Post by spartan229 on Nov 2, 2006 15:52:18 GMT -5
The Sycorian Empire (Everyone from VX flash should be familiar with this race)
The Sycorians are an offshoot of the human race that left earth just after manned space flight became possible. They have based their technology on genetic engineering.
History:
2050AD: the cryoship SS New Hope launched from earth in the middle of a political uprising
3060AD: the SS New Hope reaches the planet Sycorax and it is colonised
2AS: first contact is made with dragons and a raging war consumes the planet
53AS: the great dragon war ends and a golden age begins
70AS: the second planet in the system is colonized
220AS: The first of the great pirate houses begins to appear.
2060AS: The great dragon rebellion begins
2100AS: the great dragon rebellion ends with the deaths almost 20 million people to contend with.
2550: the current year
Written History of the first 70 years AS:
When they left earth, they set a course for the Barnards galaxy, after almost 1,000 years in cryogenetic stasis the pilot of the ship was revived and landed the ship on a large planet about twice the size of earth, which had an oxygen nitrogen atmosphere.
About two years after their landing on the planet that would from then on be known as Sycorax the first horrifying discovery was made about the beings that shared the planet with the Sycorians, the discovery was in the form of 50 mutilated marines and 34 Traumatised civilians. By this time, the first city was well established and a large bio-dome was in the process of being grown for better defence against the elements (as Sycorax had some powerful storm systems to contend with). The beings who had already inhabited the planet which they called Huanghe, were what looked like an old description of Chinese dragons, they were about 20-30 meters long not including there tails which were the same length if not longer. They were a malicious and deadly enemy who cared nothing for the peaceful Sycor other than to destroy them; this marked the beginning of the great dragon war.
The great dragon war lasted almost 50 years and caused the deaths of nearly 10,000 Sycorian soldiers and civilians, along with an estimated 500 dragons being killed during this time. The war ended with the capture of one of the dragon generals by a Special Forces team known as the Draconian unit due to their ability to predict the strategies and tactics of the dragon enemies and their service record, which show them as killing almost 200 of the estimated 500 dragons killed during the war. The final mission undertaken by this 1,000 strong elite unit was the most harrowing and dangerous anyone had every undertaken, causing almost 900 of the unit to be killed in that single action. However, it had the desired effect and ended the war bringing in a new age of peace and prosperity.
During the first golden age, exponential advances in the field of bioengineering were made and the rest of the planet was settled with several hundred bio dome cities each comfortably housing 1million civilians and its own garrison of 1,000 interceptor fighters, 5,000 commandos and 10,000 marines. During this time, the first planets were colonized with the help of the dragon allies they had made after the great dragon war. This golden age lasted almost 2 millennia before ending in the great dragon rebellion.
Military:
Ground units:
Infantry:
Marines are used mainly for defensive purposes and are trained well and in great numbers, they are armed with inexpensive weaponry such as the Mk VII needle gun and cryo grenades, they generally wear simple synthsilk body armour colour-coded to their speciality the colours are.
Red: for Commanders and NCOs
Green: for general foot soldiers
Purple: for snipers and spotters
Blue: for pilots and Non-combat ground or space crew
Gold: for Generals and Field marshals
Commandos are Elite soldiers used for offensive purposes and are recruited from the best the Marine corp. has to offer, they are armed far more heavily with weapons such as the Mk XII needle cannon, Mk IV Bio shock pulse cannon and cryo grenades. They wear heavily reinforced synthsilk body armour and regenerative armour plates are often fitted inside their regular armour. They also have colour-coded armour
Red with gold stripes: for commanders and senior NCOs
Green with gold stripes: for Frontline units
Purple with silver stripes: for snipers and spotters
Gold with silver and red stripes: for commanders and honour guards
Mechanised units:
The Mk IV troop transport (The turtle) is used in transporting soldiers around on the battlefield, it has 20 Mk XII needle turrets covering every possible angle of attack giving it a very effective defence, and it has 50cm thick regenerative armour, which can shrug of any small arms fire and some tank shells as well. It can carry up to 50 fully loaded marines deep into enemy lines.
The Mk V light recon vehicle L.R.V is armed with one 360° Rotating Mk IIX explosive needle light AA gun which is extremely effective at wiping out light and medium aircraft as well as most infantry units. It can carry up to five people including the driver and gunner and can cross most types of terrain with ease.
The Mk II light tank is only rarely seen as it has been rendered obsolete by the more advanced medium tank types, but it is still a force to be reckoned with as its dual force Shock cannon can liquefy almost any organic material. It is crewed by 2 people with enough room for 2 fully loaded marine passengers and can cross any ground with little to fear from small arms fire due to its 25cm thick regenerative armour.
