The only reason why bretonian fleets are underpowered now is that they were never upgraded due to the peacefull circumstances Bretonia had with every Houses. Bretonia never had "Nomad wars" like Rheinland and Liberty. It was never infested like Kusari and never threatened with destruction until now.
The interesting thing is that in the Kusari War, Bretonia was not prepared and yet their fleets proved to be strong enough to hold the Kusari invasion for so long which prevented its destruction.
Gallia was building hundreds of battleships and thousands of smaller capital ships for years, slowly preparing for future invasion and conquest with one condition: Total annihilation with no shortage of reinforcements. That is why it's a threat not only to Bretonia but to all other Houses and small organisations. If Gallia is coming to Sirius with direct declaration of war to a House, that means they dont need resources, trading or allies, all they want is to increase their borders and conquer entire Sirius.
In short Bretonia is just not ready for what is about to happen. But Gallia would have a serious problems coming to Edinburgh if it was well defended and protected with military instalations and mine fields, but who would suggest this little jump hole over there could bring 150 battleships one day...mistakes which will never be forgotten if Bretonia ever survives.
' Wrote:Nomads notice Gallia is a bigger thread.
Right now Gallia is not a threat for the nomads and it will never be. If they dare to threaten the nomads well .. you know what happened with Sol.