Jack of Harts

The Republic of Texas Navy entered a new era of power projection when they began deploying the Dallas-class heavy cruiser. It was larger than the competition, carried more fighters than the competition, sported more missiles than the competition, and was built around twin spinal gravitic cannons. What it lacked in total was the heavy laser array that most warships of the time used. Powerful deflection grids that could withstand even major missile bombardments had become more common since the halfway point of the century, and Texas wanted a warship that could break them wide open with a single, concentrated salvo. The twin gravitic generators left them without sufficient mass and energy to support a heavy laser array, but Texas considered that a price they were willing to pay for the capabilities it gave them. The Dallas proved less capable of independent deployment due to this lack, though, and therefore always acted as a fleet flagship when in Texas service. Those in United States Navy deployment often acted as flagship escorts as well, a job they fulfilled well throughout The War and beyond.