DTR's Nice New Naval Novelty!
by Gustavo Almadovar (Unofficial Corsair News Network - Apprentice reporter)
This is Gustavo Almadovar with an exclusive report for the famous Unofficial Corsair News Network from the Rhodes Shipyard here in the marvellous Omicron Gamma!
We received word from one of our sources that a new - and by that I really mean un-new-usual - ship has been seen around lately, flying under the colours of the Imperio del Corsario.
Hermanos y Hermanas, it seems the DTR is sporting a carrier vessel in their ranks - asombroso, si?
By mucho fortuno (y mucho bribing) I happened to find the Capitan of the warship in question: Felipe Sanchez.
It was possible to get a few words out of him for the UCNN, before he could hurry off:
---- Hola, Capitan! ... Wait please, Capitan! I am from the Unofficial Corsair News Network - an interview por favor! Hola, hermano. I am very busy at the moment. Can we do this quick please?
Surely, thank you for stopping. I want to ask about the new ship under your command, do y- Si! I was able to secure command of this beauty, praise the Executor. She is a work of art! See?
Image courtesy to: Capitan Felipe Sanchez
Well, maybe it is. But where does it come from and why is The Deterrence using it? You see, hermano - we ...found... her. And she was in quite a good state at that. So we towed her here to initially be stripped and used for spare parts. But me and some other Capitans were thinking otherwise.
And unbeknown to us Executor Nagash had the same thought: Repairing and putting to good use. And you keeping me occupied here is proof that the engineers of the shipyard succeeded in their task.
You have not answered my second question yet, Capitan. Why use such a ship at all? Have you not taken a good look at it? It is a Carrier! ... You don't get it, do you, hermano?
I am deeply sorry, Capitan, but you must see something in this ship I don't understand. Please tell me and the viewers. Very well, in easy words: It's a Carrier. It carries what? Si, ships. It carries ships into fights - and back. This is it's primary purpose, me entiendes? Good, now listen:
She, my Artemis, is the first of her kind in our fleet. Something we have been lacking so far without even noticing it all these years. Our pilots pride themselves with crossing the void in just their Jets,
but it is nonetheless a dangerous flight every time they take to the stars. Imagine you are one of those pilots and you're hit in a fight, a raid, whatnot.
Here is where the Executor intends the DTR-CNS>Artemis to shine! She is supposed to be a safe haven, a respite for all pilots that pledged themselves to Crete. A beacon to turn to! A litany of-
Excuse me for interrupting there, but you needn't scream in my ear, I'm standing right next to you! Uh, ehm ... I may have gotten a little carried away there. Where was I?
Gracias, Capitan. You were telling me about the function of the ship. Please be so kind as to proceed. Si, continue...si... I should not say too mucho about what we intend to achieve with her, I guess...
But Capitan, allow me a last question, if you would be so kind? Si? Okay, bien! Why produce so much effort to repair and outfit such a big ship? I could give you a funny answer: Because we can! Business is booming with these Xeno Relics from Knossos again and our economical reserves are plentiful right now.
The Artemis is an endeavour-made-possible, to quote the Executor.
Filling a gap in the fleets of Corsairs that was left open for a long time. We can now sport all branch of arms as is expected of us, The Deterrence!
And once she is finished, her duties will be duly appreciated in no time, mark my words!
"Once", Capitan? You say the ship is not ready yet? But I heard reports of sightings in battlefields. How come? Lucky as much as unlucky coincidences I must say, hermano. We have embarked on two supposed maiden voyages, but got entangled in raids and fights on both occasions.
Soon we will give it another try to finally have a mission without much interference. And I suspect the Executor has already something on her mind for us...
Alas this is none of your business, compadre. I am sure you understand this.
Now I need to make haste, else some cabron with a wrench might hurt my bambina! Hasta la proxima!
----
And with those words he was off into the tangle of workers, engineers and pilots.
I will stay on this curious story to shed more light on this subject.
For UCNN, Gustavo Almadovar.
Reported in 828AS by the Unofficial Corsair News Network