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[. . . ] part i: historical + technical briefing a question of origins kharakid environment A1 heresy wars CIRCA 520 A2 The debate over our past on this world reaches back through the entire documented histor y of civilization, a period covering over 1300 years. The harsh conditions across this world, Kharak, [A1] fueled the myths of other places and times where we did not have to spend so much of our strength on simple survival. While the issue of our distant past was primarily a religious matter [A2], it wasn't until the dawning of the Time of Reason [A3] that advances in the biological and chemical sciences revealed a disturbing lack of commonality between our biochemical makeup and that of most Kharakid life. Ironically, it was the birth of the Daiamid Movement, with its many scientific breakthroughs, that created a philosophical environment where the oldest myths and the newest theories could be wedded into what we now have accepted as the XenoGenesis Theory. [. . . ] During the beginning of the Heresy Wars, Manaani still living in the north suffered badly under the rule of Siidim and Gaalsi; their free-wheeling and joyous attitude was anathema to both of the great kiith, and one of the few points of doctrine that both parties could agree on was that Manaani were abominations before the eyes of Sajuuk. The last celebration at Ferin Sha was held in 513; during which an army of Siddim attacked the Dancing Ground and slaughtered the celebrants wholesale. After the massacre at Ferin Sha, the majority of Kiith Manaan survivors took to the sail and the sword. Manaani raiders, once largely a myth, became a grim and terrible reality to Siddim holdings that bordered on the desert. No one was safe from the pirate sailers, and the sight of a mast on the horizon was an occasion of panic and terror. Within a hundred years, however, the page technical + historical brief 36 Manaani exhausted their appetite for bloodshed and began to use their ships for more profitable ventures. When the great mother of their kiith-sa, Jora Manaan, declared the war on the Siidim at an end in 656, the Manaani built a new Dancing Ground in the Paktu-held south and turned their fleet completely to trade. Kiith Manaan still controls enormous wealth, and of all the Kharakid kiithid it is the most likely to produce a diplomat or a statesman. Manaani also are common in the ranks of Scout pilots and are always eager to volunteer when it's time to fly an experimental craft. Being the first to see anything new and different is a hunger that still burns deep in their blood. excerpts from fleet tactical debate 7. 12. 1302 (Fleet Admiral Paktu and Admiral Riif-Sa) (Topic: Fleet Composition) Adm. Riif-Sa: If one looks at the combat data available, the answer to the question we are discussing here today becomes obvious. Both Strike and Defensive fleets must be composed mainly of Capital Ships, with Fighters serving only as escorts and deep harassment forces. Only Capital Ships have the firepower and range to do significant damage to an enemy force. Adm Paktu: While my colleague has a valid point, I believe his tactical doctrines are based on ideal situations instead of the actual pressure situations a fleet will find itself under. We all would like to command fleets of nothing but the best and biggest, but the reality is that time and resources in combat often do not allow the creation and maintenance of a large force of Capital Ships. And we needn't even bother to analyze the true costs of losing a single large vessel when compared to the attrition a fighter squadron can suffer while still being maintained at combat readiness. No, as much as I find the thought of commanding multiple destroyers attractive, I have to favor the opposite fleet strategy; that of large groups of massed Strike Craft anchored by a handful of Capital Ships. Riif-Sa: Oh, no you don't, Chiisur, I have seen you undermine by generalization since we were just gnats learning to sail sand skimmers at the training crèche. I am talking about precise page 37 homeworld deployment plans, with each Capital Ship escorted by six Interceptors or three multi-gun Corvettes. Once each Capital Ship has its Strike Craft escort, they should be organized into attack divisions based on class and combined arms theory. Frigate divisions should consist of two or three Ion Cannon ships in a tight V formation, with an Assault Frigate positioned below and another in a higher slot. 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