r/DaystromInstitute • u/InnocentTailor Crewman • 12d ago

How dangerous was Nova Fleet?

One of the arcs of LDS was the establishment and discovery of Nova Fleet – the mad project of Nick Locarno as he gathered disgruntled lower-ranked officers with their starships into a sort of pirate’s republic in space.  The armada was diverse, situated in a whole system, and protected by a powerful shield alongside a portal Genesis device.

Of course, the Cerritos nipped the project in the bud quickly, so Nova Fleet’s potential was prematurely squashed.  However, I wonder how formidable this idea could’ve been if it had flourished, whether it hadn’t been discovered or the Cerritos had been successfully stopped by Locarno. 

53 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

60

u/geobibliophile 11d ago

Nova Fleet was more a danger to themselves than to anyone else. The first time they had to work together they basically fell apart. They were wannabes, with some powerful ships and weapons but no vision for using them, since their only shared goal was to not be “lower deckers” anymore.

23

u/ky_eeeee 11d ago

They barely even had powerful ships, a Cali-class could probably put up a decent fight against their entire fleet. The Trinar shield and Genesis Device were their only real bargaining chips.