Raegris increase DF-1 order; Other improvements

The Raegris have announced a multi-billion zark increase and upgrade for their fleet. Central to the plan is an increase in the number of DF-1 frigates to be operated from 12 to 15. The DF-1 is the Raegris built version of the Isometric and is roughly comparable to a Sea of Tranquillity class. The PC-1 (Pentekonter-E) order has also been increased to 6.

The Raegris will also upgrade their base facilities across their space. Currently most facilities are based in the Raegris Central District (the 5 planets at the core of their space) but new base facilities will be built on Nemoka and Jikustik. All facilities will also have improved static defence emplacements.

Benito to keep Kalahati Tuuls in service

The Kalahati Tuul S fleet is due to be withdrawn between 2112 and 2116 however Benito has now said he will keep the type in service with further rebuilds and updates "well into the 2120s". He has informed the CSE-W Fleet that when their allocation of KT-S is withdrawn he would like them to be transferred.



It is thought Benito wants to keep the KT-S as a cheap way of building his fleet. With updates the KT-S is a capable second-line asset though the general age of the base platform will mean it is more expensive to maintain than newer types like the Shark.

DDS get their hands on Bolitic war zeppelin

The DDS won't say how but they have got their hands on a Bolitic war zeppelin, the classic weapon of the Lords Of War, but some DDS personnel who have also tried it call it "the fastest way to commit suicide".

The war zeppelin is a jet powered but still slow bag of gas, armed with powerful weapons but still only 1 hit away from devastation. 3mm thick plastic armour is what protects the masses of hydrogen gas from weapons fire. Windy is thought to want to trial the zeppelin in the DDS Army, to see how survivable it is in combat. Quarz is being rumoured to be lined up to command the first one.

7 Sa Sao return?

The HCS are reporting sighting a ship with similar EM emissions to that which tried to seize control of their transport a few weeks ago. The ship was spotted in HCS territory between Petric and Randalf 74, quite some way from the previous incident which was in DDS space near Delta 9.

It is thought that these ships belong to the Xenon faction of the 7 Sa Sao though the HCS are just calling the ships "unknown" for now.

Faction In Focus : Vosun Voth Star Empire (updated)

The Vosun Voth Star Empire is truly ancient, the Vosun having first attained space flight over 10,000 years ago, eventually they met up with the Voth who lived on another planet many light years away. After a brief conflict the Vosun and Voth formed an alliance and began to explore space. The Vosun Voth developed spacefolding technology to travel faster than light. Speeds are limited to 5c however so the Vosun Voth didn't go anywhere fast. Its thought they did visit Earth some thousands of years ago, a few years ago remains of an alien spaceship was found buried on Earth dating from thousands of years before. Its thought this was a Vosun Voth ship that crashed.



At one stage the Vosun Voth had an empire of over 45 stars but then began the decline as other species went out into the stars and the limited Vosun Voth technology was soon overtaken. Although they reached space early they then rested on their laurels and gave up on science preferring reality TV shows instead. The Vosun also had a highly developed sense of superiority and thus did not wish to import new ideas, eventually this xenophobe attitude also resulted in the Voth becoming second-class citizens in the empire.

Over the centuries their space was eroded. Only recently had the decline been arrested as a new generation of leaders took over and opened the empire to new ideas. Amazingly its only around twenty years since the Vosun Voth first fitted a hyperspace drive to one of their ships.

In the early 2100s the VVSE only consisted of a handful star systems, squeezed between the Raegris, Bolitic and (to their far frontier) the Tarbotians. Their influence in the galaxy was small, their fleet cruelly regarded as "The Antique Space Show" by some wags though some of their technology such as the anti-matter spray cannon was innovative. It was only a matter of time before one of their rivals decided to atack and the Bolitic launched an invasion which quickly overwhelmed the Vosun part of the empire. The DDS and Dinos quickly moved in to protect the Voth part of the empire, the Vothites taking the opportunity to gain independance and form the Free Voth Republic. They have joined the DDS and are slowly building their own fleet though will rely on the DDS for protection for some time.

The Bolitic annexed several Vosun worlds and turned the rump of the Vosun territory into a virtual client state, the Vosun Star Empire. Although the Vosun is nominally independant the Bolitic will decide their foreign policy from now on, that includes a return of the Voth to the fold so future conflict could result from this.

Current deployments (28/07/09)

Ships in brackets are part of deployment but not on station (e.g. on route)

Edge Cutter

F108 Eocene (flag)
D162 Epsilon Eridani
F109 Oligocene
M104 Hesiod
M107 Orpheus
L111 Pangaea
A151 Gasoline

Force Voth

R107 Archer (flag)
C110 Eurasia



F137 South China Sea
F136 Barents Sea
F101 Cambrian
F116 Cryptozoic
M102 Demostenes
M103 Sappho
P131 Fighting Falcon
P134 Merlin
A146 Argus
SKS Undian (Sirikwan)

Force Starbot

D109 Cougar* (flag)
F150 Sea Of The Hebrides
F122 Permian
A158 Starbotian Spirit*
+ Starbotian fleet

* Starbotian crewed

Remedian Border Protection Force

C122 Photon (flag)
D151 Velocity
RS-DF1-03 (Raegris)
RS-DF1-05 (Raegris)
F110 Miocene
A150 Refinery
+ Remedian Police Customs Patrol

Ships returning to HQ

F103 Carboniferous
F161 Sea Of Tranquillity
F126 Mesozoic