Battleship Norfolk

The Battleship Norfolk is a Bretonian battleship in the Cambridge system. She anchors the Cambridge Line of electronic surveillance satellites to suppress the chronic pirate and smuggling activity in the system. Food transports, pharmaceutical shipments, and the local Trade Lanes are enticing targets for pirates who strike across the Line before retreating to the safety of the Barrier ice clouds.

Infocard[]

LOCATION: Cambridge system
OWNER: Bretonia Armed Forces
CLASS: Dunkirk
CREW: CLASSIFIED
ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED

Ships For Sale[]

Crusader

Commodities For Sale[]

H-Fuel - $396
Oxygen - $6
Toxic Waste - $90
Water - $18

Guns For Sale[]

Turrets For Sale[]

Missiles For Sale[]

Stalker Missile - Class 1
Sweeper Missile - Class 3
Slingshot Missile - Class 3
Windstalker Missile - Class 3
Catapult Missile - Class 5

Shields For Sale[]

Torpedo/Cruise Disruptors For Sale[]

Mine Dispensers For Sale[]

Razor Mine
Seeker Mine
Tadpole Mine
Wardog Mine

News[]

HEROES OF NORFOLK FOIL CORSAIRS: NORFOLK -- Bretonian military personnel won a battle today against evil when a naval patrol intercepted a flight of Corsairs headed south through the Keswick Ice Cloud. Though they were outnumbered and outgunned, Lt. William Longfield and Captain Jane Gilliam were able to destroy five Corsair ships, allowing only one to escape into the Grasmere Ice Cloud. Their valorous effort has been recognized in the halls of New London, and both pilots will be recognized next week for their heroic deeds.

CAMBRIDGE LINE SCORES DIRECT HIT: NORFOLK -- A Rheinland freighter was destroyed Saturday by a malfunctioning weapons platform along the Cambridge Line, a system-defense grid along the eastern side of the Trade Lanes leading to the planet. The RSV Heilbronn's engine reactor was hit by a missile, causing the nuclear core to destabilize and explode. The Rheinland government and Republican Shipping demanded an explanation for the incident. The Crown responded with a statement of deep regret for the accident and sent its condolences to the grieving families of the crew. Aged wiring is believed to be the cause of the platform malfunction.

Rumors[]

Bretonia Armed Forces

"The Norfolk serves as a keystone in the defense of Bretonia against the scourge of the Corsairs. The Cambridge Line stretches between here and Cambridge to offer additional protection for ships traveling along that Trade Lane."

"Cambridge used to be such a peaceful place, and then the Corsairs showed up. They've built that Cambridge Line to assure all those university types in Cambridge that everything is under control. Fact is the Line's useless. The weapon platforms are too far apart, and the Corsairs just go around the ends of the Line."

"We've extended our patrols into Omega-3 per the conditions of the Omega Trade Lane Pact with Rheinland. Problem is, they aren't holding up their end in Omega-7. The excuse is not enough money. We're itching to go in there, but London won't allow it."

"We patrol the Trade Lane into the Keswick Cloud, a favorite crossing point for Corsairs, and the Lane to Cardiff. The Omega-3 Gate area is particularly contentious right now. We've allocated an entire squadron to patrol just that vicinity."

"Captain Edwards says we're going out into the Grasmere tomorrow on a search and destroy mission to look for Corsairs. Guess I better record a message for my momma, in case I don't come back."

"Bretonian Heavy Fighters are only sold through licensed dealers on Bretonian battleships. So you need a good reputation with the Bretonia Armed Forces to even consider buying one."

"Omega-3 is a sea of ice asteroids. Corsairs are more of a problem in our end of the system; the Red Hessians take over at the east end. Apparently, there's no Jump Hole between Omega-3 and here (note: it does exist, but it is only used in the story, and not by any factions), or between Omega-3 and Omega-7. That keeps things a little bit more controlled."

Border World Exports

"We had a rough MOX run on the way in. Mollys attacked us as we left LD-14. The Armed Forces saved the day on that one. Then the Mollys bit us again in New London. This time it got dicey, since all we had were police in the area. I lost an escort on that one."

"Normally, running Toxic Waste from a ship like this one is not an attractive target, but those Mollys think they can build a dirty bomb with some of this nasty stuff. So, we have to deal with stress both ways from LD-14."

"The Henry Jones Gold convoy was bound for Rheinland when it was attacked by Corsairs near the Omega-3 Gate. Its escorts were Destroyed, and the ship was commandeered. An Armed Forces patrol responding to the initial distress call intercepted the raiding party near the edge of the Grasmere Cloud, and a bloody firefight ensued. The heavily damaged armored transport was the only pirate ship able to escape into the safely of the Grasmere Cloud. Its crew is believed to have perished in there before establishing contact with other Corsairs in the area."

"We are delivering supplies from Cambridge for the battleship. It's not much of a run; but it keeps me busy. The Corsairs rarely bother us along the Cambridge line. We bring the Side Arms and H-Fuel in from London as needed."

Bounty Hunters Guild

"We go further into the clouds than the Arme Forces do. I've gone right by the Omega-5 Jump Hole more than once. That takes some guts, let me tell ya. The Corsairs get really nasty if you get close to their access points. I've never been in Omega-5. Not too many Hunters survive to tell their tales of that area."

"The Guild is gaining membership in Rheinland. It was tough for while, but the pay is better than the Federal Police can offer, and you have more freedom to boot. Of course, the Red Hessians are growing, too, so it's not an easy job. The Mollys and Gaians would be chicken feed for that lot."

"Word from Freeport I (sic, 1) is that the Corsairs are losing their turf war with the Hessians in Omega-5. That'll save Bretonia's rear. Once the Hessians cut off Omega-5, the Corsairs won't have an access route into Cambridge anymore. Hessians don't much care about this corner of the woods."

"There are some top hunters of the Guild out in the Omega Sector. I was talking to one of 'em last week on Freeport 1 -- said he'd made it all the way to Freeport 5 in Omega-41. That's on the edge of nothing, that is. He talked about a neutron star's deadly radiation that'll fry ya in a couple of minutes if you aren't properly protected."

"Our group went on a long-range patrol along the Corsair Artifact smuggling route to the New London Jump Hole. I got one of -'em in my sights, but his buddies laid some wicked covering fire that forced me to break off. Those Corsairs are a wily lot."

"I used to be an IMG miner in Cardiff. This is much better work -- yeah, a little more dangerous, but a lot more rewarding. They me for my knowledge of the Grasmere and Keswick Clouds. I grew up on Cambridge, so I know 'em like the back of my hand."