MOD:WCU:Timeline2669

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Acknowledgements

A merging of various sources including:

• Wonder Chicken's exquisitely well written post BOA situation
• Area 51's handy timeline
• To a great extent, Psych's finely detailed Fleet Tactics - Communications
• ...and, of course, the CIC Timeline
• plus some creative storytelling and flights of fancy based on our Privateer Dissection

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TIMELINE:

2669.005

Admiral Tom Jarvis repots completion of improved fighter prototypes:
* F-96 Arrow
* F-86 Hellcat V
* F-66 Thunderbolt VII
* F/A-76 Longbow
(NOTE: Thanks to Bainbridge's secret order authorizing testing during false peace.)
Fleet Tactics

2669.007 Doctor Frederick Whitmore reports on Blair:

"I am replying to your inquiry about Colonel Christopher Blair, TCSF. Colonel Blair has severe internal
bleeding, oxygen deprivation sickness, moderate radiation poisoning, head trauma, several small fractures,
and several severe fractures on his arms and legs. His situation is however stabilized, and I estimate
that he has about 6 months for full recovery."
Fleet Tactics

2669.007 Grayson Burrows arrives to Troy, Gemini, claims his Tarsus

2669.011 Hancock reports Lexington class carrier refitting complete for self-sustaining operation.

• Rechristened "TCS Lexington" (10th ship to carry the name)
• Enroute to Goddard, from where it will jump through an uncharted jump-point, presumably into the rear of Kilrah...

2669.011
Following the attack on Earth, the Terran Intelligence Agency deploys a top-secret,
tactical search party through a previously uncharted Kilrathi jump point. A heavy
carrier named TCS Lexington is equipped with self-sustaining recycling systems,
mining apparatus, and a 62-person Special Operations team. This unit leaves Goddard
Transfer Station and passes through a newly discovered jump point. Its mission:
- to search out and destroy Kilrathi forces, sector by sector. The mission fails
when the Lexington starts an ambush on an equally equipped Kilrathi carrier, which
results in the destruction of both carriers.
WC Armada, KS Manual== The Kilrathi Counter-Attack ==

(Where did they get the story of the encounter with a Kat carrier? Can't find any other references to it :P ...)

COVERT INFILTRATION
A new secret carrier, the TCS Lexington departs from the
Goddard Transfer Station. Its mission: destroy the enemy
system by system. A self-sustaining, powerful vessel, carrying
among its crew a special unit of 62 Covert Operatives, the
carrier passes through a secret jump point into Kilrathi space.
The Lexington is not heard from thereafter, and is presumed
lost with all hands.
(Wing Commander: Armada)
2669.018

The Lexington class carrier TCS Lexington was secret ship designed to be completely
self-sufficient. Equipped with oxygen planetariums, water-producing modules and
greenhouse gardens the ship supported a crew of 62 and sported a complement of 18
fighters. The Lexington was sent on a mission to locate and destroy Kilrah ...
via uncharted jump points, but failed and didn't return from the mission.
WC Encyclopedia - Combat Information Center

2669.012

Commander Jacorski's shore leave is cut short as he is ordered to Goddard transfer Station for an unknown reason.
Upon his arrival, he meets General Sturdivan who assigns him as Commander of the newly constructed TCS Lexington.
He is ordered to tell his crew only that the ship is performing a dangerous strike run and is sworn to secrecy.
As Commander of the new secret ship TCS Lexington (Armada), Commander Jacorski orders 61 people to
Goddard Transfer Station where they will join his crew. Orders were sent as follows:
 ........
 Report for duty at Goddard Transfer Station by 1700 hours, 2669.018.
 Return date not yet determined, estimated to be 4 - 6 months.
Voices of War

2669.014 TCS Tarawa crippled in a Kilrathi attack.

2669.024

Jarvis reports carrier repairs completion. Ready for deployment are:
* TCS Armageddon (Confederation class dreadnaught)
Plus 6 Concordia-class:
* TCS Winterrowd
* TCS Liberty
* TCS Valiant
* TCS Hermes
* TCS Invincible
* TCS Illustrious
Fleet Tactics

2669.024

President Dave Quinson declines Tolwyn's requests.
* 2 carriers must remain at Sol
* The other 7 may join 7th Fleet and take defensive positions while awaiting target list drafted by Congress
Fleet Tactics

2669.024

Six days after beginning its mission, Commander Jacorski tells the crew of the TCS Lexington (Armada) what their mission is.
The crew soon realises that their chances of completing the mission are slim.
Voices of War

