Railgun:2350 (OOC/Open/FT-Nation Rp)

[Volghar]

NS Name: Volghar
Nation/Organization Name: Allied Free Ports
Flag (Spoiler Images):

Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Europa
Capitol/Base of Operations: Galileo [Founded as Oslo Station]
Main Industries: Ice Mining, Piracy, Corporate Basing
History (Keep Timeline in mind): The history of Europa is one fraught with bloodshed and famine. The first colony on the moon was that of New Oslo Station, an ice mining colony built to provide much-needed water to the people of Earth and the other inner planets. Originally staffed and inhabited by lower socio-economic classes from East Africa and the Middle East, the working populace was later boosted by Anglo-Celtic settlers from the redzones of Queensland and the British Isles. Europa became the black sheep of the outer colonies, a necessary place by all means, but one filled with the worst of the worst. When Mars and Luna threw off their yolk, Europa turned into a zone of proxy conflict. A den of piracy and constant machinations by the inner planets to gain access to the vast water resources available on the moon's surface. Whilst Ceres and Ganymede were the crown jewels of the outer planets, Europa was a necessary evil. A land under the boot of the inner planets, it's unruly populace of pirates and miners kept in check by threats of force.

When the outer planets insurgencies began, Europa was the first moon to attempt to throw off the inner yoke. It's people rising to the unparalleled militaries of Earth and Mars through guerilla warfare and kamikaze tactics. Famine would ravage the stations of Europa, but the colonists would continue their war for years. With the militaries of the great powers stuck fighting synthetic kelp farmers and miners, piracy would reach a new golden age in the inner reaches of the Galilean moons.

When peace finally did come to fruition, Europa was scarred, resentful and filled with criminals
Culture: Europa is a state of discontents, a series of free ports that ask no questions of those fleeing more civilised realms. The pirate kingdom of Nassau in the golden age of piracy has taken to space, as the dark corners of Europan stations are among the most dangerous parts of the System. The government asks little questions, more concerned with sabre-rattling at its more developed neighbours and the inner planets than reeling in its most profitable citizens and visitors.

Ethnically, Europa, ironically, is a hodge-podge of those first East African, Malagasy and Anglo settlers. Most Europans are identifiable enough by their almost Australian accents, with their Coptic religion and Somali and Madagascan cooking. A union of discontented peoples from the Indian Rim on Earth, taken to the ocean moon of Titan.
Military Population (no more than 5%): Roughly 14 million souls stand at the ready to fight for the Free Ports. But the various pirate fleets that rely upon the sanctuary of Europa may dwarf even that number. The unspoken threat of the AFP is their reliance on ne'er-do-wells.
Fleet Size: Grand Fleet: 300 ships - Tasked with defending Europa
~300 ships: Pirates of the outer system based out of Europa, allegedly "civilian" ships with civilian charters. Europa has become an infamous haven for pirates
Military Info: Standing army is under equipped and reliant on older technology. The various pirates who the AFP government is friendly with are even more destitute.

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[Northern Poland]

I agree, the app seems to be rather barebones.

Fuck it, dispute time.

Luck to you.

[Vacif]

NS Name: Vacif
Nation/Organization Name: Aigo-Mikaili Holdings Group
Flag (Spoiler Images):

Claim: Callisto
Capitol/Base of Operations: Nova Pretoria, Valhalla, Callisto
Main Industries: Mass Media, Communications, Electronics, Electronic Security, Heavy Machinery, Mining, Fuel Refining, Infrastructure, Energy Generation, Ship Building
History:
AMG was established in the early 2032, when the Chinese Aigo Industries merged with the African Mikaili Group. Following the Third World War, AMG worked to satisfy the needs of a burgeoning population. They spearheaded large scale renewable power and infrastructure throughout Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. Following the success of the Luna and Mars Outposts in October of 2052, AMG shifted its focus from Earth infrastructure and the bordering crippling over population crisis, they began putting more and more funds into space travel, and power generation.

AMG was among the many corporations to join the so-called 'Outer Gold Rush'. Initial projections for growth were positive, but with little law enforcement and increasingly cut throat competition in the belt, AMG began investing in its own spaceborne security force. Soon paramilitaries would be shipped out with the belt miners and their equipment. While not a fan of UN restrictions and oversight, they understood the need for a stable environment, and foresaw a heavy handed military response to the 1st Belt Insurgency and thus fully cooperated and supported the UN during the 1st Belt Insurgency in hopes of gaining favour with the U.N.

