[Ruatha]

2403.6, The Swedish Nation - The Edge of the Abyss.

The head of the armed forces walked with a distinct sound from his boot heels as he entered Ruatha's office.
"-Greetings.
I come to inform you that we need more and better warships if we are to defend our nation!

"-Oh.
But we already have the Coastguard Alpha class ships, Defender of the kingdom and the Defender of the Queen.
They are quite possibly the most powerful warships in the entire galaxy!
Surely that must be enough?


"-By no means!
Those ships are merely armed transport ships, they are most of the time being used by the civilian authorities.
I can't understand how you can say that they are the most powerful ships in the galaxy, they are quite weak!!

"-But we have seen no other war ships, not one amongst the alien species around us.
So therefore our Coastguard Alpa ships can quite POSSIBLY be amongst the most powerful ships in the galaxy!

"-You don't understand!
We stand with our feets at the edge of the abyss, we need to take a big step forward to ensure our safety. And that step forward is called the Wasa Dominator!

"-I can't really see the meaning of it. The Coastguard ships should be enough.
But if you feel so strongly about it the Wasa Dominators will be added to the construction list for prioritazion.
If we build these ships though you will have to keep them in the core systems, they can't be used to patrol the borders.
The Wasa Dominators are to powerful ships. Such a show of power might provoke a pre-emptive attack from our neighbours. And I will not take our nation into war if I can avoid it!
Is that understood?

"-As long as I get some decent capital warships I'll keep them wherever you want, as long as they aren't needed elsewhere!

With this he saluted and left the office in a fast walk.
Ruatha watched him go and shaked his head thinking that there goeas a man that has seen to many war movies.

[ June 18, 2003, 07:43: Message edited by: Ruatha ]