Star*Soldier Gloss: Page 8

This is the Star*Soldier gloss for the fourth Joan's page:

CONCEPT: See the previous post!

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• I love how some of the Broadswords cover up the text. The ships are all to scale and we had a heck of a time fitting them in correctly.
• "pre-war role as a heavy missile platform" - I forgot myself here. This refers to its pre-KILRATHI-war role as a heavy missile platform, an attempt to explain why Broadswords were around in 2632 well before anyone had any torpedoes.
• "military grade tractor beam" - An attempt to suggest that the weapons used by the military and the ones used by civilians are different, which is why the latter are so cheap in Privateer.
• "Camelot Industries" - Flash was a test pilot for Camelot Industries in the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "relegated to the surplus yards" - False Colors claims that the Confederation has retired the Broadsword design, so I needed a brief tie-it-to-the-Nephilim War explanation to
• Moreover, this is another 'what should have been' battle description. I want to attack a construction reef! It's also wish fulfillment - I know 'organic' can mean anything, but I really wanted to see Syd Mead's original concept of Nephlim warships that grow their own fighters.
• "militia Warpig squadron" - We see that the Confederation has an organized militia system starting in Privateer. My thought here is that they have been called up much like the modern National Guard.
• Note that the Broadsword Behemoth is five meters longer than the other two (and the classic design). This was, again, the Producer's suggestion.
• "Platolum" - The new type of armor discovered on Ghorah Khar in Victory Streak.