3 days later
Elysia High Orbit
Shipyard 41
Shipyard 41 is a large shipyard capable of producing starships up to 4 km in length. Usually, this type of shipyard is used to produce star destroyers. Currently, Shipyard 41 is used to create battle fortresses.
One of the battle fortresses, 'Macross' has been completed, tested, and fitted out. There will be an inauguration ceremony for the battle fortress to become active in the fleet. 'Macross' was placed on the outside of Shipyard 41.
The inauguration ceremony of the Battle Fortress 'Macross' was attended by dignitaries of the Myto Empire. The ceremony opened with various reports and speeches from the project leader, the designer, and so on. Battle Fortress Macross was inaugurated by Moff Trevat pressing a button to open the main hatch of Battle Fortress Macross, connected with Shipyard 41.
After the main hatch was opened, all event participants entered the ship to have a look around.
"Trevat, the name of this ship is strange. Where did you get this name?" said Governor Ira to Trevat as they were about to enter the ship.
"Hehehe, it's from one of the stories I read as a child." Trevat said.
"Oh, I see." Governor Ira said this with a suspicious look.
Before Trevat or Governor Ira could say anything more, Dr. Anen, who supervised the construction of this ship, said, "This ship is the most powerful ship ever built by either the Myto Empire or the Galactic Empire, except for the Death Star. The two hyperlasers placed at the front end of this ship are capable of cracking a planet, and can destroy it in less than five salvos."
Dr. Anen's words were greeted by murmurs from the tour participants who entered the ship.
"With a fleet of ships like this, we can rule the galaxy we come from," said an admiral in amazement.
"That's right, these ships are only slightly more numerous and difficult to build than star destroyers, we are about 80% more expensive. This is why we are able to build a fleet of ships like this, without having to spend money and resources like building a death star." Said Kandar Hina, industry leader at Myto.
"Moreover, the crew of this battle fortress is far less than that of the star destroyer, only needing less than 5,000 crew." continued Dr. Anen. "By the way, the battle fortress class has a mecha complement. There are 100 mecha brought by 'Macross'. Actually 'Macross' is capable of carrying far more, but we don't have enough mecha to put in 'Macross' yet."
"In the future, I plan to replace our star destroyer with the battle fortress, especially as a command ship." Trevat said. "Oh yes, how prepared are we to produce this battle fortress class ship?"
"Shipyard 41 already contains six battle fortress ships that have reached the fitting out stage, there are also 14 battle fortress ships under construction. In a few months we will have at least 7 battle fortresses, and next year we may have more than 10 battle fortresses." Kandar Hina said
"Can we expand our production capacity?" asked Trevat.
"Not for the time being, moff. We are at full capacity for all our shipyards." Kadar said
"There is a possibility to expand our ability to make starships. We can use the production facilities left behind by the Iote nation." Admiral Krumbel said
"You mean using automated production facilities like on that satellite in 'Asgard'?" asked Trevat.
"That's right, plus the facility is capable of building ships the size of Super Star Destroyers, moff. The maximum length of a ship that can be built is about 20 kilometers," said Admiral Krumbel. "But we need at least six months to prepare it, including changing the computer system."
"Alright, get on with it. Use all the facilities of the Iote nation, but use our computer to store the main files. By the way, is there a name for the facility on the satellite of 'Asgard' yet?"
"Not yet, sir." Admiral Krumbel said.
"Very well. I named it 'Liberty' and the facility I named Mobile Factory Satellite 'Liberty'. May we find similar facilities in the future." Trevat said.
"Yes, sir. I will convey it to all parties involved." Admiral Krumbel said.
"As we planned, the 'Macross' will be placed on the Home Fleet as a flagship." Trevat said.
"I will transfer my Flag to the 'Macross' once this ship is officially entered into the Home Fleet." Admiral Aedat said.
"Oh yes, it seems we should have a meeting to discuss the disposition of our current fleet strength. It seems that our fleet is already severely sparse, considering the vast areas we have explored." Trevat said.
"We can use the meeting room in 'Macross', Moff." Dr. Anen said.
Alright, after we have taken part of the tour, we will hold a meeting while waiting for the 'Macross' to head to the site to test its main weapon." Trevat said. "Notify all Myto leaders."
They continued to follow the tour of 'Macross', but after they looked around the platform of 'Macross' they went to the meeting room for a meeting.