2669.026

Two days after hearing the accouncement of the TCS Lexington's (Armada) mission, over twenty of the ship's sixty-two
crew report to the ship's doctor, James Heircho for counseling or anti-anxiety medication. 
Voices of War

2669.030

President Dave Quinson declines Tolwyn's request to be in charge of 7th Fleet.
* Vice Admiral Jack Rumley to take command of the Seventh Fleet's five carriers.
* Tolwyn removed from Terran Defense, replaced by Vice Admiral Rush Fletcher
* Tolwyn assigned to 14th Fleet, Enigma sector, to be joined by Concordia and Invincible
Fleet Tactics

2669.040

Richards reports new Kat fighters encountered:
* Darket
* Dralthi IV
* Vaktoth
Fleet Tactics

Wonder Chicken:
Destroying a majority of the attacking CVE forces, the Kilrathi military started to gain
a momentum that would rear its ugly head in their massive counter-offensive that started
near the beginning of March. Approximately twenty Kilrathi carrier groups attacked from
all points along the front and steamrolled over the defending Confed forces.
The Confederation Forward Fleet lost six of its twelve carriers in an utterly disasterous
period lasting from March to June:

2669.052

Vice Admiral Jack Rumley, Aloysius system, Vega sector (Roberts quadrant) reports:
* TCS Illustrous destroyed by new Kat bomber, 5000 dead
* Retreating to Port Hedland
The TCS Illustrious was destroyed in the Aloysius System by the famed Kilrathi ace "Bloodmist".
Wonder Chicken

2669.054 Xenobiology Professor Monkhouse is kidnapped by agents of Rondell Corporation and taken

to planet Palan, in the Palan system. Rondell misinforms Oxford, telling them that Dr. Monkhouse

is in Palan voluntarily, working on an excavation, and receiving Rondell's financial support.

2669.059

Richards reports on new Kat bomber:
* Paktahn -- half-dozen torpedoes, dozen defensive missile hardpoints and a half-dozen heavy energy weapons
Fleet Tactics

2669.060 Light carrier TCS Wellington lost in Gemini

The 6th Confederation fleet is lost around Midgard.
Privateer

Could this be a reference to the TCS Wellington? Gemini's fleet is the 15th, according to Fleet Tactics;

but apparently there is no canon reference identifying Gemini's fleet. However, there is a canon reference

to a 6th Fleet that was decimated at Deneb (Epsilon):

...2666, of which the most drastic was destruction of the 6th Battle Fleet in the Deneb Sector.
In just six hours, Thrakhath's forces destroyed the dreadnought TCS Apocalypse (flagship of the 6th Fleet)
and the carriers Freedom, Viking, and Gibraltar
Fleet Tactics

It should also be mentioned that there is a system named "Midgard" in Deneb (Epsilon), Antares quadrant.

The bar rumor doesn't specifically say "Midgard in Gemini, near Perry", though it would seem logical they'd

be commenting on local news...; and there's no mention of a 6th fleet anywhere else in WC around 2669, AFAIK.

2669.061

Jarvis reports completion of new fleet carriers. Ready for deployment:
*Lexington-class CVN:
** TCS Quinson    - assigned to Jackson (Jack Rumley, 7th Fleet?)
** TCS Bradshaw   - assigned to Jackson (Jack Rumley, 7th Fleet?)
** TCS Kinney     - assigned to Jackson (Jack Rumley, 7th Fleet?)
** TCS Eisenhower - assigned to Fletcher, Terran defense
** TCS Roosevelt  - assigned to Jackson (Jack Rumley, 7th Fleet?)
** TCS Kennedy    - assigned to Fletcher, Terran defense#* TCS Lincoln    - assigned to Fletcher, Terran defense
*Jutland-class CVA:
** TCS Coral Sea, will be ready for commissioning in a week, assigned to Tolwyn, Enigma, 14th Fleet
Fleet Tactics

2669.064 Rondell agents take a hologram of Dr. Monkhouse's Steltek artifact. Dr. Monkhouse yields to the

interrogation and reveals the name of treasure hunter Ernesto Sandoval, who he says had a similar artifact.

2669.064 Rondell agents contact Sandoval. Sandoval had sold the artifact to Roman Lynch for several thousand

credits. Rondell promise him several million credits for it.

2669.064 New Detroit: Ernesto Sandoval steals back the Steltek artifact he'd sold to Roman Lynch, from where it

was stored on behalf of Lynch, at Bronte Corporation headquarters.

