Sterbelicht - One Sacrifice At A Time Against The Galaxy (40K)

LIGHT
[X] Anansi-type Light Walker - 12 Votes
[X] Firefly Light Hovertank - 6 Votes
[X] Light Tank: Candlelight Crusader Mk. 1 (Crusader for short) - 2 Votes

MEDIUM
[X] Medium Tank: Venerable Guardian Mk. 1 (Guardian for short) - 6 Votes
[X] Catacomb Medium Tank - 4 Votes
[X] Candlelight Medium tank - 3 Votes

HEAVY
[X] Morrigan Heavy Tank - 8 Votes
[X] Gallant Heavy Tank - 6 Votes
[X] Heavy Tank: Steadfast Bulwark Mk. 1 (Bullwark for short) - 6 Votes
[X] Crab Heavy tank - 3 Votes
[X] Golem - Heavy Tank - 1 Vote

SPECIALIST
[X] Angel Medium Walker - 10 Votes
[X] Special Tank: Stelar Radiance Mk 1 Assault Gun (Radiance for short) - 6 Votes
[X] Archer Self-propelled Artillery - 6 Votes
[X] Padfoot Heavy Urban Walker - 1 Vote

With the possibility of a prolonged war against Imperial Humans on the horizon and in the future all but certainty, various orders go out, to begin with the creation and distribution of new Warmachine Schemata to allow the Federation to field armored spearheads and war machines to counter those of the Imperium.

Though relatively anemic compared to other branches of the military, the design bureaus focusing on vehicles soon find themselves in a frenzy of competition and engineering challenges, each trying to one-up the other with various focuses and competencies. This results in fifteen different tanks, even if some use that word lightly, being designed, prototyped, and tested against the conventional equipment already in use and against each other.

In the end, four designs are chosen to become the backbone of any Tank Unit, triumphing over their brethren in one area or multiple to end up the winner in the eyes of the gathered generals and logisticians, alongside their advising engineers and soldiers; the Anansi Light Walker, Venerable Guardian Mk. 1 Medium Tank, Morrigan Heavy Tank, and the Angel Medium Walker.

The Anansi is the Federation's answer for the need for mobile skirmishers, urban combat, and recon vehicles. A squat, spider-like vehicle with four limbs, the Anansi's closest Imperial counterpart would be the Heavy Sentinel walker. Equipped with limited supply needs in mind, the Anansi is fitted with laser weaponry, a las-cannon atop its body and two multilas fitted in sponsons at the front, to be ammo-independent. Its limbs allow climbing on steep surfaces and vertical movement, with a pair of wire anchors enabling it to grapple up to higher locations to flank heavier opponents in rough or urban terrain. Unfortunately, its mobility comes at the cost of armor and crew space, with the pilot and gunner stacked over each other in a backward-leaning position so that the gunner's hips begin where the pilot's head ends, making it far more difficult to leave in a hurry.

The Venerable Guardian Mk.1 is the Glimmering Federation's take on the implacable Leman Russ tank and is meant to serve as the mainline combat vehicle of the armored core. Smaller than the Imperium's Hammer, the Guardian mounts a similar armament; a battle cannon in the turret supported by a coaxial heavy stubber, with hull, sponson, and pintle mount supporting weapons meant to deal with any threat the vehicle needs to fight. Significant changes to the hull shape use curves and slopes to increase the chances of shot deflection even with the Guardian's slightly weaker armor, though lower mass means the tank has a higher top speed than a Russ. Overall, it is a balanced vehicle that will serve as the armored fist of the Glimmering Federation. However, its weaponry loadout has led to a cramped interior, alongside a decrease in the "curved" hull due to the mass of weaponry attached to its frame, making it far more blocky than intended, if still less box-like than the Leman-Russ.

