The Merciless held just over nine thousand men, for it was far smaller than the [Tamerlane](https://www.suneater.wiki/books/sollan-empire-starships/page/isv-tamerlane). They’d been packed on ice like salt fish, never intended to be pulled from their berths for deployment in transit, never intended to awaken until they reached Nemavand.
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The Merciless had two five-terawatt lasers, each one powerful enough to level a city block. The weapons were of little use against shielded targets, but against unshielded foes? They could destroy a target faster than they could react, making them the ideal first assault weapon of choice in any ship-to-ship ambush.
Demon in White, Chapter 24: Beyond the Doors of the Dark
Udax and his men had broken up into groups of five or so, each standing guard at one of the six airlocks—three to a side—that ran along the length of the Merciless.
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Like most Imperial starships, the Merciless had dozens of turrets and gun emplacements on its outer hull designed to repel boarding craft. A last line of defense should the aquilarii fail.
Demon in White, Chapter 25: In the Belly of the Whale
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