I thought I was having a bad day.

action packed in just a few words. wtg! good job.

Malevolent War Hounds?
Sounds like a civilization that would name a command vessel the “Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity” and a battleship the “Sword of Inevitable Justice.”
I take it their enemies name their vessels things like “Polysyllabic Designation”?

(http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ if you don’t know what I’m talking about)

well White Hat, I actually made up the name Malevolent War Hounds, but your enthusiasm is much appreciated(excuse my spelling errors).