2403.5:
The GSw
DoubleThink is launched, and the attack forces of the fleet are completed, however, we still need to wait for the troop troop transports, supply ships and repair ships, so all the ships remain waiting in orbit. Construction of a new Colony Ship is started on Arrich I, with the intention of reclaiming the barren wasteland of Arrich II. Other than that, there's nothing to report. Things have been quiet. A little too quiet. We expect the Ukra-Tal may be planning an attack of their own, but we will be ready for them, if they do.
2403.6:
The GSw
Chiiro shot down another Ukra-Tal colony vessel trying to enter our space. It seems they still haven't learned their lesson. In other news, our research into advanced physics has been quite profitable. Our scientists believe they have discovered a way to create energy based weapons and also shielding. We will still need to research the most effective ways to develop the technology, but that won't take nearly as long. Little else of note occured.
2403.7:
Disaster! The Ukra-Tal attacked again, this time in larger numbers than we were prepared for. Three heavily armed frigates came through the Warp Point into the Achird system. The GSw
BoVinE was caught off-guard by their rapid assault and was shot down before it could even bring its missiles to bear against them. Shortly there after they moved to attack the GSe
Lightstriker, which was able to keep them at range and pummel their hulls with its weaponry, but scored no kills. Afterwards, they began moving towards Achird I, which now has a population estimated at 666 million Forumites. The attack force on Gyesmyd was mobilised, and GSw
DoubleThink,
Swamp Fox,
Manifold and
Hades were sent to intercept the Ukra-Tal fleet before it could reach Achird I, but it seemed doubtful that they would make it in time, so the crew of the GSe
Lightstriker made the noble decision to attempt to fight off the larger group of dedicated warships, in the hopes of delaying them. It fared well, but unfortunately got too close. Sensor logs indicate its hull succumbed under the combined firepower of numerous multi-kiloton warheads. Let us hope, for the hundred and millions of people on Achird I, that this sacrifice was not in vain.
2403.8:
The Task Force didn't arrive in time. The Ukra-Tal Frigates attack Achird I, but fortunately, were delayed thanks to the small Missile Defense Grid operational there. One of their frigates was shot down before the satellites were destroyed, and only 33 million confirmed casualties have been reported. Then the task force arrived. A second frigate was shot down, while the third and last Ukra-Tal frigate fled, only to also be chased down and eliminated. Achird I began producing a full-scale defense system, consisting of five ground-based Missile Platforms and twenty upgraded defense satellites. They should be complete by 2404.8, or sooner. After determining that Achird I was secure, the Task Force moved to defend the warp point. A single Cue Cappa Frigate was detected, who no doubt slipped through after GSw
BoVinE was shot down. The Task Force chased it down and dispatched of it -- unwilling to trust xenos within our territory after the most recent incident -- before moving to secure the Warp Point. It will still be some time until we're fully prepared to invade Ukra-Tal territory. In the mean time, however, a newly constructed colony ship was sent with some twenty-million Forumites to reclaim Achird II, more than a year after our colony there was wiped out at the hands of the Ukra-Tal.
The sights the colonists found there were not pleasant. The ruined remains of cities, the decayed corpses of millions of men, women and children. We had held out hope that some had survived that initial attack, but we have yet to find a single survivor from the attack last year. Still, our colonists rebuild, and raise a large memorial statue on the planet. Never Forget, Achird II. 2402.4. It is a year we will make sure the Ukra-Tal remember for the rest of their miserable existences.