Once it became clear that the Jane 2.0 platform was unsuitable for long-term deployment, the United States Army authorized a replacement. As is often the case with software development, Jane 3.0 had been in development since before Jane 2.0 had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for May, 2016
On Memorial Day we remember the over one million servicemen who died while serving our country. We place flags and flowers on their graves to remind ourselves of the sacrifice they made. We travel great distances to see family both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lockheed-Martin C-1 Starlifter was the first First Generation Gravtech military transport we built after the Peloran helped us understand the basics of twisting gravity to our will. We soon built better and larger transports that replaced them, but the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We need trees. And not just for the oxygen they produce. We need to walk between them on cool moonlit nights and sit in their shade on hot sunny days. We need flowers and bushes and grass. We need plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The failure of the Jane 2.0 voice systems to operate in prolonged combat situations was a heated topic in America. Politicians decried them as unstable systems indicative of a service full of unstable individuals that needed a firm hand to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Devil Dog squadron flew Blackhawks when The War started. They were old but serviceable fighters, weathered by a century of service to America. The Devil Dogs were centuries older, descended from the original Marine fighter demonstration squadron. The first one.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are few things in all the worlds as amazing as taking a pretty girl and a pretty car out for a joyride in the moonlight.
The Jane 2.0s were programmed to learn the best way to do things. And they learned how to fight very well to the detriment of America’s enemies everywhere. But the were also programmed to trust all regulations as holy writ.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It has been nearly two months now since my appendix burst. I spent time with friends a month ago and nearly fell over my own feet after a few hours of slow walking. I now have all of my old[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Cowboys flew old Lightnings before The War began. They were the first successful multi-role attack craft of the gravtech era. Their nose-mounted main cannon could penetrate almost any armor, and the four hardpoints carried anything from ground-targeting bombs to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…