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Battle Fortress Macross
Meeting Room
Moff Trevat held an impromptu meeting about the military power of the Myto Empire during his visit to 'Macross' for the inauguration of Battle Fortress 'Macross'. The meeting was attended by:
- Admiral Aedat Iskir, commander of Home Fleet
- Admiral Druna Arkena, commander of 1st Defense Fleet
- Admiral Akul Tzu, commander of 2nd Defense Fleet
- Admiral Aden Kambil, commander 3rd Defense Fleet (Present via holonet)
- Admiral Erna Trena, commander 4rd Defense Fleet
- Admiral Sybil Huski, commander 5th Defense Fleet
- Admiral Grogot Krumpel, commander 6th Defense Fleet (Present via holonet)
- Admiral Dana Istikal, commander 7th Defense Fleet (Present via holonet)
- Admiral Jan Tripta, commander 8th Defense Fleet
- Admiral Krumbel Kasheef, commander 1st Exploration Fleet
- Admiral Haskot Himlow, commander 2nd Exploration Fleet (Present via holonet)
- General Famla Adil, leader of Myto special forces and intelligence
- General Armeda Krakov, system security leader
- Cmdr. Deriick Galsgov, leader of Moff Trevat's private fleet
- Chief Secretary of Arkev Huis
- Dr. Anen Druma, head of the Myto Institute of Science
- Dr. Kandar Hina, industry leader of Myto
- Governor of Elysia, Ira Ishil
- Governor of Trantor, Noona Arkena (present via holonet)
Meeting chaired by Moff Trevat
After the opening, Moff Trevat said, "Currently, we seem to be experiencing a lack of military power. With the star system TC72D that we have to protect, the number of our military fleet and ships will be insufficient in case of conflicts with other parties. We are now gathered to discuss that. Let us first discuss the number of fleets we have."
The fleet leaders immediately gave their reports. The results were shown on the display for everyone to see. The current military assets are:
Home Fleet (Adm. Aedat Iskir commanding):
1 Macross Class Battle Fortress
3 Imperial Class Stardestroyer
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
30 Galactica Class Battlestar
48 Concordat Class Destroyer
120 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
8 Lancer Class Cruiser
2 Interdictor Cruiser
12 Loronar Strike Cruiser
30 CR90 Corvette
60 Gozanti Cruiser
1st Defense Fleet (Adm. Druna Arkena commanding)
2 Imperial Class Stardestroyers
4 Victory Class Stardestroyers
24 Galactica Class Battlestar
30 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
6 Lancer Class Cruiser
10 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
80 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
20 CR90 Corvette
40 Gozanti Cruiser
2nd Defense Fleet (Adm. Akul Tzu commanding):
1 Imperial Class Stardestroyer
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
6 Galactica Class Battlestar
10 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
3 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
40 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
10 CR90 Corvette
10 Gozanti Cruiser
3rd Defense Fleet (Adm. Aden Kambil commanding):
2 Imperial Class Stardestroyers
4 Victory Class Stardestroyers
20 Galactica Class Battlestar
40 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
6 Lancer Class Cruiser
6 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
8 Nebulon B Frigate
60 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
20 CR90 Corvette
40 Gozanti Cruiser
4rd Defense Fleet (Adm. Erna Trena commanding):
2 Imperial Class Stardestroyers
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
16 Galactica Class Battlestar
20 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruisers
6 Lancer Class Cruiser
10 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
50 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
20 CR90 Corvette
40 Gozanti Cruiser
5th Defense Fleet (Adm. Sybil Huski commanding):
2 Imperial Class Stardestroyers
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
16 Galactica Class Battlestar
30 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruisers
2 Lancer Class Cruiser
12 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
6 Nebulon B Frigate
50 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
20 CR90 Corvette
20 Gozanti Cruiser
6th Defense Fleet (Adm.Grogot Krumpel commanding) :
1 Imperial Class Stardestroyer
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
16 Galactica Class Battlestar
24 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
18 Lancer Class Cruiser
20 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
40 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
25 CR90 Corvette
60 Gozanti Cruiser
7th Defense Fleet (Adm. Dana Istikal Commanding):
1 Imperial Class Stardestroyer
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
10 Galactica Class Battlestar
16 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
6 Lancer Class Cruiser
10 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
40 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
