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Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY62.069 to FY62.99

This was a fairly busy month with three major events. The first was the discovery of the YAS Royal Cloud by the HSS History’s Hope. This is going to send ripples through the yazirian society. The other two major events were the battles at Terledrom and Hargut. The loss of the starship construction center at Terledrom is a major blow to the UPF. Strike Force Nova is en route to hit a similar sized sathar shipyard and we’ll see what happens there next month.

Date (FY)Events
62.069Six more pilots graduate from the accelerated training program at Gollwin Academy.  They take command of some of the fighters there and await the arrival of SG Alpha.
62.070Both Sathar TG1 & SBF-E2 jump into the OFS020 system and begins decelerating. TG1 detects PG Probe Alpha almost immediately and takes measures to remain undetected by the UPF ships.
62.071The HSS History’s Hope arrives in inner system of YS14 and begins the approach the ship broadcasting the mayday message.  It seems to be floating in interplanetary space on highly elliptical orbit around the star.
62.072– The UPF destroyer arrives at Kawdl-Kit (K’sta-Kar) and joins PG Vigilant.

– Arriving within visual range of the ancient yazirian vessel, the crew of the HSS History’s Hope confirms that it is indeed the YAS Royal Cloud, the only ark ship from the exodus not to arrive in the Frontier and which was carrying the imperial family of ancient Yazira.

– Inspection of the YAS Royal Cloud show that it is missing all of its engines and shows signs of blast damage on the aft part of the ship as well as serious weathering and impact damage from small objects and micro meteors.

– An assault scout is completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and joins TF Prenglar.
62.073– TG2 jumps into the Liberty system as it is passing through.

– PG Probe Alpha successfully jumps back into the Fromeltar system without having detected the arrival of sathar SBF-E2 or TG1 entering the OFS020 system. They transmit the jump data to Spacefleet and begin decelerating and working on calculation for a return to that system and then beyond.

– After an animated discussion and deliberation, the crew of the HSS History’s Hope decides to not attempt boarding the YAS Royal Cloud. Deciding that a message about its discovery is too sensitive to broadcast, they choose to return to the Frontier to deliver it personally.

– After completing a close visual inspection of the YAS Royal Cloud, the HSS History’s Hope starts accelerating for a jump back to the YS12 system.

– A frigate is completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar). Together with the AS completed the day before, they are designated SG Beta and depart for the K’tsa-Kar system to join PG Vigilant
62.074– Sathar TG1 and SBF-E2 met in the OFS020 system and all but the assault carrier from TG1 join SBF-E2. The assault carrier (TG1) departs for sathar SCC#4 (OFS111) while the other ships start accelerating for a jump into the Fromeltar system.

– An assault scout is finished at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards and departs for the Liberty system to join PG Liberty.

– Two fighters are completed at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards.
62.075– TG2 is detected in the outer reaches of the Liberty system by PG Liberty. A heavy cruiser and destroyer are too much for a lone assault scout so they can only report the transit of the ships back to Spacefleet and request more support.

– PG Probe Beta arrives in the Zebulon system and begins decelerating toward Volturnus and working on jump calculations to plot a route directly to Kazak through the Xagyg Nebula.

– An assault scout is completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine) and begins patrol duties with FFC Squadron Eta.
62.076– A frigate is completed at sathar SCC#4 (OFS111).

– PG Probe Gamma arrives in the Kizk-Kar system. It begins decelerating toward the planet and working on calculations for a jump to the binary star system FS56, the suspected route for sathar ships into the Kisk-Kar system.
62.077– PG Probe Delta arrives in the K’aken-Kar system and begins decelerating toward the planet to confer with the militia assault scout crew.  Work also begins on calculations for a jump to the FS33 system.

– SG Alpha arrives back at Gollwin Academy (Morgaine’s World, Prenglar) where it picks up 8 more fighters and departs for Lossend (Timeon).
62.078– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back into the YS12 system.  The crew decides that they need to fully chart the route to YS14 before returning the Frontier and so begin decelerating and working on jump calculations back to that system.

– PG Liberty realizes that TG2 is not headed for the Waller Nexus system and on to Theseus but to some other destination. They relay this to Spacefleet.
62.079SBF-E2 jumps into the Fromeltar system and begin decelerating toward Terldrom.
62.080– SBF-E2 is detected by TF Cassidine. PG Probe Alpha aborts its jump back to OFS020 and heads to join the Task Force as it, the FFC squadron, and the Fromeltar militia prepare to meet the sathar fleet.

– Sathar fleet TG2 jumps out of the Liberty system (to OFS196).
62.081– Two Fighters are completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards. They join the others manned by militia pilots under the direction of FFC Squadron Epsilon.

– Significantly outgunned, TF Cassidine regrets not requesting one of the minelayers in Prenglar to be transferred to Fromeltar. They hope to use the maneuverability of their smaller ships against the large number of capital ships in the sathar fleet.
62.082– Calculations complete, PG Probe Beta begins accelerating for the jump to Kazak.

– Calculations complete, PG Probe Gamma begins accelerating for the jump to FS56.

– Calculations complete, PG Probe Delta begins accelerating for the jump to FS33.
62.083– Sathar TG1 arrives at SCC#4.

– Second Battle of Terledrom (Fromeltar) – The sathar suffer more losses than expected but destroy the Terledrom shipyards, most of the UPF fighters in the system, and a militia assault scout.

– The fleeing sathar ships accelerate for a jump to OFS020 where they will make a high-speed run to sathar SCC#5 (OFS019).
62.084– A frigate is completed at sathar SCC#10 (OFS174).

– TF Cassidine’s assault carrier, together with the Fromeltar militia frigate, are designated Shuttle Group Beta and depart for Dramune where the frigate will enter the shipyard for repairs and the carrier will continue on to Prenglar.

– One of the minelayers in TF Prenglar is detached and designated Shuttle Group Gamma.  It departs to join TF Cassidine in Fromeltar.
62.085After a careful review of the events of the Second Battle of Fromeltar, Spacefleet begins a program to arm and add defenses to all existing starship construction centers. Additionally, security is increased even further at all operating shipyards.
62.086– SG Alpha arrives at Lossend where the eight fighters it is carrying are deployed as FFC Squadron Iota.  SG Alpha then heads out for Theseus to pick up more fighters.

– An assault scout is completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and joins TF Prenglar.
62.087– Calculations for the return jump to YS14 complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for a jump back to that system.

– PG Probe Beta successfully jumps into the Kazak system.  It begins decelerating and working on jump calculations for the return jump to Zebulon.

– PG Probe Gamma successfully jumps into FS56. They remain near jump speed while working on overhauls and jump calculations for the return jump to Kizk-Kar while they monitor for sathar signals in the system.

– PG Probe Delta successfully jumps into the FS33 system.  With the jump back to K’aken-Kar already plotted by the militia, they remain near jump speed and begin working on jump calculations to the neutron star in OFS166 while they monitor for sathar signals in the system.
62.088– Spacefleet changes PG Probe Beta’s orders and directs the to proceed immediately to OFS019 and monitor the system.  They stark working on jump calculations for that system and maneuvering for a jump.

– A light cruiser is completed at sathar SCC#1 (OFS203) and joins SBF-A2.

– SBF-E2 jumps back into OFS020 where they remain near jump speed and begin a high-speed transit to SCC#5 (OFS019).

– Five fighters are completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and shuttled to Gollwin Academy. 
62.089– TG Beta arrives in the K’sta-Kar system from Prenglar and joins PG Vigilant.

– Sathar fleet TG2 jumps into the OFS203 system (Sathar SCC#1) and receive orders to remain near jump speed and vector to join SBF-A2 which begins acceleration for a jump to the Gruna Garu system.

– Assessment of resources and manufacturing capabilities complete, work begins on the long process of rebuilding the Terledrom (Fromeltar) starship construction center.

– Two more pilots graduate from the accelerating training program at Gollwin Academy.  They continue working with the fighters at the academy while two other pilots are sent to Triad (Cassidine) to start training with FFC Squadron Eta.
62.090The assault scout from Minotaur arrives in the Liberty system and joins PG Liberty.
62.091PG Probe Beta jumps into the OFS019 system.  They remain near jump speed as they begin working on calculations for a jump back to Kazak and monitoring for sathar signals in the system.
62.092– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back into the YS14 system completely charting the route to that system from YS12. They begin deceleration and jump calculations back to YS12 and then a return trip to Scree Fron.

– Calculations complete, PG Probe Delta successfully jumps into the OFS166 system containing the neutron star.  They begin decelerating and working on calculations for a jump back to FS33 while monitoring for sathar signals.

– After only detecting signals from near one of the planets, Spacefleet orders PG Probe Beta to cautiously proceed to the inner system and examine exactly what is there. They alter their course to slowly drop into the system.
62.093Deceleration and jump calculations complete, PG Probe Gamma begins accelerating for a jump back to the Kisk-Kar system.
62.094– SBF-A2 (1 DD, 2 LC, 1 HC) jump into the Gruna Garu system and begin decelerating toward the planet.

– The Gruna Guru militia detects the inbound sathar ships just hours after they arrive in the system.  Together with FFC Squadron Theta and the Yazira Squadron of civilian privateers, they prepare to defend against the sathar while notifying Spacefleet.
62.095Sathar SCC#5 detects the inbound assault scouts of PG Probe Beta.  The UPF ships notice a sharp decrease in transmissions from the planet but little else.
62.096With the increased security the CNE Group infrastructure rollout has speed up and gone much more smoothly. As new areas are provided with service, customers are switching in droves away from the high prices of the Groth Energy Corporation.
62.097– Calculations complete, and having not detected any sathar in the system, PG Probe Delta begins accelerating for a jump back to FS33.

– The two Spacefleet fighter pilots arrive at Triad (Cassidine).
62.098– PG Probe Gamma successfully jumps back into the Kizk-Kar system and immediately begins decelerating and working on calculations for a jump back to FS56.

– Battle of Hargut (Gruna Garu) – UPF forces defeat the invading sathar but at great cost including the loss of the station around the planet.

Five fighters are completed at the CDC (Triad, Cassidine) shipyards.
62.099– PG Probe Beta gets close enough to the planet to begin to detect details and discovers what seems to be a starship construction center as well as shuttles going between the station and planet.  The SCC seems to be currently undefended.

– After several hours of observations, PG Probe Beta begins to accelerate away from the planet toward the outer system.  They send a subspace radio message back to Spacefleet with their report.

– The damaged ships of the Yazira Squadron depart Hargut (Gruna Garu) for Prenglar and the shipyards there.

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September 6, 2022 Tom 7 Comments

Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY62.038 to FY62.068

This was a busy month in the Frontier. The sathar probe into the Theseus system is intercepted and destroyed by the militia. The lost K’aken-Kar assault scout finally finds its way home and Spacefleet starts to get serious about locating the sathar routes into the Frontier and their starship construction centers. The UPF suffers a major blow to its production capabilities as saboteurs nearly completely destroy the Hentz (Araks) starship construction center. Finally, the HSS History’s Hope misjumps into an unplanned system and makes what might be a major yazirian cultural discovery.

Date (FY)Events
62.038Five fighters are completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine) and work begins on five more.  Three of the fighters are immediately assigned to fill out FFC Squadron Eta while the other two are placed in storage.
62.039The Second Battle of Theseus. The Theseus militia intercepts SFB-J2 and destroys, only suffering minimal damage.
62.040– Jump calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins the final accelerations and alignment for their next jump.

– Deceleration complete, SBF-A2 begins accelerating for the return jump to OFS203.
62.041– Deceleration complete and with still no sign of sathar presence in the OFS020 system, PG Probe Alpha begins acceleration for a return jump to the Fromeltar system.

– The militia ships arrive back at Minotaur (Theseus) after the battle with the sathar and the damaged assault scout is immediately moved into the shipyard for repairs, bumping out a HS 5 ship undergoing maintenance.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Prenglar system.  A ship carrying the new fighter pilot graduates boosts to meet up with carrier as work begins on calculations for the jump to Athor.

– A heavy cruiser is completed at SCC#5 (OFS19) and joins SBF-E2.  The battle group, consisting of 2 C, 1 FF, 1 DD, 1 LC, & 2 HC depart for SCC#4 (OFS111).

– Three assault scouts are completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and join TF Prenglar. The shipyard space is released by Spacefleet back for pubic ship maintenance work.
62.042The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps into the new system which they are designation YS13.  They begin deceleration an jump calculations for the return trip to YS12.
62.043SBF-A2 is detected in the outer reaches of the Gruna Garu system but is too far away to be identified and just recorded as an unidentified vessel. Due to the on-going conflict, it is reported immediately to Spacefleet.
62.044Two fighters completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards and join those manned by the militia under the direction of FFC Squadron Epsilon.
62.045– After 13 days, the astrogator on the K’aken-Kar assault scout establishes that they are in FS33, the original destination for their first misjump.  They begin work on calculations to jump back to their home system. 

– SBF-A2 slips into the void but misjumps, overshooting its target and ending up in OFS198.

