Kamian Succession Wars - Revision history

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Space

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	In space, any battlefield quickly became a graveyard of wrecked ships. With no crew alive, nowhere to go, and no gravity to hold them in place, the wrecks drifted in decaying orbits around nothing in particular (except on the rare occasions that one larger wreck became the center of several smaller), and presented a serious hazard to anything else in the vicinity. At the speeds attained by even the slowest spaceship, a single minute scrap of material could tear the strongest hulls apart; and if it affected the engines, or any of the more modern weapons, the results could better be imagined than described. In battle, a single shot, of any calibre, could render any ship helpless; and therefore, any battlefield soon became cluttered with wrecks, and impassable. Only the most skilful pilots and navigators could steer a course through a battlefield, either in the battle or afterward; and few pilots or navigators outlived their third mission. Exceptions like [[Cado Smith]] came to be known as 'Aces'.		In space, any battlefield quickly became a graveyard of wrecked ships. With no crew alive, nowhere to go, and no gravity to hold them in place, the wrecks drifted in decaying orbits around nothing in particular (except on the rare occasions that one larger wreck became the center of several smaller), and presented a serious hazard to anything else in the vicinity. At the speeds attained by even the slowest spaceship, a single minute scrap of material could tear the strongest hulls apart; and if it affected the engines, or any of the more modern weapons, the results could better be imagined than described. In battle, a single shot, of any calibre, could render any ship helpless; and therefore, any battlefield soon became cluttered with wrecks, and impassable. Only the most skilful pilots and navigators could steer a course through a battlefield, either in the battle or afterward; and few pilots or navigators outlived their third mission. Exceptions like [[Cado Smith]] came to be known as 'Aces'.

	It was perfectly feasible, and in some places even normal, to go afterward into the battlefield and collect the wrecks for recycling. In many sectors, it was even profitable, and many astronauts made their living collecting wrecks and selling them to foundries. But this took time, and it was often many years, or even centuries, before a field was completely clear of debris; and even then, one could never be sure of having collected every last one. This accounts, in part, for the [[Terse Period]] or 'Golden Age of Space Piracy', which succeeded the war.		It was perfectly feasible, and in some places even normal, to go afterward into the battlefield and collect the wrecks for recycling. In many sectors, it was even profitable, and many astronauts made their living collecting wrecks and selling them to foundries. But this took time, and it was often many years, or even centuries, before a field was completely clear of debris; and even then, one could never be sure of having collected every last one. This accounts, in part, for the [[Terse Period]] or 'Golden Age of Space Piracy', which succeeded the war. The [[Naupactus]] and [[Bdakra Shipyard]]s, meanwhile, accounted for most of the wrecks recovered by the Foundation, or "set going again along the [[Steel Road]]".

	=====Battle Group=====		=====Battle Group=====

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Flat Worlds

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	===Flat Worlds===		===Flat Worlds===
	Fighting took place on [[Nos Vorm]], a [[Flat Dimension]] on the [[The Outer Rim\|Outer Rim]], and several other flat worlds due to the Kamian mastery of [[~~Domains~~]]. A good deal of cartographic work was performed by the Kami in preparation for these campaigns, and was ultimately seized by the [[Foundation]] after the war, to the immense benefit of interdimensional transportation.		Fighting took place on [[Nos Vorm]], a [[Flat Dimension]] on the [[The Outer Rim\|Outer Rim]], and several other flat worlds due to the Kamian mastery of [[Domain]]s. A good deal of cartographic work was performed by the Kami in preparation for these campaigns, and was ultimately seized by the [[Foundation]] after the war, to the immense benefit of interdimensional transportation.

	==Duration==		==Duration==

Siddharth1: /* Contributions */

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Contributions

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	==Contributions==		==Contributions==
	Though large-scale space battles made up the lion's share of the conflict, with the [[Gudersnipe Foundation]] ~~baring~~ the brunt of it, land battles were also extremely common and widespread.		Though large-scale space battles made up the lion's share of the conflict, with the [[Gudersnipe Foundation]] bearing the brunt of it, land battles were also extremely common and widespread.

