TPA History Pages

The TPA is one of the newest members of the Alliance of Planets, where the last remnants of the once great Terran society now reside. After the end of the Exodus war, the TPA continues to admit several former Terrans, who have been either held in slavery, in prison camps, or have been in hiding or on the run. Here is a history, with the main focus on Titanian 6, the planet where the first activities took place. 

(This history is comprised of short news reels released on APNET)

February 2^nd, 2299

-          Terra, Alliance of Planets Headquarters, Colony Affairs Office

Today, the Alliance of Planets approved a colony charter to the BioTech Corporation, to begin develop the newly discovered M-Class planet, the 6^th planet of the Titanian system, named Titanian 6. In conjunction with the UEADF, plans are scheduled to deploy the TERRAFORMING project, developed by Biotech, to the new planet. The TERRAFORMING Project is developed to make the planet sustainable, with plants, organisms, etc. to make farming and human life prosper. Since Titanian 6 is rated at 92% already, it will be an ideal planet to work with, and only second compared to Borian 4, which had a rating of 93.8%.  A Fleet of UEADF and BioTech ships is planned to launch from the Moon shipyards within two months. A crew of 150 has been assigned to this project.

April 22nd, 2299

FLEET DEPLOYS TO TITANIAN SYSTEM

-          Moon Fleet Yards, BioTech Corporation

A Colony Fleet from the BioTech Corporation, launched today, along with the UEADF 23rd Escort Fleet, is headed for the Titanian system, and to Titanian 6. They are expected there sometime within the next week.

 May 12^th, 2299

FLEET ARRIVES AT TITANIAN 6 AFTER MINOR INCIDENTS
– Titanian 6

The BioTech and UEADF Fleets arrived in the Titanian 6 orbit today after two of the twenty BioTech ships had severe engine problems, which delayed the fleet 4 days, near the Mars Fleet Yards. After repairs, the ships then left for the Titanian system, with no other problems.

 May 13^th, 2299

BIOTECH ANNOUNCES TITANIAN 6 PLANS

Dallas, Texas – BioTech Corporation Headquarters

Biotech president, Don Sarahs, has announced the first development plans for the Titanian planet. The first site, picked by BioTech and AP officials, is near the equator of the planet, on the coast of the main continent. The first city has been named Titan City, which will be the temporary capitol of Titanian 6. This city will be set up for the atmospheric processors and the base for the numerous planes, helicopters, and other vehicles needed for spreading numerous plants and microorganisms for planting for farming. Another 300 personnel will be sent to Titanian 6 to help the original colonists. Overall project completion is scheduled for 2318. Another city is being planned for the real capitol city of New Dallas, which will have several new plants and facilities for the BioTech Corporation new Intergalactic Headquarters. This city will have a population of around 50 million when it is completed. New Dallas completion will be completed in late 2320, with several corporations and new employees being relocated in 2321.

October 22^nd, 2300

ADF ANNOUNCES NEW BASE ON TITANIAN 6

Columbus, Ohio – Alliance of Planets Headquarters

In a new press release, the Alliance of Planes announced a new UEADF base, #9301, scheduled to be complete within 6 months. The 235^th Tactical Fleet will be housed there, for numerous missions between the M-Tronian systems and the Terran system. A commander has not been chosen as of yet. The new base will take over the temporary city of Titan City once the government officials transfer to New Dallas, and the property will be turned over to the UEADF.  

May 20^th, 2315

TITANIAN 6 TERRAFORMING PROJECT COMPLETED EARLY, NEW DALLAS CONSTRUCTION 80% COMPLETE

- New Dallas, Texas – BioTech Corporation Headquarters

After numerous phases and plans being complete, the BioTech Corporation announced that the TERRAFORMING Project on Titanian 6 was completed ahead of schedule by 3 years. New Dallas construction officials, led by Planetary Engineering, Inc., has announced New Dallas infrastructure is 80% complete. Construction will begin on the 12 new plants and 8 building offices, warehouses, and research labs facilities on the outskirts of New Dallas for the Biotech Corporation, which will begin construction soon. Overall completion of the New Dallas BioTech Complex is slated for late 2321.

The current Admiral of the ADF Titanian 6 Base, Jolene Darrvis, has decided to retire, and is leaving at the end of the year. Titan City has also decided to hold it’s first elections, in lieu of the forthcoming move to New Dallas, and to begin the process of moving resources from Titan City. Elections will be June 3^rd, 2315, and will be at the Titan City Government Center. 

 June 4^th, 2315

TITAN CITY ELECTIONS RESULTS

The first elections in Titan City have elected three members to the Government Council, which is standard for all new colonies until it reaches certain population criteria, established in the colony charter. The following people were elected:

Head of Council: Larry McNichols

Council Members: Gary Hughes, Barbara Dannins

Their term of service will be up in 6 years, when the government moves to New Dallas.

