Congrats, and, btw: Horizon, on the article: you missed one in the HH novels that was specific: the Sword started production in M31 (Flight of the Eisenstein) possibly as a cheaper alternative to the Gladius (Eisenstein 's description more or less makes it out as a Gladius, but it's not clearly stated). But, other then that, you're largely right, the HH books are a mess for naval combat.