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Line 47: ==Description== ==Description== − The Block II '''''Davion'''''-class [[destroyer]] was commissioned by [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]], but despite officially being the second block of ''Davions'', the Block IIs bore relatively little resemblance to the original [[Davion I (WarShip class)|''Davion'' Block I]] WarShips. The procurement of the original ''Davions'' was marred by corruption, administrative incompetence, and delays that resulted in a ship that was late into service and underwhelming in comparison to the original requirement. Alexander made sweeping reforms when he came into power, including dismantling the bureaucratic systems that resulted in the Block I ''Davion''. After he authorized the production of the Block II ''Davions'', the resulting heavy destroyers that began entering service forty years after the cancellation of the Block I ships were 60,000 tons heavier and vastly superior in performance; unlike the earlier ships, the Block II ''Davions'' had docking points for two [[DropShips]], a full [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Formation)|wing]], a substantially revised arsenal of weaponry and significantly more armor. Changing the armor used from standard armor to [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor meant that while a Block II ''Davion'' only carried approximately 50 tons more armor in total than its predecessor, the amount of protection offered by that armor was almost double that of the earlier ships.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 202: "Davion (Destroyer)"</ref> + The Block II '''''Davion'''''-class [[destroyer]] was commissioned by [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]], but despite officially being the second block of ''Davions'', the Block IIs bore relatively little resemblance to the original [[Davion I (WarShip class)|''Davion'' Block I]] WarShips. The procurement of the original ''Davions'' was marred by corruption, administrative incompetence, and delays that resulted in a ship that was late into service and underwhelming in comparison to the original requirement. Alexander made sweeping reforms when he came into power, including dismantling the bureaucratic systems that resulted in the Block I ''Davion''. After he authorized the production of the Block II ''Davions'', the resulting heavy destroyers that began entering service forty years after the cancellation of the Block I ships were 60,000 tons heavier and vastly superior in performance; unlike the earlier ships, the Block II ''Davions'' had docking points for two [[DropShips]], a full [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Formation)|wing]], a substantially revised arsenal of weaponry and significantly more armor. Changing the armor used from standard armor to [[Ferro-Carbide Armor]] meant that while a Block II ''Davion'' only carried approximately 50 tons more armor in total than its predecessor, the amount of protection offered by that armor was almost double that of the earlier ships.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 202: "Davion (Destroyer)"</ref> Because of the improvements to the overall design, the Block II ''Davion'' was able to serve the navies of the [[Federated Suns]] for more than 200 years.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/><ref name=FR:FSp6/> Because of the improvements to the overall design, the Block II ''Davion'' was able to serve the navies of the [[Federated Suns]] for more than 200 years.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/><ref name=FR:FSp6/>
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| − | The Block II '''''Davion'''''-class [[destroyer]] was commissioned by [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]], but despite officially being the second block of ''Davions'', the Block IIs bore relatively little resemblance to the original [[Davion I (WarShip class)|''Davion'' Block I]] WarShips. The procurement of the original ''Davions'' was marred by corruption, administrative incompetence, and delays that resulted in a ship that was late into service and underwhelming in comparison to the original requirement. Alexander made sweeping reforms when he came into power, including dismantling the bureaucratic systems that resulted in the Block I ''Davion''. After he authorized the production of the Block II ''Davions'', the resulting heavy destroyers that began entering service forty years after the cancellation of the Block I ships were 60,000 tons heavier and vastly superior in performance; unlike the earlier ships, the Block II ''Davions'' had docking points for two [[DropShips]], a full [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Formation)|wing]], a substantially revised arsenal of weaponry and significantly more armor. Changing the armor used from standard armor to [[Ferro-Carbide]] | + | The Block II '''''Davion'''''-class [[destroyer]] was commissioned by [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]], but despite officially being the second block of ''Davions'', the Block IIs bore relatively little resemblance to the original [[Davion I (WarShip class)|''Davion'' Block I]] WarShips. The procurement of the original ''Davions'' was marred by corruption, administrative incompetence, and delays that resulted in a ship that was late into service and underwhelming in comparison to the original requirement. Alexander made sweeping reforms when he came into power, including dismantling the bureaucratic systems that resulted in the Block I ''Davion''. After he authorized the production of the Block II ''Davions'', the resulting heavy destroyers that began entering service forty years after the cancellation of the Block I ships were 60,000 tons heavier and vastly superior in performance; unlike the earlier ships, the Block II ''Davions'' had docking points for two [[DropShips]], a full [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Formation)|wing]], a substantially revised arsenal of weaponry and significantly more armor. Changing the armor used from standard armor to [[Ferro-Carbide Armor]] meant that while a Block II ''Davion'' only carried approximately 50 tons more armor in total than its predecessor, the amount of protection offered by that armor was almost double that of the earlier ships.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 202: "Davion (Destroyer)"</ref> |
Because of the improvements to the overall design, the Block II ''Davion'' was able to serve the navies of the [[Federated Suns]] for more than 200 years.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/><ref name=FR:FSp6/> | Because of the improvements to the overall design, the Block II ''Davion'' was able to serve the navies of the [[Federated Suns]] for more than 200 years.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/><ref name=FR:FSp6/> | ||