keep the crew alive and maybe, just maybe, keep the ship functional longer in combat. Best used to preserve a ship from total destruction.
Cost: Free!

Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT)

The success of our developing shield technology is a triumph sobered by it's costs.  Having the principle of it hammered out though, engineering thinks they can offset it's cost in deployment by increasing it's effectiveness.

The calculations into the volume of plasma required is refined, to the point where a good understanding of how much is required per megawatt deflected.  Further, modifications made to field topography will permit less from sliding out of the containment from the field and acceleration, reducing the requirements to pump to replace that which slides away from the center of the field.

Shield Process Optimization Testing (SPOT)
Difficulty: Hard
Roll: 3 + 1 - 1 = 3 Buggy Mess

Three shield rigs and one of our test-platform Logos hulls have met plasma-y ends and we also burned clear through a scale model of a Peithos' forwards profile and armor. The cost of the system was not improved whatsoever, but the efficiency in terms of energy has been slightly improved so that it will not slow the ships its attached to quite as much...though there is a lot of ways left to go.

Plasma Laser Deflection System: Generates a bowl-shaped shield of plasma in front of an accelerating warship. Effectively reduces reactor power output by a moderate amount and is lost when hit by too much laser fire or when the ship changes direction or if you'd like to use your direct plasma drive or weapons at full speed and power.
Cost: +2 SPP to a Logos' base cost to add PLDS
+4 SPP to a Peitho's base cost to add (more powerful but mostly larger) PLDS
+3 SPP to add a sufficiently huge system to an ITC (um....why would you even bother?)

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Strategy phase. This should hopefully move faster...hopefully.
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Spoiler: The Network Control (click to show/hide)

The Hub: 10/0/0 (YOURS/UNCLAIMED/ENEMY)
  -  Nothing
A: 10/0/0
  -  Peitho-01 'Big Stick'
B: 10/0/0
C: 10/0/0
D: 10/0/0
  -  BMU-4 (Emergent), BMU-5 (Emergent)
E: 10/0/0
  -  BMU-6, BMU-7
F: 0/0/10
G: 3/0/7
  -  BMU-1, BMU-3, BMU-2
  -  Logos-04-TDC "Attitude Adjuster", Logos-06-TDC-ART "No More Mr Nice Guy", Logos-07-TDC-ART "Gunboat Diplomat", Logos-08-TDC-ART "Of Course I Still Love You"
  -  ITC-05 "Prime Mover"
    -  1x Dozer
  -  ITC-01-LIFT "Cargo Cult"
H:
I:
Planet 2: 0/0/10

Spoiler: The Network Logistics (click to show/hide)

Ship Production Points: 34
  4 points: 2x ITC
  1 points: 1x LIFT
  3 points: 1x Logos with TDC
  9 points: 3x Logos with TDC and Artemis
  3 points: LOST at E, available Turn 9 Strategy Phase
  6 points: LOST at G, available Turn 10 Strategy Phase
  8 points: 1x Peitho
  0 points: Unassigned

Ground Production Points: 35
  14 points: 7x BMU
  7 points: 7x Trephine
  2 points: 2x Hammer
  6 points: 2x Emergent
  4 points: 4x Dozer
  6 points: Unassigned

Units
BMU-1
  -  Trephine, Hammer, Dozer
  -  Location: Gamma
BMU-2
  -  Trephine, Dozer
  -  Location: Gamma
BMU-3
  -  Trephine, Hammer, Dozer
  -  Location: Gamma
BMU-4
  -  Trephine, Emergent
  -  Location: Delta
BMU-5
  -  Trephine, Emergent
  -  Location: Delta
BMU-6
  -  Trephine
  -  Location: Echo
BMU-7
  -  Trephine
  -  Location: Echo

Ships
ITC-01-LIFT "Cargo Cult"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Contents: Empty
  -  Condition: Undamaged
ITC-5 "Prime Mover"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Contents: 1x Dozer
  -  Condition: Undamaged