In 2162, AMG set its eyes on Jupiter, specifically Jupiter IV. Callisto. In Typical AMG fashion, they swiftly bought up the land claims before anyone else could and were practically out the door before most people were even getting their papers signed. They plastered their ads everywhere, promising fair wages, job security, safety, and benefits among other promises in hopes of luring the best and brightest for their corporate colony. They recruited straight from Earth, from every corner of the globe, and after carefully vetting each individual colonial candidate, they were chemically augmented to handle the vigours of space colonization. Engineers were deployed to construct the gas mining facilities around Jupiter for AMG, whilst also constructing the habitation domes on Callisto.

Wave after wave of colonists, it became quite clear that one singular mega city would not be enough, but numerous colonies dotting the moon. While quite difficult for a normal corporation to fund such a colonial development, AMG was no ordinary corporation, and with U.N. backing, the colonies of Callisto would quickly become more than electronic schematics and future prospects.

When the Martians began their revolt, support among the Corporation was mixed. The vast majority of the colonists were from Earth, or were one generation separated. There was a strong loyalist sentiment, but as AMG had much of the power and practical influence, the U.N.'s power was symbolic at best out past the belt. Publicly, AMG stayed neutral in the conflict, selling refined resources to all sides during the conflict, however public support for Earth on Callisto was still high at the time. As the inner planetary wars grew more violent, and hedged against the UN, the colonists wept, and petitioned to support rebuilding of the home planet. While AMG had no special feelings for Earth, what with her taxes, and byzantine bureaucracy, they still pledged support to rebuild the ruined cities of Anchorage, Sapporo, and the likes, netting major reconstruction contracts, and gaining much public support from their own colonists and Earth's citizens.

For 134 years, AMG grew its influence over the moon colony of Callisto as proxy wars and guerilla warfare tore apart the outer rim in a system wide Cold War. AMG participated heavily during these conflicts, building up their security rapport on top of their top quality, off the shelf goods. SSOG personnel prowled the Belt, both helping and hindering the numerous insurgencies that burned through the belt. Fighting anyone and everyone, Martian advisors, Earth Marines, Rogue Belters. For a time war was their business, and business was good. By the time of the Final Belt Insurgency, AMG had reigned in complete control over Callisto's politics and economy. Earth had lost its soft influence on the outer rim of Jupiter. Banding with the other corporations of the belt and their ad hoc Belt Governments declaring no more of anyone else's influence, Martian, Lunan, Venusian, Terran or otherwise.


Culture:
The culture of Callisto is much like the culture of Earth. Incredibly diverse and varied. While English and Chinese are the primary spoken languages, the colonies have rich deposits of languages and culture. The colonies on Callisto are much more like a mosaic, or a mixed salad of cultures as each culture maintains its distinct uniqueness while coming together to support a larger culture. The colonists of Callisto are painfully aware of the current political climate of the solar system and are well versed in system wide events. They value peace, order, and accountability. Profit and wealth are surprisingly not such a key concern despite a highly competitive environment run by corporations. Probably because AMG practically owns everything to some degree. Innovation and risk are encouraged, and no stone is left unturned in the pursuit of knowledge.

Despite its highly corporate origins, the colonies are fairly left leaning, with much oversight with many regulations and checks and balances. A remnant of when the U.N. ran things. Not that the corporation minds it too much, appeasing the population so they don't revolt is a simple price to pay. Stability is much more profitable than instability.

Military Population (no more than 5%):

• Public Security Officers (Police Officers) - 119,898
• Corporate Security Group (Soldiers and Airmen) - 429,728
• Corporate Void Personnel (Sailors) - 20,650
• Special Security Operations Group(Covert Operations) - 12,000
  Total: 582,276 (0.92% of population)

Fleet Size: 60 ships, 4 squadrons of 15 (11 Corvettes, 19 Frigates, 13 Destroyers, 10 Cruisers, 3 Repair Ships, 3 Hospital Ships)

