[X] Plan: Circle Four Service Replenishment Program
-[X] Attempt to peacefully retrieve the diplomatic team from Menorb. While there, try and deploy stealthed spy sensors to collect information on Menorb, and if possible, embed clandestine intelligence assets. Also attempt to determine more about Menorb's willingness to voluntarily side with the Lydians after the Lydians have been ousted.
-[X] Utilize the new surveyors and some moderate escorts to attempt a deep run around known Lydian space to try and get an idea of what's beyond them to the Galactic East and West, as range and logistics allow.
-[X] Stations should be designed of standard "cells" that can link together. Fuelling, replenishment, mining, and manufacturing cells should be fully automated. Defence and recreation cells should be semi-automated.
-[X] Purchase TL10 weapons and drives from the Aslan, in a repeat of the previous deal. Ask for a discount because we're going to be using it to deal with the Lydians, who they have had negative encounters with in the past.
-[X] The MIC should assess the ongoing integration of Aslan immigrants into Home society.
-[X] See if anyone else is willing to give us anything because they hate the Lydians and would be happy to see us fight them.
-[X] Create a new organizational unit of the FLF based around a half-platooon.
-[X] Reduce the number of crew on the CFA through automation. Scale medical bays, armouries, accomodations, assault shuttles, and common areas to the reduced crew in order to free up the necessary tonnage. Inquire with line captains and marines to see if a single shuttle would be appropriate if the second shuttle were replaced with a pair of lighter sensor drones.
-[X] If possible, integrate improvements in weapons into the CFA Flt. IIs to further free up tonnage.
-[X] Impress upon the Citizen's Council that we want to begin the buildup necessary to defeat the Lydians once and for all. They've been asking for us to fight the war, and this is it. Point out that, while it will take years and much sacrifice, following the liberation of the northern polities, there will be vast new markets for Home's goods to be sold at and we will make lots of money off of our investment.
-[X] Clandestinely reach out to the Daughters to gain their support in this war.
-[X] In addition to the defensive and logistics/R&R/manufacturing stations, begin drafting construction of new warships that can better make use of new technologies, including a successor class to the CFAs for escorting the fleet and a Cruiser, Large Flagship to lead the fleet and carry the mass drivers in turrets (with the hull forming the basis of an eventual fleet carrier).
-[X] Draw up plans for a large-scale smash and grab raid on the "prison planet" utilizing the MAT and a converted modular conveyor for passenger transport and sufficient number of escorting vessels to deal with a force of stealth ships or potential orbital / ground defenses.
[X] OPLAN: Liberty Ship
-[X] Attempt to peacefully retrieve the diplomatic team from Menorb. While there, try and deploy stealthed spy sensors to collect information on Menorb, and if possible, embed clandestine intelligence assets. Also attempt to determine more about Menorb's willingness to voluntarily side with the Lydians after the Lydians have been ousted.
-[X] Utilize the new surveyors and some moderate escorts to attempt a deep run around known Lydian space to try and get an idea of what's beyond them to the Galactic East and West, as range and logistics allow.
-[X] Stations should be designed of standard "cells" that can link together. Fuelling, replenishment, mining, and manufacturing cells should be fully automated. Defence and recreation cells should be semi-automated.
-[X] Purchase TL10 weapons and drives from the Aslan, in a repeat of the previous deal. Ask for a discount because we're going to be using it to deal with the Lydians, who they have had negative encounters with in the past.
--[X] The MIC should assess the ongoing integration of Aslan immigrants into Home society.
-[X] Reduce the number of crew on the CFA through automation. Scale medical bays, armouries, accomodations, assault shuttles, and common areas to the reduced crew in order to free up the necessary tonnage. Inquire with line captains and marines to see if a single shuttle would be appropriate if the second shuttle were replaced with a pair of lighter sensor drones.
-[X] If possible, integrate improvements in weapons into the CFA Flt. IIs to further free up tonnage (notably non-prototype beam barbettes on the B design).
-[X] Impress upon the Citizen's Council that we want to begin the buildup necessary to defeat the Lydians once and for all. They've been asking for us to fight the war, and this is it. Point out that, while it will take years and much sacrifice, following the liberation of the northern polities, there will be vast new markets for Home's goods to be sold at and we will make lots of money off of our investment.
-[X] Clandestinely reach out to the Daughters to gain their support in this war.
-[X] In addition to the defensive and logistics/R&R/manufacturing stations, begin drafting construction/design of new and existing warships. Revise the CFA-D into a Flt II design for future construction that takes advantage of new technology to improve capabilities and increase firepower. Begin design of a Cruiser, Large Command that provides command facilities for a formation and mounts powerful railgun weaponry as a primary armament and is capable of providing command and control to an entire fleet. This hull should also form as the basis for an eventual fleet carrier. Revise the patrol carrier design to carry autonomous strike drones (based on the same 10-ton light fighter chassis or similar vessel), using tonnage from pilot living quarters to install improved PD and improved sensor and computer capabilities.
-[X] Draw up plans for a large-scale smash and grab raid on the "prison planet" utilizing the MAT and a converted modular conveyor for passenger transport and sufficient number of escorting vessels to deal with a force of stealth ships or potential orbital / ground defenses.
[X] OPLAN: Colditz
-[X] Write in: Focus our efforts on long-range recon and surveillance of Lydian space, culminating in a prison break of as many Lydian political prisoners as possible via an FLF Ranger drop alongside a simultaneous rescue operation on Menorb-as long as intelligence proves these freed prisoners can be trusted. Full retrofitting of our fleet to meet the inevitable Lydian response, and eventually launch a full liberation of their "rightful territory", should be conducted in concert with our Aslan and human allies in Xyri and Cassalon
-[X] Non-automated platforms - we cannot trust a hackable computer.
-[X] Write in: Rather than reducing crew comforts, reduce crew size via automation, freeing veteran spacers to crew new FFEs and CFAs as they are built.