 Head of the Titan City Council, Larry McNichols, announced he would make sure the transition to New Dallas would go as smoothly as possible. The first issues the council will address are proper resource distribution and possible expansion of the power grid.

 The current heads of the ADFCS will remain, until the Titanian 6 population warrants new elections. As for the new ADF Admiral, ADF reports they are still searching for a new candidate. Captain Michael Pherson turned down the offer at this time, he indicated he wished to captain a ship rather than be promoted. Several candidates are being interviewed now, but the ADF concluded that it might be some time.

 October 23, 2318

NEW C-90001 FUSION REACTORS TO BE INSTALLED FOR TITANIAN 6

As final preparations are taking place to get New Dallas up and running for next years arrival of BioTech and their workers, the BioTech Corporation have commissioned Planetary Engineering Power Division to design an underground power station, near Titan City. The new facility will feature 10 of the new Feizer C-90001 series Fusion Reactors, capable of producing over 10,000 TW. “This new facility should be able to serve New Dallas for the next 20-40 years, depending on the growth. The facility will be able to house up to 15 Fusion reactors,” said Project Engineer Garrick Montouri, who is heading up the New Dallas project. Construction has already begun, and it should be completed within the next 4 months.

 April 6^th, 2319

NEW ADMIRAL ASSIGNED TO TITANIAN 6 AFTER YEARS OF DELAY

The ADF has finally announced a new Admiral to head the Titanian 6 ADF facility. Captain Scott Edward Sanburn the 4^th, recently promoted to Admiral Status from being the Captain of the ADF-5023, the Falcon, has announced he will be headed to the Titanian System shortly. “It is an honor to be able to take up a new facility on the very frontiers of the AP territory, and I will serve all the AP citizens a best as I can.”

 Admiral Scott Sanburn has had a distinguished military career, serving in the UEADF (ADF), having joined when he was 18, who originally lived in the Lunar City of Armstrong. He served in the Unitronian uprising, when the Unitronian government was under assault, and achieved the ranks of Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander. He has received to ADF Medals of Honor for going above the call of duty in several occasions to save both civilians and ADF and Unitronian forces personnel. He has been commended also the General Commander of the ADF, William Stevens, for his duty to the ADF and the AP. He has also led negotiations to various members of the AP and disgruntled factions in various incidents.

 The ADF has put temporary Admirals in the Titanian 6 for the past few years, because of the shortage of qualified personnel. However, with the arrival of Admiral Sanburn, the ADF is satisfied. The arrival of the temporary space station, named ADF-T9031, will be operational within a week, with the arrival of Admiral Sanburn, will complete the ADF plans for the area until the moving of facilities to New Dallas.

 June 14th, 2319

COUNCIL REELECTED TO SECOND TERM AS ADF ANNOUNCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR TITAN CITY AND NEW DALLAS

 In a press conference, the Titan City Council has been elected to head the New Dallas Council, as the first arrivals to New Dallas are expected to leave within three months. Larry McNichols, head of the council, was happy with the election.  “Barbara, Gary, and I are privileged to be able to serve the Titanian 6 residents once again. We will do our best to make sure this transition goes smoothly. He also announced that the first technicians are busy setting up the computer system for the government building, as well as transferring the data from Titan City servers to the New Dallas servers.  That should be completed within two weeks.

 Admiral Scott Edward Sanburn also announced a new joint development of a radical new technology between the M-Tron Republic and the Alliance Defense Force, developed to protect land based facilities, codenamed the EMMDBSS (Electro-Magnetic Multi-Dimensional Bubble Shielding System), or the AP-1 Shielding system. “It works similar to the shielding systems on our current starships,” he commented. “It will have several shield generators around the city, that connect with a central antenna station, that will provide a very strong defensive shielding, that will include basically destroying incoming laser beams and missiles, and ships from coming in. According to the M-Tron tests, it fries any electronic devices, making them unusable, due to the shield frequency generators. Unfortunately, it also eats a tremendous power to operate, close to the output of 2 C-900001 Fusion Generators. If successful, most outlying AP facilities will be equipping this technology. The first AP-1 will be tested for Titan City, and new generators will be available for New Dallas within 1 year.”

 This project was designed by the noted M-Tron engineer, Dr. Judaz Bennrier, who has been the head developer of most of the M-Tronian shield generation systems and their electro-magnetic power systems. Dr. Bennrier will be in Titan City for the setup and operations, which will conclude by the end of July next year.

