Expendable
Spaceman
I got the idea from Bainbridge's telling Tolwyn in Fleet Action that "this war won't really be over till we storm through the rubble of the Imperial palace and raise the Confederation flag".
What if there was no armistice? What if Red Three had crippled the Kilrathi Carrier yards? Hakaga carriers met by a fully armed and ready Third Fleet in Kilrathi space, with Tolwyn and Concordia in the lead?
From my reading of Fleet Action, Foreign Minister Jamison's traitorous actions were spurred on by the loss of her son, and his subsequent capture and usage as a bargaining chip. What would have happened if her son hadn't been captured, Red Three leaked, and the false peace a drug fantasy?
How does that sound? I know its a bit idealistic, but thinking of Concordia in orbit around Kilrah instead of a wreck on Vespus has its charms.
Kindly leave commentary.
What if there was no armistice? What if Red Three had crippled the Kilrathi Carrier yards? Hakaga carriers met by a fully armed and ready Third Fleet in Kilrathi space, with Tolwyn and Concordia in the lead?
From my reading of Fleet Action, Foreign Minister Jamison's traitorous actions were spurred on by the loss of her son, and his subsequent capture and usage as a bargaining chip. What would have happened if her son hadn't been captured, Red Three leaked, and the false peace a drug fantasy?
How does that sound? I know its a bit idealistic, but thinking of Concordia in orbit around Kilrah instead of a wreck on Vespus has its charms.
Kindly leave commentary.