Flag of the Union of Soviet Satellite Republics
General Overview
The Union of Soviet Satellite Republics, formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is a communist interstellar state spanning several star systems. The new USSR rose from the ashes of Embers' Day. A pre-established military force, the Soviets quickly attempted to consolidate power over the scattered surviving colonies in the Sol System. However, survivors and armed forces loyal to the National Aerospace Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Empire of Japan in-Exile (EJE) opposed their attempts at total solar domination.
In 1938, thousands of reports were made by frightened citizens from Central Europe, East Asia and North Africa detailing vicious attacks on villages and mining communities by what appeared to be massive three-legged robots accompanied by spider-like machines that would tear through the tallest of buildings with ease. These were later identified as Soshi Mining Drones and Soshi Scout Drones respectively. With civilian casualties estimated to be in the millions within the first week alone and military forces being unable to effectively stop their advancement, the USSR and the Allies were forced to begrudgingly sign a non-aggression pact with the Empire of Japan in order to combat the Soshi more effectively.
The following conflict, which has been most commonly referred to as either the Second World War or the War of the Worlds, would last for the next 6 years, resulting in 90 million human casualties. The war would end in 1945 following the successful location and subsequent bombings both of the facilities which housed the Soshi robots by two atomic bombs that were produced by the Manhattan Project.
Rangers later identified the drones as belonging to an old Soshi Mining colony on Mars which was abandoned after their exodus from the solar system following the Soshi-Karza War that took place around 10,000 years ago. The drones were most likely awakened on complete accident by the arrival of what were assumed to be Nazi party officials, GARD agents, as well as SA and SS officers attempting to flee from Earth.
After the destruction of the Earth and subsequent exodus of what remained of the human species from the planet in 1969 due to Ember's Day, all hopes that a peaceful reconciliation between the three powers could be reached were gone. All three parties began to engage in what would eventually be known as "The Sol War". This bloody interplanetary conflict would last between the years of 1979 to 1983, and would result in the deaths of at least 25% of the remaining human population.
State Emblem of the Union of Soviet Satellite Republics used in English-speaking communities before the forced script change
At the peak of the war, Soviet forces would decapitate NATO's command structure in a surprise attack, leading to the destruction of NATO. Twenty-two years after Ember's Day, Soviet troops had achieved total victory over the solar system and its heavenly bodies. This event caused a mass exodus of civilians and ex-NATO forces and the remnants of the Empire of Japan alongside the Shōwa Emperor from the Sol System, which only increased after the USSR had begun to either destroy or overrun the remaining NATO and Japanese bases on Mars in 1982. The Red Planet would later be declared as their capital in 1984.
In an attempt to eradicate the fleeing refugees, Soviet forces launched a wave of one-way strike craft into Oort Cloud. However, a joint project between ex-NATO scientists alongside Japanese engineers created an experimental FTL device, aka the Drunkmann Drive. All Soviet fighters sent to intercept would be lost in deep space. The USSR, unable to replicate the FTL drive, considered any further pursuits into hunting down the remaining refugees a lost cause.
In the present day, the USSR is considered a local power. Far from the galactic-spanning fighter, it portrays itself as in its propaganda, the USSR's projection of power is limited to the Local Bubble. Its systems are constantly under threat from raids by pirate factions. These pirates, generally financed by the Consortium, have made the citizenry increasingly Xenophobic, particularly toward their leaders, the Zidophants. The USSR has frequently engaged in many assassination attempts of top-ranking Consortium Board Members. These plots have, at times, almost led to an all-out war. This directed xenophobia from the USSR has slowly begun to spread to various other factions of the Local Bubble. The Soviets' most prominent supporters were their fellow members of the Sodality. As Consortium-backed piracy rates rise, talks about "Exterminating the Zidophants" become increasingly common.
