4.2.08

DDS place order for 5 Coril 2110s

With it's fleet of Coril shuttles ageing the DDS has placed an order with a Cloneworld company for it's reverse engineered copies of the famous Tarbotian design. The Coril 2110 looks identical to the original though has more modern systems and a more powerful engine, the FT101A that boosts speed to 205c. The ships will be delivered to the DDS later this year for final fitting out with sensitive equipment including support for TPM-2. Although too small for a missile launcher its thought the Coril 2110 (to be known as Coril-B in DDS service) will be able to carry a number of TPM-2s externally on pylons for self-defence.

If the ships are successful the DDS will order more to replace all 12 remaining Corils and also rebuild the fleet up to a required 20. An earlier plan to refurbish existing Corils has been abandoned as a waste of money.