17.8.09

Combat Link

The DDS have announced they are going to test a new concept in space warfare called Combat Link. In the simplest terms this teams up 3 or 4 Panther destroyers with a Missileer carrier. The Missileer is loaded with 4-500 TPM-2 reloads and can reload the Panthers it is linked to automatically by teleportation.

The ships are all linked and can share targeting information. The aim is to create one "virtual warship" with over 1200 TPM loads. It is envisaged the Missileer would be protected by 2 frigates of the Isometric class (though of course has it's own TPM launchers). The DDS will test this configuration soon.