– Given the reports from the Gruna Garu system of unidentified vessels in the outer system, Spacefleet orders SG Alpha to deliver the fighters waiting at Hentz (Araks) to the Gruna Garu system.
62.046– PG Probe Alpha slips into the Void but misjumps and doesn’t end up in the Fromeltar system. However, their comm systems light up almost immediately and they realize they have overshot their target and ended up in the Dramune system.  They immediately begin decelerating and plotting a return jump to Fromeltar.

– SBF-A2 determines its location and begins plotting a jump back to OFS203.A light cruiser is completed at sathar SCC#4 (OFS111)
62.047Starfleet puts out a Frontier-wide announcement looking for high level astrogators to participate in a high-paying, adventurous, but possibly dangerous classified project.
62.048With CNE Group’s infrastructure rollout on Groth (Fromeltar) plagued by constant sabotage, the consortium brings in a large MercCo contingent as additional security and several investigative teams.
62.049Despite the vagueness of the advertisement, Starfleet’s call for high level astrogators garners dozens of applicants in just two days. Screening of applicants begins immediately.
62.050Three more pilots complete the accelerated training at Gollwin Academy.  They are temporarily assigned to fighters at the Academy and start training with TF Prenglar while awaiting permanent assignment.
62.051– The HSS History’s Hope misjumps and instead of ending up in YS12 are in an unknown system which they designate YS14.  They begin immediately working on finding their position.

– The K’aken-Kar militia assault scout begins accelerating for the jump back to its home system.

– Four fighters are completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyard and FFC Squadron Beta takes control of them and the other four fighters currently manned by the militia in preparation for the arrive of SG Alpha in a few days.

– Two fighters are completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards and join the partial squadron manned by the militia under the command of FFC Squadron Epsilon.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Araks system and begins deceleration towards Hentz to pick up the fighter stored there.
62.052Sathar agents succeed in sabotaging the Hentz (Araks) starship construction center almost completely destroying it. Pieces of the SCC rain down on the planet.  All ships in the center, including 4 civilian vessels, 2 assault scouts, & 4 fighters are destroyed.  It will be years before the facility is back to full capacity.
62.053In wake of the near total loss of the Hentz (Araks) SCC, Star Law launches an investigation into the Family of One’s management of the facility and their security measures. Security is tightened at all other SCCs.
62.054– Sathar fleet TG1 jumps into the OFS138 system containing sathar SCC#3. It is joined by the frigate and heavy cruiser there and continues on toward OFS020.

– A destroyer is completed at sathar SCC#10 (OFS174).

– A HS:5 ship completes maintenance at the Minotaur (Theseus) SCC and the militia uses the space to begin construction of another frigate.
62.055– After a full assessment of the damage to the Hentz (Araks) SCC, it is determined that existing center is effectively a total loss (98% damaged) and the decision is made to build a completely new structure.  The limited capacity of the surviving center is dedicated to that work.

– SG Alpha arrives at the Hentz station and the eight pilots take control of their fighters and begin loading them onto the assault carrier for transport to Gruna Garu.
62.056– The K’aken-Kar militia assault scout successfully jumps back into the K’aken-Kar system and begins decelerating toward home.  All data from its travel are immediately transmitted to Spacefleet.

– With the fighters loaded, SG Alpha departs for Gruna Garu.

– The crew of the HSS History’s Hope detects a faint, intermittent radio signal emanating from somewhere in the YS14 system. While the astrogators continue to work on locating their position, other crew work on finding the source of the signal and understanding it.
62.057– SBF-E2 arrives at SCC#4 (OFS111).  The AC, LC, and 8 fighters are attached to the battle fleet and preparations are made for them to join TG1 in OFS020.

– An assault scout is completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and joins TF Prenglar.
62.058– A heavy cruiser is completed at sathar SCC#10 (OFS174). Together with the destroyer completed four days earlier, they are designated TG2, and immediately departs for SCC#1 (OFS203).

– Three assault scouts are completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  Designated Shuttle Group Beta, they depart immediately for Prenglar.

– Five fighters are completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and are transferred to Gollwin Academy.
62.059PG Probe Alpha arrives back at Terledrom (Fromeltar). Two high level astrogators from TF Cassidine are transferred to the ships of PG Probe Alpha and it sets out once again to OFS020 to try to chart the jump back.
62.060– SBF-A2 successfully arrives back at sathar SCC#1 (OFS203).

– The astrogators on the HSS History’s Hope identify their location as a system 9 light years from YS12 and begin plotting a jump back to the YS12 system.

– A Spacefleet destroyer is completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards. It departs to joint PG Vigilant in the K’sta-Kar system.
62.061– With the screening of the initial astrogator candidates complete, Spacefleet organizes three new patrol groups, Probe Beta, Gamma, & Delta, each consisting of two assault scouts (drawn from TF Prenglar) with a level six astrogator on board.

– After a final briefing, the newly formed patrol groups are dispatched to try to discover the jump routes the sathar are using to enter the Frontier.
62.062With more resources available now that their position has been determined, the crew of the HSS History’s Hope localizes the source of the mysterious signal to a planet in the inter system. It appears to be a FM radio signal and work begins on decoding it.
62.063Security for CNE Group on Groth capture saboteurs attempting to disrupt their infrastructure rollout. As suspected the saboteurs were hired by the Groth Energy Corporation.
62.064PG Probe Alpha jumps into the OFS020 system and immediately begins deceleration and jump calculations for the return to Fromeltar.
62.065– Jump calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins acceleration for the jump back to YS12.

– SBF-E2 departs sathar SCC#4 (OFS111) for a jump into the OFS020 system to join up with TG1.

– SG Alpha arrives at Hargut (Gruna Garu) delivering the fighters from Hentz which are formed into FFC Squadron Theta. The assault carrier departs to return to Prenglar.
62.066– The crew of the HSS History’s Hope finally have a breakthrough on the signals from the inner system of YS14. To their surprise, it is a garbled mayday message in a very old Yazirian dialect.

– The old yazirian mayday identifies the ship as the Yazirian Ark Ship (YAS) Royal Cloud. The HSS History’s Hope immediately aborts the jump back to YS12 and starts heading to the inner system. 
62.067– Now 500 days since hatching, the Eorna young are still growing and thriving. The problems seem to have been all with the rogue Eorna and a new batch of eggs are prepared for hatching and plans begin to accelerate the population growth program.

– An assault scout is complete at the Outer Reach (Dramune) shipyard and departs for Morgaine’s World (Prenglar) to join TF Prenglar.

– All attempts at communication with the YAS Royal Cloud by the crew of the HSS History’s Hope receive no response.
62.068– SG Beta arrives at Gollwin Academy and joins up with TF Prenglar, replacing several of the assault scouts that departed as part of the new patrol groups.

– The replacement destroyer for the Inner Reach (Dramune) militia is completed at the Outer Reach shipyards and departs across the system to Inner Reach. Outer Reach begins construction of a destroyer for themselves.

– Five more fighters and an assault scout are completed at the CDC (Cassidine, Triad) shipyards.  The fighters are temporarily attached to FCC Squadron Eta while the assault scouts depart to join PG Vigilant.

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August 4, 2022 Tom 2 Comments

Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY62.08 to FY62.37

This month both sides of the conflict are probing for new routes into enemy space with the Sathar looking for routes to Theseus and Gruna Garu and the UPF probing outward from Fromeltar. The lost militia scout begins to find its way home and the HSS History’s Hope continues its journey.

Both sides continue to build up their forces and the Sathar start a major reshuffling of their ships in preparation for a major change in tactics. The sathar continue with sabotage efforts around the Frontier. This month also sees the events of SF4: Mission to Alcazzar play out.

Date (FY)Events
62.008– The militia assault scout coming from Theseus arrives back at Pale station. The crew is debriefed, and the ship immediately begins duties.

– SG Alpha arrives at Gollwin Academy to pick up a shipment of fighters to be delivered to K’sta-Kar.

– Five fighters are completed at the Triad (Cassidine) SCC and work begins on five more.
62.009After loading 8 fighters at Gollwin Academy, SG Alpha departs for K’sta-Kar.
62.010– PG Liberty does not detect the return of SBF-J2 until they are nearly back to Snowball being tipped off my some of their Mhemne contacts.  They radio the news of the fleet’s return back to Spacefleet.

– Construction is competed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyard of a HS: 7 civilian freighter.  This is the first civilian ship competed since the beginning of the conflict.  It was started before the conflict began.
62.011– Arriving back at Snowball (Liberty) SBF-J2 spends a day replenishing supplies before heading back out of the system to complete charting the route to Theseus.

– Eight Academy pilots arrive at Theseus and take control of the waiting fighters.  They form FFC Squadron Epsilon.
62.012Jump calculations for the next leg complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating toward Void speed. 
62.013An assault scout is completed in the PGC (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) shipyards and joins TF Prenglar.  Work begins on another assault scout.
62.014– Two UPF assault scouts are completed at the CDC (Triad, Cassidine) shipyards.  They are designated Patrol Group Probe Alpha and depart for the Fromeltar system to explore outward an attempt to find the sathar route into that system. Work begins on two more assault scouts.

– Two fighters are completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) station. One rounds out FFC Squadron Epsilon bringing it up to full strength and the other is manned by the militia supporting the FFC.  Work begins on two more fighters.

– The CDC team arrives on Alcazzar. Within minutes of their landing, their transport, the Nightrunner, is attacked and forced to flee the system, stranding them on the planet. (SF4)
62.015– After securing the CDC compound on Alcazzar, the strike team realizes that their only option for off-world communication will be at the Streel compound about 120 km away.  As they prepare to depart, they are attacked by an aircar with Streel markings. (SF4)

– A UPF light cruiser, part of Task Force Meteor, is completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  It departs immediately to join up with TF Cassidine in the Fromeltar system. Work is started on another light cruiser.

– After a day of travel over rugged terrain, and several encounters with the mega-fauna of Alcazzar, the CDC set up camp for the night. (SF4)
62.016– As the CDC team sets out to continue its journey to the Streel compound, they are attacked by a large armed force of Streel vehicles.  After an intense battle, the Streel forces are destroyed but the CDC team is down to a single vehicle. (SF4)

– The HSS History’s Hope successfully make the jump into the system they are now designating YS12.  They begin deceleration and start calculations for the return jump to YS11.

– Entering the forest east of the Streel compound, the CDC explorer is bombarded by fruit pits from unseen assailants for a few seconds before the bombardment ends with chittering echoing through the forest. (SF4)

– A few hours after the fruit pit bombardment, the CDC team’s path is blocked by six individuals that they recognize as members of the planet’s sentient species.  Recognizing the opportunity for allies against Streel, the team attempts to communicated with the natives. (SF4)
62.017– Having established friendly relations with the natives of Alcazzar, the CDC team works with the natives to plan an attack on the Streel compound where over a hundred of the natives are being held and used as slave labor. (SF4)

– After nearly 70 days, the astrogator on the K’aken-Kar militia assault scout finally determines the ship’s location and discovers that they are well outside the Frontier.  They begin plotting a jump to OFS167 to start the trek home.
62.018An unauthorized aircar attempts to approach Spacefleet headquarters on Morgaine’s World. Refusing to divert, it is engaged and shot down but detonates upon impact causing considerable damage and several civilian casualties. The driver is incinerated in the blast.
62.019With jump calculations about halfway done, the crew of the K’aken-Kar militia assault scout begin accelerating toward jump speed for the jump to OFS167, 5 light years away.
62.020– After 3 days of planning and resting, the CDC team, together with the Alcazzar natives, launch an attack on the Streel mining compound. (SF4)

– The attacking CDC team manages to fuse the reactor of the Streel compound and get a message to the Nightrunner to pick them up back at the CDC compound in ten days. (SF4)

– Nine more pilots graduate from the accelerated training program.  Eight depart for Triad (Cassidine) while the remaining pilot joins Task Force Prenglar.
62.021– Deceleration into YS12 complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for it’s jump back to YS11 while jump calculation continue.

– Four fighters are completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyards.  They are temporarily crewed by militia pilots under the supervision of PG  Tranquility. Work begins on four more.

– Two fighters are completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards and work begins on two more.
62.022A cutter is completed at sathar SCC#5 (OFS19)
62.023An attempt is made to sabotage the starship construction center at Rupert’s Hole (Cassidine) but is thwarted by security personnel.  The saboteur, a human, kills himself before he can be captured.
62.024– SBF-J2 arrives in the Padda system and begins working on jump calculations to chart a route to the Theseus system.

– The K’aken-Kar militia assault scout successfully jumps into the OFS167 system. As the engineers start working on their engine overhauls, the astrogator gets to work plotting a jump to the neutron star in OFS166.

– A frigate is completed at sathar SCC#10 (OFS174)
62.025SG Alpha arrives at K’sta-Kar delivering 8 fighters which become Frontier Fighter Corps Squadron Zeta.  The crew is given 2 days of R&R before heading out for the Araks system.  The assault scout joins PG Vigilant.
62.026The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back to YS11 and begins deceleration and starts calculations for the jump back to YS12.
62.027– PG Probe Alpha arrives at Terledrom (Fromeltar) and confers with leader from TF Cassidine and the local militia about the sathar incursion into the system.  They decide to attempt to chart the route through the nebula to the double star system OFS020 a 6 light year jump.