 January 24th, 2320

TESTING SUCCESSFUL FOR POWER ON SHIELDING SYSTEM, NEW 9031 TACTICAL FLEETS 1,2, AND 3 ARRIVE FOR ADF REINFORCEMENTS

Dr. Bennrier, noted M-Tronian engineer, has announced that the first power up of the AP-1 Shielding system was a success. “We now know the power grid is stable, and that the final components of the shielding system can be installed safely. The enormous amount of power was a concern, even if the specs on the equipment said it can hold it.” The first full shield will begin in a couple of months.

 Also, the first reinforcements of the ADF in years have arrived in preparation of the new population of New Dallas. “The 9031^st 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd Tactical Fleet will reinforce the existing 2311^th Colony Support Division, and they will eventually go back. This will make a total of 7,000 ADF personnel in Titan City, as well as another 3,000 civilian support crew. Our facilities are pretty maxed out now, but the completion of the underground base will help tremendously, as well as the underground hanger.”

 March 24th, 2320

SHIELD TESTING AND FINAL CHECKS COMPLETE, AP OFFICIALS VISIT FOR DEMONSTRATION

The first successful demonstration of the AP-1 Shielding system ran last evening, much to the delight of various officials of the AP and other members who were on hand. Dr. Bennrier, Admiral Scott Sanburn, and the Titan City / New Dallas Council were watching as the shielding system came on line, giving the dark blue sky a strange shimmer. The main demonstration was when a ADF-800 ship firing full to the top of the shield, with no penetration, as well as other ADF equipment doing various testing. Another ADF-800 ship carried a non-functional nuclear missile that was dropped on the shield, which basically evaporated after the bouncing off the shield, rolling down the side.

 “We are ecstatic about this development,” said General Commander of the ADF William Stevens. “This is just the thing we need to protect our citizens and soldiers lives.” Other officials were optimistic about the technology, which will be available after a few more tests. “We will be looking at deploying this technology to all AP members.”

 August 8th, 2320

SHIELD INTEGRATED AND ONLINE FOR TITAN CITY USE – NEW DALLAS SHIELD SYSTEMS TO BE SHIPPED WITH ONCOMING COLONY SETTLERS

 The ADF announced that the Titan City Shield is now online and ready to be activated according to the Planetary Warning System, part of the colony charter. The shield will be using two of the ten Fusion Generators, while New Dallas and Titan City use the other 6, with 2 being held for reserve until another batch comes. “We had no idea how much power the shield system would be actually using, it is a little more than we estimated,” commented Captain George Henningtons, Head Engineer of ADF Operations & Facility Management. “Once another two generators are installed, we should be fine.”

 Also, the final preparations for the first New Dallas colonists are being completed, as they are getting ready for departure, where one group of the more than 50 colony and supply ships will depart for the Titanian system, and will join a group of ships stationed near the Mars Fleet Yards. “The ships will be leaving on August 23^rd, and arrive within two weeks. We are excited to welcome them, and to move into a modern, efficient 24^th century city, rather than the colony setup city, which has served it’s purpose well, and will continue to so for the ADF,” said Admiral Scott Sanburn.

 August 23^rd, 2320

TERRAN SYSTEM ATTACKED BY BLACKIS FORCES, TITAN CITY & NEW DALLAS BOMBED

In a stunning move, forces, formally from the Blackis colony, have attacked and taken over the Terran system. We have lost all contact with the Terran system, it looks like the entire UEADF communication system has been destroyed. A fighter of unknown origin, presumably from the Blackis system, has dropped two large scale bombs on Titan City and on New Dallas. The new AP-1 shield system worked beautifully, as the bomb evaporated  on the shield. The bomb on New Dallas did a significant amount of damage to the center of the city, but most of the surrounding city survived. The Titan City ADFCS Fire Department responded, and ended the fires that sprung up in the aftermath in New Dallas. All residents of New Dallas are being transported to Titan City, mostly using the underground utility tunnels that run in between the two cities. The New Dallas City Council has voted to abandon New Dallas until such time as the shielding system can be installed. 

In an emergency meeting of the ADF forces on Titan City, Admiral Scott Sanburn has been promoted to General Commander of the remaining ADF forces. General Commander Scott Sanburn commented on the recent attack, "I can’t believe what happened. I do remember the exile of the Blackis population, as any citizen of the UEA would know, but if this is the Blackis people, they have struck us a major blow, and as General Commander of the ADF, I vow to defend everyone as best I can. I thank God for the shielding system, for we would have been dead otherwise. I will try to keep all of you informed, but I am extremely busy at the moment.”

 Fortunately, communications are still there for other members of the AP to Titan City. An emergency AP meeting on the planet of M-Tronia has resulted in a formal declaration of war on the Blackis invaders. “Anyone attacking any member of the Alliance of Planets had better be ready for the consequences,” mentioned Stan Regan, ambassador of the UEA to M-Tronia. “We are forming plans now to try to drive the Blackis back. The other AP members have volunteered various forces to try to shore up the Titanian System.