• Security Squadron Leviathan - Callisto Defense Force
  • AMGVS Leviathan (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Cydonia (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Daedalia (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Argyre (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Elysium (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Arsia (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Nemisis (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Solis (Frigate)
  • AMGVS All Under Heaven (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Dresden (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Resolute (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Janissary (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Oberon (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Skyfall (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Flashpoint (Cruiser)
• Security Squadron Stalingrad - Escort and System Security
  • AMGVS Stalingrad (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Voracity (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Heaven's Gate (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Red Sky (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Damocles (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Remembrance (Hospital Ship)
  • AMGVS Calypso (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Firewalker (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Hate or Glory (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Shanghai (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Epochal (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Euclid's Anvil (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Edge of Tomorrow (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Black Dawn (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Constantine (Repair Ship)
• Security Squadron Triumph - Escort and System Security
  • AMGVS Triumph (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Revenant (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Basilisk (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Trident (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Krakengard (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Valour (Hospital Ship)
  • AMGVS Merciless (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Vindictive (Repair Ship)
  • AMGVS Ultima (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Fire Blazing (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Dead on Arrival (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Redline (Corvette)
  • AMGVS 10 to Midnight (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Red Shadow (Destroyer)
  • AMGVS Sudden Impact (Destroyer)
• Security Squadron Valiant - Anti-Piracy and Patrol
  • AMGVS Valiant (Cruiser)
  • AMGVS Artemis (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Constellation (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Thunderbolt (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Vigilant (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Venom (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Alto (Repair Ship)
  • AMGVS Legacy (Hospital Ship)
  • AMGVS Heroine (Frigate)
  • AMGVS Mistral (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Solace (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Replicant (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Nightwatch (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Echo (Corvette)
  • AMGVS Echelon (Frigate)

Military Info: The corporate security arm of AMG handles all security and policing action for the colonies on Callisto and the immediate void boundary around the planet. They employ military grade technologies, not bound by any government treaties to reign in their military capabilities. The proper armed security forces are highly trained veterans from years of counter-insurgency, proxy-conflict and anti-piracy work in the Belt and around the outer rim. They are a well equipped, highly motivated fighting force that enjoy many generous benefits. They are all volunteer, and are recruited from all walks of life, regardless of ethnicity, or sex. Unarmed policing units are given heavy training in deescalation and unarmed combat trainings and while being held to a high standards for entry and maintaining of work. Numerous audit units monitor progress and work ethic, pruning any corruption or sub-par policing work.

While primarily composed of human combatants (usually with some kind of chemical/gene therapy to help with the rigors of space) the Security Service makes remarkable use of drones. Each section coming with some kind of mechanized support, be they man deployable drones, semi-autonomous fighting platforms, or walking shields. Trained in an extensive variety of situations for every field, CSG operatives have extensive zero G combat capabilities, boarding action, and close quarters battle for claustrophobic firefights inside of hallways and space stations. While relatively few in number, they make up for it in their high quality work, and equipment. It shows in their price tag.

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[Ithalian Empire]

NS Name: Ithalian Empire
Nation/Organization Name: The United Republic of Mars
Flag (Spoiler Images): A red circle upon a blue field with two green bars on either side.
Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Mar, Phobos and Demos
Capitol/Base of Operations: The City of Opportunity
Main Industries: Mining, electronics, arms manufacturing, ship building.
History (Keep Timeline in mind):
Culture: Martians have been accused of being a dower and humor less people, some would even say they are rather robotic. And many would be correct in this observation. Mars was once one of the harshest environments that mankind had ever lived on and as such it has breed a hard kind of man. Martians value only those that can add to the over all survival of the rest of the population. Because of this, Martians are a hard working and militant people, with most people naturally falling into line and deviance from the established social norms are considered threats to the over all survival of the Martian state and therefore the Martian people.
Military Population (no more than 5%): 50 million active duty with a further 100 million in reserves and another 100 million in the militias.
Fleet Size: 1,500 vessels
Military Info:
The Republics military force traces its history back to the beginning of the War of Independence nearly 200 years ago. It is an entirely volunteer based military, not a single person is enlisted unless they want to be enlisted. Mostly a deterrent from a Terran attack the Republic's Army is still a hardened force, specializing in combat in low gravity, low atmosphere environments and fighting in the confines of habblocks, space stations and ships. By far most enlisted Martians are in the navy, the greatest arm of Martian hard power, meant to keep Earth in her place and let the Outer Planets that the Red Planet still has a sword. Martian military doctrines are based upon defense in depth on the ground while the Navy focuses on hard hitting and fast moving vessels, many Martian ships are considerably smaller than there Earth counterparts, at the center of each martian fleet is a carrier ship that holds several wings of strike ships.

