>>5783038Although far from an armchair admiral, you certainly remember the awestruck reverence with which your more military-minded friends whispered the name. Designed and built by the secessionists in Nova Brittania two decades ago, the Courageous-class heavy cruiser was meant to frustrate any armed incursions by the reconstituted Nuevo Americanx. Although twenty years were but a blip in a ship's lifespan, the Courageous and her sister ships had already proven themselves during the Jeffersonville crisis by conducting daring raids into the American backline and demonstrating the plain unprofitability of re-incorporating these rebellious territories. Rumours abound about the true factor behind the class' combat prowess, but strong on-paper capabilities do offer a good beginning for prospective researchers.
"The primary battery of long-barreled 12-inch railguns arranged in eight triple turrets forms the core of the ship's firepower, capable of firing a variety of ammunition from the exotic anti-shield nearC reinforced-carbon core (AS-C2), armor-piercing plasma-state uranium (AP-PSU), or fusion high explosive (HE-F) to their more mundance counterparts in hypervelocity uranium core (HU-AS), armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (AP-FSDS) and chemical high explosive (HE-C). Supplemental firepower against destroyers and heavy gunboats is provided by a dozen 8-inch equi-Planck lasers, while dense coverage of rapid-firing light railguns, low-power point defense lasers, and anti-missile missile (AMM) launchers protect the vessel against missile and drone strikes. The ship also comes equipped with the latest MkV targeting core, MkVIIIb electronic countermeasure and counter-countermeasure system, all coordinated by a class-3 AI with prodigious calculating power..."
Completely overwhelmed by the jargon found in just a hobbyist periodical's review, you slump into your cramped bunker bed and are soon fast asleep.