Einsatzhafen Voitsberg Type Operational Airfield Site information Owner Luftwaffe Condition In use Site history Built 2234 In Use 2234-Present Garrison information Personnel 21,000+ Garrison Jagdgeschwader 5953 [Source]=



Einsatzhafen Voitsberg is a German Luftwaffe operational airfield located on Voitsberg, a moon of Skalbmierz in the Tanarsus System.

Since it’s secret construction in 2234, the base has hosted the Jagdgeschwader 5953 “Krake” fighter wing. The base’s primary mission is to provide forward deployed combat power and support capabilities within the Tanarsus System. The base also administers a network of unmanned intercept and surveillance radar stations and an advanced integrated defense network.

The base underwent a sizable expansion in the aftermath of the Tanarsus World War and is currently the largest permanent Luftwaffe facility in the system. The ongoing Soviet-German War has placed renewed importance on Einsatzhafen Voitsberg, and numerous Luftwaffe and foreign units have been assigned there including fighter squadrons from the Carinthia State, Italian Social Republic and others.

History

Construction of Einsatzhafen Voitsberg, code-named "Arktisfestung", began in 2229 and was completed in April of 2234. During those five years, the GGR spent approximately 600 billion reichsmarks on the project, making it one of the most expensive Luftwaffe bases outside of German space. The project, a direct violation of the Riga Agreement, was conducted in secret under the guise of a Carinthian mining project undertaken by several dummy corporations. Aircraft and supplies were first delivered using Carinthian and Italian registered cargo vessels.

The complex was used extensively during the Tanarsus World War, providing radar data to allied Carthinian and Gallerian spacecraft. Having demonstrated its importance during the conflict, the facility was expanded in 2254 to accommodate larger bomber aircraft, fast attack craft and even corvette class starships.

In the ongoing Soviet-German War, Einsatzhafen Voitsberg has become the center of Luftwaffe operations in the system, often coordinating with Kriegsmarine units and others.

Facilities

The main chambers of the base are situated under 3000 feet of granite and ice across 15 acres. Each section is lined with concrete shields every three meters to cushion the impact of incoming munitions. Large glaciers provide an underground water source while stored food and fuel allow the facility to last over three years without resupply. A separate 6.4-million-gallon reservoir is used as a heat sink. A network of pipes, hundreds of kilometres long supply the base with additional fuel and water from other sources across Skalbmierz. The base includes several large battery banks with redundant power generators. Fifteen underground runways and landing areas are located across the complex, with exterior access limited to a series of retractable hanger doors.

Exterior

Structures located on the surface include a single airstrip, a landing zone, as well as numerous hangers, observation posts and sensor arrays. A small section of the base extends from the side of the glacier providing the only visible evidence of the main chambers. A series of blast doors and filters protect the base’s interior from biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear contaminants.