GC3Q8E6 Empty Quiver
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A damaged space destroyer has crash-landed on Earth with nuclear warheads onboard! Solve the puzzle to locate the crash-site and recover the missing atomic weapons!
TO: RADM JONATHAN ERSKINE, CINCSPAFLTFROM: CMDR HARRISON NEWPORT, USS NEBULA SDN-01DATE: 14 JULY 2012TIME: 2315LOCATION: COMSPAFLTHQ FATU HUKUSUBJECT: OPERATION JEALOUS SHEPHERD / LOSS OF USS NEBULA
Sir,
Begin Timeline
22 SEP 2010: SETI program identifies long-range interstellar transmission from alien civilization known as the Fubari.
27 SEP 2010: Deep-space transmissions reach Fubari vessel, which alters course for Earth.
17 OCT 2010: Fubari craft reaches earth, lands Fatu Huku.
19 OCT 2010: USS IRWIN reaches Fatu Huku, peaceful first contact with Fubari.
28 OCT 2010: Fubari meets with Chairman of Joint Chiefs. Meeting is peaceful, however a dire warning is exchanged about another alien race, known as the Zuludar, approaching Earth with hostile intent.
29 OCT 2010: Zuludar craft identified by Hubble. Course confirmed as toward Earth.
18 NOV 2010: Deep-space transmissions reach Zuludar vessel. No response.
28 NOV 2010: Fubari confirm loss of home world to Zuludar.
6 DEC 2010: Space Fleet Command created in secret.
15 DEC 2010: First meetings with industry towards goal of space defense.
5 JAN 2011: Mothballed space shuttle begins refit.
15 JAN 2011: Space weapons directorate established.
25 JAN 2011: Nuclear arsenal formally requisitioned.
29 JAN 2011: Laser weaponry program reactivated with 3000% budget increase.
1 FEB 2011: Space Land Air Water (SLAW) special forces command created.
2 FEB 2011: Space-to-space missile program created.
17 FEB 2011: Fubari vessel departs earth for Zuludar over objections of COMSPAFLT.
15 MAR 2011: Twelve US nuclear warheads arrive Fatu Huku for weapons directorate.
18 MAR 2011: Hubble detects battle signature. Fubari vessel destroyed, Zuludar vessel remains, continues for Earth.
4 APR 2011: First prototype Advanced Long Range Space to Space Missile (ALRSSM) test.
17 MAY 2011: Lunar-7 unmanned space station conceived, construction begins.
7 JUL 2011: Refit shuttle rechristened USS Nebula, first of Space Destroyer (Nuclear) class, hull number SDN-01.
12 AUG 2011: All nuclear warheads deployed to production ALRSSM missiles.
18 AUG 2011: Xenon lasers fitted to USS Nebula.
22 AUG 2011: SLAW Team 1 fully manned, mission capable.
20 DEC 2011: USS Nebula maiden voyage, circles earth seven times, tests weaponry, recovered Diego Garcia.
25 DEC 2011: USS Nebula ferried back to Fatu Huku via 747.
9 JAN 2012: SLAW Team 2 fully manned, mission capable.
12 FEB 2012: Personal rocket-packs complete, issued to SLAW teams.
5 MAR 2012: Operation JEALOUS SHEPHERD conceived (assault on Zuludar dreadnought).
4 APR 2012: Lunar-7 unmanned space station established.
16 APR 2012: Full range of space-born personal laser weaponry finished, issued to SLAW teams.
22 MAY 2012: Transmission from Zuludar received, impossible to decode.
23 MAY 2012: Point defense lasers fitted to USS Nebula.
27 MAY 2012: Final assault rehearsals begin.
12 JUN 2012: Transmission from Zuludar finally decoded, hostile intent confirmed with loss of all life on earth.
The following describes the events of 6 JUL 2012
0215: SLAW Teams 1 and 2 board USS Nebula.
0300: USS Nebula launched from Fatu Huku, course set for Zuludar dreadnought. Range 60,000 km.