Designed as a Centerpiece Tank, the Morrigan Heavy Tank is the first attempt to mount the Karnivore-derived Single Directional Ion Shield Prototype on a new, non-bipedal platform. To make space for the Ion shield, the Heavy Morrigan wields a weapon that is more in common with the MBT of the Imperium, the Leman Russ. While not a genuine heavy in the sense of the Imperium, the Morrigan makes up for its lesser weapon loadout of only a Battlecannon and Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter with heavy armor and a Space marine-esque pauldron on its turret, which, in truth, houses its Prototype Ion Emitter. This heavy defensive loadout allows the Morrigan to serve as the cornerstone of a defensive line or the armored fist of an Armor column. Yet, the use of this novel technology has made it disliked by the troops using it due to its maintenance-heavy nature, earning it the nickname of "Mulish Morrigan."

Originally designed as an all-terrain solution to the problem of the Federations lacking anti-air, the Angel Medium Walker Design Team quickly changed tracks under the premise that it would never match the near dirt-cheap nature of the Chimera-based Hydra; as such, the Angel was remade to fulfill a pair of different niches. Thanks to its "spider" legs, it can traverse nearly any terrain able to hold its weight, with a limited vertical traversal ability inherited thanks to its choice of locomotion. In addition, the Angel mounts heavier armor than its lighter Anansi-counterpart, allowing it to serve as both anti-air and turn its quad-autocannons upon Infantry and Light Armor targets, serving to clear its vicinity of such threats when enemy air support is not in desperate need of killing.

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Bad news from the Neon-Front. It seems that, whatever else, their leader is either blessed with capable subordinates, or competent himself, as their reaction to the continued scouting of their systems has been measured, precise, expertly executed, and swiftly concluded. Now, Brotar is newly in possession of a nascent Defense Station currently under construction, though already halfway built and able to operate, with a fleet anchorage point present and presently housing the same fleet that was noticed amassing in Barbarun. Some activity has also been noticed by our scouts, before they were initially run off, on the surface of the local planet. Likely a mining operation to supply the station and fleet with materials, founded around a ship reactor of what was likely a "colony starter ship"-esque vessel, as theorized by some of our think tanks.

In addition, we found out that the fleet has been given over to a disgraced noble who "shall redeem herself in defense of humanity against the Xeno Madness infesting Sub-Sector Archwan." Nothing about her is known except that she is called Tanya van Silberflügel.



You Have 3 [Three] Actions.
(6-Hour Moratorium)
[] [General] Develop The Federations'...
-[] Food Production VI
-[] Civilian Infrastructure VII
-[] Heavy Industry VI
-[] Void Industry VIII
-[] Medical Services II
-[] Military Industry II
(Gain: A boost in production focusing on the chosen option.)

[] [General] Colonize (Planet)
It is time to bring another world into the fold. Thanks to the Kil'drabi becoming our Kin, we can now categorize Frozen, Ash, and Volcanic Worlds as Habitable instead.
(Gain: A colonized World.
Habitable Worlds: Ultima Sigritta - Sira (Mesa and Savannah), Silista - Silista X (Temperate Continent), Itani - Grubbub (Ash and Frozen), Gnatiila - Smug (Volcanic and Ash)
Hostile Worlds (-1 Void Industry): N/A
Deathworlds (-1 to All): N/A)

[] [General] Research:
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[] [Military] Fill Out The System Army Groups - (1/2)
With the military reorganized, it is time to begin a standardization across all our systems to fill out at least one SAG.
(Gain: All Systems currently fully controlled have their SAGs filled to 100% strength. 4 SAGs in Total.)

