Subspace Static - Star Date 212.33.1

***** Inter Galactic News *****


*** Flashpoint Twinkle ***

The Twinkle system continues to be the centre of conflict between the DEN and FEL this week, as reports start to surface of the Dewiek dropping in 90,000 troops with the intent of seizing the system claim away from the FEL, with an eye towards securing the support of the civilian government of High Star.

It remains to be seen how the civilian government will respond.


*** Dewiek Accused Of Genocide ***

Startling reports including footage of mass devastation have been received by the IGN newsroom this week that appear to implicate the Dewiek in acts of genocide on a planetary scale:


Date 26.4: DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (15526) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (42162) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (59189) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (62638) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (64370) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (77441) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (86219) - {100 Heavy Hulls}
DEN SHIP DEATH FROM ABOVE (92055) - {100 Heavy Hulls}

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Date 26.4: Vine fields have been burnt to the ground. Atmosphere will no longer
be breathable by 212.30.

A Felini spokes-person made the following statement to the press: “They claim to have defeated us, yet still haven’t achieved the objective they set out for themselves.
For all there boasting and savagery, Highstar, is no nearer there control They want it? Come take it, because I certainly wont give it too them.”



(Note From The Editor – The keen eyed amongst you will have spotted this report reached the news-room significantly longer ago than ‘this week’, the Editorial Team offer our apologies for this delay.)

(The Editorial Team would also like to pre-emptively apologise to the DEN and ask that they please not come around to our offices to rip our interns limb from limb, we do not control the news, we simply report it.)

(Note From The Editor: When we say ‘we simply report it’, this statement should not be taken as assurance that we also don’t sometimes just make shit up on slow news days.)

(Note From The Legal Staff: The SSS/IGN is the Galaxies finest news outlet, and any rumours suggesting stories might be fabricated during slow news days is a scurrilous like, and likely the result of Alien Brain Parasite infection.)


*** ALIEN BRAIN PARASITES!!! ***

The entire empire of humanity is literally reeling today as popular tri-D magazine ‘The Daily People Are Better Than Aliens!’ is carrying the shocking story that the Emperor Lysander himself (praise be his name!) became infected with vile alien brain parasites during a visit to a newly opened hospital for the poor on Earth.

Sources close to the Emperor have remarked off the record that this clearly proves that poor people are almost worse than aliens, and clearly they are all filthy and diseased degenerates. A report has been sent to the House LiQuan for clarification on how best to deal with this whole sorry mess.

Also, on page three, Bouncy Princess Pam, 18th in line to the Imperial Throne, shows us all how happy she is to be modelling the newest line in Flagritz-hide bikini-ware.

Be pure! Be vigilant! And have you reported your illegal alien activity today?


*** Registrations Revoked ***

A number of legally registered DTR bases inside Confederate space are having their registration papers revoked at time of press, this will no doubt trigger a tit-for-tat style banning of assorted positions on both sides of the conflict, indicating a potential broadening of the DTR/CNF conflict into total war.

Meanwhile fear is continuing to spread throughout human populations across the Peripheries that the ongoing civil war between the human affiliations might result in large-scale devastation.


*** Funeral ***

News has reached the SSS/IGN newsroom that the funeral of Confederate Supreme Commander Jackson will be a State affair, further details will be forthcoming.


*** DTR Raiders ***

Small squadrons of DTR warships have conducted bombardment hit and run attacks against two GTT and one IMP outpost. The IMP outpost was shielded by a single warship and escaped heavy damage, while the two GTT outposts are understood to have suffered extensive damage.


*** Pirate Large? ***

Our newsroom has received a report from a trader who wishes to remain anonymous, that a number of Pirate Large spotter vessels have been detected prowling the space-lanes once again.

Further, that Large still appears to have access to the highest-tech:

>TU 210: Detailed Scan {28104}
Scanned:
PIRATE SHIP EYES OF LARGE (28104) - {10 Normal Hulls}
Carny Class Explorer {No Armour}
Aff: PIRATE
LifeForms: 5
Class: Carny
Hulls: 10 Normal Hulls (70)
Armour: None
Hull Damage: None
Max Boarders: 264

INSTALLED ITEMS
1 AI Navigator mkII (916)
1 Bunks (98)
6 Combat Engine mkIV (167)
1 ISR Type 2 Engines (145)
1 Jump Drive - Quantum (178)
23 Sensor mkIV (106)
2 Thrust Engine mkIV (163)

Does this mean Pirate Large is back in action and still has the backing of a major affiliation? Only time will tell.


*** IMP Scouts Destroyed ***

DTR sources are reporting the destruction of small IMP scout ships in T.Tauri and Badlands.


