T.S. Hedro Progress

A Zar - Class Destroyer (bioship) of the Hyperion Sentinel Defence Force HSDF.

T.S. Hedro Progress saw action in many fights, and its crew have become highly experienced. However, it also means they have suffered pain from the bioship's nervous systems after it was hit many times in all the previous wars they fought in, giving the crew members trauma. They might also behave too carefully in battle, preventing them from making an effect on a battle in some specific situations, despite being used to the pain.

Though the ship has been hit many times, no enemy bullets have ever penetrated its well armoured crew compartment. However, some hits have been known to create significant pressure waves within the crew compartment which has killed some crew members over the years, and injured others. The ship's unbreakable resolve allowed it to continue fighting in the face of large volumes of fire as well.

The destroyer has been known to help other formations destroy much larger ships of both Cypher Dominion and Grand Artanat Empire forces, but they have not fought the HEX Mainframe. 

During a relatively recent war, it assisted a significant HF force in destroying a monarch - class titan of the CD, as the bioship was too small to be hit easily by the Titan's main weapons which were the only weapons mounted in ring turrets and thus could fire in all directions. Making use of enemy turret deadzones, the Hedro Progress managed to disable a number of enemy weapon systems by shooting them, including one of the ring turrets, which made it a much easier target for allied heavy ships. An opportunistic hypertriton - class battleship made use of this weakness despite being smaller than the Monarch and managed to punch above its weight class. 

It was built in 42 359, making the ship about 1700 years old. Its old crew members have retired, and now the ship functions under a new crew roster. They have been trained harshly, and spent a lot of time with the Hedro Progress in order to become more experienced. The behavioral patterns of the bioship might have had a small impact on the crew, but they have developed a different personality and will use the ship in their own way. They have become more aggressive despite the bioship's brain influencing the crew's doctrine, but the aggression is limited to a certain extent in order to not risk being killed. The Hedro Progress has been hit more times under the new crew but have also gained more kills.

As the Zar - class only has a crew of 10, it is quite common for its entire crew compliment to feel very close to each other. It is often tradition for crew members of bioships to meet others from other bioships in order to improve trust between ships and even crew members. The low crew requirement also means it is easier to field more ships. As the HF has a relatively low population, this is quite important.

There has been one battle where the Hedro Progress's drive flagella were destroyed, immobilizing the ship. At the time, they were retreating from an enemy force and the Hedro Progress was able to drift back behind friendly lines while several other bioships it is assigned with have covered it. The bioship had to regrow these and learn from the fight; they realised that the crew did not perform evasive maneuvers as effectively as they would normally, so after the battle they were re-trained on this skill in particular. This makes the Hedro Progress one of the most well trained bioships in service, other than those that have managed to exist and survive for tens of thousands of years.

The Hedro Progress has earned a large number of markings over its excellent service life. These take up a large number of shapes and colours and reflect on the sheer number of battles it has participated in, with each mark representing a different fight. The Hedro Progress can thus be easily identified just by looking at it.