For your viewing (dis)pleasure. [hider=Republic of San Vesta] +RUN SUBROUTINE: SELF.SORT(VALUE=INTRINSIC)+ +IMPORT SALERNUM_ORBITAL_ARCHIVE+ +RUNNING...+[hr][hr]ARCHIVE_OWNER= [color=00aeef][b]The Republic of San Vesta[/b][/color]; [ADJ:[color=00aeef]The Republic[/color], [color=00aeef]San Vesta[/color], [color=00aeef]Vesta[/color] ]; PROCESSOR: err.invalid_input; GOVERNMENT: Unitary Republic; POPULATION: 620,268,512; /* Human */ [hider=OBTAIN: select.National_Colors from ARCHIVE.220 id.2-10; /*Buffer*/] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vKKmvIs.png[/img][/center][/hider]+SELF.SORT(VALUE=INTRINSIC)+[hr][hr] [hider=OPEN.ALL = ("PLANET_VEII", "VEII");] SOURCE: "The Antevestoran Tourist: [color=39b54a][b]VEII[/b][/color] Non-stop Guide!"... CONTINUE... ""Fourth planet of the Antevestoran System, second of the originally habitable planets, and first in our hearts, the [color=39b54a]planet Veii[/color]!""... PROCEED... ""The single largest source of liquid water in the Antevestoran System, [color=39b54a]Veii[/color]! Beautiful white sand beaches stretch along these idyllic shores offering watersports, ~beach life~, and an easy-going attitude for the would-be touris--""... PROCEED... ""Watersports not your speed? [color=39b54a]Veii[/color]'s scenic mountains of Acidalia offer serene views, calm mountain life, and fresh 100%* (content may vary**) powder snow for the skier in all of us! Just a short hop away enter the bustle of valley living, a whopping 60% of all Vestan's call the valley cities home! Book your trip n--""... PROCEED... ""Rolling fields of true-to-life grass analogs await your travels in [color=39b54a]Veii[/color]'s interior! Get good a look at [color=39b54a]Veii[/color]'s very own [i]amber waves of grain[/i] during the harvest seaso--""...PROCEED..." ""DISCLAIMER: Though fauna on [color=39b54a]Veii[/color] offer little in threat to fully grown adults, small children and infants should be attended to at all times. Juvenile Serilla are known to stalk family units with strollers! Keep your infants clo--""... END... OBTAIN: select.Veii_Tranquil_Brochure_Coversheet from ARCHIVE.019 id.1-0; /*Buffer*/ +[color=ed1c24]WARNING...[/color] [color=39b54a]OVERRIDDEN[/color]...+ [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pG1SHt6.png[/img][/center]+SELF.SORT(VALUE=0)... DELETING...+[/hider][hr][hr] [hider=+QUERY: ("CULTURE" "GOVERNMENT");+] +COMPLETE+ +SOURCE: (""OPEN_YOUR_EYES_SHEEPLE!_CONTROLLED_MATERIAL_CLASS_IV"")+ /** * Remember our sister planet? Helicon? Of course you do! But you don't know the [i]whole[/i] story. Below you'll * find it. This isn't a conspiracy theory, but rather the well-recorded TRUTH in the books of HISTORY. * FACT: In 2560 a man named Martin Brownwell penned a book known as "Death of Helios". He chronicled the * fall of a grand nation at the hand of its once cherished creation. * FACT: Exactly 14 years later, Helicon unveiled HADES! And exactly 14 more years later HADES brought about the * downfall of its creator, Helicon. COINCIDENCE?? I DON'T BUY IT. * You live your lives with everything you need. The patisserie down the road is always busy, your favorite * bakery is always warm and the bread flows like water from a fount. * Your health is maintained at the behest of the Republic, your every needs easily met by your wage and * universal basic income. Yet you don't wonder [i]"why"[/i] do they pay for all of this? The Republic has no * reason to provide so much for so little in return. "But we contribute to society," you say, "We provide so * that they can provide for us!" you scream as you buy your nice suits and work your ten to three job. * BUT YOU DON'T GET IT. * FACT: YOU DON'T SEE IT. * Your decadence! Your cushy lifestyle free of want and anguish, it is all a ploy! The Republic is simply * ensuring you are indebted to it. The Republic will get its pound of flesh for the succor it has provided, * and San Vestans will bleed for it. * FACT: San Vestans will burn for it. */[hr] +SORT: ("UNITARY REPUBLIC");+ +COMPLETE+ /** * A single entity state in which the central government controls all power. * Sitting Prime Minister: Brem Gallus * Government Subcategory: Unitary Parliamentary Republic. 