Meant to post this last weekend, but life got in the way.  Here are two new ships for my favorite faction, the Austro-Hungarians.

Maria Theresa class Carrier- with the construction of the Ferenc Nadasdy the Sternmarine had taken a decisive lead in the area of space carrier doctraine and operations.  However, the years following the Merchant War the Austrians watched as thier old foe the Italians constructed a carrier with similar capabilties (the Claudio Monteverdi) and the Bolshovieks were reported to have a ship that could carry nearly as many FAC's.  While the Italians were technically allies and the Reds far away to the east the Sternmarine's leadership knew other nations would follow suite.  In order to extend what many felt was thier sole strategic advantage the keel of the second Sankt Georg class (which had just been laid down) was converted to a new large carrier design.  This ship could carry a flight group twice as large as the Ferenc Nadasdy and bristled with a large anti-FAC battery of machine gun and rockets.  With it's fairly good speed it is intended to run the Maria Theresa and her 'half brother' Sankt Georg as a combined force, delivery powerful guns and a mighty flight group to battle.

Zenta class Escort Cruiser- As the Maria Theresa was being assembled some thought was given to what sort of ships should escort it (beyond the Sankt Georg; there were many who felt this ship was enough!).  To this end a series of small cruisers were laid down to protect carriers and aid the FAC-defense of any fleet.  The Zenda had a weak gun armament but carried number of machine guns and rockets to ward off FAC's.  Several of this class are planned.

So there's the fluff.  As usual, any feedback or comments are appreciated!

-Will