Module-5

Module-5 is the name given to the base built on the dwarf planet, Ceres, in the story, '''8113'. ''The dwarf (orbiting on the outter edge of Mars) is occupied by the Martian military, and used largely as a governmental factory for weapons and other ore-powered technologies.

Mars established a base on the dwarf during the height of the Third War, when an economic depression had crippled their nation and Venusian ore was heavily restricted. Severe sanctions, placed on Mars as a result of their actions during the First and Second Wars, forced them to advance their military technology in order to fight back against their oppressors. A small base was built on Ceres, where scientists, such as the infamous Hu Giam Cheng, assisted the government in the creation of the Big Mowaqi: the devastating weapon of mass destruction that tore apart India during the Fourth War.

Later attempts to arrest Hu Giam for war crimes resulted in the death of Colonel Baldyon Rhodes, sparking a vengeful plot by his son, Captain AK Rhodes. Rhodes and his team of UFC Rangers managed to infiltrate Module-5 covertly and cause substantial damage to Martian factories.

During a series of peace talks between the UFC and Mars (as part of the Talking War), the generation of massive weapons was universally outlawed, however operations still continued on Module-5 where Martian scientists also dabbled with other sketchy practices, such as the creation of ghost impurities, and the construction of mega-ships capable of reaching new Solar Systems in the galaxy. Even when sanctions were lifted, Mars continued to funnel a substantial amount of ore into Module-5 for manufacturing and research, neglecting the needs of their citizens. Requests to have the Module-5 factories inspected by UFC officials were repeated denied, despite claims that operations had long shut down.

After learning the location of a habitable planet in the K3 system, Rhodes and Honey manage to sneak onto Module-5 in the last chapter of the book in order to steal a Martian ship capable of ferrying them to a new home.