16 CR90 Corvette
20 Gozanti Cruiser
8th Defense Fleet (Adm. Jan Tripta commanding):
1 Imperial Class Stardestroyer
4 Victory Class Stardestroyer
12 Galactica Class Battlestar
20 Concordat Class Destroyer
2 Interdictor Cruiser
6 Lancer Class Cruiser
10 Carrack Class Light Cruiser
40 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
16 CR90 Corvette
20 Gozanti Cruiser
1st Expedition Fleet (Adm. Krumbel Kasheef commanding):
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
2 Victory Class Stardestroyers
20 Galactica class Battlestar
30 Concordat class Destroyer
20 Carrack Light Cruiser
100 K'Tinga class attack Cruiser
30 CR90 Corvette
50 Gozanti Class Cruiser
2nd Expedition Fleet (Adm. Haskot Himlow commanding):
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
2 Victory Class Stardestroyer
12 Galactica class Battlestar
20 Concordat class Destroyer
20 Carrack Light Cruiser
40 K'Tinga class attack Cruiser
30 CR90 Corvette
50 Gozanti Class Cruiser
System Patrol Fleet (Gen. Armeda Krakov commanding)
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
3 Victory Class Stardestroyer
10 Galactica Class Battlestar
20 Concordat Class Destroyer
8 Loronar Strike Cruiser
16 Nebulon B Frigate
30 Carrack Cruiser
100 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
60 CR90 Corvette
80 Gozanti Class Cuiser
130 Other small starship
16 Golan I Defense Platform
18 Golan II Defense Platform
5 Golan III Defense Platform
28 Armed Space Station
Elysia Defense Fleet (Governor Ira Ishil Commanding)
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
12 Galactica Class Battlestar
26 Concordat Class Destroyer
80 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
3 Nebulon B Frigate
10 CR90 Corvette
20 Gozanti Class Cruiser
8 Golan I Defense Platform
4 Golan II Defense Platform
2 Golan III Defense Platform
16 Armed Space Station
Trantor Defense Fleet (Governor Noona Akena Commanding)
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
6 Galactica Class Battlestar
16 Concordat Class Destroyer
30 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
3 Nebulon B Frigate
10 CR90 Corvette
20 Gozanti Class Cruiser
4 Golan I Defense Platform
2 Golan II Defense Platforms
1 Golan III Defense Platform
6 Armed Space Station
Trevat Command Fleet
1 Imperial Class Star Destroyer
10 Galactica Class Battlestar
20 Concordat Class Destroyer
40 K'Tinga Class Attack Cruiser
10 CR90 Corvette
Trevat Private Fleet (Cmdr. Deriick Galsgov commanding) :
8 Venator II Stardestroyers
20 Carrack Light Cruisers
20 CR90 Corvette
9,826 freighter starships (light to heavy)
14 Leviathan class super heavy freighters
5621 passanger starship (light to heavy)
Myto Commercial Fleet (Kandar Hina commanding)
426 freighter starship (light to heavy)
2 Leviathan class super heavy freighters
321 passenger starships (light to heavy)
In addition, there are still 2,124 various starships acquired from the war and in damaged but partially operational condition in monthball condition, which are slowly being scrapped to be reused as raw materials for making new starships.
"Well, we have seen the size of our military force. As we know, almost all of the Defense Fleet is tasked with protecting one of the artificial planets we discovered. There are also those who help with exploration tasks. We only have the Home Fleet, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Fleets that can be used in case of battle. Even now, we have to assign one of those defense fleets to guard Star System TC72D. That means we only have two fleets that can go into action." Trevat said.
"Hmm, that's right, we really don't have enough fleets to guard our territory. "The Home Fleet should definitely not leave Elysia." Admiral Aedat said.
"That's right, and the fleet that we will send to guard Star System TC72D must be strong enough because there is a possibility that the Iote nation or its enemies will come back to Star System TC72D," said governor Ira. Governor Ira said.
"I will send the 7th Defense Fleet to protect Star System TC72D." said Trevat.
"Yes, sir." Admiral Dana Istikal said.
"Back to our problem. We must immediately upgrade our capabilities and create at least 9th and 10th Defense Fleet." Trevat said. "If that can be done, then we will have at least four fleets that may be used for battle."
"Although we have several tens of new ships in the process of trialing and fitting out, it is still not enough to form two new fleets. What is clearly lacking are the interdictor cruisers that we do not produce here. We still have seven heavily damaged interdictor ships that we may be able to reactivate." Kandar Hina said.
"Repair the interdictor cruiser immediately." Trevat ordered
"Yes, sir. But it will take at least 6–8 months to repair those ships." Kandar Hina said.
"As for the star destroyers, do we still have damaged ones to repair? I seem to remember we salvaged some star destroyers that were badly damaged." Trevat said.