	The un-sung heroes of these campaigns were the ground units of the [[Unity Earth Sphere Alliance Force]], who took in recruits from all over the [[known worlds]] to fight in massive, sometimes planet-wide conflicts. The Kamians had a ten		The un-sung heroes of these campaigns were the ground units of the [[Unity Earth Sphere Alliance Force]], who took in recruits from all over the [[known worlds]] to fight in massive, sometimes planet-wide conflicts. The Kamians had a ten

	[[Category:Course Books]]		[[Category:Course Books]]

Siddharth1: /* Occupations */

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Occupations

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	''"The Kamians came and took us. We didn't know what was to be our fate. They simply said, 'We are taking you into service'. And they did."''		''"The Kamians came and took us. We didn't know what was to be our fate. They simply said, 'We are taking you into service'. And they did."''

			[[Wyrick Balnor]] was an engineer evacuated from a frontline world by the Foundation, and spent his later life contributing to the war-effort and the rebuilding period thereafter.

	==Prisoners of War==		==Prisoners of War==

Siddharth1: /* The Succession Wars */

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The Succession Wars

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	Using tactics honed and developed over the last 5 Ages, Gudersnipe lost territory, but managed to evacuate most civilians before they could be enslaved or killed. A strict policy of scorched earth forced the Kamians to carefully consider their approach to dealing with the Foundation. The wars are named as they are, because this happened 'in succession'.		Using tactics honed and developed over the last 5 Ages, Gudersnipe lost territory, but managed to evacuate most civilians before they could be enslaved or killed. A strict policy of scorched earth forced the Kamians to carefully consider their approach to dealing with the Foundation. The wars are named as they are, because this happened 'in succession'.

	The Alliance was not so lucky. Inferior technology and tactics caused them to suffer heavy loses, with entire nations falling to Kamian guns. Life of the more-fortunate, who survived under Kamian rule, was described by [[Erik Steiner]].		The Alliance was not so lucky. Inferior technology and tactics caused them to suffer heavy loses, with entire nations falling to Kamian guns. Life of the more-fortunate, who survived under Kamian rule, was described by [[Erik Steiner]]. Life of those evacuated ahead of the fighting was described by [[Wyrick Balnor]].

	For the first century, things appeared especially bleak. The Foundation could delay the invader long enough to evacuate civilians, but could do nothing to stop the advance. At the [[Battle of Lerner Fields]], they threw everything they had at the Kamians, and won handily. It was a major victory, but the Kamians took the loss in stride and continued to advance.		For the first century, things appeared especially bleak. The Foundation could delay the invader long enough to evacuate civilians, but could do nothing to stop the advance. At the [[Battle of Lerner Fields]], they threw everything they had at the Kamians, and won handily. It was a major victory, but the Kamians took the loss in stride and continued to advance.

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Space

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	SPAAAAACE!		SPAAAAACE!

	In space, any battlefield quickly became a graveyard of wrecked ships. With no crew alive, nowhere to go, and no gravity to hold them in place, the wrecks drifted in decaying orbits around nothing in particular (except on the rare occasions that one larger wreck became the center of several smaller), and presented a serious hazard to anything else in the vicinity. At the speeds attained by even the slowest spaceship, a single minute scrap of material could tear the strongest hulls apart; and if it affected the engines, or any of the more modern weapons, the results could better be imagined than described. In battle, a single shot, of any calibre, could render any ship helpless; and therefore, any battlefield soon became cluttered with wrecks, and impassable. Only the most skilful pilots and navigators could steer a course through a battlefield, either in the battle or afterward; and few pilots or navigators outlived their third mission.		In space, any battlefield quickly became a graveyard of wrecked ships. With no crew alive, nowhere to go, and no gravity to hold them in place, the wrecks drifted in decaying orbits around nothing in particular (except on the rare occasions that one larger wreck became the center of several smaller), and presented a serious hazard to anything else in the vicinity. At the speeds attained by even the slowest spaceship, a single minute scrap of material could tear the strongest hulls apart; and if it affected the engines, or any of the more modern weapons, the results could better be imagined than described. In battle, a single shot, of any calibre, could render any ship helpless; and therefore, any battlefield soon became cluttered with wrecks, and impassable. Only the most skilful pilots and navigators could steer a course through a battlefield, either in the battle or afterward; and few pilots or navigators outlived their third mission. Exceptions like [[Cado Smith]] came to be known as 'Aces'.

