Fleet news (16/07/08)

The DDS have created a new type classification system for it's fleet moving away from describing classes by their lead ship name (which can be problematical when that lead ship is lost) though it is likely the lead ship names will continue to be used in parallel. The type numbers can be seen on the DDS fleet page.

C103 South America has become the second Pulsar (or Type 12A) MULE3 cruiser to be completed and has rejoined the fleet. It has already headed to the DMZ to support existing assets as part of Hard Thrust.



The first Type 47A Fighting Falcon class ship (the Dinomark XT to DDS standards) has entered limited service to allow for full spectrum testing in near-combat conditions. P131 Fighting Falcon will spend the next 3 months on Loeuss taking part in exercises with DDS and Dino ground forces.

2 more Type 75A Friendship class transports have been delivered. The DDS has finally decided to name the class and used the Friendship name.

Hard Thrust : Utrek withdrawal taking place

Following their crushing defeat at the hands of the DDS the Utrek were given just 3 days to withdraw all military forces from Diareel. A desperate exodus of 1000s of military personnel has been taking place and the Utrek have been forced to destroy a huge amount of military equipment as they haven't the time to remove it from the planet. DDS forces monitoring report large amounts of brand new tanks and artillery are being blown up.. before the DDS blow them up themselves with a devastating orbital bombardment.


MBF, who commanded the devastating Panther attack during the battle, has now been put in charge of looking after the prisoners.

The Diareel loss has further weakened the Utrek Central Command, reeling already from the spectacular loss against the DDS & Dinos last year and a costly grind against the Mantae. Some reports claim its the last straw for some senior officers who have been replaced by a new generation. Its thought these younger officers are keen on ending the conflict with the DDS to concentrate on strengthing the greatly weakened Utrek Federation.

Windscorpion meanwhile is returning to Proxima 7 with part of the fleet, Sea Urchin being left to make sure the Utrek withdraw from Diareel on time.

The Battle Of Diareel

DDS forces in the Hard Thrust deployment have engaged and defeated a sizeable Utrek force. Around 47 Utrek ships were engaged in a battle near to the planet and could not match the multi-spectrum attack by the DDS' latest technologies. In one engagement the 2 Panthers cut a swathe through a Utrek battle line destroying 9 ships in less than 9 seconds. Other Utrek were defeated by Ferret-E USVs equipped with pre-production TPM-2s.

C121 Quasar (below) was badly damaged in the main engagement being at the apex of the DDS line. Initially the ship was thought to need to be abandoned due to a near critical reactor core problem however courageous engineering staff managed to shut down the reactor core and the ship can now be recovered though repairs will take a long time. Frigate F137 South China Sea was also badly damaged but will be able to return home under it's own power. Three other ships also received noticeable damage. Total DDS casualties were 21 dead and 39 injured. The Utrek suffered at least 43 destroyed ships and a massive loss of life.



Following the destruction of the Utrek fleet the attack squadron led by Sea Urchin entered orbit and threatened to attack the planet (including with nuclear weapons) if the Utrek did not remove all military forces from the planet. The Utrek have been given just 3 days to accomplish this task, a DDS force is remaining in the area to make sure they do just that!

Hard Thrust : DDS prepare to cross border

Reports are coming in that the DDS fleet has reunited at the DMZ border at an unspecified location and is preparing to cross the border and head to Diareel. It is thought this is being delayed for a few hours to allow repairs to D102 Jaguar to be completed.

The Utrek have refused DDS ultimatums to withdraw from the DMZ leaving the DDS no choice but to fight. Windscorpion however told reporters via videolink that the DDS was ready to fight.



"The Utrek are the enemies of freedom, freedom for young men to find self-expression, freedom for young men to find true happiness. The DDS will now release them from their prison of hetro evil."

Hard Thrust : Sea Urchin goes on ahead

Sea Urchin (below), the deputy commander of the Hard Thrust task force heading to the DMZ to punish the Utrek for breaking the treaty, has taken a small detachment ahead of the main fleet which is currently waiting for the ground attack detachment to rendezvous with it.



It is thought Sea Urchin's force, consisting of a Panther (which has to be the Panther) and 2 Terran Sea frigates, is conducting deep scans of the DMZ using a new strategic sensor array being fielded by the DDS for the first time. The array has been fitted to D101 Panther and is a full-aspect sensor suite with a very long range.

DDS ship damaged by mine

D102 Jaguar, part of the Hard Thrust deployment, has received damage after being hit by a Utrek mine near the DMZ. Its is thought the Panther destroyer had gone alone ahead of the rest of the fleet up to the DMZ to conduct scans when it was struck by a cloaked Utrek mine. Two crewmen were killed due to a collapse of ceiling supports in the room they were in and three more injured.

The Panther was able to return to the rest of the fleet at reduced power and is now undertaking repairs. The ship should be ready for the intended start of combat operations. However that may be delayed for a few days as Windy has decided to halt the fleet's progress to allow the second detachment which includes a mine sweeping flotilla to catch up.

Operation Hard Thrust begins

An OpSec breach has revealed the fleet for the DDS operation against the Utrek incursion into the DMZ, Operation Hard Thrust. Its thought the leak was orchestrated by DDS GHQ though to scare the Utrek into withdrawing, the fleet being sent against them is certainly impressive. Easily the most powerful fielded since the Utrek War.

R101 Missileer (flag)
C121 Quasar
C126 Lepton
D101 Panther
D102 Jaguar
D153 Progress
F136 Barents Sea
F137 South China Sea
F139 Banda Sea
F146 Bohol Sea
K106 Brutus
A110 Condor
A146 Argus
A151 Gasoline

A second fleet consisting mainly of ground attack ships but also a MCM flotilla is also on the way in a separate detachment.

C102 Australasia (flag)
C107 India
F102 Silurian
F116 Cryptozoic (mine sweeping director)
K102 Caesar
K104 Pompey
K105 Claudius
K112 Seneca
M106 Sappho
M111 Pindar
A101 Provider
A144 Jetstar

E102 Morse, F112 Holocene and F151 North Sea II are already at the DMZ monitoring Utrek activity. X101 Neptune II and A142 Stratotanker are also at Remedia Prime on standby. The DDS plan to rendezvous in around 2-3 weeks at the border and then push on if the Utrek have not withdrawn from Diareel.