"That's right, sir. Of those ships, we can probably repair five imperial class star destroyers and five victory-class Class Star Destroyers. The rest we can use as spare parts to fix the ones we are going to fix." Kandar said.
"It will be done immediately. I give authorization to reactivate the Dreadnought Class Cruiser to fill the vacant military ships. But only use the Dreadnought that we have modified to use a smaller crew." Trevat said.
"Yes, sir." Kandar said.
They continued the meeting and planned for a slight reduction in the number of ships in each fleet to be given to the 9th and 10th Defense Fleets to be created. They met for almost 1.5 hours. After that, they headed back to the bridge of the 'Macross' to watch the transit through hyperspace from the Macros to Star System K17T, where the 'Macross' weapons tests would be conducted.
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Star System K17T, 102 light years from Elysia.
Near rouge planet, edge of the star system.
There were 11 pseudomotions that signaled the transit from hyperspace to realspace. The 11 pseudomotions transformed into a Macross battle fortress escorted by Star Destroyer 'Myto', 4 battlestars, and 5 concordat destroyers.
The small fleet soon approached the nearby rouge planet at a distance of 100,000 km. Around the rouge planet were more than 30 astroids, ranging in size from just 1 kilometer to tens of kilometers. The rouge planet was approximately 2,500 km in diameter, and the astroids were the target of the weapons system test of 'Macross'.
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'Macross' Battle Fortress
Main Bridge.
All the leaders of the Myto Empire who attended the 'Macross' launch event were present on the main bridge of 'Macross'. The main bridge was a room with two levels. The lower level, which resembles the crew pit of a star destroyer, contains various control stations. The upper level, which is the command area, consists of three main seats where the captain, XO, and one additional officer can sit, in front of which there are two stations, which are the main stations of navigation and helm control. The station on the left side is the ops and sensor station; and the station on the right side is the weapon and star fighter ops. There are a total of nine seats in the command section. The front of the room is a very large main viewer, while all the other walls and part of the floor are holoprojectors, so that the command crew can see almost all sides.
Currently, more than 20 people fill the command area to see the main weapon of the 'macross' in action.
"Moff Trevat, the entire weapon system of 'Macross' is operational. We can conduct a demonstration of the test firing of the weapon systems of the 'Macross'. Said the captain of the 'Macross', Captain Haiganti.
"Alright, start the demonstration immediately." Trevat said.
"Target astroids A1 to A5!" said Captain Haiganti. "Ready turbolasers and ion cannons. Fire!"
The barrage of turbolaser and ion cannon mounts in 'Macross' went into action, firing a steady stream of turbolaser and ion bolts at the five astroids that measured between 5 and 10 km. It took less than a second for the turbolasers and ion cannons to destroy the asteroid.
"First stage completed. Ready missile pod 12. Target astroids B1 through B10. Fire!" Captain Haiganti ordered.
On the dorsal side of the 'Macross' a vertical missile launcher cluster became active and fired half of the missiles, or the 40 missiles it contained, in sequence. The missiles rushed towards the 10 astroids, ranging in size from 3 to 5 km, that were targeted. In one salvo, the astroids were blown to pieces by the explosion of four missiles per astroid.
"Second stage completed. Ready all superlaser pods. Target astroids C1 through C4. Fire!" Captain Haiganti ordered.
In the connecting section between the 'Macross' battle fortress and the two Ikazuchi class Space Carriers, four superlaser pods, two on the left side and two on the right side, one on the top and one on the bottom of the Ikazuchi, began to rotate towards the four targeted astroids. Moments later, superlaser light connected between the superlaser pods and the target astroids, whose sizes range from 10 to 20 kilometers. In less than a second, the astroids were vaporized.
"Third stage completed. Ready for the main event. Ready main weapon,turbolaser, and CIWS system. Target the planetoid with both of main weapons. Turbolaser and CIWS are ready to destroy any debris that approaches us. Fire!" Captain Haiganti ordered.
On the front end of the 'Macross' there were two holes, one on each boom. From the two holes came a blinding light that traveled to the targeted planetoid. The shooting light not only perforates the planetoid but also penetrates to the other side, and continues into space. Within moments, the entire planetoid was broken into pieces. Some of the pieces drifted close to the 'Macross' and the small fleet that accompanied it. But all the weapons systems on the 'Macross' were able to destroy the pieces.
