Clones launch devastating attack on Miliaris town

The Clones have launched a devastating attack from orbital, aerial and ground units on the small town of Me'Juoui on Miliaris. The town is in a heavily ethnic Eritran area of the planet and said to be a centre for Freedom Miliaris logistics. For several hours the town came under heavy attack, much of the town is now said to be in flames or demolished. A Clone Army regiment is preparing to enter.

The Dinos have called on the Clones to limit civilian deaths and for both sides to negotiate a new peace deal.

Freedom Miliaris launch attack using new rockets

As well as drones, Freedom Miliaris now have a mass produced artillery rocket in their arsenal. This is a fairly crude weapon, but like the drones can be built easily in garages and workshops. The rockets are said to have a range of up to 100km. Guidance is fairly crude but accurate enough as a terror weapon.

Six rockets were fired at a Clone Air Force base on Miliaris yesterday. Damage was caused to the runway though no personnel were hurt.

New type of drone found on Miliaris

The conflict on Miliaris has seen the use of crude, mass produced wooden drones which have overwhelmed Clone defences on repeated occasions. The drones, based on a Molab design, can be built in garages, workshops or even bedrooms out of wood, and are powered by a paraffin engine. Guidance is by a simple single board unit.

However, the Clones have reported a new drone in recent days. This one is largely made out of clear plastic. This has made it lighter, more aerodynamically efficient and also improves the visual stealth. A modified control board includes an altimeter. Older drones relied on a contact fuse built into the wing to detonate the warhead, on a number of occasions the drone did not explode due to how it hit the target. The new drones will explode when they reach zero altitude.

As yet most drones used by Freedom Miliaris are the older type but the Clones are on the watch for the new plastic drones.

DF commit to all twenty Mulberrys, might withdraw Missileer fleet

DF has committed to buying all twenty Mulberry 36A cruisers it has on order, plus may order an extra pair to replace the ships lost in combat a few years ago. The Mulberry is a modified version of the Raegris built Cosmos / Yel'Tema design. They are often used as flagships or command ships for fleet deployments.

It is because of this role that DF is considering withdrawing the Missileer fleet and converting them back into transports and oilers. The need for the Missileer is no longer thought to be essential to DF going forward, though with delays expected in the next generation of heavy transport ships, converting them to transports or oilers could be very helpful.

Three ex-Raegris Quasars enter service

In 2114, NS (as it was at the time) bought back the four remaining Raegris Quasar cruisers (which had been sold to them by the DDS years earlier). Three of the ships have been rebuilt to bring them back to the current MSU16 standard, the fourth is being used for spares.

The three ships have been given new names, not restored names from their DDS days. They are 15-109 Heavy Strike, 15-110 Dawn Light and 15-111 First Response. The ships are likely to be kept in reserve, they are not expected to have a long career as it is thought DF might withdraw the Quasars in the early 2130s when they reach the end of their fatigue lives.

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