DDS Fleet update (Terran Sea et cetera)

The code audit of the Terran Sea EMS (Engine Management System) has been completed and the EMS is being tested. The DDS hope to roll out the new code to all Terran Sea frigates by mid-week and normal operations should be able to resume. The latest 2 ships to be completed will also be able to resume their fleet trials, as none-engine systems could still be tested while the ships were "grounded" the DDS is not expecting their entry into service to be delayed. November 15th has been pencilled in as the date they will enter service. The first Block 2 Terran Sea 3209 Yellow Sea is nearing completion and should enter trials by the end of november.

The first Pentekonter patrol ship 3501 Thucydides is also nearing completion, the DDS expect it to enter trials in december. The 3400 class long-range frigate will be known as the River class, not Explorer as previously stated. Work on the first ship is not due to start until the end of 2106.

Two more Provider transport ships have been completed and have entered service following trials those being 7909 Galaxy and 7910 Flying Boxcar. The DDS have decided to build another two. The ageing Cuba class transports will be withdrawn once these 2 extra ships have entered service. The first Marconi class EW ship 7351 Marconi has just entered trials.

Character of the week : Vodaphone

Vodaphone is the New DDS Director Of Communications and one of the deputies of Lord Rotarios, hail to thee! Vodaphone is the mouthpiece of the regime, using his impressive communication skills to keep the DDS On-Message. Vodaphone has been a long-time DDS member, his knowledge of communication technologies made him an ideal Field Comms Officer though he left the DDS as the war raged on due to lack of interest.

The Shiner bought Vodaphone back in, desperate for allies though ironically he doomed his own leadership. Vodaphone and Action Painting began to plot the demise of the Shiner regime which they saw as degenerate and unsuited to what the DDS required in the 22nd century. In Rotarios they saw the leader they needed. Vodaphone and Action Painting created the Hoods to destabilise the Shiner regime and then bring in Rotarios, hail to HIM! Who Him? Him Who? Him! Oh Him...

Lakes calls for elected leader

Lakes, the SS Commander and the leader of Veritas = Truth gave a speech to a rally of his party at Yavilanda City. He called for the post of Emperor to be abolished and to be replaced by an elected President. He said that the changes to the Dino command structure had not gone far enough and there should be full democracy.

"The people want a say but tyrants like Ronald and Jimmy wish to limit the say of the people! What are they afraid of? Perhaps they assume the people are too stupid to be trusted with the vote. I urge everyone to vote for Veritas = Truth, vote for us to show the degenerate leadership that they are the past and we are the voice of change!" Lakes told his audience of 86 party members.

Emperor Jimmy commented, "Lakes' tired soundbites seem to have come straight from M-B-H's quote library."

Update on the Terran Sea problem

The ship currently in the middle of a patrol has now resumed it after being given a new version of the EMS code that no longer has the dangerous bug. However the ship has been instructed to not exceed 700c for the rest of it's mission. The Pulsar on the Solaris-Proxima patrol has been replaced by a Starsystem from the training pool.

DDS Engineering say they have successfully fixed the problem in the EMS code and have nearly completed a full audit. The code should be ready for a full roll-out after testing is completed by tuesday. One happy side-effect is that the engineers were able to include some tweaks to the EMS from the Terran Sea Block 2 code and so the ships will be slightly faster!

Character of the week : Smellyson

Smellyson, the eldest son of Ronald, has for a long time been considered the heir to the Annoited One. A warrior of great skill Smellyson became head of the Emperor Special Bodyguard (ESBG) a.k.a. the Glory Boys. On several occaisions Smellyson showed command skill and courage which satisfied Ronald that his son would be a worthy emperor one day. Ronald appointed him the Minister of Defense.

But then Smellyson fell foul of M-B-H, in probably the worst way possible. Smellyson fell in love with a girl called Pheldira, not knowing that she was M-B-H's sister who had been off-planet for a time. When M-B-H found out he taunted Smellyson, accusing Smellyson of being gay and using his relationship with Pheldira as a proxy way of getting to his true love, M-B-H! The taunting worked and Smellyson tried to kill M-B-H, thus he found himself under arrest!

Smellyson was broken out of gaol by the Oojok Death Squad in a special deal between Ronald and Oojok and then he spent the next year in exile on Cloneworld and then later on Earth. Finally he was captured by M-B-H's forces but the Chosen One was defeated before he had a chance to kill Smellyson. In that time Smellyson and Pheldira split up, the pressures proving too great.

Smellyson was cleared of his crimes and restored to the ESBG command and will be Minister of Defense again with the new governing set-up. His stock has fallen somewhat but he is still a potential future leader for the Dinos. In recent weeks he has got back together with Pheldira and they have announced their engagement.

Jimmy announces further details of the new "senate"

Emperor Jimmy has given more details of the expanded 12 man "senate" along with their intended roles in the government. It is thought the body will be known as the Inner Circle though this has not been confirmed yet. The members are to be :

• Jimmy - Emperor
  
• Ronald - Protector
  
• G-B-H - Minister For Foreign Affairs
  
• Cruggson - Deputy Emperor
  
• El Diablo - Minister Of The Interior
  
• Smellyson - Minister Of Defense
  
• Spikeson - Minister Of Health & Social Services
  
• Zanus - Head Of Internal Security
  
• Lakes - Head Of The SS
  
• Ouranosaur - Head Of Armed Forces (Dino-Land)
  
• Razorback - Executive Officer
  
• Lassetrans - Head Of Armed Forces (Other Planets)

Ronald is thought to be planning to stand down by mid-december and the rest of the Inner Circle will then be in place.