[hider=Duchy of Callisto] [center][h3][color=blue][b]The Duchy of Callisto[/b][/color] Former holding of the Terran Empire[/h3][/center] [b]Organization Emblem:[/b] [img]https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/totalwarhammer_gamepedia/9/95/Wh_dlc05_brt_quenelles_crest.png[/img] [b]Affiliation:[/b] [hider=Duchy of Callisto, Public Extranet Records - Affiliations] The Duchy of Callisto has claimed neutrality since the great civil war overtook the Terran Empire. While technically beholden to the Terran Empire, the ensuing power struggle saw the colonial holding choose to not involve itself in the bloodshed and fighting that engulfed the rest of the Sol System. Currently, it would be under the defacto control/owe fealty to The Second Terran Empire, though the former Imperial powers of Venus have yet to exert their control/dejure rule over the colonial world. [/hider] [b]Military/Civilian Assets:[/b] [hider=Duchy of Callisto, Public Extranet Records - Assets] The Duchy of Callisto's assets primarily centered around massive super freighters, both before and after the Empire. Subsequent assets include frigates and interceptor fighters meant for supporting the freighters during their hauling operations, a modest security attachment of men and women (modestly armed and armored), and a few hundred armored fighting vehicles. During Imperial control, Callisto served as little more than a supply and repair station outpost for ships heading further out into the system, slowly expanding into a full fledged hub world*[sup]1[/sup] before the great civil war. Based out of the Domed Colony City of Callisto Prime, both ground and orbital assets include solar arrays, repair stations, fuel depots, dock yards, drop yards, non-freight oriented assets*[sup]2[/sup] and arguably the largest freight hub in the entire Sol System. [hider=Secondary Explanations] [list] [*] Item 1: A Hub world denotes a focus on the Hub and Spoke strategy in the consolidation of transportation assets through "Hub" locations that then connect to and from multiple "Spokes," or destinations, along the Sol System freight network. Callisto became designated for development into a "Hub" world as the Terran Empire saw the rising logistical strain of operating deeper into the outer reaches of the Sol System. Hub worlds are purpose built to support the logistical transportation of heavy freight in a timely manner, ensuring that trade/military goods flow smoothly along the freight network. [*] Item 2: Callisto has a modest amount of hydro farming, both agrarian and livestock, a small hotel and casino industry, local tourism of remarkably well maintained Imperial era architecture and artifacts, and a fledgling mining industry. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Military and Civilian assets of the Duchy of Callisto] [Hider=Heavy Freighter, Pilgrim Class] [img]https://i.ibb.co/2Fmrn31/Callisto-Mining-Corp-Freighter.png[/img] A massive purpose built freighter, measuring 2,245m X 250m, the Pilgrim Class serves as the backbone of the Duchy of Callisto's hauling fleet. Manned with a crew of two hundred, the ship consists of massive cargo bays and modules, sixteen Mk3 Flak cannons*[sup]1[/sup], and three Mk2 Scatter Turrets*[sup]2[/sup], and enough supplies to endure the long freight runs between the terminals of the Sol System. [hider=Secondary Explanations] [list] [*] Item 1: Short-range concussive blasts effective against fighters and incoming missiles, but useless against capital ships. Roughly a 500m maximum range. [*] Item 2: The Scatter Turret fires steel projectiles at an extremely fast rate and velocity, with limited accuracy. It suffers from slightly diminished shield penetration. Roughly a 2000m maximum range. [/list] [/hider] [/hider] [hider=Security Frigate, Grail Class] [img]https://i.ibb.co/CMnhjJ5/Callisto-Mining-Corp-Frigate.jpg[/img] Based off an older Imperial Era design, the Grail Class Frigate serves with distinction as the Duchy's only real naval asset of any offensive power. However, unlike the old Imperial era ships, the Grail's are built with defense on the forefront, with their main goal being the protection of the larger, more ungainly Pilgrim class freighters. They measure 175m X 27m, heavy armor for their size, crewed by seventy five, and armed with five Mk3 Twin Pulse Turrets*[sup]1[/sup], nineteen Mk3 Flak cannons*[sup]2[/sup], two Mk3 Plasma cannons*[sup]3[/sup], and twelve missle/torpedo shafts that can carry a complement of anti-fighter or anti-ship ordinance. [hider=Secondary Explanations] [list] [*] Item 1: The double-barreled Pulse Turret fires two projectiles at once. This weapon is moderately effective against all targets and defenses and offers good long range effectiveness. Roughly a 3200m maximum range. [*] Item 2: Short-range concussive blasts effective against fighters and incoming missiles, but useless against capital ships. Roughly a 500m maximum range. [*] Item 3: The Plasma Turret is slow to recharge but is devastating against both shields and capital-class deflectors. It is especially useful for breaching capital defenses, while also deadly against moderately maneuverable fighters. Roughly a 2550m maximum range. [/list] [/hider] [/hider] [hider=Interceptor Fighter, Realm Class] [img]https://i.ibb.co/gy0jZzQ/Callisto-Mining-Corp-Fighter-2.jpg[/img] A tried and true