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Lyran Democratic Republic

The LDR was originally a province of the Lyran Star Empire. Known as the Dark Star County, it was part of the Enemy’s Blood Duchy on the Hydran and Klingon borders.

The political climate of the Dark Star County was more liberal than other counties, partly because they were involved in a lively commercial trade between the Klingons and Hydrans. While
enemies in most respects, the Klingons had become partly dependant on resources from Hydran territory while they were occupying that kingdom. When the Klingons were driven out in Y135, many Klingon subject race populations remained behind on M-class planets. The Klingons continued to buy things from those planets by way of the Dark Star County.

The ruling family of the Dark Star County was particularly corrupt, greedy, incompetent, and cruel. The citizens of the county held their feudal lords in low esteem, and the neighboring Foremost County was only too happy to foment restlessness in the Dark Star County. In Y145 the citizens of the county overthrew the ruling family, murdering every single member of it and installing a “democratic” county government. This became the Democratic Dark Star County. The duke of Enemy’s Blood tried to restore feudal rule and install his second-oldest son as count. The Foremost duke intervened rather than see his rival control two counties, sending his ships into the Dark Star County. The Foremost and Democratic squadrons defeated the Enemy’s Blood forces in the Battle Of The Long Claws (SH122). The Enemy’s Blood Duchy reluctantly accepted the new situation after Dark Star agreed to continue the previous tribute payments.

In Y153 the Democratic Dark Star County tried to export revolution to Hidden Dagger County in Enemy’s Blood Duchy. The coup attempt failed, and the count of Hidden Dagger, backed by the duke of Enemy’s Blood, invaded Dark Star. Foremost Duchy again intervened, since a weakened Enemy’s Blood Duchy was to their advantage. At the Battle of Vandha (SH123), the Democratic Dark Star County forces, with support from a fleet of Foremost Duchy ships, defeated the Enemy’s Blood Duchy and declared itself the independent Lyran Democratic Republic.

Nominally outside of the Lyran Empire, relations with both Enemy’s Blood and Foremost remained tense. During the Four Powers War, the neutral LDR provided repair services for the Lyran empire. The Hydrans, worried that the LDR might join the war on the Lyran side, sold them Gatling phaser technology in exchange for a promise of perpetual neutrality (including no further repairs of Lyran ships). Everyone found it convenient to keep the LDR independent. The Klingons, Hydrans, or Lyrans could have easily crushed the renegade province had the other two stood aside, but this never happened.

During the General War, when the Hydran Kingdom was largely captured and the nearest Hydran fleet was thousands of parsecs away, the LDR again provided repair and conversion services for the Lyrans, gaining economic and diplomatic benefits from the transactions.

1. ↑ Various (2021). *Federation and Empire Minor Empires*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), p. 34.
Hungary

### Goverment Type

Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic (de jure)Unitary semi-authoritarian parliamentary republic subject to Fidesz (de facto)

Hungary is a country in central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia to the North, Serbia and Croatia to the South, Austria and Slovenia to the West, and Romania and Ukraine to the East. The country is divided into 19 counties including the capital city of Budapest which acts separately from any of the county governments, giving it a total area of 93 028 square kilometers, making it the 108th largest country in the world. As of 2016, it maintains a population of about 9.818 million inhabitants.
While the country is not technically in the balkans, it has a lot of relations to some balkan countries, same thing with Moldova
Gamble (SH242)

## Gamble

As part of the preparations for a major option, the Federation moved an FRX very close to the front lines. It was anticipated that an assault on the Klingon defenses in the sector would result in heavy damage to the X-squadron that was be the spearhead creating the penetration the rest of the fleet would exploit. The plan was for the X-squadron to create the breach, then fall back on the FRX for repairs, before taking up the role of reserve.

As part of the deception operation leading up to the attack, the X-squadron was to make several attacks elsewhere along the front, before shifting suddenly (over a few weeks) to the primary sector, appearing abruptly where the Klingons would not be expecting it.

To this end, the FRX was brought forward.

Unfortunately, things were not going as planned. The ships originally assigned to cover the FRX were called away to deal with a local Klingon attack and a subsequent raid on a convoy by Orions. Fleet command knew it was a gamble to leave the FRX where it was, but reasoned that the light forces available would be enough to screen it for a short while.

It is not known if the Orions were working with the Coalition, or if the Coalition was even aware that the FRX was located in the system. All that is known is that two fast war cruisers suddenly burst through the Federation front and drove straight to the FRX’s location.

## Aftermath

In a bloody melee the defending Federation ships were annihilated and the FRX was heavily damaged. The sacrifice of the escorts enabled it to survive, but it was not able to perform its slated mission, having to be withdrawn for major repairs.

