To: Admiral Patricia Chen, Commander, Starfleet
From: Commodore Leaniss Larai, Director, Member World Coordination Division
Re: 2325 Projects
First of all, let me congratulate you on your appointment, Admiral Chen. We are all looking forward to working with you.
Among the member worlds, the coming year looks like one of preparation. There are several projects on the cusp of breakthroughs, such as the Joint Ancillary Frigate system, which will enter prototyping next year if all proceeds on schedule. The long under development Arsharra N'Gir-class fathership will is also nearing completion, a good decade of progress coming to fruition.
I know that mentioning that ship may be a touchy subject for many Starfleet senior officers, given the unpleasantness that arose from security lapses during the development, but nonetheless we are pleased to see any of our partners produce their own capital ship.
One peculiarity I have to mention though; the Yrillians have completed a large deal with an Orion firm to furnish suitably reworked designs for three frigates - the Emerald, Greenleaf, and Carbon.
Current Priorities
Name
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Short-Term
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Mid-Term
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Long-Term
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Amarki
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New Eng Team
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Peacetime Budget
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Caitian
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JAF Project
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Fleet renewal
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Rigel
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MT/Turtle refits
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Oda-Gach Refit
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Apiata
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Increase Infra
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Build Queen+Little
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Indorian
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Scout/Fortify
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Gaeni
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Comets/Keplers
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Orion
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Kepler
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Sell Berth Space
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Inc Crew/Res
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Caldonia
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New Science Cruiser
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Build Keplers
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STO
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Improve Infra
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Audacious Replace
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Risa
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Refit Corvettes
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Kepler/Comet
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Ambie
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Ked Paddah
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Aggadah Refits
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Orah Refits
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All-10s Capital
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Star-Kin
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Retire old ships
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Boost Basilica #s
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See
Federation Member Yards for detailed shipbuilding plans and incomes for Federation members.
[ ][PRIORITY] Pick Up to four Member World Priorities to change
[ ][PRIORITY] Change nothing [Weighted 1.5x]
Suggested possible priorities can be things such as:
Focus on building a particular ship type/class
Focus on more cargo shipping
Focus on increasing resources/recruitment
Set a target for Combat or Defence
Start designing a new ship
Prepare a refit of a ship
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Through the MWCD, the Orion Union requests the advice of the Ship Design Bureau on replacement options for existing fleet units.
Replacement options: (Choose as many as you want, only those that cross a 50% threshold will be accepted. Note that the Orion Union has six 600kt berths, four 815kt berths, and four 1000kt berths, and annual income of 65 br, 55 sr, 2 O, 2 E, 2.25 T)
[ ][ORION] Adopt
Project Emerald as a new light frigate, capable of being built in 600kt berths. (+10 pp)
[ ][ORION] Support development of a Miranda-B variant (-10 pp cost to a Miranda-B refit, Starfleet must refit and transfer one Miranda-B to the Orion Union as soon as the project is complete, in an Orion berth if necessary, but at Starfleet expense).
[ ][ORION] Adopt
Project Carbon (2324 variant) as a new scout frigate, building in 2 years, with crew cost O2 E3 T3. (+10 pp)
[ ][ORION] Adopt Kepler as a new scout frigate, building in 2.25 years, with crew cost O2 E3 T4.
[ ][ORION] Adopt
Project Greenleaf as a new skirmish frigate, with build time 2 years, cost 80-85 BR & 55-65 SR, and crew cost O1 E2 T2. (+10 pp)
[ ][ORION] Adopt Comet as a new skirmish frigate, with build time 2.5 years, cost 105 BR & 75 SR, and crew cost O2 E3 T3.
[ ][ORION] Adopt the Renaissance-A as a new combat cruiser
[ ][ORION] Adopt the Envoy as a new diplomatic cruiser
[ ][ORION] Wait to refit existing cruisers
The Laian government is interested in building a 2mt shipyard of their own to support the
Egillah-class capital they operate, and allow for the construction of superfreighters and future capital or heavy cruiser builds. However, Laian infrastructure is not quite up to the task on their own, at least not this year, and the Laio are requesting help through the MWCD.
[ ][LAIO] Recommend the construction of a repair yard instead. (Repair yard with 1x2mt, 1x1mt berths will be built at Laian).
