Bombshell Genius
All Stars Burn as One
OOC thread
OOC:
The Republic has taken several beatings, fighting off two major Rebellions in a month. Desperately seeking to regain its former glory in light-sided space, the Republic knew that they needed a ship capable of fending off even the largest enemy ships their enemies could throw at them, such as heavy battlecruisers. For something truly one-of-a-kind in today's galaxy, to boldly go where no faction has gone before. Not even the One Sith, at the height of its power, was actually capable of building such a ship. But the Republic had more than one trick up its sleeve: they could count on fleeters to actually know what works and what doesn't. Oh, you will say, dark-sided factions have heavy battlecruisers (ten Resurgence Mk.III-class battlecruisers for the First Order, the Darr Itah for the One Sith) but the Republic had even grander plans than what these dark-sided factions had.
With the dark side having the upper hand in the heavy battlecruiser segment of the market, it was time for the light side to fight back. They were not going to be outdone by the Alliance or the Silvers, would they?
For reference, here are the Flagship Rules:
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Stage 1 phase objectives:
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IC: Yutan, Senate building. The Armed Services Committee issued a call for projects under the Sentinel Initiative, aimed at re-equipping the Republic Armed Services. The main item of concern to some of the senior fleeters, the more senior naval officers, that is, was the Darr Itah, the One Sith flagship, which essentially, from the Republic's standpoint, acted as an enemy fleet-in-being. The Republic had, simply put, no way to effectively fight the Darr Itah even after many of the main heavy One Sith units, such as the Immortal Titan and the Hungering Mynock, were destroyed over Dulvoyinn, or in its wake. Simply put, the Darr Itah's last known location, Bassadro, forced the Republic to keep several kilometers' worth of ships around Duro (Hosnian Prime was a more vulnerable target but not one the One Sith was interested in) even as Mandalorian fleets engaged the Republican forces over Mimban and Deneba in that order. Compounding their woes, they knew only senior Sith Lords or fleeters were granted the right to captain it. But Charzon was nervous: Ringovinda StarYards' expertise lied in making sure even the largest ships could land on planetary surfaces and in the more exotic heavy emplacements, as mounted on the Exodus-class ships and later on the Star Destroyer-sized classes that emerge from Jessica's crazy visions, for one of which Charzon was willing to risk herself in person during the daring raid on Kuat Drive Yards and she was to go to Jabiim to finish the job. Marcia and Jessica were sent home while Charzon was to proceed to Yutan with all haste.
"The Senate Armed Services committee hearing is about to begin" a Senate guard told Charzon and the host of representatives of the consortium that submitted a bid for the flagship.
"Roger, roger"
The consortium included a good number of names known to the Senate Armed Services Committee: Lucerne Labs, Mon Calamari Shipyards, Inquisition Industries, Sasori Research, but Ringovinda StarYards was a rather unknown quantity to Republican eyes beyond what they did over Gyndine. As such it was a last-minute addition. And from what is publicly known about the Republican discretionary budget, it could amount to spending the entire discretionary budget of 1.8 billion and then some: the Senate Appropriations Committee was to hold its hearing later.
OOC thread
OOC:
The Republic has taken several beatings, fighting off two major Rebellions in a month. Desperately seeking to regain its former glory in light-sided space, the Republic knew that they needed a ship capable of fending off even the largest enemy ships their enemies could throw at them, such as heavy battlecruisers. For something truly one-of-a-kind in today's galaxy, to boldly go where no faction has gone before. Not even the One Sith, at the height of its power, was actually capable of building such a ship. But the Republic had more than one trick up its sleeve: they could count on fleeters to actually know what works and what doesn't. Oh, you will say, dark-sided factions have heavy battlecruisers (ten Resurgence Mk.III-class battlecruisers for the First Order, the Darr Itah for the One Sith) but the Republic had even grander plans than what these dark-sided factions had.