[] [Military] Create A [Blazing Sun - War-Pack] or SAG - [System] - [Weight: Light/Medium/Heavy] - [Type: Infantry/Mechanized/Tanks] - [Classification: Sabotage/Assault/Engineering/Demolition/Ogryn/Kil'drabi]
Sabotage Units will focus on raiding and disrupting the enemy with lighting raids and plundering logistics; Assault Units will punch through the enemy in weak points and sow confusion with overwhelming firepower; Engineering Units will focus on creating fortifications and using turrets, mines, and barricades; Demolition Units will be comprised out of heavy weaponry squads with plenty of explosives, from mines to rockets; and Ogryn Units will be Ogryns armored in heavy metals and armed with shields and Beatin' Sticks led by men and women with spiffy hats that will not be disobeyed. Kil'drabi Units can go into temperature enviroments Humans would require special equipment with ease. Infantry Units consist mainly of boots on the ground, while Mechanized Units are equipped with vehicles that increase mobility and durability at the cost of logistics and all-terrain capability, with Tanks allowing a myriad of armored spearheads or operations to proceed. Light Units are better for Low-Logistic scenarios, while Medium Units rely more on regular shipments yet strike a good balance between supply consumption and effectiveness, with Heavy Units reliant on solid logistics to continue working while also offering an equal force-concentration in return. A War-Pack consists out of 15 Karnivores grouped in Packs of 3 Knights each, alongside the infrastructure/logistics to support and rebuild their Knights.
(Gain: A SAG. These contain [Four Units] chosen from the above choices.)

[] [Military] [Construct/Refit] A Warp Ship - [Choose a Design]
Ships are produced at these rates: Six Scouts, Four Destroyers, two Frigates, and One Light Cruiser per decade.
(Gain: Chosen Ships.)

[][Military] Design A New Voidship Class - [Available: Destroyer, Frigate, Light Cruiser]
From what we can tell, thanks to our history, what information we have available, and what the Kil'drabi and the Governor of Droma III tell us, the difference between a prosperous interstellar polity and one naught but ash is the strength of their navy. At the moment, we have the beginning of a nascent Void Fleet, yet purely defending against our enemies is a great way to get ground down into dust over time; we need to be able to bring the fight to them.
(Gain: A newly designed and built Ship Class.)

[] [Military] Begin Military Operations (Assign SAG/s) (Choose Location/s) (Designate Objective/s)
-[] 2x Free Celestial Choirs
-[] Task Fleet Alpha
(7x Aries-Secundus Class Corvette, 5x Lupus-Class Torpedo Destroyer, 1x Crux-Class Missile Frigate, 1x Libra-class Light Carrier, 2x Taurus-Class Troopship (0/2 SAG Capacity))
-[] Task Fleet Beta
(2x Pact of Our New Path Battlecolonies)
-[] Scout Fleet Alpha
(4x Circinus-Class Scout Sloop)
-[-] Lamenters Chapter Fleet
(3x Risen Dirge-Class Boarding Ships (Space Marine Troopship))
There is war to be had and battle to be made. Send troops to resolve issues and squash opposition to the Star Child and Humanity and all Their Protectorates. Or send ships to scout neighboring systems to understand what is happening there.
(Gain: Military dispatched to put down opposition violently. Scouts are dispatched to look at other systems.
Scouting Range: 2 Systems from Claimed Systems. Scouting Efficiency: 50%
Note: For use outside your territory or in support of forces specified within another Action.)

[] [Psykana] Conduct a Melody (Choose one below.) (0.8/1 - Auto Complete)
The Celestial Choir has been given the means; with time, they shall conduct their songs. They will listen to the Warp and filter out the false whispers from the slumbering guidance of the Star Child. In halting prayer and stumbling humming, the truth will be stripped until nothing but it remains in the hands of those who shall make it anew into power to be wielded by the Choirs to come.
(Uncovered: Technology.
Secret: Slumber, Silence, Perception, and Grounding.
Star Child: Hope, Compassion, Humanity II, Song III, Mercy, Creativity II, Health, Unity II, Innovation, Machinery, Logic II, Progress, Protection II, Justice, Wisdom, The Sun II, The Home II, Death, Ruthlessness, Brutality, and Fire II.
Kil'drabi: Paths, The Void, Struggle, Community, and Family.
Gain: A Melody newly Conducted.)