	It was perfectly feasible, and in some places even normal, to go afterward into the battlefield and collect the wrecks for recycling. In many sectors, it was even profitable, and many astronauts made their living, collecting wrecks and selling them to foundries. But this took time, and it was often many years, or even centuries, before a field was completely clear of debris; and even then, one could never be sure of having collected every last one. This accounts, in part, for the [[Terse Period]] or 'Golden Age of Space Piracy', which succeeded the war.		It was perfectly feasible, and in some places even normal, to go afterward into the battlefield and collect the wrecks for recycling. In many sectors, it was even profitable, and many astronauts made their living collecting wrecks and selling them to foundries. But this took time, and it was often many years, or even centuries, before a field was completely clear of debris; and even then, one could never be sure of having collected every last one. This accounts, in part, for the [[Terse Period]] or 'Golden Age of Space Piracy', which succeeded the war.

	=====Battle Group=====		=====Battle Group=====

Siddharth1: /* Occupations */

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Occupations

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	==Occupations==		==Occupations==
	The Kamians were, from the get-go, fighting to expand their territory. Kamian culture, in fact the entire Kamian civilization, had always relied on slavery, so the populations of any world they conquered were made into slaves. ~~That is, if they conqured the world at all; in many cases, if~~ a planet held no strategic or economic value, they exterminated the population and rendered the world uninhabitable.		The Kamians were, from the get-go, fighting to expand their territory. Kamian culture, in fact the entire Kamian civilization, had always relied on slavery, so the populations of any world they conquered were made into slaves. If a planet held no strategic or economic value, they exterminated the population and rendered the world uninhabitable.

	While awful, the Kamians were not, in fact, overly cruel towards their captives. Individual cruelties, deliberate malice, held no purpose to them; once a foe was conquered, they were put to use or cast aside. Some worlds even saw very little occupation, beyond a garrison to ensure they were no longer involved in the war. Other worlds saw very heavy occupations, with extensive mining and agricultural activity, but still very little direct cruelty towards their captives.		While awful, the Kamians were not, in fact, overly cruel towards their captives. Individual cruelties, deliberate malice, held no purpose to them; once a foe was conquered, they were put to use or cast aside. Some worlds even saw very little occupation, beyond a garrison to ensure they were no longer involved in the war. Other worlds saw very heavy occupations, with extensive mining and agricultural activity, but still very little direct cruelty towards their captives.
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	[[Raymond Lech]] was a teenager when his world fell to the Kamians in [[A.Y.]] 6250. He lived for forty years under the occupation, and finally escaped with his family and thousands of other refugees. He describes the occupation thusly:		[[Raymond Lech]] was a teenager when his world fell to the Kamians in [[A.Y.]] 6250. He lived for forty years under the occupation, and finally escaped with his family and thousands of other refugees. He describes the occupation thusly:

	''"The Kamians were not, in ~~there~~ own way, particularly cruel. Do not misunderstand; life under Kamian rule was very unpleasant, but very little of that displeasure came at the direct action of the Kamian hand."''		''"The Kamians were not, in their own way, particularly cruel. Do not misunderstand; life under Kamian rule was very unpleasant, but very little of that displeasure came at the direct action of the Kamian hand."''

	[[Erik Steiner]] lived in the same region and tells a different, but not all together disparate story. He did not escape and died under the occupation, what survives is an account ~~he recorded that was~~ handed down by his family.		[[Erik Steiner]] lived in the same region and tells a different, but not all together disparate story. He did not escape and died under the occupation, and what survives is an account handed down by his family.