USSR GRPs
GRP-014 - Temple of Psyche
GRP-424 - Installed Humanity
L-GRP-699 - Cuban Missiles
Miscellaneous Documents
Zidophant Alien Report
Celliut Alien Report
USSR Government Overview
Capital World: Mars, Sol System
National Anthem: The Internationale
Systems: Sol, α-Centauri, Barnard's Star, Sirius, Lalande, Luyten Ceti Wolf 359, Ross 154, and Procyon
Government Type: One-Party Totalitarian Leninist State / Ship-Based Socialism
Premier: Valentina Tereshkova
General Secretary: Gennady Zyuganov
Population: 241 Million
Currency: Interstellar Ruble (₽)
Religions: Leninist Atheism, Eastern Orthodox, Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Ibadi Islam
A digital map of star systems located within 25ly of Sol. Please note that not all star systems that are pictured on the map are under the control of the USSR.
The citizens of the Union of Soviet Satellite Republics can be divided into two categories. Those who are members of the Communist Party, and those who are not members of the Communist Party.
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) is the sole governing party within the USSR. It oversees every other governing body within the Union with absolute authority. The Communist Party acts as the central committee of the Soviet Union, while regional parties acts as the central committee of the star system. The regional parties oversee the planetary parties, which act as the central committee of the planet.
An example of a Soviet propaganda poster that has been distributed by the Ministry of Propaganda since the Sol War
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union acts as the legislative branch of the Soviet Union. This branch of power follows the same structure as The Communist Party of the Soviet Union. However, it is split into two major legislative bodies instead of multiple regional ones. The Supreme Soviet comprises of the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Systems. The Soviet Union represents the interests of the citizens and lawmakers of the USSR, while the Soviet Systems represent the interests of the businesses, workers' unions, and industries of the USSR.
The Ministries of the USSR handle certain aspects of the government that The Communist Party or The Supreme Soviet cannot. They manage the economy, foreign affairs, internal security, and even job employment.
The Premier of the Union of Soviet Satellite Republics isn't elected. It's more of a position handed down to someone, like the General Secretary. The Premier has absolute power over the CPSU, the Supreme Soviet, and the Ministries.
During the early 90s, the USSR was in dire need of a way to prevent a total collapse due to political instability caused by President Gorbachev's heavy democratization of the USSR. In response, to this, several high-ranking hardliners of the Communist Party who believed that Gorbachev was attempting to stray away from the core ideologies of the party launched the August Coup, which ended up removing Gorbachev from power and ended up replacing him with a Totalitarian Leninist government.
During the Leninist reorganization in the mid-90's, all recognized languages still using non-Cyrllic scripts were forced to change to the Cyrillic script. This resulted in heavy backlash as protests erupted across the USSR, most of which were successfully put down by the militsiya.
The USSR is a junior, although extremely important member of the Sodality of Sapient Systems. This interstellar league is comprised of several alien groups with totalitarian/utopian ideals, some of whom have ruled for over 4,000 years. As junior members of the Sodality, the Soviets have been assigned a recon and combative role within the local bubble.
The USSR's influence in the region has grown since its covert entry in the 1960's. According to several Soviet officials, a member of the Sodality known as "The Gould" is almost entirely reliant on aid from the USSR. Due to its proximity to the USSR and neuropathic profile, the Gould species has become heavily influenced by Soviet ideologies. In recent years, they have even adopted radically fringe schools of communist thought and far-left ideologies such as anarcho-communism and neo-Posadism. Other nearby systems, such as the Volx, have opted to adopt traditional or mainstream far-left ideologies such as Bolshevik Leninism, Marxist-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought or Leninist forms of government.
In addition to its negative reputation with other major factions for its unethical practices, the USSR is often portrayed as "The Boogeyman of the Soldality" in various media by its own allies due to its poor treatment of its prisoners and civilians. The USSR is also held responsible for playing into the myth that they are the descendants of the enigmatic Humanoids, who terrorized the Galaxy an epoch ago and for introducing ideologies that stray away from the core principles of Interstellar Collectivism.
All forms of media are controlled by the Ministry of Propaganda. All media that is not produced by or approved by the Ministry of Propaganda, even if it supports the Communist Party, is considered "counter-revolutionary material". Anyone caught in possession of "counter-revolutionary material" is punished by death for spreading "anti-revolutionary ideas". Any media including a non-Cyrillic script is also considered as "counter-revolutionary" by the Communist Party.
While the Soviet government has almost complete control over the planets and systems under its banner, the same cannot be said for most of its fleet, which follows a separate ideology that has been dubbed 'Ship-Based Socialism' or 'Socialism with Ship-Based Characteristics' which follows a caste system based on the importance of each member of the crew.