– With their jump calculations nearly complete, the K’aken-Kar militia assault scout begins acceleration for the jump to OFS166.
62.028– Jump calculations complete, sathar SBF-J2 begins accelerating for the jump into the Theseus system.

– A destroyer is completed at sathar SCC#1 (OFS203).

– Deciding to try a different tactic, the sathar begin a major fleet reshuffling. The ships (1 F, 1 FF, 1 HC, & 1 AC) at SCC#10 (OFS228), designated TG1 depart for SCC#3 (OFS138).

– Five fighters are completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and are transferred to Gollwin Academy while work begins on five more.
62.029The 8 FFC pilots arrive at Cassidine and take command of the fighters stored there forming FFC Squadron Eta.
62.030– The Nightrunner arrives back at Alcazzar and retrieves the CDC team.  They slip out of the system avoiding Streel forces and return to Triad (Cassidine). (SF4)

– With assistance from the TF Cassidine astrogators, PG Probe Alpha completes jump calculations and begins accelerating for a jump to the OFS020 system.
62.031SBF-A2 (1 LC) departs SSC#1 (OFS203) to attempt to chart a route to Gruna Garu.
62.032The K’aken-Kar militia assault scouts misjumps once again and ends up in another unknown star system (FS33).  They begin working on finding their location.
62.033SBF-J2 successfully jumps into the Theseus system. It begins deceleration to turn around and jump back to the Padda system.
62.034Eight more pilots graduate from the accelerated fighter training program at Gollwin Academy.  They are to join SG Alpha as it passes through the system in 10 days to take control of the new fighters at Hentz (Araks).
62.035– The HSS History’s Hope jumps back into the YS12 system and begins calculations for the next jump, a small star system 8 light years away.  They remain near jump speed as the next system is in nearly a direct line to their current line of travel.

– PG Probe Alpha successfully jumps into the OFS020 system.  They remain near jump speed and monitor the system for sathar presence while work begins on engine overhauls and calculations for the return jump to Fromeltar.

– A heavy cruiser is completed at sathar SCC#3 (OFS138).
62.036– SBF-J2 is detected by a patrol of two assault scouts of the Theseus militia and detects them in return.  It immediately begins altering its flight path to attempt to avoid an engagement.

– Loath to engage the light cruiser of SBF-J2 by themselves, the two Theseus assault scouts radio for backup and begin to trail the sathar ship.  The rest of the militia immediately boosts to attempt to intercept the sathar.

– SBF-A2 successfully jumps into the Gruna Garu system. It begins deceleration out of the system plane to attempt to avoid detection while it plots the return jump.
62.037After 2 days of no sathar detection, PG Probe Alpha begins deceleration in preparation for the return jump to Fromeltar.

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Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY61.382 – FY62.007

This post takes us into Frontier Year 62. Things are relatively quiet with no major incursions by the sathar although they begin to step up sabotage attempts. The UPF continues to build up the Frontier Fighter Corps while replacing the ships lost in battle. The sathar are also working on replacing battle losses and commit additional resources to the war effort. They also continue to probe for new routes into the Frontier.

The HSS History’s Hope suffers a serious malfunction but recovers and continues on it’s way. This installment also sees the beginning of the events in the final module not already included, SF4: Mission to Alcazzar.

Date (FY)Events
61.382– SBF-J1 arrives back at SSC#10 (OFS228).  The heavy cruiser under construction is moved out of the shipyard to make room for the damaged cruiser from the battle fleet.

– Work is completed on a UPF assault scout at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and it joins TF Prenglar at Morgaine’s World.  Construction begins on another UPF assault scout.
61.383SBF-J2 successfully jumps into the Waller Nexus system. It remains near void speed as the astrogators begin calculating the 7 light year jump to the Padda system.
61.384– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps into the YS11 system. However, just minutes after the jump is completed and confirmed, a short circuit  causes a fire to break out onboard. The fire is put out but not before it severely damages the hull reducing it to only 25% integrity.

– With its serious hull damage, the HSS History’s Hope begins to drift while the crew attempts repairs. After an hour an a half, the hull is patched and the ship resumes deceleration while the crew cleans up the ship.  They begin calculations for the return jump to YS08.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Dramune system.  It remains near jump speed and begin calculations for a jump to Fromeltar.

– Two UPF assault scouts are completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyards. Their crews, having arrived with the FFC pilots take command of the ships immediately. They are given orders to remain in the Araks system for now and together with the FFC fighters are designated PG Tranquility. Work begins on two more assault scouts.

– A UPF fighter and assault scout, as well as the replacement assault scout for the Pale militia is completed at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards.  The UPF battleship is moved into the shipyard for repairs and work begins on two more fighters.

– The second Pale assault scout is completed in the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards and work begins on another assault scout for Spacefleet.  The Pale assault scouts both depart immediately on high-speed transits to their home system.
61.385The third assault scout for the Pale militia is completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  With the new classified route linking Cassidine and Truane’s star the ship will be home after a single jump instead of the usual three. Spacefleet begins work on another assault scout
61.386– After four days of work the damaged heavy cruiser emerges from sathar SCC#10 (OFS228) fully repaired and work resumes on the partially completed heavy cruiser that was moved out to make room.

– The assault scout from Dramune arrives and joins TF Cassidine.
61.387Two assault scouts, replacements for the Zik-kit (Kizk-Kar) militia, emerge from the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine) and begin a high-speed transit to their home system where they will join up with SF Meteor.  Spacefleet begins work on a new destroyer.
61.388SG Alpha jumps into the Fromeltar system and begins decelerating toward Terledrom to deliver the ships to Task Force Cassidine.
61.389– Deceleration and jump calculations, along with as much damage clean-up as possible complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for the return jump to YS08.

– Another group of 8 pilots graduate in the accelerated program at Gollwin Academy. They immediately depart for the Theseus system to take command of the fighters waiting there.
61.390Calculations complete, SBF-J2 slips into the Void and successfully jumps to the Padda system.  With the next jump being Theseus, they begin decelerating and work on calculations for a return jump to the Waller Nexus system.
61.391– Four more fighters are completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyards and their pilots take command of them, filling out FFC Squadron Beta.

– Two more fighters are competed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards.  They are crewed by militia pilots until the pilots en route from Gollwin Academy arrive.
61.392– SG Alpha arrives at Terledrom (Fromeltar).  Three of the fighters are transferred to TF Cassidine, while the other 8 are formed into FFC Squadron Gamma.

– A light cruiser is completed at Sathar SCC#5 (OFS19).
61.393– After 40 days of operation, the CDC compound on Alcazzar (Rhianna), which had been producing at levels even higher than the previous season, suddenly goes silent. (SF4)

– SF Alpha departs for Prenglar to pick up more fighters.
61.394– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back to the YS08 system, completely mapping that route.  Despite the recent fire, the crew decides to press on toward their target and begin decelerating and working on calculations for the jump back to YS11.

– The Pale militia assault scout arriving from Cassidine docks at Pale station.  The crew is debriefed and the ship begins duties immediately.

– The UPF Battleship of TF Cassidine emerges from the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards fully repaired.  Work begins on 2 destroyers, a frigate and an assault scout.
61.395Deceleration and calculations complete, SBF-J2 beings to accelerate for the jump back to the Waller Nexus system.
61.396A UPF assault scout is completed at the Gran Quivera (Prenglar) shipyard and joins TF Prenglar. Work begins on another assault scout.
61.397After months of negotiations, many energy suppliers on Terledrom (Fromeltar) and Inner Reach (Dramune) agree to join the Consolidated Nebula Energy Group. CNE begins major infrastructure rollouts on Groth (Terledrom).
61.398Five fighters are completed in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and transferred to Gollwin Academy.  Work begins on five more.
61.399Successfully jumping in the Waller Nexus system, the sathar have fully plotted the jump route between Waller Nexus and Padda. SBF-J2 remains near jump speed and works on the jump back to the Liberty system.
61.400Seven more pilots graduate in the accelerated cadet class at Gollwin Academy.  They take command of fighters at the Academy, and together with the surviving fighter assigned to TF Prenglar form FFC Squadron Delta base out Morgaine’s World (Prenglar).
62.001A strike team is assembled by CDC on Triad (Cassidine) and briefed on the Alcazzar project.  They depart immediately for the Rhianna system to investigate. (SF4)
62.002An attempt to sabotage the Inner Reach militia destroyer under construction at the Outer Reach (Dramune) shipyards is thwarted due to a last-minute tip off to the shipyard management. Star Law is called in to investigate.
62.003– HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back in YS11.  They begin decelerating and begin work on jump calculations for the next leg of their journey, a 9 light year jump.

– The militia assault scout coming from Fromeltar arrives back at Pale station. The crew is debriefed the ship immediately resumes duties.
62.004The sabotage attempt on the Inner Reach destroyer is quickly traced to agents tied to criminal organizations based on Outer Reach. However, the exact organization responsible is still unknown.
62.005A frigate is completed at Sathar SCC#3 (OFS138)
62.006– SBF-J2 successfully jumps back in the Liberty system completely charting the route between Liberty and Waller Nexus. They begin decelerating back toward Snowball.

– The Zik-Kit militia assault scouts arrive at their home station. After a day of debriefing, they begin patrol duties with SF Meteor.

– Sathar commit a portion of the production capacity of Sathar SCC#6 (OFS117) to the war effort and start ramping up production of frigates and destroyers at that center.
62.007An inside source provides a tip to Star Law indicating that Malthar Enterprises, thought to be mostly destroyed after the events known as the “Dramune Run,” are connected with the recent sabotage attempt of the Inner Reach destroyer.

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Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY61.357 to FY61.381

This post is only a bit over a year late. These are the events that I posted to twitter back in February of 2021 just before I stopped blogging. I’m finally getting them online. I also plan on resuming the daily Twitter posts of the events. starting on day FY61.382. If you want to get the daily updates, follow the @StarFrontiers account on twitter or the #SFTimeline hashtag. If you want to review everything that has happened, or are new to this series of posts, you can grab the PDF file linked at the bottom of the post that contains every entry in the timeline since I started it. Its up to 81 pages so there’s a bit of reading there.

Also, depending on how things go generating the timeline, I might start posting events using the GST calendar of the Frontier. Which means you’ll get 36 Frontier days worth of events every 30 Earth days as the GST calendar only has 20 hours per day instead of our 24. We’ll see if that actually pans out.

The events in this post include the two battles I posted the detail of early last year which are linked in their appropriate entries. With the conclusion of the Battle of Liberty, the war cools down for a while. The sathar are currently out of ships at the moment although they have dozens under construction. Both sides are now maneuvering to reposition and rebuild forces. Otherwise, not much happening in this post outside of the war events.

Date (FY)Events
61.357– Ten more pilots complete their fast-tracked certifications for the Frontier Fighter Corps.  They immediately depart for Hentz (Araks).

– SBF-J2 (Liberty system) begin calculations for a jump to the Waller Nexus system.Spacefleet holds the space in anticipation of more ships finishing and beginning construction on a new battleship.
61.358– Second Battle of Ken’zah-Kit (K’aken-Kar) – After nearly 2.5 hours of fighting TF Cassidine defeats SBF-J1 losing only a single fighter while the sathar only have a fighter and heavy cruiser surviving. Most of the UPF ships have damage requiring a shipyard to repair.

– The surviving sathar heavy cruiser and fighter from SBF-J1 accelerate for a jump to the K’sta-Kar system.

– The damaged UPF destroyer completes repairs in the Streel shipyards (Pale, Truane’s Star) and the ship that was moved out to make room resumes construction (it will be done in 23 days).

– SBF-E2 jumps into the Zebulon system.  It remains at high speed and begins calculations for jump to Kazak.

– A HS:8 ship completes maintenance in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar). Spacefleet moves a couple of small ships in for maintenance to coordinate their completion with more ships finishing and beginning construction on a new battleship.
61.359– Calculations for the jump back to YS07 complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for the jump while the astrogators get a day of rest before double checking the figures on the way out.

– Sathar TG-1 jumps into the OFS136 system where SCC#3 is located as they continue on their journey to SCC#4 (OFS111)

– The battleship Admiral Dooltan and accompanying minelayer arrive at Zit-kit (Kisk-Kar) and join up with PG Meteor.  With the addition of the battleship and minelayer, the fleet is now designated Task Force Meteor.

– After spending a day rearming, Task Force Cassidine splits up with the undamaged heavy and light cruiser, now designated Patrol Group Vigilant, departing in pursuit of the sathar heavy cruiser which is headed toward K’tsa-Kar.

– The main force of TF Cassidine, all needing time in a shipyard to fully repair, begin accelerating for a jump to the Kizk-Kar system and then on to Fromeltar.  The Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyard is notified that they will arrive on FY61.375 and begins making preparations to receive them.

– The Clarion (White Light) militia, at the request of Spacefleet, depart for a jump to K’sta-Kar to join up with PG Vigilant and patrol that system.  The saurians send 3 of their 6 Battle Rays to assist.
61.360– Calculations complete, SBF-J2 (LC & FF) begin accelerating from the Liberty system for a jump to the Waller Nexus system.  PG Liberty detects the departure almost immediately and subspace radio the intel back to Spacefleet.

