Jack of Harts

Kings Bay expanded their submarine fleet from a handful of big old Boomers during the Second Great Depression to dozens of smaller subs in the next century. The new subs lacked the vertical launch systems of the older Boomers, but carried torpedo-launched missiles with similar range to the old Tridents they replaced, in addition to standard anti-ship torpedoes. These much smaller submarines were cheaper to build and operate, especially since they used smaller micro-nuclear reactors in place of the massive reactor spaces of older submarines. They were a revolution in submarine technology, pressed into service by finite budgets that proved less and less capable of keeping up with the missions the old boats had to perform. Those technologies were cross-developed for use in space, tested on the submarines, and then used in Georgia’s first steps in their exploration of the Solar System. They launched from Georgia’s best launch facility. Kings Bay.