Every government has a few out of the way installations that do the quiet, secret work that is best done out of view. Evaluating captured equipment, building and testing prototypes, supporting black operations. For the deWulf, this is the Y-12 yards. Officially known as SchultzFlach Station, it was originally built as part of a corporate… Continue reading Sketches – Y-12 Yards
Month: December 2020
When you run…
dWS Hans Zollner Director Mk4-Class Heavy Cruiser Close orbit around Attica, Elysian Sovereignty Capital World Elysium Star System Two days after 3rd Elysium Junior PackMaster Phelan sipped a mug of pfen, watching the planet slowly turn beneath him. Three bloody battles. Four years. Tens of thousands of lives. A bloody price to be paid for… Continue reading When you run…
Sketches – deWulf Research Station
The basic "Base Station Zero" hull (BS0) was one of the first enclosed orbital stations equipped with a drive field that the deWulf Corporate Democracy designed. While originally meant as a military platform, it quickly became a profitable design on the civilian market for corporations and other groups that required a small presence in space.… Continue reading Sketches – deWulf Research Station
November 2020 Sitrep
November is, as some would say, the month of months. It was the culmination of months of planning, scheduling, and no small amount of work. Thankfully, with everything having lined up nicely with work and all the other projects, I finally had a chance to get things done. What's happened so far November was a… Continue reading November 2020 Sitrep
Sketches – Orkan Class Carrier
The Orkan-Class Carrier is the deWulf take on the Sintillan-designed Roman Kurinnyj-Class Carrier. Taking advantage of multiple technological developments and hard learned lessons from combat, the Orkan is also the first fighter carrier in the deWulf Corporate Navy. The best way to examine the Orkan is in the light of its predecessor, the Roman Kurinnyj-Class.… Continue reading Sketches – Orkan Class Carrier
Sketches – Baltic Class Battleship
The Baltic-Class Battleship is the ultimate expression of the fleet anti-gunboat defense system. Earlier battles using a war-emergency class (the FlaK-Class Light Cruiser) had demonstrated the concept during the 2nd battle of Dave's World, but had also shown weaknesses in the design. The FlaK was smaller than other light cruisers, more lightly armed, and simply… Continue reading Sketches – Baltic Class Battleship
Not the dawn that we shall see…
------------------------------------------------------------------------ dWS Hans Zollner Director Mk4-Class Heavy Cruiser "-your drives. We're going in." Phelan cut the connection before looking back up at Mache. "General signal. All ships to advance. Panfilov will manage the small craft, so don't worry about them." "Understood. Communications, General signal: All ships advance, weapons free." Mache passed along the order, adding… Continue reading Not the dawn that we shall see…