31.3.06
Dinos detect temporal variations
Dino scientists have detected temporal anomolies in the area of space near to where Windy dissappeared into a temporal hole. Chief Scientist Dougson said, "Temporal mechanics is still little understood but it looks like the time line was changed by an event, possibly the Rectoids going back to a previous time, but the damage was repaired by Windscorpion. Well we assume so anyway otherwise we might no longer exist! Although the timeline was repaired there are variations in tachyon energy left behind and we have been picking it up."
Zones sitting on a fortune
The Zones, a related species to the Clones, have been the pirate scum of the galaxy for decades. Operating from their largely lawless home world they have used their booty to keep their ships at the cutting edge, and operate in highly trained bands under the command of various Pirate-Kings. Lately there has been an upsurge in Zone activity in the upper Rim worlds and the space near Oscar and New Jakarta.
There is now a rumour circulating that the Zones have amassed a vast wealth from their decades of plunder and have a secret treasury on Zoneworld worth over 30 billion zarks! Getting at the money would be tricky though as the space near their home planet is some of the most dangerous in the galaxy and operating together the Zone bands possess a fleet equal to anything the DDS, Dinos or HCS could muster!
There is now a rumour circulating that the Zones have amassed a vast wealth from their decades of plunder and have a secret treasury on Zoneworld worth over 30 billion zarks! Getting at the money would be tricky though as the space near their home planet is some of the most dangerous in the galaxy and operating together the Zone bands possess a fleet equal to anything the DDS, Dinos or HCS could muster!
Rumours of rift between Oojok and Captain Clone over Benito
The war against Benito seems to have stalled, the HCS fleet has engaged in a stand-off against the Benito EYE fleet for some months now. The elite RP brigade tried to force the issue but was wiped out when it tried to land on Austini 55. Now there are reports of a rift between Oojok and HCS Commander Captain Clone over how to tackle Benito's EYE rebellion.
Oojok is said to want action, to rush Benito now before he gets too strong however Captain Clone wants to wait. He thinks a confrontation would be too damaging and, although the HCS would likely win, would leave the HCS too weakened afterwards to tackle any external threat afterwards. He favours containment, hoping that making Benito wait will dull the zeal of his followers and they will leave his fold.
Oojok is said to want action, to rush Benito now before he gets too strong however Captain Clone wants to wait. He thinks a confrontation would be too damaging and, although the HCS would likely win, would leave the HCS too weakened afterwards to tackle any external threat afterwards. He favours containment, hoping that making Benito wait will dull the zeal of his followers and they will leave his fold.
Dr Forbidden : On FIDO and Open Architecture
Dr Forbidden held a media briefing with members of the technical press yesterday in which he detailed some of the technologies expected to be key to the DDS fleet envisaged for 2110.
FIDO or Fully Immersive Distributed Operation is a synergy of virtual reality, holographic projection and superlight communications to allow crewmembers to work on ships lightyears away, and fully interact with the crew as if they were really there. Its due to be introduced with the Quasar ILU and Velocity VS next year. Dr Forbidden said it would also be a part of the Panther programme and Terran Sea Block 3. Funding was also being secured to include it in the Pulsar MULE3 update planned fore 2109 and the Isometric ILU and Terran Sea Block 1-2 Catchup (basically bringing older Terran Sea up to the final specification). If these programmes are all successful then by 2110 all of the combat fleet will have FIDO installed.
Another key technology planned is Open Architecture which made it's debut with Terran Sea Block 2 and Pentekonter. This is a plug & play system components architecture with automatic integration and hot swapping that also includes off-ship processing of data, automated optimisation and updating of systems and data warehousing. Dr Forbidden is also hoping to have the majority of fleet including at least some of the OA components by 2110.
FIDO or Fully Immersive Distributed Operation is a synergy of virtual reality, holographic projection and superlight communications to allow crewmembers to work on ships lightyears away, and fully interact with the crew as if they were really there. Its due to be introduced with the Quasar ILU and Velocity VS next year. Dr Forbidden said it would also be a part of the Panther programme and Terran Sea Block 3. Funding was also being secured to include it in the Pulsar MULE3 update planned fore 2109 and the Isometric ILU and Terran Sea Block 1-2 Catchup (basically bringing older Terran Sea up to the final specification). If these programmes are all successful then by 2110 all of the combat fleet will have FIDO installed.
Another key technology planned is Open Architecture which made it's debut with Terran Sea Block 2 and Pentekonter. This is a plug & play system components architecture with automatic integration and hot swapping that also includes off-ship processing of data, automated optimisation and updating of systems and data warehousing. Dr Forbidden is also hoping to have the majority of fleet including at least some of the OA components by 2110.
