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Item: Wotopa

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First Mention:  The yet to be released 2nd Renegade Tale

First Appearance:  Same as above

Description: Common game in bars, similar to earth pool but with spring loaded tubes moving colored balls on an octagon shaped table with pockets in the corners.

Writing Orgin: Needed a game to be played in a bar. The name, came from a combination of two names Wolverine and Topa (I had just finished watching a Season 3 Episode of the Orville.)

Stranger Fleet Structure

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El Stranger Fleet Structure:                           Total: 29,755

          Squadrons: 5 Squadrons             20,380

          Command:                                      3,535

          Support:                                          4,040

Basic Squadron Configuration:                                      Total: 4,076

Recon Base Ship:                                      Total: 355

1st  Steadfast, 2nd Endurance,  3rd  Presistent, 4th Resolute,  5th Tenacious

            15 LRR Ships assigned-

                        13 Personnel per ship

            Base Ship Personnel

                        10 Command

                        100 Crew

                        50 Techs

Fighter Carrier:                                         Total: 415

1st Kitty Hawk  2nd Baikonur  3rd Canaveral 4th Roosevelt 5th Edwards

            100 Fighters 2 wings, 5 squadrons per wing

                        1 Person per ship

            Carrier

                        40 Command

                        200 Crew

                        75 Techs

Bomber Frigate:                                        Total: 280

            30 Bombers

                        5 Personnel per ship

            Frigate

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        60 Techs

Battleship:                                                   Total: 220                                       Named After Heavy Weight Prize Fighters

1st Squadron: Rocky Marciano 2nd Squadron- Muhammad Ali

                        20 Command

                        30 Main Gun Crew

                        60 Medium Gun Crew (20 Medium Guns)

                        60 Light Gun Crews (30 Light Guns)

                        50 Crew

Gunship Base Ship:                                  Total: 300

1st Hammer 2nd Axe 3rd Cudgel 4th Club 5th Mace

            20 Gunships

                        6 Personnel Crew (2nd Squadron: 

            Base Ship

                        30 Command

                        100 Crew

                        50 Techs

Marine Transport:                                               Total: 670   

2nd Squadron:  Inchon,.   

                        510 Marines

                                    100 Per Company

                                    10 Staff

                        20 Drop Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

                        Transport

                                    10 Command

                                    50 Crew

Forward Aid Ship                                                 Total: 165

1st Louis Pasteur, 2nd Clara Barton,  3rd  Ronald Ross,  4th Charles Drew, 5th  Marie Curie.

                        10 Command

                        40 Crew

                        5 Doctors

                        15 Medical Technicans

                        5 Ambulances

                                    3 Personnel per Ship

                        10 Rescue Runners

2nd Squadon’s Free Lunch, Golden Fleece, Wooden Nickel, the Keep On, the Motown Mercy…

                                    8 Personnel per Ship (2 pilots, 1 PA, 2 Med techs, 3 Rescue Techs)

Command Ship:                                                    Total: 1,691

1st- Hurricane  2nd-Tornado 3rd-Cyclone 4th-Earthquake 5th-Tsunami

            100 Fighters

                        1 Person per ship

                        75 Techs

            30 Bombers

                        5 Personnel per ship

                        60 Techs

20 Gunships

                        6 Personnel Crew

                        50 Techs     

30 Main Gun Crew

            60 Medium Gun Crew (20 Medium Guns)

            60 Light Gun Crews (30 Light Guns)

            510 Marines

                                    100 Per Company

                                    10 Staff

            20 Drop Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

            100 Command

            250 Crew   

            10 Medical Personnel

            2 Rescue Runners

                        8 Personnel per Ship

Admiral’s Command Ship:                                     Total: 3,535

The Redemption

            200 Fighters- 4 Wings, 5 Squads per Wing

                        1 Person per ship

                        150 Techs

            60 Bombers

                        5 Personnel per ship

                        120 Techs

            60 Main Gun Crew (2 Main Guns)

            120 Medium Gun Crew (40 Medium Guns)

            120 Light Gun Crews (60 Light Guns)

            40 Gunships

                        6 Personnel Crew

                        100 Techs

            1030 Marines

                                    500 Per Regiment

                                    10 Staff Per Regiment

                                    10 Senior Staff

            40 Drop Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

            300 Command

            500 Crew

            50 Medical Personnel

            5 Rescue Runners

                        8 Personnel per Ship      

Support Squadron:                                                   Total: 4,040

            Engineers Frigate                                                 Total: 670

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        300 Planteray Engineers

