Captain Larraq
Capitalist
Rygel Larraq sat at his office and reviewed the documents on his desk. Cargo manifests, shipping logs, purchase orders, and crew recruitments for five massive new vessels for Hyperion Mining stared back at him from atop the expensive wood of his desk. A half-filled ashtray sat to his left and a half emptied glass of scotch sat to his right.
The Concordance was a massive ship. Easily the equal to any ground-based mining facility in size, scope, and production potential. But where men, trucks, trains, and droids pumped metalic lifeblood through the veins of a planetary facility, freighters, shuttles, and specialized equipment kept the Concordance operating at peak efficiency. Somehow, he had to increase the productivity of each Concordance starship by an additional twenty percent to help Mandal Hypernautics recover the loss it took by providing Hyperion Mining with the ships and droids and specialized equipment for... nearly free. And, unfortunately, such increases in productivity would require an additional expenditure of credits.
It was for that reason that Larraq was browsing the holonet catalogs of the SSB for suitable products to supplement the numerous droids, shuttles, and mining vehicles he had already provided for each of Hyperion Mining's five new barges. At the moment, he was struggling to weigh the pros and cons of the Jo'henry Mining Vessel against the Akuze Mining Vessel. Each had a comparable capability to mine asteroids using specialized drilling beams, and each had a respectable cargo hold and hanger complement. But where the Jo'henry suplemented itself with scanning droids to help locate dense pockets of rare minerals, the Akuze equipped itself with a number of supplemental mining droids to help improve its yield.
In the end, Larraq came to the only logical conclusion. Purchase a few of both.
However, additional mining vessels were not the only asset the Concordance design required. And somehow, the sensor probes of the Jo'henry gave him an idea. What the Concordance needed most was a few support craft that could range ahead of the ship and scout out suitable sites for harvest. And after a few more minutes of searching he found the perfect candidate. The HCE-778 Planetary Survey Craft. He'd have to obtain at least two of the small ships for each Concordance. And if his knowledge of the ship's design was accurate, that would leave her with room for an additional six light freighters.
That left an obvious question for Larraq to solve. How many Jo'henry and Akuze Mining Vessels would he need? But the answer proved to be as obvious as the question. With the HCE-778's ranging ahead of the ship and scouting for suitable ore deposits, the extensive sensors probe complement of the Jo'henry would not be nearly as useful as the additional mining vehicles that the Akuze carried. Giving it a rough guess, stocking each Concordance with two Jo'henry's and four Akuze's sounded like an efficient compromise.
So far, Larraq was liking the potential efficiency of the new complement. The additional ships could drastically improve the productivity of each Concordance and her army of droids and workers. But what he would now need is a proper logistical train to support each operation. He needed to be able to quickly and cheaply ship men, food, and supplies to each ship, no matter where she went. Likewise he had to be able to keep up with the massive amount of raw material each ship was capable of producing. What he needed was freighters. He'd need some of the best bulk freighters in the galaxy, and he'd need a decent number of them.
Larraq already knew that his competitor, MandalMotors, produced a respectable bulk freighter. However, Larraq couldn't quite stomach the thought of relying solely on his competition's products to handle the logistics of his company. So he broadened his search on the SSB's holonet database to include freighter designs.
It wasn't long before he stumbled upon the Shen-Ru Ore Freighter. A ship designed from the ground up to do exactly what Hyperion Mining needed it for. Larraq knew instantly that he had to have the ship and began running the numbers against the official specs of the 'Bison' Bulk Freighter. From what his calculations were telling him, it would take four of the Ore Freighters to handle the same load as three Bulk Freighters. And with all seven of them, they could easily keep up with the demands of the Concordance Mining Barges and still prove of use to the other Hyperion Mining outposts.
Larraq leaned back in his chair and finished off his glass of whiskey. Forty seven ships. The dent to his company's assets was bad enough from the Concordance's alone. He'd need a sizable return on his investment rather quickly. The moment the ships are ready for use, they'd need to undertake a massive operation with immediate returns. Not to mention that Mandal Hypernautics would need to find a number of buyers for additional ships.
Larraq poured himself another glass of scotch and took a deep breath. He'd have to hold off on those concerns for the moment. He had more pressing matters to attend to. The first of which was to contact each of these manufacturers in turn and make his purchases. Hopefully after negotiating a slightly more favorable deal... Discounts were always helpful.
Larraq held down a button on his desk and activated the recording feature of his desk's communicator. “Greatings.” Larraq said into the mic. “This is Rygel Larraq of Mandal Hypernautics. I'm trying to speak with someone about a purchase I'd like to make from your company.” Taking his finger off the button, Larraq played back the recording and, finding it satisfactory, transmitted it to each company in turn.