The Mk IV medium tank (the Paladin) is the most common tank in the Sycorian armed forces with almost 40% of Mechanised forces made up of this tank and its various different models. The Mk IV is equipped either with dual shock cannon similar to that equipped on the light tank or with a quad barrelled high explosive needle cannon to take on a mechanised threat.
The Mk III main battle tank (the Crusader) is the most powerful land vehicle at the disposal of the Sycorians and is armed with 2 Dual shock pulse cannons as well as 4 Mk XII needle turrets which allow it to take on almost any force in the known galaxy (on the ground) and win. Its defences are 1 meter of regenerative armour, which gives the Crusader a very bulky appearance and makes it quite sluggish to get moving although it allows the crew to sit back safe in the knowledge that not much will be able to take them on. That said the inside of the Crusader is very cramped under battle conditions and heats up pretty fast. The Crusader is manned by a crew of 10 with the ability to take four passengers.
The Sycorians have no real artillery other than the Mk I mobile Bio cannon, which is only used on ceremonial occasions as an impressive way of letting off fireworks.
Air Force:
The Mk XXI light interceptor (the Short-sword) is the most common Fighter used by the city defence force with about 50% of the garrison air force made up of these fighters. They are based on a very old design that has been around since the great dragon war and is armed with 2 forward firing rotary explosive needle cannons and a 360° rotating shock cannon. It has a crew of 1 pilot and 2 gunnery officers.
The Mk XIII heavy fighter (the Long-sword) is used by veteran pilots only and makes up about 30% of the garrison air force in each city. They have 4 forward firing rotary cannons, 2 360° rotating shock cannons and has 2 missile pods on each wing. It has a crew of 1 pilot, 1 navigator and 4 gunnery officers.
The Mk IV strategic bomber (the Flying fortress) makes up the other 20% of the garrison air force in each city. They have a bomb load of 1,000 Kilos of bio nuclear bombs or high explosive needle bombs. Their defensive armament is 2 360° rotating explosive needle cannons, 4 forward and rear firing rotary cannons and 4 defensive missile pods on each wing. The flying fortress is crewed by 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 bombing officer and 4 Gunnery officers.
Space Forces:
Fighters:
Mk IV Star fighter (the Banshee) is the main star fighter used by the Sycorians and is armed and armoured rather badly seeing as biotech doesn’t translate well into space forces. The armour is really little more than 25cm of titanium seeing as how Sycorax has large reserves of metal. They are armed with similar weapons to the atmospheric heavy fighter but without the shock cannons. The crew is 1 pilot, 1 communications officer, 1 navigator and 2 gunnery officers. 1 squadron is 12 fighters
The Mk V star bomber (the Chimera) is the only space bomber available to the Sycorians and has the same defences as the banshee. The weapon load out is similar to the flying fortresses but does not use bio nukes or explosive bombs. Instead, it uses a very large high explosive needle missile pod in place of the bomb bay. The crew is 2 pilots, 1 communications officer, 1 navigator, and 5 gunnery officers. 1 squadron is 5 bombers.
Destroyers:
Mk III light destroyer (old faithful) is the oldest design in the Sycorian space fleet and has proven itself repeatedly against pirate forces intent on the destruction of the empire. It is armed with 1 forward firing gauss cannon, 50 rotating needle turrets and 20 missile pods. Defences are 2 meter thick titanium armour plating. The old faithful can hold up to 2 squadrons of Banshees and 1 squadron of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 5 navigation officers, 20 gunnery officers and 200 technicians as well as the crews of the fighters currently docked onboard. Although now relegated to Scout and exploration duties due to the impracticality of upgrading it any further. They were designed in 55AS
Mk III medium destroyer (the Triton) was the main escort ship in the Sycorian space fleet and has proven itself almost as much as the old faithful design. It is armed with 1 forward firing gauss cannon, 75 rotating needle turrets and 30 missile pods. Defences are 2.5 meter thick titanium armour plating. The Triton can hold up to 4 squadrons of Banshees and 2 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 5 navigation officers, 30 gunnery officers and 300 technicians as well as the crew of the fighters and bombers docked onboard. Although now reduced to light escort duties of low risk materials the Triton class has a long and highly respected history. They were brought into service in 250AS.
Mk II heavy destroyer (the Laurel) is the most powerful ship in the destroyer class and currently holds the record for number of hostiles killed by a single ship with the destruction of 100 hostiles. The record was set by the prototype Laurel class the SSS Laura during her maiden voyage she was attacked by a force of 250-pirate fighters’ intent on her capture the captain used the new weapon systems to great effect and destroyed 100 attackers before reinforcements could arrive. The Laurel class is the first design in history to break the tradition of bio weapons, with 2 Gauss cannons and 100 auto firing high explosive uranium rounds. The defences are more traditional with 5 meters of titanium armour plating, which has been hardened against radiation to prevent any system malfunctions due to the uranium rounds it uses. The Laurel class can carry 6 squadrons of Banshees and 3 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is surprisingly small for a ship of its size. Nevertheless, it is only 1 pilot, 2 navigators, 5 gunnery officers and 250 technicians along with the crews for the Banshees and Chimeras docked aboard. Although a lot more powerful than the other destroyer classes the Laurel class is only rarely seen due to the highly controversial method of her Armament so very few of these ships have actually been built. The Laurel class was designed in 1020AS.