                        300 Deep Space Engineers

            Mining Frigate                                           Total: 450  

The Star Digger

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        50 Surveyor Techs

                        200 Planetside Miner Techs

                        100 Deepspace Miner Techs   

                        30 Refuel Specialist Techs                   

            Salvage and Repair                      Total: 320

Brokkor (Norse God of the Forge)

Commander:  Sr. Captian Chung    

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        50 Salvage Personel

                        200  Deep Space Repair Techs

            (2) Refit Ships                                Total: 940

         the Joseph- Montgolfier  and the Jacques Montgolfier

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        200 Deep Space Repair Techs

                        200 Interior Repair Techs

            Hospital Ship                                             Total: 800

                        20 Command

                        50 Crew

                        50 Doctors

                        150 Nurses

                        300 Medical Technicans

                        50 Ambulances

                                    3 Personnel Per Ambulance

                        10 Rescue Runners

                                    8 Personnel Per Runner                       

            Intelligence                                                 Total: 680

The Layfette

                        30 Command

                        50 Crew

                        50 Deep Recon Ships

                                    2 Personnel per ship

                        50 Counter Intell Ships

                                    2 Personnel per ship

                        50 Elint Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

                        50 Special Ops ships

                                    2 Personnel per ship

                        200 Techs

            R & D Cruiser                                             Total: 160  

The Rube Goldberg

                        10 Command

                        50 Crew

                        100 Research Techs

            Farm Firgate                                              Total: 20

                        5 Command

                        15 Crew

El Stranger Fleet Structure:                       Total:        26,980

          Squadrons: 5 Squadrons                                          19,425

          Command:                                                                     3,445

          Support:                                                                         4,110

Earth Fleet Structure                               Total:      123,950

          Squadrons: 5 Squadrons in a Fleet                        68,400

          Command:                                                                              9,350

          Support:                                                                       46,200

Squadron Configuration:                      Total Personnel: 13,860

Command Ship:                                                                Total: 3,890

            100 Fighters

                        1 Person per ship

                        100 Techs

            40 Bombers

                        5 Personnel per ship

                        100 Techs

            40 Main Gun Crew

            120 Medium Gun Crew (40 Medium Guns)

            80 Light Gun Crews (40 Light Guns)

            40 Gunships

                        6 Personnel Crew

                        100 Techs

            Marine Regiment

                                    100 Per Company

                                    4 Companies per Battalion                              

                                    4 Battalions

                                    40 Staff Positions per Battalion

                                    100 Regimental Staff

                                                            Total:  1860

            80 Drop Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

            200 Command

            350 Crew   

(2) Missle Frigate:                                                            Total:  1250

                        200 15mm missle launchers (3 man crew)

                        50 20 mm missle launchers (5 man crew)

                        5  40 mm missle launchers (10 man crew)

                        300 crew

                        50 command

(2) Battleship:                                                       Total: 350

                        70 Command

                        30 Main Gun Crew

                        60 Medium Gun Crew (20 Medium Guns)

                        60 Light Gun Crews (30 Light Guns)

                        130 Crew

(2) Carrier:                                                            Total: 1590                                                           

                        40 Gunships (6 Personnel Crew)

                        30 GS Techs

                        60 Bombers (5 Personnel Crew)

                        20 Bomber Techs

                        200 Fighters (1 Person per ship)

                        100 Techs

                        300 Command

                        400 Crew

(4) Crusier:                                                             Total:  830

                        20 Medium Gun Crew (60 personnel)

                        30 Light Gun Crew (60 personnel)

                        40 15mm missle launchers (120 personnel)

                        20 20 mm missle launchers (100 personnel)

                        40 Gunships (240)

                        30 GS Techs

                        200 Crew

                        50 Command

Flagship:                                                                Total: 9,305

