User:Azecreth/Section 12 (SoR)

Section 12 was the military research division of the Imperial Nations Space Command. It was at the forefront of technological developments affecting the military of the Unified Earth Empire.

Founding
With the victory of the Outer Systems Imperium in the War of the Dictators and the founding of the INSC< it was decided that a dedicated organization was needed to spearhead military development. They were given large reserves of funds, and were able to recruit from the top scientists.

Efforts
After the beginning of the First Human-Progeny War in 2525, the efforts of section 12 to develop new weapons with which to figh tthe war were doubled. Many options were explored, with some being practical, and some not.

Project PROMETHEUS was begun in 2529. The main goal of this project was to develop the next generation of nuclear weapon, with the combination of human and Progeny technology. This was one of the most sucessful Section 12 efforts, and it resulted in the development of Quantumbuster technology, which would be devastatingly used in the war.

Project Yellow Cross was another Section 12 research effort begun in 2531. It's goal was to develop biological and chemical agents for usage against the Progeny. They were able to devlop a plague that decimated the Kig-Yar population before a vaccine could be developed by Progeny researchers.

Dissolution
With the fall of the Unified Earth Empire, Section 12 was officially disbanded. Many of the scientists who were involved with the group were forced to work for the Orion People's Republic. There, they would use the technological base that was developed in the days of the Unified Earth empire to take their research to new levels.

The remnants of Section 12 would be lost forever after the destruction of the Orion People's Republic at the end of the Second Human-Progeny War.

Trivia

 * This organization existed in an alternate universe.