2669.067

Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell requests 2 fleet carriers for reinforcement, citing:
* loss of light carrier TCS Wellington
* Kilrathi moving older Snakier II class carriers near Gemini
* Retro insurgency picking up.
* Pirates and crime syndicates on the rise
* Current forces: "rat-pack of militia fighters, a squadron of destroyers, and several shitbox light carriers"
Fleet Tactics

2669.068 Vice Admiral Jack Rumley orders the Concordia-class fleet carries TCS Winterrowd and TCS Valiant

to Perry Naval Base

2669.071 Kilrathi raiders enter Hell's Kitchen to seize the opportunity left by a departing TCS Valiant.

Rear Admiral Ludmilla Petranova, takes the Confederation-class dreadnought TCS Armageddon, under her command,

from Proxima to Hell's Kitchen, to counter the offensive.

2669.074 A squadron of Kilrathi Khamekh's and escorts cross Clarke quadrant, move into Palan, and from space

attack several buildings belonging to Rondell Corporation, on the agricultural planet. Dr. Monkhouse escapes alive.

2669.076 Grayson Burrows meets Sandoval at a bar in New Detroit. Takes possession of stolen Steltek artefact.

2669.076 Mob boss Roman Lynch's cousin, Regis, murders Ernesto Sandoval; is caught at the scene by local militias

responding to a call. Roman Lynch uses his influence to have the militias forget that they saw Regis, and to try

to frame the unfortunate privateer who'd last seen Sandoval, instead.

2669.077

Rear Admiral Ludmilla Petranova, current commander of TCS Armageddon, accused by Fletcher of disobeying orders by
leaving Proxima Centauri for Hell's Kitchen in Vega sector to stop a Kat raid.
Rear Admiral Johnny Murasaki, current commander of TCS Eisenhower, threatened by Fletcher with court martial for
suggesting moving carriers to the front.
Fleet Tactics

2669.077 Roman Lynch asks Tayla to wait for Burrows in New Detroit and to "...take him away from New Detroit, make

him look like a fugitive, turn him into a pirate, keep him busy; and, if possible, have him meet with death."

2669.078 Grayson Burrows meets Tayla in New Detroit

2669.081 Bronte Corporation's hired guild mercenaries lay siege to planet Palan, Gemini; R. Lynch foots the bill.

2669.082 Confed Militias, having received an encrypted message from Tayla, arrive in New Detroit to rectify the

handling of Sandoval's murder; and charge Regis with it.

2669.084

Admiral Vance Richards reports loss of carrier
* TCS Quinson battlegroup wiped out by new Kat Dreadnaught, H’varkann-class, even without the benefit of escorts
* Far larger than the Hakaga-class carriers that ambushed Earth: 22 km in length, over forty heavy energy batteries
Fleet Tactics
The TCS Quinson battle group encountered one of the new Kilrathi dreadnoughts and the entire group was wiped out.
Wonder Chicken

2669.086

TCS Winterrowd arrives in Perry
Fleet Tactics

Note that it takes the Winterrowd 086 - 068 = 18 days to travel from 7th Fleet territory to Perry.
We can guess a starting location for the Winterrowd by looking at where other 7th fleet events are
reported from. 7th fleet does NOT include the Armageddon, as she's stationed at Proxima Centauri;
nor The TCS Eisenhower or Kennedy as these are probably at Sol; nor the Concordia or the Coral Sea,
which are part of the 14th Fleet at Enigma. And the Valiant is sent together with the Winterrowd.
This leaves the Quinson, Bradshaw, Kinney, Roosvelt, Liberty, Hermes, Invincible and Illustrious.
Wonder Chicken says:
Paranoid by Kilrathi raids and fearing another attack on the inner homeworlds, the civilian government
refused to deploy the Third Fleet’s five major carriers to the front. The TCS Armageddon, Saratoga,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Lincoln stayed behind to defend Earth under direct Presidential order
as the core to the newly christened "Terran Defense Fleet".
So, it seems we haven't missed any. But we only hear again of:
* TCS Illustrous destroyed by new Kat bomber at Aloysius
* TCS Roosvelt - shot down at Munro
* TCS Invincible - victory in Morpheus
But! Notice that Ludmilla Petranova leaves Proxima for Hell's Kitchen 8 days after the Winterrowd
and Valiant depart for Gemini. Was the kat raid there due to the vacuum left by either ship? It
would seem so: Hell's Kitchen is about half way between Munro and Morpheus. We later hear about
losing ground at Port Hedland, Chang-Du, and Gimle. Hell's Kitchen is pretty much in the middle,
so I'll measure distance to Perry by counting jumps from Hell's Kitchen. So we go, Enyo, Krieger,
Luyten, Weslyn, Mastif, Oxford, Saxtogue, New Detroit, Perry. Nine jumps in 18 days. Now, too bad,
we don't know the class of the Winterrowd nor Valiant, but if we assume a speed of 125 as typical
for carriers, a Centurion's cruising speed is 4 times that, so, for the purposes of estimating
Privateer plotline dates, we'll use a rule of thumb: 2 jumps per standard day. And we will work
backwards, since the first part of the game is devoted to trading and upgrading the ship. For the
second part, Righteous Fire, we'll work forwards, since the game can be completed without additional
trading or taking of non-plot, paid missions.