The result was that Admiral Radey’s carrier group would be unsupported by the X-squadron in the coming operation.

Both Coalition ships sustained moderate damage and successfully escaped back to Coalition held space.

The Federation gamble had been a failure.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module R11 – Support Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 51–2.
Brazos class interdiction carriers

As the General War went on and carrier tactics evolved, there were two schools of thought. One school thought that carriers should fight as line warships with cruiser-type weapons (leading to the strike carrier) while another school held that carriers should stay out of direct combat (although be in the battle arena) and operate their fighters as their primary weapons. Interdiction carriers were one result of this school, and the Federation was one of the first to adopt the idea. The interdiction carrier was built on a strike carrier hull, but rearranged the saucer section to eliminate the photons and some other systems and make room for a second fighter bay with a complete second squadron of fighters. These were F-18s as the ship lacked the power to reload A-10s.

In rare cases ships of this class would be provided with a SWAC shuttle replacing one of its admin shuttles. MRS and SWAC shuttles are not included in the cost. This carrier cannot use an E3A heavy SWAC shuttle.

The interdiction carrier is a variant of the heavy cruiser.

**Carrier**: This ship has two shuttle bays. The shuttle bay in the secondary hull has two hatches and is a tunnel deck, and can launch or land two shuttles
every other impulse, or launch or land one shuttle every impulse. Transfers between the two bays are not possible.

Carriers serving on the Romulan front usually operated with escorts especially designed for that front. These escorts were more difficult to build and maintain and were only used on that front. Production of the Romulan-front escort variants virtually ceased by the end of the General War.

**Escort ready racks**: The ready racks of the escorts were configured for F-18 fighters. Escorts cannot have ready racks for heavy fighters.

**Seeking weapons**: The interdiction carrier can control a number of seeking weapons equal to double its sensor rating.

**Refits**: The Y175 refit was installed in Y175.

***Brazos* class interdiction carriers**, (CVD)

Brazos \* Nile \* Volga \* Yangtze
Emergence (T8S3)

## Head On!Part of Stealing First Base (T8)]]

The Usurper had few X-ships and almost no ability to acquire more before the campaign began. These few ships were his “ace in the hole,” and he intended to not risk them any more than he had to. He knew, however, that he would need them to win his first all important victory, the seizure of Battle Station Rampart.

The deception plan called for the Main Force to exit the Cluster hours before X-Force, deceiving the Kzintis as to how many ships were at large (and, therefore, what their likely target was). The X-ships would then appear and make a highspeed dash to join the Main Force just before the attack.

It was assumed that all Kzinti ships between the Cluster and Battle Station Rampart would follow the Main Force, leaving the area outside of the Cluster clear. One Kzinti BC, however, was out of position to intercept the Main Force and was told to skirt the edge of the Cluster looking for any support or logistics units. (Destroying such units would disrupt any prolonged operation.)

The BC captain was stunned to see more WYN warships exiting the Cluster, and he immediately moved to engage before the ships could overcome the effects of the Radiation Zone. He all too quickly discovered what he was up against and would have been doomed except for the arrival of an Orion X-ship (under control of a captain loyal to the crimelord ousted in the Y181 takeover of the shipyard).

## Aftermath

The OCRX was destroyed; the BC and CRX disengaged as the systems on the CAX became active. The WYN X-ships suffered only minor shield damage which they repaired before arriving at Battle Station Rampart.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 56–7.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 56–7.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 56–7.
Just Cause (SH241)

## Just Cause

The Vudar Enclave, as it sought to establish itself, had expanded into space that was part of the Hydran Kingdom. The parts of the Kingdom the Vudar expanded into were, at the time, under the control of the Klingon Empire. The Klingons, under heavy strain at that point in the General War, ceded the space to the Vudar in an effort to divert Hydran combat power against the Vudar (a ploy that worked all too well).

The principle focus of the Hydran Kingdom’s combat operations from Y182 until the arrival of the ISC (and later the Andromedans) was the reclamation of all its pre-war holdings. (This did not stop them from launching “punitive expeditions” against the Klingons and the Lyrans when opportunity presented itself.) The operations against the Vudar included some major attacks, but consisted mostly of a series of limited duration raids to keep the Vudar from firmly securing their new frontier. The Vudar responded to such incursions as strongly as they could, realizing that to show weakness to the Hydran Kingdom would invite larger attacks sooner than they could afford, and worse (at least according to Klingon historians) prove to the Klingons that it would be possible to reabsorb the enclave.

In Y184, the Hydrans sent the *Just Cause* on a raid into Vudar space. As the *Cause* was trying to make its way back to Kingdom-held space, the *Firebolt* tracked it to an asteroid field it had ducked into to throw off pursuit. The *Cause* began accelerating, believing it had to destroy the *Firebolt* before help arrived. The *Firebolt* moved to block the *Cause’s* escape.