Corvettes:
The Mk II light corvette (the Spruance class) was the first ship to be given the corvette classification and is basically just a larger version of heavy destroyers with more traditional weapon systems. They are armed with 1 Gauss cannon, 100 rotating needle turrets and 50 missile pods. They can house up to 8 squadrons of Banshees and 4 Squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment of the Spruance class is 1 pilot, 2 navigators, 75 gunnery officers and 250 technicians as well as the crews of the Banshees and Chimeras docked onboard. The Spruance class was designed in 2050AS.
The Mk I heavy corvette (the Visby class) is the most powerful ship in the corvette class with ground breaking weapons technology, it is the considered to be most effective ship in the fleet combining the power of a frigate with the size of a heavy destroyer. It is armed with 2 forward firing Gauss cannons, 125 Mk IV high explosive needle turrets and 75 missile pods. The defences are a revolutionary new material known as bio-titanium it is regenerative and as strong as titanium the Visby class has 2meters of this armour protecting it. The Visby class can carry 10 squadrons of Banshees and 5 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 3 navigation officers, 100 gunnery officers and 500 technicians as well as the crews of the Banshees and Chimeras docked onboard. The Visby class was designed in 2150AS as a way to deter any further rebellions or wars.
Cruisers:
The Mk I fast attack cruiser (the Havoc class) is the first in the cruiser class and is armed with experimental weapons and defences (the research of which were both pioneered by President John Clarke himself). The systems are still classified although it is known that a single Havoc class can take down 50 Visby classes with full fighter escorts on its own. There are currently 1,000 of these ships in the Space fleet. They have seen very little action although are expected to fight in the aid of the Xiodians if they accept the offer of assistance from the Sycorian diplomats. The Havoc was designed in 2532AS and is the most advanced class ever designed by the Sycorians.
Weapons tech.:
The Sycorians use only bio weapons as in keeping with their tradition of bioengineering.
Common Infantry weapons:
Mk VII needle guns (as used by most marines) are the most commonly used weapons of the Sycorian defence force and consists of little more than an ammunition cartridge which holds 120 needle rounds, a barrel and a compressed gas cylinder to provide the power to fire the weapon. It has an effective range of up to around 500 meters if you can shoot straight over that distance and has enough stopping power to rip through 100 layers of Kevlar with enough energy left to stick in the person wearing that armour. The variants are scoped for snipers, sawn off for ground crew and ceremonial for anytime they go on a parade.
Mk XII needle cannons (as used by commandos) are the most powerful hand-held weapons in the empire, again they are quite simple affairs but differ from the Mk VII needle guns in several important ways. First among these is the fact that the cannons barrel is almost 5 times as large giving it a stopping power only rivalled by Stationary gun emplacements and an effective range of just over a kilometer. The variants are scoped for snipers and ceremonial for parades and honour guards.
Mk IV Bio shock pulse cannon (as used by commandos) are the most deadly weapons ever devised for ground combat, these weapons are extremely complex and have no discernable power source, when fired they can liquefy almost any biological agent like skin, bones and muscles within a 200 meter radius. Their existence had been kept a secret for almost 500 years before the Great dragon rebellion, until they were used with horrifying results against a flight of dragon soldiers, turning them into disgusting orange and red goo on the floor. After this display of their power, the Bio shock pulse cannons were banned for about a week until the need for such a weapon was realised. They are powered by the dark matter particles in the air around the user or so their designers would have you believe. The real power source of these weapons is the users own brain waves and prolonged exposure to a firing bio shock pulse cannon is extremely detrimental to your health with a 90% change of deadly brain tumour after 5 hours of exposure.
Cryo grenades are used by all branches of the army and are a simple enough as things go, they work by the same process as cryogenetic stasis except they use an uncontrolled burst of this energy to freeze the target area for 1 nano second, before a burst of heat causes an explosive reaction in the thin sheet of frozen skin and armour. This causes it to be blown of by the expanding gases, thereby ripping of all unprotected skin. Cryo grenades are the most painful way known to disable a person without killing them outright as long as they get basic medical care within 20 minutes otherwise its just a very long and painful way of killing someone.
