{"data":{"id":13830,"title":"The Observist: Sherman, Castra II, Castra","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/13830-The-Observist-Sherman-Castra-II-Castra","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13830","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13830","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":1587,"name":"ObservistNewLofo.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/d1nbnl0vcsaj7r\/source\/ObservistNewLofo.jpg","alt":"","size":1912691,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2014-04-22T20:13:04+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/1587","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/1587\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"Greetings, traveler, there are millions of sights to see in the universe. The team at THE OBSERVIST is here to make sure you get the best traveling experience possible.\n\nThe system of Castra has been vital to the UEE, but not in many of the normal ways. When UPE military pathfinders discovered the system in 2544, they found a pair of planets circling a large blue-white star. It was described as \u2018unremarkable\u2019 in its initial assessment.\n\nRegardless, the UPE began to process the second planet to act as a training facility and back-up resource cache for Hadrian system, then the point system along what would become known as the Perry Line that borders the Xi\u2019An Empire. To mirror these military designs for the planet, the system was called Castra, using the ancient Roman name for land designated specifically for military use.\n\nCASTRA II\nWhen Castra II was finally terraformed, Ivar Messer had already ascended to the newly created position of Prime Citizen. He wasted no time allocating resources to build up Castra II as a source of reinforcements for the military at Hadrian as well as a staging area for an invasion into Xi\u2019An territory, should the opportunity ever present itself.\n\nWhen the jump point to Oya system was discovered near the end of the 26th century, Castra ceased being a secondary base; it was now on the front line. Long-range bombers would circle the jump point toward Oya, waiting for a signal to push into Xi\u2019An territory and blast their targets. The Imperator whipped this fear of attack up to cut off civilian traffic into Castra entirely.\n\nWhen the Messers fell, military tensions turned to diplomatic relations. Oya became part of the Empire when the Perry Line was divided into the Transitional Systems. Very quickly, the military on Castra discovered that they weren\u2019t the front line anymore. In 2789, the military scaled back their presence to reopen the system for civilians, even repurposing most of the military structures for public use.\n\nINTRODUCING SHERMAN\nBuilt atop Ulysses Peak, Sherman served as the primary launch point for the heavy bombers that would maintain a constant vigil near the jump points into Xi\u2019An territory. A majority of the base has now been demilitarized for civilian use, transforming the Navy\u2019s landing pads and mechanic bays into the primary landing zone for traffic entering and leaving the planet.\n\nDepending on the time of year, you may see what appears to be a landscape of clouds shrouding the surface of the planet. Poking up through that canopy will be Sherman, a virtual island in the sky.\n\nQuick note: you enthusiasts will also probably notice a lot of firepower on your approach: anti-ship batteries as well as a pair of AOV-9 anti-orbital cannons. They may look old, but don\u2019t try to be funny. They still work.\n\nThe military sold off the landing zone. It changed hands several times over the years until it became a PARKING LOT franchise owned by REEZUS THORN, who also handles the site\u2019s minimal ship repairs.\n\nAs one of Sherman\u2019s new primary functions is a quick stopover point for travelers, they cluster a lot of their stores near the Parking Lot, allowing pilots to quickly hit up the local TDD office as well as familiar names like FUEL PUMP, HARDPOINT GUYS, APOCALYPSE ARMS and ELEMENT AUTHORITY and be on their way. But there\u2019s a lot more to Sherman than that.\n\nWalking among the unmistakable Hennowistic military prefabs of the 27th century, you can\u2019t help but feel a sense of history. Small reminders of the men and women who served here can be found throughout the zone, but none more prominent than in the EDGE OF OBLIVION. The Edge is a small pub filled with actual memorabilia from the era, offering patrons a brief glimpse into the daily lives of the bomber pilots who ran those dangerous missions.\n\nBefore you leave, you should go to the OUTLOOK. During the day, if the weather\u2019s right, you will find a tumultuous sea of clouds stretching as far as the eye can see. At night, you can see the glow from distant cities seeping up through the clouds, creating diffused pools of light. It\u2019s one of the most magnificent sights to behold on a planet whose history is steeped in fear and aggression. But don\u2019t just take my word for it; it\u2019s really something you need to observe for yourself.","de_DE":"Gr\u00fc\u00dfe, Reisender, es gibt Millionen von Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeiten im Universum zu sehen. Das Team von THE OBSERVIST ist daf\u00fcr da, dass Sie das bestm\u00f6gliche Reiseerlebnis erhalten.