Wolfsburg Shipyard

CLASS: Independence

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

CREW: 670

Wolfsburg Shipyard is the main facility in charge of Red Hessian vessel design and construction. With the escalation of the Hessian-Corsair conflict in the middle of the 8th century, demand for heavier and larger vessels began to rise. The improvised dry dock at Vogtland was hard pressed with the ever increasing need for more starships, and was unable to construct more than one capital ship at a time. A dedicated shipyard facility was required in order to continue the expansion into the Omega systems.

The first components were completed in 775 AS Since then Wolfsburg has been responsible for construction of most Hessian capital ships fighting in the Omega border worlds, and its engineering crews are constantly working on new designs as well as improvements on existing ones, to further the fighting ability of Hessians across all their battle lines.

Due to the loss of the Heppenheim and the Kassel in the attack on Leipzig Station in 832 AS, the Wolfsburg crew is working overtime to replenish the defensive garrison with whatever shipbuilding materials they can get their hands on, while Vogtland continues to coordinate efforts within the system with what little forces they still have available.

## News

The defenders despite being outnumbered valiantly kept the enemy occupied while Battleship Kassel got into position to ambush and critically wound the Strausberg, forcing the enemy to withdraw, and eventually scuttle the vessel, becoming a monument to Hessian control over the system. Unfortunately, the Leipzig was beyond saving, but their sacrifice will not be forgotten.
The loss of Strausberg caused riots sprung up all over Rheinland against Kaiser, demanding his resignation, which are further incited by numerous supporters to our cause. We expect a concentration of Military forces in the core systems, allowing us to pillage the border worlds all more easily as a result.

After declaring a massive 5%% increase in military spending and hurling a bunch of insults at us, we do not expect much to come out of this announcement, but as a precaution, command is issuing minor reinforcements of our most vulnerable asset: Leipzig Station. A number of fighter wings are being redeployed, including the Schalke Squadron, our latest addition to our forces, ready to show the Kaiser what they're made of!
We expect it all to be a crude attempt at increasing popular opinion without actually doing anything, but report any unusual Military movements directly to your superiors.

As Crete demanded the Zoners of Theta turn over any Hunters aboard their stations and surrender docking control, the Freeport 9 administrators were confident that some kind of compromise could be found. A delegation from Gran Canaria was requested to assist with negotiations, due to the close ties between Zoner and Corsair communities on the planet.
Tragically, the Corsairs interpreted this delay as refusal, and launched a surprise attack while the delegation was en-route. Many of Freeport 9's crew are now being held as hostages while the Corsairs pillage the station. An urgent conclave has been called on Gran Canaria to discuss the Zoner response, while militias on Pygar have taken up arms in case the violence spreads.

Professor Nagel and her team are certain the Pulse originated from outside Sirius, but are otherwise no closer to identifying its source or mitigating a future Blackout event. "Following the Blackout, we began to see immediate signs of jump hole destabilization in multiple different regions, with many ultimately falling out of phase alignment altogether", she commented. The dramatic upending of Sirius' jump hole network has already prompted many groups to abandon stations and withdraw from systems that appear to risk being cut off.
While months-long trips between the stars are possible thanks to the Liberty Engine and many centuries of innovation, few ships are designed or provisioned to make such arduous journeys. Those who were displaced by Sirius' redrawn map hope that system connections will return, while adventurers and explorers rush to discover new routes.

For decades the Zoners of Freeport 9 have kept themselves safe from Corsair reprisals by offering useful services, with their biodomes providing Crete with respite from the famines that once ravished it. Despite this, outrage has swept Omicron Gamma after a flight of Hunters killed Commander Juan Garcia, before retreating back to the No Fire Zones of Omicron Theta.
The Council of Elders have ordered the administrator of Freeport 9 to attend Planet Crete to hear their demands. Elder Garcia has vowed that the station's halls would "run red with blood" unless the Zoners turned over all BHG aboard the Freeport. The Zoners are yet to respond, likely trying to anticipate how the Corsairs will react.

The Corsairs see the Pygar colony as a direct competitor for the region's scarce resources, with Elder Garcia warning that there would be "dire consequences" should Freeport 9's biodomes reduce or divert their exports to Planet Crete. Whispers of alien ruins and Artifacts discovered below Pygar's surface may also antagonize the Corsairs, who rely on the Artifact trade as a source of wealth. The hardship of Pygar's extreme conditions and the uneasy relationship with the Corsairs has already led many colonists to consider a return to the now liberated Gran Canaria.

## Rumors

* Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Bautzen, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us.

* Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us.

* Higher ups say that taking out Strausberg and Bautzen were great victories, but you'd expect us to expand our patrols instead of limiting them. There's something they're not telling us.

* I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Apparently it was nowhere near ready for a deployment. Now it's apparently nowhere to be seen?

* I overheard some of our engineers complaining about higher ups deciding to send out Kassel. Supposedly the ship wasn't lost to the Military, but due to internal explosion. Not sure if I believe them, we still won, right?

* The higher ups are working us shipbuilders to the bone, we're pulling over-time non-stop since our two reserve Hels made it back from the Leipzig battle. Would be nice if we had proper parts to work with, too.

* Apparently the Corsairs have been stepping up their game in the systems ever since the attack on Leipzig, bloody barbarians, looking for any opportunity to mess with us.

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