Planetary Defense Forts



Planetary Defense Fort



While there is no standard planetary defense fort in general and nearly all space faring races of TL5 or higher have some form of planetary defenses (Union and Non Union). It generally consists of a one or several reinforced structures, usually buried sub surface. With beam or missile weapons able to intercept space ships and targets within the orbit.

Forts are operated either by the Union Army or System Defense Forces. Only Union Army Forts are authorized to use Class X weapons.

The Union Army knows several types of Forts with overlapping mission profiles  -            A standard Union Planetary Defense Force consists of:
 * Forward Base –ET (Enemy Territory)
 * Forward Base – HE (Hostile Environment)
 * Planet Fort – HE
 * Planet Ford – FF Friendly Fringe
 * Planet Defense Fort –Union
 * Army Base
 * Detention Center, Stockade
 * Orbital Fort
 * Trade Lane Fort
 * System Defense Fort


 * deep and long range scanners, scout sensor buoys deployed up to 1 light year away.
 *  -            Weapon Deployment Stations (several all over the planet) Usually Loki Torpedoes (or Army Equivalent “Centurion – Surface to ship Missiles. (Loki being used in 90 % of the cases)
 *  -            Beam Weapons are used for Orbital defense.
 *  -            Union Forts have MOA (massive Orbital Attack) defense batteries
 *  -            Usually a troop of Space Cavalry is attached with at least 1 regiment of Apache Gun ships
 *  -            Troop Housing – Barracks-
 *  -            Command Center

The largest Union Planet defense Fort is Fort Knox, Earth –