Fleets of the Martian Republic:
The 1-4 Logistics Fleet: Four fleets of 50 ships each, often dispersed amongst the other fleets delivering fuel, food, and ammunition to fleets on duty.
The Long Range Logistics Fleet: A fleet of 50 ships tasked with keeping the Blue Fleet supplied.
The Guard Fleet: 200 ships tasked with patrolling and policing the space around Mars. It's main asset is the moon Phobos, a massive complex of defense platforms and ship yards.
The Red Fleet: 100 ships tasked with patrolling the space between Mars and the Belt.
The Blue Feet: 150 ships tasked with patrolling the space between Earth and Mars, often plays games of cat and mouse with there Earth counterparts.
The Yellow Fleet: 150 Ships held in reserve with the Blue Fleet, there job is to aid Luna in the event of UN hostilities.
The Purple Fleet: A secretive fleet of 200 ships kept in two sepreat sections that take turns on routation. This fleet is meant to keep tabs on UN activites out side of there normal patrol zones, engaging in "tag raid" with UN forces, a practice where the Martian ships will get as close as the can to UN ships and light them up with targeting sensors.
The Green Fleet: 150 ships tasked with patrolling beyond the belt.
The Black Fleet: 150 ships tasked with hunting down pirates and heading into hot zones that might damage Martian interests in the Outer System.
The Grey Fleet: 150 ships used mostly as a reserve to support other fleets when needed.
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[New yugoslavaia]

May I reserve Triton?

[3rdBritan]

May I reserve Triton?

i am currently writig up a application for it but of course

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

May I reserve Triton?

That makes three people wanting triton xddddd

[3rdBritan]

NS Name:3rd Britan
Nation/Organization Name: the Imperial Empire of the Rings of Saturn
Flag (Spoiler Images): i will have one soon
Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Tethys
Capitol/Base of Operations: New Berlin
Main Industries: natural minerals and resources, wind energy, Iridium and other very rare metals
History (Keep Timeline in mind): when they fought for independence the outer planets prided this above most others as they had many rich resources and minerals which could only be found on a select few worlds, Take Iridium for example, Being only found elsewhere in the outer ring of the mars Jupiter belt, lays claim to Saturn but nobody takes it seriously, It was originally colonized bye the Germans cultures but at the poles there are distinct polish and Hungarian communities, after being a major power in the solar systems outer reaches for 13 years it was bought into competition bye inner circle planets, especially Venus, after a economic collapse, the Tethys planet united under some imperialist dictatorship and set about uniting the rings of saturn into a huge super empire that can economically compete with Venus
Culture: Mostly western Europeans. It has a distinct foundation of its [b]NEW constitution legalizing slavery of other planets and aggressive war[/b]
Military Population (no more than 5%): 30,000 people in the military as a peace time army
Fleet Size:
Royal Guard - a task force of 200 ships of frigates as a last defense
Corvette - a group of about 20 battle ships to detonate and pulp opposing planets


Military Info:

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[New yugoslavaia]

May I reserve Triton?

That makes three people wanting triton xddddd

Who are the others?

[Guuj Xaat Kil]

That makes three people wanting triton xddddd

Who are the others?

Taggity taggity taggity
Reserve Triton please.

Me for one

[New yugoslavaia]

Who are the others?

Taggity taggity taggity
Reserve Triton please.

Me for one

Oh well, there's always poor mans Europa Enceladus.

[Bentus]

NS Name: Bentus
Nation/Organization Name: The Illuminated Mandate
Flag (Spoiler Images):
Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Titan (along with some mining stations around Saturn)

App's all wrapped up - open to any feedback/comments! Also ain't too sure if I picked suitable numbers for the military, but am definitely willing to change them as needed.

[Northern Poland]

NS Name: Bentus
Nation/Organization Name: The Illuminated Mandate
Flag (Spoiler Images):
Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Titan (along with some mining stations around Saturn)

App's all wrapped up - open to any feedback/comments! Also ain't too sure if I picked suitable numbers for the military, but am definitely willing to change them as needed.

All these giant fleets! I need to RP having anti-orbital cannons on my little rock!

[Beutarch]

Tag.

I'd like to reserve Titania, please and thank you.