Common Mechanised armour and weapon systems:
Regenerative armour is the armour used by all ground vehicles, it can regenerate itself at an amazing rate and can be anywhere from 1mm to 1km thick. It is a type of organic metal, which can withstand most types of energy and projectile attacks without very much damage.
Mk XII needle turrets are the standard anti infantry armaments for troop transports and most tanks. They are quite simple and similar to the Mk VII needle gun except in size and ammunition capacity with each turret carrying anywhere between 10,000 to 100,000 rounds of needles.
Mk IIX explosive needle light AA guns are used as standard stationary gun emplacements on all cities and military bases as well as the main armament of the LRV. The guns are similar to the miniguns used on earth in the 1950s for the US army helicopters except they fire high explosive needles instead of bullets. Each gun can carry up to 25,000 of these high explosive needles at any one time.
Dual force shock cannons are really just a much bigger version of the Mk IV bio pulse cannon and work in much the same way except that the Dual shock cannons can fire a shaped charge, which allows the liquefaction effect to be aimed. The Dual shock cannons also have a range of almost 1 kilometer due to the shaped charge. The power source is also a lot more user friendly than the Mk IV bio pulse shock cannon as it does not kill its user.
Air and space force weaponry:
Rotary explosive needle cannons are the same as the Mk IIX explosive needle light AA guns except in the fact that they are fitted in the noses of fighter and bomber craft and only fire in one direction.
Rotating shock cannons are again the same thing as dual force shock cannons except that they are fitted in turrets on fighters and bombers.
Missile pods are exactly what they sound like pods filled with missiles that can be fired from the ports wherever they are fitted. The most common missile you will find is the acid missile, which… yes you guessed… it, has an acid warhead, which bursts at proximity and can eat through almost any biological or artificial material.
Bombs are hardly worth any mention as it is extremely obvious what they do. HE needle bombs are very large packets of high explosive needles that home in on pretty much any living thing over which they are dropped and spear that thing to the ground and then explode. Bio nukes are just nuclear bombs set of using a biological agent as the catalyst.
Gauss cannons are just a lot of very big magnetic coils set up in a row and controlled by a computer to send a piece of metal hurtling forward at a couple of thousand miles per minute. They are extremely powerful and large; they can take down most destroyer class ships in one shot. A Gauss cannon usually carries between 10 and 20 rounds of ammunition.
Auto firing high explosive uranium cannons are an extremely controversial weapon and are generally considered to be against the basic principles of the Sycorian Empire. That said they are the most effective space borne weapons ever to be produced by the Empire. They generally carry 1,000 to 5,000 rounds and are amazingly accurate.
Basic history of the dragon (Lung Tik Chuan Ren) empire
((Extremely basic so that I do not create another thread))
The Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire (as translated into English) has existed for almost 5 billion years before the SS New Hope landed on their home planet. The Species as a whole had never been truly united before that day when the first dragon was killed in retaliation for a splinter groups attack on a human convoy. For the first 2 years after the Sycorians landed on the planet, they called Sycorax the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire had left them alone and was willing to let half the planet be colonized by these newcomers. There were however several radical xenophobic splinter groups who wished for the deaths of all other species in the universe and had a small following of fanatic devotees. It was the most extreme of these groups that attacked and killed the human convoy and starting the Great Dragon war. The rulers of the empire after finding out about this attack attempted to send a peace envoy to the Sycorians, but fearful guards launched the city’s interceptor squadrons and killed the peace envoy. The “unprovoked” attack on a peaceful diplomatic envoy was used by the entopic groups to bring the general population on to the side of wanting the Sycorians dead. After the war was over the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire was integrated into the Sycorian Empire as soldiers and working class citizens. They were always treated as seconds class citizens and for 2 thousand years, the racial hostilities grew until they finally over flowed in 2060AS marking the great dragon rebellion. Sadly, the great rebellion was the last thing the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire ever did as every single Dragon was killed in the riots and battles during the rebellion. The extinction of the species marked the end of an era and ushered in a newfound despise for violence and social classing in the Sycorian empire. Although the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire was destroyed and every single dragon killed, their deaths caused the reaction and social upheaval that they had hoped for.
Sycorian politics:
Sycorian politics are extremely complex with almost 5,000 political parties each one having its own take on the basic principles of governmental ruling. The current government is run by President John Clarke who is a 120-year-old male and a member of the 28th Universalist party (whose views are basically that traditional values should be kept although they are in favour of expanding general sciences) which won the 3500AS elections by a landslide 50% majority vote. There is a senate with almost 5 million places (1 for each city in the empire) which runs the day-to-day policies of the empire. The Empire also has an Emperor who is little more than a figurehead who sit there looking regal and hosts important diplomatic functions the current emperor is Masako Kaur.
The military is run by the Sycor-high-command, which is based on the Main battle station in orbit around Sycorax and is made up of 50 Generals and 50 Space force Admirals.
