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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message: HTML is enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Welcome, gentlemen and ladies, to the Kedmar Sector. For those of you new to the game (ha!), “You’re the Admiral!” is a semi-directed hypothetical discussion of Starfleet operations and activities. As the Rear Admiral in this sector, it’ll be your job to assemble, deploy, and manage the starships assigned to this area. General notes, for those of you unfamiliar with the tradition, or have forgotten: [list] [*]The sector is 20 ly on a side. At warp 9, a starship will take approximately 5 days to traverse a side. For the sake of simplicity, this sector’s cartographical features lie on an essentially flat plane. (“His pattern indicates... two-dimensional thinking.”) [*]Each numbered circle represents a main-sequence star with little interesting about it, unless noted. Some may be inhabited or habitable, but are not of major concern. [*]The space in adjoining sectors is essentially devoid of anything interesting or valuable, unless noted. [*]All inhabited planets are occupied by humanoid species with a variety of bumpy heads. [/list] [b]<big>Introduction</big>[/b] [URL=http://www.st-minutiae.com/graphics/academy/command419/kedmar_map.png] [IMG]http://www.st-minutiae.com/graphics/academy/command419/kedmar_map-t.png[/IMG] (click for a bigger map)[/URL] Timeline: 2360. That means no [i]Galaxy[/i]-class starships in our toolbox, but pretty much everything else should be fair game. The Federation is involved in a few ongoing conflicts, most notably with the Cardassians, but there are no major known threats. The Kedmar Sector is located on the north-western edge of Federation territory, about 2 weeks’ travel from the nearest major starbase. This sector was first explored by the USS [i]San Jose[/i] about 25 years ago. During its survey it made contact with the three spacefaring cultures in this region. Senac is a relatively new member of the Federation, they joined about 10 years ago. The Senac have been spacefaring for about 300 years, but didn’t develop their warp engines beyond about warp 3 or so, and so mostly stayed in their own sector. Since joining the Federation, their technology and infrastructure are gradually being upgraded to Federation standards. Oasis is a newly-settled colony, founded only about a year ago. About a third of the colonists are Senac, the rest are your average mix of Federation member species. The Nillavi Cluster is your average star cluster of a dozen-plus stars, all fairly young (galactically speaking). Nillavi Prime was colonized by the Senac about 200 years ago, and the rest of the resource-rich cluster was settled fairly quickly after that. The colonies’ population expanded very rapidly, and they built a highly industrialized society from the abundant raw materials. They declared independence about 70 years ago in a short, fairly one-sided conflict. Relations between the Nillavi Syndicate and the Senac are chilly but not tense. There is some trade between Senac and the cluster, mostly valuable minerals from Nillavi and agri-stuffs from Senac. Some Nillavi citizens feel that their society should join the Federation like their Senac cousins, but that’s a very tentative consideration with no real action yet. The T’g’nari are moderately xenophobic, have launched some starships but aren’t really interested in contact with other worlds. Despite their industrial capabilities, they’re mostly an agricultural society. The Qorn are a pre-warp culture that was contacted by the Senac about 100 years ago. There’s some regular one-sided trade, Senac ships will trade raw materials (including some traded from the Nillavi) with many of the nation-states, in exchange for local finished goods (artwork, clothing, local foodstuffs). The Qorn aren’t terribly interested in venturing out of their star system, but are happy to trade with the Senac and take whatever technological advances they can trade for. However, they lack the scientific foundation to build their own advanced technology, and focus mainly on reverse-engineering Semac technology they obtain. There are occasional local conflicts between the nation-states, but nothing major. The sector to the “north” is also considered Federation territory, and there are 3 member colonies in that area. However, it’s also close to the Tzenkethi border, placing your sector about 10 days’ travel away from the Tzenkethi fleet. They’ve never attacked into the Kedmar Sector in the past, but border skirmishes are common in the ongoing Tzenkethi War. [b]<big>Further Information</big>[/b] [b]Senac[/b] [list] [*]Population: 2 billion [*]Alignment: Federation (member) [*]Government: Democratic [*]Technology: Current [*]Defense: 5 patrol cruisers (Miranda-class equivalent), moderate orbital defenses [*]Notes: Few raw materials, moderate agricultural base, small commercial fleet [/list] [b]Oasis[/b] [list] [*]Population: 15,000 [*]Alignment: Federation (colony) [*]Defense: Automated orbital sensor net [/list] [b]Nillavi[/b] [list] [*]Population: 20 billion (total) [*]Alignment: Neutral [*]Government: National syndicalist [*]Technology: Early 24th-century equivalent [*]Defense: 15 patrol cruisers (Miranda-class equivalent), 30 small patrol craft (runabout equivalent), moderate orbital defenses [*]Notes: Abundant raw materials, small agricultural base, large commercial fleet [/list] [b]T’g’nar[/b] [list] [*]Population: 3 billion [*]Alignment: Hostile (xenophobic) [*]Government: Oligarchy [*]Technology: Mid-22nd-century equivalent [*]Defense: 8 warships (upgraded NX-class equivalent), heavy orbital defenses [*]Notes: Primarily agricultural society, small industrial base [/list] [b]Qorn[/b] [list] [*]Population: 6 billion [*]Alignment: Neutral [*]Government: Numerous nation-states [*]Technology: Early 21st-century equivalent [*]Defense: Minimal orbital defenses [/list] [b]<big>Question One</big>[/b] [list=A] [*] Consider the background information provided above to be your briefing as you assume your duties in this sector. Define what Starfleet’s priorities in this sector should be. Also, note any gaps in the information provided, and where you’d want to focus your intelligence gathering. [*] Starfleet wants to establish a larger outpost in this sector, to support operations both here and in the sector to the north. This starbase (same type as Starbase 375) will be an important symbol of the Federation presence, and will be have sufficient defenses against any foreseeable threat. Choose a location to establish this starbase, and justify your decision. [*] Compose a request to Starfleet for your task force in this sector. Assume you’ve arrived in this sector aboard an Excelsior-class cruiser, which will be joining your fleet. In addition to that ship, justify a reasonable number and breakdown of ships that should be deployed. Specify their primary and secondary duties. [/list] [i](Administrative note: I'm going to try to post the next question every Saturday. We'll see if I can keep that promise...)[/i] ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]

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