| (RP.0) The PAX Cooperative |
(RP.1) PAX Cooperative Background
The PAX Cooperative is not unified government but rather a militarily
aligned group of races and political entities. The member governments
of the Cooperative each inhabit a small group of systems that are connected
to each other by a vast wormhole network. It is through these
wormholes that the aligned races have managed an expansive trading network
dating back to before the use of warp technology. With the rise of
warp power in the Galactic Core - and the increase of instability that was
brought with it - the future members of the Cooperative forged shaky
alliances to protect each other from pirates and aggressive powers who aimed
to exploit the wormhole network for themselves.
For years this arraignment teetered between peace and war - often amongst
the aligned governments themselves - until Y128 when the PAX Cooperative was
formed, creating official ties between the governments. National
fleets were almost entirely disbanded in favor of a unified Defense Fleet,
with some of the National vessels entering service under the Cooperative
flag, some being retained for National home world protection, and others
defecting to become pirates and renegades.
The original intentions of forming the Cooperative defensive in nature
but as the years passed Galactic Core races witnessed the PAX becoming
involved in numerous conflicts outside of their territories. One such
case involved the forced assimilation of the Camheliocians into the
Cooperative in Y149 thus ending the Kholos-Camhelio war.
The technologies of the Cooperative members are varied, resulting in a
few PAX vessels having non-standard armaments, although due to the logistics
involved in maintaining such a widespread fleet the vast majority of
Cooperative vessels are manufactured with Disruptor technology (and later
Hellbore technology after encountering the ISC). When
Cooperative fleets are encountered they will generally consist of
Disruptor-armed ships with the occasional National vessel.
| (RP.2) PAX Conservator Fleet |
Heavy Cruisers and Variants:
(RP.2) LANCE HEAVY CRUISER (CAL):
The mainstay heavy cruiser of the Cooperative fleet until Y173 this vessel
was the most widely produced ship in the PAX fleet. Most of these
ships were eventually refitted with Hellbores changing the classification to
Javelin.
(RP.3) JAVELIN HEAVY CRUISER (CAJ):
The Javelin almost completely replaced the Lance after Y173.
Functional the same ship - with the additions of 2 Hellbore cannons and
extra power. The designation "Javelin" was taken from the scout
vessel based on Lance hull.
(RP.4) DEEP SPACE JAVELIN SCOUT (DSJ):
Often encountered by other races within the Galactic Core, the DSJ acts as
the long range exploratory and scout vessel of the Cooperative fleet.
It was this class that first encountered the ISC and the Kizinti - making
numerous trips into Galactic space between Y167 and Y173.
War Cruisers and Variants:
(RP.10) BLADERUNNER CRUISER (BRC):
Entering service around Y172, this ship was the first PAX vessel to take
advantage of "hot-warp" technology. Slightly smaller than
the CAJ, but with similar armament, the BRC was unsuitable for long range
missions and was generally regulated to border patrol and defense.
(RP.11) BROADSWORD HEAVY WAR CRUISER (BSH):
An experimental hull type - this class fulfilled the role of a long range war
cruiser. The greater stability of the hull design allowed it to make
extended voyages outside of Cooperative territories as long as it underwent
timely maintenance.
Light Cruisers and Variants:
(RP.15) SCALPEL LIGHT CARRIER (SCVL):
The Scalpel is based on a National Fleet hull type (CL) of a drone using
Cooperative race. The Jack-Knife fighters were designed with this
vessel in mind - armed with two short ranged disruptors and two drone rails.
Destroyers and Variants:
(RP.23) BAYONET COMMANDO DESTROYER (CDD):
Fast Transports and Variants:
(RP.8) SHORT KNIFE LIGHT TACTICAL
TRANSPORT (SKTT): First entering service in Y145, the SKTT was used
as an armed fast transport between the vast expanses of Cooperative
territories. (note: The SKTT is courtesy of Ponder49).
Tugs and Pods:
(RP.20) HALBERD DEEP SPACE TUG (HTUG):
The remains of a badly damaged Kizinti tug that was recovered by a PAX
border patrol in late Y174 provided the basis for this vessel. Although
Cooperative designers were able to reverse engineer the technology by Y176,
the massive costs involved in producing this class restricted its
deployment. Specially modified pods obtained from the ISC were used for the
various tug configurations.
(RP.201)HALBERD DEEP SPACE CARGO TUG
(HTUG-C): The most common use for the Halberd was hauling the
prefabricated parts used in constructing listening posts across the vastly separated
PAX territories.
(RP.202)HALBERD DEEP SPACE REPAIR TUG
(HTUG-R): This configuration was used to support damaged PAX
warships involved in the Western Powers War against the Za'Cahri.
(RP.203) HALBERD DEEP SPACE HEAVY
CARRIER TUG (HTUG-CV): Although the PAX had obtained carrier pods
through unknown channels, this combination never saw any documented action.
(RP.204) HALBERD DEEP SPACE TROOP
TRANSPORT TUG (HTUG-TT): As the name implies, this configuration was
used to transport ground defense troops between PAX sectors as well as
support troops to Andria and Promethea during the Western Powers War against
the Za'Cahri.
Pre-Cooperative National Fleets:
Ships of the Soleil Federation:
(RP.21) DAGGER DESTROYER (DD):
Small and inexpensive in relation to other destroyers, the Dagger DD was an
excellent vessel that served within PAX fleets in the Eastern Quadrant.
Disruptor variants of the ship appeared in the Western regions of
Cooperative territories.
(RP.22) SHORTSWORD LIGHT CRUISER (CL):
The largest warship produced by the Soleil faction of the PAX Cooperative,
the CL played a significant role in "encouraging" early trading
partners to join the Cooperative.
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