IMPERA
Glory to the Empire

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To codify's Sularen's Base of Operations
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- Shipyards Name: Black Fifteen Shipyards
- Classification: Orbital Shipyards
- Location: Wistril
- Affiliation: Dark Empire | IMPERA | SularenCo
- Population: Heavily Staffed
- Accessibility: The Black Fifteen Shipyards can be easily found, located in orbit above the Outer Rim world of Wistril and positioned above the planet's northern hemisphere. The Shipyards are heavily guarded, being protected by a large Imperial Fleet and a equally large garrison of Stormtroopers and Security Droids owing to it's strategic importance to the Empire as it's biggest shipyard and potential target to hostile factions. The Shipyards are only accessible to authorized Imperial and Corporate personnel with unauthorized personnel being terminated in short order.
- Description: The Black Fifteen Shipyards are a Type-III Orbital Construction Yard located in orbit of the Outer Rim world of Wistril serving as the headquarters of the Dark Empire's Imperial Navy and the current base of operations of Lord-Regent Marlon Sularen. Black Fifteen is one of the Empire's most important military assets serving as it's primary shipyards, capable of building any type of vessel from small starfighters to entire Star Dreadnoughts, serving as the beating heart of the Imperial War Machine. As such, the Shipyards are tightly guarded with a large naval presence and extensive orbital defenses in place to ensure that any attempt to seize or destroy the shipyards end in complete failure.
- Production: Anything from Starfighters to Star Dreadnoughts
- Specialty: Imperial-style Warships
- Output:
- Star Dreadnoughts - 8 Months
- Battlecruisers - 4-6 Months [Depending on Size]
- Star Destroyers - 3 Months
- Cruisers - 2 Months
- Frigates - 6 Weeks
- Corvettes - 3 Weeks
- Starfighters - 1 Week
- Market: Closed Market | Only produces Warships primarily for the Dark Empire and Imperial-aligned Factions
- Construction Bays | Throughout the Black Fifteen Shipyards there are a total of 21 distinct Construction Bays all of them being dedicated to the construction of four categories of starships : Starfighters, Escort/Patrol Vessels (Corvettes and Frigates), Heavy Vessels (Cruisers and Star Destroyers) and Super-Heavy Vessels (Battlecruisers and Star Dreadoughts). Thanks to the large scale automation systems and the vast amount of workers fielded by the Shipyards, it is capable of producing Warships at a relatively fast rate.
- Hangar Space | The Black Fifteen Shipyards contains a variety of hangar bays, each one being designed with modularity in mind so that they can accommodate a wide array of spacecraft from the small nimble starfighters and transport vessels to the larger and heavier freighters and corvettes. Given their modularity, the Hangar Bays can be quickly reconfigured to accommodate varying sizes and types of spacecraft to adapt to certain needs whether that be holding TIE Fighters or providing space for Freighters to deposit their cargo.
- Docking Bays | In addition to the Construction Bays, the Black Fifteen Shipyard possesses a total of 12 additional modular docking bays. These Docking bays can hold any type of warship from small corvettes to large Star Dreadnoughts and are often utilized for Imperial Warships to receive repairs or refuel between missions in order to maintain their strength and efficiency.
- Central Command Terminal | The Central Command Terminal serves as the brain of the Black Fifteen Shipyards containing a large complex of offices and control bridges that are utilized to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Shipyards and manage the vast automation systems throughout the Shipyards. The Central Command Terminal also contains the corporate offices of SularenCo which runs the Shipyards and a few Conference Rooms which are often utilized for Imperial or Corporate Summits.
- Material Processing Terminal | The Material Processing Terminal is the section of the Shipyard where raw materials are converted in starship components for usage in the construction of new Warships. Through various advanced systems such as molecular furnaces, duplicators and synthesizers, various starship components and types of armaments can be rapidly produced from the shipyards allowing it to be largely self-sufficient forgoing the need to import those same components and armaments from other systems. Furthermore the very advanced systems that manage the material processing terminal are carefully overseen by teams of Engineers who ensure that the day-to-day operations of the terminal run smoothly with little interruptions or delays.