interceptor, having been derived from old Imperial era fighters, the Realm Class Interceptor provides close range naval support to both the freighters and frigates of the Duchy of Callisto. Furthermore, the Realms have made it known to the occasional pirate or would be smuggler, that the territorial space about Callisto will be defended to the best of their ability. The small two man vessel measures 18m X 20m, and is armed with four Mk3 Scatter Cannons, two per wing. [/hider] [hider=Security AFV, Questing Class] [img]https://i.ibb.co/qNw3Kvq/a5a02ebaf808aa2f2e1aaff79a65cadf.jpg[/img] A standard armored vehicle, used to patrol ground installations of the Duchy of Callisto. Featuring a 20mm anti-armor cannon, the fighting vehicle provides rapid mobility and a modest punch for the security forces of Callisto. [/hider] [hider=Security Forces, Arms and Armor] [img]https://i.ibb.co/7CTTPJB/d9vlo69-57820965-65e4-4286-b652-3f7ea417d36d.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/8MwJcCL/89c46ce150a41d8bbbf3f5556fc55336.jpg[/img] More of a private police force or a local levy, the Security Forces of Callisto protect and defend the Duchy, its people, and its property. They are locally born, raised, and trained; men and women who chose to don the Sapphire and Ivory of the Duchy. Overall, they number perhaps some 60,000 strong, ranging from walking the streets and avenues of Callisto's settlements, flying the fighters and larger ships of the navy, to serving as guards for the nobility. Lightly armed and armored, they are equipped more to defend against riots, occasional pirates, or perhaps a group of interloping rebels. Their firearms are locally sourced and built, a throwback to a bygone era that favored reliability and durability over aesthetic and technology. Their armor and garb look more akin to police officers, but then again, they are that and a military force second. Something of note, to visitors of the Duchy, is that the Security Forces always wear their helmets with visors down when on duty, their true identity hidden behind the tinted armored visors. [/hider] [/hider] [/hider] Budget: [hider=Duchy of Callisto, Public Extranet Records - Budget] Founded in: [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b] Headquarters: Callisto Prime, Callisto, Jupiter Chief Executive Officer: Duke Tancred II d'Callisto 2019 revenue: $374 billion Employees: 495,000 system wide (413,000 on Callisto) [b][u]PACKAGE OPERATIONS[/u][/b] Average yearly revenue: $161 billion Average yearly system delivery volume: 5.5 trillon tons Daily system delivery volume: 21.9 billion tons Daily Jupiter System Space Volume: 3.5 million tons Daily Sol System volume: 3.2 million tons Service area: More than 220 satellites and territories Online tracking: 894.9 million tracking requests per day Delivery fleet: [b][u]Redacted[/u][/b] Callisto Spacecraft: Operating [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b] (owned and finance leases) Operating leases and chartered from others: [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b] Daily flight segments: Domestic - 1,154; International - 1,131 Spaceports served: Domestic - 401; International - 406 Space Hubs: [b][u]Redacted[/u][/b] [b][u]SUPPLY CHAIN AND FREIGHT[/u][/b] 2019 net revenue: $113 billion Callisto Supply Chain Solutions Key services: Logistics and distribution; transportation and freight (space, air, sea, ground, rail); freight forwarding to more than 200 satellites; international trade management and customs brokerage. Specialty services: Service parts logistics; technical repair and configuration; supply chain design and planning; returns management. Facilities: [b][u]Redacted[/u][/b] [b][u]Callisto Freight[/u][/b] Key services: Leading provider of less-than-shipload and shipload services Mercury-to-Pluto Delivery fleet: [b][u]Redacted[/u][/b] Facilities: [b][u]Redacted[/u][/b] [/hider] History: [hider=Duchy of Callisto, Public Extranet Records - History] [hider=Callisto Prime] [img]https://i.ibb.co/Z2gZqtx/32cec5d98b1ffda53685feb4a217d122.jpg[/img] [/hider] Publicly listed historical records annotate the Duchy of Callisto created on [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b], by royal decree of his grace, Emperor Jarus Augustus III, his 23rd decree, turning the military outpost of Callisto into a fully recognized settlement and duchy within the Empire. The former military outpost was quickly redeveloped into a functioning colony, charged with serving as the central hub along the Sol System freight network. Over the course of [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b]. The great civil war saw the Duchy proclaim neutrality overall, while retaining fealty to the Empire. As battles raged all across the Sol System, [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b], Duke [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b] defeated a combined rebel force of [b][u]Data Redacted[/u][/b]. Currently, as the power of The Second Terran Empire continues to grow, the Duchy of Callisto remains faithful and loyal, serving dutifully in their originally created role, the freight hub of the Sol System. [/hider] Characters: [hider=Duchy of Callisto, Public Extranet Records - People of Influence] [Hider=Duke Tancred II d'Callisto] [img]https://i.ibb.co/gPVnYb9/Commodore-Teodor-Naremmus.png[/img] [/hider] [/hider] [/hider]