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Several manufacturers had submitted ships for consideration by the Car’cass militia. The test crew from the HPS delegation acquitted themselves well in the various trial scenarios. The Heron demonstrated excellent speed and manoeuvrability, though its firepower was a bit lacking. The other candidates blasted apart the test targets in spectacular fashion while the Heron merely perforated them with pinpoint fire. This wasn’t such a big deal since avoiding collateral damage was a plus for a police vessel. The Heron made it to the final stage of the trials, beating far more impressive (but less suitable ships.). It looked like you had made <span class="mu-s">the right call in submitting a ship tailored to the clients needs.</span>
In the end it came down to a choice between the HPS Heron and Myconetics Lu’gee. The Lu’gee was produced by a local Blorg manufacturer and was as fast as the Heron, but more durable, with torpedo launchers and a large bore kinetic turret capable of loading a variety of different ammo types. Despite their differing capabilities both ships had achieved similar scores in the tests and it looked like selection could go either way.
Eventually it was decided that the matter would be settled by a (simulated) deathmatch between the two vessels. This was a bit strange given that peer to peer combat was not what these ships were designed for, and you suspected that the Militia just wanted a show. Nevertheless both crews were game for the challenge.
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Test Captain Hackett of the HPS Quality Assurance department went through the final checks as the crew prepared to engage the competition in the militia proving grounds.
“Engineering reports all systems green.”
“Copy that, switching the system to training mode. Gunnery confirm the weapons aren’t live.”
The Heron’s turrets locked on to a nearby target buoy and fired a burst. Simulated holographic rounds were projected across the bridge display and dissipated harmlessly against the buoy. The AR displayed a red pulse over the targeting feed indicating the buoy acknowledged the simulated fire as having hit.
“Gunnery confirms, weapons are in sim mode.”
“Roger that. All hands to battle stations…” He always wanted to say that. “...This is a drill.” It wasn’t as cool with the last bit but protocol was protocol.
Militia control confirmed that the exercise had begun, the game was afoot.
>Maintain distance from the target. Have the rotary cannons shoot down any torpedos while the railgun snipes at key subsystems.
>Rush in then alpha strike their bridge at knife fighting range.
> Hit and fade, weave in and out of cover taking potshots with your weapons.
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