Database and Lore

Gim *Click**Click* Mark 1047 Class Medium Assault Carrier *Spoilers if you haven't read past Gabatrix: The First Peace arc* “There is one transport that identifies all of Shal’rein resistance. It is the heart and soul of freedom, one that will see a future that never ends….” Rototrein, the Liberator.  One of the oldest Itrean designs to ever be used in the Shal’rein clan. The Gim *Click**Click* assault carrier is one that dates back as far as the Rototrein Rebellion. The fact that within 10,000 years shows that no design is too old to still be used today.  Design The history of the Gim *Click**Click* class Medium Assault Carrier, sometimes simply called “Ga’Gims,” was first introduced as far back as the beginning of the Rototrein Rebellion nearly 10,000 years ago. At the advent of the collapse of the Empire of Jalgren, the Shal’rein clans united to rebel against the corrupt empire. The Gok’shinta subclan would forge new warship designs for their people in hopes of rebuilding their navy and taking the war in fighting Imperial warships. Among them was the Gim *Click**Click*. The Ga’Gim is officially considered a medium assault carrier/gunship transport, designed to be built at a steady rate. They are neither too cheap nor expensive, serving as a basic design to ferry troops, vehicles, and aircraft to new planets. It is capable of serving as a basic space combatant, although battleships and dreadnoughts are more suited for the role. At the time of the Rototrein Rebellion, the simplicity of the design allowed the carriers to be built in mass to help overwhelm Imperial ground defenses. However, their more expensive cost meant that they were built in fewer numbers than the Imperial Topresa Light Assault Carriers. Regardless, Rototrein used what he had, and ships like the Gim *Click**Click* would be used in conjunction with other Itrean rebels to slowly push the Empire of Jalgren to inevitable defeat. The carriers could easily carry Alara’jal soldiers, along with Shal’rein vehicles and submersibles, into battle. At the time of the Rebellion, the Itrean rebels were in the early phases of building warships with spinning centripetal rings. Costs limited production to battleships and dreadnoughts that could venture for prolonged periods, just as the Empire had heavily utilized in their warship designs. The issue with the Ga’Gims, is that they were designed to be stored on planetary surfaces or moons. This meant that they could be destroyed on the ground before eventual takeoff. Other larger Shal’rein assault carriers utilized spinning centripetal ring modules so the ships could remain in space and respond more quickly to attacks. However, there was still an argument for keeping assault carriers on the ground as mission perimeters could often force radical changes to meet the needs of the battlefield, along with having to keep production costs down. The Ga’Gim saw little change in the early years of usage. Due to early poor economics and rapid deployment of the Rebellion, the transports were poorly armed for their roles. However, by the end of the Rototrein Rebellion, they utilized heavy autocannons to provide better support. While the Gok’shinta subclan heavily utilized the Ga’Gims, the unity of the Shal’rein clan meant that all the Shal’rein used them at the time. They became the perfect supplementary transport during the next 10,000 years and saw endless amounts of nonstop campaigns and sorties, even being used as interdiction ships to help enforce the larger territories. However, by the time of the Emphra War, the transports would serve as the great frontrunner for Shal’rein clan resistance against the Horrid Ones. They could easily ferry troops, tanks, and aircraft into battle, but the issues with the transport still being stored on ground bases meant that the Emphra could seize and use them for themselves. By the end of the Emphra War, the production of the Ga’Gims would cease, as the Shal’rein economy had been heavily impacted. The Tiltra class Heavy Carrier would become the inevitable replacement for most of the Shal’rein troop transports due to military spending cutbacks and the United Itrean Republic’s desire to push for peace between the clans. Regardless, many of the Shal’rein hadn’t forgotten the purpose of the Gim *Click**Click* carrier. With the advent of the Itrean Civil War and the collapse of the United Itrean Republic, the plans of the Ga’Gims were thrust into the open once again. Very few changes were made to the previous variants as production for them began immediately in 2339. History Despite the reintroduction of the Ga’Gims, the early days of the Itrean Civil War warranted very few encounters with the Mark 1047. The Shal’rein militaries would utilize the heavier assault carriers along with a few Emphra War Relic Mark 1046s instead. By the time they were built in sizeable numbers, Zilik’s Disease completely shut down most of the production. In fact, the Shal’rein council almost canceled all production outright, seeing that the Hiko class Carrier could still supplement the reduced armies and be built in suitable numbers. Regardless, the Autarch overruled and wanted to have the Ga’Gims available. By the time 2342, production resumed, and they would ultimately be used in various campaigns. On the ground, the Ga’Gim is second to none when pressed against the other Itrean assault carrier counterparts. The transports were more suited for direct combat, even more than the Hiko, once they reached the surface. It was not uncommon for ground invasions to utilize a few of the medium assault carriers purposely as frontline hitters, as the Hiko would serve more in the front and backlines. Many UHN analysts see the Gim *Click**Click* today as a fallback vessel, used heavily in Shal’rein clan space, yet still unseen by most UHN personnel. Even during the times of the Shal’rein incursions into UWA space, they held back from bringing their Ga’Gims against UHN assets, as the Shal’rein preferred to eliminate most space forces before bringing them in. With all stated, many UHN analysts are quite concerned over the Gim *Click**Click class as their capability as a heavy gunship makes them a terrifying foe against marine forces. Its heavy guns and good support capability allow it to obliterate most UHN ground defenses with ease. A newer Mark 1048 has also been seen in use as well. As the saying goes “The first rule of combat against the Shal’rein is to never let them reach the ground.” Both Aksren and T’rintar forces do what they can to ensure that none of these ships ever reach the surface, as even a few could cause heavy damage until they are brought down. Only time will tell if the Shal’rein will dedicate their resources to building more and more Ga’Gims, carrying a history that they were once responsible for bringing down an entire Empire…..