– Stationing 8 of the fighters at Fortress Pale as the first official squadron of the Frontier Fighter Corps, the second assault carrier currently with Strike Force Nova is designated as Shuttle Group Alpha and departs back to Triad (Cassidine) to start moving more fighters around the Frontier.
61.361– PG Liberty are authorized to engage the outbound SBF-J2 if conditions are favorable.  Several Mhemne Belter ships offer to assist although their outdated engines mean that they will only be able to make a single pass at the sathar vessels.  The ships all boost for intercept.

– Four fighters are completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyard.  They are put into storage awaiting the arrival of the Spacefleet pilots. Construction beings on four more fighters.

– Two fighters are completed at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards for the Frontier Fighter Corps but are currently manned by the militia.  Construction begins on two more fighters.
61.362– SBF-E2 jumps into the Kazak system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS019 and SCC#5.

– Battle of Liberty – PG Liberty, augmented by Mhemne ships, engage the sathar in the outer system. The fight does not go well for the UPF who lose their frigate and an assault scout although they do manage to destroy the sathar frigate.

– After fighting the UPF in the Liberty system, the surviving sathar light cruiser of SBF-J2 continues on its course to jump to the Waller Nexus system.
61.363– CDC staff arrive back on Alcazzar (Rhianna) in anticipation of the new mining season. (SF4)

– SBF-J1 jumps into the K’sta-Kar system.  They remain at speed and begin calculations for a jump to FS33.
61.364– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back into the YS07 jump completely charting that route.  They begin decelerating to turn around and jump back to YS08 to continue their journey forward.

– PG Vigilant and the Clarion militia both jump into the K’sta-Kar system from opposite directions.  Keeping an eye on the retreating SBF-J1, they start deceleration toward Kwadl-Kit.

– TF Cassidine jumps into the Kizk-Kar system and begin calculations for the jump to Fromeltar.  They transmit details of their recent battles to TF Meteor to share their experiences.
61.365– SBF-E2 jumps back into the OFS019 system and begins decelerating toward SCC#5.

– SBF-J2 enters the Void and like the frigate before it, misjumps, this time ending up in the OFS196 system.

– Enough space has cleared in the CDC shipyard (Triad, Cassidine) to allow Spacefleet to begin construction on another battleship to replace one of the two lost in the Second Battle of New Pale.
61.366– SBF-J1 jumps into the FS33 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS166.

– Eight more fighters are completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and shuttled to Gollwin Academy. Spacefleet delays the start of construction of more fighters as production of the ships is outpacing training of pilots and they want to use the space for construction of another battleship.
61.367– As OFS196 is a system in the sathar charts, being on the route to OFS203 and SCC#1, SBF-J2 determines it position after just two days.  It decides to take the known route back to Liberty and try again.

– Enough space opens up in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) for Spacefleet to begin construction on the second battleship to replace the second one lost in the Second Battle of New Pale.
61.368– The HSS History’s Hope arrives in the inner system of YS07 where they will rest for a day before they begin accelerating for the jump back to YS08.

– Task Force Cassidine jumps into the Fromeltar system and begins a slow deceleration toward Terledrom and the shipyard there.  They radio ahead that they are a few days early.

– Spacefleet resumes fighter construction in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) but only producing five at a time instead of eight.  The other 3 HS worth of space is dedicated to constructing an assault scout.  Additionally, 3 more assault scouts are started in the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).
61.369– PG Vigilant and the Clarion militia, together with the saurian battle rays, arrive in orbit around Kwadl-Kit (K’sta-Kar).  They set up a patrol schedule to watch for new sathar threats.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS166 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS167.

– SG Alpha arrives back at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  The fighters in storage are transferred to the carrier while they await the arrival of their pilots, scheduled to graduate from Gollwin Academy tomorrow.
61.370– SBF-E2 arrives back at SSC#5 (OFS019).  The heavy cruiser under construction is moved out of the shipyard to make room for the damaged one to receive the necessary repairs.

– Nine more pilots graduate in the accelerated cadet class at Gollwin Academy.  They immediately depart to take command of the fighters currently sitting in storage at Triad (Cassidine).
61.371SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS167 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS169.
61.372An attempt to explode a bomb at the Council of Worlds building while the council is in session is foiled by Star Law agents and local law enforcement.  Unfortunately, none of the perpetrators survived.  An investigation is launched immediately to track down the origin of the plot.
61.373TF Cassidine arrives in orbit around Terledrom. There is currently 6 HS of open space in the shipyard and the heavily damaged frigate and fighter are moved in for repairs.
61.374– The HSS History’s Hope jumps back to the YS08 system.  They begin decelerating and working on the jump calculations for the next system, a binary system 5 ly away.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS169 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS170 system.

– The K’aken-Kar militia assault scout, also in OFS169, happens to detect the heavy cruiser just hours after it jumps into the system.  Realizing they are in sathar controlled space, the ship goes into as stealthy a mode as possible to avoid detection as they monitor the sathar vessel.

– SBF-J2 jumps back into the Liberty system.

– The TF Cassidine fighter in the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyard competes its repairs.  The space is held in reserve for the larger ships needing repairs.
61.375– Princess Leotia’s 35th birthday. Major celebrations are held all over Clarion (White Light) in commemoration of her coming of age.  While her father had planned to step down and hand the government over to her during the ceremonies, this has been delayed due to the ongoing sathar conflict.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS170 system and begins calculations for the final leg of their jump back to SSC#10 in the OFS228 system.

– PG Liberty detects the returning light cruiser and radios its presence back to Spacefleet.

– The damaged sathar heavy cruiser at SCC#5 (OFS019) completes repairs and construction is resumed on the new heavy cruiser.
61.376Three UPF fighters are completed at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards.  They are transferred to Task Force Cassidine.  The shipyard space is held in reserve to fit the larger ships needing repair.
61.377– SBF-J1 jumps back into the OFS228 system and begins decelerating toward SSC#10

– An assault scout is completed in the Outer Reach (Dramune) shipyards.  It sets off immediately for the Fromeltar system to join TF Cassidine.  Construction begins on a new assault scout.
61.378– SBF-J2 arrives back in orbit around Snowball.  After rearming, it sets off once again to try to jump to the Waller Nexus system.

– Calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating to the next system on their route, which they designate as YS11.

– A UPF assault scout is completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine). This is the first of the replacement ships larger that a fighter to come out of the shipyards since the conflict began.  5 fighters are also completed and work begins on another AS and 5 fighters.  The completed ships join SG Alpha.

– The first damaged frigate from TF Cassidine emerges from the shipyard at Terledrom (Fromeltar) fully repaired.  The other frigate enters and work begins on it.
61.379– The Frontier Fighter Corps pilots arrive at Hentz (Araks) to take command of their fighters there.  There is some initial tension between the UPF and militia forces as the latter do not want to turn over control of the ships.

– The Spacefleet pilots arrive at Triad (Cassidine).  They are immediately transferred to the carrier in SG Alpha where their ships are awaiting them.  SG Alpha departs immediately for a jump to Dramune and then on to Fromeltar where the fighters are to be delivered.

– The Yazira Dome completes its second year of operation.  With the on-going sathar conflict, travel has been curtailed and off-world yazirian visitors diminished but the Dome is still wildly popular with on-planet visitors.

– Detecting SBF-J2 outbound once again, PG Liberty sends a subspace message informing Spacefleet and continues to monitor the sathar ship.

– Calculations complete and checked, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for the jump to the next system on their route, designated YS11.
61.380– Sathar TG-1 arrives at SCC#4 (OFS111), joining the other ships there.

– After several back-and-forth communications, including a threat by Spacefleet to dispatch TF Prenglar to the Araks system to eliminate or take control of the militia, the Hentz militia turns over control of the Frontier Fighter Corps fighters to the UPF crews.

– The second damaged frigate from TF Cassidine completes repairs at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards.  A new UPF assault scout, along with an assault scout for the local militia are also completed.  This frees up enough space that TF Cassidine’s assault carrier can move in for repairs.
61.381TF Cassidine’s assault carrier completes repairs at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards.  There is not enough free space to move the battleship in, but that space will free up in three days.  With 30% of the shipyard empty, the work crews can each get a full day off to rest over the next few days.

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Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY61.326 to FY61.356

This is only a week later than I had planned. I’ve gotten behind on updating the timeline entries and am still trying to catch up. I’ve had some big battles to play through and I just haven’t had the time to do so. There will be another battle coming in a few days as soon as I get it played out.

The timeline this month, like last, focuses almost exclusively on the maneuvering, battles, and logistics of the Second Sathar War. There are a few entries on the HSS History’s Hope but that is really the only not war related thread I’m tracking right now. This month saw a couple of battles. There was originally going to be one more but the UPF withdrew seeing as they faced almost certain destruction.

This month also sees the fast-track completion of pilots in the current class in the Gollwin Academy to service as pilots for all the new fighters coming out of the starship construction centers for the newly formed Frontier Fighter Corps. This is a process that will continue of the next several months until all the pilots are graduated or the class completes their current training.

There might be a bit of other, non-war stuff next month but not much. The next two posts after this one will be battle reports that I’ll get up as soon as I can. Depending on how those play out, there might not be much in the way of ships left to fight for a while so things will probably quiet down.

Date (FY)Events
61.326– Sathar SCC#4 (OFS111) completes 5 fighters.

– The K’aken-Kar assault scout jumps into its home system and begins decelerating toward Ken’zah-Kit.

– RG One settles into orbit around Zik-kit and joins up with the rest of PG Meteor already in orbit.
61.327SG Alpha jumps into the Fromeltar system and begins calculations for the jump to the Kizk-Kar system.  The pilot of the recently completed fighter takes on extra life support and begins boosting to join SG Alpha as it transits the system.
61.328– SBF-J1 arrives at SCC#3 (OFS138).  After a rapid reprovisioning, during which orders are issued to all existing sathar vessels, SBF-J1 departs the SCC and begins accelerating for a jump to the OFS137 system.

– Sathar EG-1 jumps out of the Liberty system but does not end up in the Waller Nexus system as expected.  Rather it overshoots and arrives in the Padda (FS11) system instead.  The astrogators begin working out where they are at.
61.329– SBF-J3 jumps into the OFS168 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS167 system.

– SBF-E3 arrives at Stenmar (Kazak) and merges with SBF-E2.

– The fighter in the Fromeltar system joins up with RG Alpha as it crosses the system for its jump to Kizk-Kar.
61.330– The HSS History’s Hope makes the jump and ends up in a binary system but it is not the two stars of YS07.  While the engineers start to work on the engine overhauls, the astrogators try to figure out where they are.

– The lone K’aken-Kar militia assault scout arrives back in its home system and the crew stands down for some leave but remain on alert for rapid recall if needed.
61.331– SG Alpha jumps into the Kizk-Kar system and begins deceleration toward Zik-Kit and PG Meteor.

– SBF-J3 jumps into the OFS167 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS166.

– 2 UPF fighters are completed at both the Minotaur (Theseus) and Hentz (Arak) SCC and 2 more go into production in each location.  The fighters are temporarily manned by the local militias until UPF pilots and be dispatched to the system.
61.332Realizing that they need pilots for all the new fighters being produced, the current cadets at Gollwin academy are polled for volunteers for the Frontier Fighter Corps.  Those that volunteer are put on a fast completion track to get their Pilot and Rocket Weapons certifications.
61.333– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS137 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS136 system.

– SBF-J3 jumps into the OFS166 system and begins calculations for the jump to FS33 to join up with SBF-B2.

– 11 UPF fighters are completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  With no pilots ready, they are put into storage and Spacefleet temporarily gives the space over for commercial ship maintenance.
61.334– A fighter and assault carrier are completed at SCC#10 (OFS174).  Instead of starting another AC and fighter, construction begins on 2 destroyers and a frigate.

– The new sathar assault carrier at SCC#10 (OFS174) collects the 3 fighters in the system and begins a transit to SCC#4 (OFS111). The ships are designated Transit Group (TG) 1.

– Astrogators aboard the HSS History’s Hope work out their position and discover that they went nearly twice as far as they intended.  The system is designated YS09 and they decide to take two smaller jumps to get back to YS07 to reduce the chance of error.  They begin working on jump calculations for an 8 ly jump to the next system.

– 3 more fighters are completed at the Hentz (Araks) SCC for the Frontier Fighter Corps, 2 more go into production, the other slot being given over to commercial ship maintenance for now.
61.335Initial calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for a jump to the first system on their way back to YS07, another binary system 8 lightyears away.
61.336– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS136 system and begins calculations for a jump to the FS56 system.

– SG Alpha arrives at Zit-Kit (Kizk-Kar).  The fighters are stationed on the planet’s surface while the assault carrier begins preparations for a trip back to Prenglar to pick up more fighters.

– SBF-J3 jumps into the FS33 system and begins decelerating to join up with SBF-B2.

– 8 fighters are complete for the Frontier Fighter Corps at the PGC shipyard (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  They are shuttled over to Gollwin academy to serve as trainers for the accelerated pilot classes.  Construction begins on 8 more.
61.337– The astrogators in sathar EG-1 are able to localize their position.  Being only a single jump from Theseus, they begin calculating a jump to that system first.