2669.091 Grayson Burrows meets mob boss Roman Lynch in Gemini's capital, New Constantinople

2669.094

Admiral Vance Richards reports new Kat fleet carrier:
* Bhantkara-class: 900 meters in length, 100,000 tons
* Counters Lexington-class heavy carriers; worthy opponent to Concordia-class fleet carriers
Fleet Tactics

2669.095 Grayson Burrows foils Salman Kroiz's attempt to intercept a delivery of weapons to Siva,

Rikel. Kroiz, former governor Menesch's right hand man, barely survives by ejecting from his craft

in a state of the art, stealth ejection seat; and hiding behind an asteroid.

2669.096 Mob boss Roman Lynch's cousin, Regis, accused of murder, escapes custody. He's believed by

authorities to be traveling towards Romulus.

2669.097 Kroiz arrives in Eden for treatment and surgery. His face is removed and then replaced with

not too advanced prosthetic tissue, due to Retro surgeons' measured reliance on technology.

2669.098

Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell reports loss of carrier:
* "clouds of battle debris along the border that is traceable to the Valiant and her escorts"
The TCS Valiant battle group simply dissapeared along the border while enroute to the Gemini Sector.
Wonder Chicken

2669.098

TCN military analyst Guthrig Andropolos, son of Commander Jedora Andropolos, who died in the
Iason incident of 2629, updates the History of the War database.
KS Manual

2669.100 Grayson Burrows foils a pirate data mining op near Oxford, destroys their flag ship Black Rhombus

2669.101 Grayson Burrows saves famous writer Hunter Toth from a Retro attempt to assassinate him

2669.104 Grayson Burrows meets Professor Monkhouse at a bar in Palan, Gemini

2669.106 Grayson Burrows and 2 Militia escorts break Bronte Corporation's blockade of Rondell, in Palan

2669.106 A Kilrathi flight-group near Palan fails to kidnap Professor Monkhouse during his trip to Basra.

2669.107 Later, Prof. Monkhouse identifies location on Steltek map by joining Burrows' artifict and his own piece.

2669.108 Grayson Burrows meets Taryn Cross, joins the Exploratory Service on a contract basis

2669.109

Admiral Vance Richards reports new Kat stealth fighter:
* Strakha-class: more maneuverable and well-armed; one stalked and shot down 4 Hellcats from the Roosevelt
Fleet Tactics

2669.111 A luxury cruiser is attacked soon after departing Basra refinery en route to Sol. The attackers were

cloaked before the attack; believed to be Kilrathi. No survivors or escape capsules found.

2669.112

Admiral Vance Richards reports new Kat fighter:
Bloodfang II: Prince Thrakhath piloting one, made his wingman stay on the sidelines while he wiped out the
entire Confed unit on a space superiority flight off the TCS Coral Sea.
* Tougher, faster, more agile, more firepower
Fleet Tactics

2669.116 Grayson Burrows explores Delta Prime; obtains Steltek energy weapon; is followed by drone.

2669.121

Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell reports suspected "Kilrathi superweapon":
* Winterrowd and 2 light carriers holding the Kilrathi at bay near Blockade Point Tango and Blockage Point Alpha
* Kilrathi superweapon running around the sector; not near the border
* "systematically tearing up anything it sees: pirates, Retros, civilians, our picket ships, even Kilrathi..."
* Pulling TCS Winterrowd from the front to take care of "this nuisance"
Fleet Tactics

2669.122 TCS Winterrowd destroyed

The TCS Winterrowd, also reassigned to the Gemini Sector, was destroyed by what Intelligence has determined
to be a Kilrathi superweapon.
Wonder Chicken
TCS Winterrowd is destroyed by a Steltek drone.
Privateer

2669.123 Grayson Burrows meets Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell at his office in Perry

2669.124 Grayson Burrows destroys the Steltek drone at Blockade Point Tango, Gemini, Clarke quadrant

2669.125 Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell gives Burrows a Medal of Valour.