[Tagali Federation]

Alright, time for Application Acceptions

Northern Poland's Federal Republic of Vesta is accepted (Vesta)
Arkeyana's Oort Cyberocracy is accepted (Oort Cloud)
Volghar's Allied Free Ports are accepted (Europa)
Vacif's Aigo-Mikaili Holdings Group is accepted (Callisto)
Bentus's The Illuminated Mandate is accepted (Titan) -Perhaps drop the fleet size down to 400-450 but otherwise, I think it's fine.

[Veroxia]

Taggy tag.

[Bentus]

Alright, time for Application Acceptions

Northern Poland's Federal Republic of Vesta is accepted (Vesta)
Arkeyana's Oort Cyberocracy is accepted (Oort Cloud)
Volghar's Allied Free Ports are accepted (Europa)
Vacif's Aigo-Mikaili Holdings Group is accepted (Callisto)
Bentus's The Illuminated Mandate is accepted (Titan) -Perhaps drop the fleet size down to 400-450 but otherwise, I think it's fine.

Dropped the numbers down to 400! Looking forward to this. Also stumbled on this and figured it was a neat reference: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index. ... rface_Area

[Tagali Federation]

3rdBritan, your app is a little barren. What did the Outer Planets pride themselves on? Why the rivalry with Venus, what happened exactly with the economic collapse of Tethys? Finally, why would people unite under a dictatorship with 19th century ideals in the mid-24th century, or bring back slavery?

[3rdBritan]

3rdBritan, your app is a little barren. What did the Outer Planets pride themselves on? Why the rivalry with Venus, what happened exactly with the economic collapse of Tethys? Finally, why would people unite under a dictatorship with 19th century ideals in the mid-24th century, or bring back slavery?

il edit tomorrow, i have maths test revision

[The Empire of Tau]

Tagali, any feedback for my app?

[Sarderia]

NS Name: Sarderia

Nation Name: Jovian Federation

Flag:

Claim: Ganymede, 624 Hektor, 588 Achilles, several other Trojan and Hilda asteroids of Jupiter, several mining stations in Jupiter

Leader: President George F. Marcus

Capital: Copernicus, District Capital

Main Industries: Mining (Hydrogen, Helium, Sulfur, Oxygen, Iron, Carbon, others), Hydroponics-based Agriculture, Water Refinery, Transport and Cargo, Manufacturing, Anti-piracy Operations, Harbouring and Trade

History: The Jovian Federation began with an UN-sponsored colonization effort to settle Jupiter and the Asteroid Belts with human presence. Largest of these initiatives, the Endeavour Project, started with an initial fleet of 10 colony ships, led by the Mayflower, based on an ancient Earth vessel of the same name. The colonists arrived in Ganymede by 2094 to found the Jovian moon had been settled by corporations from Earth. But instead of prolonging conflict with the colonists, and therefore the UN administration, these Earth corporations estabilished subsidiaries based on the Belt and cooperated with the colonists; turning Ganymede with more arcologies and eco-complexes to provide the barren world with heat and oxygen. The colonists dug even deeper into Ganymede’s ice crust when they first found water – a global saline ocean that encompasses Ganymede and with it, primitive forms of life.

Soon after, Ganymede became a center of scientific research as Earth scientists flocked down to study the exobiologies present these; the companies benefit by estabilishing mining and cargo facilities, employing local colonists. Soon after, with these corporations’ incentives, the colonists began developing their corporations as well, with larger Earth conglomerates acting as patronizing stakeholders. The period of relative peace continued until separatism broke out on Earth; people from the Pacific and British Island administration zones began growing dissent, and opportunistic corporate entities could not pass at any attempt to get richer. Those who was displaced by this conflict, victims of the tensions on Earth, quickly fled to these Belt colonies; the local colonial administration in Ganymede accepted these refugees with open arms.

It is around 2103 that Port Salvador was founded on Ganymede’s ice crust exterior by the refugees from Earth. The first Colonial Charter was estabilihsed a year later, granting all citizens, refugees, and those who seek new opportunity to settle in Ganymede and its surrounding regions. Soon after, a heavy influx of colonists arrived from Earth, Luna, and Mars; a large initiative in June 2126 saw large amounts of colony ships from Luna and Mars heading to the Outer Systems. These colonists made a stop in what was the largest harbor in the Outer System, Port Salvador. While many settled on Ganymede, much more of them continued the journey into Saturn and beyond. The colonial administration was proven too large to contain the influx of colonists into Ganymede, and in 2130 it is divided into thirteen states across the moon and Jupiter’s lagrange asteroids, as well as pockets of habitat in Jupiter itself. These newborn states would provide the foundation for the Jovian Federation two centuries later.

