Limiting Attrition

Ves presented Saint Commander Casella Ingvar with compelling choices.

ST-688 Archon and Dragon Scales both had the potential to qualitatively improve the performance of the Minerva Mark II to a large extent.

Their unique properties would also mutate the Minerva Mark II by expanding her capabilities in different directions.

Adopting ST-688 Archon would make the Minerva more dependent on large mech armies to reach her full potential.

Casella did not mind this. Ace commanders generally tended to make a greater difference in large-scale battles. Even if their Command Fields did not encompass every friendly combatant, their presence and leadership alone had a positive effect on morale and coordination.