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Did alex die in the expanse books12/17/2023 They are a living example of how a unified humanity (Earthers, Martians, and Belters) can repeatedly overcome the odds and accomplish the extraordinary. This is why Marco Inaros wants to destroy the ship and its crew so badly. People who meet and recognize them, depending on their politics, meet them either with respect or disdain. They are each almost instantly recognizable anywhere in the System for their exploits. This Rocinante is instead a war vessel disguised as a freighter a.k.a. Ironic Name: 'Rocinante' in Spanish roughly translates into 'Previously a Workhorse', from Don Quixote's horse being repurposed from a broken-down nag to a knight's steed.Okay? Legitimate salvage! Alex, who is himself a Martian, is particularly picky about this and will often appear from Behind the Black to set the record straight. Insistent Terminology: The ship was a legitimate salvage operation.Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon: Rocinante's new rail gun in Season 4 can only shoot forward relative to the ship, since the recoil from the weapon would tear it off were it mounted anywhere but the vessel's keel.When pursued by Marco Inaros' small flotilla of three ships, a lucky railgun shot from the Rocinante disables one of Inaros' escorts and causes the other the fall back to assist, and predict the remaining ship's trajectory to take it out.In its fight against a UNN battleship, the Rocinante prematurely explodes torpedoes to blind the battleship scanners, then uses that moment of blindness to close the distance and shoot the battleship's engines off.Despite being heavily outgunned, in its fight against the the stealth ship around Thoth Station, the Rocinante comes out on top through surprise, closing the distance and using its superior PDC coverage to turn perforate the stealth ship.Goliath: Most of the Rocinante's battles fall into this category: She also comes equipped with black gold and sleek machines in which to use it: filter, espresso, macchiato. Granted, the occupants would survive for a matter of minutes at that kind of thrust, but the ship itself would keep going on autopilot. Later on, she's shown to be able to easily speed up to 15 and 20- g with absolutely no problem. On his first day piloting her, Alex can't help but gush that she can easily cruise at 12- g while her engines purr. Cool Spaceship: She is a sleek gunboat designed for speed and maneuverability and is bristling with more than enough firepower to take on one of the stealth ships that destroyed the Canterbury, albeit at a disadvantage.If push comes to shove, the crew have a ship more heavily armed than any civilian transport, and aren't afraid to leverage that. Bigger Stick: One major benefit to a group of civilians flying around in a Martian gunship.The Roci also carries twenty torpedoes that can run out in a single engagement. At one point, the crew has to resort to salvaging ammo from a wrecked Martian flotilla. Rearming is an issue, because few are willing to supply a salvaged Martian warship. Ammunition Conservation: The Roci is explicitly supposed to hold ten thousand PDC rounds in her magazines and she can burn through those very quickly.In the wake of the Donnager's destruction, the Canterbury survivors claimed the Tachi as their own and re-christened her as the Rocinante note Spanish for "Work Horse" as well as the name of Don Quixote's horse, see Jim Holden's entry below. The Rocinante began her life as the MCRN Tachi, a Martian Navy frigate that operated from the hangar of the battleship MCRN Donnager, the Martian Navy's flagship.
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