The Concordance was a massive ship. Easily the equal to any ground-based mining facility in size, scope, and production potential. But where men, trucks, trains, and droids pumped metalic lifeblood through the veins of a planetary facility, freighters, shuttles, and specialized equipment kept the Concordance operating at peak efficiency. Somehow, he had to increase the productivity of each Concordance starship by an additional twenty percent to help Mandal Hypernautics recover the loss it took by providing Hyperion Mining with the ships and droids and specialized equipment for... nearly free. And, unfortunately, such increases in productivity would require an additional expenditure of credits.
It was for that reason that Larraq was browsing the holonet catalogs of the SSB for suitable products to supplement the numerous droids, shuttles, and mining vehicles he had already provided for each of Hyperion Mining's five new barges. At the moment, he was struggling to weigh the pros and cons of the Jo'henry Mining Vessel against the Akuze Mining Vessel. Each had a comparable capability to mine asteroids using specialized drilling beams, and each had a respectable cargo hold and hanger complement. But where the Jo'henry suplemented itself with scanning droids to help locate dense pockets of rare minerals, the Akuze equipped itself with a number of supplemental mining droids to help improve its yield.
In the end, Larraq came to the only logical conclusion. Purchase a few of both.
However, additional mining vessels were not the only asset the Concordance design required. And somehow, the sensor probes of the Jo'henry gave him an idea. What the Concordance needed most was a few support craft that could range ahead of the ship and scout out suitable sites for harvest. And after a few more minutes of searching he found the perfect candidate. The HCE-778 Planetary Survey Craft. He'd have to obtain at least two of the small ships for each Concordance. And if his knowledge of the ship's design was accurate, that would leave her with room for an additional six light freighters.
That left an obvious question for Larraq to solve. How many Jo'henry and Akuze Mining Vessels would he need? But the answer proved to be as obvious as the question. With the HCE-778's ranging ahead of the ship and scouting for suitable ore deposits, the extensive sensors probe complement of the Jo'henry would not be nearly as useful as the additional mining vehicles that the Akuze carried. Giving it a rough guess, stocking each Concordance with two Jo'henry's and four Akuze's sounded like an efficient compromise.
So far, Larraq was liking the potential efficiency of the new complement. The additional ships could drastically improve the productivity of each Concordance and her army of droids and workers. But what he would now need is a proper logistical train to support each operation. He needed to be able to quickly and cheaply ship men, food, and supplies to each ship, no matter where she went. Likewise he had to be able to keep up with the massive amount of raw material each ship was capable of producing. What he needed was freighters. He'd need some of the best bulk freighters in the galaxy, and he'd need a decent number of them.
Larraq already knew that his competitor, MandalMotors, produced a respectable bulk freighter. However, Larraq couldn't quite stomach the thought of relying solely on his competition's products to handle the logistics of his company. So he broadened his search on the SSB's holonet database to include freighter designs.
It wasn't long before he stumbled upon the Shen-Ru Ore Freighter. A ship designed from the ground up to do exactly what Hyperion Mining needed it for. Larraq knew instantly that he had to have the ship and began running the numbers against the official specs of the 'Bison' Bulk Freighter. From what his calculations were telling him, it would take four of the Ore Freighters to handle the same load as three Bulk Freighters. And with all seven of them, they could easily keep up with the demands of the Concordance Mining Barges and still prove of use to the other Hyperion Mining outposts.
Larraq leaned back in his chair and finished off his glass of whiskey. Forty seven ships. The dent to his company's assets was bad enough from the Concordance's alone. He'd need a sizable return on his investment rather quickly. The moment the ships are ready for use, they'd need to undertake a massive operation with immediate returns. Not to mention that Mandal Hypernautics would need to find a number of buyers for additional ships.
Larraq poured himself another glass of scotch and took a deep breath. He'd have to hold off on those concerns for the moment. He had more pressing matters to attend to. The first of which was to contact each of these manufacturers in turn and make his purchases. Hopefully after negotiating a slightly more favorable deal... Discounts were always helpful.
Larraq held down a button on his desk and activated the recording feature of his desk's communicator. “Greatings.” Larraq said into the mic. “This is Rygel Larraq of Mandal Hypernautics. I'm trying to speak with someone about a purchase I'd like to make from your company.” Taking his finger off the button, Larraq played back the recording and, finding it satisfactory, transmitted it to each company in turn.
10x Jo'henry Mining Vessels [member="Jorus Merrill"] (Silk Holdings),
20x Akuze Mining Vessels, 4x Shen-Ru Ore Freighter [member="Alen Na'Varro"] (Invictus Aeronautics)
10x Planetary Survey Craft [member="Marek Starchaser"] (Arakd Industries),
3x Bison Bulk Freighters [member="Gilamar Skirata"] (Mandal Motors),
20x Akuze Mining Vessels, 4x Shen-Ru Ore Freighter [member="Alen Na'Varro"] (Invictus Aeronautics)
10x Planetary Survey Craft [member="Marek Starchaser"] (Arakd Industries),
3x Bison Bulk Freighters [member="Gilamar Skirata"] (Mandal Motors),
