Vega Log Team Mk 1.7

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Vega Log Mk 1,7
Log Report 18
James Mace
Position: Vega captain; Lyra Defensive Wing technical supervisor
Topic: Armor mount

The installers began work on the reactor compartment and its surroundings, with particular focus on installing armor around the engine, as internal work would be carried out simultaneously - safety precautions are written in blood. Although these are rather complex sections of the hull, reassembling everything was like solving a puzzle, but each step had to be performed in a strict sequence that could not be violated. Once the armor was installed, the reactor was put back into operating mode. Now Livadia no longer needs to be an electricity donor, and internal teams have begun the work.

Later then, we focused on the front part of the ship, where the main sensor arrays will be installed as a priority - the standard ones we’ve utilized previously and something that this ship had never seen until then. I saw the consignment notes that Rheinland Military brought with them, and there is a ton of various equipment we never had onboard Vega. Since we will have to dismantle almost all of the interior, we will essentially end up with a standard Bismarck, except for the new component - prototype armor. Since the current state of the engineering, power, and signaling systems did not present any mystery under the seal of secrecy, we calmly authorized all the work inside, since modern systems can do a lot, and we may not have to refine anything, but either way it very depend how Vega would showcase herself in the action.

Eh, I got a little distracted even for a formal recording. After the front part of the hull was assembled we also handed it over for the inspection, and the scientists from Corinth scanned the finished sections and were generally satisfied with the work we’ve done. All defects were fixed, namely cavities were found in the 6 frontal shields 47/4 and panel joints 181/182/324/323 - the parts had to be dismantled and reinstalled. This section is extremely important for the integrity of the hull, as according to statistics, it takes the most damage in combat conditions, and then a domino effect may occur, and a damaged hull in battles can turn a spaceship into a barbeque oven if the compartments are not sealed in time.

The next important section is the docking deck. Due to the continuous operation of the airlock at the cargo platform docking point, we had to work in three shifts, as they are almost always needed when performing such large-scale work inside, so our work had a slight impact on other procedures. Otherwise, everything went according to the installation plan, and we finished a little ahead of schedule. We used the extra time to fully scan the work done in various areas. For the most part, the scan showed that everything was normal, but there were some issues. The sliding doors of deck A had to be redone because cavities were found in the welds again. Interestingly, it was the same team that had found the defects the previous time. As it turned out, one of the employees' welding tools was malfunctioning, and the problem was revealed during prolonged use of the tool. In the future, we will need to take into account the self-test of welding machines so that such situations do not happen again.

After all the defects were corrected and a full scan was performed, I personally reported to Christian on the state of the armor on Vega - the issue of the hull’s integrity is completely resolved, but there is still much painstaking work ahead to restore the internal systems after numerous damages and hasty alterations.