11.10.07

Dinos make changes to armed forces

The Dinos have begun a number of changes to their armed forces organisation and begun some equipment updates following analysis of Dino performance in the Utrek war. "It was the first sustained war the Dinos have been in for some time." An analyst with the DDS told reporters, "Especially in land warfare and the Dinos found some shortcomings with their army which has changed dramatically in the last few years."

It is thought the Dinos will be increasing the strength of it's armoured units and improving radio protocols. All T-55Zs will be receiving software upgrades to their radios and better headphones for crews over the next few months. The bandwidth of datalinks will also be increased. Tank centuries currently operate around 20 tanks each, this will be increased to 25. Extra tanks will be bought in from reserve and the Dinos may order more T-55ZDMs.

Dinomarks will also be receiving some changes especially in damage control, like the DDS the Dinos have found blast fragments and damage containment a serious problem in the intense space battles now encountered. The Dinos are looking at changing the materials used internally on their ships to reduce fragmentation but in the meantime will be moving to a cellular ship management regime similar to the DDS. In this a ship is split into several self-contained "cells" each with a dedicated damage control and casualty receiving team. Blast goggles and flak jackets have also been looked at though declined as the Dinos consider them too restrictive.