TCS Solaris

Confederation-Class Dreadnought Terran Confederation Navy – Heavy Flagship / Sector Command Vessel Role: Strategic Reserve / Last Line Defense

Beschreibung

The TCS Solaris is a Confederation-class Dreadnought, the pinnacle of Terran naval engineering—a mobile fortress and strategic command platform designed to dominate entire sectors. Built during the later stages of the Terran-Kilrathi War, Solaris serves as both a weapon of last resort and a symbol of peace through unmatched power. As one of only a few of her kind, she combines the roles of fleet command, battleship, and heavy carrier in a single massive frame.

However, her immense size makes her slow and cumbersome, vulnerable to fast, agile enemy fighters and impossible to conceal. The high cost and complexity limit their numbers, placing great strategic importance on each dreadnought. Rigid tactics and reliance on strict doctrine can make her predictable, and as a flagship, her loss would deal a severe blow to fleet coordination and morale.

Missionsparameter

The TCS Solaris is stationed in the Axius system, positioned like an unyielding bulwark before the vital Pembroke Station. Acting as an advanced forward base, she safeguards the Confederation’s most critical infrastructure: jump gate stabilizers, war factories, high-orbit foundries, starfighter production facilities, and essential civilian colonies. While other vessels strike deep into Kilrathi-controlled space, Solaris waits—silent, cold, watching—ready to unleash overwhelming force to defend everything the Confederation cannot afford to lose.

She is the last line of defense. The unbreakable shield of the Enigma Sector.

All ranks serve aboard Solaris—from fresh ensigns to battle-hardened officers. But one rule governs them all: follow procedure, or find another ship. Under Buloth’s command, discipline is not encouraged—it is expected. On Solaris, order is survival.

Historie

The TCS Solaris was laid down in 2665 at the Jupiter Naval Yards, its design born from grim necessity. As the Kilrathi advanced deeper into the Enigma and Vega sectors, the Confederation commissioned a dreadnought built not merely to fight, but to endure—a wall that would not break when all others fell.

Command of the vessel was offered to some of the most experienced commanding officers, most of whom declined. Tactics begin to change and more agile, multi purpose ships saw action. The dreadnought’s size and bulk made it vulnerable to agile fighter swarms and difficult to maneuver in fast-paced battles. Its heavy reliance on strict doctrine and rigid tactics left little room for improvisation, making it predictable to experienced foes.

Then came Ghad Buloth. A graduate of Mars Naval College, Buloth neither sought promotion nor favored ambition. His rise was forged in battles marked by ruthless efficiency and zero surprises. His superiors called him unimaginative; his subordinates, unshakeable. To the war, he was inevitable. Without fanfare, Buloth accepted command. He took the shipyard quartermaster’s handbook, turned to “Sector Defense Command Protocols,” and simply stated:

“We will proceed on schedule. And we will not fail.”

By 2667, two years into active service, Solaris has distinguished herself across multiple hot zones in the Vega and Enigma sectors. Now flagship of the 4th Terran Battle Fleet, she stands as both a force multiplier and a pillar of morale in a war that has pushed humanity to its limits.

Reputation

Among Confederation officers, the TCS Solaris is known as the Last Word—if she arrives, negotiations are over. To front-line pilots, she’s the Sun of Sol—a rare glimpse of Earth’s full might burning in contested deep space. Her silhouette on long-range sensors signals more than just reinforcements; it signals retribution. To the Kilrathi, ghost echoes of the Solaris have become a dark omen—her presence often preceding orbital firestorms and planetary silence.

Under Fleet Admiral Ghad Buloth, the Solaris is not a symbol of glory, but of precision. She doesn’t adapt to chaos—she deletes it. Cold, methodical, and absolute, she embodies Confederation order at full operational efficiency.

Her reputation is summed up in a single, quietly spoken phrase:

"If the Solaris enters a system, she already knows the outcome."

Among her crew, she carries a simpler name:

"The Manual"—because every battle unfolds by the book.

Kommandant

Fleet Admiral Ghad Buloth is not an innovator—and that’s exactly what makes him dangerous. He follows Confederation Naval doctrine to the letter, wielding the Warbook like scripture. His strength lies not in creativity, but in flawless, unflinching execution. Every maneuver, every formation, every decision is backed by data, modeling, and unwavering discipline.

He doesn’t adapt. He doesn’t improvise. He executes—with absolute precision.

Among his crew, Buloth is respected more than liked. Orders are clear, drills are routine, and deviations are rare. Everything aboard the Solaris runs by the book—because that’s how Buloth fights. And that’s how he wins.

During Solaris’s first deployment, he made his stance clear:

“Victory is not a mystery. It is a matter of angles, ranges, doctrine, and will. We will not surprise the enemy—we will outlast them.”

When asked whether Solaris will ever return to the front lines, Buloth’s reply is always the same:

“If that day comes, it means everything else has failed. Then we hold the line.”