Logos-04-TDC "Attitude Adjuster"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Condition: Crippled
Logos-06-TDC-ART "No More Mr Nice Guy"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Condition: Badly Damaged
Logos-07-TDC-ART "Gunboat Diplomat"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Condition: Crippled
Logos-08-TDC-ART "Of Course I Still Love You"
  -  Location: Gamma
  -  Condition: Badly Damaged

Peitho-01 "Big Stick"
  -  Location: Alpha
  -  Condition: Undamaged

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

Planetary Contents:
1 & 2: Earthlike planets just as you’d expect. Take your opponent’s homeworld to win, lose yours and you die.
A: Riddled with caves and with a mineral-rich crust, this airless world is ideal for the production of spacecraft components. 1 GPP, 3 SPP.
B: A volcanic world with a caustic atmosphere and lava flows on the surface, B is full of minerals that can be easily acquired…if you can deal with the, quite literal, heat. 3 GPP, 1 SPP.
C: Icy, barren, rather flat in most regions. It has rather a lot of those things humans need to live sitting on and under its airless surface. 3 GPP, 3 SPP.
D: A surface-wide ocean is the defining trait of this planet, providing an interesting combat environment and also plenty of interesting life forms that can be studied….if you can build a big enough boat to catch one, anyway. 4 GPP, 2 SPP.
E: Another Earthlike planet, ideal for habitation….or, y’know, fighting a good old fashioned war over! 4 GPP, 4 SPP.
F: A world of highlands and mountains, the lower parts of the planet are filled with most of the planet's already scarce water. However, the mountainous regions have high mineral contents and plenty of good spacecraft launch sites above the majority of the atmosphere. 2 GPP, 4 SPP.
G: Deserts cover the surface of this planet. Deserts made, in fact, of a curious sand with abnormally high metal and mineral contents. It has an atmosphere that serves to stir up the sands into occasional sandstorms. 3 GPP, 3 SPP.
H: An airless, small rock in space, H is heavily cratered and not a great place to live. Good place to build spacecraft, though. 1 GPP, 3 SPP.
I: A world covered in wide stretches of windswept terrain covered in something that we’re going to call grass, I is ideal for large-scale industrial activity. Nobody cares if you do irreparable damage to a huge tract of grasslands here, after all, there are a hundred more huge tracts of pristine grasslands you haven’t ruined yet. 3 GPP, 1 SPP.

Spoiler: The Network Tech (click to show/hide)

Ships
ITC (Interplanetary Transport Craft): A less-than-stellar spacecraft, the ITC is a version of the ships landed on your planet when you first colonized it. It is prone to malfunction, slow, and generally unpleasant. The rocket shuttles used to get equipment from the ITC to the ground have a limited capacity, meaning that with the exception of troops and things that can be broken into much smaller parts, the ITC cannot carry any equipment of a size greater than 1TC. It has 4TC capacity in total and uses chemical engines for propulsion. It has no armor or armaments.
Cost: 2 SPP

FASS Mk1. Logos: A reasonably quick, reasonably agile, fairly effective light ship of about 45 meters long with Light armor and three R-4 railguns for weapons complement.
Cost: 2 SPP

Logos Thermal Defense Citadel upgrade: An internal ceramic armor layer on the Logos which is actively cooled to reduce damage from thermal weapons. Raises Logos armor to Medium, cost increases by 1 SPP, agility and speed decreased.
Applied To: FASS Mk.1 Logos
Cost: Increase Logos cost by 1 SPP

'Hephaestus' class Support Vessel: A giant cylinder with extra bits on it, the Hephaestus is capable of small updates to ships or ground equipment and serious repairs to Logos-sized vessels due to its enclosed hangar. It is not armored and its only defense is being large. Uses a lot of Bitforms, two reactors, and plenty of materials and is generally a fairly large ship, so it's expensive. However, it provides a huge capability for our fleet to stay functional on long deployments.
Cost: 4 SPP
Provides: 3 Repair Points per turn for Logos-sized vessels, 1 Repair Point for larger vessels that will not fit within its hangar.

