FTA Military Systems

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Federated Trade Association Military Systems
Command Structure

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Peacekeeper Command

A trade convoy transiting through Hectate is attacked. The Distress call is picked up. Two PKCOM ships, in Archer’s Eerie, enter the hyperlane. While on the way, they prime their programming channels and prepare to launch missiles. Exiting the hyperlane, they fire off two salvos of SGM-H-294 Heat Haze Anti Ship Missile. On target, they stage and cripple the pirates. The Traders express their thanks and continue course.

Peacekeeper Command is a Rapid Response Force, designed to aid ships of any nation from piracy. They pride themselves on speed, and ability to respond to threats with barrages of long range fires. They field a large amount of Lanerunners which allow for quick communications.

Ships

500x “Sending Stones” Communication Lanerunners

200x Arquebus Guided Missile Destroyers

25x XLR Crossbow Guided Missile Platforms (75 Ordered)

5x “Providence” Missile Tenders (20 Ordered)

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Civil Defense Command

The Clipper Shuttle power cuts unexpectedly. Immediately, a Lane Runner of the 1st Naval Task Force is in the area, providing power to the stricken vessel as Flying Damage Control Teams enter to fix what can be fix and lay a path for the real DCTs to fix.

Civil Defense Command runs interior and power projection duties. While PKCOM is a QRF, CDCOM runs actual power projection, being larger, but equally fast, Pocket Cruisers. From this, CDCOM is able to defend the nations in the FTA, other nations, but generally sticks to internal affairs.

Ships

25x “Providence” Missile Tenders (75 Ordered)

100x XLR Crossbow Guided Missile Platforms (400 Ordered)

20x “Pocket” Cruisers (1 Ordered)

30x “Wayfarer” Carriers (20 Ordered)

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Rank Structure of FTA

Paygrades

Paygrade Formatting Examples

Enlisted

[OR-1] Apprentice Spacer (AS)

[OR-2] Spacer (SR)

[OR-3] Spacer 1st Class (SR1)

[OR-4] Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3)

[OR-5] Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2)

[OR-6] Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1)

[OR-7] Chief Petty Officer (CPO)

[OR-8] Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)

[OR-9] Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)

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Officer

[OF-1] Ensign (ENS)

[OF-2] Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)

[OF-3] Lieutenant (LT)

[OF-4] Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

[OF-5] Commander (CDR)

[OF-6] Captain (CAPT)

[OF-7] Commodore (CDRE)

[OF-8] Rear Admiral (RADM)

[OF-9] Vice Admiral (VADM)

[OF-10] Admiral (ADM)

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USS Essex, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), similar in concept to a SPS&RT

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“Savior” Pattern Search & Rescue Tender (SPS&RT)
Blunderbuss-Eden Complex II Production

The Savior Pattern Search & Rescue Tender, usually shortened as the ‘Savior Pattern,’ is a Search & Rescue vessel designed for the recovery of Escape Pods. It carries specialized equipment designed for picking up and recovering these pods in a vacuum environment. While an Auxiliary Military Vessel, these ships still carry point defense, radars, and everything.

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From Left to Right: The E90 “Blanket,” J15 “Bellbird,” E71 “Hangup,” J360 “Lyrebird,” and the E70 “Interruption” Jammers

Radar & Communications Jamming
Blinding your enemies, Courtesy of Starshot Dynamics

Jamming radars are one of the best ways to stay hidden in the battlespace. Saturating an enemy’s radar with false information, preventing detection of allies vessels within the cone.

A Photo courtesy of NFC

The Federated Trade Association uses all forms of jammers, there is a very useful counter to them, however.

Home on Jam Missiles force jammers to either turn off, or force the jamming ship into PD manuvers. Note that HOJ does NOT track Comms Jamming.

The ‘Hangup’ jammer has garnered a vicious reputation among pirate circles, its activation often being followed up by the sudden appearance of heavily-armed military flotillas burning in to sweep up sentries while they jam their homebase.

Mostly operates on a continuous waveform pattern, the subtle variety. If they’re bored, the operators might swap the sound over to thrash metal played at full blast, usually when all the bad guys are asleep. It’s fun, just don’t let the EWO catch you or you’ll get a nice visit to the mast.

– I. Parker, CMC

Comms Jamming is playing music over a ship, and forcing them to listen to it. Forcing them to be unable to listen to anybody else. Nobody can communicate to the ship in the cone, and ship can’t communicate.