## Aftermath

The *Just Cause* succeeded in overrunning the *Firebolt* and disengaging from the *Firebolt’s* PFs. The maneuver required the sacrifice of the *Just Cause’s* PFs. The success was made possible by the Prime Team’s successful capture of one of the Vudar PFs, which tipped the scales in favor of the *Just Cause* at a critical moment. The Prime Team later returned to Hydran Space on a captured Klingon freighter, bringing with them the survivors of two of the Hydran PFs and Vudar they had captured.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module R11 – Support Ships*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 49–50.
Andromedan Raid (SH26)

## Andromedan RaidPart of Andromedan War in the Milky Way

The Andromedans sought to conquer the galaxy by disrupting military operations and support facilities. Their unexplained ability to shift rapidly from sector to sector and appear almost out of nowhere made their small fleet a major threat.

This raid, on the Hydran base area at Hydraxaport, is typical of many during this period.

## Aftermath

The Andromedan Conquistador ran rampant through the area, destroying two of the Gendarmes and several fighters and badly damaging the Lancer and the base. During the fighting, the Hydrans managed to destroy the Cobra. Shortly after the loss of its satellite, the Conquistador suddenly boosted to maximum speed and departed, leaving wreckage in its wake. The arrival of the *Retribution* was too late to catch it.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 31–2.
Escape from Xylad (SL346)

## Escape from XyladPart of Counter-Piracy Operations

In Y138 an Orion crime team fled Xylad's Waypoint after extracting a local personality sought by the crime lord of the Dragon Cartel. After escaping the local defense force, the Orions were confronted by a Federation police ship, which was quickly joined by a frigate.

## Aftermath

The **Shadow Lightning** was able to depart the area with it's cargo.

## References

1. ↑ Various (13 March 2017). *Captain's Log 52*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 2–12, 40–41.
2. ↑ Various (13 March 2017). *Captain's Log 52*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 2–12, 40–41.
Assault on the Holdfast (SH6)

## Assault on the Holdfast

In the year Y167, I led a Klingon task force to make a “demonstration” against the Tholians by destroying one of their outpost stations. This was one of a number of such attacks designed to provoke the Tholians. The Tholians were preparing to upgrade the selected base to a battle station (which was why I had been instructed to destroy it), and unknown to me were covering this operation with the prototypes of their new D and BW class ships.

## Aftermath

In a bloody battle which suddenly became a wild melee with the arrival of the Tholian dreadnought, Kumerian destroyed the station. Commodore Brezgonne succeeded in evacuating the remaining Tholian ships, losing Palisade and Wall in the battle and sustaining heavy damage to Defender. Kumerian lost both the E4s, and both of the D6s were badly damaged. It was, however, a small price to pay to destroy the Tholian base station.

Captain Krilt of the *Decimator* thought Kumerian was insane to have ordered such an attack, incompetent to have misdeployed his forces, and a coward to have not followed the retreating Tholian force. He desperately sought any transfer available. He accepted a special mission to Romulan space, where his ship was destroyed in another wild melee, this time with Romulan, Gorn, and Federation ships (SL25). Krilt survived that battle and went on to command the penal frigate Forsaken.

## References

1. ↑ Steven V. Cole (1999; 2012). *Star Fleet Battles Advanced Missions*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 161–2.
2. ↑ Steven V. Cole (1999; 2012). *Star Fleet Battles Advanced Missions*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 161–2.
3. ↑ Steven V. Cole (1999; 2012). *Star Fleet Battles Advanced Missions*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 161–2.
Ares is Down! (SH59)

## Ares is Down!

The Federation destroyer *Ares* was on a routine patrol near the Tholian border in Y168 when its warp engine overloaded and had to be jettisoned. The saucer made a forced landing on a planet in Tholian territory. The Federation considered the incident to be a non-military rescue situation; the Tholians considered it to be a clandestine operation to spy on their territory. Negotiations proved fruitless as they had in the Y165 Bowie incident. The new sector Commodore, Richard Grey in his flagship Excalibur, was sent to rescue the crew. Grey’s orders were to get the crew off of the planet with the minimum use of force.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 60–1.
Adbel Naguib Taleb

A native of Alexandria, Egypt, Taleb took office following the razor-thin electoral victory of the Unionists in Y71. His government confirmed bipartisan support for the formation of the United Star Fleet and expanded the military infrastructure to support its operations. The first of the Republic-class starships were laid down during his administration. Although not as popular as the previous Unionist chairman Kannal, Taleb’s administration is also regarded as being successful. Due to family concerns, he retired after one term in office.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Principality Of Bulgaria

Tarnovo

The **Principality of Bulgaria** (Bulgarian: Княжество България, Knyazhestvo Balgariya) was a *de facto independent*, and *de jure vassal* state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire. It was established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878.

