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HCS outline plans for worm drive deployment

The HCS Space Navy have outlined their plans for initial worm drive deployment. They will receive a quantity of W1As from the Dinos though it is not expected that there will be any serious deployment of the propulsion technology until the Clones can start building their own after around 2114.

The first ships to receive the worm drives will be the Soulaki SLB/Ks, the most powerful ships in the HCS Space Navy. When fitted with the worm drive the ships will become known as Soulaki SLBQ or SLBKQ respectively (Q derives from the Clonese word for "worm" which is "qintava"). Dino supplied drives will be sufficient to supply most of these ships (though not the rebuilt older Soulakis when they are bought up to SLBK standard). Once the drives can be made by the Clones then the HCS say work will begin on the Molentic Tuul MTQ and Cosmos CSQ.