Jason_Ryock
Vice Admiral
Also, the end conversation between Casey and Talvert implies that they very well know that the danger is not over, as does the final SOPS fiction, stating that new Worm holes have appeared. So, increasing the offensive power is not so odd.
I'd agree with that if the WCP/WCSO ships weren't getting the job done...but they were. I didn't see a whole slew of prevelant flaws in the fighter design that needed to be changed before they could go to full scale war.
But maybe that was just me. I know the upgrade to the Piranha was probably a necessary one, I've seen alot of people complain about the combat capabilites of that particular ship.