Commissioned in 809 AS by the Secret Intelligence Service, SIS-C14762 was custom-built for it's multi-role purpose; to protect C whilst the Director of the SIS was in transit in the systems under Bretonian control, to defend the border systems whilst C was not on board and to monitor and record any unusual activity within Bretonian space at all times.
Built from the shipyards of Southampton by SIS' Special Research Division engineers, "C14762" was internally crafted differently from any of her sisters; containing comforts that Gunboat crews would find cumbersome in combat situations. Whilst appearing externally unchanged, the ship's hull panels are interwoven with panels that can convert almost all forms of energy into fuel for the ship. The comforts found aboard do not detract from the firepower or efficiency of C's personal craft, as the ship will always be, first and foremost, a Gunboat. The ship also hosts oxygen recyclers and an artificial gravity system. All these items allow C14762 to operate without the need to land and re-supply or refuel for several months on end.
Rarely used by C as a personal transport throughout Bretonia, Captain Charles Hereford attends to C14762's secondary objectives; repelling raids of the Kusari into Bretonian systems whilst the artificial intelligence of the humanoid robot BT3-S841 logs any unusual activity. During defensive operations in the Leeds and Dundee systems, the C, as she is colloquially referred to by the captain, has sustained fire from opposition forces, but has always either out-gunned or outmaneuvered it's enemies.
Due to the lack of manpower behind the SIS, a fully-trained and equipped gunboat crew of eleven would be impractical. As such, the Special Research Division manufactured either inbuilt automated Artificial Intelligence bots to cover simplistic crew functions or Humanoid Artificial Intelligence robots to handle repetitive and more complicated tasks where automated bots may not have the analytical capability or a humans attention span would be insufficient to handle the repetitive, dull nature of logging events.
The six Primary Turrets on the C are handled by automated bots of the UT9 class. However, the Secondary Missile Turret and the main gun are operated independently by BT4-S629 and BT4-S317 respectively. The Cruise Disruptor and Countermeasure functions are handled by a re-programmed BT3 class Robot, which functions as a co-pilot or pilot depending on circumstances.
C14762 hosts sleeping facilities for a human crew of four, excluding C's lavish quarters which contains a communications room designed for long-distance transmissions and transmission interception along with C's office and is protected with optical and fingerprint scanners to confirm the entrant's identity. G resides in an adjacent room to C and G's room is connected to the ship's armory and can only be accessed by four humans in the Sirius Sector; C, G, Captain Charles Hereford and the Queen herself.
Crew: SIS-C14762.
C:
Director of the SIS. All other information unavailable.
G:
Personal Guard of C. Accompanies C wherever C goes.
Captain Charles Hereford:
Recruited directly from the BAF by C with an executive order from the Queen. His prodigious skill in co-piloting the Destroyer Tain after the Captain became incoherent aided the formerly Lieutenant Commander ranked officer in gaining this commission. With regards to his commission, the Captain is known to have exceeded his ordered mandates with his command and as such Captain Hereford has shown behaviour that he follows his orders but with questionable methods. It can be concluded that he would prefer not having C on board, as command is deferred to the SIS Director and any decisions rests in the hands of C.
UT9:
Autonomous AI bots designed by the SIS' Special Research Division for Primary Turret operation. Designed to process and analyze engine signatures to differentiate friend from foe, and fire appropriately. Known to fire erroneously. Unknown engine signatures are deferred to robotic co-pilot for IFF identification.
BT4-S629:
Programmed with a personality, S629 is envious of S317's assignment to the main gun. However, regardless of this emotional capability, S629 statistically remains a more capable gunner than S317. S629 is also aware that only non-personality programmed robots will be assigned to the main gun.
BT4-S317:
Not personality programmed. Oblivious to S629's envy. Highly-capable gunner.
BT3-S841:
Personality programmed. This robot is responsible for logging unusual activity wherever C14762 travels. An older robot, whose previous function was database logging for a Cambridge professor.
BT3 class Robot, call-sign unassigned:
Not personality programmed. Co-pilot of the C. Designed to handle lesser piloting functions such as firing of the Cruise Disruptor or Countermeasure operation, it therefore multi-tasks with other lesser priority functions of the ship that would distract the human Captain if deferred to him. Also capable of piloting the C should the captain be be unable to facilitate his function.
Statistical Information: SIS-C14762.
Career:
Ordered: 808 AS.
Commissioned: 809 AS.
Craft nickname: "The C"
Craft honours: 0 Engagement Awards.
Status: Facilitating secondary objectives.
Shakedown: Assisted in patrolling territory around Battleship Norfolk.
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