Anabasis Separatists
In the year 2549, a Solar Empire capital ship, the aging
Anabasis was sent with her fleet of 3 frigates and 7 gunships to help a frontier ally of the Solar Empire overthrow their Iconian overlords. While the operation was a succes and no ships were lost, the leader of the Empire's ally, Hamilcar, was assassinated in a last-ditch strike by the Iconians. Hamilcar's successor, Sheba, was an ex-pirate whom was hostile to the Empire, declared war against the Anabasis and her fleet, killing 2 gunships and 1 frigate. However, in 2550, an eldritch deity/creature codenamed "Astarte" appeared in the sector, causing widespread destruction and chaos and reducing the population of the sector 20% to 23 billion before he/she/it mysteriously disappeared. Incidentally, the planet on which Sheba was running her operations was wiped clean of all life. However, contact between the Solar Empire and the Anabasis was severed, communications would only be reestablished by the time the Anabasis Separatists gained control of most of the sector.
The
Anabasis and her fleet, being the only major military power in the sector after "The Cleansing" as they call it, quickly filled the power void, gaining control of the intrasector trade routes, and in 2551, gaining control of the two major intersector trade routes, solidifying their position as the next rulers of this sector. It was also at this time that the "Anabasis Separatists" came into contact with the Solar Empire. The admiral of the Anabasis fleet, Demosthenes, was threatened with war if he did not cede his nation to the Solar Empire. Tired of the Empire's military life and already acquainted with the luxuries available to the ruler of a major trading nation, he chose war over surrender. Luckily for him, a major Iconian offensive on the opposite side of Empire space meant that no war ever materialized. Anabasis trade routes continue to generate money, unhindered by the Solar Empire's fleet.
Anabasis Sector (as it is now called) is known for it's winter resort planets, the fine workmanship of the weapon factories on Carthage, and the stimulating drug called Tedraxlylene which comes from a gas-giant near the capital planet. The military is made up original Anabasis personnel mixed with new recruits. The main weapon is the MPR-4, an all-purpose 10mm rifle.
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Soldiers
Squad Leader
Company Leader
Regiment Leader
Division Leader/Fleet Admiral
Equipment
MPR-4 (Top): 10mm all-purpose rifle, fires 10x45 SE rounds. Has a built in 1.4/4x scope, burst/semi-auto selector, and a 60 round magazine.
AW-1 (Below): Militarization of a hunting shotgun, this 6 gauge gun holds 3 shells and kicks like a mule.
Vindicator (Near Bottom): Heavy revolver firing .58 rounds. Gotta have a strong wrist for this one.
Sniper Rifle (Bottom): What Carthage is famed for. Pinpoint accuracy up to 3 kilometers, this .75BMG rifle will make any day a bad one.
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