THE TERRAN
PROTECTORATE FLEET
Without the fleet, mankind’s scattered holdings
throughout the Orion’s Arm sector of the galaxy would be defenseless pickings
for any aggressive species. Without the fleet’s protection, the vital trade
routes that ensure the viability of numerous colonies and holdings, and which
are the lynchpin of the economy, would fall to pirates and brigands. Without
the fleet, there would be no Protectorate.
While there has been, technically, a star fleet for the
Terran Protectorate from Landing Day on, the militarization of the fleet did
not occur, truly, until a border dispute with the Xintrin Merchant Guild 100
years ago. While the conflict ended quickly, and resulted in a closer
relationship between the Protectorate and the Merchant Guild, it also led to
the rise of the Terran Protectorate Stellar Navy (PSN), also known as the
Fleet.
The mission of the Fleet is to maintain space dominance
within Terran Protectorate territory, defend the security of trade routes in
Protectorate space, and to achieve space control over the skies of enemy
planets in time of war. It also has the duty of delivering colonial marines
planetside in landing operations, and does about 50% of the Protectorate’s
exploration and “first contact” missions.
Sixty-five years ago, the Fleet faced its biggest
challenge: defending human space from the advances of the Arkhon Empire. It
succeeded, forcing the Arkhons to acknowledge the sovereignty of the
Protectorate, and bringing a generation of peace and prosperity. Now, the
Arkhon are on the move again. This time, they do not seem to be simply making a
power grab into contested space. This time, they seem intent on ripping the
beating heart out of the Protectorate once and for all, damning earth’s
descendents to a future of slavery and servitude. To do that, they must achieve
space dominance throughout the Protectorate. And to do that, they must destroy
the Fleet.
It’s a task the Arkhon Space Air and Sea Fleet would like
to be easy. They are not going to get their wish. Since the last war, the Fleet
has learned from its failures and capitalized on its successes. Using a
combination of old successful ship designs and new, powerful ones, the Fleet
has deployed to meet the enemy with one of the best-trained military forces in
human history. But success is not guaranteed. The Arkhon have a technological
edge, and three thousand years of space war experience. The coming clash
between these two mighty forces will send shockwaves throughout known space,
and will determine the fate billions.
Capital Vessels
Subcapital and Escort
Ships
Star fighters
Crossbow Space
Superiority Fighter
Ground Vehicles
of the Colonial Marines