Posted by: Nori
« on: March 17, 2021, 03:42:31 PM »The Romans were very interesting people and latin is a very interesting and cool language. Probably the only language I'd actually want to learn.
At the risk of being dangerously off topic, the auto-adding bridge is kind of annoying if you are designing FACs.It seems you forgot to remove the bridge from the fighter
Good spot!
I thought I had already squeezed a lot in, but now it has four launchers and extra fuel
QuoteVeritas class Scout
It seems you forgot to remove the bridge from the fighter
Veritas class Scout
I am happy to see that the boarding pod is called Corvus
"the Consul in command of the Empire’s military forces, Quintus Novius Varus, believed that any alien life would most likely be confined to planetary surfaces and therefore would be crushed by the heavy armour and infantry of the Legio Astra"
Quintili Vare, legiones redde!
Legio Astra: Ground Elements
1x Legio Astra HQ Cohort
2x Heavy Armour Cohort
4x Heavy Infantry Cohort
1x Artillery Cohort
2x Planetary Defence Cohort
6x Praetorian Assault Century
4x Anti-Armour Century
4x Auxilia Light Infantry
1x Auxilia Construction
1x Auxilia Geosurvey
1x Auxilia Xenoarchaeology
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Active defences were more problematic. There was little interest in either missile warfare or fast-tracking turreted weapons due to the lack of application in ground combat. Given those limitations, the best that the Empire’s naval architects could produce was the Remus Kinetics RK-10 Railgun; a point-blank weapon intended for missile defence that used volume of fire to overcome its limited tracking speed. The Lancea class Escort mounted twelve RK-10s and represented the only line of defence against hostile missiles.
Another consequence of the imbalance in research investment was the lack of progress in engine capabilities. Beyond the need to transport the ground forces of the Empire at a reasonable speed, there had been little historical appetite for propulsion research, which meant the best available technology was nuclear pulse.
The Emperor, Titus Aurelius Antoninus, had also recently instructed his senior military commanders to begin the exploration of interstellar space, in order to locate any alien races that might one day threaten Terra, which meant research into jump point theory was now a priority.