2669.126 Burrows arrives at Jolson to stay there for a badly needed vacation.

2669.127

Rear Admiral Richard David Terrell pleads for reinforcements again
* TCS Winterrowd lost to "Kilrathi superweapon" (Steltek drone)
Vice Admiral Rush Fletcher replies to Terrel: "go ask Hancock. I am sure he has some CVEs to send you."
Fleet Tactics

2669.128 Hancock bests Terrel's request by suggesting using Perry as a secondary base of operations;

but warns it may take a few weeks at best to organize the move.

2669.129 Agents for Menesche pay some serious bribes to Jolson security, to have them take the gun.

2669.131

Brigadier General Thomas "Shorty" Larson reports cloning of Kat stealth device is complete
* Suggests that a new fighter be "designed around it"
As per Tolwyn's subsequent suggestions, next day he agrees that this new fighter,
* must be able to outfly and outfight any Kilrathi fighter in service, including the Bloodfang
* must have the most devastating weaponry ever seen in a Confed fighter
* integrated addition of a jump drive and a cloaking device
* codenamed Excalibur
* will coordinate with General Taggart at Covert Ops, get his input also
Fleet Tactics

2669.132 "A Week Later..." ;-) Start of Privateer Righteous Fire; gun stolen. (A week should be enough?)

NOTE: Needless to say, the "One Year Later" legend at the start of Righteous Fire is an error. Privateer
happens in 2669, and a year later would put us at 2670, which would be peace time; but all indications are
in Righteous Fire, that the war keeps heating up and getting worse. Kat superweapons, Terrel's missions,
including one where you meet the Kilrathi 6th Fleet, Bar rumors of carrier losses... Now, it could be argued
that going from a year to a week is "too much"; but IMO it isn't: An error is an error, big or small. 1+1=3
is not righter than 1+1=4. Both statements are equally wrong; and "a year later" is dead wrong. As well as
unnecessary and stupid. Who would spend a whole year at a pleasure base? And why would Menesche wait for so
long to try and get the gun? A week seems plenty to me, every way I look at it.

2669.132 Grayson Burrows visits Masterson at Oxford

2669.133 "Rare books" delivered to Edom

2669.137

President Dave Quinson informs:
* Rear Admiral Nicholai Ubarov, Confederation Weapons Division, found dead in his office, apparent suicide
* Tolwyn reassigned to take over Confederation Weapons Division
* Rear Admiral Pierre Cloureau will relieve Tolwyn as commander of the 14th Fleet.
* Tolwyn to reassess worthiness of 10 yr old, black-funded project Behemoth
* Permission granted to proceed with Excalibur design and production
Fleet Tactics

2669.140 "Art collection" delivered to Perry

2669.143 Burrows visits Tayla at Pentonville

2669.144 Excalibur work kicks into high gear at TCN R&D Starbase, in Vega sector

2669.145 Rear Admiral David Whittaker arrives at Torgo III, wants to play chess with Tolwyn and chat

Adm. Whittaker visits his old friend RAdm. Tolwyn, informing him of the existence of the Belisarius
Group and The Project. Whittaker asks Tolwyn to read Nietzsche to understand the truth of the program.
Tolwyn, aware that mankind is not ready to fight the Nephilim, agrees to participate in the plan.
He begins a rushed deployment of the Behemoth weapons platform, seeking to end the current war as
quickly as possible to bring an end to Belisarius – and to initiate The Project.

2669.146 Burrows delivers Tayla's "Personal Package" to Tuck, Sherwood

2669.153 Burrows finds Roman Lynch hiding at mining base Basque, Pyrenees (things got hot in New Det?)

2669.156 One escort carrier from the 19th Fleet arrives in Perry as first in a series of reinforcements

2669.157 Vice Admiral Jack Rumley reports on Task Force 56 in the Munro System:

• TCS Roosvelt, under Brigadier General DuVall, engaged by 2 Kat heavy carriers, disabled and on fire
• ordering her crew and all forces to withdraw from the system
• will torpedo what's left of the Roosvelt to prevent her being taken over

The TCS Roosevelt went down during the failed Confed offensive in the Munro System.
Wonder Chicken

2669.158 Someone's laying siege to Corcoran Corporation in Liverpool, New Castle (Lynch's territory)

2669.159 Someone's laying siege to Bronte Corporation HQ in New Detroit (Lynch's territory)

2669.164 A bartender in Perry mentions the TCS Kinney was destroyed; its location had been leaked out

2669.166 Colonel Devereaux's team on Kilrah sends coded message:

• "The tripwire is set waiting for the horses to cross at the foxhole"
• Soon after, her team is captured by the Kilrathi

2669.165 Kilrathi and Retro forces arrive to Caledonia and Regallis to cut Tayla's escape routes from

Sherwood, while a larger force is assembled for an attack on Tuck; pirate forces concentrate around Tuck