The Sycorians are an offshoot of the human race that left earth just after manned space flight became possible. They have based their technology on genetic engineering.
History:
2050AD: the cryoship SS New Hope launched from earth in the middle of a political uprising
3060AD: the SS New Hope reaches the planet Sycorax and it is colonised
2AS: first contact is made with dragons and a raging war consumes the planet
53AS: the great dragon war ends and a golden age begins
70AS: the second planet in the system is colonized
220AS: The first of the great pirate houses begins to appear.
2060AS: The great dragon rebellion begins
2100AS: the great dragon rebellion ends with the deaths almost 20 million people to contend with.
2550: the current year
Written History of the first 70 years AS:
When they left earth, they set a course for the Barnards galaxy, after almost 1,000 years in cryogenetic stasis the pilot of the ship was revived and landed the ship on a large planet about twice the size of earth, which had an oxygen nitrogen atmosphere.
About two years after their landing on the planet that would from then on be known as Sycorax the first horrifying discovery was made about the beings that shared the planet with the Sycorians, the discovery was in the form of 50 mutilated marines and 34 Traumatised civilians. By this time, the first city was well established and a large bio-dome was in the process of being grown for better defence against the elements (as Sycorax had some powerful storm systems to contend with). The beings who had already inhabited the planet which they called Huanghe, were what looked like an old description of Chinese dragons, they were about 20-30 meters long not including there tails which were the same length if not longer. They were a malicious and deadly enemy who cared nothing for the peaceful Sycor other than to destroy them; this marked the beginning of the great dragon war.
The great dragon war lasted almost 50 years and caused the deaths of nearly 10,000 Sycorian soldiers and civilians, along with an estimated 500 dragons being killed during this time. The war ended with the capture of one of the dragon generals by a Special Forces team known as the Draconian unit due to their ability to predict the strategies and tactics of the dragon enemies and their service record, which show them as killing almost 200 of the estimated 500 dragons killed during the war. The final mission undertaken by this 1,000 strong elite unit was the most harrowing and dangerous anyone had every undertaken, causing almost 900 of the unit to be killed in that single action. However, it had the desired effect and ended the war bringing in a new age of peace and prosperity.
During the first golden age, exponential advances in the field of bioengineering were made and the rest of the planet was settled with several hundred bio dome cities each comfortably housing 1million civilians and its own garrison of 1,000 interceptor fighters, 5,000 commandos and 10,000 marines. During this time, the first planets were colonized with the help of the dragon allies they had made after the great dragon war. This golden age lasted almost 2 millennia before ending in the great dragon rebellion.
Military:
Ground units:
Infantry:
Marines are used mainly for defensive purposes and are trained well and in great numbers, they are armed with inexpensive weaponry such as the Mk VII needle gun and cryo grenades, they generally wear simple synthsilk body armour colour-coded to their speciality the colours are.
Red: for Commanders and NCOs
Green: for general foot soldiers
Purple: for snipers and spotters
Blue: for pilots and Non-combat ground or space crew
Gold: for Generals and Field marshals
Commandos are Elite soldiers used for offensive purposes and are recruited from the best the Marine corp. has to offer, they are armed far more heavily with weapons such as the Mk XII needle cannon, Mk IV Bio shock pulse cannon and cryo grenades. They wear heavily reinforced synthsilk body armour and regenerative armour plates are often fitted inside their regular armour. They also have colour-coded armour
Red with gold stripes: for commanders and senior NCOs
Green with gold stripes: for Frontline units
Purple with silver stripes: for snipers and spotters
Gold with silver and red stripes: for commanders and honour guards
Mechanised units:
The Mk IV troop transport (The turtle) is used in transporting soldiers around on the battlefield, it has 20 Mk XII needle turrets covering every possible angle of attack giving it a very effective defence, and it has 50cm thick regenerative armour, which can shrug of any small arms fire and some tank shells as well. It can carry up to 50 fully loaded marines deep into enemy lines.
The Mk V light recon vehicle L.R.V is armed with one 360° Rotating Mk IIX explosive needle light AA gun which is extremely effective at wiping out light and medium aircraft as well as most infantry units. It can carry up to five people including the driver and gunner and can cross most types of terrain with ease.
The Mk II light tank is only rarely seen as it has been rendered obsolete by the more advanced medium tank types, but it is still a force to be reckoned with as its dual force Shock cannon can liquefy almost any organic material. It is crewed by 2 people with enough room for 2 fully loaded marine passengers and can cross any ground with little to fear from small arms fire due to its 25cm thick regenerative armour.
The Mk IV medium tank (the Paladin) is the most common tank in the Sycorian armed forces with almost 40% of Mechanised forces made up of this tank and its various different models. The Mk IV is equipped either with dual shock cannon similar to that equipped on the light tank or with a quad barrelled high explosive needle cannon to take on a mechanised threat.
