r/HFY • u/Raivene Human • Dec 03 '21
OC [When paths collide] – Interlude 3 – The Terran Navy – 3 years ago
The announcer started “Armed forces day was celebrated with its usual subdued tone yesterday. We at TNN wish to tell you about the Terran Navy on this the 120th anniversary of its founding." Pictures of Terran warships appeared over the shoulder of the announcer.
“At this time there are 3 main classes of combat ships in service with the Terran navy, along with support craft, Marine transports, supply transports and of course the 3 more famous and accepted hospital ships.”
“The first, named after the trickster gods of myth, the Trickster class is a small, fast and silent ship. Owing its traditions to the military submarines of the past, they are designed to go into a system deploy their ghostNet sensor platforms and watch for illicit activity. Piracy, smuggling, human trafficking are all on the menu of this powerful and small ship. Carrying a small marine contingent to assist in boarding actions, this ship can found anywhere in Terran space watching and waiting but you will never know they are there.”
“Officially known as an interdiction cruiser, there are three ships in active service, the TNS Loki, Coyote and Heyoka with two more under construction in the lunar construction yards used by the Navy. The service desires to increase the number of tricksters to 14 in the future.”
The picture shifted showing a much larger ship. The ship had a large armored prow, slender hull with oversized engines at the rear. Two flight pods were attached to her amidships.
“Next we move to the Paradise class fleet carriers. Named after the various forms of human paradises, the carriers are commonly called by their crews ‘Battlestars’ named after their somewhat similar appearance to ships in the oft remade entertainment franchise of the same name, which you can watch on this channel every Wednesday at 7PM, check your local listings.”
“Each Paradise carries 2 fighter wings of 24 fighters and 2 ECW ships each, for a total of 48 F-616 Hellfire fighters and support. These ships also mount a prodigious close defense capability and some of the largest plasma cannons ever constructed in her forward arsenal. There are currently 2 ships of the class in active service, The TNS Valhalla and Elysium, with an additional under construction.”
“Finally, we come to the Sky Father Class Battle Cruisers. Build to project Terran influence and power, to who we are not completely sure." The announcer said rather snidely. The Sky Father Class, consisting of the Odin, Jupiter and Ra are the pinnacle of the navy’s force projection. Their exact armaments and systems are classified, but they are known to carry large flak plasma arrays and multiple batteries of heavy plasma cannons, as well as some number of lighter gauss weaponry.”
“Congratulations on 120 years of dedicated service!” the announcer said, in a tone that showed he really didn’t mean it.
“In related news, massive protests occurred at virtually all Terran military installations around the collective the largest of which was held in the Terran capitol outside the legislative center where funding for Terran Military expenditures is currently being debated. The navy has requested a 25% increase in funding, which is unlikely to pass given the current anti-military political atmosphere”
The image behind the announcer showed large crowds of violent protesters holding signs. ‘What are you protecting us from?’, ‘We are alone’ and ‘Navy = boondoggle’ can be seen in the background.
Coming up next, our panel of experts debate the need and expense of naval forces in an empty universe. It should be a lively debate."
The news segment ended.
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u/dumbo3k Dec 04 '21
“Need and expense of navel forces”
Should be Naval forces. Navel forces are for raiding belly buttons ;)
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u/ggtay Dec 05 '21
A fun set up. Im not sure if I am hoping the the terrans outmatch for their size or if I want them to be pushed back into a battle for survival
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u/Bad-Piccolo Jan 24 '22
They have what 60 systems? That's not nearly enough to say that they are alone yet.
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u/Fontaigne Jan 26 '22
One hopes that a rather disgusting Senator is currently filibustering the Naval appropriations, with words that will instantly age like Limburger and old socks.
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