Field headquarter of the riverine naval command, port of Aken, briefing room A
Particpants: Major Carstens (C), Fregattenkapit?n Kahlmann(K), Korvettenkapitan Ohnesorg(O)
Classification: Confidential
K: Thank you for completing my convoy earlier than planned. Do we need to look at the background?
O: No, as long as I have my wizards, I am happy
K: So what can they do?
C: Basically the same as the old style wizards, only in real time, continously and in a way that can be interpreted by everybody. And in verifiable reliability.
K: The last feature is the most important.
O: How many special wizard do you need to operate them?
C: One for medium term operation, two for long term operation. Though the operators are not interchangeable. We have, if you will, a primary operator and a supporting operator.
K: We will stay with sailing only during daylight. It is just not worth the risk.
Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.O: Very well, we have doubts that radar would work on monsters anyway, we will aim manually, especially the new torpedoes, should we need them.
C: You solved that?
K: Yes, we threw money at the problem. Losing a full laser inertial system for each shot hurts, but better that than losing a convoy, let alone blocking the channel. We can drop them into the water laterally that way.
O: We tested them and the ship with the wizards will carry none and the wizards and the device get into an armored chamber above the water line.
K: How many of the devices do we have?
C: Three. You did not hear that from me. I can tell you because it does not matter. The only other primary operator we have is an 18 year old girl who needs a stick to walk.
O: That hurts. I’ll treat your civillians like a fragile irreplacable antique ceramic.
C: Let them work and help. They have no problem with that, just spare the criticism. Oh, and be prepared to meet nerds, civillian nerds.
K: Well, a field command is no fun without complications.