WCGW Chpt 175

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==Chapter 175 - What Could Go Wrong==
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Thazi (Former Outworlds System)
21st October, 3044
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Brigadier General Herbert Horbaugh studied the map of the immediate systems surrounding Thazi. To him it made sense to know and plan for any contingency. So that included knowing who might be on the surrounding systems. Wokha, he knew was under Federated Commonwealth control so was no threat at all. Pilon he knew was uninhabited and SaRI had swept the system itself. But what about Boulsi, sitting only 9 LY away. SaRI had not even been to the system for any sort of recon and that worried him. Unknowns always worried him and he was not about to get sucker punched. He saw that Boulsi had not had any sort of Intel update on it entered into the computer system.
He picked up the phone and made a call. It only took two rings before it was answered. "Captain Davis, can you bring in your Intel estimate on the surrounding systems please."
It took ten minutes before Captain Nathan Davis arrived with his large ring binder. He was waved to a seat by Brigadier General Horbaugh.
"What Intel do you have on Boulsi, Captain Davis? I noticed there was no information updated in the database." He asked
Captain Davis flipped a few pages in his binder to find Boulsi. "Not much, Sir. It did not have any regular listed SLDF garrison on it in 2765 was never a search priority for us. We did find a reference in the data core here from the 199th Light Horse that Boulsi had an experimental Conventional Regimental Combat Team assigned to it, but it was not under 18th Army control. I could find nothing about any sort of command in the database, so I assume some sort of militia command. No SLDF base, so not a search priority for us."
"So, it could be a nest of pirates sitting next door and we would not know. That is what I am hearing you tell me." Brigadier General Horbaugh said
Captain Davis realized his oversight before answering "Yes Sir, there very well could be pirates on Boulsi. It never crossed my mind to be honest."
"Let us rectify that oversight, Captain Davis. I want a complete review of all surrounding systems within 60LY of where we sit. If we have not paid a visit, I think we should. When General Mitchell gets back, I want a plan to conduct a sweep thru every system inside that 60LY radius. We will conduct orbital scans of any inhabited planets. If there are people on them, I want to know about them." Brigadier General Horbaugh ordered
"Yes, Sir. I will have the information updated in the database right away on those systems. If that is all, I will get right on it." Captain Davis replied standing when General Horbaugh nodded 
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Onverwacht (Former Outworlds System)
It had taken some time to get a count on who wanted to move to Thazi but it was finally completed. Out of 93,582 people on Onverwacht plus the 3,293 on the single moon, all 3,293 people on the moon and 81,271 on Onverwacht wanted to move to Thazi after hearing tales from Corporal Adolfo and the other three volunteers. It was far more than Major General David Mitchell had even considered. Getting them all moved was going to be a massive undertaking. He calculated that he could move 7,000 people if all of SaRI ground personnel on this mission stayed behind. They did not have the supplies to pack the cargo bays full of people. Leaving all the ground troops behind was a non-starter for him.
He delved deep into his OCS training to recall the supply consumption for mass transport. One ton of supply per five people packed into a cargo bay per day, twenty people per one ton of supply per day for those in proper bays. Moving this many people was going to be a major chore. Until they could get them all moved, that means they had to keep a garrison here on Onverwacht. That added another level of problems for him. They had no way to call for help and he did not like that at all. This was going to be a problem.
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