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2110 Bolitic-ABBO War Final Scoreboard

2110 Bolitic-ABBO War Loss Scoreboard* - final update 11/02/11
DDS	59
Dinos	297
Other DDS Allies	50
Bolitic Confederacy	292
ABBOs	2213
Other Axis	66

* Axis totals combat ships only

 

Explosion at DDS GHQ

A building at DDS GHQ has been destroyed in a suspected gas leak. The building was reduced to a pile of rubble but there are a number of survivors thought to be trapped including Windscorpion. Redjec, who has taken personal charge of the rescue, said that all professional efforts were being taken though rescue would be slow because of the risk of a further collapse.

Redjec also ordered a higher security alert across GHQ just in case the explosion was due to sabotage. Hood patrols have been tripled.

• Voting has begun in the DDS Commander election, the result is expected on the 2nd of March. AP is the only candidate. All are expected to vote. Hood patrols shall assist anyone who has difficulty in voting.

Dinos developing "new concept warship"

The Dinos are rumoured to be developing a whole new class of ship much smaller than existing Dinomark PT and XT ships but fully equipped with worm drive, advanced weapons like TPM, sensors et cetera. It is said that the Dinomark XA (it is unknown if this is the actual name but this is conjectured by Dino analysts) will be similiar to a small number of Dino shuttles that have been outfitted for special operations.

A Dino analyst said that recent advances in technology (especially macro powerplants, an area the Dinos are way ahead of the DDS) were making it possible to build a ship with the performance and kill-potential of a PT but with a crew of 2 or 3. Such a ship could be used as a scout, personal transport or for special operations.

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The Shiner outlines the DDS "commercial revolution"

The Shiner, Finance Officer of the DDS and the man likely to be Deputy Commander in AP's administration, has outlined plans for what he has called the "commercial revolution of the DDS". He said the DDS would be totally changing the way it operated, integrating further into the UNP and raising funds by taking over many UNP activities.

"As a pilot scheme the DDS will be taking over civil defence in the Central District of Proxima 5." he said at a media briefing. "DDS personnel and troops, including the Hoods, will be taking responsibility in civil defence and law enforcement support and also absorbing some 350 UNP employees. We will get 80 million zarks a year for this contract and if successful it will allow the DDS to make cost savings and pump more money into ship and weapon procurement."

Observers see this as part of AP's stated plans to merge all UNP paramilitary forces into the DDS or at least be highly integrated into the DDS command structure. This is thought to be an idea being batted around for the New DDS Army with the DDS itself maintaining a small highly trained core of troops supported by UNP member state armies which will integrate with the DDS command and communication structure.

• The hacked together Barrage Barge is to become a permanent weapon in the DDS arsenal. Three new barges are to be built this year and will be spread across the DDS network ready for deployment. The DDS say the new barges will be refined but will still be fairly cheaply and quickly built.
• The Dinos have begun field trials with holographic communications where a holographic representation of the person being spoken to remotely appears instead of just a screen image. This is thought to use technology similar to the FIDO VR projectors being trialled with the DDS though in the DDS' case it will be used for remote crewing.