7.8.12

DDS to upgrade DDS South HQ on Liberation

Not content with a new GHQ the DDS are also to invest in DDS South HQ on Liberation it has been announced by Sea Urchin. Around 67 million zarks will be invested in the complex, off-set by closing and moving personnel and facilities from two smaller bases on the planet (and selling the land for 4 million zarks), the Liberation government are also to cover 22 million zarks of the cost.

The improvements will include TPM-G emplacements, an upgraded airbase with a second runway, a new barracks facility able to house up to 3000 soldiers, a new vehicle maintenance facility and upgrades to the core infrastructure of the base.

Work will begin on the improvements next year. Sea Urchin said that DDS South HQ was one of the most important bases in the DDS (most list it as the 4th most important after GHQ, Solaris and DDS Communications) but had lagged behind in terms of facilities and defensive capabilities.
  • The Dinos have confirmed that Dinomark PT production has ceased because of tooling and jig changed needed for the forthcoming PT/3 due next year. Details on the PT mark 3 are hard to find but the internal layout is said to be very different to earlier PTs and there will be a degree of modularity. Only a few new PT/3s will be built next year, most work will be done on rebuilding PT/1s and PT/1as to the new mark 3 standard.