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Dan: /* New Technology */

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New Technology

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	==New Technology==		==New Technology==
	* [[Build: Beam_Weapons#9.2.5_Disrupters\|Type 6 Disrupters]]		* [[Build: Beam_Weapons#9.2.5_Disrupters\|Type 6 Disrupters]]

	* [[Build: Beam_Weapons#9.2.5_Disrupters\|Class Alpha Disrupter Targeting System]]		* [[Build: Beam_Weapons#9.2.5_Disrupters\|Class Alpha Disrupter Targeting System]]

	* [[Build: Missile_Weapons#9.5_Missile_Weapons\|Class Alpha Torpedo Targeting System]]		* [[Build: Missile_Weapons#9.5_Missile_Weapons\|Class Alpha Torpedo Targeting System]]

			* [[Build:Flight_Control_Systems#8.11.1_Autopilot\|Autopilot 2/1 Upgrade]]

	==References==		==References==

Dan: /* Characters */

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Characters

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	* [[Agatha Drake]] is assigned as Commanding Officer, Galactic South West Command.<ref name=AD>SFC: [[Agatha Drake]]</ref>		* [[Agatha Drake]] is assigned as Commanding Officer, Galactic South West Command.<ref name=AD>SFC: [[Agatha Drake]]</ref>

	* [[Kesh]] is made the commanding officer of the [[Klingon]] [[2nd Fleet Group]].<ref name=Kesh>SFC: [[Kesh]]</ref>		* [[Kesh]] is made the commanding officer of the [[Klingon]] [[2nd Fleet Group]] and High Council Member for [[House Rok'esh]].<ref name=Kesh>SFC: [[Kesh]]</ref>

	==New Technology==		==New Technology==

Dan at 17:56, 13 August 2026

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Dan: /* Characters */

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Characters

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	===Characters===		===Characters===
	* [[Ivy Knightwick]] is commissioned a lieutenant.<ref name=IK>[[Ivy Knightwick]]</ref>		* [[Ivy Knightwick]] is commissioned a lieutenant.<ref name=IK>SFC: [[Ivy Knightwick]]</ref>

	* [[Agatha Drake]] is assigned as Commanding Officer, Galactic South West Command.<ref name=AD>[[Agatha Drake]]</ref>		* [[Agatha Drake]] is assigned as Commanding Officer, Galactic South West Command.<ref name=AD>SFC: [[Agatha Drake]]</ref>

			* [[Kesh]] is made the commanding officer of the [[Klingon]] [[2nd Fleet Group]].<ref name=Kesh>SFC: [[Kesh]]</ref>

	==New Technology==		==New Technology==

Dan at 04:42, 27 July 2026

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	* '''Late August:''' The [[Battle of the Masuria Field]] occurs; the newly launched [[Klingon]] battleship ''IKS Qo'noS'' is heavily damaged by a [[Star Fleet]] mine.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''Late August:''' The [[Battle of the Masuria Field]] occurs; the newly launched [[Klingon]] battleship ''IKS Qo'noS'' is heavily damaged by a [[Star Fleet]] mine.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''~~September 30th~~:''' ~~A [[Star Fleet]] vessel is caught in a~~ [[Klingon]] ~~minefield~~, ~~marking the~~ [[~~Federation~~]]~~'s first encounter with gravitic mines~~.<ref name=~~Midnight~~>[~~https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline~~ of ~~Events"~~]</ref>		* '''October 18th:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] begins using gravitic mines to shut down trade lanes, catching several [[Star Fleet]] and merchant vessels unawares.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''October 18th:''' ~~The~~ [[Klingon ~~Empire~~]] ~~begins using~~ gravitic mines ~~to shut down trade lanes~~, ~~catching several~~ [[Star ~~Fleet~~]] ~~and merchant vessels unawares~~.<ref name=~~WarMerchant~~>[[~~War of the Merchant~~]]</ref>		* '''Post-October 18th:''' Following the deployment of [[Klingon]] gravitic mines, the ''USS John Adams'' utilizes the [[Vota Star Cluster]] as a proving ground to test fusion-based minesweeping techniques.<ref name=VSC>[[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>

	* '''November 16th:''' In what becomes termed the [[Third Battle of Altair]], the [[Monarchist Front]] attacks large numbers of targets on [[Altair IV]], including government buildings, cultural sites important to [[Altairian]] & [[Human]] citizens, and shipping—grounded and orbital—associated with any species not aligned with the [[Palkeo Est]] nor [[Klingon]]s.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* '''November 16th:''' In what becomes termed the [[Third Battle of Altair]], the [[Monarchist Front]] attacks large numbers of targets on [[Altair IV]], including government buildings, cultural sites important to [[Altairian]] & [[Human]] citizens, and shipping—grounded and orbital—associated with any species not aligned with the [[Palkeo Est]] nor [[Klingon]]s.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>

