Terran Starship Command
The Terran Starship Command (TSC) is a military organization founded by John James, the Supreme Commander, and Commodore Harkin, his second in command.
The arrival of nuclear armageddon, and subsequent post-apocalyptic anarchy devastated the global geopolitical power structure on Earth that had been relatively volatile since the end of the Second World War. In the years after the Great War, a coalition of Enclave remnants adopted an ad-hoc style of governance, replacing crumbling civilian leadership and implementing a series of emergency measures. The success of this method, combined with victories at reestablishing some modicum of civilization, enabled the rapid spread of this system and the rapid expansion of the Terran Starship Command.
By 2300, the Terran Starship Command had emerged as the dominant power, and recognized as the world's single, provisional government. Its initial duties included preventing the collapse of human society, restoring agriculture and manufacturing industries, and putting to work hundreds of millions of unemployed citizens. After a fifty-year period of intense rationing and brutal conditions worldwide, the Terran Starship Command had managed to reverse the worst of the damage caused by the Great War, although only at the cost of tens of millions more lives.
Their headquarters are at the Olympus, a mothership of an alien race that sought to conquer Earth.
Their symbol is a winged down sword, that before was up, symbolizing the goal of conquering the skies, but the skies are of the TSC, the symbol was changed to a winged down sword, becoming a Sword of Damocles, symbolizing the fear of losing this great power.
The capital of the TSC is Poseidonis, an underwater city formed from the remains of an alien base that was cleared out by the forces of the TSC Army during Project Poseidonis.
Structure
The TSC Starship Council (a.k.a. Olympus Council) is the highest authority in the TSC, superior to the Poseidonis Council and the Vegas Embassy Consulate.
The Council was created to be governing body of the TSC, instead of placing one single officer as the leader, who can be corrupted by absolute power. Decisions are determined by votes of each Councilor.
The members are representatives of the many TSC divisions.
They are:
The members of the TSC council.
Commander John James: He is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the TSC, and highest-ranking military officer. His vote counts double as a tiebreaker.
Commodore William Harkin: He is the second in command and chief executive, by duties.
Dr. Nylus: He is the head of the TSC Science Division.
Dr. Nadia: She is the head of the TSC Biological Research Division.
Wing Commander Mallore: He is the head of the TSC Air Force.
Brigadier Karpov: He is the head of the TSC Army, only second to the Commander and Commodore Harkin.
Civilian Affairs Coordinator Ayumi Tanaka: She is the head of the TSC Civillian Affairs Division.
Intelligence Commander Schmidt: Also known as Archangel (his rank in the seraphim). He is the head of the TSC Intelligence Division and leader of the Seraphim.
Public Agenda
Its initial duties included preventing the collapse of human society, restoring agriculture and manufacturing industries, and putting to work hundreds of millions of unemployed citizens.
Disbandment
With the restoration of global communications, manned spaceflights, and the ability for more complex governmental structures, a worldwide referendum was held to decide the future of the world government. Having achieved its long term goal of pacifying Earth, the Terran Starship Command was dissolved, and the United Federation of Nations had succeeded the TSC on the 2nd of July, 2356.
Military
The TSC is the greatest military power in the Capital Wasteland. The alien technology of the Olympus has provided the TSC with highly advanced weapons, such as the Alien Atomizer , the Alien Disintegrator and the XM-586 Assault Rifle.
The regular units of the TSC are composed of soldiers, heavy soldiers, sergeants, and officers.
The soldiers and heavy soldiers wear Marine Armor that consists of yellow combat suit and an ammo vest with the TSC symbol. The soldiers' helmets are black and have the TSC’s symbol. Regular soldiers are armed with XM-586 Assault Rifles. Heavy soldiers are armed with heavy weapons such as Gatling Lasers and Gauss Rifles. All Soldiers carry a Laser Pistol as a sidearm.
The sergeants wear the same armor as the soldiers, but a black cap emblazoned with the TSC symbol instead of a helmet. Each is armed with an XM-586 Assault Rifle and a Scoped .44 Magnum as a secondary weapon.
The officers wear a black uniform with the symbol of TSC on the right breast. If they are high ranking officers, they wear a white star under the Sword. They wear the same black cap as the sergeants. They are armed with Alien Atomizers. {C}The Field Technicians constitute a separate unit, and wear black TSC radiation suits, a black suit with a purple glass visor and TSC symbol. They are armed with Alien Atomizers. They are adept in technology and hacking of terminals in the battlefield.
{C}The Snipers are another support unit, armed with Sniper Rifles. They can become invisible when they sneak.
The TSC uses Alien Guardian Drones as its mechanized units, re-painted black by the TSC. Each is equipped with a moderately powerful Drone Cannon. They also use unarmed Support Drones.
The TSC Army cleared out the remains of the alien base that would one day become Poseidonis. The Army has recently acquired Hammer Head Armor, a pre-War prototype Soviet power armor that could give the TSC absolute ground superiority.
The best soldiers of the TSC Army are handpicked to join the elite unit known as Thunderfist.
DISBANDED/DISSOLVED
Terra Invicta
12/3/2278 - 2/7/2356
Type
Military Order
Capital
Alternative Names
T.S.C.
Successor Organization
Training Level
Elite
Veterancy Level
Veteran
Demonym
Terran
Leader
Leader Title
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Oligarchy
Power Structure
Provisional government
Economic System
Command/Planned economy
Currency
TSC Credit
Location
Related Ranks & Titles
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