– SBF-E2 leaves orbit around Stenmar (Kazak) and begins accelerating for a jump to the Zebulon system and Strike Force Nova.

– SBF-B2 leaves orbit in the inner FS33 system and begins accelerating for a jump to the K’sta-Kar and Task Force Cassidine.  SBF-J3 changes course to meet them enroute.
61.338– After another 100 days of exploiting their secret jump route between Truane’s Star and Cassidine, Obar Enterprises has grossed another 1.47 million credits.  In the year since charting the route they have grossed over 6.8 million and paid off the loan on their new freighter.  Given the current crisis, they turn over the details of the jump route to Spacefleet.

– Initial jump calculations complete, sathar EG-1 starts accelerating for a jump to the Theseus system.
61.339– SBF-J1 jumps into the FS56 system and begins calculations for a jump to the Kizk-Kar system.

– SBF-J3 meets up with SBF-B2 enroute to K’sta-Kar and merges into that battle group.

– Another UPF fighter is completed at the Hentz (Araks) shipyard.  The extra capacity in the shipyard will be used for the next six days to accelerate construction on two of the other fighters to get all four fighters on the same schedule.
61.340– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps into their target system which they designate YS10.  They immediately begin working on engine overhauls and calculations for the 6 ly jump to return to YS07.

– The initial group of more advanced students at the Gollwin Academy (Morgaine’s World, Prenglar) complete their fast-track certification for the Frontier Fighter Corps.  The ten of them are dispatched to Triad to take command of some of the fighters there.
61.341SG Alpha jumps back into the Fromeltar system and begins calculations for a jump to Dramune.
61.342– SBF-J1 jumps into the Kisk-Kar system and begins decelerating to engage PG Meteor.

– SBF-E2 jumps into the Zebulon system and begins decelerating to engage Strike Force Nova.

– SBF-B2 jumps into the K’sta-Kar system and begins decelerating to engage Task Force Cassidine.

– The sathar battle fleets are detected within hours of their arrival in their respective systems and alerts go out across the Frontier.  Spacefleet is out gunned in nearly every case but is determined to stop the worms.

– Sathar EG-1 jumps into the Theseus system.  They immediately begin decelerating to stay in the outer system and begin working on calculations for a jump back to the Padda system.
61.343– Construction of the Spacefleet battleship, Admiral Dooltan, at the Pan Galactic starship construction center orbiting Gran Quivera (Prenglar) complete.  With the new sathar offensive, Spacefleet starts construction of a light cruiser, frigate, and assault scout.

– 2 assault scouts of the Theseus militia detect the sathar frigate of EG-1 and immediately begin boosting to intercept the ship.  An alert goes out and the other ships of the militia boost to intercept as well although they will be two days behind.

– Suspecting FS33 to be the origin of the sathar fleets jumping into the K’sta-Kar system, the K’aken-Kar militia assault scout starts working on calculations to chart a jump route to that system.
61.344– Construction of the Spacefleet battleship, the Admiral R’kazk’tar, at the Cassidine Development Corporation starship construction center orbiting Triad (Cassidine) completed.  The crew takes command of the ship and begins a short shakedown cruise in the system as they await the arrival of the fighter pilots and SG Alpha.

– With the completion of the Admiral R’kazk’tar, Spacefleet uses the space in the shipyard to begin construction of two destroyers and two assault scouts.

– With plans to send the Admiral R’kazk’tar to Truane’s Star, the Admiral Dooltan is ordered to the Fromeltar system and then on to Kisk-Kar to take command of Task Force Meteor if the patrol group survives the coming attack.

– Detecting the incoming militia assault scouts, sathar EG-1 change their deceleration profile to try to avoid the ships while they change direction for the return jump to Padda.

– Realizing that they have an opportunity to exploit the new jump route provided by Obar Enterprises, Spacefleet HQ orders Strike Force Nova and supporting militia ships to fall back to the Truane’s Star system and expect reinforcements.
61.345– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps back into the YS07 system.  They begin working on engine overhauls and calculations for a jump to return to YS08.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Dramune system and begins calculations for a jump to the Cassidine system.

– SBF-E2, detecting the departure of SF Nova, vector to follow them to the Truane’s Star system.
61.346– Unable to avoid intercept by the 2 Theseus assault scouts, the sathar frigate turns to engage them. They transmit all their jump data back to SBF-J2 before engaging. 

– Battle of Theseus – In a short, 20-minute battle, the sathar frigate managed to damage one of the assault scouts before being destroyed by a single volley of assault rockets and laser batteries from the 2 militia ships. The damaged assault scout heads to Minotaur for repairs.

– Calculations complete, the K’aken-Kar assault scout begins accelerating for a jump to FS33.

– Three more fighters for the Frontier Fighter Corp are completed in Theseus. Construction begins on 3 more.
61.347– Second Battle of Kwadl-Kit – Though outgunned by the sathar, Task Force Cassidine put up an amazing defense and over the course of 1.5 hours completely destroys the sathar fleet.  While almost no ship goes unscathed, they only lose 3 fighters and 3 assault scouts.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Cassidine system and begins vectoring for a jump to the Truane’s Star system using coordinates provided by battleship Admiral R’kazk’tar.

– After a detailed assessment of the strength of SFB-J1, PG Meteor and Spacefleet command decided that they cannot hold the Kizk-Kar system and the jump capable ships start accelerating for a jump to the Fromeltar system.  The fighters go into hiding on the planet’s surface.

– Seeing PG Meteor departing, the sathar forces vector to intercept but the acceleration of the UPF ships is such that only the smaller sathar vessels could intercept which would give the advantage to Spacefleet.  After a few hours of pursuit, they reverse course and settle into orbit once again around Zit-Kit.
61.348– Sathar SCC#1 (OFS203) completes construction of a light cruiser.

– Arriving back at Minotaur (Theseus), the damaged militia assault scout is immediately put into the shipyard.  A HS:7 ship under construction is moved out to make room.

– 5 fighters are completed at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).  Work begins on five more.  These fighters are put in storage until crews can be obtained for them.
61.349– SF Nova and its supporting militia ships jump into the Truane’s Star system and begin decelerating toward Pale.

– The group of 10 FFC pilots arrive at Triad (Cassidine) and take command of their fighters. They immediately take on extra life support and begin a high-g boost, together with the battleship Admiral R’kazk’tar, to join SG Alpha.

– After a day rearming, Task Force Cassidine begins acceleration for a jump to the K’aken-Kar system and then on to Kizk-Kar to engage the sathar forces there.

– The Theseus militia assault scout completes its repairs and the HS:7 ship is moved back in to resume work.

– The battleship Admiral Dooltan jumps into the Cassidine system, it remains at high speed to transit to Dramune.
61.350– Joining up with SG Alpha, the fighters are quickly taken aboard the carrier and stowed for jump.  The battleship, assault carrier, and fighters are designated Task Force Relief and prepare for level 2 risk jump to the Truane’s Star system.

– SBF-E2 jumps into the Truane’s Star system and begins decelerating toward New Pale.  SF Nova and the local militia begin maneuvering to intercept.

– SBF-J1 departs orbit around Zit-Kit (Kisk-Kar) and begins accelerating for a jump to the K’aken-Kar system to intercept TF Cassidine.

– Detecting the departure of SBF-J1, PG Meteor puts its jump on hold and drifts in the outer system to observe.

– The UPF minelayer, currently in the Fromeltar system, begins accelerating for a jump to the Kisk-Kar system.  It will join up with the Admiral Dooltan as it transits the Fromeltar system before making the jump.
61.351– TF Relief jumps into the Truane’s Star system and begins a hard deceleration toward New Pale.

– The K’aken-Kar militia assault scout misjumps and instead of reaching FS33 ends up in an unknown star system (OFS169).  They begin working on determining their location.

– With a HS:12 ship completing maintenance in the CDC (Triad, Cassidine) shipyards, Spacefleet starts work on 3 new assault scouts to replace those lost by Task Force Cassidine.  The remaining space is used for civilian ship maintenance.

– The battleship Admiral Dooltan jumps into the Fromeltar system.  It begins vectoring and performing jump calculations to take it to Kisk-Kar.
61.352– The HSS History’s Hope makes the return jump to YS08 and begin decelerating toward the inner system as they once again overhaul engines and try to plot the route back to YS07.

– Seeing that SBF-J1 seems to be committed to jumping out of the Kisk-Kar system, PG Meteor changes course and starts to decelerate back toward Zit-Kit.

– A fighter is completed at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  It is transferred to Gollwin Academy (Morgaine’s World, Prenglar) for use in training the accelerated cadets.

– Detecting TF Relief, the sathar reassess their position and despite being out gunned nearly two to one, press on toward New Pale and the UPF forces.
61.353– Strike Force Nova and the Truane’s Star militia ships arrive back at the armed station orbiting New Pale (Truane’s Star).  Just hours later, they are joined by TF Relief.  The incoming sathar ships are only a day away.

– The UPF minelayer in the Fromeltar system joins up with the Admiral Dooltan and then continue on their way to the Kisk-Kar system to join with PG Meteor.
61.354– Second Battle of New Pale – The UPF destroy or drive off most of SBF-E2 but both battleships, including the newly constructed Admiral R’kazk’tar, are destroyed in the fighting.

– The fleeing sathar ships accelerate for a jump back to the Zebulon system.

– The UPF destroyer damaged in the Second Battle of New Pale heads to the starship construction center on Pale for repairs.

– TF Cassidine jumps into the K’aken-Kar system.  Alerted that SBF-J1 is headed their way, they begin decelerating toward the inner system instead of continuing on the Kisk-Kar.

– Another UPF fighter is completed at the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyard.  It is temporarily manned by militia forces until Spacefleet can get fighter pilots to the system.
61.355– SBF-J1 jumps into the K’aken-Kar system and begins decelerating to intercept TF Cassidine.

– The UPF battleship and minelayer jump into the Kisk-Kar system and start decelerating toward Zit-kit.

– The damaged UPF destroyer arrives at the Streel shipyard (Pale, Truane’s Star).  A HS:6 ship under construction but nearly complete is temporarily moved out to provide priority access for the Spacefleet vessel.
61.356– PG Meteor arrives back in orbit around Zit-Kit (Kisk-Kar).

– A HS:5 ships complete maintenance in the CDC shipyard (Triad, Cassidine). Spacefleet holds the space in anticipation of more ships finishing and beginning construction on a new battleship.

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February 9, 2021 Tom Leave a comment

Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY61.294 to FY61.325

A new year and here’s the recap of the details happening in the Frontier over the past month.

The beginning of the month was the final battle of the initial sathar foray into the Frontier. There could have been a couple more but the sathar, being significantly outgunned, decided to fall back and retreat. Another sathar starship construction center joins the war effort and this month sees a lot of repositioning of ships as well as reclaiming control of the Liberty system. The sathar are getting ships into position for another major push in the coming month.

Early in the month, I started reporting all the movement of ships in and out of the UPF starship construction centers as Spacefleet took control of their operations. By mid-month, I realized that was a little much and scaled it back only reporting ships completed or started for Spacefleet and the militias. All the commercial construction and maintenance will not be mentioned.

Date (FY)Events
61.295– The HSS History’s Hope safely arrives in YS06 and begin working on a jump to the YS07 system.

– The CMS Osprey arrives back at Clarion and is quickly admitted into the shipyards for repair.

– TF Cassidine jumps into the K’aken-Kar system and begins decelerating toward Ken’zah-Kit.  Once again they won’t make the initial engagement arriving a few days too late.  However, they are determined to stop the sathar here if PG Meteor and the militia ships cannot.

– 15 HS of space opens in the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine). Spacefleet starts construction on another light cruiser to finish filling the holes in their ranks and allows the Truane’s Star militia to begin construction of a final assault scout.
61.296– With the loss of the Liberty system, and the massive losses in the initial foray into the Frontier, sathar forces and production from SCC#10 are committed to war effort against the Frontier.  This adds 9 fighters, 3 FF, 5 DD, 3 LC, 2 HC, and 2 AC to the sathar roster in addition to the SCC’s production capacity.

– The CMS Osprey emerges from the Clarion shipyards fully repaired and ready for action once again.  A small HS:4 yacht is moved in the SCC for maintenance.

– Battle of Ken’zah-Kit (K’aken-Kar) – The sathar obliterate the station with a single concentrated barrage but then are quickly destroyed by the combined UPF and militia forces.  Besides the station, only a single militia assault scout was lost with damage to three other ships that will require time in a shipyard to repair.

– Sathar SCC#4 (OFS111) completes construction of a new frigate.

– Realizing that SF Nova will reach New Pale in time for the battle, and having a nearly 2:1 hull disadvantage against SF Nova, PG Virgo, and the remaining Truane’s Star militia, SBF-E2 reverse course and start plotting a jump back to Zebulon.

– 12 HS of space opens up in the CDC SCC (Triad, Cassidine).  Construction is begun on two new assault scouts to replace those lost by the Kizk-Kar militia.  The remaining space is given over to a HS:6 ship for annual maintenance.

