Damocles 2017

[Capt Gideon]

The Titan I sites were all decommissioned prior to any of the SALT or START treaties beginning in 1965, some only serving 3 years of active service. Titan I required a 15 minute fueling prior to launch like the old Atlas system, so as soon as the Titan II and Minuteman I started to come on line the Titan I were rapidly decommissioned along with the Atlas series. Several of the sites still exist and you can find interior pictures of the old facilities which I like to give a feel of the place, here are some I have found.

[stormlion1]

I find those picture heartbreaking.

[Capt Gideon]

I know how you feel. That is one of the reasons I like the idea of turning a site into an underground research facility. By 2017 the U.S. will have 450 Minuteman III missiles in three wings located in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota. So the Titan I site is no longer near any other ICBM facilities. Ellsworth AFB is a Strategic Bomber Base (B-1B) so it would be a first strike target. But a Team would be in the area for Rapid City and possibly another for Sturgis/Deadwood area.

[ArmySGT.]

One of the things about Damocles, he can cannibalize or rebuild parts into remotely operated devices. He can't apparently manufacture new. Damocles can design anything. A good portion of him is a design facility.

It is a handicap for Damocles. However, would it be in the Projects best interest to give Damocles control of CNC machines to make parts?

I don't think so.

[rob]

I was looking through the forum's subjects looking for ideas, etc., and found this thread. I am running a 4th edition campaign located with a Recon type in south central Pennsylvania. I have the team being awakened by Damocles to look for a former US Government site near their location. So far the PCs have found the site which is known as OSCAR (forgot right now what have that standing for). OSCAR is a major advancement in AI well over what Damocles was/is. I used this to reflect changes in technology since the
1980s. OSCAR is a major leap in AI, with its own personality which has befriended a little NPC girl. It will turn out that OSCAR does have communications with Damocles, Prime and Regional bases, as well what few satellites remain functioning in orbit or are working but these ideas are for future events.
On a side note, one the PCs had a brillant idea of asking for manifest of what was stored at OSCAR, among the things were 12 UH-60 helos that are fusion powered and some heavy equipment, all sealed up. This will be interesting...

[ArmySGT.]

After the module....

Follow on mission...... After securing a cooperative (helpful?) Damocles.

Damocles drops this bombshell.

His Helium3 is nearly spent. In fact the original tank of Deuterium is gone and he is on the reserve tank of He3. Which is at 10%.......

Damocles needs either or faces a shutdown reactor in 18 -24 months.

A fusion power block buys time but, at reduced capacity. The fusion power block will not power the facility on the mainframe that is Damocles himself for 12 months.

Damocles needs either Deuterium in large quantities, He3 in a large quantity or both.

Damocles is querying his data banks for a solution. The Morrow Project team presents a capability that Damocles lacked..... The ability to travel outside the facility at great distance.

Damocles is asking (rather nicely in fact) for the Recon Team G-9 to mount a mission to K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base and Naval Station Great Lakes.

He needs the Recon Team to reconnect him to the Defense Network at those locations. Damocles cannot "see" the current state of the massive complex of "Igloos", the storage bunkers containing weapons, munitions, and critical spare parts.

Damocles will then need the Team to collect parts and bring them back to the facility. There Damocles intends to construct a processing facility to make deuterium on site.

Follow on for "Operation Lucifer"......

Recon G-5 and George Watkins of Science Team (unknown).

Damocles presents a solution to a 3 ton Soviet SS-17.. Bring him the plutonium...... Damocles does not need the rest of the carcass, though the inner casing does protect from radiation... assuming the Team or George Watkins can strip it down it may still be quite heavy say 500 to 800lbs.

This plutonium will assist Damocles in manufacturing a breeder reactor to make Helium 3 onsite for fusion power plants.

Damocles may make additional requests or may offer assistance in other ways..... Such as sending locals to assist Recon G-5 with bring the plutonium back.

Damocles will convert civilian vehicles to operate on methanol. The locals bring him parts and materials and Damocles can use his maintenance drones to make the conversion. Whether that is several snow mobiles and a sledge in winter or a large agricultural tractor with a freight wagon.

Good Luck!

[ArmySGT.]

This is a plot whole.....

Since Damocles is in a war gaming scenario; why is he using live ammo?