Following news of unrest in Mars, the thirteen colonial states of Ganymede convened to limit the number of ships they would allow to dock in their ports; as Ganymede would not be seen supporting either Mars or the UN. The colonial states began building their own weapons factory and fleet unbeknownst to the UN, as they feared that a war in Mars could also spill to the outer systems, and thus endangering their ports and cities. Another influx of refugees arrived at Ganymede following the Martian Independence War on 2150-2151. These refugees, mainly from Earth and Mars, are accepted and given land on Ganymede and became citizens of the colonial states. The New Boston University was founded on one of Ganymede’s largest cities on 2153, following the influx of higher-income citizens from Earth. Until today, New Boston remained a city of universities and government research agencies. The Venusian revolution and the Lunar revolt further brought another group of refugees and corporations that wished to move their business to the Outer Systems. Ganymede remained loyal to the United Nations until 2280, when the Chancellor of New Boston, Alfred Copernicus, presided over the 104th Colonial Convention; there, Copernicus and several other state leaders presented an idea that quickly gained support across the thirteen states – independence from Earth.

Only two states, the Commonwealth of Trojans and the Dominion of Galileo, rejected the motion. However, these states alongside the others began expanding their military arm as well as boosting the construction of warships. The starting point for the rebellion is on March 15, 2292 Earth date – the Ides of March – when angered citizens of New Boston took several shuttles and destroyed three mining ships bound to Earth, after UN regulations forced colonial citizens to double their mining productions. In the act that would later be known as the New Boston Mining Party, the colonial citizens declared themselves free of UN-imposed regulations and taxes. Alfred Copernicus, after marshalling his city’s forces to form a blockade around Ganymede, was declared General of the Colonial Army on April 2292. He christened New Boston’s flagship, fresh out of drydocks, as the first independent Outer System warship, naming it JFMS George Washington after the American president who led rebellion against the British.

The Colonial Convention, who saw themselves as the spiritual successors to the Founding Fathers of America, began marshaling each of their navies in common defense, destroying a UN fleet in the Battle of Jupiter at 2293, and destroying another UN fleet in the Battle of Achilles at 2294. The war did not came without repercussions for the colonists, however. A sizeable UN force took over Galileo City and estabilished a base of operations there, until citizens forced them into a battle of attrition, that left the UN general responsible for retaking Ganymede in the hands of the Galileo Dominion. At first, the Dominion is loath to send the UN general into Colonial Convention custody – until Coeprnicus convinced them to move the general into New Boston. There, the UN general is publicly paraded, only to be lynched next by angered citizens. The Dominion did not take this lightly, however they were still commited to the independence war and soon amended themselves with Copernicus when he gave the Dominion leaders command of the colonial forces.

General Samuel Crosby, a Dominion war leader, forced a UN fleet into submission and boarded several of the Earth ships in the Second Battle of New Boston, at 2297. The status quo lasted until 2304, when the Colonial Convention, having defended their member states against further UN aggression, convened in Barnard City and drafted the Charter of Independence. On June 6, 2304, the Colonial Convention signed the Charter, effectively forming the first independent state on the Outer System. June 7th saw the estabilishment of the first Jovian Federation Congress, with members of the Convention forming the Jovian Federation Senate, while several more appointed members forming the Council of Representatives. Matters of state were first ran by the Congress, until the inauguration of Alfred Copernicus as 1st President of the Jovian Federation on July 4th, 2304 with Crosby being his Vice President. Since then, the Federation had always supported friendly and diplomatic relations – except for those who are against the Federation’s ideals, as well as being the haven of refugees and settlers from across the Solar Systems. The next chapter of Federation history shall begin soon – with the arrival of a new, interesting piece of technology from Earth…

Culture: Being a nation that is founded from immigration and colonization, the Federation’s government is very xenophile in nature; anyone could be a citizen of the Colonies as long as they follow the given procedures. The Federation is also fiercely and staunchly independent, their freedom being gained by a series of struggles against the Inner System powers; many who are far more powerful than they were. The Federation called itself a “bastion of freedom and democracy”, guaranteeing individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and favoring diplomatic approaches to other nations over militaristic ones, much like the United States of America during its early years. However, the United Colonies also maintains a strong military presence to deter attacks from both the Inner System states, its Belt neighbours, and the Outer System nations.