## **HISTORY**

After the Russo-Turkish War ended with a Russian victory, the Treaty of San Stefano was signed by Russia and the Ottoman Empire on 3 March 1878. Under this, a large Bulgarian vassal state was agreed to, which was significantly larger: its lands encompassed nearly all ethnic Bulgarians in the Balkans, and included most of Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia, stretching from the Black Sea to the Aegean. However, the United Kingdom and Austria-Hungary were against the establishment of such a large Russian client state in the Balkans, fearing it would shift the balance of power in the Mediterranean. Due to this, the great powers convened and signed the Treaty of Berlin, superseding the Treaty of San Stefano, which never went into effect. This created a much smaller principality, alongside an autonomous Eastern Rumelia within the Ottoman Empire.

Although an Ottoman vassal, Bulgaria only acknowledged the authority of the Sublime Porte in a formal way. It had its own Constitution, flag and anthem, and conducted its own foreign policy. In 1885, a bloodless revolution resulted in Eastern Rumelia being de facto annexed by Bulgaria, which the Ottoman Empire accepted with the Tophane Agreement. On 5 October 1908, Bulgaria declared its independence as the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Beginnings and Endings (SH110)

## Beginnings and Endings

In the long history of the Tholian Will, no starbase had ever been successfully attacked (at least not since the Will had established its total suzerainty). The first major proof the Tholians received that their power was in peril was when a sector starbase was destroyed as part of the first Seltorian strikes. It signaled both the beginning of the Seltorian revolt and the end of Tholian rule.

## Aftermath

The starbase exploded in an incandescent fireball, taking a Seltorian destroyer that had gotten too close with it. The Seltorians also lost one of their
DNs and both of the BCHs in the assault, but given that the loss of this base gave them a huge volume of space to operate in, it was worth the cost to them. Only the Tholian NCA managed to escape the debacle, bringing with it valuable tapes of the new Seltorian weapon in action. Sadly for the Tholians, their high command was slow to acknowledge the real threat, even with the destruction of the starbase.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 42–3.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 42–3.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 42–3.
Nancy at War (SH90)

## Nancy at War

During a Kzinti incursion in Y182, the WYN Auxiliary Dreadnought *Nancy* was struggling to reach the battle when a Kzinti CM broke through the main WYN fleet. The Kzinti ship headed directly for the WYN shipyard and encountered the *Nancy.* Realizing its chance to hit the shipyard was gone, the Kzinti captain, known thereafter as Cat Who Hunts Mastodon, resolved to destroy the WYN ship instead.

## Aftermath

The *Nancy* was badly damaged, and it was decided to convert it to an AxBCS during repairs. The Kzinti ship was forced away by an arriving OCR.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles Module R5*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 39–40.
PSS Callahan

Lead ship of the new police cutters for the Federation Police services.

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* Bobby \* Constabulary \* Deputy \* Dragnet \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* **Callahan\*** \* Deckard \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* John Oliver \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
Federation Third Fleet

## Third Fleet

Deployed on the Klingon Border the fleet was considered an elite combat formation during the decade before the General War. Considered to be the fleet most likely to attacked by a foreign invasion, a prediction that proved to be accurate. The Third Fleet was sometimes called "the new elite" since the Fourth Fleet had been the one most involved in combat.

All but destroyed by the orginal Klingon invasion of Y171. The fleet was withdrawn from the front, filled with new ships and was back to full strength by Y174. The fleet then entered the front line between the First and Fourth fleets.

## References

*Federation* Fleets

First Fleet \* Second Fleet \* **Third Fleet** \* Fourth Fleet \* Fifth Fleet \* Sixth Fleet \* Seventh Fleet \* Eighth Fleet \* Ninth Fleet \* Tenth Fleet \* Eleventh Fleet \* Twelfth Fleet \* Thirteenth Fleet \* Fourteenth Fleet
1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
PSS Dragnet

