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The second of the two Destroyers is the HMS Wills an older Commonwealth Class Destroyer.

The Wills is older than it’s sister ship. It was designed before the Royal Navy decided it’s destroyers needed more power and so it’s permanent external generators were installed after it was already in service. The only place left for the generators was at the front of the ship, the only issue with this placement is that it blocked the two forward guns from firing directly forwards meaning the HMS Wills relies more on broadsides than other ships.

The HMS Wills acts as a support vessel for the HMS Burke and the two operate in unison as forward scouts for the rest of their squadron.

The Rear gun turret is also limited to firing broadsides thanks to the addition of a large hanger for transporting colonists. At the time of the HMS Wills being upgraded there was a need for more space for the colonists heading to the system. Since the HMS Wills was in the dry-dock it was decided to house the colonists aboard it. Now the colonists have disembarked the former transport space is being used as a makeshift hospital and fighter repair station.

The HMS Wills is named after the famous Australian Explorer William John Wills who was the second in command of the famous Burke and Wills expedition who attempted to travel across Australia from South to North.

Both Burke and Wills died during the expedition although the expedition itself was a success.