I presume that Chrysolite has a small fleet of capable ships of it's own ... and that Andrew  has been contributing to their defense.

That said, we'll be off to Thalassa and thence to Sionnach.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 14):

The main fleet is based at Chrysolyte, and dwarfs Andrews fleet. Joining the original fleet of a Heavy Cruiser, the Moscow, 2 destroyers and 4 corvettes is a newly completed Imposter class Carrier (converted from a captured Labrysian 15,000 dTon Assault ship), 2 'Friendship' class cruisers (converted from captured Labrysian cruisers, one still being completed) and 4 Destroyers, the last one of which is still being completed.

After Sionnach, then 0532 as mentioned previously?

[OOC: will be away on exercise till friday]

Yes, but want to ask some questions about the ship on Sionnach before moving on.
Also tell them we plan to go to 0532, thence to 0331 and 0230 looking for the Cartier.

"As we are going into unknown space, we need to make sure we have extra supplies and we should take things to trade or give away for good will"

Would have been good to have acquired such on Aegir too...didn't think of it there, with everything else going on.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 18):

Sionnach is a bit of a backwater frontier planet. With an atmpshperic pressure of just 0.4 atm, a mask is required for breathing. Many of the 600 inhabitants are Nepalese or Peruvian, with a couple of Vegan families recently arrived, so English is not commonly spoken. A scientific institute has been set up to study ways of colonizing low atmosphere worlds, in particular looking for food crops that can grow in such conditions, but it is still very new. As such, food is not abundant, nor are touristy items. What items specifically were you wanting to trade, and how many tons or dTons of supplies did you want to load?

Would seem Many Nepalese and Peruvian animals and plants would do well here...  Quinoa, Alpaca and Llama etc.

We may acquire some nice wool products... and buy some quinoa if available at an affordable price.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 20):

Unfortunately no, air pressure is too low even for them. But some of the variations tried are modified versions of such, though it is still early days. But Hydroponics farms are booming, so regular foods are available, and while there are only a few llamas around for breeding and genetic modification purposes, there is plenty of Quinoa around at good prices, for the frontier. Of course, a shipment of supplies also arrives in a timely fashion aboard one of Kalishnikov's freighters a day after your arrival, which you are pretty sure was no co-incidence. They have 30 dTons of supplies to sell to the colony...or for you if you can fit them. Aegir now apparently exports food supplies...

Well at 8d tons per week and the weeks we have been away, we could probably use much of it and buy some Quinoa as well...  we will leave some 6 d tons supplies un-purchased  for the natives too.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 22):

Purchases are made, and you get ready to leave. It does not take much to punch into orbit, and Tanya soon sets a course for 0532, and the ship enters hyperspace effortlessly as usual.

One week later, when you exit to the binary star system the two gas giants make it hard to notice the smaller planets, one with life but nearly half the gravity of earth, and a thin atmosphere, and very little life as a result. You have used 8 tons, or 2/3 of a dton of supplies.

Gun Da Bin, give me a quick scan for anything like advanced life  or a crashed vessel.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 24):

It takes the better part of a day to travel to the planet that has some life and scan it thoroughly.

"Sorry sir, nothing detected.

Whilst this system had been mapped, none further out have been, at least on our records. We will need to take some time to scan the net system in preparation to jump there though."

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I do know that Guns... But i wanted to be sure this wasn't the end of Jacques.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 26):

"Of course, Sir. It does not appear to be here. Which system should we plan to jump to next?"

Good Question, Lets look at 0331.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 28):

"Very good, sir. We will map that sector. Anything else here to do while we do that?"

Not that I can think of ... there would be no signs of the Jacques after so long to my knowledge.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 30):

"Agreed, sir, unlikely. Normally I would say that a full system map might save us having to do a survey to jump back to this system next time though, but this system does have rudimentary maps. Of course, we might be able to improve on them."

If you have the assets to improve them and chart our next system, do so, but the next system has priority unless you find something to alter our plans.

Kat pilots the ship, listening in.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 32):

"With your permission, sir, I would like to deploy the fighters and the ships boat and make use of their sensors to map this system."

OK, That makes some sense and exercises them as well. However they need to stay fairly close.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 35):

Utilizing the small craft enable you to detect a number of inconsistencies in the system maps you have in the three days it takes you to get reliable readings of the next system.

Recalling all craft, Tanya lays in a path to the new system and you once again set off into hyperspace. A week later, give or take a few hours, you once again emerge back into normal space.

The new system has just two gas giants, with a small rather barren atmosphere-less moon orbiting one of them. Nothing else of note seems to be around.

OK, lets use the small craft/ recon missiles or whatever to ensure we don't miss anything here and start long range scanning of 0330. I also want to scan 0230 before we leave this system. Small craft stay closer, the recon missiles can look at the far side of the gas giants.

In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 37):

"Understood, Sir. It will take a week to map this system with all the drones and small craft, 10 days otherwise, and a week to get sufficient information on 0330  and 0230 to jump safely, but once we jump to one system, the information on the other system will need to be updated over the course of a day or two before jumping to there. So, 14 days here, maybe 13 if we are very lucky, but that will increase the chance of errors. We will get started right away."