Austin-class Destroyer

by on September 28, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Jack's Defense Weekly

Another product of the Fleet 2300 Project, the Austin-class destroyer was designed to bring America to the forefront of small warship technology. While only mounting a single gravitic cannon, two capital laser cannons, and five capital missile launchers on each flank, a squadron of Austins can devastate any warship flown by humanity. They and their Hellcat squadrons became one of the most common sights during The War, and though retired by the American military they continue to serve throughout known space in various roles. Many joined the Cowboys following the Hurst Family Affair and continue to provide heavy fire support for them to this day. They are the most common destroyer in Terran space. Expect to meet them wherever you go.

Austin-class destroyer on Deviantart

Austin miniature on Shapeways

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on September 27, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Pre-Contact warships used rockets and projectiles to breach enemy armor and render them vulnerable to laser barrages. Rockets were slow to accelerate but had impressive ranges of engagement when built with multiple stages. Unfortunately, the longer the flight time the more time enemy point defense had to pinpoint their exact location. A large enough rocket barrage could overload the defenses and shatter armor, but those were very expensive and not commonly performed. We were never officially at war with anyone until the Shang attacked us after all. There may have been some disagreements over colonial possessions, but it was generally considered bad form to open fire over mere disagreements.

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Hello, my name is Jack

by on September 26, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Sometimes you have to stand up for what is right, and sometimes you simply must say when someone is wrong. Because sometimes there is no one else who will do it. You will earn enemies this way, and some of them will make you pay for what you say and do. But I say it is good to have enemies. I say you can measure a person by his or her enemies. Having them means you stood up for something, sometime, in your life. And maybe, just maybe, you helped make your world a better place.

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Hello, my name is Betty

by on September 25, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Killing off the whole gang in the first episode of a new season would have been bad form for Twilight’s creative team. It is therefore not a surprise that they did not cooperate with Solo. What surprised the viewers was that they did not escape him during the firefight that ran through the physical and electronic streets of Kansas City. Twilight trapped him. Dixie captured him. And in a mere forty minutes of airtime the Big Bad of an entire season became their prisoner. The show ended with Solo leaning back in a chair as he told Twilight that she was going to need his help if she truly wanted to stop his boss. While a bit more dramatic than the real life story of how Solo joined our side, it at least has a passing resemblance to reality.

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on September 24, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Pre-Contact warships used a mix of various forms of lasers, projectile weapons, and rockets as their primary armaments. Most lasers did very minimal damage compared to modern versions but were very accurate. Heat shielding was cheap, and therefore warships could easily armor themselves against most laser attacks. Where lasers excelled at was at burning out incoming projectiles and rockets that carried minimal or no armor. Almost every warship carried some anti-ship lasers for after other weapons breached the armor though. Few things can kill an enemy faster than setting them on fire in space after all. Oxygen runs out amazingly quickly.

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