2669.167 Sandra Goodin sends Burrows to clear Kilrathi forces at Caledonia and Regallis, Tayla escapes

2669.169 General James Taggart urges Tolwyn not to tell Blair about Angel's execution.

2669.173 Two more escort carriers from the 19th Fleet arrive in Perry as reinforcements

2669.174 Captain Henry Henderson reports loss of the the Concordia:

• Hit by a single torpedo that disabled her engines and forced her crash in Vespus III, off the Mistral Coast.
• Admiral Cloureau and the majority of the Concordia's crew lost.
• A few survivors picked up, includig Captain Kevin Tolwyn (Geoff's nephew), who ejected from his Hellcat.

But the most staggering loss occured when the TCS Concordia, the pride of the Confed Fleet,
fell prey to a Kilrathi ambush in the rear-echelon Vespus system. The Concordia was mopping
up raiders when a lucky torpedo hit crippled her engines and forced her to crash just off the
Mistral Coast on Vespus IV. There were no survivors on board. 
Wonder Chicken

(Okay, was it Vespus III or Vespus IV?)

2669.177 Doctor Frederick Whitmore declares Blair fully recovered; certified for active duty

2669.179 Captain Kevin Tolwyn promoted to Major by Rumley; transferred to staff position at Torgo III

2669.180

Rear Admiral Duke Leonard, Commander of TCS Invincible, reports victory:
* "Morpheus is ours"
* destroyed one heavy carrier, one light cruiser, three destroyers, and two corvettes
* one heavy cruiser and two remaining destroyers fled the system
* landed onto the Kilrathi outpost; overran Kilrathi resistance
Fleet Tactics

2669.180 Burrows meets Monte at Macabee, Nexus

2669.181

Admiral Vance Richards warns:
* tactic of using escort carriers to harrass the Kilrathi rear-echelon sectors no longer works,
( now that Snakier II carriers are being pulled back to guard rear echelons by the Kilrathi )
* Most of the Recon-In-Force groups Admiral Hancock sent to penetrate the Empire have not reported back
* had to withdraw from failed assault in Munro with the loss of the Roosevelt
* losing ground in Port Hedland, Chang-Du, and Gimle
* losses: Illustrious, Quinson, Valiant, Winterrowd, Roosevelt, Concordia; down to 6 fleet carriers on front, from 17
* Most CVEs either gone or severely damaged like the Tarawa
* Kilrathi beating Confed two-to-one in cruiser and destroyer production, plus an edge in fighter production
* commissioning more fleet carriers online in their Navy, mostly Bhantkara-class
* Intell reports also show the presence of two more H'varkann-class dreadnoughts
* Confed only building the new Eagle-class light carriers
Fleet Tactics

2669.183 Blair requests transfer to the TCS Bradshaw

2669.184 Burrows meets informant at Drake, Capella

2669.193 Burrows kills former governor Menesche

2669.194 Menesch's right hand man, Salman Kroiz, takes charge of Menesch's business

2669.197 Burrows kills Kahl, Commander of the Kilrathi 6th Fleet;

2669.201 Three escort carriers arrive in Perry as an advanced team, to prepair the

ground at a Perry, for it to serve as base of operations of the 19th Fleet

2669.203

Since the building of the Hakaga fleet strained the Kilrathi's resources to the outmost.
They are out of money so the Emperor orders the deployment of their new bioweapons.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.207 Burrows kills Retro leader Mordecai Jones

2667.209 The "Retro Informant" becomes the new leader of the Church of Man

2667.210

Jeanette Devereaux sent an email to Blair on 2669.210 before shipping off on a new secret operation.
Victory Streak

2669.213 Burrows arrives in pleasure base New Reno, ND-57, for a well deserved vacation... (NOT Jolson! ;-)

2669.215 Admiral Price Hancock arrives in Perry Naval Base with a fleet of four escort carriers; two more to follow.

2669.217

Platolum is a laser and durasteel shard proof alloy discovered on Ghorah Khar during excavations of the
old Kilrathi base. Bryce Alloys found it when they found argonized platinum containers storing Xanius Moloride.
The Xanius Molaride emitted above-infrared rays that contacted nickel-cadmium generators. The rays plus nickel
made a new alloy. We're not sure if the platinum containers were involved, but the name seems to imply it.
In the month of 2669.217, the alloys made an appearance on the UNXhange market.

2669.221 Victory Streak

Christopher Blair's personalized Victory Streak Shipboard Orientation Kit was compiled by the
Quanntum 3 Artificial Publisher and the Electronics Cretive Services aboard the TCS Victory.
This issue of Victory Streak is dated 2669.221.