Dan at 04:37, 27 July 2026

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	* '''Mid:''' The [[Klingon]] campaign of eradication against the [[Suliban]] ends.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline of Events"]</ref>		* '''Mid:''' The [[Klingon]] campaign of eradication against the [[Suliban]] ends.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline of Events"]</ref>

	* '''July 14th:''' [[Star Fleet]] initiates [[Operation Kadis-Khot]], a major minelaying initiative to enforce the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] by seeding spatial mines across 16 vital choke points.<ref name=OperationKadis-Khot>[[Operation Kadis-Khot]]</ref>		* '''July 14th:''' [[Star Fleet]] initiates [[Operation Kadis-Khot]], a major minelaying initiative to enforce the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] by seeding spatial mines across 16 vital choke points, including the [[Vota Star Cluster]].<ref name=OperationKadis-Khot>[[Operation Kadis-Khot]]</ref><ref name=VSC>[[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>

	* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

Dan: /* Historical Events */

2026-07-26T11:35:30Z

Historical Events

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	* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban/>		* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban/>
			: ''Future chief operations officer of the [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]], [[Laadam]], is one of these rescued refugees.''

	* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>		* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>

Dan: /* Historical Events */

2026-07-26T11:27:50Z

Historical Events

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	* '''August 12:''' During the centenary [[Federation Day]] in [[Paris]], hundreds of citizens celebrate [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] culture at a party outside the Suliban mission, signaling their acceptance into the "Federation Family".<ref name=Suliban>[[Suliban]]</ref>		* '''August 12:''' During the centenary [[Federation Day]] in [[Paris]], hundreds of citizens celebrate [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] culture at a party outside the Suliban mission, signaling their acceptance into the "Federation Family".<ref name=Suliban>[[Suliban]]</ref>

	* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban>		* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban/>

	* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>		* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>

Dan at 11:25, 26 July 2026

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	* This is the final year in which persistent monetary-based cross-border commerce conducted between [[Federation]] frontier colonies and the [[Klingon Empire]] accounts for 40% of export revenue for mining colonies.<ref name=BlackExchange>[[Black Exchange]]</ref>		* This is the final year in which persistent monetary-based cross-border commerce conducted between [[Federation]] frontier colonies and the [[Klingon Empire]] accounts for 40% of export revenue for mining colonies.<ref name=BlackExchange>[[Black Exchange]]</ref>
	: ''This was first achieved in [[2259]].''		: ''This was first achieved in [[2259]].''

			* '''August 12:''' During the centenary [[Federation Day]] in [[Paris]], hundreds of citizens celebrate [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] culture at a party outside the Suliban mission, signaling their acceptance into the "Federation Family".<ref name=Suliban>[[Suliban]]</ref>

			* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban>

	* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>		* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>

Dan at 19:34, 25 July 2026

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	* '''March:''' The [[Raktajino Revolution]] is crushed by a reinvigorated Imperial Navy enjoying the suborned support of the Great Houses.<ref name=Raktajino>[[:File:Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk.pdf\|''Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk'']], pp 239-247, 253-257, 259-266</ref>		* '''March:''' The [[Raktajino Revolution]] is crushed by a reinvigorated Imperial Navy enjoying the suborned support of the Great Houses.<ref name=Raktajino>[[:File:Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk.pdf\|''Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk'']], pp 239-247, 253-257, 259-266</ref>

			* '''April 5:''' A vehicle bomb is detonated outside the [[Federation]] embassy on [[Acamar]], manufactured on [[Qu'Vat]] and delivered by [[Klingon Military Intelligence]].<ref name=AC>[[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>

	* '''May 8th''': The "Strategic Resource Denial Bill" is introduced to the [[Federation Council]].<ref name=StrategicResourceDenialAct>[[Strategic Resource Denial Act]]</ref>		* '''May 8th''': The "Strategic Resource Denial Bill" is introduced to the [[Federation Council]].<ref name=StrategicResourceDenialAct>[[Strategic Resource Denial Act]]</ref>
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	* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

			* '''August:''' A second bomb on [[Acamar]] is detonated and [[Federation personnel]] on the planet are doubled.<ref name=AC>[[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>

	* '''August 12th:''' The [[United Federation of Planets]] celebrates the centenary.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* '''August 12th:''' The [[United Federation of Planets]] celebrates the centenary.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>

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	* A [[Star Fleet]] veterans' organization founds the [[Karagite Order of Heroism]], to recognize the "[d]emonstration of exceptional valor & heroism in the defense of the Federation worlds and people during times of conflict".<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* A [[Star Fleet]] veterans' organization founds the [[Karagite Order of Heroism]], to recognize the "[d]emonstration of exceptional valor & heroism in the defense of the Federation worlds and people during times of conflict".<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>

	* This is the final year in which persistent monetary-based cross-border commerce conducted between [[Federation]] frontier colonies and the [[Klingon Empire]] accounts for 40% of export revenue for mining colonies.<ref name=BlackExchange>[[Black Exchange]]</ref>		* This is the final year in which persistent monetary-based cross-border commerce conducted between [[Federation]] frontier colonies and the [[Klingon Empire]] accounts for 40% of export revenue for mining colonies.<ref name=BlackExchange>SFC: [[Black Exchange]]</ref>
	: ''This was first achieved in [[2259]].''		: ''This was first achieved in [[2259]].''

