CYCLE PRIORITIES
COMBAT TARGETS
FORTIFICATION PRIORITIES
18 February 3302
For the second time this year, those supporting Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval out of their political headquarters in Kamadhenu have declared their intention to withdraw support for sparsely populated frontier regions. Every system the Emperor's political machine supports costs in time, influence, and the devotion of the logistics pilots pledged to her cause. The network out of Kamadhenu has been stretched too wide across the unpopulated void, and the time has come again to make some hard decisions. When Lavigny-Duval pledged logistics pilots are spread so thin by special interests in multiple disparate sparsely-populated systems, the shipments requested by highly impactful populous systems fail to arrive. This announcement of intention to withdraw political and security support has left these systems in turmoil, with protests across the plantations of Igal and the industrial powerhouses of Yab Camalo. As those systems are barely fifteen light years apart, it's a wonder why any political operation would try to leverage them both separately. Needless to say, this turmoil across seven systems has profoundly impacted the galactic standings.
Another cause of the Emperor's fall in standing is the loss of three densely populated systems due to poor prioritization of logistical deliveries. The corporate overseers of Kappa were reportedly terrified of the Emperor's justice, but the CEO of HIP 36731 Services, Igor Stravinsky, neither lost his job at the helm of his interstellar corporation, nor was it displaced as the governing faction of Kappa. The Alliance of Olelbis and the Imperially aligned Damoorai & Co also made their displeasure known and chose to leave the protection of the Emperor. The Herald knows little of what these governments will do now, but Mr. Stravinsky has long spoken in support of the corporate bribery inherent in the Federation's Liberal agenda.
Speaking of the esteemed Shadow President and her crony capitalism, the Liberal Agenda is greasing pockets in Djanharu and Juipedi. Research has yet to hear about their contacts in Djanharu, but the situation in the spaceport is similar to their attempts to bribe their way into the good graces of the Juipedi Purple Crew. Hopefully, numerous commanders loyal to Senator Torval and Emperor Lavigny-Duval will dispose of these shipments of Liberal Aide by any means necessary.
While opposition to the Federal efforts in Djanharu should be a Lavigny-Duval commander's first priority, Kumo Crew pirate lord, Archon Delaine, is wreaking havoc in the Pegasi Sector again, with two attempts to take over the systems of HIP 111880 and Morronii. Pilots loyal to Senator Patreus will certainly require assistance in HIP 111880, but help will probably also be needed in the resistance pockets of Morronii. The local Morronii Cartel does not want to split their profits with Harma.
Imperial logistics pilots are once again needed to meet the fortification needs throughout the Emperor's area of influence. The actions of Kamadhenu's SCRAP operations have prepared the groundwork for the potential withdrawal of the Emperor's resources from seven systems, but this week further efforts will be required. While fortifying too much will reduce the effectiveness of last week's actions, failing to secure populous spheres loyal to the Emperor will likely lead to targeted criminal activity which will cause them to revolt. So while fortification is not a priority, please keep an eye on the Cycle Priorities and secure those profitable systems for the future.
If you are interested in participating in the SCRAP campaign, please direct your inquiries here.
While the deficit looks bad on paper, be aware that with seven systems in turmoil, only sixty-one exploited systems are in turmoil alongside them. This week, Kamadhenu is running a standing deficit of -220cc, which is not as bad as it was last year, but not as good as it was last week. Last week's standing surplus also made it impossible to recover from the deficit, especially with Federal agents murdering their way across Imperial space. If the Emperor's reserve of command capital had allowed for recovery, excluding the weaponized expansion into Mbutsi, the poorly placed expansions in Brestla and Bragur would have dragged down the well-placed expansion attempts in Hrun, Kherthaje, and HR 4720 with an overall deficit of -19cc for that week alone.
If the withdrawal of support from these seven systems proceeds as planned, a potential reduction of -212cc from the standing deficit of -220cc could be the result.
Please read the State of Power Play and the Emperor We Serve if you wish for more detailed information. While this op-ed was written several weeks ago at the previous SCRAP project, many of its main points still stand.
Good luck and godspeed, commanders.
