Map Tannhauser
| Tannhauser | |
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| Type | Space |
| Location | Nareem IV |
| Aggressor | AISN |
As part of the operation in the border-worlds Nareem IV star system, an Antarean reconnaissance team discovered a series of massive energy spikes while surveying the planets. Upon further investigation into these energy spikes, they found that there were numerous USN launch stations on Tannhauser's E-5 sector, previously masked by a centuries-old lightning storm not far away in the equatorial belt. The launch stations were acting as a forward strategic rally point for rearming, refitting, and repairing various smaller USN vessels, feeding the United League war effort and ensuring their longevity in the area.
Above the toxic troposphere of the planet is where these stations are situated, free from the dense methane-nitrogen mixture of the orange-tinted gases and smog below.
The Tannhauser launch platforms prove to be a prime strategic asset to seize, so the Antarean high command decreed that the platforms be taken by an elite platoon from the AIA's ranks.
The purpose of the platforms, given that there was no suitable worlds to land on in the star system, was to provide a way to safely repair and relaunch vessels that had been damaged in skirmishes and patrols; however, drydocks in space, while more easily constructed are quite a bit more easily detected than the magnetic launch systems masked by nearby electrical storms. The construction consists of 3 pillars that act as convection generators, with a stable base submerged in the atmosphere, perched on the rocky surface of the planet itself, a central platform held in place by massive structural support beams. A coolant pump that exchanges the heat produced by the launch system itself aids in continued operation.
Small craft designed for aerial flight are housed within the structure's hangar, and pump regulators also maintain the pressure that keeps the interior blast doors shut via a hydraulic mechanism. The launch chamber has massive capacitors and heat exchange systems to aid in a sudden change in voltage. Most of the refitting and repairing happens below the control deck, and a landing deck serves as a location for maintenance crew and security details to rest and recuperate or transit from one platform to the next.
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