Space Superiority Ship, Mk1, 'Peitho': Six R-4 railguns in twin turrets. Six R-5 shrapnel cannons in single mounts scattered over the hull. Heavy thermal armor concentrated in citadels and barbettes over vital spaces. Massive twin Tokamak powerplant and plasma drive assembly. High speed, decent enough maneuverability for its size. Basic sensors. Integrated Artemis fire control. Robo-coffee dispensers in three different places on the bridge.
Cost: 8 SPP

Units
Basic Military Unit: (you may rename this if you so wish) A capable group of soldiers trained to operate any equipment you can give them. Field training allows them to keep up to date on the best way to operate the newest deathtraps and self-destructing gizmos you send them even after they’re deployed.
Cost: 2GPP

Ground Weapons
Printed Pistol: Issued to security guards on the colony ships, the only real weapon both colonies have. They are 3D-printed out of plastic, a process which is not entirely reliable, meaning the gun has a tendency to break after prolonged use... or any use, really.
Cost: Cheap

Trephine Magnetic Sabot Rifle: A very effective weapon for Medium- to Long-ranged engagements, the Trephine is a 12mm APFSDS weapon with a 10mm projectile, capable of firing with damage roughly equivalent to a high-caliber rifle or, at maximum power, a light cannon. The projectile tends to fragment on piercing Light armor, doing even more damage than usual to the underlying target. Fireworks displays included with every order of 1000 or more. Now includes 4-round magazine and semiautomatic function.
Cost: 1 GPP

'Hammer' Magnetic Flechette Rifle: A carbine version of the Trephine, the Hammer fires exclusively lighter-weight discarding-sabot flechette rounds which are very accurate and deadly. The rifle is lighter, shorter, and faster than the Trephine, and has a four-round internal magazine and a bolt-action style chambering (being a railgun there is not really a semiautomatic function). It is accurate and deadly out to Medium range, and can lay down suppressive fire at Long range with minimal chances to hit. Now includes 4-round magazine and semiautomatic function.
Cost: 1 GPP

'Dozer' Magnetic Cannon: A functional combination of 40mm grenade launcher and mortar. Sights are basic but it has a Medium-Long range in mortar configuration with higher launching powers and Short-Medium range when shoulder-fired. Shells are basic explosives with a moderate payload. Functions as an auxiliary weapon. Now includes 4-round magazine and semiautomatic function.
Cost: 1 GPP

Ground Equipment
Basic Space Suit: A civilian space suit, totally unarmored and cumbersome to walk in. At least it works well enough, and has a self-sealing lining meaning a single shot isn't an immediate death sentence... most of the time. Necessary for deployment to worlds without breathable atmospheres.
Cost: Cheap OBSOLETE

MultiEnvironment Tactical Armored Suit: A slight improvement to the Basic Space Suit in every way, METAS is a hair less cumbersome, has magnetic boots and some armor so it won't (usually) explode the minute somebody looks at the oxygen tank funny. That usually happens the second minute that somebody remains looking at the tank funny.
Cost: Cheap

Ground Vehicles
"Emergent" Assault Aircraft In-Field Assembly Kit: A fault-ridden aircraft more prone to disassembling itself than flying, and when it does fly it tends to do so in a rather wobbly-looking way. However, it does carry two Trephines, a pilot, a gunner, and six combat units around at reasonably fast speeds. Er, we think it does, anyway, given that the most recent prototypes haven't been tested, since all our test Units are too good at probability-of-death-or-maiming calculations.
Cost: 4 GPP
Weight: 2 TC (requires 1 shuttle TC)