The Mk III main battle tank (the Crusader) is the most powerful land vehicle at the disposal of the Sycorians and is armed with 2 Dual shock pulse cannons as well as 4 Mk XII needle turrets which allow it to take on almost any force in the known galaxy (on the ground) and win. Its defences are 1 meter of regenerative armour, which gives the Crusader a very bulky appearance and makes it quite sluggish to get moving although it allows the crew to sit back safe in the knowledge that not much will be able to take them on. That said the inside of the Crusader is very cramped under battle conditions and heats up pretty fast. The Crusader is manned by a crew of 10 with the ability to take four passengers.
The Sycorians have no real artillery other than the Mk I mobile Bio cannon, which is only used on ceremonial occasions as an impressive way of letting off fireworks.
Air Force:
The Mk XXI light interceptor (the Short-sword) is the most common Fighter used by the city defence force with about 50% of the garrison air force made up of these fighters. They are based on a very old design that has been around since the great dragon war and is armed with 2 forward firing rotary explosive needle cannons and a 360° rotating shock cannon. It has a crew of 1 pilot and 2 gunnery officers.
The Mk XIII heavy fighter (the Long-sword) is used by veteran pilots only and makes up about 30% of the garrison air force in each city. They have 4 forward firing rotary cannons, 2 360° rotating shock cannons and has 2 missile pods on each wing. It has a crew of 1 pilot, 1 navigator and 4 gunnery officers.
The Mk IV strategic bomber (the Flying fortress) makes up the other 20% of the garrison air force in each city. They have a bomb load of 1,000 Kilos of bio nuclear bombs or high explosive needle bombs. Their defensive armament is 2 360° rotating explosive needle cannons, 4 forward and rear firing rotary cannons and 4 defensive missile pods on each wing. The flying fortress is crewed by 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 bombing officer and 4 Gunnery officers.
Space Forces:
Fighters:
Mk IV Star fighter (the Banshee) is the main star fighter used by the Sycorians and is armed and armoured rather badly seeing as biotech doesn’t translate well into space forces. The armour is really little more than 25cm of titanium seeing as how Sycorax has large reserves of metal. They are armed with similar weapons to the atmospheric heavy fighter but without the shock cannons. The crew is 1 pilot, 1 communications officer, 1 navigator and 2 gunnery officers. 1 squadron is 12 fighters
The Mk V star bomber (the Chimera) is the only space bomber available to the Sycorians and has the same defences as the banshee. The weapon load out is similar to the flying fortresses but does not use bio nukes or explosive bombs. Instead, it uses a very large high explosive needle missile pod in place of the bomb bay. The crew is 2 pilots, 1 communications officer, 1 navigator, and 5 gunnery officers. 1 squadron is 5 bombers.
Destroyers:
Mk III light destroyer (old faithful) is the oldest design in the Sycorian space fleet and has proven itself repeatedly against pirate forces intent on the destruction of the empire. It is armed with 1 forward firing gauss cannon, 50 rotating needle turrets and 20 missile pods. Defences are 2 meter thick titanium armour plating. The old faithful can hold up to 2 squadrons of Banshees and 1 squadron of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 5 navigation officers, 20 gunnery officers and 200 technicians as well as the crews of the fighters currently docked onboard. Although now relegated to Scout and exploration duties due to the impracticality of upgrading it any further. They were designed in 55AS
Mk III medium destroyer (the Triton) was the main escort ship in the Sycorian space fleet and has proven itself almost as much as the old faithful design. It is armed with 1 forward firing gauss cannon, 75 rotating needle turrets and 30 missile pods. Defences are 2.5 meter thick titanium armour plating. The Triton can hold up to 4 squadrons of Banshees and 2 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 5 navigation officers, 30 gunnery officers and 300 technicians as well as the crew of the fighters and bombers docked onboard. Although now reduced to light escort duties of low risk materials the Triton class has a long and highly respected history. They were brought into service in 250AS.
Mk II heavy destroyer (the Laurel) is the most powerful ship in the destroyer class and currently holds the record for number of hostiles killed by a single ship with the destruction of 100 hostiles. The record was set by the prototype Laurel class the SSS Laura during her maiden voyage she was attacked by a force of 250-pirate fighters’ intent on her capture the captain used the new weapon systems to great effect and destroyed 100 attackers before reinforcements could arrive. The Laurel class is the first design in history to break the tradition of bio weapons, with 2 Gauss cannons and 100 auto firing high explosive uranium rounds. The defences are more traditional with 5 meters of titanium armour plating, which has been hardened against radiation to prevent any system malfunctions due to the uranium rounds it uses. The Laurel class can carry 6 squadrons of Banshees and 3 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is surprisingly small for a ship of its size. Nevertheless, it is only 1 pilot, 2 navigators, 5 gunnery officers and 250 technicians along with the crews for the Banshees and Chimeras docked aboard. Although a lot more powerful than the other destroyer classes the Laurel class is only rarely seen due to the highly controversial method of her Armament so very few of these ships have actually been built. The Laurel class was designed in 1020AS.
