Q3 2015 Results
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Q3 2015 Results
In a jarring, but welcome contrast to the earlier parts of the year, the months of July, August, and September saw no alien activity. Whether this was because the aliens weren't actually doing anything or their activities went unnoticed, it was a welcome relief to the brutal fighting of June.Council Members
Argentina = Mild Support (+12 Resources)
Australia = Mild Support (+24 Resources)
Brazil = Neutral (+15 Resources)
Canada = Strong Support (+30 Resources, +1 to Dice Rolls)
China = Mild Support (+36 Resources)
Egypt = Mild Support (+6 Resources)
France = Neutral (+20 Resources)
Germany = Neutral (+20 Resources)
India = Neutral (+20 Resources)
Japan = Mild Support (+24 Resources)
Mexico = Strong Support (+30 Resources, +1 to Dice Rolls)
Nigeria = Neutral (+10 Resources)
Russia = Neutral (+20 Resources)
South Africa = Neutral (+5 Resources)
United Kingdom = Mild Support (+24 Resources)
United States = Neutral (+40 Resources)
Stats.
Resources (R): 341 + 73 in reserve.
Political Support (PS): 60 (-1 per turn) (+1 per turn)
Free Dice: 1
Basing: Major Surpluses (+14)
Logistics: Moderate Surpluses (+6)
Manpower: Massive Reserves (+19) (+1 per turn)
Gear: Small Surpluses (+3)
Fuel: Small Surpluses (+3)
Medical: Moderate Surpluses (+6)
Supplies: Moderate Surpluses (+7)
Salvage: Minor Surpluses (+5)
Infrastructure (3 Dice): +5
[-] Echo Base (Phase 1)Located in Hong Kong, Echo Base will be the centre of INDEX operations in Asia. While heavily urban civilian areas around it will limit military potential, Echo Base is intended to be a major R&D location for INDEX.
(142/100, 10 Resources per Die) (42/150) (+3 Basing) (+1 PS) (Increased Support from China)
Having already acquired the necessary property, work continues on Echo Base. While Echo Base will ultimately be a major research and development centre, its initial stages follow the same basics as any other INDEX base. Barracks and armouries are set up alongside depots for the vehicles and landing pads for helicopters and VTOL aircraft, though the latter are limited by the urban nature of Hong Kong.
[-] Foxtrot Base (Phase 1)
Located in the Australian Outback, Foxtrot Base will be the centre of INDEX operations in Oceania. Relatively isolated, Foxtrot Base is intended to be a training site and unofficial HQ of the rapid response teams.
(133/100, 10 Resources per Die) (33/150) (+3 Basing)
In the Australian Outback, far away from civilisation, work on Foxtrot Base has begun. With plenty of space to work with, the builders have no issue setting up the various facilities that will be required by INDEX. The usual barracks, armouries and other basic buildings are set up, but so are several garages for ground vehicles along with a substantial airfield for the assorted aircraft that INDEX will be fielding.
Industry (4 Dice): +10
[-] Acquiring FactoriesJust as some businesses thrive, others fail or are forced to cut back. Snatch up some surplus or unwanted factories to repurpose to the needs of INDEX. While they won't be as secure as one of INDEX's bases, they will be more secure than relying upon external contractors.
(148/100, 10 Resources per Die) (+2 Basing)
With several businesses failing as the threat of the alien invaders costs economical disruptions worldwide, INDEX takes the opportunity to purchase some industrial sites on the cheap. While INDEX doesn't currently need these new factories of theirs, they will be useful once INDEX begins to produce new designs.
Services (4 Dice): +5
[-] PR Campaigns (North America) (Oceania) (Europe)TBD
(422/150, 10 Resources per Die) (272/150) (122/150) (+1 PS, Potential Increased Council Support)
To help build up support for its operations, INDEX has begun an extensive public relations campaign to improve its public image. Starting in North America, INDEX has gone for a two-fold approach where it makes a more overt approach to raise awareness followed by a more subtle approach to hammer in the desired perception of the organisation.
This primarily takes the form of more basic propaganda efforts to get the public's attention and draw in their interest. The follow up efforts are then done in a way to avoid it looking like INDEX is responsible, primarily by using untraceable online identities and getting proxies to represent INDEX's interests. Limited leaks of INDEX's activities against the aliens were made in order to shore up INDEX's credentials against the aliens and the anonymous nature of leaks made them seem more believable than if INDEX had directly released them.
INDEX was also certain to manage the expectations it was building in the public. While it wanted the general populace to see them as the best hope for combating the alien invasion, INDEX also didn't want to be seen as a perfect solution as maintaining the reputation would be an impossible task.
