Patching up a titan

[Caelumaresh]

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⧫ Classified Log 23-02-830. A.S.
⧫ Operation Lacrimosa
⧫ Fort Carthage
⧫ 19:13 Sirius Time.
⧫ ENCRYPTION: Classified[V]

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Assessing the Torment

It had been about a week since the engineers of Fort Carthage first witnessed their new project slowly but surely maneuver into the drydock, tilted sideways in the process. An Insurgent battleship was quite the unusual sight in in the Omicrons, let alone one patched up by Corsair engineering.

Still, their orders were clear: finish up what the Corsairs started, specifically the sensors and the cloaking device. The vessels crew was to be interviewed in their quarters and put through the standard medical scans, the need of ensuring the station remain Nomad free as paramount as ever.

The task would prove to be a unique challenge, insurgency tech seemingly consisted out of some unique combination of Liberty, Edge World and even some vague trace of Lane Hacker influences to create a whole new thing. Fortunately the Order was at least somewhat familiar with most of these original sources.

The cloaking device of the vessel however was a hot mess, it appeared to be jerry-rigged to the ship through what could only be described as a desperate attempt with excessive amounts of duct tape, bubblegum and willpower. The fact it had lasted as long as it had, and the fact that they managed to get it to work at all given the circumstances, was a testament to the Engineers of Fort Leniex.

It seems the engineers of Fort Carthage had a lot of work to do.

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The repairs

It had been several days since the Torment had arrived, its crew had gone through the needed scans, checks and interviews and repairs had started properly. The Torments captain, Lucian Perez, had met with the team of engineers briefly to introduce his own team to work alongside them. Having some people around that had experience with the ship would surely speed things along after all.

While the Corsairs had a reputation for somewhat crude methods, it was hard to deny the quality of their work when it came to shipbuilding once examined up close and personal. The Torments hull was in fine condition and most systems seemed to work within acceptable parameters. It seemed the Corsairs had been pretty straightforward when they had indicated they only really needed the Orders help with the cloak and the ships sensors.

The sensors would be relatively easy compared to the cloak, the R&D department would have to take a look at the latter. Due to this complication the team decided to unmount the cloaking device first. This way the R&D department would be able to look at it while the engineers turned their attention to the sensor array.

During the removal of the cloaking device one of the Torments engineers let slip that the cloaking had originally belonged to a Liberty Carrier that fell in the battle near planet Veracruz. This explained why the Fort Leniex engineers had to use…unorthodox methods, to get the cloak to work. The engineers informed the R&D department when they handed over the cloak, leaving it to the Orders eggheads to figure out.

The sensor array was fairly trivial to repair; some parts needed to be repaired, some replaced altogether, but in the end the sensors were nowhere near as advanced as some of the other sensor arrays the Order worked with. Frankly, the sensors of the Resheph almost put the Torments to shame in comparison.

The Order scientists however had a whole different challenge; while the Order was experienced in the construction of utilization of cloaking devices, they almost never made them for something as sizeable as an Arbiter. One of the few they could look to for a comparison was the cloaking device that was installed on the Armageddon, a cloaking device that they themselves had not designed or built.

In the end the scientists decided it would be easier to adjust and repair the cloaking device the Torment had arrived with. With a new, unique power cell exclusive to the Order, they were able to boost the output of the cloaking device; more than compensating for the additional strain the ships size put on the device.

After excessive testing the device was finally deemed ready and handed back over to the engineers to be mounted onto the Torment once more. A few hours later the job was done.

All in all the repairs and adjustments had taken eight days; one for the sensors and the rest of the time to devise a proper way to get the cloak to function, but at the end of the day the engineers proudly reported the job had been done.

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This Galaxy is vast; its wonders and beauty are almost unfathomable. But the galaxy also hides dark secrets, some of which have lain dormant since the beginning of time itself. There is a danger in secrets, both in seeking and in knowing. Some things are meant to be hidden from view. Some mysteries defy understanding, and sometimes even the things we think we know are untrue. Some secrets should remain untouched.

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