[] [Psykana] Sing a Song (Choose at least Three below.)
Mere Melodies are not the end of the journey, nor should they be the start. They are the middle, from which all things shall grow and wither.
(Available: Protection I, Fire I, The Sun I, Humanity I, Creativity I, Song II, The Home I, Logic I, and Unity I.
Gain: A Song.
Sung: Dirge for the Innocent, Bound To The Stars, A Web Of Song.)

[] [Faith] Monuments for Martyrs, Graves for the Forgotten
The Candle Keepers have been fighting the good fight for nearly 250 years, a fourth of a millennium. In this time, thousands have perished to give people hope, security, and a better life and pave the way for those who come after to stride further and with growing security and pride into the great unknown and black abyss shrinking before the light of the Star Child. Within those 250 years, we have fought against a constant barrage of Orks, worshippers of Chaos, and those who tried to turn traitors to their fellow people, with the first of many Xeno Protectorates established, and its people turned into faithful worshippers and adherents to the Droman Creed. Yet, though now temples ring with the sounds of bells and the hymns of choirs signing united, and our systems teem with the faithful eager to build a better future against the coming of the dark, many had to give their lives to reach this point...and many more will follow. Do these people, who are now forever lost to the soil of worlds and the greedy grasp of the void, deserve to be forgotten? Does their memory not deserve to be honored and remembered? They do, and though some bodies shall never be recovered, their names deserve to be carved for eternity. The only question then arises...where should they be carved into? And how grand would these monuments be if we made multiple instead of one?
(Gain: The Candle Keepers discuss how to honor the fallen and the forgotten. Variable Action Cost.)

[] [Faith] Brotherhoods, Sisterhoods, Siblinghoods, And Orders of Faith
It is undeniable that many marching within our military are those most dedicated to spreading the light of the Star Child. Yet, questions have arisen from those seeking to contribute to the liberation of the galaxy, who either failed to enter the military by being too dedicated to the mission and failing to see the objectives that need to be taken or by failing some other criteria. Some of those questions are if it would not be beneficial if some manner of Faith Militant organization or organizations could be created, or allowed to be created, with others asking for a formal creation of Faith Orders to bolster the ranks of the soldiery with those utterly dedicated to the mission, lending strength, surety, and a bulwark against the horrors of the galaxy to all within.
(Gain: Nail down the Faith Militant aspects of the Cult of the Star Child.)

[] [Faith] Psykana Of The Outside And Unknown
Though we use the Celestial Choirs to bind and tame the powers of the Warp to minimize the risks and dangers inherent in the use of the Psykana, it is folly to believe that we are the only ones who have uncovered ways to utilize the Warp amongst the galaxy, or that there is nothing to be learned from Outsiders. Likewise, though there has been currently only one example, we must also consider what to do with the Psykers of Outsiders to the Federation and how we should go about ensuring that those individuals within our Protectorates or Kin are given over or sent to us instead of being utilized in horrific, immoral, or dangerous ways if they aren't outright killed as was the fate of all Kil'drabi Psykers before they began to send them to us to be taught control or executed should they fail and become a risk to themselves and others without sending their souls to the Great Enemy.
(Gain: Nail down the Outsider Psyker and Psykana Use-doctrine aspects of the Cult of the Star Child.)

[] [Chapter] Ships For The Fleet (0/3)
With the number of Brothers rising within the Chapter, the ability to deploy them has slipped ever further away. Likewise has the ability of the Glimmerling Shipwrights advanced leaps and bounds, allowing a new Ship to be designed to take advantage of their new-found expertise and for four of them to be created.
(Gain: The Lamenters gain a new Frigate Design and two batches (+1) of it are constructed.)

[] [Other] Take Care Of [Future Or Current Problems]
(Write-In the problem being addressed.)

AN: Tank Units will have a mix of multiple tank types, corresponding to what makes sense. Light Tanks won't use Heavy Tanks, but Heavy Tanks will make use of them to scout stuff out. Tanks will also begin to be dispersed across your SAGs.