Procyon is the furthest star system from Sol controlled by the USSR. This system is home to one barren rocky world. Initially used as a research base, an overcrowding crisis in 1999 forced its officials to convert it into a penal colony or gulag world. Much of the information on Procyon Prime is classified, including the number of prisoners who reside there and how they are treated. GRPC estimates range anywhere from 500,000 to 4,000,000 prisoners.
Soviet Armed Forces Overview
Soviet school children training for war inside of the schooling area of a habitation dome the late-70's
The Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, also referred to as 'The Red Army' are the primary military branch of the USSR. Catalogued below is a list of all known equipment that is currently in service with The Red Army.
Equipment
Infantry Weapons
Name: TOZ-81
Type: Revolver
Manufacturer: Тульский Оружейный Завод (TOZ)
Introduced: 1986
The TOZ-81 Mars is probably one of the weirdest firearms to ever exist. Not only can be chambered in 2 different ammo types, 5.45x39mm rounds and, for some odd reason, .410 shotgun slugs, but it also fires from the bottom cylinder instead of the top one.
The TOZ-81 Mars is, in all sense of the word, a revolver. Despite looking more like a sawed-off shotgun, acting more like a shotgun, and firing shotgun slugs, it still meets the requirements to be classified as a revolver.
Name: KS-23
Type: Shotgun / Carbine
Manufacturer: Императорский Тульский оружейный завод (Imperial Tula Arms Plant)
Introduced: 1971
Imagine that for whatever reason, you've been sentenced to 20 years of hard labour in a Proycon gulag. Thousands upon thousands of layers of concrete walls, electric fences and watchtowers dot the surface of the planet. This is your new home.
One day around 3 weeks into your sentence, you drop your pickaxe. You've been forced to work a full 20 hours a day, 5 days a week for the past 3 weeks with very few breaks. You've been on relatively good behaviour, but that doesn't stop you from getting your head blown off of your body by one of the guards because you were slacking off.
The KS-23 is the standard issue firearm for correctional officers stationed in Proycon. Originally, the standard kit for a Proycon correctional officer was a stun baton and a VAG-73. These weren't effective enough at quelling prison riots or intimidating prisoners, so they decided to swap the machine pistol out with a Carbine Shotgun.
Ever since the KS-23 became a standard issue weapon for Proycon correctional officers, dissent amongst prisoners has become almost nonexistent. Of course, some people still try to fight back against the correctional officers. Those same people are also going to be dumped into one of the thousands of mass graves that are littered all over Procyon.
Name: AO-27
Type: Assault Rifle
Manufacturer: ЦНИИТОЧМАШ (TsNIITochMash)
Introduced: 1969
When the Soviets were forced into space due to Ember's Day, they quickly found out that firearms such as the AK-47 and the SVD wouldn't work in outer space due to recoil issues faced by traditional cased ammo in zero gravity.
Luckily, the Soviet weapons manufacturing cooperative TsNIITochMash had attempted to produce an assault rifle 8 years before Ember's Day that happened to use caseless rounds but was turned down by the Red Army for unknown reasons. In the present day, this rifle has become standard issue for Cosmonauts.
Name: ВАГ-73 (VAG-73)
Type: Machine Pistol
Manufacturer: Various
Introduced: 1969
Soviet Cosmonauts were unable to use traditional firearms as a means of self-defence since cased ammunition rounds do not fire properly in zero-gravity conditions. Initially designed for the Red Army, the VAG-73 was modified by engineers to adapt to a zero-gravity environment mere weeks before production on the pistol began.
Despite being in service for more than a half-century, the VAG-73 continues to see frequent use. It is especially a favourite amongst pirates, who use the VAG's rate of fire and lightweight design to their advantage.
Image of an AK-47 laying in a military barracks
Name: Автомат Калашникова-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova-47)
Type: Assault Rifle
Manufacturer: Конце́рн Кала́шников (Kalashnikov Concern)
Introduced: 1949
The AK-47 is undoubtedly one of the most infamous firearms in human history. While it has grown to be slightly outdated when compared with modern assault rifles, it still receives wide usage from the Red Army due to the sheer amount that was produced.
