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The Atopian Space Force was created during Program ULTRA in the 25th Century AD. Originally comprising some five Ultra class Star Destroyers and their attendant fleet vessels, including the 'World Devastator' super-factory ships. With each Ultra class vessel and their fleets housing some 20 million people, the Grand Fleet is home to the entire Atopian population - without a planet to call their own, the Atopians have become a nation of wanderers. This has, unsurprisingly, had a major impact on the Atopian Military in the Age of Space.

The Vessels

Ultra Class

There are currently 10 Ultra class vessels in service with the Atopian Space Force. These are as follows:

1) Atopian Space Vessel Action, Flagship of the Grand Fleet and home to the Primo of Atopiana.

2) ASV Victory

3) ASV Behemoth

4) ASV Inevitable Conquest

5) ASV Unbreakable

6) ASV Revolution

7) ASV Grantham

8) ASV Grand Line

9) ASV Mosley

10) ASV Kropotkin

Each Ultra class can carry a maximum of some 18 million people, including three full crews which rotate on a watch-rota system. The 270km long behemoths form the core of the ASF's Grand Fleet, and, together, house the majority of the population.

Above: The Victory is portrayed in scale with the principle ships of the Skgorrian Air Force - the Sovereign, Imperium and Victory class Star Destroyers.

Attendant Fleets

Each Ultra class vessel is accompanied by an ‘Attendant Fleet’ of ships, many of which can and do dock with the Ultra class. An example Attendant Fleet is shown below:

10 x Imperial class Star Destroyers, 5 x World Devastator super-factory ships, 2 x Interdictor Star Destroyers, 2 x Executor class Super Star Destroyers; 4 x Victory class Star Destroyers.

Fighters, lighters, shuttles, bombers, and other such small craft are innumerable, with each vessel in an Attendant Fleet – along with the Ultra itself – being home to many hundreds. All, however, are flown not by members of the Space Force, but the Atopian Aerospace Force.

The Attendant Fleets are most often seen split into two groups, known as the Flank Groups. These comprise an even split of vessels, each led by an Executor and consisting of five Imperial class, one Interdictor and two Victories. The World Devastators form their own battlegroup in combat, and remain close to the Ultra class. Their job is to repair and rebuild, and – very occasionally – to live up to the name of their crews’ unit, and annihilate a planet. Mostly, however, the super-factories rely on asteroids, small moons, and wrecked enemy vessels for their raw materials.

It should be noted that the correct terminology for an Attendant Fleet led by an Ultra class vessel is ‘Exploration Fleet’ or, if at war, the Exploration Fleets are renamed Battlegroups. Each Battlegroup is identified by the name of the Ultra class at its heart, thus Battlegroup Victory or Battlegroup Kropotkin. So far, no enemy has been able to subdue or seriously damage either a Battlegroup or the Grand Fleet, and it is the strength of the Atopian Space Force that has enabled the Atopians to finally make not only peace, but an alliance, with their age-old enemy of Skgorria.

Land Bases

Prison Planet 29183/JD

Fort Frank