0415: First ALRSSM’s launched, destroyed by Zuludar dreadnought point defense cannon. Range 22,500 km.
0422: Initial projectile volley from Zuludar dreadnought, fully intercepted by USS Nebula point defense lasers, no damage. Range 19,500 km.
0425: EMP pulse from Zuludar dreadnought forces shutdown of USS Nebula primary computers, backups functional. Range 18,000 km.
0427: Second volley of ALRSSMs launches, all but one destroyed by Zuludar dreadnought point defense. Impact to starboard drive component of Zuludar dreadnought. No initial damage, however 90 seconds later there are massive secondary explosions and the starboard drive is jettisoned. Range 16,500 km.
0431: Minimum Xenon laser range reached, probe shots fired at 10% capacity, all shots miss. Range 15,000 km.
0432: Energy web from Zuludar dreadnought launched at USS Nebula, evasive maneuvers prevent full impact however hull is breached resulting in 6 KIA from SLAW team 1. Range 14,500km.
0435: Full volley from Xenon lasers at 75%. Approximately 60% of shots strike Zuludar dreadnought with considerable debris. Range 12,000 km.
0437: USS Nebula prepares for combat assault of Zuludar dreadnought, full evasive approach pattern. Range 8,000 km.
0441: Zuludar dreadnought fires point-blank projectile volley, port wing suffers multiple breaches. All weapons offline, including Xenon lasers and ALRSSM launcher (one nuclear missile remaining). Range 4000 km.
0445: Piloting switched to manual, LCDR Jensen guides final approach to Zuludar dreadnought. Range 1000km.
0447: SLAW team deploys extra-vehicularly, targets and destroys remaining point-defense lasers. Range .65 km.
0448: LCDR Jensen docks USS Nebula with Zuludar dreadnought magnetically.
0449: SLAW Team 2 breaches Zuludar dreadnought. Precise details of the combat actions inside the Zuludar dreadnought are unknown due to communications jamming. It is presumed LCDR Eccleston reached and destroyed the energy core as this was the eventual destruction of the Zuludar dreadnought. All SLAW Team 2 were confirmed KIA.
0455: Energy readings increase by six orders of magnitude as Zuludar dreadnought energy core goes critical. LCDR Jensen disengages magnetic docking module and accelerates at flank speed from Zuludar dreadnought. Zuludar dreadnought explodes twelve seconds after disengaging.
0456: US Nebula has suffered multiple serious breaches. Only LCDR Jensen and myself are still alive. Primary and secondary thrusters are offline, however tertiary are 40% capable. Attitude of USS Nebula is corrected, and course altered to return to Earth.
0510: It is clear USS Nebula cannot survive a landing. LCDR Jensen and myself prepare the shuttle to skirt the atmosphere before accelerating for deep space. I understand the consequences of a vessel with an operational nuclear warhead crash landing on earth could be catastrophic.
0515: LCDR Jensen and I enter the single remaining escape pod. It ejects, and we tumble into the highest part of earth’s atmosphere. Unfortunately, the change in flight dynamics caused by the ejection is sufficient to change the attitude of USS Nebula. This change combined with an unexplained change in the tertiary thruster output causes USS Nebula to remain in Earth’s atmosphere. As our pod descends we can see USS Nebula descending towards the planet surface.
0525: Escape lands in the Caribbean. We are fortunate to be rescued by fisherman 90 minutes later.
End Timeline
Unfortunately the stealth coating applied to the USS Nebula prevented COMSPAFLT from determining the planetary impact location. It is possible that the vessel survived the descent due to the inclusion of anti-grav technology incorporated from the Fubari. If this is the case, then it is further possible that the remaining nuclear warhead survived and is operational. It is imperative that this be recovered and should be the subject of all our attention until accomplished. I have attached the raw telemetry data that contains the crash location for USS Nebula.
BEGIN TELEMETRY
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END TELEMETRY
Congrats to ernie66 for finding the lost nuclear warhead first! I have an unactivated travel bug for you.
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