## Notable Commanders and Crewmembers

Bailiff \* Bobby \* Constabulary \* Deputy \* **Dragnet** \* Gatekeeper \* Gendarme \* Justice \* Lawman \* Militia \* Mountie \* Pacifier \* Peacekeeper \* Peacemaker \* Peaceofficer \* Posse \* Summons \* Texas Ranger \* Trooper \* Tucker \* Lt Oleg Babak \* Behan \* Callahan\* \* Deckard \* Alejandro Dominguez \* Morgan Earp \* Virgil Earp \* Wyatt Earp \* Doc Holiday \* Holmes \* Kojak \* LeBeau \* Mackie \* Malloy \* Magnum \* Mark Majors \* Masterson \* McKeehan \* Elliot Ness \* John Oliver \* Osterhout \* Darius Quimby \* Texas John Slaughter \* Richard Simms \* Sipowicz \* Sorenson \* John Walsh \* Watson \* White \* Williams \* Willis \* Jimmy Wilson \* Drebin \* Nordberg and about 130 others.
Out of Time, Out of Luck (SH38)

## Out of Time, Out of Luck

In Y178 the Federation located a small planet containing the ruins of an advanced civilization. The ruins contained an archive with thousands of computer crystals detailing the extinct civilization’s technology. The planet was spiraling rapidly into a newly forming black hole. To complicate matters the area was in the former Neutral Zone between Federation and Romulan space (now a no man’s land between the two in the General War) and only a few million kilometers from the Gorn border. The General War was in full swing, and attrition among the main fleet elements was high. The Federation needed the information from those crystals and, just as importantly, could not afford to allow the Romulans to get them.

Reasoning that the Romulans were unaware of the find, the Federation High Command decided to send a small, and therefore unalarming, task force to the area to recover as many crystals as possible before the planet fell into the black hole. Federation main fleet elements normally assigned to the area were sent on a decoy maneuver parsecs away in an attempt to draw off Romulan units. It was determined that an attempt to inform the Gorns was too risky, as any communication could be intercepted.

As luck would have it, no sooner had the recovery begun than a powerful Romulan assault force arrived, obviously well equipped to take matters in hand. (The Romulans, trying to maintain a compact force, had selected the powerful King Eagles for their firepower and stealth, stripping them from command of two squadrons in the theater.) Realizing the (ahem) gravity of the situation, the commander of the *Michigan* sent an urgent plea for help. The only unit near enough to respond in time was a Gorn border patrol.

## Aftermath

The Federation suggested that the Gorn force should hold off the Romulans while the *Al Rashid* continued recovery operations. The Gorns suggested that they begin their own recovery operation while the Federation held the Romulans at bay. The Romulans took advantage of the confusion to close with the planet and land their troops.

The battle was particularly savage because all of the ships tried to stay within transporter range of the planet (and consequently were at short range to each other). The *Exidium* was hit by a full salvo of overloaded photon torpedoes and limped out of the battle; it ultimately fell into the black hole. The *Naja* was crushed by enveloping R torpedoes and imploded. The other ships were all damaged to varying degrees. The Gorns and Romulans eventually broke off the action and disengaged. The Federation ship *Michigan* remained to recover the marines, and also recovered a few Romulan and Gorn troops before escaping at the last instant.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1992). *Star Fleet Battles - Scenario Book 1*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 42–5.
Armed Neutrality (SH112)

## Armed NeutralityPart of Hydran Invasion of Lyran

In Y169 the Hydran Kingdom launched a preemptive strike against the Lyran Star Empire to support their allies the Kzintis. The Hydrans operated from a war plan that had been developed after the Four Powers War and updated several times in the intervening years. Part of this plan called for a small task force to make an end run into the Lyran Empire’s rear areas by skirting (or actually penetrating) LDR space. The Hydrans believed that the LDR would ignore the incursion rather than get involved.

Unfortunately, three things quickly went wrong. The first was that the Hydrans were unaware that the LDR had concluded negotiating a settlement with the Enemy’s Blood Duchy for a few solar systems, resulting in an extension of LDR space farther up the Galactic Arm. Second, an LDR task force was returning from establishing miners and farmers on the planets. Finally, the LDR Task Force Commander did not respond well to the arrogant tone used by the Hydran Commander in ordering him to stand clear.

## Aftermath

After a brief battle, the Hydrans left LDR space and continued their mission. The Lyran Empire, however, had become aware of the approaching Hydran force, and their mission was less successful than the Hydran war plan originally hoped.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 44–5.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 44–5.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 44–5.
Flame in the Deep (SL349)

## Flame in the Deep

After the success of Operation Unity, the Galactic Intelligence Agency (along with the intelligence agencies of the other empires involved) had a wealth of captured Andromedan data files to review. Not all of them were easily transcribed, and at the end of the Air Force records information were still being painstakingly extracted, no "Rosetta Stone" having been found that helped to east the task.

Among the files that had been converted were records of Andromedan contacts, not all of which could be identified as incidents involving the Milky Way Galaxy or the Magellanic Cloud. One of these was a record of an incident in which someone attacked an Andromedan relay base on the Galactic Transit Network. It is not clear where this base was located, other then somewhere in the deep reaches of space between galaxies, or who the attackers were, or even when the incident occurred. (Andromedan time codes had yet to be directly attributed to any Galactic time codes.)

