(11-16-2016, 08:33 PM)Wesker Wrote: But Rheinland lacks the funding and the manpower to put them to any use. RM's fleet is at an all time low as is the Rheinland economy.
(11-16-2016, 11:10 PM)Strichev Wrote: Enlighten me about the lore of Vanilla Rheinland, please. How many battleships did it have? Was it... 7? (what a nice mythical number) 8? I'm sure Westfalen didn't have to rent out a few decks to Bounty Hunters. Nah, certainly not. But really, refresh my memory, I'm all ears.
Quote:Battleship Koblenz
CLASS: Bismarck
CREW: CLASSIFIED
ARMAMENT: CLASSIFIED
After the Nomad war ended in 802 A.S., the resulting economic upswing in all four Houses finally gave Rheinland the financial stability to begin reconstructing its capital ship fleet. Rheinland was still the most resource rich House in Sirius, and these raw materials were in high demand as the other Houses replaced ships lost during the war. With the commissioning of the Battleship Westfalen in 803 A.S., the first of the Bismarck class, it wasn't long before more followed it.
The Battleship Koblenz was launched in 809 A.S. and was immediately stationed in orbit of the planet Holstein to protect Daumann interests from the Red Hessians. It was moved to the Schatten facility as of 814 A.S. but is still being used as a base for Rheinland Military patrols throughout Frankfurt.
I just don't get how people always pictured Rheinland as broken economy-wise (and by extension its military power, fleets, etc) while this infocard has been floating around for God knows how long.