Bodarit Confederation

The Bodarit Confederation are a race located in the PTX-1138 dwarf galaxy, also known as the Outback. Unlike most others, they've been witnessed to achieve Faster than Light travel via means that is not warp, though they are on the way to creating their own warp drives.

# History

First contact with the Confederation occurred on Stardate 94237.47, when the starships Roosevelt, Tavistock and Cherenkov entered OB-419 to continue a survey first undertaken by the John Paul Jones over a year earlier. They were confronted by military forces, identifying themselves as the Bodarit Confederacy, and thanks to the diplomatic attentions of Captain M'Rella, the three ship formation was allowed to leave unmolested.

Starfleet next met the Bodarit at the launch of the Confederation's first warp capable ship, which was a failure. It has, however, spurred them on to new and bigger plans, including what long range probes have revealed to be a new battleship design nearing completion. Whether this will be a threat to the Alliance has yet to be seen.

# Civilian Infrastructure

Little is known about the Confederation's civilian infrastructure, but they do have a vast mining fleet in orbit of the super gas giant in their system. It was this activity that drew the Starfleet survey teams attention.

# Military Infrastructure

## Naval Forces

* **Dreadnought:** Only one of these ships has been reported, and it remains in orbit of Bodarit Prime.
* **Carrier:** There is no obvious carrier in the Bodarit navy, but long range probes have seen what appears to be hangars on the one dreadnought.
* **Battleship:** No battleships have been reported as of yet, save the one under construction.
* **Battlecruiser:** 5 battle cruisers have been reported in orbit of their large mining facility, each accompanied by a battlegroup.
* **Cruiser:** 20 cruisers have been sighted at this time, each in a battlegroup with a battlecruiser.
* **Destroyer:** 30 destroyers have been sighted at this time, each in a battlegroup with cruisers and a battlecruiser.
* **Frigate:** over 50 of these ships have been sighted, at various locations through the OB-419 system.

* **Battlegroup Composition:** Each sighted battlegroup consists of a battlecruiser, 4 cruisers and 6 destroyers. Frigates appear to be assigned to battlegroups on an as-needed basis.

* Recently, scans of the B.D.S. M'Rella have revealed a functional warp drive and signs of a high-energy laser turret weapon system.

## Orbital Forces

Bodarit Prime and their mining facility appear protected by massive orbital structures, each capable of firing a 200m long super heavy projectile to .03 percent of light speed. It appears to be a long range, stand off weapon, designed to destroy large, slow moving targets.

## Known Weaponry

 File:Anti-Fighter+Turret.jpg
* Light LaserTurret: A single barrel, rapid fire weapon, this appears to be used for anti-fighter defense, or anti-missile defense. Weapons of this type were noticed firing during the limited nuclear exchange observed by the U.S.S. *Cleveland*.

* File:Anti-Ship+Turret+-+Medium.jpg   LaserCannon: A dual barrel, medium fire weapon, designed to be used against small starships. Possibly for use against pirates or asteroids of sufficient size. The main armament of the B.D.S. M'Rella prior to her refit.

* File:Anti-Ship+Turret+-+Heavy.jpg   Heavy LaserCannon: A quad barrel, large weapon, with a slow rate of fire, designed for use against enemy capital ships and stations. The B.D.S. M'Rella was being equipped with this prior to the nuclear detonations on Bodarit Prime.

* VLS/HLS Missile Tubes: An update to the traditional nuclear missile used by the Bodarit, the newest iteration of their projectile weaponry appears similar to the early torpedo/missile used by early Starfleet vessels, with both vertical and horizontal launch systems for rapid fire capability. It is believed that it was this weapon that was detonated in Bodarit Prime's atmosphere.

# References

* First Contact
* Launch of the Bodarit Flagship