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(OOC: This purpose of this thread is to establish IC some of the Imperial Navy's new capabilities...)

Naval Review
Excalbia's Growing Navy

The Excalbian Imperial continues its impressive program of expansion and modernisation. The introduction a few years ago of the Mark V program gave the Holy Empire a new generation of fast, stealthy carriers, cruisers and missile ships. All the ships of the Mark V program boasted light-weight foamed alloy construction, powerful and silent modular integrated electric drives and impressive stealth capabilities. Most were notable for the use of trimaran and catamarran hulls.

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Illustration of a Majesty-class carrier, Citadel-class command cruiser and Wraith-class missile ship. Both the carriers and command cruisers are built on trimaran hulls, employ stealth features and are capable of 40-plus knots. The Wraith is built on a catamaran hull, carrier 200 vertical launch missile cells and is capable of 50 plus knots.

After the initial delivery of five Majesty-class carriers, the Imperial Navy added five additional carriers. Likewise, it has increased its command cruiser-led strike groups from seven to fourteen. The Imperial Navy has also introduced two new classes of cruisers to supplement the Joshua-class cruisers.

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The Samuel II-class cruiser, like its predecessor the Joshua-class, is a monohull exception in the Mark V program. Its light-weight, radar-absorbent foamed alloy construction makes it nearly invisible to radar detection and its non-cavitating drive makes it swift and silent. It carries over 600 vertical launch cells, capable of firing a single volley of 600 independently targeted, AI-controlled missiles.

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The Daniel III-class cruiser features the same construction and propulsion as its sister classes. However, it reduces the number of vertical launch cells to 200 and replaces them with expanded aviation capabilities and fore and aft magnetic particle weapons. These weapons are rumoured to be based on the Crimson Star weapon developed by the Varessan Commonwealth and deployed by the Upper Virginian Air Force in its coup against General Altman. In that coup, a single Crimson Star, deployed on a single aircraft, totally destroyed Altman's HQ and sank a task group of four loyalist frigates and cruisers on one pass.

If anyone is interested in purchases of our naval hardware, we would be happy to open negotiations. Discounts are available to those upgrading from earlier purchases.

Request from the Imperial High Command, conveyed through appropriate diplomatic channels

The Pantocratorian Imperial Navy would like to enter into a joint development and naval armament program with the Excalbian Imperial Navy. Pantocratorian naval development as part of this program would focus on addressing capabilities and asset roles for joint operations with the Excalbian fleet; ie focussing on deficiencies which exist in terms of missing capabilities in the Excalbian fleet.

We suggest that the Excalbian Imperial Navy lead the joint development and armament program. The Pantocratorian contribution at this time would essentially be in the form of large contracts, and making Pantocratorian manufacturing facilities available for the production of Excalbian designs.

As part of this program, the Pantocratorian Imperial Navy seeks to acquire a number of Mark V ships. The manufacture of the Mark V ships forming part of the Pantocratorian fleet expansion could be shared between our two Empires. Pantocratoria seeks to acquire:

- 3 Majesty class carriers to be commissioned HIMS Southport, HIMS Manuel le Franc, and HIMS Marly.
- 12 Samuel II class cruisers to be commissioned HIMS Phocas, HIMS Varangian, HIMS Roi-Soleil, HIMS Condé, HIMS Constantine XIII, HIMS Angelus, HIMS Bulgaroktonos, HIMS Chrysoloras, HIMS Princess Anna, HIMS Despot, HIMS André le Grand, and HIMS Aube.
- 12 Daniel III class cruisers to be commissioned HIMS Theodora II, HIMS Louis I, HIMS Dauphin, HIMS Dauphine, HIMS Pelopenies, HIMS Constantine XXIII, HIMS Richelieu, HIMS Exarch, HIMS Princess Irene, HIMS Saul, HIMS Drakopolis and HIMS Virge.

Relayed by Diplomatic Note through proper channels:

The Ministries of State and Defence present their compliments to the Pantocratorian Imperial High Command and have the honour to inform the High Command that the Holy Empire of Excalbia is prepared to accept Pantocratoria’s offer to establish a joint naval development and armament programme.

The lead contractors on the Mark V project, including South Boston Shipbuilding, Ltd., Southport Industries and Exsoft Defence Systems, will make arrangements to visit Pantocratoria and establish the necessary contractual relationships to allow co-production in Pantocratoria. Initially, such co-production will begin with the construction and assembly of components and will progress to the eventual construction and assembly of hulls and hull components.

We are certain that the details of protecting proprietary information, contract value and the distribution of production can be easily resolved.

We look forward to continuing and deepening our military cooperation and take this opportunity to reassure the High Command of the assurances of our highest consideration.