*** Skirmish ***

A small squadron of IMP commerce raiders has been intercepted and destroyed in the Arachnid system this week by a patrol of DTR warships.

10 IMP heavy cruisers were brought to battle by superior forces, and after a short sharp battle 5 were destroyed, with the remainder taking heavy damage before both sides withdrew. There were no reported DTR casualties.

Survivors have been rescued by the DTR, and it is hoped the captives will be available for a prisoner exchange soon.


*** Tragedy On Boomerang ***

Massive forest fires have finally been brought under control by DTR emergency services on the surface of Boomerang in the Straddle system following a large scale loss of life.

The fires caused panic amongst the civilians on Boomerang who used to suffer massive casualties during regular forest fires – planet wide emergencies that were finally brought to an end several years ago by the large-scale intervention of DTR planetary engineers.

However, the shocking truth has been uncovered that these fires, that broke out very close to the major DTR Starbase on the planet, may well have been deliberately started:

Special Action/Boomerang/Forest/Fires {12,11}/212.29
The fires are brought under control with help from the civilian
sector - though their predisposition to flee does not help the operation at
all.

Medical supplies are used to patch up some on the scene and the rest are handed over the hospital facilities.

The team meet a civilian ambassador from the area. Gink IV states
that he believes this may have been caused by the saboteurs and thanks the
team for their intervention.

Further investigations are ongoing as to who may have started the fires and the identity of these ‘saboteurs’, with the obvious finger of suspicion being pointed towards Empire forces as a spate of agent activity at the DTR Starbase of Primus Inter Pares on the surface of Boomerang co-incided with the outbreak of the forest fires.

The DTR Foreign Ministry has named the now defunct CIA as the most likely culprits.


*** Indus ***

The Indus system has been claimed by the Dewiek Elder Nation, a move that is likely not to have gone over terribly well with the DTR.


*** Hirathamo ***

A DTR scout ship has narrowly escaped attack by EMP forces in the Hirathamo system.


*** Hazzard ***

A large EMP fleet has bombarded and destroyed a DTR installation on the planet Wasted.


*** Battle In Sol ***

The unsteady peace of the Sol system has been shattered recently when the Empire vessel IMP Deutschland, a Great Axe Class Carrier, entered orbit of Earth and opened fire on a DTR Earth Defence platform.

The Deutschland was destroyed in short order, and thankfully a greater conflagaration was not triggered, though the event is understood to have left civilians on Earth feeling decidedly nervous as to what might happen next.


*** Dawn Treader ***

Sources inside DTR Fleet Headquarters have confirmed the destruction of the DTR warship Dawn Treader in the recent large-scale battle in the Faery System.

The Dawn Treader was one of the oldest serving vessels in the entire DTR Stellar Armada, understood to have been the first vessel owned by the then young and idealistic senator Michelle Diaz.

The loss of the Dawn Treader is felt most keenly by all DTR military personell.


*** Raiders ***

DTR raiders have struck again, this time against the IMP outpost Pegasus Kappa XXXV. Substantial damage is understood to have been inflicted:

---------------------------------Battle
Summary---------------------------------

IMP Pegasus Kappa XXXV (73526) - Outpost
Targeted by DTR CL 54 TULA (48338) - 23392 [27330] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 RASEINIAI (47314) - 5000 [5440] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 DNEPR (73538) - 20929 [24411] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 MINSK (49119) - 4952 [5440] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 BRODY (14766) - 21126 [24362] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 SMOLENSK (17110) - 5128 [5440] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 UMAN (84474) - 21181 [24652] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 KIEV (50397) - 5042 [5440] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 RZHEV (93605) - 20467 [23588] Damage
Targeted by DTR CL 54 YELNYA (94269) - 20070 [24126] Damage


*** Flagritz Pound DTR ***

Surprising news this week* as it appears the Flagritz empire has moved against the DTR/QNG faction in the Twilight periphery. Substantial damage has been inflicted via orbital bombardment against the DTR/QNG base Evening Hive.

* (Note From The Editor – Not really this week, this happened yonks ago too.)

Our reporters understand the conflict has since been smoothed over, but it does rather point towards a worsening relation between the DTR and FLZ.


*** Faery ***

Empire mopping up in the Faery system continues, with railgun vessels moving to bombard a DTR ground party on the planet Ogre. The ground party consisted of a few troops and combat shuttles, and was no match at all for the massive battery of railgun fire that was unleashed against it.


*** Jasmine ***

A lone EMP vessel, the IMP G-Cargo-F, has been destroyed by DTR patrol forces in the Jasmine system.


*** Empire Raiders ***

A sizeable patrol of Empire commerce raiders, consisting of HLQ/IMP and GTT heavy cruisers, is operating in the newly-relocated straddle system, as a number of DTR freighters have reported narrow escapes.