So let me get this straight. There's a system out there with lots and lots of imperial soldiers, support staff etc etc and *infrastructure* being abandoned by the Empire at large because, well, everythings going to shit and nobody has the time of day to spare? And going there has interesting implications of the force pulling strings?
Now help me out there, assuming he could get this garrison on his side... What, in theory of course, might might prevent an enterprising officer of the Navy from simply dismantling these buildings, filling up the ludicrous cargo holds of his fleets and going somewhere else? Because it seems to me that by doing this he could set up a base of operations for himself, just about wherever he wants, if not using the system itself as a (temporary?) base of operations. Gentlemen, this is if you excuse my french fucking brilliant.
As for the rebel strike craft, alright. Yea. That is a logic I can work with, keeping our pilots alive needs to be a priority until a proper stopgap measure can be arranged, like imagine a very slightly bulked up Interceptor with a weak shield... Wouldn't that be something? I will expect mechanical failure to be a very persistent problem however, but perhaps better that then combat losses.
And, yea, we do need more. Always more, never less, luckily both Venators and Imperial II's are kind of made to be battleship/carrier/trooptransports, and our converted freighters could also be converted into barracks without to much issue. Shuttles should be plenty available, even civilian models even if we have to set the techs loose on them. Cargo will always have to go from space to the buyers after all.
Honestly at this point we might want to call a big ol' staff meeting after this campaign and just hear out what the different portions of our fleet want, need or appreciate, the pilots thoughts on those Brute and Starwing fighters which I don't think we've employed in numbers before would also be appreciated, to see if ts worth trying to get more of them... Who knows, we might even get a feel for the people working under us. I'd like that.
>>5230934You keep that thought, because I am absolutely convinced it will come very much in handy sooner rather then later.
