[bass] purchases Bretonian Battleship: bSS Rook

[[bass]-The Black Knight]

Planet New London, New London System. May 31th, 806AS 7:30am.

The Bretonian Parliament announced today that it would sell off two nearly complete battleships which had been ordered under the Defense Enhancement Act of 796AS. Admiral William Breakstone, who took over fleet development responsibilities last month, recommended the move. Admiral Breakstone would like to see the funds used for smaller, faster carriers and a modernized fighter force. "To combat the Corsair threat, we will need speed and flexibility. While heavy battleships are necessary for use as forward bases, additional such craft will not significantly enhance our defensive capability."

The system defense clan of New London--[DracO]--has brokered a deal for one of the battleships to be sold to their ally, Base and System services ([bass]). [bass] recently lost its home system to the Band of Brothers [BoB], and is in need of a mobile staging area. The leader of [bass], The Black Knight, refused to comment on the specific use for the battleship, except to say it would allow Base and System Services greater flexibility in operations.

When asked what the battleship would be named, The Black Knight responded that the name "bSS Rook" (bass Star Ship Rook) was being considered. ("bass Ship Rook" and "Ship of bass Rook" were rejected.) A fan of the ancient game of chess, the Knight cited the dual nature of the rook: "It is a castle, but it is also one of the most powerful and mobile pieces in the game."

The purchase price of the battleship was reportedly around 80% of it's construction cost. While the Bretonian Government lost money on the deal, they lost far less than if they had purchased a battleship superfluous to it's needs.

The fate of the second battleship is not yet known. However an anonymous source inside the Bretonian Government reports that clan [DracO] may consider purchasing the battleship for its own use if it cannot arrange for another buyer.

[[bass]-Fleg_Matik]

I 'bags' 1st cruise (at the Helm of the 'BSS-RooK' ) around a Hostile or asteroid cluttered System Ok?

Fleg...

[[bass]-Thor]

Efficiency Report

BSS-Rook, New London System. June 3rd, 806AS 11:00am

Name: bass star ship Rook (BSS-Rook)
Class: 4-AA
Size: Classified-H.03
Weapons Capacity: Classified-H.01
Shield Capacity: Classified-H.03
Fighter Capacity: 30
Fuel Capacity: Classified-H.03

After scouring the Battleship from top to bottom it is easy to see that this is far Superior to the previous classes of battleship, the 2-CS,2-CC and the 3-TY all has the same power generation problem, but thanks to Sun Tekamodo, Chief Engineer at Samura Technoligies and his team this problem has been resolved. The 4-AA can now sustain firering on all sides without power loss to secondary and primary systems. Whereas the previous classes could and can only fire from one side of the battleship.

The service docking ports have been increased from 2 to 6 lowering the time it takes to re-fuel by 75%, to 44 hours. surpassing the Kusari battleships which take 50 hours to re-fuel. it also has extended supply bays, which means the 4-AA can maintain normal working operations for 35% longer.

Great time and money have been spent on the Self repair capabilities of the 4-AA, including and increased amount of Heavy Lifter Ships and a new state of the art Repair Ship fleet. Stronger and able to begin repairs mid battle it is believed it will lessen the damage to the ship and hopefully lessen the loss of life. Although this system hasn't been tested in a battle situation John Kelly, the designer of the system is confident it will work.

The 3 Way Tracking System used on the missiles launchers on the previous classes has been adapted to all turrets on the 4-AA, The 3 Way Tracking System uses heat signature, visual movements, and navigation signals to track a target to a 93% accuracy rating.

We are still having trouble getting water to the top decks but the problem is being solved, and the Ship will be fully operational within the week.

All classified information will be sent directly to bass pilots.