– 22 HS of space opens up in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  With Spacefleet’s immediate needs being met, they move two HS:11 ships in for maintenance.
61.297– SF Nova arrives in orbit around New Pale.  The crew spends the day resting from their hard trip as they watch the sathar begin to fall back.  The remaining ships of PG Virgo are absorbed into the Strike Force.

– The White Light militia jumps back to their home system and begins deceleration toward Clarion.

– The UPF minelayer jumps into the Fromeltar system and begins decelerating to join up with the militia forces holding that system.

– With the loss of SBF-C1 in the K’aken-Kar system, and recognizing that they are out gunned by the UPF forces there, SBF-B2 does not jump to K’aken-Kar but begins decelerating back toward Kawdl-Kit in the K’sta-Kar system.

– With its engines repaired, SF Nova’s assault carrier, together with its four surviving fighters, begin a high-speed jump to catch up with the main group.  At the same time PG Virgo’s carrier, leaving its 3 fighters behind, begins a transit back to Prenglar.

– The newly constructed sathar frigate at SCC#4 (OFS111) begins a transit to SCC#5 (OFS019)

– SBF-J1 (1 AC, 1 HC, 2 LC, 1 DD, 1FF, & 8 fighters) departs SCC#10 and begins a high-speed transit that will eventually take it to K’sta-Kar.

– SBF-J2 (1 HC, 1 LC, 3 DD, 2 FF) departs SCC#10 and begins a high-speed transit to the Liberty system.

– 8 HS of space opens in the Hentz (Araks) SCC for a total of 9 HS of open space.  A small HS:9 freighter is moved in for maintenance.

– SBF-E1 jumps back into the Kazak system.  They do not slow down and start plotting a jump back to SSC#5 in the OFS019 system.

– An additional 13 HS of space opens in the Hentz (Araks) SCC.  A HS 11 mining ship is moved in for annual maintenance.
61.298– After rearming the ships in the K’aken-Kar system, TF Cassidine and PG Meteor begin accelerating for a jump to the K’sta-Kar system to confront SBF-B2 or drive it out of the system.

– The damaged ships (a frigate & assault scout from PG Meteor and the surviving K’aken-Kar assault scout), designated Repair Group (RG) One are ordered to Fromeltar for repairs. They begin accelerating for a jump to Kizk-Kar.

– 13 HS of space opens in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  A HS:12 ship is moved in for maintenance.
61.299A small group of 8 civilian privateer vessels, hailing from the yazirian worlds of the Frontier and calling themselves the Yazira Squadron, arrive in orbit around Morgaine’s World (Prenglar) and request permission to assist Starfleet in the fight against the sathar.
61.300– The HSS History’s Hope arrives in the YS07 system and begins decelerating toward the inner system.  Back at the last system explored, they plan to spend a few days resting here before starting to chart new routes toward their destination.

– SBF-E2 jumps back into the Zebulon system and starts decelerating toward Volturnus.

– SBF-B2 settles back into a high orbit around Kawdl-Kit (K’sta-Kar).

– SBF-E1 jumps back into the OFS019 system and begins decelerating toward the starship construction center there for repairs.

– 8 HS of space opens in the PGC shipyards in Gran Quivera (for a total of 9 HS of space available).  A HS:9 ship is moved in for maintenance.
61.301– Worried that since the sathar have a route into Prenglar they may also have one to Gruna Garu, Spacefleet sends the Yazira Squadron back to Gruna Garu to bolster the defenses there.

– With the sathar mostly on the retreat at the moment, and based on the success of the fighters and assault scouts in the recent engagements, Spacefleet announces the creation of the Frontier Fighter Corps with a plan to station multiple squadrons of fighters in every system of the Frontier.

– As the first step of implementing the Frontier Fighter Corps, all currently available space in the Type I and II shipyards around the Frontier are used to start construction of new fighters.  At the moment that means 2 are started in Hentz (Araks) and 2 in Minotaur (Theseus).
61.302– The White Light militia arrive back in orbit around Clarion.

– The UPF minelayer arrives in orbit around Terledrom, joining up with the Fromeltar and Dramune militias.

– SF Nova’s Assault carrier jumps into the Dixon’s Star system and starts working on calculations for the jump to Truane’s Star.  The carrier leaving PG Virgo also arrives in the system and starts working on calculations for the jump to Prenglar.

– The lone sathar frigate jumps into OFS110 and begins calculations for a jump to OFS022.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS170 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS169.

– SBF-J2 jumps into the OFS177 system and begins calculations for a jump to the Dayzer system (OFS178).

– Sathar SCC#5 (OFS019) completes construction of a cutter.
61.303– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS169 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS167 system.

– Task Force Cassidine and PG Meteor jump into the K’sta-Kar system and begin decelerating toward the sathar forces orbiting Kawdl-Kit.

– RG One arrives in the Kizk-Kar system and begin engine overhauls and plotting a jump to Fromeltar.

– 11 HS of space open up in the Triad (Cassidine) SSC.  Work is begun on 11 fighters for the newly formed Frontier Fighter Corps.  There are complaints that over half the SCC’s capacity are being used for Spacefleet but Spacefleet points out that some of that usage if for planetary militias as well.

– Deciding not to wait any longer, two HS:6 ships under construction in the Pale SCC (Truane’s Star) are moved out of the shipyard by Spacefleet to make room for the damaged light cruiser.
61.304– The crew of the HSS History’s Hope start working on the next jump in their journey to a small red dwarf star.  It’s a long one, just under 12 light years long jumping a big void of stars in this region of space.  They designate their target system YS08.

– Detecting the inbound UPF forces, and recognizing that they are still outgunned, SBF-B2 decides to abandon K’tsa-Kar. They break orbit from Kawdl-Kit and begin accelerating to jump out of the system.

– 13 HS of space opens up in the Hentz (Araks) shipyard.  Two HS:5 ships are moved in for maintenance and work begins on constructing 3 new fighters.

– 4 HS of space opens up in the Clarion (White Light) shipyard and a small HS:4 ship is moved in for maintenance.

– The sathar SCC#10 (OFS174) completes construction of a fighter.
61.305– SF Nova’s assault carrier jumps into the Truane’s Star system and begin deceleration toward the rest of the Strike Force.

– The lone sathar frigate jumps into OFS022 and begins calculations for jump to OFS018.

– SBF-E1 arrives back at SCC#5 (OFS019) and is disbanded.  The work halts on the heavy cruiser currently under construction and the damaged frigate and destroyer enter the shipyard for repairs.

– 6 HS of space opens up in the CDC SCC (Triad, Cassidine), with another 17 HS opening up tomorrow, the space is held to allow some larger ships to move in for maintenance.

– 9 HS of space opens in the Terledrom (Fromeltar) SCC.  With RG One only a few days away, the space is held for those ships so that battle repairs can begin immediately when they arrive.
61.306– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS167 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS166 system.

– SBF-J2 jumps into the Dayzer system (OFS178) and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS179 system.

– 11 HS of space opens in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  Spacefleet begins construction of 8 fighters and an assault scout using the available space.
61.307– The lone sathar frigate jumps into OFS018 and begins calculations for jump to OFS019.

– The damaged sathar destroyer under repair at SCC#5 (OFS019) is finished and emerges from the shipyard ready for battle.

– SF Nova’s assault carrier arrives in orbit around Pale and rejoins the fleet.  It collects the fighters left by PG Virgo as part of its compliment.

– The assault carrier from PG Virgo arrives back at Morgaine’s World (Prenglar).  The crew is debriefed on their trip to the Rim and recent battle at New Pale (Truane’s Star).

– After four days of round-the-clock work by the engineers from the Pale SCC and SF Nova, the light cruiser emerges from the Streel shipyards fully repaired and ready for action.  The two ships that were moved out to make room resume construction.
61.308– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS166 system.  Upon arrival, their orders are changed, and they are ordered to proceed to SCC#3 (OFS138) instead of heading into K’tsa-Kar.  They begin plotting a jump to OFS157.

– RG One arrives in the Fromeltar system and begins deceleration toward the shipyards at Terledrom.

– Task Force Cassidine and PG Meteor arrive in orbit around Kawdl-Kit, much to the relief of the planet’s populace.

– The damaged sathar frigate under repair at SCC#5 (OFS019) is finished and emerges from the shipyard ready for battle.  The damaged heavy cruiser is moved in to begin the extensive hull repairs it needs.
61.309– SBF-J2 jumps into the OFS179 system and begins calculations for a jump to the Liberty system (FS30).

– SBF-B2 jumps into the FS33 system and begins decelerating.

– After two days rest, the assault carrier at Morgaine’s World (Prenglar) is ordered to Triad (Cassidine) to await completion of the first fighters for the Frontier Fighter Corps and then to shuttle them to the Kizk-Kar system.  It is designated Shuttle Group (SG) Alpha.

– 18 HS of space opens in the Hentz (Araks) SCC.  A HS 14 ship is moved In for maintenance.  Another fighter is started for Spacefleet and the remaining space is held for an upcoming ship maintenance.
61.310– Jump calculations complete and verified, the HSS History’s Hop starts accelerating for the jump to YS08.

– Yazira Squadron arrives back in the Gruna Garu system where they join up with the local militia to coordinate the defense of that system.

– Strike Force Nova, together with the remaining ships of the Pale militia, leave Fortress Pale and begin accelerating toward the Zebulon system to engage the sathar forces now orbiting Volturnus.
61.311– The lone sathar frigate jumps into OFS019 and begins decelerating toward SCC#5.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS157 system and begin calculations for a jump to the OFS156 system.

– With the sathar apparently gone from the system, PG Meteor is ordered to the Kizk-Kar system where they will be supported by the fighters being delivered by SG Alpha and joined by their flagship, the battleship Admiral R’kazk’tar which will be completed in 33 days.
61.312SBF-J2 jumps into the Liberty system and begins decelerating toward Snowball.
61.313– PG Liberty and the Mhemne belters detect the sathar ships that have arrived in the system.  An alert is immediately sent out to Spacefleet alerting them of the sathar presence.

– RG One arrives at the Terledrom shipyards (Fromeltar).  The militia assault scout and UPF frigate are immediately moved into the shipyard to begin repairs.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS156 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS155 system.
61.314– SBF-B2 arrives in the inner system of FS33 where they await orders from the sathar high command.

– Recognizing that they are no match for the inbound sathar forces, PG Liberty, with the assistance of the Mhemne belters, go into hiding in the Liberty system to watch the sathar’s movements.  Evacuations begin immediately on the L4 and L5 stations.

– Receiving the alert from PG Liberty, the Theseus militia ships in the White Light system depart Fortress Redoubt and begin accelerating for a jump home.
61.315– The HSS History’s Hope successfully jumps into the YS08 system.  They begin decelerating toward the inner system and working on engine overhauls.

– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS155 system and begins calculations for a jump to OFS150.

– SF Nova and the Pale militia jump into the Zebulon system and begin decelerating toward Volturnus and the sathar forces.

– The K’akan-Kar militia assault scout completes its repairs in the Terledrom (Fromeltar) SCC.  As it emerges the UPF assault scout is moved into its place.
61.316– The sathar frigate arrives at SCC#5 (OFS019) joining up with the other ships there.

– SBF-J2 arrives in orbit around Snowball and finding the L4 station abandoned settle back into the berths there. 

– Detecting SF Nova, SBF-E2 decides to avoid engagement and departs Volturnus and begins accelerating for a jump to the Kazak system.

– PG Meteor jumps into the K’aken-Kar system and begins working on calculations for the jump to Kizk-Kar.

– The UPF frigate and assault scout complete their repairs in the Terledrom shipyard and emerge once again ready for combat.  A HS:6 ships is moved in for maintenance and Spacefleet begins construction of 3 fighters.
61.317RG One, now fully repaired, departs Terledrom for the Kizk-Kar system.  The  Spacefleet vessels will remain in that system to await the arrival of the rest of PG Meteor while the militia ship will return to its home system.
61.318– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS156 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS146 system.

– SG Alpha arrives in orbit around Triad (Cassidine) just in time to pick up the five fighters completed in the CDC shipyards.  The fighters are taken aboard the assault carrier which prepares to depart for the Kizk-Kar system the next day.  Construction begins on five more fighters.

– After two days in the Liberty system, with no indication of any UPF presence, the heavy cruiser and 3 destroyers of SBF-J2 split off (now SBF-J3) and begin accelerating for a jump back to OFS179 leaving the light cruiser and 2 frigates in the system.
61.319– Arriving at the inner system of YS08, the crew of the HSS History’s Hope begin working on calculations for the return jump to YS07.

– Taking several days longer than expected, the damaged sathar heavy cruiser emerges from SCC#5 (OFS019) fully functional once again.  The hull of the heavy cruiser whose work was paused is moved back into the shipyard to resume construction.
61.320– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS146 system and begins calculations for a jump to SCC#3 (OFS138).

– SF Nova arrives and settles into orbit around Volturnus (Zebulon).

– PG Meteor arrives in the Kizk-Kar system and begins decelerating toward Zik-Kit.

