Michael Souther
Michael Souther supplies combat telemetry that reveals the Tempest's remaining missiles were redirected toward its newly exposed PDC housings.
Story so far
The Michael Souther participates in or observes the first coalition engagement with the Heart of the Tempest. Its telemetry reports that the Magnetar's PDC housings normally sit concealed beneath the self-healing hull and emerge as small dark openings during missile defense.
Remaining coalition torpedoes redirect toward those exposed mechanisms. Although none reaches the body of the ship, the information becomes critical after the battle: simple hull wounds heal almost instantly, but complex PDC systems struck by rail fire do not simply regrow. Michael Souther's data contributes to the armament map that Chrisjen Avasarala identifies as the strategic value purchased by the losses.
Appearance
A conventional coalition warship or telemetry platform whose class and hull are not described; its significance appears through high-resolution sensor reporting.
Role
Michael Souther is a combat-data source whose telemetry helps identify the Tempest's exposed and potentially non-regenerating weapon systems.
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- Michael Souther supplies combat telemetry that reveals the Tempest's remaining missiles were redirected toward its newly exposed PDC housings.