Recently, it was discovered that the USSR was supplying partians and communal guards in the Gould systems with AK-47's which would then be used to terrorize local towns and villages which were considered to be "Anti-revolutionary bourgeois traitors" by the Gould Anarchist Soviets. As a result, gun related homicides have increased by an estimated 80%, of which an estimated 75% are committed by anarchist partisan groups and communal guards.
Name: Автомат Калашникова-74 (Avtomat Kalashnikova-74)
Type: Assault Rifle
Manufacturer: Конце́рн Кала́шников (Kalashnikov Concern)
Introduced: 1974
The AK-74 is a more up-to-date version of the AK-47. Unlike its predecessor, which is chambered in 7.62x39mm cartridges, the AK-74 is chambered in 5.56x39mm cartridges, which allows it to be more accurate and have less recoil than the AK-47.
Even though the AK-74 is a direct upgrade to its predecessor, the AK-47 remains in common use with the Red Army to this day.
A Mosin-Nagant inside of a Soviet armory
Name: винтовка Мосина (Mosin-Nagant)
Type: Bolt-action Sniper Rifle
Manufacturer: Императорский Тульский оружейный завод (Imperial Tula Arms Plant)
Introduced: 1891
The Mosin-Nagant is a rifle that needs no introduction. Many have tried to modernize it, and many more have tried to replace it, but they all failed.
Despite it first being adopted back in the late 1800s, the Mosin-Nagant is still a popular choice amongst Soviet snipers, mainly due to its reliability, accuracy, efficiency, and the fact that it just gets the job done.
Name: Снайперская Винтовка Драгунова (Druganov Sniper Rifle/SVD)
Type: Marksman Sniper Rifle
Manufacturer: Конце́рн Кала́шников (Kalashnikov Concern)
Introduced: 1963
Sometimes mistaken as a variant of the AK-47, the SVD is a long-range marksman sniper rifle that was designed with squad support in mind. The SVD is capable of delivering precise, long-range shots, as well as being able to engage different types of targets.
PK Machine Gun on display
Name: Пулемёт Калашникова (PK Machine Gun)
Type: MMG (Medium Machine Gun)
Manufacturer: Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва (V. A. Degtyaryov Plant)
Introduced: 1961
The PK Machine Gun originally began production a few years before Ember's Day. It was initially introduced to replace outdated Soviet firearms and soon saw mass production on Soviet industrial lines.
Due to its reliability, Soviet manufacturers have developed a variant of the PK Machine Gun that replaces the belt-fed magazine with a drum mag holding caseless rounds, allowing for it to be used in environments with low gravity.
Veichles
Obiekt-279-H in testing c. 1988
Name: Объект 279-H (Obiekt 279-H)
Type: Heavy Tank
Manufacturer: Кировский завод (Kirov Plant)
Introduced: Originally in 1959 as a prototype, reintroduced in 1988 as a hover tank.
Originally intended to be produced back in 1959 to fight on cross-country terrain, Obiekt-279 never managed to get past the prototype stage due to the Soviet military abandoning many heavy tank designs during the late 50s and early 60s.
During the final years of the Sol War, Obiekt-279 was brought back into service, ironically because the Soviet military required a heavy tank design to combat NATO fortifications, especially in cross-country terrain, which most heavy tanks do not specialize in.
A lone IS-7-H on Saturn's Moon, Titan, with Dione being visible in the background
Name: ИС-7-H (IS-7-H)
Type: Super-heavy Tank
Manufacturer: Уралмаш (Uralmash)
Introduced: Originally 1945 as a prototype, 1990 as a hover tank.
The IS-7-H is rarely deployed by Soviet forces and is only used as a last resort. Originally developed in 1945, the IS-7 was planned to be the most advanced Soviet armoured vehicle at the time, but it was rejected in favour of the T-10. The IS-7 was faster than every heavy tank that had come before its conception, but its weight would make moving it by train almost impossible.
After the Sol War had ended, the USSR revisited the concept of the IS-7, as transporting tanks to the battlefield via train had become obsolete.
While the IS-7-H is considered to be the most powerful Soviet ground vehicle, they come few and far between. The main reason is because of how expensive it is to manufacture. Losing even one of these tanks is enough to cripple Soviet morale.