And while INDEX's public relations efforts started in the continent of North America, they would swiftly move onto the Anglosphere of Oceania before beginning to make headway in Europe by using the British Isles as a springboard to the rest of the continent.
Research (4 Dice): +12
[-] Alien MaterialsWhile some of the materials used are recognisable, many of alloys and other materials used by the aliens are unknown to modern science. Investigating just what these exterrsiatal materials are and what they can do could reveal insights into how to counter them or make use of them ourselves.
(260/400, 40 Resources per Die) (-1 Salvage)
INDEX's Research Division swiftly gets to work investigating the alien materials, making significant strides at analysing various samples in their labs. While the research is far from finished, the scientists have already begun to uncover some interesting results. The first is that the majority of the alien materials appear to be variants of the same alloy or compound with the exact nature and usage being changed as needed.
Unfortunately, this information only has limited value right now as we don't know the exact properties of the material so its strengths and weaknesses are unknown to INDEX. Additionally, only a few of the materials used in the alien alloy or compound have been identified with further time and funding required for the scientists to finish analysing what the alien materials are made of. Even then, they have warned that not all of the elements used may be found on Earth or known to humanity.
Military (6 Dice): +0
[-] Destroyer DevelopmentA step up from a mere patrol ship, INDEX's Naval Division desires a new destroyer to act as a direct combat vessel against alien threats. Balancing speed with firepower, this new design will be able to engage alien threats in the sea, coastal regions and the sky.
(111/150, 25 Resources per Die)
The new destroyer design for INDEX will focus on being able to rapidly react to alien activity at seas and bring plenty of firepower to engage the aliens doing the activity. These two priorities mean that the new destroyer design is going to be very focused on speed and offensive power with little focus given to defensive capabilities. The latter is more of a practical limitation of current circumstances than a design choice as the superior technology of the aliens and INDEX having zero idea of what is an effective countermeasure to them means that the best way to defend yourselves from the aliens is to kill them before they kill you.
[-] Anti-UFO Interceptor Development
While modern aircraft seem up to the job of shooting down UFOs, none of them are purpose built for the job. INDEX's Aerial Division wants to design an aircraft for the specific purpose of shooting down alien aircraft.
(151/150, 25 Resources per Die) (+1 PS) (High Priority)
While it will be over a year before the design has been fully finalised and ready for deployment, the designers behind the Defender Jet Interceptor have finished the boardstrokes of the design. Able to move at supersonic speeds to rapidly reach the area of alien UFOs, the Defender is built for speed and firepower.
It fields a mixed armament due to a lack of knowledge of what will be effective against their alien foes. Each wing has two hardpoints that can support a total of four missiles, but high-specs of the Defender means that being armed with missiles will have a noticeable if slight impact on its speed. Mounted in the nose is a powerfully rotary cannon that can fire either high explosive or armour-piercing shells depending on what the Defender is currently loaded with.
Unfortunately, the Defender's capabilities come at the cost of it being very lacking when it comes to armour and anything powerful enough to harm it will likely also be powerful enough to cripple it or even bring it down.
Available for Deployment in Q1 2017.
[-] Rapid Global Transport Development
The biggest limitation of INDEX's rapid response teams is their lack of speed global transport, requiring a team to be relatively local to react in time to any alien activity. The SpecOps Division wishes to change this by designing a transport to get their rapid response teams around the planet in a timely manner.
(155/120, 20 Resources per Die) (+1 PS) (High Priority)
While it won't be ready for deployment until 2017, the main details of the Blackwing Rapid Global Transport have been finished. Looking similar to the Blackbird family of aircraft by Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Blackwing is also a long-range, high-altitude aircraft, but it is designed for transport rather than bombing or reconnaissance. Able to move at borderline hypersonic speeds, the Blackwing has a pressurised cockpit and pressurised transport bay to ensure the safety of both its pilot and its passengers.
Completely unarmed, it is not meant to engage in combat and will require airspace to be secured by other assets. To deploy its passengers, the Blackwing slows down enough to engage in STOVL landing at its destination.
Available for Deployment in Q2 2017.
Administration (3 Dice): +0
[-] Strategic PlanningWhile the bureaucracy is currently functional, there are ways in which it can be improved or streamlined for great efficiency. Implementing those efforts will have a noticeable if slight impact on the work of INDEX and will help with long term planning.
(241/200, 5 Resources per Die) (+1 to All Dice)
While not a true division as it was part of the Administration Division, the strategic planning project has been successfully finished this quarter. In addition to providing some minor efficiency increases across INDEX, it would also allow its senior leadership to more effectively plan long-term goals.
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Sorry about how long this post took. The Christmas season has been busy and I want to put some effort into this post, which took up some time. Hopefully I will get the next turn posted tonight as well, but it might need to wait until tomorrow.
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