As it was previously discussed with the Shogunate, we shall dispatch a Kagatsuchi class vessel to bolster Lapalisse Depot's defence. The ship will arrive in two days and will immediately take a defensive position near the base. Furthermore, the ship has been refitted with wide range scanning arrays that are specially designed to penetrate through the dense Barrier Nebula.
Additionally, the Shogunate has allowed the Minamoto clan to provide further technological help as it sees fit. As Daimyo of the Minamoto clan and Director of the Research and Development Division, these are my current proposals:
1. We can provide one wide range, Cruise Disruptor platform which generates a spherical field of approx. 10k diameter. Every several seconds it will release an EMP burst which will interfere with most propulsion systems.
2. As mentioned above, the Kagutsuchi will come with a wide range scanning array - but, should the Collective wish, we can provide a larger array capable conducting surveys at significantly increased range. This module will have to be installed somewhere near or inside Lapalisse as it requires more power and it is designed to be stationary.
If you have any other ideas that we could implement, do please inform me and we shall see what we can accomplish.
Your assistance is most welcome, sadly, we have little more than markets to give in return, at the moment. Both your vessel, and the upgraded sensor suite for the station are welcome, it's certainly an upgrade of our current sensors.
We're familiar with the Disruption Field Generators, and thank you for your offer. However, we're more interested on how to put one such device onto a gunboat, giving both the ship, and the generator a greater potential.
Also, We've... acquired a medium sized service module, capable of repairing and supplying most Sirian transport vessels. The crew of Laplaisse is installing it as we speak, with the work getting done in the upcoming month. Should the shogunate's vessels require it's services, they are most welcome.
Accepting to house this array in your base is more than enough repayment. But I will not say no to potential market opportunities, I am positive we shall be able to find some lucrative exchanges between us.
Regarding the disruption platform, while we are working on a prototype that can be mounted on a gunboat, we are not there yet. I can assure you that once we get a functional prototype, we will gladly refit a gunboat class vessel of your choice.
That being said, we are not yet that familiar with Gallic technology. Thus, I would like to station a small engineering team on Lapallise to familiarise themselves with this technology and also help with anything you might need an extra pair of hands. Any breakthrough that will stem from this joint research shall be shared with the Collective.