The RS is fitted with an uprated W1B drive (W1BA) to handle the extra mass. Work on the improved drive was shared with the DDS who have developed the W1AA for their large transports. The RS has a rated worm drive speed of 4800ec.
- Amid an imperial celebration on Castarian (which involved no fewer than 5000 prisoners being executed live on TV) the Bolitic Confederacy have unveiled their latest battlecruiser the BS7500 Furl. Emperor Melson said the first is now in service as his new flagship to be followed by many more. The Furl is said to use Utrek propulsion and weapon technology and is much more nimble than the earlier generations of Bolitic cruiser like the Snarl and Helwin which tended to be lumbering beasts.