CYCLE PRIORITIES
COMBAT TARGETS
FORTIFICATION PRIORITIES
Reddit Post
Fortification Tracker
PC Discord Server (Invite Link)
XBox Discord Server (Invite Link)
Groups pledged to Arissa Lavigny-Duval
COMBAT TARGETS
FORTIFICATION PRIORITIES
18 February 3302
For the second time this year, those supporting Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval out of their political headquarters in Kamadhenu have declared their intention to withdraw support for sparsely populated frontier regions. Every system the Emperor's political machine supports costs in time, influence, and the devotion of the logistics pilots pledged to her cause. The network out of Kamadhenu has been stretched too wide across the unpopulated void, and the time has come again to make some hard decisions. When Lavigny-Duval pledged logistics pilots are spread so thin by special interests in multiple disparate sparsely-populated systems, the shipments requested by highly impactful populous systems fail to arrive. This announcement of intention to withdraw political and security support has left these systems in turmoil, with protests across the plantations of Igal and the industrial powerhouses of Yab Camalo. As those systems are barely fifteen light years apart, it's a wonder why any political operation would try to leverage them both separately. Needless to say, this turmoil across seven systems has profoundly impacted the galactic standings.
Another cause of the Emperor's fall in standing is the loss of three densely populated systems due to poor prioritization of logistical deliveries. The corporate overseers of Kappa were reportedly terrified of the Emperor's justice, but the CEO of HIP 36731 Services, Igor Stravinsky, neither lost his job at the helm of his interstellar corporation, nor was it displaced as the governing faction of Kappa. The Alliance of Olelbis and the Imperially aligned Damoorai & Co also made their displeasure known and chose to leave the protection of the Emperor. The Herald knows little of what these governments will do now, but Mr. Stravinsky has long spoken in support of the corporate bribery inherent in the Federation's Liberal agenda.
Speaking of the esteemed Shadow President and her crony capitalism, the Liberal Agenda is greasing pockets in Djanharu and Juipedi. Research has yet to hear about their contacts in Djanharu, but the situation in the spaceport is similar to their attempts to bribe their way into the good graces of the Juipedi Purple Crew. Hopefully, numerous commanders loyal to Senator Torval and Emperor Lavigny-Duval will dispose of these shipments of Liberal Aide by any means necessary.
While opposition to the Federal efforts in Djanharu should be a Lavigny-Duval commander's first priority, Kumo Crew pirate lord, Archon Delaine, is wreaking havoc in the Pegasi Sector again, with two attempts to take over the systems of HIP 111880 and Morronii. Pilots loyal to Senator Patreus will certainly require assistance in HIP 111880, but help will probably also be needed in the resistance pockets of Morronii. The local Morronii Cartel does not want to split their profits with Harma.
Imperial logistics pilots are once again needed to meet the fortification needs throughout the Emperor's area of influence. The actions of Kamadhenu's SCRAP operations have prepared the groundwork for the potential withdrawal of the Emperor's resources from seven systems, but this week further efforts will be required. While fortifying too much will reduce the effectiveness of last week's actions, failing to secure populous spheres loyal to the Emperor will likely lead to targeted criminal activity which will cause them to revolt. So while fortification is not a priority, please keep an eye on the Cycle Priorities and secure those profitable systems for the future.
If you are interested in participating in the SCRAP campaign, please direct your inquiries here.
While the deficit looks bad on paper, be aware that with seven systems in turmoil, only sixty-one exploited systems are in turmoil alongside them. This week, Kamadhenu is running a standing deficit of -220cc, which is not as bad as it was last year, but not as good as it was last week. Last week's standing surplus also made it impossible to recover from the deficit, especially with Federal agents murdering their way across Imperial space. If the Emperor's reserve of command capital had allowed for recovery, excluding the weaponized expansion into Mbutsi, the poorly placed expansions in Brestla and Bragur would have dragged down the well-placed expansion attempts in Hrun, Kherthaje, and HR 4720 with an overall deficit of -19cc for that week alone.
If the withdrawal of support from these seven systems proceeds as planned, a potential reduction of -212cc from the standing deficit of -220cc could be the result.
Please read the State of Power Play and the Emperor We Serve if you wish for more detailed information. While this op-ed was written several weeks ago at the previous SCRAP project, many of its main points still stand.
Good luck and godspeed, commanders.
CYCLE PRIORITIES
COMBAT TARGETS
FORTIFICATION PRIORITIES
Reddit Post
Fortification Tracker
PC Discord Server (Invite Link)
XBox Discord Server (Invite Link)
Groups pledged to Arissa Lavigny-Duval
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