\n\nDas System von Castra war f\u00fcr die UEE von entscheidender Bedeutung, aber nicht auf viele der \u00fcblichen Arten. Als die UPE-Milit\u00e4rpfadfinder das System 2544 entdeckten, fanden sie ein Planetenpaar, das einen gro\u00dfen blau-wei\u00dfen Stern umkreiste. In seiner ersten Bewertung wurde es als \"unauff\u00e4llig\" bezeichnet.\n\nUnabh\u00e4ngig davon begann die UPE, den zweiten Planeten zu verarbeiten, um als Trainingseinrichtung und Backup-Ressourcen-Cache f\u00fcr das Hadrian-System zu fungieren, dann als Punktesystem entlang der so genannten Perry-Linie, die an das Xi'An-Imperium grenzt. Um diese milit\u00e4rischen Entw\u00fcrfe f\u00fcr den Planeten widerzuspiegeln, wurde das System Castra genannt, wobei der alte r\u00f6mische Name f\u00fcr Land verwendet wurde, das speziell f\u00fcr milit\u00e4rische Zwecke bestimmt war.\n\nCASTRA II\nAls Castra II schlie\u00dflich terraformiert wurde, war Ivar Messer bereits in die neu geschaffene Position des Prime Citizen aufgestiegen. Er vergeudete keine Zeit damit, Ressourcen f\u00fcr den Aufbau von Castra II als Quelle der Verst\u00e4rkung f\u00fcr das Milit\u00e4r in Hadrian sowie als Etappenort f\u00fcr eine Invasion in das Gebiet von Xi'An bereitzustellen, falls sich die Gelegenheit bietet.\n\nAls der Sprungpunkt zum Oya-System gegen Ende des 26. Jahrhunderts entdeckt wurde, h\u00f6rte Castra auf, eine sekund\u00e4re Basis zu sein; sie befand sich nun an der Front. Langstreckenbomber umkreisten den Sprungpunkt in Richtung Oya und warteten auf ein Signal, das in das Gebiet von Xi'An vordrang und ihre Ziele sprengte. Der Imperator peitschte diese Angst vor einem Angriff aus, um den Zivilverkehr in Castra vollst\u00e4ndig zu unterbinden.\n\nAls die Messers fielen, wandten sich die milit\u00e4rischen Spannungen den diplomatischen Beziehungen zu. Oya wurde Teil des Reiches, als die Perry-Linie in die \u00dcbergangssysteme unterteilt wurde. Sehr schnell entdeckte das Milit\u00e4r auf Castra, dass sie nicht mehr die Frontlinie waren. Im Jahr 2789 reduzierte das Milit\u00e4r seine Pr\u00e4senz, um das System f\u00fcr Zivilisten wieder zu \u00f6ffnen und sogar die meisten milit\u00e4rischen Strukturen f\u00fcr den \u00f6ffentlichen Gebrauch neu zu nutzen.\n\nEINF\u00dcHRUNG VON SHERMAN\nSherman wurde auf dem Ulysses Peak gebaut und diente als Hauptstartpunkt f\u00fcr die schweren Bomber, die eine st\u00e4ndige Wache in der N\u00e4he der Sprungbretter in das Gebiet von Xi'An halten sollten. Ein Gro\u00dfteil der Basis wurde inzwischen f\u00fcr den zivilen Einsatz entmilitarisiert, wodurch die Landepl\u00e4tze und mechanischen Buchten der Marine in die prim\u00e4re Landezone f\u00fcr den ein- und ausgehenden Verkehr umgewandelt wurden.\n\nAbh\u00e4ngig von der Jahreszeit k\u00f6nnen Sie eine scheinbare Wolkenlandschaft sehen, die die Oberfl\u00e4che des Planeten bedeckt. Durch dieses Vordach schaut Sherman, eine virtuelle Insel am Himmel.\n\nKurze Anmerkung: Ihr Enthusiasten werdet wahrscheinlich auch eine Menge Feuerkraft bei eurer Ann\u00e4herung bemerken: Anti-Schiffsbatterien sowie ein Paar AOV-9 Anti-Orbitalkanonen. Sie sehen vielleicht alt aus, aber versuchen Sie nicht, lustig zu sein. Sie funktionieren noch.\n\nDas Milit\u00e4r hat die Landezone verkauft. Es wechselte im Laufe der Jahre mehrmals den Besitzer, bis es zu einem PARKING LOT Franchise im Besitz von REEZUS THORN wurde, der sich auch um die minimalen Schiffsreparaturen des Standorts k\u00fcmmert.\n\nDa eine der neuen Hauptfunktionen von Sherman eine schnelle Anlaufstelle f\u00fcr Reisende ist, b\u00fcndeln sie viele ihrer Gesch\u00e4fte in der N\u00e4he des Parkplatzes, so dass Piloten schnell das lokale TDD-B\u00fcro sowie bekannte Namen wie Benzinpumpe, HARDPOINT GUYS, APOCALYPSE ARMS und ELEMENT AUTHORITY erreichen k\u00f6nnen und unterwegs sind. Aber Sherman hat viel mehr zu bieten als das.\n\nBei einem Spaziergang durch die unverwechselbaren hemnowistischen Milit\u00e4rvorbauten des 27. Jahrhunderts kann man nicht umhin, einen Sinn f\u00fcr Geschichte zu sp\u00fcren. Kleine Erinnerungen an die M\u00e4nner und Frauen, die hier dienten, sind \u00fcberall in der Zone zu finden, aber keine ist prominenter als in der EDGE OF OBLIVION. The Edge ist ein kleines Pub mit echten Erinnerungsst\u00fccken aus der Zeit und bietet den G\u00e4sten einen kurzen Einblick in das t\u00e4gliche Leben der Bomberpiloten, die diese gef\u00e4hrlichen Missionen f\u00fchrten.