Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20141227071920

IC: The recent skirmish with the RM proved the effectiveness of deploying Cobras and Durandals from an underwater platform, in this case the Oraborus-class sub carriers. Although the class is being hurriedly deployed and construction is in full swing, the High Command saw the potential of almost doubling the currently deployed aircraft by adding the capability to the older heavy attack submarines of the Triomphant and Bonefish classes (which have been relegated to reserve with the arrival of the ultra-fast Shadow Wolf and Shadow Hawk subs).

Enter the Submersible Aircraft Deployment System (S.A.D.S.). This reusable system is basically a self-contained and powered capsule that is "piggy-backed" on a submarine. To launch, the capsule is released from its host and rises to the surface by a combination of ballast adjustments and water jets. The auto-stabilization steadies the capsule, blows the roof and side panels, and the aircraft takes off. Each sub can carry 1 SADS with either a Cobra or a Durandal.

Every Oraborus squadron will be reinforced by 12 SADS-equipped units, allowing each to deploy 30 aircraft. As they patrol in pairs, one squadron will embark 24 Cobras and 6 Durandals while the other will have 18 and 12 respectively.