Quote:I believe that's how they were originally described, yes.
Point of background: I won't say it can't be changed, but the Castles, as I pictured them to start with, are buoyant rather actively lifted, and as such, crashing one would involve breaching or otherwise venting its gas cells rather than cutting the power.
So, shall we replace "lift motors" with "station-keeping thrusters"? The sabotage could then be a computer virus that programs them to fire in exactly the wrong pattern (which the Grey Knights can't completely override), combined with a few accediantelly-on-purpose shots from de Leon's cartel right through the helium chambers (in order to keep the OGJ ships busy rescuing civilians instead of chasing him).
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