"Emergent" AAIFAK 1.1: Still not a great aircraft, this new version of the Emergent suffers from unbalanced engine thrust which is quite effective at hamstringing maneuverability, but it is capable of something that resembles proper flying. It is still more expensive than it needs to be due to the engine problems. It can carry two Trephines (in a single turret), a pilot, a gunner, and six combat units around at reasonably fast speeds.
Cost: 3 GPP
Weight: 2 TC (requires 1 shuttle TC)

Command Radio: Essentially just a very big radio set, capable of reliable communication between planets, ships, and/or other planets. Currently only useful for taunting your enemy. The transmitter dish comes in a single piece and cannot fit in an ITC shuttle.
Cost: 2GPP
Weight: 1TC (requires 2 shuttle TC)

Spacecraft Components
Tokamak-Powered Plasma Drive: A matched set of self-melting components, the TPPD is generally regarded as having been a bad idea.
Cost: A large amount of expensive alloys and electromagnets we're willing to throw away, all of High Command's good will.

Plasma Engine: A Speed 2 interplanetary drive, capable of producing fairly acceptable changes to velocity in combat conditions. Very power hungry at combat-use sizes.

Gen. 2 Tokamak-Powered Plasma Drive: A slightly more efficient, powerful, and compact set of reactors and plasma drives for a warship. It works just a little better than the previous one, and is far better than the original TPPD. Not that that's much of an achievement. Provides a lot of power both in terms of electrical and maneuvering ability.

R-4 Railgun Turret: An amazing weapons system, the R-4 is an externally mounted 50mm railgun loaded with 20 round drums capable of firing a three-round burst on a single capacitor charge, while a loading arm loads the drums into the weapon from the storage bay in the ship proper. The turret is lightly armored for protection. Requires a ship to mount it on.

Large Item Flight Transport (LIFT): An upgrade to the ITC's basic shuttles, capable of moving 4 TC objects to and from orbit. Has advantages and disadvantages, minor mechanical issues, but primarily is something of an "all your eggs, one basket" situation when deploying into combat conditions. Raise the cost of an ITC when attached.
Cost: 1 SPP (equips an ITC with a full set of LIFT shuttles)

LIFT Intraplanetary Plasma Engine (IPE): An upgrade to the LIFT shuttles, capable of moving 4 TC objects to and from orbit. Faster and more maneuverable even than basic shuttles, and come with some amount of reinforcement and protection against attack. Raise the cost of an ITC when attached.
Cost: 1 SPP (equips an ITC with a full set of LIFT shuttles)

Art3mis Precision Targeting System: An upgraded targeting suite that allows a Logos substantially more information and hitting capability against targets as compared to the baseline. Very effective against unknowing targets and capable of a limited degree of predictive firing and precision-coordinated shots amongst multiple weapons. Requires a refit.
Cost: None.

R-5 Shrapnel Cannon: A bigger but lower-velocity railgun capable of firing chaff rounds, shrapnel or canister shot, and of course solid shot. Fires faster than the R-4 with less armor piercing capability due to its lower velocity, but lower energy requirements. Can lay down a laser- and radar-reflecting chaff barrage to interfere with weapons and sensors both, capable of shooting down missiles with great precision when paired with Artemis tracking. Same cost as the R-4.

Plasma Laser Deflection System: Generates a bowl-shaped shield of plasma in front of an accelerating warship. Effectively reduces reactor power output by a moderate amount and is lost when hit by too much laser fire or when the ship changes direction or if you'd like to use your direct plasma drive or weapons at full speed and power.
Cost: +2 SPP to a Logos' base cost to add PLDS
+4 SPP to a Peitho's base cost to add (more powerful but mostly larger) PLDS
+3 SPP to add a sufficiently huge system to an ITC (um....why would you even bother?)

"Deadspace" Damage Control Locker: Adds additional repair capabilities to Logos, mostly able to keep the crew alive and maybe, just maybe, keep the ship functional longer in combat. Best used to preserve a ship from total destruction.
Cost: Free!

