====== T78 - Earth Increases Contribution to Long Range Detection Group ======
Earth increased its contribution to the Long Range Detection Group by a further two interstellar logistics support ships to make good the shortfall caused by the failure of the RNV Navy to provide its agreed contribution. 

===== About the LRDG =====
Coordinated by Solar Republic and Empire 

Mission Statement: To provide further details of the putative HEB worlds, including assessments of economic and military capabilities for long range planning purposes.

Force Composition and Current Orders compiled from current known commitments.

=== Initial Scouting of viable systems for LRDG Forward Operating Base (FOB) ===
|SSXI Strangeness (RNV) |  En Route eta 3210.100 [Later to reallocate to survey potential S&B worlds] |

=== Initial Scientific Colony Establishment (5SV long term costs) (SRE) ===
|CSSI Brue (SRE)			|En Route eta 3210.400|
|CSSI Clare (SRE)			|En Route eta 3210.400|
|SCICOL (SRE)				|En Route eta 3210.400|
Full establishment 3211.400 

=== Recce Assets (10 Logs available) ===
|SC(S)I Bishojo  |(RNV)		|	En Route eta 3210.400|
|SSXI Uranus |(SRE)	|		En Route eta 3210.400|
|SSXI Orcus |(SRE)	|		En Route eta 3210.400|
|SCI Gefjon |(MSN)	|		tbd|
|SCI … |(SSR)|				tbd|
|SCI … |(SSR)|				tba 3206|


=== LRDG Supply Train (10 LSSI Required) ===
|LSSI Ejura |(RNV) |			En Route eta 3210.400|
|LSSI Xingu |(SRE)	|		tbd|
|LSSI Yamana |(SRE)	|		tbd|
|LSSI Yakutia |(MSN)		|	tbd|
|LSSI Telios |(MSN)		|	tbd|
|LSSI Helm |(MSN)	|		tbd|
|LSSI … |(RNV)		|		tbd|
|LSSI … |(RNV)		|		tbd|
|LSSI … |(GFA)			|	tbd|
|LSSI … |(UXN)		|		tbd|


==== Other Offered Forces ====
|MDF |2 x CSSI|
|GFA |6 x ALSI (Empty)|
|GFA |12 x C1-S, |
|GFA |1 LSSI	|		
These forces would not seem suitable for the current requirement.

The MDF CSSI are better allocated to the S&B effort underway, and it is suggested that this offer be passed to PM Young for consultation.  

The GFA Scout Squadron is too costly in Logs support for too little scouting capability.

The ALSIs again provide little capability for too great a cost.


==== Operational Orders ====
The initial operating forces will be available in the area at the end of 3210, but only the two long range (self supporting) SSXI will be able to commence recce operations until the base is up and running at the end of 3211.

The FOB is located 0.5HY (200 days transit) from HEB Central

=== Phase One ===
3211.001 Two SSXI will initially conduct maximum stealth M25 surveillance of the two Key HEB Systems monitoring any broadcasts and in-system burns. Initial surveillance will be for 100 days. These will be reported back to the FOB. Phase one reporting should therefore be back with the FOB at 3212.001.

=== Phase Two ===
3212.001 Two SCI will be detached to replace the SSXI ay the KHEB Systems (eta 3212.200)
These two SCI will remain on station for a further 200 days unreplaced on a rolling schedule by further vessels as they become available.
		
3212.001 Two further SCI will start conducting crawling recce inwards from the FOB spending 200 days on the M25 of each system to build up a data picture.

=== Phase Three ===
3212.200 The two SSXI will be utilised for ad hoc recce and surveillance.

=== Phase Four ===
Beyond this initial start up tasking the local on scene commander will conduct the operation as he deems most productive (and always ensuring the security of the colony).

==== Priorities ====
  * Priority One	FOB Security 
  * Priority Two	Data on HEBs
  * Broadcast Signals
  * Traffic Analysis – based on burns 
  * Economic Estimates
  * System Astrographical Structure
  * Other - Tbd


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