Betrayal of the Federation
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[6] The right of asylum (sometimes called right of political asylum), is an ancient Federation juridical concept, under which a person persecuted by their own world or system may be protected by the sovereign authority of the Federation.
[7] Jian cycles are approximately ten earth days.
[8] Temporal Unit Implant
[9] Antimatter Electrostatic Propulsion
[10] Solar Electrostatic Propulsion
[11] Jacklyn Harrell "Jack" Lucas (February 14, 1928 – June 5, 2008) was a United States Marine who later reenlisted in the United States Army and reached the Rank of Captain. He was awarded the Medal of Honor at age seventeen for heroism above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Private First Class in the Marine Corps during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
[12] Curtana, also known as the Sword of Mercy, is a ceremonial sword used at the coronations of some of earths ancient kings and queens.
[13] Escort carriers or” Jeep” Carriers were launched by the United States during World War Two from November 1942 through to 8 July 1944. They were designed to carry fighters to augment the standard carriers.
[14] Tidal locking (also called gravitational locking or captured rotation) occurs when, over the course of an orbit, there is no net transfer of angular momentum between an astronomical body and its gravitational partner.
[15] Ship Emergency Response Teams
[16] Commander Air Group
[17] One joulene is approximately ninety seconds
[18] Halberd a combined spear and battle-ax. The modern fighter/Bombers do not actually carry bombs, they carry torpedoes.
[19] An okea is the Vikerlon equivalent of roughly one Terran minute (sixty three seconds).
[20] senior member
[21] One Lithoian year is 394 days
[22] An Equidione is similar to a Terran Equus ferus, a form of wild horse. Smaller than a standard Terran horse, but hardy, and capable of carrying relatively heavy loads a long distance.
[23] Ashacklon is a Vikerlon mythological goddess who personified victory
[24] Drayson is an honorary title reserved for retired military officers.
[25] Rainier O'Connor model XXi, one of the new Artificial Intelligence computer systems installed in current Federation Ships.
[26] Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A-star”) is the most plausible candidate for the location of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. The black hole at the center of the Milky Way lies at a distance of 26,000 light years from Earth.
[27] CIWS is an acronym meaning Close In Weapon System
[28] Orniaish is the language of Ornia.
[29] emergency hatch activator
[30] Defensive Ovoid has anti-gravity and lasers for defense. Operates independently.
[31] Approximately 1.35 meters
[32] Kmaok, a wild carnivorous mammal like a very large dog. Lives and hunts in packs. It is native to northern Grenushania.
[33] An Immelmann turn is an aerobatic maneuver that results in level flight in the opposite direction at a higher altitude.
[34] Pulsar Interplanetary Navigation System. Werner Becker, Max-Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, Earth, Solar System
[35] RTB, Returned To Base.
[36] Slightly over 1.00 light year per hour. A twenty two percent increase over the previous Devastator class of ships
[37] A ninja throwing star! They are sharpened hand-held blades that are a part of a samurai’s weaponry. The Shuriken fighter bomber requires two crew and replaces the older Halberd fighter bomber.
[38] A ninja throwing star! They are sharpened hand-held blades that are a part of a samurai’s weaponry. The Shuriken fighter bomber requires two crew and replaces the older Halberd fighter bomber.
[39] TDSV. Tri Dimensional Spatial Video. Earth scientists had developed an advanced spherical coordinate system that supplied a video representation of the battle area. It updated by the micro seconds using FTL sensors and algorithms showing the battle progression in real time.