A PT-76-H searching for potential escapees on a Procyon penal colony
Name: Парящий танк-76-H (Floating Tank-76-H)
Type: Light Tank
Manufacturer: Волгоградский тракторный завод (Volvograd Hover Plant), Кировский завод (Kirov Plant)
Introduced: Originally mass-produced in 1951, redesigned in early 1975.
Originally used as an amphibious tank, the PT-76-H is the most mass-produced Soviet armoured vehicle to date. Unlike other Soviet armoured vehicles currently in service, the PT-76-H saw both mass production and wide usage by the Soviet Armed Forces.
The PT-76-H was the first successful attempt by the USSR at converting a traditional tank into a hovertank. By the end of 1977, every PT-76 tank had been recalled and refitted with hovercraft parts as opposed to traditional treads.
The PT-76-H continues to see widespread usage by Soviet Armed Forces, with no plans of stopping mass production anytime soon.
A 1K17 Szhatie attempting to ambush NATO forces during an encounter on Mars, c. 1983
Name: 1К17 Сжатие (1K17 Szhatie)
Type: Ray Tank
Manufacturer: Various
Introduced: 1980
Introduced during the height of the Sol War, the 1K17 Szhatie, referred to as a 'Death Trap' by veterans of the Sol War, is the only armoured vehicle currently in service with the USSR to be mounted with a laser turret.
The 1K17 was hastily drawn up by Red Army officials and Soviet tank manufacturers to compete with the laser tanks used by NATO forces that had appeared during the Third Battle of Xanadu on Titan.
While the 1K17 is extremely dangerous on the battlefield, it can also pose a threat to its crew. Early prototypes of the 1K17 were constantly malfunctioning due to the sheer amount of heat produced by the ray turret, which caused it to constantly malfunction and overheat after being fired. This led to several setbacks, which almost led to the project getting cancelled entirely.
Another issue was with the crew, which was originally positioned in the small, cramped chassis below the turret. According to several leaked documents, the crew was later moved behind the turret after an incident where the sheer heat produced by the ray turret ended up causing the crew inside of the chassis to melt.
USSR Fleet Manifest
Point-Transit Network
It had been known since Embers Day that FTL travel was theoretically possible. However, after witnessing the discovery and implementation of FTL technology by ex-NATO refugees in 1990, Soviet officials demanded an immediate inquiry into this revolutionary discovery.
In 1992, the previously thought lost Soviet fleet sent to intercept fleeing ex-NATO refugees established contact with Sol. Unknown then, a Gould Point-Transit Network highway ran parallel to the Sol System. The USSR would use the discovery of this network to establish themselves. Propping up interstellar colonies loyal to the new Leninist USSR, Sol, and its neighboring systems would become the foundation for a new communistic presence in the Local Bubble. An exploration of the network found that it linked roughly 800 stars in the Local Bubble, many of whom were habitable to some lifeform. By 1999, Soviet officials had a military foothold in eighty-seven inhabited worlds and one-third of all Point Network entry points.
The Hyperdrive
By 2001, the USSR had made many allies within the Local Bubble and had openly accepted their status as a member race in the Sodality. With a desire to end space piracy in the region, Sodality special interest groups began to propose transforming the USSR into a combat-ready interstellar fighting force. As part of the preparation process, an FTL device, a Hyperdrive Mk2, was gifted to the Soviets so they could roam the stars freely.
The hyperdrive, developed by the Volx and gifted to the USSR, is an anomalous technology which causes time to pass faster within a region of space. By placing this device on a ship and placing the crew in suspended animation, they can journey for hundreds of years with very little time passing on the outside. This allows the Soviets to travel "faster than light."
In theory, the Hyperdrive could allow for near-infinite speeds, excluding the known limits of FTL. However, due to the temporal nature of travel, the half-life of a Hyperdrive ship is cut down proportionally to its temporal speed. Therefore, any ship with a Hyperdrive must be designed with redundancies, cryo beds, and maintenance drones to avoid total loss of crew or ship control during a flight. The USSR Navy prides itself on its technical ingenuity, standardizing a new line of fighting ships that can operate at 25-55% efficiency even after experiencing 75,000 years.
