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<span class="mu-s">Year 184 of the Resurrection Era</span>
You divert the Azurium towards structural support and special fittings specifically for large space constructions- and towards your battleship. Finally, after years of careful planning, research, and rinsing the Esaal for all their worth; you finally have it here. The full projection and force of the Hegemony and the will of the Supreme Ruler. The first <span class="mu-s">Battleship!</span>
Battleships are larger then the biggest cruisers, and significantly more powerful. As well as having a much larger crew and requiring more fuel to run, battleships are a bit special. While the Hegemony has over seven hundred standard space cruisers, and several million smaller shuttles, space-capable drones, automated transport ships and so on; Battleships are a bit special. Even the largest nations, like the Hegemony and the Esaal, can only field a certain number of them at a time. They are quite precious and cannot be mass produced in the same was as smaller ships. You set aside the Azuirum for future constructions like this; though your budget will be tapped after the first for a while.
You decide to name the first Battleship the <span class="mu-s">HV Reconquista</span>, after your great great great uncle Cijan, who earned the colonial worlds himself.
While technically a "battleship", the Hegemony's philosophy over its spacecraft is about practical use and maximization of resources. Like all your Hegemonic Vessels, the battleship can also be put towards economic, research, or diplomatic purposes. While not technically being upgraded with Oon crystals, the battleship is given top of the line technology and the best crew you can staff, meaning it counts as an upgraded fleet all on its own.
