To: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese | From: Cuatroce Corporation

[Groshyr]

Sender: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
Recipient: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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To whom it may concern.

Esteemed representatives of the Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese,

Cuatroce corporation is ordering the construction of one "Ranseur"-class dreadnought. The ship is to equipped with four Siege turrets, capital armour upgrade (Mark VIII) and "Galacticus" grade scanner on her. Besides, our logistics and engineering divisions are ready to assist your organization in all stages of ship construction if you will require it.

Sinceramente,
Antonio de Motti
CEO, Cuatroce Corporation

[IRMM]

To: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
From: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Re: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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Good afternoon Antonio de Motti,

The D5-2A "Ranseur" Dreadnought can be constructed in about one month when construction plans are executed correctly, including the Capital Armor Upgrade 8. And we should posses at least four Siege turrets in our storage on Corsica. The problem will arise with your request for "Galacticus" grade scanner, as this scanner was specifically made for "Misericorde" class ships and "Ranseur" was probably not taken into account at the time of its creation. Other than that, we've issued a command to our automatic lines to start prefabricating the necesarry parts of the outer hull. Bastia station was contacted to expect your shipments of resources.

The amount of resources needed can be found here: >> access link <<
Siege turrets overview: >> access link <<
Misericorde overview: >> access link <<

~Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese

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[Groshyr]

Sender: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
Recipient: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: RE: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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To whom it may concern.

Esteemed representatives of the Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese,

Our logistics division were provided with required resources list. Expect arrival of our ships to Bastia station soon.

Sinceramente,
Antonio de Motti
CEO, Cuatroce Corporation

P.S. I was not informed about such specificity of "Galacticus" scanners. Is it possible to adapt it to be used on Maltese battleships or dreadnoughts?

[IRMM]

To: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
From: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Re: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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Administrators have discussed this possibility and it highly depends on what'd be the purpose of this ship to choose the best suitable application of this scanner. Would you be so kind and provide us with more information?

~Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese

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[Groshyr]

Sender: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
Recipient: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: RE: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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To whom it may concern.

Esteemed representatives of the Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese,

As were planned by the Cuatroce board of directors, the ship will serve as siege platform and heavy reinforcement unit for a fleet. "Galacticus"-grade scanner is required for better cooperation of fleet due to its increased transmission capacity. Is that information enough to explain our intentions toward the ship usage?

Sinceramente,
Antonio de Motti
CEO, Cuatroce Corporation

[IRMM]

To: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
From: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Re: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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We apologize for this inconvenience of you repeating your words, but it appears that we've lost the track of the first message in our train of thoughts regarding your request.

But let's get to the point. Installing a "Galacticus" grade scanner on "Ranseur" would be redundant and messy to apply because of the scanner's sheer size, Ranseur's sharp edges and the sheer amount of metal that would be interfering with the scanner, possibly degrading its performance due to reflected radiation. If we recall correctly, Misericorde's bridge had to be moved forwards because of it and the overall shape allows for undisturbed scanning of the surrounding area.

For example, Installing it at the top of the Ranseur would be a design flaw and easily countered by enemy forces due to the possibility of destroying it with your own guns in case of a fight to protect it. We instead suggest you to use the Misericordes since they can hold up to 24 fighters with each having its own radar with the ability to cover a far wider area than a lone Battleship.

~Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese

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[Groshyr]

Sender: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
Recipient: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: RE: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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To whom it may concern.

Esteemed representatives of the Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese,

The crux of my order in the "Ranseur" heavy unit, capable to provide enough firepower to wipe enemy installations in small time. Due to what, please, remove "Galacticus" scanner from the order, and add battleship scanner to the order.

Sinceramente,
Antonio de Motti
CEO, Cuatroce Corporation

[Groshyr]

Sender: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
Recipient: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Materials for Cuatroce's "Ranseur" have been delivered to Bastia station

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To whom it may concern.

Esteemed representatives of the Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese,

Delivery manifests have attached to the message.

• ranseur_delivery_manifest_1.xml
  
• ranseur_delivery_manifest_2.xml
  
• ranseur_delivery_manifest_3.xml

Sinceramente,
Antonio de Motti
CEO, Cuatroce Corporation

[IRMM]

To: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
From: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Re: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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Our dockmasters at Bastia informed us about an increased import of Warship resources and comparing it with your data seems alright. We've started bulding the ship 3 days ago and the progress can be seen here: >> access link <<, mind that reports are done on weekly basis.

~Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese

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[IRMM]

To: Antonio de Motti; Cuatroce Corporation
From: Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese
Subject: Re: Procuring of "Ranseur" Dreadnought

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Good evening.

It appears that 7 days ago we've sent you an email notifying you about the finished construction of the D5-2A "Ranseur". And with great probability this mail has been lost in space due to the Ion Storms we all know so well.

You may send your operatives to the Corsica and a team of 4 Tridentes is ready to escort you through the minefield, although, you may try out it's new version of the navigation system that should make the flight even more comfortable. We've also implemented some features and upgrades you may be interested in:

> Sturdier plating.
> Flexible second frame on the chasis of the inner hull (increased resistance to asteroid impacts).
> Better countering of higher gravitational forces.
> Antimagnetic coating of the important computer systems.
> Several backup antenaes for work in noisy enviroments.

~Istituto di Ricerca Militare Maltese

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