Vessels
Авианосец класса "Спутник" (Sputnik-class spacecraft carrier)
The S.S. Sputnik orbiting Mars in early 1991. The S.S. Sputnik was destroyed in an act of terrorism by Nihil Cultists several years later.
Type: Spacecraft Carrier
Length: 405 m
Beam: 405 m (Not including antenna)
Crew Size: 2,500-3,300
Armaments: 20x 1K17 Szhatie Lasers, 50x Anti-Spacecraft Missile Launchers, 35x 127mm cannons
Introduced: 1990
Number Produced: 3
In Service: S.S. New Moscow, S.S. Vladimir Lenin, S.S. Sputnik
The Sputnik-class spacecraft Carrier is a class of nuclear-powered spacecraft carriers, named in honour of the Sputnik satellite, which kickstarted human exploration into space. The S.S. Vladimir Lenin is the lead ship of his class. Despite its staggering size and firepower, , the Sputnik-class spacecraft carrier has one major flaw. Its design. It doesn't take a genius to realize that the design of the Sputnik-class was heavily inspired by the Sputnik I Satellite. Sputnik-class ships were apparenrly meant to be "Monuments of Soviet industrial supremacy" and were meant to "Symbolize the power of the working class", which caused the Sputnik-class ships to be seen more as display pieces rather than actual ships.
On the evening of August 19th, 1999, the S.S. Sputnik was destroyed by a group of Nihil Cultists after it was discovered that an exhaust port was located on one of the northernmost areas of the ship.. The design flaw was quickly changed by Soviet engineers in the S.S. New Moscow and the S.S. Vladimir Lenin, although word of the attack had already spread far and wide, and the reputation of the Soviet Navy would be stained for the next decade.
Крейсер класса "Коми" (Komi-class crusier)
Two Komi-class crusiers, the S.S. Mika and the S.S. Perun engaging in combat with GRPC vessels after accidentally being misidentified and hit by an anti-missle laser from a Jupiter-III. A close up shot was taken of its main phaser canon, which appears larger than it actually is.
Type: Crusier
Length: 170 m
Beam: 27 m
Crew Size: 260
Armaments: 3x 50mm Laser Cannons, 2x Double Barrel Plasma Cannons, 1x 60mm Main Phaser Cannon, 3x Anti-Spacecraft Missiles.
Introduced: 2011
Number Produced: 7
In Service: S.S. Mika, S.S. Perun, S.S. Poltava, S.S. Sevastopol, S.S. Morana, S.S. Admiral Sergey Georgiyevich, S.S. Golovko
An army is as good as its leader.
While traditionally the aircraft carrier is seen as the leader of a fleet, especially in popular culture, this position has mostly been taken by crusiers.
The 2000s were one of the worst decades for the Soviet Navy, with massive navy officer reforms following the August Coup and disasters seemingly happening every other week, the Soviet Navy needed a saving grace.
One major flaw with the Soviet Navy is that it didn't have enough aircraft carriers for every fleet, and that led some fleets without a proper capital ship. In 2008, Severnaya Verf, one of the USSR's top shipbuilding cooperatives suggested that the Soviet Navy adopt a crusier in order to fix their leadership problem. One thing led to the next, and soon enough, plans to build 4 Komi-class crusiers by 2011 were underway, with 3 more being produced at a later date.
In peacetime, Komi-class crusiers can either be seen escorting high value targets or denying enemy groups access to key areas, although it usually only engages in direct combat during either trainings or battles due to its significance.
Цин лун цзи син цзи ху вэй цзянь (Qinglong-class frigate)
The remains of the S.S. Encladus floating in the asteroid belt. The cause of destruction is assumed to be from a hyperdrive failure.
Type: Frigate
Length: 109 m
Beam: 20 m
Crew Size: 200
Armaments: 2x 155mm Plasma Cannons, 5x 10mm Laser Cannons, 3x Lightweight Torpedo Launchers, 1x Anti-Spacecraft Missile, 1x Main Phaser Cannon
Introduced: 2015
Number Produced: 11
In Service: S.S. Volvograd, S.S. Brahmaputra, S.S. Chen Duxiu, S.S. Jinzhou, S.S. Minsk, S.S. Vojvodina, S.S. Yangtze, S.S. Encladus, S.S. Kharkov, S.S. Paris, S.S. Mao Zedong
Referred to by Soviet Navy officials as the "Next Generation of Space Warfare", the Qinglong-class frigate is a line of frigates that are manufactured by the Chinese shipbuilding cooperative нань цзин синь чан, who was awarded a 25-year shipbuilding contract by the Soviet Navy back in late-2010. The S.S. Chen Duxiu is the lead ship of his class.
