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Scratch Pad

Additional
- flat additions to the base value
- sum with each other
Percent Increased/Reduced the base value
- Percent change
Percent More/Less the modified value
- Applied after increased/reduced

Sum all Added and Base values -> 10
Sum all Increased into one multiplier -> 1.45
Multiply Added/Base total x Increased multiplier ->10x1.45=14.5
Multiply by each More separately -> 14.5 x 1.05 x 1.3 x 1.1 = 21.77
Multiply by Amplified separately

Naval Combat

Long Range (up to 250,000 km) -- lasers + railguns
Missile Range (up to 1,000,000 km)
Close range (under 20,000 km) --ion beams

    *ion beams are short range, but cause massive internal thermal and radiation effects.

Marine Hierarchy

Fire Team
Squad
Platoon
Company
Battalion
Regiment
Brigade (1st Sylvan Marines)
Division

navy will perform air cavalry and troop transport role with gunships. I need to flesh out the marine recon role.

Increase the length of the prologue, to have more fleeing, near death experiences, etc.,

Add the character artwork as commissions prior to a design change for the uniforms. They'll serve as bonus artwork on the special edition hardcovers.
Here is a list of characters

Here is a list of warships

Here are the Species and Professions.

http://robertplewis.com/index.php/Category:Naval_Weapons

http://robertplewis.com/index.php/System_Titles

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 == Scratch Pad ==
-navy will perform air cavalry and troop transport role with gunships. I need to flesh out the marine recon role.
+*Additional
+**flat additions to the base value
+**sum with each other
+*Percent Increased/Reduced the base value
+**Percent change
+*Percent More/Less the modified value
+**Applied after increased/reduced
-Increase the length of the prologue, to have more fleeing, near death experiences, etc.,
-<br>
-Here is a list of [[:Category:Characters|characters]]
-Here is a list of [[:Category:Terran Warship|warships]]
+#Sum all Added and Base values -> 10
+#Sum all Increased into one multiplier -> 1.45
+#Multiply Added/Base total x Increased multiplier ->10x1.45=14.5
+#Multiply by each More separately -> 14.5 x 1.05 x 1.3 x 1.1 = 21.77
+#Multiply by Amplified separately
-Here are the [[Races and Professions|Races and Professions]].
-http://robertplewis.com/index.php/Category:Naval_Weapons
+===Naval Combat===
+*Long Range (up to 250,000 km) -- lasers + railguns
+*Missile Range (up to 1,000,000 km)
+*Close range (under 20,000 km) --ion beams
-*need a page to promote artists.
+     *ion beams are short range, but cause massive internal thermal and radiation effects.
-http://robertplewis.com/index.php/System_Titles
-== Dropship Roles and Capabilities ==
+===Marine Hierarchy===
+*Fire Team
+*Squad
+*Platoon
+*Company
+*Battalion
+*Regiment
+*Brigade (1st Sylvan Marines)
+*Division
-In this setting, small agile fighter craft have been rendered obsolete by ubiquitous close-in weapon systems (CIWS/point-defense). Instead, the primary close air support and mobility platform is the multi-crewed, heavily armed and armored '''dropship''' (comparable to Starfleet runabouts vs. shuttlecraft or Peregrine fighters). These are Navy-piloted with Marine gunners and systems officers, offering superior survivability, endurance, payload, and versatility.
-Dropships operate primarily in a high-altitude or near-orbit loiter profile, functioning as persistent sensor/communications nodes and precision fire support platforms (inspired by F-35 CAS doctrine but scaled up).
-=== Primary Roles ===
-; '''Troop Insertion / Extraction'''
-: Hot drops of Marine squads/platoons (in power armor) into contested landing zones; rapid exfiltration under fire.
-: Rear/ventral ramps for fast egress; ventral-mounted energy cannons for suppressive covering fire during ingress/egress.
-: Often includes stealth coatings, ablative armor, or short-duration ECM bursts.
-; '''Close Air Support (CAS) / Gunship'''
+navy will perform air cavalry and troop transport role with gunships. I need to flesh out the marine recon role.
-: Provides persistent, high-altitude overwatch and precision fire support to ground troops.
-: Loiters at altitude (20,000–50,000+ ft or near-orbit) to remain outside most ground-based CIWS envelopes.
-: Delivers devastating fire via energy cannons (plasma, particle beams, or high-energy lasers) on troop call-for-fire.
-: Precise, near-infinite "ammo" (power-limited) with minimal collateral compared to kinetics; surgical suppression to anti-armor/anti-structure strikes.
-: Secondary kinetic options (railguns, missiles) for hardened targets.
-; '''Reconnaissance / Cavalry Scout'''
+Increase the length of the prologue, to have more fleeing, near death experiences, etc.,
-: Forward scouting, target designation, and overwatch for main force or orbital strikes.
-: Pairs with recon platoons for deep insertion, sensor placement, and real-time intel gathering.
-: Equipped with advanced sensor suites (phased-array radars, hyperspectral imagers, quantum-linked drones).
-: Light armament for self-defense; fast atmospheric/near-vacuum flight for rapid repositioning.
-; '''Sensor and Communications Platform'''
+Add the character artwork as commissions prior to a design change for the uniforms. They'll serve as bonus artwork on the special edition hardcovers.
-: Acts as elevated battlespace manager and data relay.
+<br>
-: Massive sensor fusion creates shared picture for ground units (recon platoons, rifle companies, command).
+Here is a list of [[:Category:Characters|characters]]
-: Feeds real-time video, targeting data, and threat tracks to Marine helmet HUDs or neural links.
-: Serves as comms gateway in jammed/degraded environments; includes EW/jamming capabilities.
-; '''Multi-Role / Utility'''
+Here is a list of [[:Category:Terran Warship|warships]]
-: Modular mission pods allow rapid reconfiguration (troop bay ↔ sensor suite ↔ missile/torpedo launcher ↔ medevac).
-: Handles cargo transport, medical evacuation, electronic warfare, light boarding actions, or fleet screening.
-: Swappable loadouts enable one hull to fulfill multiple expeditionary needs.
-; '''Anti-Small Craft / Escort'''
+Here are the [[Species and Professions|Species and Professions]].
-: Defends against enemy drones, residual fighters, or swarm threats.
-: Heavy point-defense grid (mini-CIWS) plus anti-fighter missiles.
-: Armored and redundant systems allow it to tank hits that would destroy smaller craft.
-=== Key Capabilities Summary ===
+http://robertplewis.com/index.php/Category:Naval_Weapons
-* '''Survivability''': Thick armor/shields, own CIWS/point-defense, redundant systems, multi-crew redundancy.
+http://robertplewis.com/index.php/System_Titles
-* '''Endurance''': Long loiter via advanced propulsion (fusion/anti-grav/solar regen); hours to days on station.
-* '''Firepower''': Primary energy cannons for precision CAS; secondary kinetics; modular ordnance bays.
-* '''Sensor/Intel''': 360° distributed aperture, AESA-equivalent radar, drone swarms, hyperspectral/quantum sensors.
-* '''Integration''': Navy pilots handle flight/EW; Marine gunners/systems officers manage weapons/targeting/troop coordination.
-* '''Versatility''': Fewer, more capable platforms replace fighter wings; squadron of 8–12 supports a battalion.
-These dropships serve as the linchpin of marine planetary assault operations—combining mobility, fire support, reconnaissance, and command functions into a single, tough platform.