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==General==
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[[Image:GTILogoFull.png|thumb|right|300px|The GTI logo by Galemp/MjnMixael]]
  
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GTI was the vast intelligence gathering arm of the old [[Galactic Terran Alliance|GTA]], responsible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the [[The Great War|Great War]]. The GTI was divided into three seperate branches: Special Ops, R&D, and Intel.
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'''Galactic Terran Intelligence''' ('''GTI''') was the vast intelligence gathering arm of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] (GTA), responsible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the [[Great War]]. GTI did much of the GTA's research and development and was behind several new designs, in addition to its namesake intelligence function.  Its stated primary objective was "to provide Terran Command with accurate and comprehensive information regarding the tactics, technologies, activities, and strategic objectives of our enemies, specifically the [[Shivans]] and the [[Vasudans|Vasudan]] insurgency, [[Hammer of Light]]."
  
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GTI Special Operations was responsible for undercover missions, containment, missions involving sensitive data, and highly dangerous or covert military actions in enemy territory. Led by the [[GTD Krios]], Special Ops undertook missions too highly classified or too downright dangerous for average GTA pilots.
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GTI appears to have grown well beyond the GTA's control by the end of the Great War, and was probably in this position well before then. At the end of the [[Great War]], following the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']]'s destruction, the GTI rebelled against the GTA. Their ultimate goals are not clear, for they never had the chance to carry them out. However, the GTA believed they intended to overthrow the GTA and dissolve the Terran-Vasudan alliance.
  
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The mission of GTI R&D was the research and development of cutting-edge technologies. The theft, analysis, and reverse engineering of Vasudan and Shivan technologies were headed by the R&D department with their subcontractor Triton Dynamics developing new craft and technologies. Countless GTA weapons and warships began their life as GTI prototypes. All research and development was headed by the GTD Repulse.
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Not all members of GTI were in on the plot; among those left in the dark was GTI's own special-operations branch, based on the GTD ''Krios''. Pilots from the ''Krios'' acquired information about rogue activity in the GTI before the rebellion could be officially declared, and GTI attempted to eliminate this information before it could be used against them. They destroyed the ''Krios'' but failed to kill all the pilots involved or all the escape pods that the Krios launched.
  
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GTI Intelligence, led by the GTD Soyakaze, specialized in espionage, reconnaissance, and counter-intelligence. The primary mission of Intel was to provide Terran Command with accurate and comprehensive information regarding the tactics, technologies, activities, and strategic objectives of the GTA's enemies, specifically the [[Shivans]] and the Vasudan insurgency, [[Hammer of light]]. Intel had their own spies on the inside of the VPE during the [[The 14-Year War|14-Year War]] in the guise of Vasudan defectors.
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The surviving pilots of the ''Krios'' joined the GTD ''Soyakaze'' and led the effort to uncover what GTI was trying to do, eventually encountering the [[GTD Hades|Hades super-destroyer]], a GTI super weapon equal to the SD ''Lucifer'' in both firepower and armor. In a remarkable display of exceptionally superb GTA piloting skill and exceptionally idiotic GTI strategy, the ''Hades'' was destroyed before it was ever deployed in an offensive role. The destruction of the ''Hades'' effectively ended the GTI rebellion.
  
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The flagship and base of command for the GTI was the GTD Legion, which coordinated actions between the three branches and acted as a liason for GTA High Command. For example, Command needs a pilot to go undercover in enemy Vasudan territory. The mission is carried out by a spy with information from Intel, handled by Special Ops, using a Vasudan craft modified by R&D. Unfortunately, the destruction of the Legion by the SD Lucifer at the [[The Great War|Great War]] Battle of Deneb caused intercommunication and relations between the three factions and the GTA to fragment, indirectly leading to the ill-fated [[Hades Rebellion]] and the events of the [[Silent Threat]] campaign.
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GTI is known to have operated a number of [[GTD Orion|''Orion''-class destroyers]].
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*GTD ''Krios'' (destroyed)
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*GTD ''Myrmidon''
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*GTD (name never shown)
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The GTD ''Soyakaze'' may or may not have been a GTI destroyer.  In any case, by the end of the campaign it was allied with the GTA.
  
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With the formation of the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] in 2345, the former GTI's duties were fully assumed by the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Intelligence]] branch of the GTVA, now under far stricter supervision.
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Latest revision as of 04:44, 14 January 2012

The GTI logo by Galemp/MjnMixael

Galactic Terran Intelligence (GTI) was the vast intelligence gathering arm of the Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA), responsible for many of the strategies and technologies developed in the Great War. GTI did much of the GTA's research and development and was behind several new designs, in addition to its namesake intelligence function. Its stated primary objective was "to provide Terran Command with accurate and comprehensive information regarding the tactics, technologies, activities, and strategic objectives of our enemies, specifically the Shivans and the Vasudan insurgency, Hammer of Light."

GTI appears to have grown well beyond the GTA's control by the end of the Great War, and was probably in this position well before then. At the end of the Great War, following the SD Lucifer's destruction, the GTI rebelled against the GTA. Their ultimate goals are not clear, for they never had the chance to carry them out. However, the GTA believed they intended to overthrow the GTA and dissolve the Terran-Vasudan alliance.

Not all members of GTI were in on the plot; among those left in the dark was GTI's own special-operations branch, based on the GTD Krios. Pilots from the Krios acquired information about rogue activity in the GTI before the rebellion could be officially declared, and GTI attempted to eliminate this information before it could be used against them. They destroyed the Krios but failed to kill all the pilots involved or all the escape pods that the Krios launched.

The surviving pilots of the Krios joined the GTD Soyakaze and led the effort to uncover what GTI was trying to do, eventually encountering the Hades super-destroyer, a GTI super weapon equal to the SD Lucifer in both firepower and armor. In a remarkable display of exceptionally superb GTA piloting skill and exceptionally idiotic GTI strategy, the Hades was destroyed before it was ever deployed in an offensive role. The destruction of the Hades effectively ended the GTI rebellion.

GTI is known to have operated a number of Orion-class destroyers.

  • GTD Krios (destroyed)
  • GTD Myrmidon
  • GTD (name never shown)

The GTD Soyakaze may or may not have been a GTI destroyer. In any case, by the end of the campaign it was allied with the GTA.

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