Takeda Fleet

Founded in YE 42, Takeda Fleet (Yamataigo: “武田の艦隊 – “Takeda no Kantai”), is a fleet management and logistics company that comprises private, civilian ships operated on behalf of Motoyoshi Tachiko and the Motoyoshi Clan, and ships owned by other interests but contracted to Takeda Fleet for management and crewing. It officially operates under the auspices of Yugumo Corporation.

Takeda fleet is a holding company and logistics and fleet management services provider that furnishes and crews starships and operates shuttles and passenger liners on behalf of its ownership and their associates.

Originally created by Motoyoshi Tachiko's then-FARS assistant Sayako to manage her personal fleet of ships, Takeda Fleet now also employs them when official Star Army of Yamatai ships are inappropriate or inexpedient, able to operate where they are unwelcome or at the behest of private interests that would not be able to requisition official vehicles.

Previously, Takeda Fleet generally fielded Origin Industries Fleet Yards ships, owing to their high quality-to-price ratio, general availability, ubiquitous inconspicuousness, and appearance of neutrality. After the development of the Misha-Class Explorer, Takeda Fleet transitioned to operating in-house Yugumo Fleetworks ships. Some missions that Takeda Fleet specializes in are:

• Casual use by Motoyoshi Tachiko and her family, friends, and associates
• VIP transport and escort
• Hiring out excess tonnage
• Daily business and supply chain operations of Takeda House and Tachi's
• Charity and humanitarian work on behalf of Motoyoshi Tachiko, the Takeda Foundation, and the Motoyoshi Clan
• Discreet or plausibly-deniable assets for the Motoyoshi Clan and the Yamatai Star Empire
• Escorting or expediting Kikyo Pie Company deliveries
• Managing and staffing privately owned vessels on contract
• Discreet security for any of the above
• Contracting for defense with planetary governments in the Motoyoshi Colonial Sector as transportation and space assets for Yugumo Keisatsu.
• Testing and evaluation of Yugumo Corporation R&D products and pre-purchase evaluation of vendor-supplied products
• Logistics and Fleet Management services to internal and select external clients

Takeda Fleet's Headquarters is in Tokyo, Jiyuu III, in a nondescript office building near the Atarashi Tokyo Spaceport.

Besides their headquarters and ships, Takeda Fleet piggybacks entirely on Yugumo Corporation for logistics such as hangar and warehouse space.

Takeda Fleet is managed by its parent corporation, Yugumo Corporation. Sentient Personnel are paid a salary pegged to the Star Army of Yamatai, and usually have Star Army of Yamatai experience and SSS Academy degrees. The current Shachō does not accept a salary.

Takeda Fleet both employs sentient personnel, and also heavily utilizes semi-sentient android drones. All sentient, non-management personnel of Takeda Fleet must be members of, and are represented by the Yugumo Workers Federation, and are generally Star Army of Yamatai veterans or graduates of the SSS Gakuin Academy, often both. The Yugumo Workers Federation ensures that all training and safety regulations are followed, and represents the employees in arbitrating any disputes they may have with Yugumo Corporation.

Executives are always sentient personnel.

Sentient employees below the executive level.

Below is a list of Drones used by Takeda Fleet:

Until late YE 44, Takeda Fleet relied heavily on drones that were humanoid in form and complex enough to perform general, abstract tasks. Going into YE 45, most of these had either become fully sapient or were transferred to other parts of Yugumo Corporation.

In YE 43, the KAIMON/Ascendant Consort was released and all androids were upgraded to that model. Existing androids had their memory and personality matrices transferred from their original chassis into the new one in the name of standardization and compatibility.

Prior to this, Takeda Fleet fielded multiple models of Androids: EM-J2-3a Douryo Android (Deluxe), Mimic Computer, and EM-J6-1 "Rayleigh".

These are simpler types of robots who are very unlikely to gain sentience and help with specialized tasks around Takeda Fleet-managed ship

Previously, Takeda Fleet deployed EM-J5-6a - FARS GP assistants, along with EM-J4-2a MARI (Space) and "Mobile Spanner" Drone, but with the introduction of the KAIMON/Ascendant Companion as standard issue, the FARS-GP were phased out in YE 43, wth the others to follow in YE 44.

Takeda Fleet personnel are equipped with Yugumo Corporation Standard Issue according to their occupation.

All uniform items where appropriate bear the Takeda Fleet emblem on the right shoulder, and the mission's patch on the left. When outdoors planetside, a black beret or dark grey Officer's Cap with the ships patch on the flash is worn as headgear. Coveralls and security response armor also same patches and insignia, and are dark grey unless the mission has a different livery scheme.

In YE 43, Takeda Fleet changed their issued equipment. The integrated electronics in the Type 43 Yugumo Corporation Uniforms and the adoption of the KAIMON/Ascendant Companion obsolesced most of the previously-issued electronics items. The adoption of the Yugumo E2 Energy Pistol changed the standard sidearm, and the Ryu Keiretsu And Yugumo Corporation Agreement of YE 43 changed the issue rifle for security forces to the Sakura Type 43 “Bushi” Compact Carbine.

The prior dress uniform was a modified version of the Star Army Duty Uniform, Type 35. It was dark grey where the Type 35 is Star Army Regal Blue, having a dark purple panel with lighter purple trim. Cadet Blue items were instead black. The field uniform was a field jacket and cargo pants both in black. Rank Insignia were worn on the epaulettes of both. Like the other uniforms, the Takeda Fleet emblem was on the right shoulder, and the mission patch on the left. Takeda Fleet crew duty uniforms consisted of a jumpsuit in dark grey, bearing the Takeda Fleet emblem on the right shoulder, and the mission's patch on the left. Rank Insignia were worn on the jumpsuit.

Takeda Fleet are of regular types with consistent crewing and equipment doctrines. All Takeda Fleet-owned ships are Yugumo Fleetworks unless a specific ship is needed for a specific mission.

These totals do not reflect small craft attached to a ship or power armor, but do count independent shuttles. Takeda Fleet owns the following ships and small craft:

These ships are owned outright by Takeda Fleet even if they're dedicated to other interests:

Ships managed by Takeda Fleet but owned by other interests:

Takeda Fleet owns the following Storage Containers

In YE 43 Yugumo Corporation took over management of Takeda Fleet's budget amid internal restructuring. The original 10,000,000 KS investment was returned to Takeda Foundation.

Yuuki created this article on 2020/01/25 05:44. Approval Thread

Motoyoshi Clan and Yugumo Corporation players, and Yamatai Star Empire Faction Managers and Game Masters may use any Takeda Fleet ship, asset, location, or NPC in their RP.