AP's plans for a hi-lo mix of ships and the cancellation of the
Chrysalis future cruiser project have drawn support from an unexpected source. Commander
Sea Urchin (right) usually a critic of AP has said he agrees with the
Acting DDS Commander. "Big ticket cruisers are just big targets. As the
Dinos have found with their
RS class, big ships have become too expensive to risk in combat as so much money and time is concentrated in one ship which can be destroyed these days by a tiny drone with 1 missile!"
Sea Urchin wants the DDS to follow the
HCS lead and develop a dedicated mid-sized bomber for the strike role. "We could develop something like
Kelsan cheaply and quickly, though preferably unmanned, and take the strike role away from the
Quasars. The Quasars should be kept as command and stand-off strike bombers but are too expensive and vulnerable to risk in the strike role."