            200 Fighters

                        1 Person per ship

                        180 Techs

            80 Bombers

                        5 Personnel per ship

                        200 Techs

            40 Main Gun Crew

            120 Medium Gun Crew (40 Medium Guns)

            80 Light Gun Crews (40 Light Guns)

            80 Gunships

                        6 Personnel Crew

                        200 Techs

            (3)Marine Regiments=1Division

                                    100 Per Company

                                    4 Companies per Battalion                              

                                    4 Battalions

                                    40 Staff Positions per Battalion

                                    100 Regimental Staff

                                    100 Division Staff

                                                            Total:  5680

            220 Drop Ships

                                    5 Personnel per ship

                                    150 Techs

            400 Command

            750 Crew   

Support                                                       Total: 46,200

(2)Recon Support Ships:                                   Total: 2300

            100 LRR Ships assigned-

                        15 Personnel per ship

            Base Ship Personnel

                        100 Command

                        400 Crew

                        300 Techs

(5) Marine Frigate                                                Total: 6510

            200 Command

            400 Crew

            3680 Marines       

                        (3)Marine Regiments=1Division

                                    100 Per Company

                                    4 Companies per Battalion                              

                                    4 Battalions

                                    40 Staff Positions per Battalion

                                    100 Regimental Staff

                                    100 Division Staff

            220 Drop Ships-5 Personnel per ship

                                    150 Techs

            100 Tanks-(4) Crew Memembers per Tank

                                    200 Support Personnel

                                    50 Command

            50 Heavy Drop Ships-6 Personnel per ship

                                    30 Techs                                         

Engineers Frigate                                                 Total:  1250

                        50 Command

                        200 Crew

                        500 Planetside Techs

                        500 Orbital Techs

Mining Frigate                                           Total: 1350

                        50 Command

                        100 Crew

                        100 Surveyor Techs

                        500 Planetside Miner Techs

                        500 Deepspace Miner Techs   

                        100 Refuel Specialist Techs                 

Salvage and Repair                                  Total: 1050

                        50 Command

                        200 Crew

                        300Salvage/Resuce Personel

                        500  Deep Space Repair Techs

(2) Refit Ships                                           Total: 1200

                        100 Command

                        200 Crew

                        400 Deep Space Repair Techs

                        500 Interior Repair Techs

Hospital Ship                                             Total:  3000

                        100 Command

                        300 Crew

                        100 Doctors

                        300 Nurses

                        700 Medical Technicans

                        500 Ambulances

                                    3 Personnel Per Ambulance                            

Earth Fleet Structure                                    Total:        123,950

          Squadrons: 5 Squadrons in a Fleet                        68,400

          Command:                                                                             9,350

          Support:                                                                       46,200

Poetry

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We woke on a world far from home

On a planet that was not our own

We got guns and ships and knowledge to

But of The Outfitters hardly a clue

Some thought it Heaven

Some thought it Hell

Some had depression

Others aggression

Some went renegade

and ran from the fight

But most manned the barricades and did what was right

Now we stand against the Blue Skins 

Drinking our gin

racking up sins

waiting to feel the warm winds of home again

So far from our globe 

we hope to die on Gia’s stones and be covered in a sod robe.

But if we die in the deep darkness of space our body lost without a trace

Write our names on a stone

facing it east

so we can find some measure of peace

Ship: Zanshi

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Affiliation:   Unified Earth Fleet

Designation: Command Ship

Class:  Charilie

Personnel:  Unknown

Name: Zanshi means: You prefer to negotiate rather than fight.

Support Ship: None

Tender: None

Commanding Officer:  Detris

Positronic Brain:  No name given.

First Mention:  Primary Collision

Character: Timothy Poland

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Rank: Jr. Lt. Affiliation:  Unified Earth Fleet, (Modern Fleet) Assignment:  Seen briefly being the Aide for Commander Wasboski 1st Appearance:  Primary Collision Description:  Male, Human Nickname: Timmy Hobbies: Unknown Background:  Lightweight in drinking Writing Background:  Named after two people I met in college.  Brett and his friend Tim.

Writing Lessons #1

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When writing a story with a lot of named characters do not give secondary characters similar names.  The Rangers on The Arrogant Lion are named Fenuchi and Fundowkoski. (Holiday and Verde as well, but they are easier to differentiate.)

The Engineering Tech is named Flavius.

This has lead to some confusion on my part and I am sure I have used Flavius and Fenuchi somewhat interchangeably even though Flavius is clearly the Engineer and Fenuchi has the additional task of being the ship’s medic.

Sorry for any confusion when reading the book.