[ ][LAIO] Support the construction of a shipyard. (-11 pp, Laio Shipyard with 1x2mt berth will be built at Laian)
[ ][LAIO] Support the construction of a shipyard complex. (-54 pp, Laio Shipyard with 1x2mt berth, 2x1mt berths will be built at Laian)
[ ][LAIO] It can wait til 2326. (-2 pp)
The Laian government is acutely conscious of the weakness of their fleet, especially its woefully obsolete frigates. Currently, it is building Patroller-As, but even these are inadequate. Worse yet, Laian infrastructure and resource income is limited. What does the MWCD recommend? (Choose as many as you want; only those that cross a 50% threshold will be accepted).
[ ][FRIGATE] Adopt Project Emerald (-5 pp for facilitating technical assistance, prototype begins production in 2325Q3 at Bidva, -70 br, -55 sr OR additional -15 pp to arrange a resource transfer from the Honiani)
[ ][FRIGATE] Put the
Mielab into production (-8 pp for facilitating technical assistance, 1-2 ordered 2325Q3, -40-80 br, -40-85 sr or additional -8-18 pp to arrange a resource transfer from the Honiani)
[ ][FRIGATE] Back the Miranda-B project (-2 pp cost to a Miranda-B refit, Starfleet must refit and transfer a Miranda-B to the Laians as soon as the project is complete (in a Laian berth if necessary, but at Starfleet expense))
[ ][FRIGATE] Build two Centaur-Bs at Adad Bande, beginning in 2325Q1 (Push back two Orah refits 1 Qtr, -26 pp to reserve the two berths and for technical assistance, -120 br & -95 sr OR additional -26 pp to arrange a resource transfer from the Honiani)
[ ][FRIGATE] Transfer mothballed Amarki frigates to the Laians (-2 pp for facilitating minor technical assistance; Laio acquires 2
Brieca-As and scraps three frigates, in 2325Q1, reduce the br & sr cost of any other [FRIGATE] option taken by 90 br & 55 sr (or additional pp cost by 15 pp))
PP costs for resource transfers will be paid in 2325Q3, when the Comet wave commences, and only if you do not have enough br/sr to cover the cost of this year's shipbuilding.
The Sarqel Treaty Organization is examining their fleet of three Torqui Leb Lagan light capital ships. Questions have arisen about the future of the class, and they are requesting your input. One school of thought suggests scrapping the Torquis in 2326 and replacement over time with Renaissance and Comet classes, and another favors extensive refits in 2329, increasing capability in a shorter timeframe. As a reminder, the STO has an income of BR 245 SR 195 O5.5 E6 T5.25. Scrapping the Torqui Leb Lagans yields 300br and 225sr.
You recommend…
[ ][STO] Adopt the
Torqui Leb Lagan Flight II (C7 S7 H4 L6 P7 D7, 200 br 140 sr 6O 6E 5T, 35 br & 35 sr refit cost) and refit in 2329
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and replace with whatever they want.
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and begin new cruiser project.
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and replace with three Renaissance-A.
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and replace with two Renaissance-A and an Envoy.
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and replace with two Renaissance-A and a Comet.
[ ][STO] Scrap the Torqui Leb Lagans and replace with [WRITE IN - total budget of 400br/300sr, builds start between 2326-2329].
The Caitian Grand Fleet is in need of new scouting assets. Unfortunately, Caitian shipbuilding infrastructure is limited, with three 1mt and five 600kt berths in addition to their two capital-grade berths. The CGF could build a Kepler, but is reluctant to do so - particularly considering Starfleet's tendency to requisition Keplers for task force use, and the Caitians' preference for using 1mt berths for larger auxiliaries. Instead, they are interested in a light scout frigate.
[ ][CAT] Suck it up and build a Kepler (-40 pp, the Caitian Grand Fleet will order a Kepler in an Orion berth in 2325Q2, Caitian Kepler will not be made available for task force duty, barring States of Emergency, for two years following completion)
[ ][CAT] Adopt the
Mielab in its current form.
[ ][CAT] Adopt the
Oda-Gach Flight IIc design developed in 2324. (Requires shipyard upgrades to produce at home, -10 pp to rent an Orion berth for the initial build)
[ ][CAT] Adopt Project Carbon (Requires shipyard upgrades to produce at home, -10 pp to rent an Orion berth for the initial build)
Finally, this is a minor matter, but with the Patroller-A available for Federalization, and popular with many other navies, some within Starfleet have requested a less ... prosaic name for the class. To be honest, we at the MWCD have been unable to come to a decision ourselves, and we need someone to settle the matter.
[ ][BETZA] Rename the class the
Bird of Paradise, as an analog to the Klingon Bird-of-Prey but for much more peaceful ends.
[ ][BETZA] Rename the class the
Artful-class, after the first unit.
[ ][BETZA] Do not rename the class.