The military has recovered more quickly than we hoped. Though their new vessels are little more than cobbled together shadows of the Spartan fleet, they maybe enough to slow us when we make our move, at least until our new flagship can arrive. To that end I have ordered further reverse engineering of the captured fleet to build a fast attack destroyer. A shame the captured vessels require so many crew members or else we could use their own fleet against them. Still, the Asaini destroyer will be more than a match for their current ships.
*From the personal log of the Emperor himself*
My very bones itch from hiding in this wasteland for so many years. Still, though the men rebel and our coffers shrink from lack of pillaging, our patience has paid off. Even as the enemy designed their finest war machines, they grew lazy and over confident. They have no idea who pilfered their precious Spartan fleet!
It was a simple matter of bribing enough guards and scientists to insert our own command codes, though I did make it seem harder than it needed to be; can't be seen taking jobs that are too easy! Still it required true planning to predict the need to resurrect the original reserve fleet, and thus insert the codes while they were still in mothballs.
Today I visited the southern shipyard to see the fruits of our labor. With technology taken directly from the captured fleet, this vessel will be more powerful than even the prototype titan class we captured.
They come from the outer rim, an empire which started in the hands of pirates and grew into a force surpassing the best the military has to offer. Although so far we have held them back with numbers alone, it is obvious they have yet to commit any real assets to the attack. When they do, Command fears no amount of ships will stand against them, for they fight with the bloodthirst of pirates and the discipline of Sun Tzu.
Unfinished Rebellions. The scorch marks and pieces of hull stuck in its armor are a testament to the staying power of the empire. To fight this flagship is considered an honor because if means you gathered a respectable force and used it well, however pointlessly. It is also a taunt in steel towards those who would dream of rising above their place in life without being willing to commit all to the cause. Originally a border station hijacked by the pirates, it was extensively modified to become a mobile arsenal. Against the alien dreadnought it does ok, although the battle lasted around ten minutes, so the weapons are obviously not modified, except for some range and ascetics. As I said I don't think it is overpowered against ships of its class but let me know what you think about the armament, or even the design. I tried not to strech stuff cept for the one obvious spot and thats because I wanted a uninterupted runway because yes, I follow wing commander laws of physics in space. I plan to cover parts of it to fix that though.
Sinanju class destroyer
This is designed as a fast intercept destroyer, able to mow down small opponents or soften up capitol ships before the fleet even has to engage. Although it has three or four times the armarment of a typical Hestia destroyer, its weapons are all low yeild to meet energy requirements. Armaments include pulse lasers and flechette missiles. It has a potent emergency measure which only a desperate pilot will figure out, AI cannot.Coloring is meant to be blood red, trying to fix.
Bolo class cruiser
This is a long range bombardment vessel designed to punch through armor and shields of stations capitol ships and outposts with or without smaller vessels to soften up spots. Its weapons are slow to track smaller vessls which may flank it, though it is very heavily shielded. Not intended to directly engage for long periods except to provide the killing blow. Coloring is meant to be camo, will fix main colors then add the spots to it. *edit* fixed the stretching but still have to upload new screen.
Narcissus combat cruiser
A fearsome opponent at close or long range, this cruiser is designed to combat all levels of foes, from fighters up to even dreadnoughts. Its multiple decks hold a staggering amount of firepower but with varying arcs to provide full coverage. This means in a head to head fight it is not able to bring its full firepower to bear on one target. In most cases, it doesn't need to.
