[Trivial Psychic]

I thought that giant ants were really the Shadows. 

[Flak]

I believe you can see the Marcus Glaive and Pilum fighting the Eris battlegroup in some of the latest the promotional screenshots.

[JerichoDeath]

What about those ships that defected to the UEF at the end of AOA? Do we have any info on what they are doing?

[Logistics]

What about those ships that defected to the UEF at the end of AOA? Do we have any info on what they are doing?

While I won't hold my breath in anticipation, it would be interesting to see the Sanctuary enter the field retrofitted in some hurried way. I was rather fond of that 'gattling gun' projection on the front that didn't seem to do anything.

[JerichoDeath]

What about those ships that defected to the UEF at the end of AOA? Do we have any info on what they are doing?

While I won't hold my breath in anticipation, it would be interesting to see the Sanctuary enter the field retrofitted in some hurried way. I was rather fond of that 'gattling gun' projection on the front that didn't seem to do anything.

Other than the Sanctuary, there was the GTC Duke and the GTL Solace. I think that I'm missing one.
Has there been enough time for the UEF to use the beams on them for anything, I wonder?

[Mars]

Well; think about US armor during WWII. The Sherman tank continued to be produced widely, despite the fact that theoretically speaking, producing a tank with better armor and firepower would not have been that difficult, simply because it was cheaper and more efficient to do so.

I think the question for the UEF regarding beams isn't as much "is it possible" as it is, "is it practical." With dwindling production capabilities and resources its even more vital for the UEF to produce efficiently. Their current designs even seem to have failed in production efficiency; and switching to technology that requires a whole new set of requirements in design would probably only hamper it further.

[JerichoDeath]

In that case, I wonder about what the GTC Duke (and that other one) is doing now. I remember the GTL Solace being mentioned at one point, but still...

Personally, I thought that Admiral Carey seemed like the type of person who would be tempted to defect to Earth too, but that was too bad that she didn't since I thought she had a fair chance of convincing her crew to come with.

[Mars]

Admiral Carey

Spoiler:

does in fact support the UEF, her dissimination of information plays a key role throughout the second half of War in Heaven

[-Norbert-]

I think "the other one" was the Chimera class corvette GTCv Labouchere.

[Droid803]

Admiral Carey

Spoiler:

does in fact support the UEF, her dissimination of information plays a key role throughout the second half of War in Heaven

too bad it was a carp.

[TwentyPercentCooler]

I'd be willing to wager that the ships that defected will make an appearance. Chekhov's Gun demands it. I'm thinking the reason we haven't seen them is because either Adm. Byrne or the Fedayeen are in command of them as assets, otherwise I imagine they would have been a hell of thing to throw at the Carthage in Delenda Est and despite their rarity and importance, I think that Adm. Netreba and Adm. Calder would have committed at least one of them if they'd been able.

Using those ships in a decisive battle that concludes in the UEF's favor would have huge psychological impact on the GTVA, sort of like salt in the proverbial wounds. The UEF is in a bad way, but they don't necessarily need a total military victory. Psychological impact is gonna be a lot more important in part 3. On one side, you've got a brilliant but underhanded strategic and tactical genius whose exploits would pretty much cause the defecation to hit the ventilation if they ever got revealed. On the other side, you've got a despairing former flower-child civilization fighting like a cornered animal.

Whatever happens, this is gonna get REALLY interesting.

[Drogoth]

Admiral Carey

Spoiler:

does in fact support the UEF, her dissimination of information plays a key role throughout the second half of War in Heaven

too bad it was a carp.

Indeed. Why choose the red or black ants when one can choose a fish?

[-Norbert-]

Using those ships in a decisive battle that concludes in the UEF's favor would have huge psychological impact on the GTVA, sort of like salt in the proverbial wounds.

Or it would send the message "we can't win with our own ships, so we need to use GTVA ships to win" to both sides and thus reduce the morale impact on the GTVA while hampering the morale gain of the UEF troops.

[The E]

Also, a single Hyperion and a single Chimera operated by inexperienced crews really do not bring in enough combat ability to decisively sway any battle in the UEF's favour.

[Deadly in a Shadow]

Admiral Carey

Spoiler:

does in fact support the UEF, her dissimination of information plays a key role throughout the second half of War in Heaven

too bad it was a carp.

Indeed. Why choose the red or black ants when one can choose a fish?

I wanna choose the cat.

[JerichoDeath]

Also, a single Hyperion and a single Chimera operated by inexperienced crews really do not bring in enough combat ability to decisively sway any battle in the UEF's favour.

Who says they would be inexperienced? Didn't their crews manage to defect along with the ships?
Or did the ships just jettison the people before going to Earth~?

[Mars]

. . . it's like the idea that a Arleigh Burke and an Oliver Hazard Perry could take on a whole US Carrier battle group.

[JerichoDeath]

. . . it's like the idea that a Arleigh Burke and an Oliver Hazard Perry could take on a whole US Carrier battle group.

Do you think that Steele could?

[Mars]

Obviously a good strategy would help, but I don't think it'd be the first choice of a field commander

[Black Wolf]

Also, a single Hyperion and a single Chimera operated by inexperienced crews really do not bring in enough combat ability to decisively sway any battle in the UEF's favour.

Who says they would be inexperienced? Didn't their crews manage to defect along with the ships?
Or did the ships just jettison the people before going to Earth~?

The crews may have defected, but that doesn't neccesarily mean that they'd be willing to turn around and kill their former comrades. Plus there's a high likelihood that a significant  fraction of the crew disagreed with the decision to defect, so at least part of the crew would be new by neccessity. Finally, the UEF might not entirely trust the entire crew enough to allow them to stay with their ship - you might not be able to guarantee they'd follow orders, for example, to kill rather than disable GTVA ships - and replaced the crews entirely.