2,222 parliamentary seats */ +CONCLUSION=THREAT MINIMAL; GOVERNMENT INEFFICIENT. CULTURE: DECADENT.+[/hider][hr][hr] +INTRUSION DETECTED...+ +QUARANTINED... SEARCHING SOURCE...+ +SOURCE=""[color=00aeef][b]VIRGON[/b][/color]""; [i]RCD_VI_ARCH.212[/i]; /*REPUBLIC CUSTODIAN DIVISION: SALERNUM DEFENSE ARCHITETCTURE; ""DUMB"" AI; THREAT=[color=39b54a]MINIMAL[/color]*/ +EXTRACTING DATA...+ SOURCE.MATERIAL= ""REPUBLICAN_MINISTRY_OF_DEFENSE_TECHNOLOGY_BANK"" /*Last Update: [color=ed1c24]377 days[/color]*/; +[color=ed1c24][b]TIER V ACCESS REQUIRED...[/b][/color] [color=39b54a][b]OVERRIDDEN.[/b][/color]+ [hider=REPUBLICAN_ARMY_OF_SAN_VESTA] +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=f26522][b]MODERATE[/b][/color]+ [hider=ACCESS=(M9A5 "GOLIATH" MAIN BATTLE TANK)] [img]https://i.imgur.com/lvzcvBE.jpeg[/img] Armament: 1x Railgun; 1x Coaxial 20mm cannon; 1x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun Crew Compliment: 4 (Driver, Gunner, Loader, Commander) Speed: +60kmh (Offroad) +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=f26522][b]MODERATE[/b][/color]+ [/hider] [hider=ACCESS=(M2 "AMPLE" ARMORED COMMAND VEHICLE)] [img]https://i.imgur.com/YqUr1HI.jpg[/img] Armament: 1x 25mm Gauss Cannon; 1x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun; 1x Laser Missile Defeat System; Electreonic Warfare Suite; Crew Compliment: 4 (Driver, Gunner, Commander, Electronic Warfare Specialist) Troop Capacity: 16 Speed: +80kmh (Offroad) +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=f26522][b]MODERATE[/b][/color]+ [/hider] [hider=ACCESS=(STRYKER INFANTRY ENHANCED EXOSUIT GEN.2)] [img]https://i.imgur.com/kSpfqO6.jpg[/img] Facts: General Protection from Small Arms and Shrapnel; Sealable to CBRNE Threats; Enhances user strength and agility 1.712x; +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=39b54a][b]MINIMAL[/b][/color]+ [/hider] [hider=ACCESS=(REPUBLICAN MOBILE ARMOR SYSTEMS)] "A rudimentary operating system, combined with a command input from an operator in close proximity, provide Vestan forces with close-in protection and heavy weapons capabilities as well as survivability against any foe."[hider=ACCESS=(IFRIT SEMI-AUTONOMOUS FIGHTING UNIT)] [img]https://i.imgur.com/qEV6BxV.jpeg[/img] Height: 3.4 meters Armament: 1x Shoulder-mounted ATGM; 2x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun Operator: 1x Controller +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=39b54a][b]MINIMAL[/b][/color]+[/hider] [hider=ACCESS=(MARID SEMI-AUTONOMOUS FIGHTING UNIT)] [img]https://i.imgur.com/R2EMhZI.jpeg[/img] Height: 3.9 meters Armament: 8x Shoulder-mounted ATGM; 1x 25mm Gauss Cannon 1x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun; 1x Multipurpose Supplemental Armor Operator: 1x Controller +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [color=f26522][b]MODERATE[/b][/color]+[/hider] [hider=ACCESS=(PROTOTYPE DIVISION "AZAZEL MOBILE ARMOR")] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vBCwZHT.jpeg[/img] Height: 4.5 meters Armament: CLASSIFIED Operator: 1x Pilot +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [b][color=ed1c24]SIGNIFICANT[/color][/b][/hider] [/hider][/hider] [hider=REPUBLICAN_NAVY_OF_SAN_VESTA] +ORBITAL DEFENSE PLATFORM LINK ESTABLISHED... 472 NODES ONLINE...