Corvettes:
The Mk II light corvette (the Spruance class) was the first ship to be given the corvette classification and is basically just a larger version of heavy destroyers with more traditional weapon systems. They are armed with 1 Gauss cannon, 100 rotating needle turrets and 50 missile pods. They can house up to 8 squadrons of Banshees and 4 Squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment of the Spruance class is 1 pilot, 2 navigators, 75 gunnery officers and 250 technicians as well as the crews of the Banshees and Chimeras docked onboard. The Spruance class was designed in 2050AS.
The Mk I heavy corvette (the Visby class) is the most powerful ship in the corvette class with ground breaking weapons technology, it is the considered to be most effective ship in the fleet combining the power of a frigate with the size of a heavy destroyer. It is armed with 2 forward firing Gauss cannons, 125 Mk IV high explosive needle turrets and 75 missile pods. The defences are a revolutionary new material known as bio-titanium it is regenerative and as strong as titanium the Visby class has 2meters of this armour protecting it. The Visby class can carry 10 squadrons of Banshees and 5 squadrons of Chimeras. The crew compliment is 2 pilots, 3 navigation officers, 100 gunnery officers and 500 technicians as well as the crews of the Banshees and Chimeras docked onboard. The Visby class was designed in 2150AS as a way to deter any further rebellions or wars.
Cruisers:
The Mk I fast attack cruiser (the Havoc class) is the first in the cruiser class and is armed with experimental weapons and defences (the research of which were both pioneered by President John Clarke himself). The systems are still classified although it is known that a single Havoc class can take down 50 Visby classes with full fighter escorts on its own. There are currently 1,000 of these ships in the Space fleet. They have seen very little action although are expected to fight in the aid of the Xiodians if they accept the offer of assistance from the Sycorian diplomats. The Havoc was designed in 2532AS and is the most advanced class ever designed by the Sycorians.
Weapons tech.:
The Sycorians use only bio weapons as in keeping with their tradition of bioengineering.
Common Infantry weapons:
Mk VII needle guns (as used by most marines) are the most commonly used weapons of the Sycorian defence force and consists of little more than an ammunition cartridge which holds 120 needle rounds, a barrel and a compressed gas cylinder to provide the power to fire the weapon. It has an effective range of up to around 500 meters if you can shoot straight over that distance and has enough stopping power to rip through 100 layers of Kevlar with enough energy left to stick in the person wearing that armour. The variants are scoped for snipers, sawn off for ground crew and ceremonial for anytime they go on a parade.
Mk XII needle cannons (as used by commandos) are the most powerful hand-held weapons in the empire, again they are quite simple affairs but differ from the Mk VII needle guns in several important ways. First among these is the fact that the cannons barrel is almost 5 times as large giving it a stopping power only rivalled by Stationary gun emplacements and an effective range of just over a kilometer. The variants are scoped for snipers and ceremonial for parades and honour guards.
Mk IV Bio shock pulse cannon (as used by commandos) are the most deadly weapons ever devised for ground combat, these weapons are extremely complex and have no discernable power source, when fired they can liquefy almost any biological agent like skin, bones and muscles within a 200 meter radius. Their existence had been kept a secret for almost 500 years before the Great dragon rebellion, until they were used with horrifying results against a flight of dragon soldiers, turning them into disgusting orange and red goo on the floor. After this display of their power, the Bio shock pulse cannons were banned for about a week until the need for such a weapon was realised. They are powered by the dark matter particles in the air around the user or so their designers would have you believe. The real power source of these weapons is the users own brain waves and prolonged exposure to a firing bio shock pulse cannon is extremely detrimental to your health with a 90% change of deadly brain tumour after 5 hours of exposure.
Cryo grenades are used by all branches of the army and are a simple enough as things go, they work by the same process as cryogenetic stasis except they use an uncontrolled burst of this energy to freeze the target area for 1 nano second, before a burst of heat causes an explosive reaction in the thin sheet of frozen skin and armour. This causes it to be blown of by the expanding gases, thereby ripping of all unprotected skin. Cryo grenades are the most painful way known to disable a person without killing them outright as long as they get basic medical care within 20 minutes otherwise its just a very long and painful way of killing someone.
Common Mechanised armour and weapon systems:
Regenerative armour is the armour used by all ground vehicles, it can regenerate itself at an amazing rate and can be anywhere from 1mm to 1km thick. It is a type of organic metal, which can withstand most types of energy and projectile attacks without very much damage.
