Aki Kimura

[Tenacity]

<<<Encrypted Communique from Order High Command>>>
Transmission from: Fifth Fleet Admiral Donogan Hues
Transmission to: Sixth Fleet Admiral Reginald Barkley

Hues:
Admiral Barkley, I want you to get a full systems and crew report from Sub-Commander Aki Kimura on the joint-destroyer Pakhet. High command is stepping up the joint Order/Zoner fleet project to top priority.

Barkley:
Will do, Admiral. May I ask what's going on with the joint project?

Hues:
The zoners have several new ships under development, most importantly something they're labelling an 'armored transport'. We've only seen preliminary design schematics on the vessel, but it looks to be just what we need.

Barkley:
And what would that be, sir?

Hues:
The Prowler stealth system being developed by our engineers. It's designed to hide a ship from any and all scanners, even the scanners liberty is using to detect and track our cloaked ships right now. The prowler is more of a sensor jamming and refracting system than a true cloak however, it doesnt hide the ship visually.
Up until now our own ship designers have been unable to construct a proper prototype, however. Everything we come up with is too slow, too bulky, doesnt have enough power, or doesnt fit a shape that allows the Prowler system to hide it. It appears the Zoners have gotten past these problems - though they dont intend to equip it with any such sensor jammers.

Barkley:
So we'll finally have a real recon vessel... about time. Liberty is getting leagues ahead of us, our ship stealing days are long gone.

Hues:
We dont know for certain if the Prowler will work on this ship the Zoners are building, but if it does we have resources and maintenance teams set aside to procure and retrofit several of the craft. Sub-Commander Kimura has proven to be an excellent officer on official records, though a bit rash... if it's possible I'd like to get her running the first of these vessels that finishes production - but you are not authorized to tell her anything we've said here, we clear?

Barkley:
Of course, admiral. Signing out.

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