Turing

Turing is one of the four planets within the Umlaut Sector. Its general landscape consists of heavy forests and rocky plateaus, with occasional large lakes.
==Topography==
Turing is characterized by its vibrant, colorful plant life. Much of the planet's surface is covered in purplish grasses, which release large amounts of pollen into the air. Its trees are divided between taller purple varieties and shorter red varieties. Citizens are reminded that recreational photography is restricted on the Barrier Planets, as of Statue C-30817.
== History ==
=== Special Military Operations ===
==== Deployment of the Terminid Control System ====
Turing was briefly a frontline planet from the 14th of February to the 23rd. A Terminid outbreak occurred in the area on March 6th, causing fighting to resume until the 14th of March. Fighting ended with the establishment of the Terminid Control System on the planet. Turing was not considered a strategically important world at this point, allowing the fascist Terminid pest on her surface to persist unchecked for far too long. 
==== Failure of the Terminid Control System ====
On April 29th, Operation Legitimate Undertaking was interrupted by massive Terminid outbreaks in the Umlaut sector, including on Turing. A malfunction in the TCS allowed the bugs to reproduce at a much higher rate, turning the neighboring planet Meridia into a Supercolony. The Helldivers were quickly deployed to deactivate the TCS throughout the Umlaut Sector. On May 3rd, the TCS on Turing was shut down, preventing it from meeting the same tragic fate as Meridia. However, its close proximity to the Supercolony left it at constant risk of assault.
=== Second Galactic War ===
On May 21, 2184, after the declaration of the Second Galactic War, the Terminids launched another brutal assault against Turing. The Helldivers were dispatched here and heroically routed the enemy by day's end. On May 24th, another assault was launched. Unfortunately, with Helldivers' attention being split between Varylia 5 and Angel's Venture, local defense forces were overrun by the tyrannical bugs, who quickly re-occupied the planet. The very next day, Operation Enduring Peace was announced to retake Turing and establish a foothold toward liberating Meridia. 
==== Operation Enduring Peace ====
To properly deal with Meridia, the SEAF retook and defended Turing, along with Angel's Venture and Fenrir III. On June 1st, with progress on destroying Meridia well underway, the Terminids launched an opportunistic strike on Turing. The Defense of Turing began on June 1st, with ~10,000 Helldivers being dispatched here, and another ~3,500 fighting on nearby Acamar IV. Though the Terminids' tyrannical methods allowed them to gain the upper hand, the USAF was able to control the planet for long enough to provide a temporary foothold toward Meridia. Operation Enduring Peace came to an end with the collapse of Meridia into a black hole using Dark Fluid technology. 
==== Operation Destiny Manifested ====
With the Meridia Supercolony being permanently destroyed, the SEAF was ordered to take back nearby contested planets: Turing, Erata Prime, Acamar IV, and Phact Bay. Turing was the first planet to be liberated in this successful operation, allowing Super Earth citizens to finally resettle the lands they had been forced to abandon. 
==FTL Lines==
* Meridia (Re-established on June 2, 2184)
* Angel's Venture - Orion Sector
* Acamar IV - Jin Xi Sector (Established on May 8, 2184)
==Trivia==
Turing is reference to mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing who developed the Turing Test which is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
Category:Umlaut Sector
Category:Operation Destiny Manifested
Category:Operation Enduring Peace