There are a vast mixture of races from across the Solar System present in the Federation, reflecting its origins. The government took to great lengths campaigning unity of all peoples; that they all share a common Jovian Dream of opportunity. Primary spoken languages are English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Malay, although the government recognizes no official language. As the Federation is a secular state, freedom of religion is guaranteed – although atheism is the most common belief (or lack thereof) in the Federation, a sizeable Christian population exists in the Federation. The Federation is regarded as a haven of religious people fleeing globalist persecution in Earth or Mars – the most common being Protestant Christians, with Catholicism/Orthodoxy and Islam coming second and third respectively.

The Federation is divided into thirteen states, each having a massive amount of local autonomy to the point that the federal government exists only to facilitate international relations. However, these states are bound by federal rules that are implemented throughout the Federation, and no federal rule shall stray from the Federal Constitution, the supreme body of authority from which all laws and practices in the Federation refer to. The government is headed by a President, who acts as both the head of state and government. The legislative functions are handled by a bicameral legislature – the Federal Senate, its upper house, and the Council of Representatives, its lower house.

National Anthem: Hard Times Come Again No More

Military Population:

• Department of the Army
  • Jovian Federation Army Central: 3,580,890 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Jupiter: 298,668 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Lagrange Trojans: 482,774 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Lagrange Greeks: 460,826 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Asteroid Belt: 532,886 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Outer System Forces: 584,247 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Inner System Forces: 626,883 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Special Operations Command: 40,000 personnel
  • Jovian Federation Army Reserve Corps: 11,392,826 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation National Guard Defense Corps: 12,000,000 active personnel
• Department of the Navy
  • Jovian Federation Marine Forces: 690,000 active personnel
  • Jovian Federation 9th Fleet – Cyberwarfare: 30,000 active personnel
• Department of National Security
  • Jovian Federation Police Force: 14,000,000 active personnel
• Department of Defense Research and Intelligence
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: 80,000 personnel
  • Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency: 80,000 personnel
  • National Security Agency: unknown/classified personnel
• Other Government Agencies Non-Military
  • Central Intelligence Agency: 120,000 active personnel
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation: 382,000 active personnel

Fleet Size: 1,260 Ships:

• 1st Fleet – Ganymede and the Jovian Moons: 6 Cruisers, 18 Destroyers, 43 Frigates, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 21 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasure ships, 36 Corvettes (Flagship: JFMS Star of Liberty)
• 2nd Fleet – Jupiter and the Ring: 8 Cruisers, 36 Destroyers, 34 Frigates, 62 Corvettes (Flagship: JFMS Light of Freedom)
• 3rd Fleet – Lagrange Trojans and the Belt: 6 Cruisers, 18 Destroyers, 43 Frigates, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 21 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasure ships, 36 Corvettes (Flagship: JFMS Washington)
• 4th Fleet – Lagrange Greeks and the Belt: 6 Cruisers, 18 Destroyers, 43 Frigates, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 21 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasure ships, 36 Corvettes (Flagship: JFMS Kitty Hawk)
• 5th Fleet – Inner Solar System: 8 Cruisers, 20 Destroyers, 30 Frigates, 50 Corvettes, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 16 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasue ships (Flagship: JFMS Enterprise)
• 6th Fleet – Outer Solar System: 8 Cruisers, 20 Destroyers, 30 Frigates, 50 Corvettes, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 16 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasue ships (Flagship: JFMS Ganymede)
• 7th Fleet – First Strategic Reserve and Patrol: 8 Cruisers, 20 Destroyers, 30 Frigates, 50 Corvettes, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 16 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasure ships (Flagship: JFMS Constitution)
• 8th Fleet – Second Strategic Reserve and Stealth: 8 Cruisers, 20 Destroyers, 30 Frigates, 50 Corvettes, 4 Hospital ships, 6 Repair and Supply ships, 6 Research ships, 16 Mine/Strikecraft Countermeasure ships (Flagship: JFMS Monitor)

Military Info: Although the recent conflict with the Inner Systems had estabilished an organized military force almost fifty million in personnel, the government seeks to lower this number as it began to divert funds into other sectors. The Federation’s navy, in contrary, would be expanded further to combat against the pirate threat of Jupiter’s moons and the Outer Systems. The Federation also employs a diverse array of synthetics to serve as fodder troops, as well as advanced droids and robotics weaponry installed on its ships and available for ground troops.

