RES La Fayette, Rousillon System
19 Juillet, 743 AGS
Sender: Capitaine Seraphine Laurent, Gallic Royal Enclave Recipient: MAE Engineers. Subject: New Weaponry.
Je vous salue, messieurs et mesdames
It's been pointed out to me that your company is able to construct a plethora of experimental weaponry for use on cruiser-class vessels.
Now, with all that is happening within Gallia I felt as though my ship should be prepared for all eventualities, therefore I am offering the La Fayette up as a testbed for a pair of Repeater turrets. The Engineers on Issoudun have been somewhat busy ensuring all of our vessels are combat ready and as such aren't particularly interested in any 'extra' work.
I am able to cover any costs associated with installing these on my vessel and my crew will be more than happy to assist your people with installation and ensuring its all up to operating standards.
I assume the request isn't too much trouble. I look forward to your response.
RECIPIENT: Capitaine Seraphine Laurent, Gallic Royal Enclave SENDER: Senior Engineer Jean-Louis Truchon, Montluc Advanced Engineering LOCATION: Tromelin Observatory, Brittany system ENCRYPTION:High SUBJECT: RE: New weaponry. Bonjour, Capitaine Laurent.
Looking for repeater turrets, huh? Want to make your cruiser more deadly against hostile gunships and destroyers? Both Kusari naval forces and Confederal navy prefer light ships over heavy ones and thus repeaters should be one of the most optimized solutions for this. Anyway, how you are going to use them is not really my concern.
My concern is to provide you with your order. So, repeaters... Our engineers are familiar with this funny upgrade of a regular turret. Increased fire rate, a bit optimized damage-energy consumption characteristics and of course reinforced aluminum hull with ablative plating. This turret is not really difficult in construction but still we will need a few days to make you a pair of those. Or you need more than two?
It is going to be $390.000.000 as a payment for them, you can pay advance payment in the amount of 50% of the said sum to MAE|Baron's.Treasures account or wait until the goods will be ready for you to pick it up. Up to you, madame, my people shall be ordered to start working in no time.
RES La Fayette, Rousillon System
19 Juillet, 743 AGS
Sender: Capitaine Seraphine Laurent, Gallic Royal Enclave Recipient: MAE Engineers. Subject: New Weaponry.
Jean-Louis Truchon,
A timely response! Always appreciate someone who is able to get things moving quickly. Two of them is all I require. I've wired the full payment over as gesture of good faith in the hopes we'll be bumped to the top of whatever list of things to do you have.
CRFC-M1 is an advanced multi-purpose cruiser weapon developed for a rapid advance against Sirian fleets during the invasion. CRFC-M1 uses a continuous supply of gas to be heated up for plasma, allowing to increase the rate of fire significantly at the expense of increased use of energy for continuously heating up plasma and cooling off the chamber. This cannon is excellent for a quick deadly attack, especially when installed on multiple ships, for breaking fortified enemy formations, yet its effectiveness decreases significantly in long tedious fights wherein increased energy consumption can render the cruiser vulnerable.
RECIPIENT: Capitaine Seraphine Laurent, Gallic Royal Enclave SENDER: Senior Engineer Jean-Louis Truchon, Montluc Advanced Engineering LOCATION: Tromelin Observatory, Brittany system ENCRYPTION:High SUBJECT: RE: New weaponry. Bonjour, Capitaine Laurent.
Alright, so, cash has been received, finance department confirmed receive this morning. Materials were delivered to Issoudun shipyard as well and now you have to arrive there.
Turrets should be ready in a day or two, it takes time to craft the skeleton structure, you know. Rest of the construction is mostly simple and actually only skeleton makes the problem. We use details from the "Orage"-class GRN turret but reinforce them with better hardware, capable to maintain increased rate of fire and as a result of it - increased heat inside the structure.
Aiming module was also improved to match the standards of new Enclave doctrines but you have to regularly check system for new software upgrades. They are crucial for proper performance, yes.
Anyway, I don't think you are really interested in such details so just arrive to Issoudun in a day or two and take the guns.
Also, our engineers at the station took out part of Enclave engineers work to increase repairing rate of the shipyard itself. So if you will need something related with weaponry - contact us.