Silent Vector Strike Group / CUF

Silent Vector Strike Group — Founding Lore

Founded: 2941
Primary Mandate: Covert anti-piracy interdiction, deep-space torpedo warfare, and silent rescue operations.

By 2941, the United Empire of Earth faced a crisis unlike any in its recent history. Pirate factions—emboldened by collapsing patrol routes and the rise of new black-market technologies—began striking deeper into UEE territory. Ambush corridors, gravity-well traps, and silent snare fields left countless civilian and military pilots stranded in hostile space.

Traditional naval forces struggled to respond. Pirates attacked from the shadows and vanished before reinforcements could arrive. Pilots were disappearing faster than they could be recovered.

To counter this growing threat, Naval High Command authorized the creation of a new, specialized strike arm—one that would adopt the doctrines of ancient submarine warfare and reimagine them for the void.

Thus, the Silent Vector Strike Group (SVSG) was born.

Mission Doctrine

SVSG was built on a singular principle:

“Where Silence Hits Hardest.”

Its strike craft and long-range patrol vessels were designed around deep stealth—low-signature hulls, passive drift systems, and advanced void-coating that rendered them nearly invisible to conventional scans.

SVSG operations revolve around three key pillars:

1. Precision Torpedo Warfare

The unit pioneered vector-silent torpedoes: high-yield, zero-signature munitions capable of crossing kilometers before registering on hostile sensors. Pirate vessels often never detected the shot that ended them.

2. Covert Anti-Piracy Hunts

SVSG does not wait for distress calls.
They stalk ambush routes, track pirate flotillas, and strike at the moment of maximum impact—before the enemy even realizes they were being watched.

3. Silent Recovery of Stranded Pilots

When pilots are cut off behind enemy lines, SVSG deploys stealth extraction teams capable of entering and exiting hot zones without alerting pirate sensors. Their rescues became legendary—no lights, no signatures, no broadcasts. Just a shadow approaching in the void, and safety arriving without a sound.

Legacy

By 2946, SVSG operations had reduced pirate activity in the Vannus Corridor, the Helios Fringe, and the Outer Castra Line by overwhelming margins.

Pirate bands began spreading stories of silent torpedoes that appeared from nowhere and of rescue craft that materialized like ghosts to steal victims from their grasp.

A familiar whisper emerged among them:

“Beware the quiet… that’s when they strike.”