Mk XII needle turrets are the standard anti infantry armaments for troop transports and most tanks. They are quite simple and similar to the Mk VII needle gun except in size and ammunition capacity with each turret carrying anywhere between 10,000 to 100,000 rounds of needles.
Mk IIX explosive needle light AA guns are used as standard stationary gun emplacements on all cities and military bases as well as the main armament of the LRV. The guns are similar to the miniguns used on earth in the 1950s for the US army helicopters except they fire high explosive needles instead of bullets. Each gun can carry up to 25,000 of these high explosive needles at any one time.
Dual force shock cannons are really just a much bigger version of the Mk IV bio pulse cannon and work in much the same way except that the Dual shock cannons can fire a shaped charge, which allows the liquefaction effect to be aimed. The Dual shock cannons also have a range of almost 1 kilometer due to the shaped charge. The power source is also a lot more user friendly than the Mk IV bio pulse shock cannon as it does not kill its user.
Air and space force weaponry:
Rotary explosive needle cannons are the same as the Mk IIX explosive needle light AA guns except in the fact that they are fitted in the noses of fighter and bomber craft and only fire in one direction.
Rotating shock cannons are again the same thing as dual force shock cannons except that they are fitted in turrets on fighters and bombers.
Missile pods are exactly what they sound like pods filled with missiles that can be fired from the ports wherever they are fitted. The most common missile you will find is the acid missile, which… yes you guessed… it, has an acid warhead, which bursts at proximity and can eat through almost any biological or artificial material.
Bombs are hardly worth any mention as it is extremely obvious what they do. HE needle bombs are very large packets of high explosive needles that home in on pretty much any living thing over which they are dropped and spear that thing to the ground and then explode. Bio nukes are just nuclear bombs set of using a biological agent as the catalyst.
Gauss cannons are just a lot of very big magnetic coils set up in a row and controlled by a computer to send a piece of metal hurtling forward at a couple of thousand miles per minute. They are extremely powerful and large; they can take down most destroyer class ships in one shot. A Gauss cannon usually carries between 10 and 20 rounds of ammunition.
Auto firing high explosive uranium cannons are an extremely controversial weapon and are generally considered to be against the basic principles of the Sycorian Empire. That said they are the most effective space borne weapons ever to be produced by the Empire. They generally carry 1,000 to 5,000 rounds and are amazingly accurate.
Basic history of the dragon (Lung Tik Chuan Ren) empire
((Extremely basic so that I do not create another thread))
The Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire (as translated into English) has existed for almost 5 billion years before the SS New Hope landed on their home planet. The Species as a whole had never been truly united before that day when the first dragon was killed in retaliation for a splinter groups attack on a human convoy. For the first 2 years after the Sycorians landed on the planet, they called Sycorax the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire had left them alone and was willing to let half the planet be colonized by these newcomers. There were however several radical xenophobic splinter groups who wished for the deaths of all other species in the universe and had a small following of fanatic devotees. It was the most extreme of these groups that attacked and killed the human convoy and starting the Great Dragon war. The rulers of the empire after finding out about this attack attempted to send a peace envoy to the Sycorians, but fearful guards launched the city’s interceptor squadrons and killed the peace envoy. The “unprovoked” attack on a peaceful diplomatic envoy was used by the entopic groups to bring the general population on to the side of wanting the Sycorians dead. After the war was over the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire was integrated into the Sycorian Empire as soldiers and working class citizens. They were always treated as seconds class citizens and for 2 thousand years, the racial hostilities grew until they finally over flowed in 2060AS marking the great dragon rebellion. Sadly, the great rebellion was the last thing the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire ever did as every single Dragon was killed in the riots and battles during the rebellion. The extinction of the species marked the end of an era and ushered in a newfound despise for violence and social classing in the Sycorian empire. Although the Lung Tik Chuan Ren Empire was destroyed and every single dragon killed, their deaths caused the reaction and social upheaval that they had hoped for.
Sycorian politics:
Sycorian politics are extremely complex with almost 5,000 political parties each one having its own take on the basic principles of governmental ruling. The current government is run by President John Clarke who is a 120-year-old male and a member of the 28th Universalist party (whose views are basically that traditional values should be kept although they are in favour of expanding general sciences) which won the 3500AS elections by a landslide 50% majority vote. There is a senate with almost 5 million places (1 for each city in the empire) which runs the day-to-day policies of the empire. The Empire also has an Emperor who is little more than a figurehead who sit there looking regal and hosts important diplomatic functions the current emperor is Masako Kaur.
The military is run by the Sycor-high-command, which is based on the Main battle station in orbit around Sycorax and is made up of 50 Generals and 50 Space force Admirals.
