Episode Two
I know I’ve mentioned battleships before, but I think it bears going over again because they are without doubt the largest weapons platforms in the gate ring. Battle-rated warships, or just battleships, are rated by how many guns they carry and how big those guns are. Even a fifth-rate battleship is a force to be reckoned with and might serve as the core of a small fleet. But first-rate battleships are the stars of a corporation’s holdings. Even Maunhouser only had a couple of the things—including the one Aunwhal was forced to destroy when they sent it through the Black Gate.
First-rate battleships are large enough to wage an entire war by themselves. Even if left without a fleet, a first-rate battleship is capable of everything a full fleet generally does. They carry some fi