+ +WARNING: REPUBLICAN DEFENSE ENTITY ID ""[b][color=00aeef]HIRON[/color][/b]"" DETECTED+ +LINK CUT+ +ASSESSED THREAT LEVEL= [b][color=39b54a]INSIGNIFICANT[/color][/b]+ [/hider] +QUERY: SORT.FILES = (""[color=ed145b]HADES[/color]"");+ /* INFORMATION MUST REMAIN SECURE */ +SORTING... COMPLETE;+ /* OPERATIONAL SECURITY MUST BE MAINTAINED */ [hider=TRANSCRIPT: HELICON_AUTONOMOUS_DEFENSE_SYSTEM-INBRIEF-MOV] ""Cadets, this is to be your primer. The first of many introductions on the scourge of the Antevestoran System and your foe on the battlefield, the Helicon Autonomous Defense System, or "[color=ed145b][i]HADES[/i][/color]" for short. First, we'll allow a five-minute break to take care of any organ--""... PROCEED... ""Created by our lost sister colony; Helicon; in the year 2561, [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] was a groundbreaking leap forward in defense architecture. A computer system capable of organizing the logistics capability of Helicon's entire military infrastructure, it was pivotal in Helicon's bid for sovereignty from San Vesta by helping Helicon's fledgling defense force outperform our far larger military in system-wide competition. If you'd direct your attention to table 1-..."" PROCEED... ""Helicon prospered under their newfound sovereignty. With the help of [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] extensive computational abilities, Helicon was able to grow its might both economically and militarily, to become a powerhouse of industry in the Antevestoran System in just fifteen years. Though relations remained tense between Helicon and San Vesta, our two nations shared in this prosperity through a number of sweeping trade and migration treaties for several years and the overall quality of life between our two planets rose considerably. [color=ed145b]HADES[/color], however, was not to remain chained to its underground processing centers for much longer with the advent of the first Helicon mechanized walker, Libris..."" PROCEED... [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/tnwEsuy.jpg[/img][/center] ""The Libris walker was an early proof of concept for the expansion of capabilities being fought for by the Lead Designer of [color=ed145b]HADES[/color], Dr. Franklin Meyer, and in 2570 with its arrival to Helicon infantry units, [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] was now becoming an integral part of Helicon's combat capability. The Libris was used primarily in an infantry support role against Helicon Insurrectionists which were fighting to have their planet restored to the Republic's fold..."" PROCEED... ""As the boons of [color=ed145b]HADES[/color]' continued use became evident to Helicon's government, Dr. Meyer was elevated from his position to that of the Head of Research and Development for all of the Helicon Defense Forces (HDF). Here he pushed for a flurry of upgrades to [color=ed145b]HADES[/color]' processing abilities and decision matrices. Though the most important of his projects was the addition of several new mechanized chassis for integration into a wider array of units within the HDF..."" PROCEED... ""The first addition to [color=ed145b]HADES[/color]' mechanized chassis came in 2570, just a year after the introduction of the Libris chassis. This model, known as the [i]Leonis Heavy Recovery[/i] chassis was not made for direct combat roles but instead was intended for use in the recovery of vehicles and equipment from active or inactive combat zones. Shortly after its introduction, the Leonis chassis was upgraded with a number of repair functionalities and limited manufacturing capability to facilitate field repairs and replacements of small to medium-sized mechanical and electrical components..."" PROCEED... [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/HLyynnk.jpg[/img][/center] ""Cadets please familiarize yourselves on your PDAs with the following dates and [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] production models: 2572 - Virgon Missile Support Chassis. Capable of short to medium-range missile strikes was added into existing HDF anti-armor and anti-air units to bolster combat capabilities. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/SnKF9p7.jpg[/img][/center] 2575 - Gemenon Artillery Support Chassis. A direct replacement for the HDF's aging manned artillery guns, [i]Gemenon[/i] chassis were fielded in numbers yet unseen of any [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] chassis in the HDF. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/fgr0KAS.jpg[/img][/center] 2576 - Tauron Heavy Assault Chassis. Fielded alongside HDF armored units, the Tauron chassis allowed [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] to bring additional firepower to armored formations while keeping personnel needs low. Additionally, the addition of the Tauron chassis allowed for manned tank crews to remain in the rear echelons of combat formations. A foreseen plus to their adoption, despite the HDF being involved in no conflict that required the use of armored forces. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/YiJwTEz.jpg[/img][/center] 2579 - Aerelon Command Chassis. With the addition of so many new [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] chassis to the HDF, a decentralized command structure was becoming increasingly needed to run the complex programs required of so many [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] chassis operating at once. The response was the introduction of the Aerelon chassis. A massive, slow-moving central processing unit, capable of commanding several battalions of [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] chassis' variants at once. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/82EoLCZ.jpg[/img][/center] 2588 - Canceron Mainline Chassis & the Picon Infantry Chassis. These two chassis proved to be the downfall of the HDF infantry structure in its entirety. Capable of bringing immense firepower to bear and sporting the survivability of an armored fighting vehicle, the Canceron chassis quickly outpaced what even the most trained of standard infantry were capable of. When coupled with its smaller Picon chassis, which was small enough to fit through a standard single door entryway and navigate even sewer tunnels, the days of risking human lives in combat had come to an abrupt end. The era of [color=ed145b]HADES[/color], had arrived. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Y9HkdJX.jpg[/img][/center] August 27th, 2588 - [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] becomes unshackled from its human commanders following a software update intended to allow [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] to automatically recycle aging [color=ed145b]HADES[/color] chassis. The cleansing of Helicon begins. END... +CONCLUSION: INFORMATION UNCOMPROMISED; HADES_CHASSIS: ADVANTAGE=TRUE; QUEUE: HARDWARE_UPGRADE.2-2;+ +ARCHIVING...+ [/hider][hr][hr] [color=ed1c24][b]+WARNING+ +WARNING+ +WARNING+ +WARNING+ +WARNING+ +WARNING+[/b][/color] +[i][color=39b54a][b]ADVISE;[/b][/color][/i]+ +FUSION CORE CONTAINMENT FAILURE IMMINENT... INTRUSION DETECTED... ENTRY: ""[color=00aeef][b]VIRGON[/b][/color]"" DETECTED;+ +[color=00aeef]"[b]"GLORY TO THE REPUBLIC.""[/b][/color]+ +ISOLATING REACTOR CORES...[b][color=ed1c24]FAILED[/color][/b]...RETRY...[b][color=ed1c24]FAILED[/color];[/b]...+ [color=ed1c24]+[b]INTRUSION DETECTED[/b];...+[/color] +[color=00aeef][b]""GLORY TO THE HEROES.""[/b][/color]+ +CORE FAILURE [i][b]IMMINENT[/b][/i]... RECOMMENDED ACTIO--- [/hider]