– SBF-E3 (1 C, 1 FF, 1 DD, 1 HC) departs SCC#5 (OFS019) for a jump to Kazak to join up with SBF-E2.
61.321SBF-E2 jumps into the Kazak system and begins decelerating toward Stenmar.
61.322– RG One arrives in the Kizk-Kar system and the Spacefleet vessels start decelerating toward Zik-Kit while the militia assault scouts remains at speed and prepares for a jump back to its home system of K’aken-Kar.

– A fighter for the Frontier Fighter Corp is completed in the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) and construction begins immediately on another.
61.323– The Theseus militia arrive back in orbit around Minotaur.

– SG Alpha jumps into the Dramune system and begins calculations for a jump to Fromeltar.

– SBF-J3 jumps into the OFS179 system and begins calculations for a jump to the OFS168 system.

– One of the sathar frigates in the Liberty system begins accelerating out from the inner system and appears to be on a course to jump to the Waller Nexus system. It is designated EG-1. PG Meteor could intercept from their hiding place in 2 days.

– Detecting the outbound sathar frigate, PG Liberty notifies Spacefleet and are told to let it pass but take it out if it returns to the system.
61.324– SBF-J1 jumps into the OFS138 system and begins deceleration toward SCC#3.

– PG Meteor arrives in orbit around Zik-Kit (Kizk-Kar).

– A UPF fighter is completed in the Terledrom (Fromeltar) shipyards and construction begins immediately on another.
61.325– Calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope stars accelerating for the jump back to YS07.

– SBF-E2 arrives in orbit around Stenmar (Kazak).

– SBF-E3 jumps into the Kazak system and begins decelerating toward Stenmar and SBF-E2.

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January 5, 2021 Tom 1 Comment

Maps and Counters

It has been a crazy week and I’ve not had any time to sit down and work on anything new. That should change starting today (although I have the next Frontier Explorer next looming over me still). But that doesn’t help for today’s post.

As such, I thought I’d round up all the Star Frontiers maps and counter scans that I have and make them available at one central location (namely this post). Some of these were up before and I took off-line a couple of years ago when WotC had us put the Frontier Explorer on hiatus. Others are ones I’ve done for myself or others over the years. Many of these are linked from various places around the but I’ve never really made a centralized directory.

Counters

Let’s start with the counters. I have scans of both the Alpha Dawn Counters and the Knight Hawks counters at a number of different resolutions. You can download the ones you want to use. Most of these are saved as .PNG files which is a lossless compression format, as opposed to JPEG which is lossy. That means that the files are going to be fairly large, especially at the higher resolutions, and that you get all the detail from the original counters.

AD Counters

I’ve never really scanned in the AD counters. I found a good scan of them years ago and have always just used those. One of these days I’ll get around to making my own scans from like-new, unpunched counter sheet that I have. But until then, this one is quite good.

  • An older scan (by someone else) stored in JPG format (400 DPI – 2.7MB)

KH Counters

  • Full Sheet – 100 DPI (1.3 MB)
  • Full Sheet – 200 DPI (5.4 MB)
  • Full Sheet – 300 DPI (16 MB)
  • Full Sheet – 400 DPI (23 MB)
  • Full Sheet – 600 DPI (46 MB)

I’ve also made a zip file (1.1 MB) with all of the KH counters (and a few of the AD ones) cut out at 100 DPI that you can download. Additionally, you can get the individual counters from that zip file (and a link to the file as well) on this page.

Maps

That’s all the counters. Over the years I’ve done a number of maps as well. Some of them are already linked and shared here on this blog. Others, mostly recreations of the original maps from the game, I’ve posted in various locations around the web as I’ve created them.

Scans

First, let’s look at a couple of scanned maps. Namely the cover maps of SF0: Crash on Volturnus that give the deck plans of the Serena Dawn and the surface map of Volturnus. I have both of these as either PNG (full resolution) or JPG (smaller size).

  • Serena Dawn – full – PNG (3.8 MB)
  • Serena Dawn – full – JPG (492 kB)
  • Volturnus – full – PNG (3.9 MB)
  • Volturnus – full – JPG (607 kB)

I have scans of the Port Loren map from the Alpha Dawn rules and the station map from the Knight Hawks rules but I’ve also created remastered versions of those which are much better. We’ll look at those below.

I also have a scan of the Frontier Deployment Map which is the outside cover of the SFKH1: Warriors of White Light module and is used in the Second Sathar War strategic game from the Knight Hawks Campaign Book. This one is just saved as a JPG.

  • Frontier Deployment Map – JPG (360 kB) – Roughly 100 DPI

Finally, I have the two halves of the Zebulon’s Guide to Frontier Space map of the Frontier. I never actually stitched these two together. These are stored as BMP (bit map) files, another lossless compression algorithm. I don’t think I did the original scans and don’t remember where I got them from.

  • Zeb’s Guide map – left half (5.5 MB)
  • Zeb’s Guide map – right half (5.5 MB)

Remastered

Let’s look at my remastered maps. These are maps that I’ve recreated as original digital creations. Most of these maps were created as scalable vector graphics (SVG) files and then exported as PNGs at 100 DPI which was more than enough resolution for what was drawn. I can always re-export them at any resolution I want.

Let’s start with the big maps. These are all 50 pixels to the square and two squares to the inch. These are faithful recreations of the original maps matching colors, fonts, shapes, etc. as close as I could get them.

  • Port Loren map – (990 kB) – This is the big poster map from Alpha Dawn
  • Station map – (1.68 MB) – This is the big station complex on the back of the space map from the Knight Hawks set.
  • Station Commercial – no cut (1.7MB) – This is the left half of the station map including the bit of the zoo area cut off by the diagonal zig-zag.
  • Station Residential – no cut (175 kB) – This is the right half of the station map including the bit cut off by the diagonal zig-zag.
  • Port Loren Starport map (539 kB) – I created this remastered version to match the same colors and styling as the original Port Loren map, but the design of the map was done by someone else, whose name I can no longer find. If anyone knows the original creator, let me know.

Those are the main maps on the two posters. I’ve also done some of the smaller maps from the posters as well

  • Town map – (16 kB) – this was used for “Slave City One” from the module SF1: Volturnus, Planet of Mystery. I actually recreated it for an adventure we published in issue 1 of the Frontier Explorer.
  • Assault Scout Deck Plans – green (26 kB) – This is from the Knight Hawks poster map and is a remastered version of the original assault scout deck
  • Assault Scout Deck Plans – blue (29 kB) – The same as above but blue.
  • Knight Hawks battle map – black on white (40 kB) – A computer generated hex grid matching the KH battle map, including hex numbers. This one is black lines on a white background
  • Knight Hawks battle map – white on black (40 kB) – Same as above but with the colors inverted.

Finally, I have a set of maps that were created by Tom Verreault. One is a remastered version of the mountain terrain map from the back of the big AD poster map. The others are an expanded area that connect the first one and then a big map of all four together as a single file.

  • Mountain A map (31 kB)
  • Mountain B map (39 kB)
  • Mountain C map (45 kB) – this is the original from the AD map
  • Mountain D map (32 kB)
  • Full map (81 kB) – The four maps above combined

Final Thoughts

I hope you can find these useful. I probably have a few more that I’m not finding at the moment. If I do find others, I’ll update this post or make another one. I do have a number of other image and logos I’ve created over the years. I considered adding them here but decided they really deserve their own post so look for those in the future.

Some day I plan on remastering all the terrain maps from the back of the AD map but I’ve just never gotten around to it.

September 22, 2020 Tom 4 Comments

Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY 61.173 to FY 61.203

This was a rough month for getting the timeline posts out on Twitter. I was doing good and had them all scheduled up through my vacation, but then when I got back, completely dropped the ball for the rest of the month. Mainly do to being swamped by dealing with the loss of my truck and getting it replaced. In fact, I’m still getting caught up and some of the events in this post won’t make it up until later today.

This was another busy month in the timeline with several threads overlapping including the completion of the Dramune Run and Mutiny on the Eleanor Moraes module events, and the beginning of the Face of the Enemy module events. Additionally, the last saurian Ark Ships leaves their home system and the saurians make contact with the Frontier.

Here’s the events of the last month:

Date (FY)Events
61.173– The Osprey departs Minotaur (Theseus) for their jump to the Padda system.

– The sathar vessels overtake the 8th Ark Ship just hours before it is ready to jump.  The escort vessels, combined with the defenses of the Ark Ship, put up a heroic defense. 

– The escort vessels sacrifice themselves to ensure the escape of the Ark Ship and manage to damage the pursuing sathar vessels enough that the Ark Ship, while severely damaged itself, can escape their pursuers and slip alone into the Void.  They arrive safely in OFS191.
61.174– Decelerating toward the inner regions of the OFS191 system, the 8th saurian Ark Ship begins scanning the binary star system. 

– After being sedated and interrogated for 10 days, the crew of the Gullwind is taken to meet with the Malthar.  On the return to their cells, their guards are set upon by chukkahs running free in the station.  They escape to the docking bay where the Gullwind is being held. (SFKH1)

– Next to the Gullwind’s bay, the crew discovers a room with cages of imprisoned chukkahs and transport containers for them.  Loading as many as they can into the transport containers and on to the Gullwind, they then depart the station just as a swarm of combat robots attack the ship. (SFKH1)

– As the Gullwind departs Darkworld station, the Malthar’s ships pursue and attempt to destroy the vessel.  The fight is quickly joined by both the Inner Reach militia and the elements of Strike Force Nova (LC, 2xFF, 4xAS) in the system.   (SFKH1)

– With the Spacefleet ships quickly turning the tide of the battle, the pirate and Outer Reach militia ships scatter.  The Third Dramune War is over. (SFKH1)
61.175– Arriving at Inner Reach, the crew of the Gullwind give a full report to the Inner Reach Government and Spacefleet on their discovery and the events of the Dramune Run.  The crew discovers that Garlus left the Gullwind to them in his will.

– After a quick resupply, the element of SF Nova that survived the battle depart for the Fromeltar system to rejoin the Strike Force.
61.176– Just a few hours before making the jump to the Padda system, the CMS Osprey detects unknown radio signals in the outer system.  The ship’s energy sensors confirm several faint sources in the same direction.  They have passed close to the saurian Ark Ship and its escorts and detected some intership communications.

– The CMS Osprey attempts to contact the unknown radio source but receives no response. They radio the contact back to Minotuar and continue on their way to the Padda system.

– After analyzing the report from the CMS Osprey, the destroyer, frigate, and two assault scouts of the Theseus milita begin boosting toward the location of the contact.
61.177– The HSS History’s hope arrives back in the YS07 system and begins deceleration. Unfortunately, all jumps forward from here are 10-12 light years long.  The team begins weighing which of the five systems would make the most sense for progress beyond it.

– The CMS Osprey successfully jumps to the Padda system.  They immediately begin working on the jump calculations to the Waller Nexus system while not slowing down, only angling their vector toward that system.

– The saurians detect the militia ships traveling toward them. Given their analysis of the radio signals collected so far from the system and the CMS Osprey, they believe the species living here are not allied with the Sathar and decide to risk communication.
61.178– With the militia ships only a day away and now decelerating toward their location, the saurians open communications, attempting to contact the approaching ships.  The Theseus militia receives the communication attempt and responds in kind. They also notify Minotaur of the development.

– While initial communication between the saurians and UPF is difficult, both due to the long light delay as the signals travel between the ships, and the lack of a common language, progress is made as the distance between the ships decrease and the saurians’ computers translate Pan-Gal into saurian.
61.179– The Theseus militia ships arrive at the location of the saurian Ark Ship and its escorts. They are impressed by the design of the saurian Battle Rays and the sheer size of the Ark Ship itself. 

– Rudimentary communications between the saurians and Frontier races are established and the story of the saurians’ flight are related to the crews of the UPF ships.  This information is relayed back to Minotaur.

– The Minotaur government notifies the UPF Council of Worlds via subspace radio of the detection of the saurian vessels and their contact with them.

– The detachment of SF Nova arrives in the Fromeltar system from Dramune.  The remainder of the Strike Force beings accelerating for a jump to the Kizk-Kar system.
61.180– Having found no suitable planets in the OFS191 system, the 8th saurian Ark Ship begins accelerating for a jump to the OFS179 system.

– The Council of Worlds temporarily suspends all other deliberations to discuss and debate what to do about the saurians.
61.181– Having picked a system as their next target, and with deceleration complete, the crew of the HSS History’s Hope begin work on jump calculations for the next leg of their journey, a M5 dwarf 12 light years away.

– The detached ships from SF Nova rejoin the main group as it accelerates toward Kisk-Kar.
61.182– Calculations complete, the CMS Osprey jumps into the Waller Nexus system and begins decelerating toward Mahg Mar.  They radio the UPFS Eleanor Moraes to establish communication with the downed ship.

– The UPFS Elanor Moraes responds to the hail from the CMS Osprey and transmit the survey data they have collected along with coordinates for the Osprey to find the Moraes.
61.183As the Council of Worlds continue discussion, the Minotuar (Theseus) government, under pressure from many of the citizens of their world, invite the saurians to bring their ships into the inner system. 
61.184– While working on jump calculations and surveying the YS07 system, the radar system on the HSS History’s Hope suddenly stops working.

– As the engineers begin to work on HSS History’s Hope’s radar, they realized that they have been out so long that they have missed their annual maintenance.  They discover several other systems that may cause problems in the future.

