The Darkest Shadows - KNI Flagship

[Snoflek]

"Most Honored Representative, to answer your question, the 1-billion mark refers to the frontier between building a dedicated flagship, one-of-a-kind and a battlecruiser that can be built in semi-unique or limited production. We know that such a behemoth would have to be the result of cooperative work between two or three different manufacturers to supply components. Because a factional flagship is either a juicy target or a fleet-in-being for its owner, it has to include strong defenses. I cannot speak for my predecessors and fellows, however, the trend for our vessel, you well know,is for finely artisan worked and lethal titans of battle, which while increasing maintenance requirements, it also increases reliability, this thorough Kusarian engineering, which allows a ship to be triple-framed and hence to reinforce its armor as a line of defense, Most commonly known as a 'Capital Armor Upgrade Mark VIII' ensured no other ship can match our dependability in space"