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>>3126906

The name is, as we all know, a reference to the god of mythos who swallowed his children and was later forced to vomit them out.

In the same frame of reference, the CAC is equipped to carry a small vessel similar to the Koschei, which it then expels into space. Refer to the Saturn INT-21, which carried the Skylab up into the air, it was what inspired the idea.

The Saturn that we are familiar with, the one that was publicized, is a test rocket and actually very wasteful since it only carries a landing module, plus an orbiter.

The CRONUS does away with both of these and simply carries up one big orbital station in similar vein to Skylab, but reinforced and plated with heat-resistant tiling so that it can land on the Lunar surface, then get back up just as easily.

While it cannot carry more than a squad and the pilots who fly it, there is room to carry equipment, or even very light armor, on the outrigging. This is crucial, because without proper Anti-Air defenses, all the Lunarians would need to do is call in some snubfighters from their carriers or battleships and have them strafe. Which would not be good for our soldiers.