30.3.06
Quiz : Could you be a Hood?
The Hoods are the moral vanguard of the New DDS, bringing to you future security solutions. Could you join the elite that is the professional heroes of The Hoods? Try this quiz and find out!
1) When do you know if a non-professional is on-message?
a) when they remain calm and do not sweat?
b) when they give a clear and consise response to an inquiry?
c) NEVER! a non-professional never is on-message! all they ever say are foul bestial lies and sloth!
2) Whats the best way to spend a saturday night?
a) with your mates in the pub?
b) at the cinema with a girl?
c) alone in your room burying yourself with endless study whilst you send 1000v through your own genitals as pain is truth?
3) We should obey LORD ROTARIOS because...
a) he is the DDS commander?
b) we'll get in trouble if we don't
c) because LORD ROTARIOS is our facilitator of professionalism and our beacon in a sea of sloth
4) If we catch someone being off-message we should...
a) tell them the error of their ways
b) lock them up
c) death is too good for them! they must die!
5) Windscorpion is...
a) a good commander but can be a bad team-player
b) the apogee of man
c) a bad influence, he is the Satan Of Sloth
6) If you have some spare time you should...
a) see if you can find some other duties
b) relax and watch some daytime TV
c) be brutally whipped by a fellow Hood, obviously you have descended into the horror of sloth and have become an agent of non-professionalism! we are a team and must act like it, remember there is no I in professionalism!
Answers :
mostly As - you are an average Joe in the DDS, you must strive harder to achieve holistic self-actualisation
mostly Bs - obviously you are in Windy Massive and thus are an agent of sloth
mostly Cs - you are welcome to join the Hoods! self-flagellation at 8.
1) When do you know if a non-professional is on-message?
a) when they remain calm and do not sweat?
b) when they give a clear and consise response to an inquiry?
c) NEVER! a non-professional never is on-message! all they ever say are foul bestial lies and sloth!
2) Whats the best way to spend a saturday night?
a) with your mates in the pub?
b) at the cinema with a girl?
c) alone in your room burying yourself with endless study whilst you send 1000v through your own genitals as pain is truth?
3) We should obey LORD ROTARIOS because...
a) he is the DDS commander?
b) we'll get in trouble if we don't
c) because LORD ROTARIOS is our facilitator of professionalism and our beacon in a sea of sloth
4) If we catch someone being off-message we should...
a) tell them the error of their ways
b) lock them up
c) death is too good for them! they must die!
5) Windscorpion is...
a) a good commander but can be a bad team-player
b) the apogee of man
c) a bad influence, he is the Satan Of Sloth
6) If you have some spare time you should...
a) see if you can find some other duties
b) relax and watch some daytime TV
c) be brutally whipped by a fellow Hood, obviously you have descended into the horror of sloth and have become an agent of non-professionalism! we are a team and must act like it, remember there is no I in professionalism!
Answers :
mostly As - you are an average Joe in the DDS, you must strive harder to achieve holistic self-actualisation
mostly Bs - obviously you are in Windy Massive and thus are an agent of sloth
mostly Cs - you are welcome to join the Hoods! self-flagellation at 8.
28.3.06
Fleet review announced
The DDS Fleet Review has been released, although the report remains secret a summary has been released to the media. The report looks at what kind of fleet the DDS want by 2110. Many of the details were as the leaked report last week but there are some surprises. One of the Pulsar cruisers will be withdrawn and also the Pentekonter patrol fleet will number 20 instead of 40. Instead an upgraded patrol boat called the Sparta class will also be built to fill in the gap. The details :
- The Cruiser fleet will be reduced to 24 hulls, 12 each of the Pulsar and Quasar. 1 Pulsar will be withdrawn and put in storage, 2 Quasars will be sold
- The Destroyer fleet will be increased to 23 hulls. 16 Panther, 6 Velocity and 1 Neptune.
- The Frigate fleet will be 49 hulls. 22 Isometric, 26 Terran Sea (an increased order) and 1 Isometric-Prototype
- The Long-range fleet will be 9 hulls. 6 Rhombus (converted Isometrics) and 3 Solaris. The 6 other Solaris will be either sold or made into training/research ships
- The Patrol fleet will be 35 hulls. 20 Pentekonter and 15 Sparta, a more powerful version of the Pentekonter
- The Transport and Training fleets are unchanged as now though a review of these will take place later this year
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