9th of FebruaryA new slipway is added on the Benevolent shipyard. Orders are given for a new Hufuf to be laid. Another slipway is also under construction.
20th of FebruaryMuch alarm today as a Werewolf was detected moving toward Titan. It soon turned away, and it is now circling round the Asteroid Belt. The Kaffir obviously decided to patrol it to prevent us from moving in!
15th of April3 Hufufs were finished today. To save on maintenance, they are stocked in the Ashdod's hangar, which is now more crowded than the Great Souk on a market day. (Yeah, apparently there is a bug that let you land more parasites than the Mothership is supposed to handle. The Ashdod now has -28 hangar capacity left. :p I'll RP that as the fact that more FAC can be stowed in the Ashdod when it's not moving, but the extra FACs will have to go out once the Ashdod go somewhare.)
Orders were given for three more Hufufs to be produced.
18th of JuneMay Allah be praised! Abdul Al-Azred, that some were starting to nickname “The Mad Arab” for his scientific delusions, just proved his worth again. He made the first Ion Engines prototype and say he can design working models. New versions of the B'ewed and Jewad were ordered, as well as new reactors using the Gas-Cooled technology. Our new FACs should be
28th of JuneWorking overnight, Al-Azred has finished the new B'ewed FAC engine. However, the High Command decide to wait until new armor technology is available to produce the Hufuf Mk.II.
3rd of JulyA new Hufuf is built. A new one is laid down.
8th of July
The Jewad-B is finished. New design of the Ashdod and Hebron are created. Again the high command decide to wait for better armor, but preliminary study show the new design can manae 3,000 km/s, going a long way toward closing the speed gap between them and the Kaffir's ships.
18th of July
With the completion of the new Kanwen-B reactor, Al-Azred is now free to pursue research into armor technology. He is promising results by the end of October.
8th of September
Three new Hufufs were completed today, bringing our total to 34. Three more are ordered. They should be finished by the end of January 1545, exactly when the fifth slipway will be finished. After that, the Benevolent shipyard will be retooled to produce Hufuf Mk.II.
23rd of October
Al-Azred has produced a new kind of armour, a alliage of Duranium and Neutronium stronger than any material known to man. The stronger “Composite” armour allow us to do with less armour weigh for the same protection. Using new engines, power plant and armour, new designs were drafted for approval by the High Council.
Hufuf Mk.II class Attack Craft 800 tons 82 Crew 115.7 BP TCS 16 TH 126 EM 0
7875 km/s Armour 3-7 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 3
Annual Failure Rate: 20% IFR: 0.3% Maint Capacity 23 MSP Max Repair 32 MSP Est Time: 2.17 Years
Be'wed-B Ion Engine (1) Power 126 Fuel Use 990% Signature 126 Armour 0 Exp 21%
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Litres Range 1.1 billion km (40 hours at full power)
Anhena'h (1) Range 45,000km TS: 7875 km/s Power 3-3 RM 4.5 ROF 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatela (1) Max Range: 96,000 km TS: 4500 km/s 90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Kanwen (1) Total Power Output 3 Armour 0 Exp 5%
The Hufuf Mk.II is faster and much more armored than its predecessor, making it much more likely to survive until engagment range. It still use the old Power Plant design due to the impossibility to scale the new Gas Cooled technology to the Hufuf's needs.
Mersin Mk.II class Support Craft 800 tons 56 Crew 132.4 BP TCS 16 TH 126 EM 0
7875 km/s Armour 4-7 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 20% IFR: 0.3% Maint Capacity 26 MSP Max Repair 32 MSP Est Time: 2.32 Years
Be'wed-B Ion Engine (1) Power 126 Fuel Use 990% Signature 126 Armour 0 Exp 21%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 34.1 billion km (50 days at full power)
K'shaf (1) GPS 30 Range 1.8m km Resolution 1
The Mesrin Mk.II was mostly a copy of the old Mesrin with new engines. It also sported a bit more armor, making it a though nut to crack.
Ashdod Mk.II class Carrier 15,000 tons 677 Crew 1751.2 BP TCS 300 TH 840 EM 0
2800 km/s Armour 5-54 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 12 PPV 0
Annual Failure Rate: 900% IFR: 12.5% Maint Capacity 1146 MSP Max Repair 50 MSP Est Time: 1.77 Years
Hangar Deck Capacity 8000 tons
Jewad-B Ion Engine (14) Power 60 Fuel Use 90% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres Range 40.0 billion km (165 days at full power)
K'shaf (1) GPS 30 Range 1.8m km Resolution 1
Beri (1) GPS 6000 Range 32.9m km Resolution 120
The new Ashdod is bigger than its predecessor, due to the larger size of the new FACs. It is also better armoured and faster.
Hebron Mk.II class Destroyer Escort 4,000 tons 416 Crew 527.2 BP TCS 80 TH 300 EM 0
3750 km/s Armour 3-22 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 24
Annual Failure Rate: 128% IFR: 1.8% Maint Capacity 82 MSP Max Repair 32 MSP Est Time: 1.5 Years
Jewad-B Ion Engine (5) Power 60 Fuel Use 90% Signature 60 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 50.0 billion km (154 days at full power)
Anhena'h Turret (3x2) Range 45,000km TS: 5000 km/s Power 6-6 RM 4.5 ROF 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatela (3) Max Range: 96,000 km TS: 4500 km/s 90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Kanwen-B Gas-Cooled Reactor (2) Total Power Output 18 Armour 0 Exp 5%
K'shaf (1) GPS 30 Range 1.8m km Resolution 1
The weigh gained by using better armor and power plants was used to fit a fifth engine in the Hebron, making it faster than the Kaffir ships.
23rd of NovemberA new Hufuf was produced. No more were laid down as the shipyard need to be emptied before being retooled to produce the new Hufufs
8th of DecemberAl-Azred, cloturing his
Annus Mirabilis wrote a treaty on the managing of factories that'll greatly expand our manufacturing capability. He says he want to write another treaty over the correct management of laboratories, that should be ready by the end of next year.
13th of DecemberAl-Azred was awarded new power by the Caliph, making him even more efficient in his research. He now says he can finish his treaty before October!