2669.221

Massacre aboard La Belle Dame Sans Merci.
Calendar

2669.225

The Kilrathi carrier Sar'Hrai is ordered to destroy or at least cripple the TCS Victory,
which is located in the neighbouring system of Tamayo. The Victory comes out on top,
and squadron commander Arrak and Captain Vurrig nar Tsahl pay the price.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.233

A patrol from the TCS Victory spots the KIS Sar'hrai and the KIS Hvar'Kann.
According to Intelligence, the ships are carrying Skipper missiles armed with biological warheads,
and they intend to fire them at Locanda Four.
.................
Five skipper missiles carrying biological warheads hit Locanda IV.
They were set for high airbursts, ensuring a quick spread.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.235

Biochemical destruction of Trafalgar, Locanda and Delius by Kilrathi forces.
KS Calendar

2669.237

The TCS Victory jumps into the Blackmane System.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.238

Locanda IV is considered lost after the Kilrathi hit the planet with bioweapons.
The Confederation quarantines the entire Locanda System.
Confederation forces begin to withdraw from secondary territories.
.....................
Blackmane Base is closed down. Its resources are transferred to Torgo and Vespus.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.242 The Confederation liberates the Cabrea system.

2669.245

The TCS Behemoth meets TCS Victory in Torgo
KS calendar
Admiral Tolwyn arrives on the Victory. The carrier is to be the flagship for the Behemoth task force.
Heart of the Tiger

2669.247

Jason Bondarevsky is wounded when the TCS Coventry hits a mine on approach to Loki VI, escorting the Behemoth.
The bridge has been hulled and is decompressing. Jason is the only survivor on the bridge.
Janet McCullough leads the team that rescues him. Bondarevsky ended up losing his right arm.
Heart of the Tiger
The TCS Coventry is severely damaged in the fighting. A missile hits the flag bridge, killing six officers.
Capt. Bondarevsky’s arm is crushed. He suffers from blood loss, decompression and oxygen depravation.
Lt. McCullough leads a party to rescue him from the crippled bridge. Another hit destroys Officer’s Country.
(The Coventry jumps to Torgo, then...)
Capt. Bondarevsky is ordered to Moonbase Tycho, where he is given a bionic arm and begins to undergo physical therapy.
Lt. McCullough accompanies him
False Colors

2669.247

The Confederation field-tests Behemoth; it successfully destroys planet Loki IV
KS Calendar
The TCS Behemoth is tested on Loki VI. The test successfully destroys the planet.
WC3
The Behemoth's shielding over a weak area goes down when debris from Graldak nar Sutaghi's fighter crashes into it.
Other Kilrathi fighters finish the Behemoth off. The crew ejected with lifepods.
Tolwyn is forced to order the fleet to withdraw.
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2669.251

General Taggart arrives on the Victory.
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2669.257

The Empire of Kilrah launches an offensive, capturing the System.
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2669.256

RAdm. Tolwyn is court marshaled for his handling of the TCS Behemoth operation.
The proceedings draw a large audience, much of which is shocked when he is finally acquitted.
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2669.260

Dr. Severin is rescued from a prison facility on Alcor V.
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2669.261

RAdm. Tolwyn returns from his final court martial appearance.
He finds a voice message from agents of the Belisarius Group, claiming that they are responsible for his acquittal. This is Tolwyn’s
signal that he must strengthen the Free Republic of the Landreich position in order to ensure the success of The Project.
Tolwyn contacts his nephew, Maj. Tolwyn, and asks him to resign his commission to serve with the Free Republic of the Landreich Navy.
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2669.262 Confederation's tests of the Temblor Bomb are successful.

A prototype of the Temblor bomb is tested on an uninhabited planet in the Hyperion system.
The bomb detonates successfully, destroying the planet.
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2669.267

Christopher Blair drops the Temblor Bomb on Kilrah, destroying the planet.
Much of the Grand Fleet, still in orbit, is destroyed along with it.
Heart of the Tiger
The Kilrathi home planet Kilrah is destroyed in an attack consisting of four Excalibur fighters,
equiped with Confed's newest Stealth technology and the Temblor bomb. As a result the Kilrathi spokesman
Melek surrenders to Colonel Christopher Blair who led the attack on Kilrah.
The Terran-Kilrathi Armistice is signed.
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2669.268?

Kal Shintahr Jhorrad of the KIS Vorghath refuses to submit to Melek’s surrender. His dreadnought
breaks orbit and spends the next year fighting off attacks from other warlords and forces loyal to Melek.
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2669.27x?

