The final Soulaki has been accepted into service bringing to an end the long-lived production of the type. The 5th Soulaki B and 30th overall in service (though more have been built, some were lost in the civil war) joined Benito's fleet yesterday. The type has not been that popular in HCS service though it is without a doubt the most powerful warship they have.
The Soulaki was designed to counter the Pulsar and stretched Clone technology and know how to the limit, in some ways it is akin to the Quasar in that it's early service life has been by no means trouble free but as time has gone on the type has gained in reliability and ability (though at some cost!) It is thought by some observers the Soulaki's bad name is not justified and may be largely down to excessive expectations when the type was being designed. The Soulaki was hoped to eclipse the Pulsar as the galaxy's principle warship but that was highly ambitious. Indeed it is only in the last couple of years that the Panther and Quasar ILU have finally achieved that.
The Clones are looking into a major upgrade programme for the next couple of years to bring older ships up to a "B+" standard.