Infrastructure
Colony Defense Grid: The reason you can't instantly invade the enemy homeworld. A series of surface-to-orbit missile launchers, the only real concession to defense the planners of the colony made. How they work is a mystery now, and no one wants to risk taking them apart to find out.

Semi-Autonomous Industrial Facilities: A network of interlinked incredibly well-connected modern factories capable of production of unparalleled efficiency and scale.
Provides: 2 GPP

Orbital Reclamation Centers: Satellites in orbit around the Hub that reprocess damaged and destroyed units and other bits of metal and plastic into spacecraft parts.
Provides: 2 SPP

Tokamak: Nuclear Boogaloo: A functioning nuclear fusion reactor, producing on our first attempt, no prior attempts being on record. It requires much less expensive fuel than nuclear fission plants and so its more complicated construction does not increase its cost beyond that of a fission plant, and therefore is automatically retrofitted into any ships that are refitted or any new builds. Provides a substantial increase in power generation to any ship and removes any issues with power generation.
Provides: 2 SPP and 2 GPP

Autonomous Nanoscale Terrestrial Scavengers: Despite their initial failings, ANTS units have been substantially refitted and are now capable of extracting 1 SPP from Planet Alpha. This is far from the total value available there, or elsewhere in the system. Further improvements to support structures in an ANTS "colony" or other useful adaptations would greatly improve the yields.
Provides: 1 SPP

Delta Lofstrum Loop: Several huge pieces of broken metal from a scale model, some crushed hopes and torn dreams.
Provides: Disappointment.

Spoiler: Credits (click to show/hide)

1 Design Research Credit (roll 3d4 on design take highest 2)

[ConscriptFive]

"Gutpunch" had three objectives: take ground on G, blockade G from receiving reinforcements, decisive orbital attrition.  Due to the unforeseen obsolescence of the R-4 railgun amplified by the introduction of a heavily armored warship, we achieved only one of those objectives.  This puts us in a precarious situation; we're over-extended and in immediate counter-strike range from their homeworld.

Enemy Projection:
All enemy activity will focus on Planet G.  While empty ITC's and heavily damaged vessels will withdraw to their homeworld, they will be immediately replaced by fresh forces from their homeworld.  These fresh forces will assault any blockade we attempt.  Meanwhile, fresh ground troops will further reinforce G, halting our capture of the planet.

Summary: The situation on G is untenable.  Our fleet at G is shattered and our Peitho is still two cycles out from that battlefield.  Without fleet support, we project our entire ground force on G could easily be isolated and annihilated within three cycles.  Luckily, our adversaries' primitive ape brains are incapable of true logic, and cannot fathom a coldly analytic withdrawal.  Especially since the withdrawal is an invasion of Planet F.

Details:

1.  All ground forces on G disengage from combat withdraw to their shuttles/ITC.  Reassure the ground troops that they performed valorously, but the situation in orbit is disastrous.
2.  Once the ITC's are loaded, all forces in G withdraw to F.  The two least injured Logos, 06 and 08, stay to protect the ITCs at F until the Peitho's arrival.  The crippled 04 and 07 head back to the Hub via C.
3.  Our "battle hardened" ground forces now assault Planet F.
4.  Peitho "Big Stick" moves from A to C to F.  Vessel freely engages enemy as appropriate.
5.  D and E each keep garrisons of two BMU's a piece.  Forces on D conduct readiness drills with the otherwise idle Emergent squadrons.
6.  With no lift capability available, excess GPP at the Hub is spent on a national holiday, celebrating the superiority of machine over man.

Friendly Projection:
All friendly forces saved from annihilation at G.  Substantial ground is taken at F.  Peitho establishes effective blockade at F.

[Carefulrogue]

Plan Fight Another Day (1): Carefulrogue

[Kashyyk]

Plan Fight Another Day (2): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk

[ConscriptFive]

Plan Fight Another Day (3): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk, ConscriptFive

[Rockeater]

Plan Fight Another Day (4): Carefulrogue, Kashyyk, ConscriptFive, Rockeater