“You have a remote-capable ship on station?” Isa interjects. Chistyakov shakes his head. “No. Not ship. If we had ship to call down, we would have called down ship long time ago.” He looks at his teammates, who don’t look like they approve of the subject. “I am team lead, responsible for success of mission. Alliance has new tactics for orbital drop with full regiment. Armed satellite, for—how you say?—last resort. Final argument. Independent from carrier. For when things go shitshow.” “You have a weaponized satellite in orbit right now,” Reyes says. “Da. ” “What is it armed with?” Alex asks.
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