Liberty Navy 46th Fleet - Capital Ship Database

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AP-609-3301: "Umbra"

Liberty Navy 46th Fleet

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Ship Information LNX-Umbra "Mako"-class Battleship Laid down: 825 A.S. Launched: 825 A.S. Commissioned: 825 A.S. Motto: "C'etait fatal" Status: Active service Hull Number: 3301 Serial Number: AP-609 Flag Officer: Commodore Jeffrey Asterius Commanding Officer: Commodore Jeffrey Asterius Executive Officer: Captain Daisaku Kurosawa Crew: x200 Crewmates x50 Marines x50 Engineering Crew x30 Skeleton Crew

Summarized History A former property of The Core's former guildmistress, The Umbra has been through hell and back to hell and back. A part of a project that never saw the day of light, this particular "Mako"-class Battleship has been outfitted with an Enhanced Artificial Intelligence that manages 90% of the ship's systems, which allowed to reduce the ship's necessary crew numbers to a bare minimum and to ensure absolute accuracy of its defense grid.

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The Umbra started as a "Bullhead"-class Battlecruiser back when it was originally laid down in 825 A.S, sponsored and commanded by Tricia Reyes. Originally, the ship would serve as a reconnaissance and long-range support vessel, as such it had to be outfitted with a cloaking device. Later on, such device would prove to be slightly inefficient as it would render the ship undetectable only for the scanners.

To achieve maximum efficiency, Reyes needed to have her ship invisible entirely. As she climbed through the ranks, she patented a project for a technical extension of her battlecruiser's cloaking device - a network of cameras and holographic projectors used for real-time emulation of the ship's surroundings. A complex network such as this one would require an enhanced AI to operate, and developing it for something not mass-produced sounded counterproductive. The Umbra would later be retrofitted into a "Mako"-class Battleship to ensure the project's maximum ambush and reconnaissance potential.

Unfortunately, sudden disappearance of the Core's guildmaster at a time caused a massive shudder within the higher ranks. The Core has changed its strategy, and with this this change, project "Umbra" was perceived as "an unnecessary waste of valuable resources and finances" and was later discontinued.

After the discovery of Omicron Nu and a diplomatic disaster that followed, Tricia Reyes has parted ways with the Core, ordering the rest of her crew to stay vigilant and fend off the Nomad threat in the Omicrons. As the years would go on, the Umbra's crew would become frustrated with the Core's course of action - a rise of tensions between the Core and Liberty, as well as the Core's growing ties with Malta have forced them to consider their options. Under Jeffrey Asterius' command, the Umbra has made a run for Omicron Nu undetected and untracked, asking Liberty for protection and offering to serve it in return.

Months of requalification and constant surveillance later, the Umbra and her crew have become an official part of the Forty-Sixth fleet.

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