With the dark side having the upper hand in the heavy battlecruiser segment of the market, it was time for the light side to fight back. They were not going to be outdone by the Alliance or the Silvers, would they?
For reference, here are the Flagship Rules:
1. Only Major Factions may own Flagships.
2. Flagships are a prefix located in the Star Wars: Open Role-Playing forum.
3. The requirements of the Flagship thread are as follows:
a. The thread must be a minimum of 400 posts.
b. There must be at least 7 writers actively involved in the thread.
c. The thread is public and is open to any other Major Faction to join.
d. The production - or possession - of the Flagship must be the thread's major focal point.
5. No player may captain a ship over 3,000 meters without the Major Faction Owner's consent.
6. No ship over 3,000 meters will be approved for any Major Faction without a completed Flagship thread.
7. Each Flagship must be labeled Unique.
2. Flagships are a prefix located in the Star Wars: Open Role-Playing forum.
3. The requirements of the Flagship thread are as follows:
a. The thread must be a minimum of 400 posts.
b. There must be at least 7 writers actively involved in the thread.
c. The thread is public and is open to any other Major Faction to join.
d. The production - or possession - of the Flagship must be the thread's major focal point.
5. No player may captain a ship over 3,000 meters without the Major Faction Owner's consent.
6. No ship over 3,000 meters will be approved for any Major Faction without a completed Flagship thread.
7. Each Flagship must be labeled Unique.
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Stage 1 phase objectives:
- Press the case for the construction of a flagship to the Senate Armed Services Committee
- Determine the allowable budget for its construction (if the case is successfully made for the flagship to be authorized in the first place)
- Determine the scope statement (under the same proviso)
- Rumors of Mandalorian and/or One Sith spies related to the flagship project abound. Investigate the espionage allegations and, if found, dispose of the spies and their equipment.
- Do your own thing.
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IC: Yutan, Senate building. The Armed Services Committee issued a call for projects under the Sentinel Initiative, aimed at re-equipping the Republic Armed Services. The main item of concern to some of the senior fleeters, the more senior naval officers, that is, was the Darr Itah, the One Sith flagship, which essentially, from the Republic's standpoint, acted as an enemy fleet-in-being. The Republic had, simply put, no way to effectively fight the Darr Itah even after many of the main heavy One Sith units, such as the Immortal Titan and the Hungering Mynock, were destroyed over Dulvoyinn, or in its wake. Simply put, the Darr Itah's last known location, Bassadro, forced the Republic to keep several kilometers' worth of ships around Duro (Hosnian Prime was a more vulnerable target but not one the One Sith was interested in) even as Mandalorian fleets engaged the Republican forces over Mimban and Deneba in that order. Compounding their woes, they knew only senior Sith Lords or fleeters were granted the right to captain it. But Charzon was nervous: Ringovinda StarYards' expertise lied in making sure even the largest ships could land on planetary surfaces and in the more exotic heavy emplacements, as mounted on the Exodus-class ships and later on the Star Destroyer-sized classes that emerge from Jessica's crazy visions, for one of which Charzon was willing to risk herself in person during the daring raid on Kuat Drive Yards and she was to go to Jabiim to finish the job. Marcia and Jessica were sent home while Charzon was to proceed to Yutan with all haste.
"The Senate Armed Services committee hearing is about to begin" a Senate guard told Charzon and the host of representatives of the consortium that submitted a bid for the flagship.
"Roger, roger"
The consortium included a good number of names known to the Senate Armed Services Committee: Lucerne Labs, Mon Calamari Shipyards, Inquisition Industries, Sasori Research, but Ringovinda StarYards was a rather unknown quantity to Republican eyes beyond what they did over Gyndine. As such it was a last-minute addition. And from what is publicly known about the Republican discretionary budget, it could amount to spending the entire discretionary budget of 1.8 billion and then some: the Senate Appropriations Committee was to hold its hearing later.
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