While on the battlefield, Qinglong-class frigates act as support vessels, and are known for their heavy firepower. They usually being the first ones to arrive and the last ones to leave.
During peacetime, Qinglong-class frigates can usually be seen leading patrols surrounding the borders of what is generally considered to be Soviet territory searching for potential escapees attempting to leave the USSR without permission.
Эсминец класса "Октябрь" (October-class destroyer)
The last transmission sent by a group of refugees attempting to flee The Solar System before presumably being shot down by an October-class destroyer.
Type: Destroyer
Length: 159 m
Beam: 18 m
Crew Size: 340
Armaments: 6x 180mm Plasma Cannons, 2x Torpedo Launchers, 4x Anti-Spacecraft Missiles, 2x Main Phaser Canbons
Introduced: 1986 - 1987
Number Produced: 8
In Service: S.S. October, S.S. Volga, S.S. Mueza, S.S. Kyiv, S.S. Leonov S.S. Konstantin, S.S. Admiral Kuznetsov, S.S. Groza
Named after the October Revolution in 1917 that brought the Bolsheviks to power. The October-class destroyer was initially requested by the Red Army after the destruction of several Soviet vessels, including their only spacecraft carrier at the time, the S.S. Petrograd. Despite being almost 40 years old, the Red Army seems to still have a use for October-Class destroyers, as they are still in active use on the battlefield. The S.S. October is the lead ship of his class.
The October-class destroyer is fast, maneuverable, and heavily armed. Like many other types of destroyers, October-class destroyers are usually seen escorting larger vessels and defending them from a variety of different threats.
During peacetime, October-class destroyers are either seen patrolling planets incase of a potential terrorist attack or uprising occurs or escorting larger or vital ships, such as the S.S. Vladimir Lenin or any vessel carrying the Premier or General Secretary.
Fighters and Miscellaneous Vessels
Луна-2 старфаитр (Luna-II Starfighter)
Several Luna-II Starfighters in the Oort Cloud as apart of a training exercise.
Type: Multirole Combat Starfighter
Length: 5m
Beam: 2m
Crew Size: 4
Armaments: 2x 5mm Laser Cannons, 1x Light Phaser Cannon
Introduced: 2021
Number Produced: 20,000 - 30,000
The Luna-II Starfighter is a fast, agile starfighter that was mass-proruced in order to quickly replace the old and increasingly unreliable Sol War-era starfighters that were still in active use by the Soviet Air Forces.
Due to its lack of FTL capabilities, Luna-II Starfighters usually travel alongside carriers with FTL capabilities in order for quick transportation.
The Luna-II is most well known for its light phaser canon, which infamous amongst insurrectionist forces for its ability to either destroy or immobilize armoured ground vehicles with ease.
Протон-М (Proton-M)
A Proton-M rocket making a routine delivery through the Spica Nebula
Type: Cargo Ship
Length: 21.2m
Beam: 7.4m
Crew Size: 7
Armaments: None
Introduced: 2001
Number Produced: 450 - 700
To most people, rocketships are seen as a relic of a bygone era, one of curiosity and wonder. What were once considered the forefront of human space exploration are now generally seen as outdated, but for some reason, that doesn't seem to be the case for the USSR or the state controlled cargo company, Sovtorgflot.
Sometime between late-2002 and early-2003, several reports of what appeared to be rocketships adorned with Soviet symbols were picked up by the GRPC. Initially, investigators were confused as to why the USSR would even consider using rocketships in order to transport their cargo, but several high-ranking rangers have suggested that the most likely reason the USSR chose to use rocketships installed with Linked Point Network FTL technology instead of more reliable options because of two things; Rocketships are cheap and expendable.
As time marches on, only time will tell if they eventually get replaced by more modern equipment, but for now, the Proton-M stands as a monument to how far we have come, and how far we have yet to go.
