Elaine Thul
Duchess Thul
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Classification: Fortified Palace
Location: Alderaan, eight hundred kilometers south of New Alder City
Development Thread: Here
Affiliation: House Thul
Population: Full regiment and support staff
Defenses:
Planetary shields,
Deflector shields,
2x Ground to Space batteries, Ion Cannon
AA guns,
Howlers
Thul Reapers
Durasteel walls
Points of Interest: Kilik nest to north east, these are loyal to House Thul. Here and Phrik, also here
Just south of the kilik nest a working phrik mine, Here
To south farm land and a few villages
To east a large market town with a small space port for trading
Description: The fort is designed into a star shape. This was to maximize the fire power on any frontage. It had three set walls, they where made out of durasteel and they had a deflector grid running through them, to help reinforce them. This as well as stone cladding to give it that authentic look.
Each section the wall at the end has a building designed to store ammunition. These also had guard houses, and these are where the lifts are located. each of them had a lift which was usable to get people to basement levels. Each lift could carry a full platoon at a time. Each lift can be shut off and render inoperable by quick setting concrete, and durasteel rods inserted. Meaning if the enemy breached a section of wall could not get direct access to basement levels.
The outer wall could hold a company for each section, and had five thul reapers on them, as well as the infantry units guarding it. This gives a massive amount of fire power to repel any enemy from any frontal attack. These also had one AA gun per Guard house on the outer corners, these could not be targeted from the ground.
The next set walls are higher and similar features to outer wall, but could quite easily kill the people on the outer wall and between the walls. They however could only fit two platoons in each section, and only had three thul reapers per wall. The gap between these wall was thirty meters, allowing the infantry to hit them with grenade fire form the rifles. Just behind this wall was H.T.E. Howlers, in total thirty were spread about. In the targeting computer, they had the whole of the local layout, so they would not endanger the building by miss firing.
The last set of walls where similar to other two, and again thirty meters apart. This one would only have a full platoon per section, and only one thul reaper. Though behind this where the launch area for the fighters, and reloading area, and lifts to help this, as well as another ten AA batteries, and two ion planetary defense cannons.
After this final wall you would find House Thuls actual home, and court rooms. Inside it was quite luxurious, and you could run an empire from there. This here the officers slept and nobles of the area, be wined and dined and have meetings. Also had an indoor swimming pool, gym and spar area. Then as well as have bed to stay for night if needed, every room was en suite. It also could house a full company of troops, though by this point they would be considering a tactical retreat. It could also not be targeted from anywhere out side the walls.
Underground area could house all off duty personal, and had store enough equipment to keep everyone fed in the event of siege for ten years. This also included automated workshops where droids of house thul.It could realistically keep them men supplied with ammo as well as guns. Also there was a power station here, that could maintain the shields for full ten years without strain. Though they did have two escape routes, known to no one but House Thuls trusted members only. One was to space port in the town, and the other was to the kilik nest. They could be shut down similar to lifts if needed.
History: it was built on ancient site House Thul
Intent: To build one very hard point on Alderaan, in the event of invasion they would have to take this to control the planet.
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