The following was introduced into the simulators at the Star Fleet Academy sometime after Y209.

## Aftermath

More than one such unexplained encounter in the depths of space between galaxies has been found, not just in the Andromedan records, but in records recovered from the Seltorian Tribunal after the Inter-Stellar Concordium destroyed the *Torch of Burning Vengeance*. The Milky Way, large as it is, is only a speck in the vastness of the universe and many things remain mysteries. In some of the encounters discovered in the files the Andromedans were the victors, in others they were defeated, beyond that, all is but the flicker of a distant flame.

## References

1. ↑ Various (13 March 2017). *Captain's Log 52*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 44–45.
2. ↑ Various (13 March 2017). *Captain's Log 52*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 44–45.
3. ↑ Various (13 March 2017). *Captain's Log 52*. Edited by Stephen V. Cole. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), pp. pp. 44–45.
New Marseilles

New Marseilles was founded by a private group of human philosophical idealists in Y105, seeking a simpler life devoted to low-technology farming. The unexpected discovery of huge mineral deposits on the planet’s moon drew renewed interest in Y145, and changed the focus of the colony. After much debate, the colonists signed a contract with the Weygand-Yulani Corporation, allowing exploitation of the mineral find in exchange for royalty payments and construction of a space station to facilitate shipment and processing of the minerals. A small faction of the original colonists disagreed with the decision to “sell out” and left the colony, at first returning to Earth but leaving again in Y153 to colonize other worlds. The colonists who remained at New Marseilles grew rich off the royalties paid by Weygand-Yulani, and by the General War era New Marseilles was a thriving, if small, colony world no different than any other regular colony.

Location: Sector 3504.

## References

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 98. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
A Duel Of Midgets (SH136)

## A Duel of Midgets

In Y172, a Federation survey team was at work on a planet in the Neutral Zone when the decision was made to evacuate them immediately. The nearest available ship, a converted freighter used to operate fighter patrols, was sent to pick them up. Klingon ships tried to intervene.

## Aftermath

The landing party was recovered, but the Ostrich was forced to sacrifice its fighter squadron to accomplish the rescue. Several Klingon fighters were destroyed, and a few drones succeeded in scoring some minor damage to the Klingon ships.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 39–40.
Benjamin class heavy fighter carriers

This was, basically, a heavy cruiser or strike carrier hull designed to carry six F-111s on mech-links. It was, perhaps, the analogue of the Klingon D6P, another heavy cruiser hull operating heavy attrition units. Most fast patrol ship tenders (and the Federation corollaries) were built on much smaller hulls. Beginning in Y180 ships of this class often operated without escorts.

The heavy fighter carrier is a variant of the heavy cruiser.

**Carrier**: This ship has two shuttle bays: the one for its admin shuttles, which operates normally, and the bay used by the heavy fighters. The heavy fighter bay is semi-external, and all six heavy fighters can be launched or landed (or some could be landing while others launch) in a single impulse or over multiple impulses.

**Escort ready racks**: The ready racks of the escorts were configured for F-18 fighters. Escorts cannot have ready racks for heavy fighters.

**Seeking weapons**: The heavy fighter carrier can control a number of seeking weapons equal to double its sensor rating.

**Refits**: None.

***Benjamin* class heavy fighter carriers**, (CVH)

Benjamin Disraeli \* Benjamin Franklin \* Benjamin Harrison \* Benjamin Netanyahu \* Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Naramar III

Naramar III was founded an Orion industrial cartel in Y59 as a mining and industrial production colony. The economy grew very rapidly thanks to the rich deposits of iridium, platinum, and topaline on the planet and in the system’s asteroid belt. The colonial government grew more and more independent from Orion, and refused to follow the Orion Enclave into breaking away from the Federation following the outbreak of the General War. The culture is very cosmopolitan even by Federation standards. About half the population are ethnic Orions, the remainder a mixture of Humans, Rigellians, Tellarites, and Prellarians. Naramar III is Class M, orbiting a G4V star.

Location: Sector 3005.

## References

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 98. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Family Feud (SH189)

## Family FeudPart of War of Return

Supply is always central to any operations. During the WYN War of Return, this was demonstrated again and again as the contending forces found themselves forced to launch operations to gain resources, or deny them to their foes. The situation was aggravated by fence-sitters, who would not
provide their resources to either side.

One classic example of this three way tug-of-war occurred in the Krr’aal system. One planet of this system had been turned into a supply dump by the Duke. His intent was to have a position from which he could supply his forces in the event of an incursion by the Klingons.