Melek declares himself Chancellor and forms a caretaker government in order to negotiate with the Terran
Confederation. Peace talks drag on, but the Treaty of Torgo is eventually signed in the Torgo System.
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2669.297 Treaty of Torgo

In the large auditorium of Sector HQ, a Kilrathi delegation signs the Treaty of Torgo, officially ending the war.
The treaty converted the initial cease-fire into a lasting peace.
Present for the signing are James Taggart, William Eisen, Geoffrey Tolwyn, Kevin Tolwyn and Melek.
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After Treaty of Torgo

Governor Kal Shintahr Ukar dai Ragark lak Haka begins a propaganda campaign, claiming that the loss of Kilrah was
the fault of the Emperor and Prince   Thrakhath nar Kiranka.
The campaign takes on religious overtones, claiming that in following Thrakhath Kilrathi have gone against the Word of the Codices.
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The Belisarius Group plans to support an invasion of the Free Republic of the Landreich by Kal Shintahr
Ukar dai Ragark lak Haka. The move will make martyrs of the human colonies, leading to a renewed war with
the Kilrathi and another chance for a military takeover of the government.

The TCS Lexington undergoes a partial refit, having her drives tuned and her air replaced.
Capt. Paulson is assigned to perform R&D liaison work.
She is assigned an entire compliment of replacement fighters.
Tolwyn personally awards Capt. Eisen the Lexington’s commissioning pennant.
Jesse Dunlevy is promoted to Lt. Col. and made Wing Commander of the newly rebuilt TCS Lexington.
Col. Seether soon arrives onboard the carrier with orders from Tolwyn to test Kilrathi hardware.
Seether’s personnel build their own communications array and begin monitoring the Lexington’s standard comm traffic.

2669.315

A Kilrathi battlegroup built around the KIS Karga makes it to planet Landreich.
The operation is revenge for their assistance at the Battle of Earth.
They launch a long-range orbital bombardment before Landreich and Confederation forces chase them off.
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The KIS Karga is under heavy attack from the TCS Dover and the TCS Juneau.
Focusing on the Dover, it manages to destroy the cruiser.
With just the Juneau left, the Karga needs to put some distance between them so they can repair the
jump drive and head back to Imperial territory. Admiral Largka orders the ship closer in to the sun.
The carrier's shielding is already weak, if it failed the crew would die from radiation within minutes.
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The KIS Frawqirg crash-lands on Vaku VIIa.
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The last of its Confederation pursuers destroyed and its crew dead or dying,
the KIS Karga begins its lonely orbit around Vaku.
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Roughly 100 survivors from the TCS Juneau land on Vaku VIIa, which they later dub Nargrast.
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After 2669.183

Tidbits from CIC's WC Information Center about 2669 yet not precisely dated:

Cloaking requires the use of a crystal that has a limited life.
The first Confed Stealth Fighter prototype was unveiled in the Selyan Sector at the 2669 GCM competition.
It featured an integral MX-27BC guided-proton warhead.
Stealth gear was used on the Light Smuggler (Bannockburn) is intended to be used for short periods of time.
It is a huge drain on the ship's energy and sending a narrow band translight pulse required dropping out of stealth.
The Kilrathi seemed not to be able to detect the Bannockburn.

In 2669 a Confederation solar shadow ring station in the Trafalgar System observed a jump point formation inside
the Tanhauser nebula. Due to the potential strategic value of such a discovery, the CID classified all information
gathered on the occurrence.

== 2670 ==

Fearing a military coup by the Belisarius Group, the Confederation scrambles to reduce its armed forces.
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The Senate requires that the number of fighter squadrons be cut by one-third. Adm. Geoffrey Tolwyn works
around the requirement by raising the number of fighters in an average squadron from ten back to the
pre-war level of sixteen. In response, the Senate demands that the 40-series carriers be scrapped and
that 11,000 military personnel are dropped from active duty.

The Terran Confederation military begins a downsizing program. Moonbase Tycho’s complement is reduced
to one quarter of its wartime strength.

The Free Republic of the Landreich begins buying surplus warships from the Terran Confederation.
A special team for reviewing and refitting ships as quickly as possible is formed.
Four light cruisers, including the TCS Andromache (FRLS Thermistocles), are purchased – as are three escort carriers,
including the TCS Tarawa (FRLS Independence) and the TCS Saipan (FRLS Arbroath).
The third (second purchased) escort carrier is named FRLS Magna Carta.
The nation also begins recruiting notable Confederation officers.
Adm. Richards ostensibly retires from Terran Confederation Naval Intelligence to serve as part of the core
leadership for President Kruger’s expanding post-war navy.