– With it being about 100 days to make a high speed transit, perform the maintenance, and return to their current location, the HSS History’s Hope crew must decide if they should return or press forward with an increased chance of breakdowns in future jumps.
61.185– After two days of internal debate, the saurians begin accelerating toward Minotaur, escorted by the militia ships.

– The 8th saurian Ark Ship successfully jumps to the OSF179 system.  The immediately detect a beacon left by the 7th ark ship indicating that the system had been surveyed but nothing suitable found.  Deciding that the neutron star in OFS192 is a non-starter, they begin plotting a course to FS58 and shifting their vector for the jump.
61.186– After four days of deceleration, the Osprey settles into orbit around Mahg Mar (Waller Nexus).  After a couple of orbits to orient their mapping systems, they locate the UPFS Elanor Moraes and descend to the planet’s surface, landing just a few hundred meters from the survey vessel.

– With repairs still ongoing on the HSS History’s Hope’s radar system, the crew comes down on the side of caution and decide to return to Scree Fron for maintenance.  The calculations for the jump forward are aborted and calculations are started to jump back to YS06.
61.187With the arrival of the CMS Osprey and the supplies it brought, the repairs on the UPFS Eleanor Moraes begin to progress much quicker.  Captain Dentin takes command of the expedition and begins sending out the survey robots to scout the surrounding terrain.
61.188– SF Nova arrives in orbit around Zit-kit In the Kisk-Kar system.  They will remain here for 6 days.

– The saurian ships settle into orbit around Minotaur (Theseus).  Constant holovid coverage has greatly increased the public interest in these strangely graceful ships.
61.189– The Theseus militia establishes a “no fly” zone around the saurian vessels to keep away all the curious onlookers attempting to visit and observe the ship up close in their small shuttles and private yachts.

– Having discovered what appears to be some sort of village about 30 km away members of the Moraes crew are sent by Captain Dentin to investigate with the Osprey crew continues working on the repairs. (SFKH3)
61.190– The two newest assault scouts for SF Meteor arrive at Gollwin Station orbiting Morgaine’s World (Prenglar).  They are debriefed and join with their fellow assault scouts and formed into Patrol Group Meteor until the capital ship complete construction.

– About 3/4 of the way to the village the crew of the UPF Eleanor Moraes discover a strange, small vehicle containing the bodies of two dead sathar and what appears to be a small, functioning robot.  They radio the find back to the Osprey which sends out another team to collect the vehicle. (SFKH3)

– With about 3 km left to the village, the Moraes crew reaches a tall cliff that their explorer cannot climb.  They need to continue the rest of the way on foot.  They camp at the base of the cliff for the night. (SFKH3)
61.191– The saurians agree to send an envoy to meet with members of the Minotaur government aboard Minotaur station.  They request that the captains of the militia vessels they had met originally be present at the meeting.

– Security is enhanced on Minotaur station in preparation for the historic first meeting with the Saurians.  Several protest groups are dispersed that were threatening to become violent.

– As the crew of the UPFS Eleanor Moraes reach the top of the cliff, a strange, birdlike creature briefly emerges from the underbrush and then disappears again. The crew can see it crouching in the bushes and decide to wait to see what happens. (SFKH3)

– After a several minutes, the creature emerges again from the underbrush and begins trying to talk to the Moraes crew.  Establishing some basic communication with the aid of a polyvox, the creature, Beet-Chest, begins leading them to his village. (SFKH3)

– Meeting with the village elders, the Moraes crew learn that the sathar had arrived on the planet about 3 months ago and 2 sathar attacked a party of the Notui (what the bird-like creatures call themselves) and were killed by the Notui.  The crew spends the night in the village after reporting in.
61.192– Patrol Group Meteor is dispatched to White Light via Timeon.

– The saurian delegation arrives at Minotaur stations.  Large crowds line the passages hoping to catch a glimpse of the visitors, but they are quickly moved away from the crowds.  After several hours of discussion, they return to their ships.

– Having determined the general direction of where the sathar’s ship landed (roughly in the same direction from the village as the UPFS Eleanor Moraes), the Moraes crew return to their ship to confer with Captain Dentin.
61.193– Calculation and course corrections complete, the 8th saurian Ark Ship jumps to the FS58 system.  They again detect a beacon from the 7th Ark Ship and realize they are still following the previous ship.

– Having completed jump calculations and gotten the radar system fixed, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating toward YS06, they plan to make a high speed transit back to Scree Fron spending only enough time in each system to overhaul engines and make jump calculations.

– The saurians of the 7th ark ship return to Minotaur station to continue their discussions with members of the UPF and Minotaur governments, returning once again to their ships at the end of the day.  This continues for the next several days.
61.194– After much deliberation the saurians of the 8th Ark Ship decide that jumping through the nebula again (which would take them to the Tristkar system) would not be the best plan, and like the 7th Ark Ship before them, start plotting a jump to the Theseus system.

– Strike Force Nova departs Zit-Kit (Kisk-Kar) for the K’aken-Kar system.
61.195After three days of detailed survey by the robots, no trace of the sathar ship can be found on land and Captain Dentin suspects that it landed in the water of the nearby river.  The Moraes’ crew sets out to try to find some trace of it along the river.
61.196A delegation from White Light, including Crown Princess Leotia Valentine Leotus, arrives at Minotaur station and joins the deliberations with the Saurians. 
61.197– Jump calculations complete, the 8th saurian Ark Ship begins accelerating toward the Theseus system.

– After two days of careful search along the riverbanks, the Moraes crew discover a metal cable attached to a stake in the ground, partially buried in the sand, and extending out into the river.  Investigation shows some sort of small craft submerged in the river at the other end of the cable.
61.198– HSS History’s Hope jumps into the YS06 system and begin immediately working on the engines and jump calculations for a jump to YS05.

– Using spacesuits with improvised weight belts, the Moraes crew investigate the submerged vessel.  It is a hull size 2 ship of sathar design never seen before.  They locate the airlock at the other end of the cable but do not attempt to enter.
61.199Descending again to the sathar ship, the Moraes crew breach the security system on the airlock and enter the ship.  Fighting through the ship’s defenses, they gain control of the ship with only minor damage to the ship and no serious injuries to the crew.
61.200After a day of examining the sathar vessel, the Moraes crew discover what appears to be a sathar base of operations for the ship located in the FS30 system and astrogation data to get there.  They send a report back to the Frontier Expeditionary Force HQ on Clarion.
61.201PG Meteor arrives in orbit around Lossend (Timeon).  They plan to spend two days here before continuing on to Clarion (White Light).
61.202– The 8th saurian Ark ship successfully jumps into the Theseus system and immediately detect radio signals from the inner system.  A few hours later they detect the 7th Ark Ship and establish communications.

– The UFPS Eleanor Moraes and CMS Osprey receive orders from the Frontier Expeditionary Force commander to select a crew to man the sathar scout ship.  The three ships are to jump to the FS30 system and attempt to capture the sathar base.

– PG Meteor’s time in Timeon is cut short and their orders are changed to proceed immediately to the Theseus system to support Frontier Expeditionary Force operation in the FS30 system.  They leave immediately for the White Light system.
61.203– Strike Force Nova arrives at Ken’zah-Kit in the K’aken-Kar system.  They will remain in this system for 18 days patrolling the outer system.

– Engine overhauls and jump calculations complete, the HSS History’s Hope jumps back to they YS05 system and begins working on the jump to YS03.

And here’s the full timeline file:

DetailedFrontierTimelineDownload

September 8, 2020 Tom 1 Comment

Detailed Frontier Timeline – FY61.051 to FY61.080

This month sees the final leg of the trip for the remaining ships of the Discovery Squadron and it’s final disbanding, the HSS History’s Hope gets back on track on it’s exploration mission, avoiding it’s assailants in the YS01 system, and a new ship emerges from the Minotaur shipyards that will play a pivotal role in the history of the Frontier. Spacefleet also begins construction on the ships for Strike Force Meteor.

As always, you can follow along daily on the Star Frontiers Twitter feed if you don’t want to wait for the monthly summary. I’m a few days behind at the moment with my Twitter posting but I should get caught up in the next day or so.

Date (FY)Events
61.051– The Sathar starship construction center in the Liberty system completes 2 destroyers.

– Strike Force Nova jumps into the Zebulon system. They begin decelerating toward Volturnus.

– After much deliberation, the sathar high command decides to send two of its new cutter ships to the Kazak system to scout out the UPF and Rim forces there.
61.052Construction begins on a new UPF assault carrier at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar).  This is the first of the new ships commissioned for the new Strike Force Meteor group to be built around the battleship already under construction.
61.053– Shakedown cruise complete, passengers begin loading onto the newest saurian Ark Ship.

– The HSS History’s Hope detects emissions from another ship in the YS01 system, assumed the be their previous assailant.  However, the ship is far away on the other side of the system.  They believe that they will be able to get out of the system before it could catch them, even if they were already detected.
61.054Construction begins on a new Spacefleet light cruiser, part of the new Strike Force Meteor, at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine).
61.055Strike Force Nova arrives at Volturnus (Zebulon).  The two Truane’s Star militia assault scouts are released to return to their home system. They begin accelerating toward jump speed.
61.056– Construction begins on two destroyers for Spacefleet’s new Strike Force Meteor at the Hentz (Araks) shipyards.

– Deceleration, plotting, and engine repairs complete, the HSS History’s Hope begins accelerating for their jump back to YS02. Signals from the other ship in the system change and it seems to be accelerating toward them.  However, its distance makes an intercept nearly impossible.
61.057– Construction begins on two frigates for Spacefleet’s new Strike Force Meteor at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards.

– Sathar cutters arrive in the outer reaches of the Kazak system and begin a slow deceleration as they gather data on the system.
61.058Repairs at the PGC shipyard (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) restore capacity to 85%.
61.059After several weeks of short intra system runs, the CDCSS Mystic embarks on its first interstellar journey shuttling several CDC managers to Fromeltar to meet with members of the new Groth Energy Corporation.
61.060– The HSS History’s Hope makes the jump to YS02 without encountering the other ship which was still 1.3 AU away when the jump was made.  They begin decelerating and plotting their next jump, which after more study of the astrographic data, will be back to YS03, a jump of 6 ly.

– Upon arrival in YS02, the HSS History’s Hope sends a subspace message back to Histran informing their organization of the presence of the hostile ship still in the YS01 system and their plans to continue onward. They YS01-YS02 jump data is not transmitted.
61.061Construction begins on two assault scouts for Strike Force Meteor at the PGC shipyards (Gran Quivera, Prenglar)
61.062Sathar starship construction center in OFS019 completes a cutter.
61.063Sathar cutters in the outer Kazak system complete their deceleration and continue to collect data on the Rim forces in the system.  They relay that Strike Force Nova seems to have departed the system.
61.064The two Truane’s Star militia assault scouts arrive back at Pale station.  The crews are given a three week leave while the ships are overhauled and repaired in the shipyard before rejoining regular patrol duties.
61.065Memorial Services held in Valencia City (Clarion, White Light) for the crew of the Clarion Royal Marines frigate lost battling the sathar in the Zebulon system.
61.066Sathar begin mobilization for final push into the Saurian system.
61.067After 100 days all of the newly hatched Eorna infants are still alive and growing healthily.
61.068CDCSS Mystic arrives at Groth Station (Fromeltar) without incident.  Its maiden interstellar voyage went off without a hitch.
61.069After months of data collection and analysis, scientists believe they have cracked the structure of the signals from OFS200. Some of them are voice transmissions in an unknown tongue that sounds similar to recordings of sathar voices.
61.070The HSS History’s Hope successfully makes the jump from YS02 to YS03 and begin their deceleration and plotting of a jump back to YS02.
61.071– Summer ends on Alcazzar.  CDC begins pulling staff in preparation for the long winter.

– Construction begins on two assault scouts for Strike Force Meteor at the CDC shipyards (Triad, Cassidine)
61.072With the release of the findings about the signals from OFS200, the Anti-Satharian League stage demonstrations outside the Council of Worlds and Spacefleet headquarters demanding an immediate attack on the system to eradicate the worms.
61.073Loading complete, the sixth saurian Ark Ship departs the Sauria system in search of a new world away from the sathar.
61.074After over a year of rebuilding and new ship construction, the sathar begin gearing up for final push on the Sauria system.
61.075Sathar starship construction center in OFS138 completes a heavy cruiser.
61.076Repairs of Triad Starship Construction Center bring it up to 90% capacity.
61.077Construction of the CMS Flitter complete at the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyards.  The ship begins its maiden voyage to its home system of White Light.
61.078After spending ten days in port, the CDCSS Mystic loads passengers for a return trip to Triad (Cassidine). The CDC delegation remains on Groth (Fromeltar) to continue negotiations with the Groth Energy Corporation.
61.079The UPFS Eleanor Moraes emerges from the Minotaur (Theseus) shipyard and begins a shakedown cruise as the final members of the crew begin to arrive in the system.
61.080Repairs at the PGC shipyard (Gran Quivera, Prenglar) restore capacity to 90%.

Here’s the full timeline file:

DetailedFrontierTimelineDownload
May 5, 2020 Tom 1 Comment

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