The most felicitous time period for this to happen would be right after the First Boskone War, as the USAF and TSAB presence in FenSpace is rather heavily discredited with the American public (and Congress) at that time, and as I recall the Stingray crew came out with flying colors.
For something to happen before/during the war, it would be a pretty significant change in several aspects thereof, the ships would probably be central figures in a couple of major battles. I'm not opposed to doing this, I'd just need a good justification and to know that no one's already-planned stories were in danger of being invalidated by it.
A way it could work: if the TSAB/AF issues started coming to public light early in the war, rather than mostly late/after it, that could bring the Navy enough swing in Congress to get this approved.
Random Crazy Fennish Idea: US Naval (Air) Station, Europa. Hey, there's oceans there. That means it's Navy territory.
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For something to happen before/during the war, it would be a pretty significant change in several aspects thereof, the ships would probably be central figures in a couple of major battles. I'm not opposed to doing this, I'd just need a good justification and to know that no one's already-planned stories were in danger of being invalidated by it.
A way it could work: if the TSAB/AF issues started coming to public light early in the war, rather than mostly late/after it, that could bring the Navy enough swing in Congress to get this approved.
Random Crazy Fennish Idea: US Naval (Air) Station, Europa. Hey, there's oceans there. That means it's Navy territory.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.