FSE 18th Strikeboat Squadron

A little pre-GenCon entertainment...

The 18th Strikeboat Squadron - Le Requins Tigre (Tigersharks) was 
formed in 2178, several years after the adoption of the Requin Class 
Strikeboat by L'Astromarine. It was one of the first non-provincial 
squadrons, and something of an experiment to see if they could be 
effectively employed outside the roll of system defence.

They were assigned to Bataillegruppe Cerberus, responsible for 
enforcing the FSE's boarders, where they served as a mobile patrol 
group for low threat areas. The Requin's complete reliance on 
expendable munitions, however, was not well suited to a patrolling 
role, so many were refitted with Class 1 Beam Pods, replacing some, 
or in a few cases all,	of their submunitions packs.

If you're at GenCon, come and SEE them "in person." Hopefully someone 
there will have a camera for the rest of you.

Schoon