Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Eviscerator Submarine

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The Eviscerator Submarine is the of SKYNET. Planned to be voiced by

History
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Short story
Master Shipwright Okamura's log, continuing analysis of the (Bass) Strait Incident

"Well, the Alliance finished their aquatic salvage work of the hulks left by the battle, now in our possession. Basic analysis of the incident confirms what we already thought: the Protectorate was testing a new wide-area electromagnetic stealth generator of some kind, not dissimilar to the PAWI and Mirage technologies used by the Minutemen and Alliance when their field station, which they managed to construct in the (Bass) Strait between (Tasmania) and the (Australian) mainland with neither us nor the Alliance noticing, was attacked by automated combat forces similar to the hostile group codenamed Scourge. The Scourge forces attacked the Protectorate base without warning, and overwhelmed the Protectorate in short order before withdrawing."

"With the records and sensor logs of the Protectorate battlegroup, I think I can now put together a better idea of what happened. It seems that the Protectorate stealth tech couldn't hide them from sonar detection, and the Scourge fleet was entirely submerged. As a result, the Protectorate battlegroup was taken entirely by surprise and was destroyed."

"I had previously wondered why the Protectorate force had included no Yari, Seawing, or the new Tsurugi designs, but according to new intelligence from the Protectorate, the stealth generator could only hide surface units, not submerged or airborne forces. Small mercies for us."

"From the analysis, it appears that most of the Scourge fleet was comprised of units we have already identified. Corsair amphibious submersibles, Maledictor self-replicating submersibles, and Krakens. However, there was another type of Scourge submarine involved in the battle that we haven't previously seen, which I am taking the liberty of codenaming the Reaver."

"The Reaver appears to be a medium warship that complements the Kraken in a naval force: Reavers appear to be direct-combat warships specializing in siege work, and where Krakens resemble the titular giant cephalopods of Vinland myth, Reavers resemble nothing less than giant metallic lobsters."

"The resemblance is neither accidental nor harmless. Reavers have the oversized crushing claws one would expect of such a design, and when a Reaver closes on a floating structure, it can disassemble the structure's mooring with astonishing speed, courtesy of some sort of disruptive energy field surrounding the claws and amplifying their power."

"In just a few seconds, the Reavers sent the Protectorate naval station to the bottom. However, they are also armed with two torpedo tubes operating on a principle I've never seen before and find intriguing. Rather than simply exploding, Reaver torpedoes create a powerful sonic shockwave that impacts the target like a colossal sledgehammer to inflict tremendous damage."

"How any of this works, I do not yet know and will continue my analysis tomorrow. For now, I must inform the inquisitors of these new Reavers... Or whatever their builders call them."