31.5.13

First Mediterranean Sea 43G completed

The first ship has completed the Terran Sea ILU and unification project that being M171 Mediterranean Sea, and following usual DDS practice the ship has also given its name to this new sub-class of Medium Combat Ships which will be known as the Mediterranean Sea 43G.

The ship has been upgraded and refurbished and includes a worm drive (not the first Terran Sea to receive one, SS North Sea was given one last year to aid calibration), a Z6 cannon, EA-X, IWC 3.0 and a reorganised internal structure to allow for a higher TPM load. SS Mediterranean Sea has now begun extended proving trials and is expected to return to the fleet by the late Summer.
  • The Quasar 15A bomber fleet will finally receive worm drive this year. They were due to receive W1A engines last year but shortages in engines meant their yearly update included everything for the engine to be fitted but no actual engine! That will now be rectified as part of the 2113 Quasar update, full details of which will be announced later in the year.
  • Following the renumbering of the flagship SS Cicero the patrol fleet's pennant number prefixes have been changed from P to K. No reason has been given.