Gladius et Incursus.

[Backo]

She silently waited for the men to finish, carefully thinking over all of their different bits of information.

[indent]"Those characteristics seem quite different compared to the RA-4 Pirate Gunboats we've been using from our Libertonian friends. The heavier frame and bigger firepower would indeed fill the gap that the lighter gunboat model we're using now leaves us with. As for the ship's ordinance, I'd prefer if you perhaps leave it weaponless, but perhaps ship us a few of your guns with it. We'd like to see if our technicians can make sure the powercore stays running smoothly and efficiently first. If that happens we'll gladly switch to your more advanced weapon weapons. I hope you don't see that as problematic?"

Yvonne picked up her glass and glanced into the red liquid inside it, before leaning back into her seat and continuing.

[indent]"As on the topic of fighter weaponry - I see no harm in exchanging them as well. It would be beneficial for both of us if we make our range of armaments more diverse as that way we'll be better equipped to deal with different shield designs. Hopefully our different engineering approaches won't cause too much problems when mixing our technologies."

Finishing her last sentence she finally took a sip from the wine, leaving the nearly empty glass back on the table.

[indent]"The deal sounds more then fair. I'll arrange to get you two Solidaritats bombers straight from Düsseldorf. You'll find their cargo holds filled with our "Protector" Neutron Cannons. We could get the shipment to Pacifica for you to pick up or deliver the ships and cargo all the way to Vespucci. Oh, and speaking of Vespucci - back when Bernd Schuster was still actively representing us, both of our sides signed a contract to put the Vespucci-Düsseldorf jumphole into use as it offered a convenient way to move between Rheinland and Liberty while skipping most of the more populated systems. Sadly said jumphole collapsed a few months ago, removing the possibility of fast and safe travel between our two groups."

Eberhart leaned forward on the table, crossing her fingers in a pyramid-like shape.

[indent]"The reason I'm bringing this up, Admiral, is because we used to exchange manpower, as agreed on between both sides, to help the Legion with ship construction on Monterrey base and we would like to know if you would still want us to continue doing so, even with the recent complications?"

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