The planet did not possess any orbital defenses, or even any major fixed ground defenses, since the Duke was concentrating his construction efforts in reestablishing his border with the Klingon Empire. The planet was not defenseless, as the Duke had positioned the entire [[Crushing Blow Infantry
Division]] on the planet to defend the logistics.

Both the Crown Prince and the Usurper learned of this supply dump. The Usurper laid plans to seize it by a Coup-de-main, relying heavily on fifth columnists within the garrison and surprise. The Crown Prince, alerted to the Usurper’s intent by spies, rushed the nearest available unit to block the move and activated his own fifth column. The Duke’s internal security forces within the division determined that something was up, although they did not know what, and tightened security. The Duke wanted to avoid taking sides, and more importantly wanted his war reserve stockpiles left alone!

As fate would have it, it all came to a head at once.

## Aftermath

After the initial confusion, the Duke’s forces successfully rallied and held the base long enough for more of his ships to arrive. He advised both sides that any further attack on his facilities would force him to join the other side.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2007). *Star Fleet Battles Module M – Star Fleet Marines*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 43–5.
Battle Of Vandha (SH123)

## Enter Name Here

Certain political elements within the Democratic Dark Star County (DDSC) had been trying to overthrow the noble family of the neighboring Hidden Dagger County. When the plot resulted in a coup (which failed), the Hidden Dagger County declared war and attacked. Larkahn's son Duke Larzhak, now Duke, supported the attack, as did the White Stripe County. They were unable to use their full combat power, however, due to the ongoing Fourth Lyran-Kzinti War and a "convenient" demonstration of power by the Hydrans. The Battle of Vandha was virtually a reprise of the Battle of the Long Claws, but the DDSC (soon to become the LDR) forces were proportionately much larger.

## Aftermath

The "Battle of Vandha" failed to destroy the DDSC, but succeeded in driving them further from the Empire, resulting in their declaration of independence the next year. The *Manifesto* was destroyed when cut off from the rest of the LDR squadron. The *Watchman* was destroyed by concentrated enemy fire at the last moment. The *Whitefire* was destroyed by the combined fire of the *Democracy* and *Independence*.

## References

1. ↑ Various (1994). *Star Fleet Battles Module S2 – Scenario Book 2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 20–1.
Gathering Forces (SH250)

## Gathering ForcesPart of First Kzinti Civil War

The Usurper sent out word to those feudal lords that he thought he could trust to meet him at a small uninhabited moon. There he would accept their loyalty oaths and the combined fleet would proceed to the capital.

The Patriarch again gained word of the meeting and sent a strike force.

As the Rebel and Loyalist forces prepared for battle, neither could be sure about the loyalties of the feudal lords who were arriving.

## Aftermath

The Usurper successfully drove off the Loyalist forces, although the records are unclear as to which feudal lord sided with the rebels and which with the Loyalists, or if any simply remained neutral and stayed out of the battle. The victory, while significant, did not prove enough to rally the majority of the Hegemony to the Usurper’s cause, but this battle was regarded as the formal beginning to the civil war.

## References

1. ↑ Steven V. Cole (2008). *Star Fleet Battles Module Y2*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 62–4.
Morkedian Death March (SH97)

## Morkedian Death March

Despite the best efforts of the Federation Sixth Fleet, the Romulans continued their initial push into Federation space. At Morkedian–III, a desperate defense by Federation ground formations created a momentary check in the Romulan advance, defeating an initial Romulan landing attempt. The Romulans had been surprised by the newly arrived Federation ground forces who had been assigned to the planet since they had last raided it (SH20.0). It was clear, however, that the planet could not be held in the face of the Federation’s inability to maintain “space superiority” over the planet. Rather than throw more good ships and men into a hopeless defense, Admiral Matthews ordered the troops withdrawn and the planet abandoned.

Matthews’ staff worked wonders, but most of the wounded from the planet had to be evacuated in freighters. Regrettably, before the withdrawal could be completed, the Romulans attacked again, and if the Sixth Fleet could not maintain space superiority over a planet, it also could not provide an adequate escort for the convoy.

There has been much debate on just why the Romulans attacked the convoy. Those who hate the Romulans insist that they must have known the ships were carrying wounded, and they were simply committing an atrocity out of anger for their recent reverse on Morkedian–III and sheer bloody-mindedness (and the Romulans have been known to commit the occasional atrocity, at least in Federation eyes).

Others agree with the Romulan version that they thought the convoy was trying to evacuate critical supplies, personnel, and materiel (and indeed, it must be admitted that some critical supplies, personnel, and materiel were on some of the ships, although hardly enough to justify the Romulan attack).

To the wounded men who were on the ships, the point was moot.

