Strouden is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Lunion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
- This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
The mainworld has a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, tainted with industrial pollutants, and a normal climate.Description (Planetology)
Binary Solar System
Strouden Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Color Classification Notes Strouden Primary Primary Yellow G5 V Strouden Companion Secondary Red M4 V
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
A high-population, industrial world located in the Lunion Subsector of the Spinward Marches.
- Strouden is a member of the Imperium and the system contains a Naval Base.
The Ling-Standard Products shipyards here, along with Lunion (Spinward Marches 2124), are two of the largest producers of starship hulls in the Marches, specializing in warships for the Imperial Navy.
| Starport | A | Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel |
| Size | 7 | Medium (11,200 km) |
| Atmosphere | 4 | Thin (tainted) |
| Hydrographics | 5 | Wet World 50% |
| Population | 9 | High (9 billion) |
| Government | 8 | Civil Service Bureaucracy |
| Law | 8 | High Law (controlled blades) |
| Tech Level | D | Average Stellar (holo data) |
Although Hamilton is an engineer, he is occasionally called upon to help with cargo loading and unloading. There are two cargo teams. One team is inside the ship, the other is outside. Prior to exiting jump space, all cargo containers to be unloaded are marked as such. Once in orbit, the ship's robots with the inside team disconnected the cargo container connections. The humans come by and double check and help guide the container out. Occasionally, a couple of crew members with a really big wrench are needed. And that's where Hamilton comes in.
The outside teams guide the containers to the lighters or cutters to be taken away. The same cutters bring in the new containers so they are "parked" nearby. Someone keeps an eye on them so they don't float away or anything.
Once the containers are off loaded, the new containers are loaded and the process happens in reverse. They are loaded with small craft with grabber claws. (think of the pods from 2001) as well as cranes on the ship and such. it's like a swarm of locusts with all the pods and very very dangerous. BTW, the command crew wear blue uniforms the engineering crew wear orange or lime green. Same with the cargo crew though they tend to wear more orange. The idea is to be visible.
Oh, while in transit, Hamilton gets to talking to Lucius (Luscious) Worosun. He is a cargo handler and fireman on the same shift. He also has some security duties at times. He has a Hazmat certificate and is a qualified cutter pilot. Turns out, he is a former imperial marine. He was a “beach master”. They supervise the unloading of troop ships and cargo in an invasion. (goes back to the allies invasion of normandy) Big guy, friendly. Mustered out early with a standard discharge. Got into a fight and beat the crap out of a couple of trouble makers. He wasn’t charged, but his CO was keen on getting rid of him. So he left the marines and got picked up by the company.
In addition to cargo, a fuel ship comes out to refuel. Occasionally, if the ship docks at a space station, then a hard connection is made for refueling. While the ship is capable of "frontier refueling" that is skimming a gas giant for fuel. The process takes time. And time is money. It is more economical to purchase fuel then skim it for "free" .
In this trip, Hamilton is giving the fuel monitoring duty. It's mostly just watching the valve pressure and how much fuel is being loaded. The guy outside has his gauge and his reading should match yours. And a fuel spill drill. Which will require a hazmat or vaccsuit
After 72 hours in system, time to go. And JUMP!!
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