	* '''August 12:''' During the centenary [[Federation Day]] in [[Paris]], hundreds of citizens celebrate [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] culture at a party outside the Suliban mission, signaling their acceptance into the "Federation Family".<ref name=Suliban>[[Suliban]]</ref>		* '''August 12:''' During the centenary [[Federation Day]] in [[Paris]], hundreds of citizens celebrate [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] culture at a party outside the Suliban mission, signaling their acceptance into the "Federation Family".<ref name=Suliban>SFC: [[Suliban]]</ref>

	* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban/>		* '''August 12:''' The ''USS Hotspur'' successfully protects 1,300 [[Suliban (species)\|Suliban]] and [[Tandaran]] refugees aboard the merchant carrier ''Leith Walk'' during a 16-hour standoff with [[Klingon]] D6 cruisers in the [[Federation Phalanx]].<ref name=Suliban/>
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	* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>		* '''Early:''' ''USS Smith'' (''Byrd'' class galactic survey cruiser) begins the first round of experimental modifications in an exploration of cruiser-carrier concepts.<ref name=Byrd>[[Guide: Byrd]]</ref>

	* '''February:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] provides overt support to the [[Monarchist Front]] on [[Altair IV]]. This leads to a considerable increase in tensions between the indigenous [[Palkeo Est]] and the [[Altairian]]s and [[Human]]s that have resided there for generations.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline of Events"]</ref><ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* '''February:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] provides overt support to the [[Monarchist Front]] on [[Altair IV]]. This leads to a considerable increase in tensions between the indigenous [[Palkeo Est]] and the [[Altairian]]s and [[Human]]s that have resided there for generations.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html ''Edge Of Midnight'': "Timeline of Events"]</ref><ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>

	* '''March:''' The [[Raktajino Revolution]] is crushed by a reinvigorated Imperial Navy enjoying the suborned support of the Great Houses.<ref name=Raktajino>[[:File:Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk.pdf\|''Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk'']], pp 239-247, 253-257, 259-266</ref>		* '''March:''' The [[Raktajino Revolution]] is crushed by a reinvigorated Imperial Navy enjoying the suborned support of the Great Houses.<ref name=Raktajino>[[:File:Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk.pdf\|''Edge Of Midnight - The Business of Risk'']], pp 239-247, 253-257, 259-266</ref>

	* '''April 5:''' A vehicle bomb is detonated outside the [[Federation]] embassy on [[Acamar]], manufactured on [[Qu'Vat]] and delivered by [[Klingon Military Intelligence]].<ref name=AC>[[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>		* '''April 5:''' A vehicle bomb is detonated outside the [[Federation]] embassy on [[Acamar]], manufactured on [[Qu'Vat]] and delivered by [[Klingon Military Intelligence]].<ref name=AC>SFC: [[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>

	* '''May 8th''': The "Strategic Resource Denial Bill" is introduced to the [[Federation Council]].<ref name=StrategicResourceDenialAct>[[Strategic Resource Denial Act]]</ref>		* '''May 8th''': The "Strategic Resource Denial Bill" is introduced to the [[Federation Council]].<ref name=StrategicResourceDenialAct>SFC: [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]]</ref>

	* '''May 15th:''' The [[Strategic Resource Denial Act\|Strategic Resource Denial Bill]] is amended to authorize spatial minelaying by [[Star Fleet]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''May 15th:''' The [[Strategic Resource Denial Act\|Strategic Resource Denial Bill]] is amended to authorize spatial minelaying by [[Star Fleet]].<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''May 31:''' The [[Federation Council]] officially passes the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''May 31:''' The [[Federation Council]] officially passes the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]].<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''June 5:''' President [[Byss Th'Rhalat]] signs the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] into law.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''June 5:''' President [[Byss Th'Rhalat]] signs the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] into law.<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''June 12:''' The ''USS Kyoto'' seizes an [[Orion]] freighter's cargo, marking the first enforcement of the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''June 12:''' The ''USS Kyoto'' seizes an [[Orion]] freighter's cargo, marking the first enforcement of the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]].<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''June 24:''' The [[Klingon Imperial Navy]] authorizes attacks on [[Star Fleet]] vessels interfering with [[Klingon]] trade, marking the official start of the "War of the Merchant".<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''June 24:''' The [[Klingon Imperial Navy]] authorizes attacks on [[Star Fleet]] vessels interfering with [[Klingon]] trade, marking the official start of the "War of the Merchant".<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''Mid:''' The [[Klingon]] campaign of eradication against the [[Suliban]] ends.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline of Events"]</ref>		* '''Mid:''' The [[Klingon]] campaign of eradication against the [[Suliban]] ends.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html ''Edge Of Midnight'': "Timeline of Events"]</ref>

