Who remembers Brumhilda?

Danny Batten

Danny Batten

Sanctor **《T》** MT/SP/TE/ Governor of Terra SOI
Professor
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#201
TtTOtW said:
Let's load up the SCS Gecko, then. SMR2 is indeed a very detailed piece of death engineering.
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The second set of SMR2 sleeves go up, no problem. The ammunition? It is disconnected from the rocket due to a critical build error. It reaches LEO though, with great care taken. I left it there and deorbited the rocket. Then I sent this little guy...
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... to go pick it up and raise the orbit from around 35km to TRA (80km even). It used 1.5t of fuel... that's it. That "R" in MDD-G2R has proven a to be a very worthy designation...
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... the two empty sleeves from the second delivery along with the remaining loaded unit from the first.
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And arming the empty ones.
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The two SCSs leave Mars simultaneously.
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And a few days later, The loaded Gecko departs toward it.
View attachment 13568 in the mean time 5 rearranged Pandora boosters BARELY brings the TERRA CIRCA branded tank up to TRA. The way that thing shakes...
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Swapping out, using the last fuel on board the old one, and all my drones.
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And finally installed... NOW it looks like my station.
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Looking snazzy man! The highest quality death engineering for the Emperor:p
 
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TtTOtW

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Again, the trio of shuttles cross paths, and their destinations are in sight.
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First to arrive are the two Earth-bound shuttles.
The Tekna is the first to arrive. In order to be loaded, it's load bay cover is repositioned and it docks via the Main Crew Dock.
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Then, following the arrival of the Senna, they are promptly loaded.
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And so the crews rest, as the Gecko's arrival Mars is pending.
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SCS Gecko docks to the Ares in the main cargo dock.
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Then the SMR2 is carefully removed from the belly of the Solar Colonization Shuttle Gecko.
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Then split her up into the two weapons she consists of:
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Followed by installation.
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And finally Ares starts to earn its name.
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The swap:
The battery bank was annoyingly obviously short and looked bad with the panels open. So new battery bank incoming...
But first, the stretch. I installed the Subcore for military applications.
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Nice... next: bank swap.
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Now that looks a lot better. Still not perfect, but a vast improvement. One of my hypersensitive charges detonated, so I sent a Sparrow65 up with a new unit:
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And I smell promise...
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Lt. Snakestrike

Lt. Snakestrike

The Kronian Serpent; Engineering Student
Head Professor
TEAM HAWK
Swingin' on a Star
Atlas
Under Pressure
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#207
#207
TtTOtW said:
Well we need to transport the old witch to Mars in something... behold...

The most recent mutation of the IPC...
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She's a beaut! Flew to Mars on her second test flight. Without refuelling...
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No aero braking used. Was modified a bit for practicality before being painted and put on a launchpad for its first official flight.

The original TtTOtW is back baby!
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Oh, hey, I recognize THAT color scheme!

Yes, I know, it's old. I still love reading through this thread though.
 
Earl

Earl

Builder of Stupid Rockets // Pres Ben //|**|\\
TEAM HAWK
Swingin' on a Star
Atlas
Fly me to the Moon
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#209
TtTOtW said:
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Drones back in place
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Some tight corners to get the shuttles in position.
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... And all in order.
Meanwhile back at what is now called Ares Station.
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FH Supply Craft departs to Phobos, its home where I'll be landing a food production and processing factory and a chemical production lab.
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Could I use your SE tank in my new station design? I feel like it would be a nice little addition.
 
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