## Aftermath

The Romulans destroyed both the small freighters, and so badly crippled two large freighters that they were forced to return to the planet and surrender. Both the Federation warships were badly damaged, but managed to reach a Federation base in company with the two remaining freighters. The Romulans suffered damage to several of their ships, but sustained no losses.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2002). *Star Fleet Battles Module R4 – Romulan, Gorn, ISC, Tholian*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 17–8.
Francois Horteux

Former President of Mars, Hortefeux took office following the narrow electoral victory of the Federalists in Y59, as the party was able to take advantage of the retirement of Kannal and a slowing economy to call for change. Hortefeux made the first serious attempt to unify the various national fleets into a “United Star Force” but was unable to overcome political resistance to the idea, which failed in the Assembly. He died of a heart attack shortly after being reelected by a larger margin in Y65.

1. ↑ John Sickels (30 March 2011). *GURPS Federation, Fourth Edition*. Edited by Jean Sexton. (Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 978-1-58564-155-0.
Alfred the Great class heavy cruiser

At the end of the Early Years, when the first of the Constitution-class cruisers were built, this was a competing design based on a longer version of the old light cruiser hull. Two were built as new construction (it was impossible to convert
existing light cruisers to this design). Both were lost in combat: Theodoric during the Second Federation-Kzinti War;
Alfred during the Second Federation-Romulan War. A third ship Alexander the Great was nearly complete when the *Constitution* proved itself. The *Alexander the Great* was almost scrapped before the Federation Survey Command offered to complete the ship as a Magellan class survey cruiser.

The design was considered more a backup to the *Constitution* than a true competitor; there was concern that the radically different “saucer ship” might not perform up to design parameters. Had that design failed (or been delayed), more of these ships might have been built. The *Constitution* did not really have to “win” the competition so much as prove that it could perform.

In any case, the old heavy cruisers were not selected for several reasons. The design was older, with less growth room both in technology and size. (The old heavy cruiser, being a “stretched” version of the old light cruiser, could not be “stretched” any further. The heavy cruiser, being a new baseline design, could be pushed to the heavy command cruiser and advanced technology cruiser designs not even envisioned when the heavy cruiser was built.) Most important, the “armor” systems were not suitable for repeated use. While they could be “recharged” after taking damage, after a few battles they had to be totally replaced in an extensive shipyard overhaul.

The 360° phasers reflect a theoretical refit that would have appeared about Y165 had the ships been built. Reactors would have been APRs prior to the AWR refit.

**Seeking weapons**: Prior to the plus refit, the old heavy cruiser can control a number of seeking weapons equal to half its sensor rating; after the plus refit the old heavy cruiser can control a number of seeking weapons equal to its sensor rating.

**Refits**: Transporters increased from Range 4 to Range 5 in Y140. Tractors increased from Range 2 to Range 3 in Y140. The plus refit would have been available beginning in Y165 (had either of the ships survived or the class gone into series production), been common by Y171, and been universal by Y175. The AWR refit would have been available in Y170; virtually all ships would have had it by Y174. The Y175 refit would have been installed in Y175.

*Alfred the Great*-class old heavy cruisers, (OCA)

Alfred the Great \* Theodoric the Great \* Alexander the Great (unbuilt)
*Magellan* class old survey cruisers, (OSR)

Magellan
A Religious Experience (SH113)

## A Religious ExperiencePart of Andromedan Invasion

Occasionally, an Orion captain may find his ship outclassed by the local authorities. When this happens, some of them will, at least temporarily, adopt “honest work.” Such was the case for one Hissar Zul, a former Gorn naval officer turned pirate. Inside the uninhabited system of the star Bantarax, while surveying for possible sites for a new base to be established by the Stardust Cartel, he discovered an asteroid that was a mineralogist’s dream.

Concealing his find from the Cartel, Hissar’s ship returned several times to fill the holds of his ship with the rich minerals from the find. Zul dreamed of turning this newfound wealth into a newer and better warship.

It was on his fourth trip to the asteroid that Hissar’s dreams were shattered. The asteroid was now a gutted shell leached of everything of value, but the ion trail left by a warp capable ship was fresh. Enraged by this robbery, Zul gave chase expecting to find another Orion had jumped his claim. What he found were not Orions, but Zul’s need for vengeance drove him to the attack.

## Aftermath

In a short and furious engagement, Zul managed to destroy both of the cargo sleds. However, his own shields were severely strained (mostly from collisions with asteroids and transporter bombs), and rather than risk serious damage, he disengaged.

What the Andromedans thought of all this is not known.

## References

1. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 45–6.
2. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 45–6.
3. ↑ Various (2017). *Star Fleet Battles Module C3 - New Worlds III*. (Amarillo Design Bureau), pp. 45–6.