Inside the 'Macross' main bridge, the spectators, who were leaders of the Myto Empire, felt the dimming of the platform's lighting. However, nothing was felt when 'Macross' fired its main weapon.
"Why is the light dimming?" asked Moff Trevat.
"We haven't quite managed to fulfill the power required by the main weapon at full power. The power generation capacity in the battle fortress 'Macross' is only just enough to fire the main weapon at full power. Therefore, other weapons will cause minor disruptions to the power distribution system due to switching to secondary generation and reserve power. However, it will not have a harmful effect on the ship or cause a decrease in the combat capability of the 'Macross'." Dr. Aden said.
"Can't the two Ikazuchi provide additional power?" asked Trevat.
"They can, but the additional power is very marginal because the weapons systems on the Ikazuchi also consume a lot of power. That's why we didn't use that option." Dr. Anen replied.
"I see, alright. We must seek a better energy source than the hypermatter reactor we currently have." Trevat said
"Yes, sir, some of our research projects have the potential to increase the output of the hypermatter reactor with increased efficiency through magic." Dr. Anen said.
"Alright, immediately address the weaknesses of this battle fortress class." Trevat ordered
"Yes, moff." Dr. Anen said
With the demonstration of the 'Macross' main weapon completed, the inauguration of the 'Macross' battle fortress was complete. Moff Trevat, Governor Ira, and the rest of the Myto leadership immediately transferred to the star destroyer 'Myto' and returned to Elysia. Meanwhile, the 'Macross' battle fortress continued to test all of its systems, including the Ikazuchi class space carrier.
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Principality of Qua Toyne, Qua Toyne City,
Lotus Garden,
Governmental meeting,
The leaders of the Principality of Qua Toyne held a regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tanaka. This time, the topic of discussion was the military power of the Principality of Qua Toyne. After the meeting opened, Prime Minister Tanaka asked the Minister of Defense to report on the development of the Principality of Qua Toyne's military capabilities.
"We currently have 27 Cosmos-class frigates, five Universe-class cruisers, and two Strong-class aircraft carriers. We have also built our own ship using Myto's 105mm gun, the Udreke-class corvette, for 8 pieces, but we are still making more than 20 pieces in our shipyards. The aircraft carrier uses F-1 aircraft." The defense minister said.
"Hmm, enough power, but the number is still minimal to patrol our country." Tanaka said
"That's right, sir. That's why we are trying our best to build Udreke-class Corvettes as soon as possible. We hope to get at least 40 of them in a short period of time. But if possible, we can get ships from the Myto Empire, that would be even better." The defense minister said.
"Does our financial budget allow for that?" Tanaka asked the finance minister.
"I estimate that we can still buy a few more Cosmos-class ships. According to my calculations, we can still buy about 10–15 Cosmos-class ships, or, if desired, 10 Cosmos-class and 1 Universe-class. But to buy an aircraft carrier may not be possible." The finance minister said.
"Alright, please contact the Myto Empire again for the possibility of us being able to buy those ships. But I think about 8 Cosmos-class ships and 1 Universe-class ship are enough. The rest of the money can be used to buy fighters and armored cars for our army." Tanaka said
"Yes, sir." The foreign minister said.
"By the way, how many fighter planes do we have right now?" asked Tanaka.
"We have 190 F1 fighters and 100 Marin fighters. The Marin fighters are used as training, reconnaissance, and ground attack aircraft. We also still have nearly 300 wyverns equipped with machine guns," said the defense minister.
"That's good, but it doesn't seem to be enough. Can we buy more fighters?" asked Tanaka.
"It seems that the production capacity of the Myto Empire is at full capacity to meet the needs of the Mu Empire. But we will ask. As for the Marin fighters from Mu Empire, most of them are purchased by Palpadia Empire." The foreign minister said.
"Hmm, try so that we can get some more fighters, if possible, F1, but if not, Marin is fine too." Tanaka said.
"Yes, sir." The foreign minister said.
"What about the Kingdom of Quila? Do they have the same military capabilities as us?" asked Tanaka.
"No, sir. The Kingdom of Quila only has about 70% of our military capabilities. This is because they are still trying to improve their domestic economy. There is quite a difference in economic terms between our country and theirs." The foreign minister said.
"Oh, well. But the military capabilities of both countries are at least capable of handling an attack from outside." Tanaka said.
"Yes, sir." The defense minister said.
"Alright, let's talk about the disposition of our troops in each region." Tanaka said.
The meeting continued to discuss various military and defense aspects of the Principality of Qua Toyne.