Both the ABBOs and Bolitic are known to employ swarm attacks of small sub-light ships (in the Bolitic case piloted by brain washed slaves). The DDS fear that they could be overwhelmed by these attacks and are looking into fitting extras close in weapon systems to their warships. Panther and Quasar warships will be receiving 8-10 auxiliary laser cannons each which will be fitted to the outside of the ships.
These can be targetted using the main tactical system or manually by crews. Each retrofit should take no more than a day or so per ship and can be performed in the field. Other warships will also receive extra CIWS at a later stage.
