Sulawesi Citadel

CLASS: Flores

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

CREW: 1.6K

Initially constructed as a survey outpost by the Independent Miners Guild, it was transferred to Crayter control when operations did not yield the expected results.

The Crayter Republic redeveloped the structure into a space fortress, which eventually became known as Sulawesi Citadel. When the Gallic Royal Navy invaded, the station was evacuated by the Crayter Republic to Coronado. The Gallic occupation made the citadel their primary base of operations.

In the liberation of Tau-44, both CR and Council launched an assault to retake the citadel. They were able to take over essential positions, before being confronted by the remaining defenders that resisted for 24-hours. The fierce fighting ended when the commanding officer of the Royalists fell, and the rest had no choice but to join the Council.

Sulawesi Citadel was quickly refortified by the Crayterians, but normal operations will take longer to rehabilitate.

## News

Within a month of the IMG's plea, the political leadership of the Crayter Republic unanimously concurred on the imperative need for assistance. Simultaneously, several of our courageous pilots volunteered to become supply carriers destined for the strife-torn planet Malta. While executing cargo operations in the perilous Omicron Alpha system posed a grave risk, the opportunity to strike a significant blow against the Outcasts on their home turf was deemed too compelling to forego.
In tandem with the preparations for breaching Outcast defenses on planet Malta, our fleet took the bold step of extending emergency military support to the IMG at Falkland Base. The ultimate objective: to drive the Outcasts out of the Tau-37 system once and for all.

Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection.
Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

Within a month of the IMG's plea, the political leadership of the Crayter Republic unanimously concurred on the imperative need for assistance. Simultaneously, several of our courageous pilots volunteered to become supply carriers destined for the strife-torn planet Malta. While executing cargo operations in the perilous Omicron Alpha system posed a grave risk, the opportunity to strike a significant blow against the Outcasts on their home turf was deemed too compelling to forego.
In tandem with the preparations for breaching Outcast defenses on planet Malta, our fleet took the bold step of extending emergency military support to the IMG at Falkland Base. The ultimate objective: to drive the Outcasts out of the Tau-37 system once and for all.

## Rumors

* The Outcasts are not as much a problem here as in Tau-23. We suspect this system is too remote, even for them. A pity, because it means we're just sitting here, twiddling our thumbs while those fighting on the Bretonian front get all the glory.

* You won't find very much to drink here my friend. Our shipments of wine have still to arrive. All we have is this muck the Colonials left behind.

* The Colonials did a real number on this station. Even if we knew how it was put together in the first place, we'd have a hard time repairing it. I suspect His Grace will simply order this floating piece of garbage scuttled, as it has no real value.

* This station is a wreck. The Colonials hadn't even finished restoring it when we liberated the system. Bastards set charges on the station and blew half of it to pieces. They didn't realise that we already had civilians onboard when their bombs went off. I lost a good friend in it all. Those bastards just ran and hide. They'll pay.

* We were right there, I could see it. That damned green sun glaring in my face as the missile warnings kicked in and everything went to hell. If we'd spent less time politicking and more time focusing on decisive action, this refugee crisis might have been averted entirely. Now we're the courageous few who were a few hours too late to make a difference.

* Most of our supplies are still enroute. The campaign has slowed down our transports and the continuing attacks by the Outcasts and Colonials aren't helping either. If we don't strengthen our convoys, we might soon find ourselves losing critical supplies.

* I wonder what made the Colonials build this station in the first place. Putting up a station inside an asteroid field is asking for disaster. Even before our Navy boarded it, it was clear that this base has had several significant asteroid strikes, most of which had never been repaired.

* I have heard that the campaign is going well. No doubt our navy is crushing those Bretonian dogs. Do away with the lot I say, fewer Bretonians around means more room for us.

* How long are we expected to hold this heap of decompressing metal? Oblique can handle the patrols, and Minato is more suited as a supply base. Why has Oblique not put this station out of it's misery?

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