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[Bentus]

Jumping ahead maybe, but would anyone be interested in having some Unity missionaries be active in their territory? For some of the religious freedom factions, could be an interesting source of tensions/internal conflict?

[Arkeyana]

Jumping ahead maybe, but would anyone be interested in having some Unity missionaries be active in their territory? For some of the religious freedom factions, could be an interesting source of tensions/internal conflict?

They might be able to find a place in the Cyberocracy, given the whole augmentation thing the two share.

Vice versa too, with Cybercrats being present within the Unity as emmissaries.

[Theyra]

NS Name: Theyra
Nation/Organization Name: Republic of Io
Flag (Spoiler Images): Flag
Claim (Pick an empty one from the Roster): Io
Capitol/Base of Operations: New Kabul
Main Industries: Mining, Agricultural products, and Environmental Exo-suits
History (Keep Timeline in mind): Io was colonized by a small group of refugees from the war-torn region of Afghanistan, seeking a new life away from the fighting and far away from earth in 2130. The colonists hoped that the moon's undesirable environment and distance from Earth would allow them to be left alone. As they simply wanted peace since leaving their troubled home in Afghanistan. The colony faced some problems early on, insufficient cooling, unstable mining areas, and other problems the colonists had to face early on, Eventually, the colonists overcame the problems and the colony started to become profitable. Exporting valuable metals and using the plentiful sulfur on the moon to make fertilizer. Plus, using the abundant geothermal energy to power the colony.

Decades later during the cold war, Io was mostly spared from the proxy wars that were being funded by the Inner Planets. That was until an extremist group loyal to Mars would attack and take over Io in 2235. Imposing their own set of radical and tyrannical rules on the colony while they were in power and supplied Mars with Ionian resources. The people of Io had enough of the extremist group and formed a resistance group to evict the extremists from Io. Culminating in the Battle for New Kabul which the Ionians ousted the extremist group from Io. After that, the proxy wars started to affect the moon more and the colonists started to arm themselves in order to prevent another takeover. This would not stop the colony from being attack over the remainder of the cold war.

When the Final Belt Insurgency happened and Io had achieved its independence, there was troubling talk about what the new nation should be. For it was split between two groups that on the path should take. Tensions between these two groups eventually led to a civil war that lasted for two years and ended when the fanatical Pillars of the Way were defeated. Though the group left Io and became a pirate group that continues to harass Ionian shipping lanes. Once the civil war was over, the colonists formed the Republic of Io and set on rebuilding that damage caused by the civil war. Since then Io has made efforts to make sure that it stays independent and has gathered the best technology that is could to augment their military. Currently, the Republic is doing well despite increasing attacks from the Pillars on their trade ships. Efforts are being made to crush these pirates while they received an interesting message from a UN scientist.

Culture: The culture of Io is heavily based on Afghan culture, with some being a product on living on a volcanic world. Unlike their religious counterparts on Earth, the Ionians tend to be more spiritual and liberal when it comes to the afterlife. Choosing to focus on finding their purpose in life. While still following the old traditions of their past and a trace of tribal culture exist on Io. Most Ionians tend to be multi-lingual with Dari being the common language on the moon while English is reserved for dealing with outsiders. Living on Io has made the people, hardy, resilient and forged a strong ability to making exo-suits to survive extreme environments. Along with being slightly isolationists who generally wished to be left alone and are slow to trust an outsider.

Military Population (no more than 5%): 3,767 Active Personal
Fleet Size: 200 Ships that are mainly used for anti-pirating and escort operations.
Military Info: Since most of Io's neighbors are bigger militarily, the republic troops and navy specialized in hit and runs tactics. Staying mobile and their soldiers have been trained to fight in hazardous environments. Everyone ground unit using power-armor and are trained for boarding action if needed. Along there is a large investment for special forces units. They have the best weapons, equipment and training the Republic has and are frequently used for several operations. The military also uses drones and other robotic units to support their ground forces.

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[Northern Poland]

Jumping ahead maybe, but would anyone be interested in having some Unity missionaries be active in their territory? For some of the religious freedom factions, could be an interesting source of tensions/internal conflict?

Sounds interesting, I’m open.