\n\nBevor du gehst, solltest du zum OUTLOOK gehen. Tags\u00fcber, wenn das Wetter stimmt, finden Sie ein turbulentes Wolkenmeer, das sich so weit wie m\u00f6glich erstreckt. Nachts kann man das Leuchten aus fernen St\u00e4dten sehen, das durch die Wolken sickert und diffuse Lichtpunkte erzeugt. Es ist eine der sch\u00f6nsten Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeiten auf einem Planeten, dessen Geschichte von Angst und Aggression gepr\u00e4gt ist. Aber glauben Sie mir nicht nur beim Wort, es ist wirklich etwas, das Sie selbst beobachten m\u00fcssen.","zh_CN":"Greetings, traveler, there are millions of sights to see in the universe. The team at THE OBSERVIST is here to make sure you get the best traveling experience possible.\n\nThe system of Castra has been vital to the UEE, but not in many of the normal ways. When UPE military pathfinders discovered the system in 2544, they found a pair of planets circling a large blue-white star. It was described as \u2018unremarkable\u2019 in its initial assessment.\n\nRegardless, the UPE began to process the second planet to act as a training facility and back-up resource cache for Hadrian system, then the point system along what would become known as the Perry Line that borders the Xi\u2019An Empire. To mirror these military designs for the planet, the system was called Castra, using the ancient Roman name for land designated specifically for military use.\n\nCASTRA II\nWhen Castra II was finally terraformed, Ivar Messer had already ascended to the newly created position of Prime Citizen. He wasted no time allocating resources to build up Castra II as a source of reinforcements for the military at Hadrian as well as a staging area for an invasion into Xi\u2019An territory, should the opportunity ever present itself.\n\nWhen the jump point to Oya system was discovered near the end of the 26th century, Castra ceased being a secondary base; it was now on the front line. Long-range bombers would circle the jump point toward Oya, waiting for a signal to push into Xi\u2019An territory and blast their targets. The Imperator whipped this fear of attack up to cut off civilian traffic into Castra entirely.\n\nWhen the Messers fell, military tensions turned to diplomatic relations. Oya became part of the Empire when the Perry Line was divided into the Transitional Systems. Very quickly, the military on Castra discovered that they weren\u2019t the front line anymore. In 2789, the military scaled back their presence to reopen the system for civilians, even repurposing most of the military structures for public use.\n\nINTRODUCING SHERMAN\nBuilt atop Ulysses Peak, Sherman served as the primary launch point for the heavy bombers that would maintain a constant vigil near the jump points into Xi\u2019An territory. A majority of the base has now been demilitarized for civilian use, transforming the Navy\u2019s landing pads and mechanic bays into the primary landing zone for traffic entering and leaving the planet.\n\nDepending on the time of year, you may see what appears to be a landscape of clouds shrouding the surface of the planet. Poking up through that canopy will be Sherman, a virtual island in the sky.\n\nQuick note: you enthusiasts will also probably notice a lot of firepower on your approach: anti-ship batteries as well as a pair of AOV-9 anti-orbital cannons. They may look old, but don\u2019t try to be funny. They still work.\n\nThe military sold off the landing zone. It changed hands several times over the years until it became a PARKING LOT franchise owned by REEZUS THORN, who also handles the site\u2019s minimal ship repairs.\n\nAs one of Sherman\u2019s new primary functions is a quick stopover point for travelers, they cluster a lot of their stores near the Parking Lot, allowing pilots to quickly hit up the local TDD office as well as familiar names like FUEL PUMP, HARDPOINT GUYS, APOCALYPSE ARMS and ELEMENT AUTHORITY and be on their way. But there\u2019s a lot more to Sherman than that.\n\nWalking among the unmistakable Hennowistic military prefabs of the 27th century, you can\u2019t help but feel a sense of history. Small reminders of the men and women who served here can be found throughout the zone, but none more prominent than in the EDGE OF OBLIVION. The Edge is a small pub filled with actual memorabilia from the era, offering patrons a brief glimpse into the daily lives of the bomber pilots who ran those dangerous missions.\n\nBefore you leave, you should go to the OUTLOOK. During the day, if the weather\u2019s right, you will find a tumultuous sea of clouds stretching as far as the eye can see. At night, you can see the glow from distant cities seeping up through the clouds, creating diffused pools of light. It\u2019s one of the most magnificent sights to behold on a planet whose history is steeped in fear and aggression. But don\u2019t just take my word for it; it\u2019s really something you need to observe for yourself."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":55,"created_at":"2014-04-23T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:46:39","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13829,"next_id":13831}}