System Alliance Rise to Power

by Konradoziom

Humanity discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization on Mars in 2148 and made their first contact in 2157. However, the galaxy was not what they expected. With relays as the only defensive line between freedom and tyranny, System Alliance will make decisions that will change the image of the galaxy while starting its rise to power.

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 2

= place: Grissom Relay, the year 2160 =

"Today is a historic time for System Alliance." - the first president of System Alliance began his speech - "After discovering the ruins of Rakatan, we also found out how many relays there are. Today, the last of the inactive relays will be opened. This honor will be given to Admiral Grissom, aboard the newest System Alliance ship, the first of its class, the Alamo[1], equipped with the latest technology from Caamasns."

At the same time, the image of the new frigate was displayed on the screens of thousands of televisions. The newest navy ship was immediately recognized.

Thanks to technology obtained from Caamasan, this ship was equipped with 4 light turbolasers instead of 2 rapid-firing MassEffect guns. They were also evenly placed, with two on the top of the ship and two on the bottom. In addition, the vehicle had the MassEffect main gun and two JAVELIN torpedo tubes just below it. Thanks to better generators, the number of GARDIAN turrets also doubled, from 6 planned to 12. But the MassEffect gun was the biggest surprise. The projectile indeed accelerated at the same speed as always, but instead of firing projectiles that weight 20 kilograms, it fired projectiles weighing 400 kilograms. And these are still only prototypes. The predictions show that the projectiles will be able to weigh up to 2 tons and still maintain this speed. Already, this frigate had firepower greater than all 3 dreadnoughts of the System Alliances, and that's just the beginning.

It also showed a lot about the technological difference between System Alliance and Galactic Empire. A difference that will still take years to close. And that still won't make the economic difference any better. The only plus is that Cerberus sent a message about Rebel movements and potential allies. The most promising allies were the citizens of Dac and Kashyyyk. Although at this point, the System Alliance would still be destroyed by only a few ships dispatched from any of these worlds, so it would not be an alliance, but a request for protection.

But these considerations had to be left for later because now Admiral Grissom has opened the last Mass Relay in this galaxy. And he found the last system, with a habitable world. Both the planet and the Relay were named after him, and Grissom was forever remembered by the citizens of System Alliance, being the first to make an FTL journey through the Relay, and those that defined System Alliance territory for the next 30 years, made the first decisions, that will make a new nation strong enough to set off from a safe place within the network of relays and begin its development towards the rest of the galaxy. But there was still a lot of time to do that.

-Codex-

Deployment of forces to defend the colony.
The forces to defend the colony consisted solely of fighters, corvettes, and defense platforms. Navy warships are maintained in their bases, of which there are 7 throughout the System Alliance space.

First Fleet – Earth(homeworld, main shipyard).

Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Fleets – Arcturus Station(main shipyard, SA capital)
Sixth Fleet - Terra Nova (main shipyard, strategic position in SA Northern Territories)
Seventh Fleet - Eden Prime (main shipyard, strategic position in SA Southern Territories)
Eighth Fleet - Ontarom (main shipyard, strategic position in SA Western Territories)
Ninth Fleet - Kanto (main shipyard, strategic position in SA Eastern Territories)
Tenth Fleet - Reach (main army training field, main Research base)
Warships are only sent to protect the colonies in the event of war or an excessive increase in pirate attacks. They could be also deployed to wargames and exercise at that time, to different systems.

Deployment of defense systems, corvettes, and fighters, depending on population of the colony:
Population Under 20,000 - GARDIAN defense system.
Population 20,000-100,000 - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron of 12 fighters.
100,000-200,000 population - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 24 fighters, 1 corvette.
Population 200,000-500,000 - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 48 fighters, 2 corvettes.
Population 500,000-1 million - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 48 fighters, 4 corvettes.
1 million-4 million population - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 96 fighters, 8 corvettes, planetary shield capable of covering at least the colony capital.
4 million-20 million population - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 96 fighters, 16 corvettes, planetary shield capable of covering at least the colony capital, 4 defense satellites.
Population 20 million-80 million - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 192 fighters, 32 corvettes, planetary shield capable of covering at least the colony capital, 8 defense satellites.
Population over 80 million - GARDIAN defense system, a squadron o 384 fighters, 32 corvettes, planetary shield capable of covering at least the colony capital, 16 defense satellites, Defender-class defense station.

Defender class defense station:
Dimensions: length - 1.2 km, width - 600 meters, height - 400 meters;
Defense abilities: energy shields; 2 meters of armor; 96 GARDIAN turrets;
Offensive abilities: 1 dreadnought-class MassEffect cannon, 24 Heavy Turbolasers, 24 Ion Cannons, 48 light Turbolasers, 24 missile launchers;
Crew: 4000 + 1000 marines;

Alamo-class frigate:
Dimensions: length - 232.5 m, width - 77.5 m, height - 56.5 m;
Defense abilities: energy shields; 0.2 meters of armor; 12 GARDIAN turrets;
Offensive abilities: 1 frigate-class MassEffect cannon, 4 light turbolasers, 2 JAVELIN missle launchers;
Crew: 70 + 20 marines;

Ship models, if anyone is interested(not created by me):

[1]System Alliance Alamo class Frigate Overview by Euderion