The Disasters

Drought Landscape

THE DISASTERS!
by Vir Cotto

Although there had been indications of environmental degradation as early as the end of the 19th Century, the time known colloquially as “The Disasters” is generally said to have started in roughly 2034-2036. Most historians give the date of June 9th 2036 as the true beginning of the Disasters, for it was on this date that the last natural rain fall occurred in Europe. Despite disagreements over the precise time period of the Disasters, the middle years of the 21st Century proved to be a cross-roads for humanity; a time of death, destruction, chaos and hope.
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An Exciting Look at Space-Based Combat Opperations

Part XVII: Into the Void!

by Vir Cotto

space

Most ancient craft, with a few experimental and non-mass-produced exceptions, used an exhaust based propulsion. Although the current ion coil drive is of this same basic principal, the ancient star drives, which relied on emission of charged particles; ions, electrons or light bosons, were far less efficient, rarely being able to propel a craft beyond the velocity of a few thousand miles per minute.

Since all these early drives relied upon a fuel source carried with the craft, their range and maneuverability were dependant upon this limited fuel. Thus extreme maneuvers and erratic evasive techniques were foolhardy, as they would tend to threaten to exhaust the limited fuel supply and leave the craft helplessly headed out toward its last trajectory, unable to make necessary course corrections. Continue reading