	''"The Kamians came and took us. We didn't know what was to be our fate. They simply said 'we are taking you into service'. And they did."''		''"The Kamians came and took us. We didn't know what was to be our fate. They simply said, 'We are taking you into service'. And they did."''

	==Prisoners of War==		==Prisoners of War==

Siddharth1: /* Mecha */

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Mecha

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	The use of [[Mech\|combat mecha]] is in a realm all its own, for both its impact on the war and its varied uses. The mechs were large, but the legends of them were larger.		The use of [[Mech\|combat mecha]] is in a realm all its own, for both its impact on the war and its varied uses. The mechs were large, but the legends of them were larger.

	Typical mech fights featured a small group of mechs (up to twelve) of various sizes and shapes, arrayed against another similar group, or else against a single titanic mech equipped with superior firepower. The victor was usually, though not always the largest mech with the best weapons; sometimes a faster mech, or a more flexible, had the advantage. Because these fights were very destructive to the landscape, and took a long time (some larger mecha required half-an-hour to swing their arms), they were set on vacant land, or sometimes in space. A city unfortunate enough to play host to a mech fight, was occupied and rebuilt by the victors.		Typical mech fights featured a small group of mechs (up to twelve) of various sizes and shapes, arrayed against another similar group, or else against a single titanic mech equipped with superior firepower. The victor was usually, though not always the largest mech with the best weapons; sometimes a faster mech, or a more flexible, had the advantage. Because these fights were very destructive to the landscape, and took a long time (some larger mecha required half-an-hour to swing their arms), they were set on vacant land, or sometimes in space. A city unfortunate enough to play host to a mech fight, was occupied and rebuilt by the victors.

			Because mechs could be built in virtually any shape, the combat often resembled a fist-fight between giants or monsters: the factions even encouraged this resemblance, when the Kami gave the nickname of 'God-type' to their most powerful mecha, and the Foundation retaliated with a series called the 'Goddess'.

	===Flat Worlds===		===Flat Worlds===

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Mecha

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	====Mecha====		====Mecha====
	The use of [[Mech\|combat mecha]] is in a realm all its own, for both its impact on the war and its varied uses. The mechs were large, but the legends of them were larger.		The use of [[Mech\|combat mecha]] is in a realm all its own, for both its impact on the war and its varied uses. The mechs were large, but the legends of them were larger.

			Typical mech fights featured a small group of mechs (up to twelve) of various sizes and shapes, arrayed against another similar group, or else against a single titanic mech equipped with superior firepower. The victor was usually, though not always the largest mech with the best weapons; sometimes a faster mech, or a more flexible, had the advantage. Because these fights were very destructive to the landscape, and took a long time (some larger mecha required half-an-hour to swing their arms), they were set on vacant land, or sometimes in space. A city unfortunate enough to play host to a mech fight, was occupied and rebuilt by the victors.

	===Flat Worlds===		===Flat Worlds===

Siddharth1: /* Ground Combat */

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Ground Combat

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	=====Ground Combat=====		=====Ground Combat=====
	Ground conflict on either side was generally regarded as the worst part of the war. ~~For soldiers fighting there, they~~ knew ~~that~~ a change in power in space could be the end of them, and nowhere was safe. Although the atmospheres of most habitable planets were too dense to allow missiles, or even energy-weapons, to be simply fired on the surface and cause real damage, there were still any number of ways to attack from beyond: by the introduction of atmospheric pollutants, or the release of atomic waste, or even by invasions of armed shuttles, ~~[[Orbital Weapons Platforms]]~~, or landing-parties.		Ground conflict on either side was generally regarded as the worst part of the war. Soldiers knew a change in power in space could be the end of them, and nowhere was safe. Although the atmospheres of most habitable planets were too dense to allow missiles, or even energy-weapons, to be simply fired on the surface and cause real damage, there were still any number of ways to attack from beyond: by the introduction of atmospheric pollutants, or the release of atomic waste, or even by invasions of armed shuttles, orbital weapons platforms, or landing-parties.

	=====Atmospheric Combat=====		=====Atmospheric Combat=====