29.4.13

HCS Space Navy gains 400 million zarks for upgrades

The HCS Space Navy has been granted an extra 400 million zarks by the Clone government for some much needed upgrades of the fleet. Although the Space Navy have been able to maintain their numbers unlike the other branches of the HCS which have seen cuts new build and upgrades have been heavily restricted.

The upgrades will cover some of the Cosmos, Kelsan, Molentic Tuul and Shark fleets. 8 more Cosmos CAs will be rebuilt and upgraded to the CK standard. This will cover all of the remaining legacy Cosmos and mean the entire fleet of 73 ships will now last until the early 2130s.

The Kelsan KS bomber fleet will be receiving upgrades to their digital image processing systems and navigational systems as well as an improved ion cannon.

The Molentic Tuul MTM fleet will be receiving sensor and tactical data processing system updates. Some ships will also trial experimental engine modifications which are hoped to improve fuel economy and efficiency without affecting performance.

Finally some of the oldest Shark SK frigate fleet will be upgraded to the current SKB production standard.
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