Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Archerfish Patrol Boat

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The Archerfish is the Survivor's primary patrol boat. Planned to be voiced by

History
"Born on the irradiated seas."

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During the Great Voshkod Aquilan War, several Aquilan Frigates were sunk by Voshkod naval forces during the beginning of the war, bringing the Aquilan' seaborne anti-air capabilities down and threatening Allied air superiority over their seas. All active shipyards throughout Hawke and the Aquilans worked on replacing the lost ships, but the construction was in many cases hindered by technical malfunctions caused by Voshkod infiltrators and, in some cases, bad luck (including an infamous case of a half-eaten apple dropped in the cannon during production, with hilarious consequences upon firing). The Aquilans ordered the coast guard patrol boats to help patrol the northern coasts of Aquila.

While their firepower was limited, the Archerfish-class patrol boats of the Aquilan Coast Guard were surprisingly effective at ambushing helicopter flights due to it being unremarkable and easy to hide--and it was cheap to produce to boot. Still, it wasn't very cost effective due to the high casualties and the remaining patrol boats were continuously retired as new Frigates left their docks. After the war, the Coast Guards took the boats back for domestic usage and some of the combat versions are given to NCC in the Civil War until later designs, such as the Hydrofoil, made them obsolete. Most are stored away as reserves, if they are still even usable.

A notable incident in 1978 V.C. was the looting of Coast Guard Storage 21 in (insert) by alleged Survivors supporters, where several hundreds of Patrol Boats were stolen. Investigators have branded it an inside job, and the Coast Guard has also seen several defections to the rebel navy. Other storages around the coast have followed, leading to rebel-controlled Patrol Boats being a common sight in the swamps of Aquila where they patrol the rivers when not catching food for the day. Their speed and unassuming appearance has also made them the ideal platform to deploy stolen caches of naval mines, much to the annoyance of Aquilan naval forces.