Zakharra wrote:n7axw wrote:Just to jump in here with a couple of nits from text ev.
Haven doesn't currently have the capacity to manufacture Manticorian tech. However I seem to remember that a certain tech team went out to Bolthole and probably within a reasonable time frame, Haven's capacity will be upgraded. "Currently" means at the end of ART.
Secondly, Beowulf's overall tech is on a similar plane as Manticore. But it's military tech is behind and will need upgrade. That was deliberate to prevent advanced tech from falling into the hands of the SLN.
Don
You're pretty much spot on I think. Beowulf's military tech is pretty much on par with SEM tech. They just chose not to use it in their SDF because they wanted to keep SEM/RMN technology out of the SLN's hands. Since if they use it, the SLN could get its hands on the technology (as probably determined by several treaties and agreements that allow the SDFs to exist in the SL). But Beowulf will be able to add to its tech base and start building RMN missiles sooner than Manticore will be able to and within a year, they shoukld be able to start turning out RMN capable light ships, the SDs will take more time to build of course. A couple of years likely. And I expect the SEM's building times to be slower for awhile until the new technicians and ship builders get trained and up to speed. As I understand it, most of the highly skilled labor force Manticore had died in the Oyster Bay attack, so I expect that it will take time for SEM to get back to the building rates it had before OB.
I think it will take several years, up to 5 to upgrade Haven's technological base to start building ships and missiles and drones compatible with the RMN
You've got one political military relationship a little backwards here. The SL charter and agreement to SL membership
ALLOWS the
SLN to exist in addition to the member star nations/systems SDFs, not the other way around. A subtle but important distinction - one which, in most cases, theoretically allows the member state to say with at least moral authority, "get your bloated SDs out of my sovereign space - we don't need you / want you here!", and the SLN is nominally obligated to go (while the political issues are worked out, presumbably.)
Beowulf (and Manticore) weren't worried about Beowulf being
forced to turn tech over to the SLN. They were worried that if Beowulf had it/deployed it, the SLN would finally bother to
PAY ATTENTION , and the SLN's suppliers would fall all over themselves trying to
STEAL it. Also, it would cause serious political problems with Beowulf's forlorn efforts to steer the continuing mudslide that was Solarian League policy.
dreamrider