Marobal

Marobal (a portmanteau of **Mar**itime and Gl**obal**) is a moon with pure ocean. The planet serves as a major waypoint, being a station for inspecting all incoming cargo and immigrants. It also serves as an important military and defense area, being located in and being part of the Asralles defense line. The moon orbits the planet of Silechen, which serves as an important commercial and military center.

## Description

### Environment

The moon itself is barebones, containing nothing but ocean. The seabed is made of sand. On the seabed, numbers sea plants, some of which are exotic colors and glow in the dark, grow. There are also a number of rocks underneath. Apart from the native plants and microorganisms, there doesn’t appear to be any other form of wildlife.

The planet itself a calm has rainy seasons, which are occur randomly. Because the moon has no “land,” it’s climate cannot be classified in the usual sense, although it does have a generally mild temperature with occasional winds. The moon’s tides appear to be influenced by not just its host planet, but by two asteroids that actually orbit the moon itself.

The moon has breathable air and a magnetic field.

### Infastructure

The moon contains variety of manmade structure, mainly for military and security purposes, along with some for scientific and research purposes. The buildings themselves are built using the sinking technique, where base structure (made of reinforced concrete) is flooded with water, with the upper parts being added as the build progresses.

All buildings are designed to be self sufficient, with their own communications networks, large food storage and water reservoirs, necessities such as lodging, bathrooms and canteens along with recreational areas (mainly limited to room size areas).

All structures contain bunkers which are located underneath the seabed. They also also contain helipads. They are all stocked with necessary life saving equipment such as lifebuoys, fire extinguishers/blankets and evacuation vehicles, mainly life shuttles.

#### Maunsell Forts

The moon’s main structures are various Maunsell Forts, scattered throughout. They are tasked with protecting and defending the moon. These forts, which use the exact same design as those originally built by the British are strong and durable. They can take quite a beating before falling.

The forts come in both the original “Army” and “Navy” styles. The army forts are tasked with providing anti-air support, while the navy forts have heavy weaponry designed to damage enemy vessels. Army forts consist of several individual towers linked by skyways. These towers usually sit above a base, which usually resembles a quad or tripod. Navy forts consist of two large pillars, with a platform and several floors sitting on top. The pillars themselves contain more space.

In addition to the regular forts, larger versions, called mega and super-forts are scattered around the surface, designed to act as central command stations, lodging facilities for larger garrisons and waypoints for friendly forces during wartime.

#### Transportation facilities

The moon contains various floating harbors and airports. The harbors are designed to cater not just to maritime vessels, but to some spacecraft, albeit with a limitation. They contain the necessary facilities for vehicle maintenance and a repair. Airports have a number of hangars to store air and spacecraft. Being meant for military, security and scientific use, the moon has no civilian style transit system.

Types of transportation facilities present:

* Airports - All with Air Traffic Control, Hangars, fueling and resupply stations. There are 25 airports on the moon.
* Heliports - Usually attached to airports. Most facilities (especially the forts) maintain their own helipads to allow helicopters to land on them, to help make transportation easier.
* Harbors - Equipped with all necessities. Designed to cater to both maritime and space vessels. There are currently 32 harbors present.
* Underground harbors: There are many underground harbors, usually attached to bunkers and ports for use by submarines.

#### Research Facilities

The planet houses numerous research facilities on the planet. These usually have multiple levels, and often have areas underneath the surface.

#### Support facilities

Support facilities, which usually consist of buildings such as storage depots, factories, farms and other buildings to help the moon sustain itself are scattered throughout. These facilities are designed to keep the moon self sufficient, helping ensure the planet’s population is fed, has power, water, communications, a clean environment along with other things deemed critical to keeping the planet’s population and the planet safe and clean.

A set of various buildings, called the “complexes” house the generators that power the moon’s shields. These buildings are armed to the teeth in defense, being some of the most important buildings. They are perhaps just as important as the planet’s command headquarters, if not, more so,

Support buildings comprise about 30% of the moon’s infrastructure. List of types of buildings found so far:

* Farms
* Cell cultured meat plants
* Water refineries
* Waste disposal facilities
* Laboratories dedicated towards growing certain materials
* Supply and Fuel Depots
* Munitions and Weapons Factories
* Communications buildings
* Power generation and storage facilities
* Shield Generator housing complexes

#### Bunkers

It has been mentioned that all buildings contain access to bunkers. These bunkers, located beneath the seabed are very versatile, being able to house many, many beings. These bunkers contain every thing that one would possibly need. Because they have facilities such as farms, rather than just being stocked, one can live here infinitely (in theory).

## Defenses

Marobal, being an important military area and due to its critical role, boast a variety of defenses. The main defense is its planetary deflector shield, meant to protect the planet from orbital attacks by hostiles. This shield is powered by twelve shield generators located in various facilities scattered through the moon.

The moon’s population is comprised primarily of military personnel. Nearly 74% of its population, around 3,011,679 are active duty service members,

The moon as 20 fixed railway guns (the term railway gun having become a generic term for any large artillery piece). The moon has around 2,100 regular forts, which can 1,204 personnel per fort, 20 command forts, which can all hold around 20,000 and the central command fort, which can hold 40,000 personnel.

The moon being all aquatic has a large navy, with 14 super star/aircraft carriers, 12 battleships, 28 destroyers, 40 frigates, 68 corvettes, 1,200 gunboats and patrol boats,

The planet has a star fighter force (capable of fighting in atmosphere) consisting of 6,300 star fighters organized into 35 wings.

Although they aren’t the only armored buildings, the forts serve as the primary defense. The forts are armed with A.A guns, (both conventional and flak), rotary cannons, surface to air and surface to space missile launchers, surface based torpedo launchers, multiple launch rocket systems, and conventional battle turrets. There are also 100 heavy laser cannons, 300 medium laser canons and 500 light laser cannons, all designed to take out enemy space vessels.

On the defenses side, all forts are equipped with electronic and infrared countermeasures, along with chaff cluster launchers for radar jamming and magnetic decoy flare launchers to scramble enemy missiles systems. All forts are also equipped with powerful lasers designed to disintegrate enemy weapons in a cost effective and easy manner.

## Governance

The moon is led by the Regional Governor, a civilian tasked with administering and managing its operations. In addition, there is the deputy governor, their assistant. Two assistant deputy governors, and a unicameral legislative body, known as the Marobal Assembly, composed of 160 civilians, tasked with representing Marobal’s eighty regions.

The governor not only leads the moon’s population, but they act as Marobal’s representative within the Silechen Sector. Because the moon is part of the Asralles defense line, a designated military area, the governor is put in a special sub chamber, with other governors who’s bodies are within the defense perimeter,

* Governor - T.B.A
* Deputy Governor - T.B.A
* Assistant Deputy Governors - T.B,A
* Assembly Leader - T.B,A

## Purpose

The original purpose of the moon was meant to act as an obstacle. Because of the economic and political status of its planet, Silechen, it would be, without a doubt, a key target in any attack or invasion. This lead to the creation of the Asralles Defense Line, or A.D.L to protect the planet from attacks. The moon’s orbiting path lie directly across the line. Soon enough, defense were erected, and it became a important defense facility.

In the scenario enemies bypass the line, the moon also serves as a staging point for counterattacks. The moon, being part of the defensive line also acts as a security checkpoint, checking all incoming cargo for illegal items, and immigrants, to catch any fugitives, mercenaries, criminals, smugglers and beings who are being trafficked.