OK, i did a couple of ship sketches to get myself into gear…
However, since i’m a new member, it seems i cant post attachments just yet 
So, instead, i’ll post some details. Here’s the background story:
Basicly, its a story of human conflict after the near destruction of Earth. A brief thermonuclear exchange reduced vast parts of the Earth to virtually nothing, and the human race was forced to survive in remote areas, underground, and in tiny communities in space and on the moon. After hundreds of years, the two original factions that triggered the conflict (the Unity Coalition and Joint Eastern Confederation) began to rebuild for another. However, they decided that from that point on, all conflict would take place elsewhere - never again would a weapon be fired on the planet Earth.
This lead to rapid advances in space travel technology. Other systems were swiftly occupied, and the UN and JEC starfleets grew exponentially. However… it was many years before the first Terran (or Earthlike) planet was discovered. It was claimed by Unity forces, but its only inhabitants were peaceful colonists from Earth. But the treaty offered no cover, and the JEC invaded the planet, which was called Gaia II, and wrested control of the surrounding system from the UN.
The system became a warzone. Thousands of ships were destroyed, and millions of lives were lost. Eventually, the UN won control of the system back, but at a terrible cost.
At this point, the two factions ratified a new treaty - Terran worlds would fall under the same protection as Earth.
As a result, control of any given Terran world depended on control of the surrounding system. Territorial dominance became paramount. Soon after, the JEC found another world, which was named Gaia III, and set about fortifying the surrounding planets. A precedent was set, in which all non-terran worlds became Fortresses of industrial and military might.
This would lead to total war on a grand scale.
The scene i intend to build is centred on the imminent JEC invasion of a Fortress world near a Terran planet - thousands of ships on each side, in a faceoff over territory.
As soon as i get the permissions to do so, i’ll post some sketches
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