A experimental Cruiser/submarine gone rouge. Alicorn, a sub built with the help of the four main factions. But one day she goes rouge and was not heard from for two years, till one day she suddenly turns up at a port.
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Enterprise is leaning in a corner of the Briefing room. David's voice is coming through the monitor. Alicorn's sub is displayed on the monitor.
"The Iron Blood military finally sent part of the Alicorn's specs." David informs. "Her basic capabilities listed here were as predicted. What's interesting is... this over here.
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David continues. "In addition to the mains guns, she has a 600 mm/128 caliber rail cannon. The barrel exceeds 70 meters! Its range is over 3,000 kilometers. That matches what we calculated from the bombardment on Anchorhead Bay. The mini nuke they seem to have obtained has a yield of one kiloton. It'll destroy anything within a 400-meter radius of ground zero. Casualties are to be in the tens of thousands."
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Skald speaks up. "I know some things are better left unsaid, but let me say it. That's less damage than I expected."
"Nice catch." David compliments. "Do you remember this speech?"
Alicorn's recorded voice comes over the monitor. "This boat has the means to end this hideous war, in a definitive and elegant manner. The world shall be horrified by the number of lives we will take. Only then will they let go of their weapons... Weapons that would have taken the lives of ten million."
"The imagery invoked by those words and the actual predicted damage just don't match."
"So, here's a question!" Count mocks.
David chuckles. "Sorry, got no quizzes for you today. She will launch the nuke on November, 11th."
"Why you so sure?" Húxiān asks.
"Because that's the anniversary of the end of World War One. Anti-war demonstrations and victory parades are in full swing in D.C. There's about a million participants in total. That number will rise on the anniversary. However, this nuke isn't that powerful. She'd have to thread through the eye of a needle to achieve her desired results."
"Terminal guidance would be needed." Skald states.
"Right. How do they intend to achieve it when even GPS won't work...?