	* '''July 14th:''' [[Star Fleet]] initiates [[Operation Kadis-Khot]], a major minelaying initiative to enforce the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] by seeding spatial mines across 16 vital choke points, including the [[Vota Star Cluster]].<ref name=OperationKadis-Khot>[[Operation Kadis-Khot]]</ref><ref name=VSC>[[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>		* '''July 14th:''' [[Star Fleet]] initiates [[Operation Kadis-Khot]], a major minelaying initiative to enforce the [[Strategic Resource Denial Act]] by seeding spatial mines across 16 vital choke points, including the [[Vota Star Cluster]].<ref name=OperationKadis-Khot>SFC: [[Operation Kadis-Khot]]</ref><ref name=VSC>SFC: [[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>

	* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''August:''' [[Operation En Passant]] begins, using [[Federation]] minefields as cover to push [[Klingon]] raiders away from [[Mardikian II]].<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''August:''' A second bomb on [[Acamar]] is detonated and [[Federation personnel]] on the planet are doubled.<ref name=AC>[[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>		* '''August:''' A second bomb on [[Acamar]] is detonated and [[Federation personnel]] on the planet are doubled.<ref name=AC>SFC: [[Acamar Crisis]]</ref>

	* '''August 12th:''' The [[United Federation of Planets]] celebrates the centenary.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* '''August 12th:''' The [[United Federation of Planets]] celebrates the centenary.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>

	* '''Late August:''' The [[Battle of the Masuria Field]] occurs; the newly launched [[Klingon]] battleship ''IKS Qo'noS'' is heavily damaged by a [[Star Fleet]] mine.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''Late August:''' The [[Battle of the Masuria Field]] occurs; the newly launched [[Klingon]] battleship ''IKS Qo'noS'' is heavily damaged by a [[Star Fleet]] mine.<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''October 18th:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] begins using gravitic mines to shut down trade lanes, catching several [[Star Fleet]] and merchant vessels unawares.<ref name=WarMerchant>[[War of the Merchant]]</ref>		* '''October 18th:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] begins using gravitic mines to shut down trade lanes, catching several [[Star Fleet]] and merchant vessels unawares.<ref name=WarMerchant>SFC: [[War of the Merchant]]</ref>

	* '''Post-October 18th:''' Following the deployment of [[Klingon]] gravitic mines, the ''USS John Adams'' utilizes the [[Vota Star Cluster]] as a proving ground to test fusion-based minesweeping techniques.<ref name=VSC>[[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>		* '''Post-October 18th:''' Following the deployment of [[Klingon]] gravitic mines, the ''USS John Adams'' utilizes the [[Vota Star Cluster]] as a proving ground to test fusion-based minesweeping techniques.<ref name=VSC>SFC: [[Vota Star Cluster]]</ref>

	* '''November 16th:''' In what becomes termed the [[Third Battle of Altair]], the [[Monarchist Front]] attacks large numbers of targets on [[Altair IV]], including government buildings, cultural sites important to [[Altairian]] & [[Human]] citizens, and shipping—grounded and orbital—associated with any species not aligned with the [[Palkeo Est]] nor [[Klingon]]s.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>		* '''November 16th:''' In what becomes termed the [[Third Battle of Altair]], the [[Monarchist Front]] attacks large numbers of targets on [[Altair IV]], including government buildings, cultural sites important to [[Altairian]] & [[Human]] citizens, and shipping—grounded and orbital—associated with any species not aligned with the [[Palkeo Est]] nor [[Klingon]]s.<ref name=SFC>SFC</ref>
	: ''The [[UFP]] and [[Klingon Empire]] both deploy starships to the region to ensure "their" side does not face intervention.''		: ''The [[UFP]] and [[Klingon Empire]] both deploy starships to the region to ensure "their" side does not face intervention.''

	* '''December:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] ships arms to [[Acamar\|Acamarian]] opposition clans.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html Edge Of Midnight: "Timeline of Events"]</ref>		* '''December:''' The [[Klingon Empire]] ships arms to [[Acamar\|Acamarian]] opposition clans.<ref name=Midnight>[https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/timeline.html ''Edge Of Midnight'': "Timeline of Events"]</ref>

	===Characters===		===Characters===