- Droid Maintenance Terminal | Owing to it's nature as a highly automated Shipyard, Black Fifteen possesses a facility dedicated to the maintenance and repair of the many droids and automated systems that contribute to the day-to-day operations of the Shipyards to ensure maximum efficiency. To this end, highly skilled technicians routinely carry out regular maintenance tasks, identify and resolve any malfunctions, and enhance the software to guarantee the maximum performance of all droids and automated systems within the Shipyard.
- Training Facilities | The Training Facilities are the section of the Black Fifteen Shipyards where Imperial Personnel whether they be Army, Navy, Special Forces or Starfighter Corps can hone their skills in each field with some facilities being dedicated to each branch while others are general purpose. Along with the main training facilities there some accompanying cafeterias and recreation centers that allow Imperial Personnel to eat and rest in-between training sessions.
- Residential Zones | The Residential Zones are the section of the Black Fifteen Shipyards that contain the Barracks and Living Quarter for both the Military Garrison and Civilian Personnel respectively. It contains various lounges, a cafeteria and other type of facilities that are utilized to accommodate their needs while they work at the Black Fifteen Shipyards.
SECURITY
Security Rating : Maximum
- Security Fleet : Legate-class Battlecruiser [1] | Indomitable-Class Battlecruiser [1] | Erebus-Class Sith Battlecruiser [1] | Imperial-III Class Star Destroyers [14]
- Starfighters : TIE Brutes | TIE Terminators | TIE Bruisers
- Orbital Defenses : Invictus III Space Defense Platforms [6]
- Military Personnel : Marine Stormtroopers [9.600] | SpecNav Commandos [4,000] | Dark Troopers [1,200] | Myrmidon Security Droids [1,200]
- External Defenses : Light Turbolaser Batteries | Point-Defense Missile Launchers | Point-Defense Cannons | Point-Defense Flak Cannons
- Internal Defenses : Togawa Intruder Detectors | Internal Security Cameras | Mitsuama Security Turrets | Long Range MultiScanners | Kakine Electron Wall | GDE-MDS Modular Deck System
- Internal Protection Systems : Kagutsuchi Fire Control Grid | Haniyama Breach Repair Module | Network Intrusion Countermeasures
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Upon establishing itself on the galactic map in the wake of the Carlac Convention and the Attack on Onderon, the Dark Empire lacked any significant shipyards within it's initial territories that would fuel their campaigns against the Core Worlds and in the New Territories, which posed a risk to it's growing fleet as it lacked the necessary facilities to repair and refuel as well as to replace lost warships. As such COMLIT contracted the Zero Corporation to begin the development of a new shipyard facility above the world of Wistril in close proximity to the Imperial capital of Carlac, which would serve as the Empire's primary means of constructing their warships and fueling their war effort.
The result was the Type-III Orbital Construction Yard dubbed "Black Fifteen". A marvel of engineering with enough Construction yards to build dozens of warships simultaneously and through it's automated systems in quick measure, allowing the Imperial Fleet to rapidly grow into a force that could threaten the vast armadas of the Galactic Alliance. This would make Black Fifteen one of the most prized possessions of the Imperial Navy, given it's immense strategic and logistical value to it's war effort against the Galactic Alliance and later the Diarchy.
Naturally, Black Fifteen's importance to the Imperial Navy would make it a target to hostile factions, culminating in an attack launched by Rebels from the Tingel Arm Coalition which damaged portions of the Shipyards reducing it's output and increasing construction times as the Shipyard's automation systems suffered from a loss of efficiency. Eventually, the Shipyards would be fully repaired and brought back to it's previous operational capabilities continuing the produce more warships for the Imperial Starfleet.
After the recovery of the Shipyards from the Rebel attack, Lord-Regent Marlon Sularen who previously held command over vast elements of the Imperial Military as Warlord of the Empire and prior to that the Imperial Navy as Grand Admiral, would set up Black Fifteen as his new base of operations in his capacity as both the head of state of the Empire and the Supreme Commander of it's Military Forces. Upon establishing himself on Black Fifteen, the Lord-Regent would proceed to fortify the Shipyards and strengthen it's defenses while also setting up the headquarters of his Imperial-aligned Corporation known as SularenCo at the Shipyards to better coordinate his plans for the Empire.
Now, Black Fifteen serves as the de facto capital of the Dark Empire with the Imperial Ruling Council and Imperial Military also headquartered there as the Lord-Regent leads the Empire into this new era of uncertainty.
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