The new Corkscrew 51A is not having the happiest introduction into service. The leadship M201 Corkscrew was attached to the Ground Shock 2115 fleet currently operating near Saeou but suffered a primary rectifier failure during a combat exercise and had to withdraw. This caused power outages throughout the ship and forced a main power shut down. This is the third time this has happened to a Corkscrew ship this year alone. The Corkscrew has a new type of rectifier which is much more efficient than the type usually used on DDS ships however it is not yet as reliable.
The Corkscrew has also had problems with its main databus which can suffer random data corruption causing the ship's tactical systems to crash. The cause of these intermittent problems is as yet unknown though a DDS Engineering team is working on it.
These problems mean the Corkscrew is unlikely to be put into a combat situation unless it was urgent as the problems could cause a catastrophic loss if they happened while the ship was being shot at! The DDS say these are just teething troubles and they will be ironed out over the next few months.
