Federal Contingency Orders

"'Order must be maintained, with precision or else chaos reigns.'"The Federal Contingency Orders were created in secret following the end of the Succession War and the rise of the Interstellar Solar Federation brought about the need of a compilation of contingency orders designed to go into effect under various circumstances. Most of the orders presently known effect the Federal Armed Forces.

Order Unity (serial number 000-001)
Order Unity is a highly secretive military protocol that is considered the last resort by Military Command. It is set in place to prevent another Interstellar war between the various Sectors that were rendered independent in the Federation charter. Only the highest levels are informed of the protocal, and opinions of it differ. Some see it as an excuse to instigate a next century regime, and others see it necessary to preserve mankind in the astral age. In order to instigate the protocol, certain situations have to apply...
 * If the Federation finds itself on the brink of War against itself, the Federation unable to operate effectively during such periods where humanity progression is halted by the personal agendas of elected officials.
 * If the Federation is attacked by a foreign entity, and politics prevent a effective counter-strike.
 * If Earth is attacked and the Federation dissolves into remnants

Order Invictus (serial number 002-687)
Order Invictus authorizes the temporary censorship of a Sector's Independent status during times of war, revolution or invasion by a enemy force. It causes the leading Regiment officer to be the ultimate voice in matters of war and overrides standard policies. This order would only apply under the hardest of conditions as the Sectors should be more then prepared to defend themselves with their own local militas.
 * If a sector is attacked and overwelmed, a leading commander is sent to override sector's administration and lead the counter-strike to reclaim lost worlds.

Order Firestorm (serial number 003-487)
Order Firestorm authorizes the deployment and usage of tactical warheads for orbital-to-surface launches despite civilian casualties to increase maximum damage to an enemy force. It is considered one of the few orders that may be authorized during war to provide leeway for any sort of reclamation of a captured planet.

Order Shadowblade (serial number 005-268)
Order Shadowblade authorizes the Federal Intelligence Division to deploy kill-teams across the Federation to eliminate individuals that pose a direct threat to the stability of a Sector or interferes in the growth of its colonies. In some retro spite, it is signing someones death warrant. Order Shadowblade is used to identify a V-I-P Target and seal his fate as long as he remains in Federal Space.
 * Order Shadowblade is more of an Assassination Kill Order, and therefore used more often then expected by the FID that seeks out and destroys targets in the name of the Federation.