Yes, thanks for the update!
The Imperium also seems to be in a pretty major mineral crunch, not just availability (eg gallicite) but also distance - the good mining sites are far away from the industrial center. This wouldn't be as much of a problem if certain aliens didn't now have the desire to show up and piss in your collective Cheerios whenever they feel like it! Really liking that change btw!
How are you liking the particle lances as a beam weapon? The slow cycling must be rough, but being able to icepick into enemy ships' creamy centers must feel pretty good when they do hit!
(btw I'm assuming this in the Firestorm IV description:
Valentinian Precision Armaments V12-240 Particle Lance (1) Range 64,000km TS: 5,333 km/s Power 37-5 ROF 40
is a typo)