Nomad Terror
Rear Admiral
Do we have any indication on how the economy of the Confederation fared in the several years after the end of the Kilrathi War? Obviously it seemed Confed was in a rather large depression in Wing Commander 4, and likely again in Arena, following the Nephilim War.
However, in the 2680s it seemed like Confed was able to push enough funding to research and build several new ship designs, including the Midway, Hades, Plunkett and Murphy classes, including a dozen new classes of fighters.
Did perhaps the Vesuvius project and the Black Lance incident of the 2670s spur enough interest in Confed to continue rebuilding the fleet with newer designs, thus opening up new work opportunities in R&D and construction?
However, in the 2680s it seemed like Confed was able to push enough funding to research and build several new ship designs, including the Midway, Hades, Plunkett and Murphy classes, including a dozen new classes of fighters.
Did perhaps the Vesuvius project and the Black Lance incident of the 2670s spur enough interest in Confed to continue rebuilding the fleet with newer designs, thus opening up new work opportunities in R&D and construction?