Human Starships had an emphasis on crippling firepower, rather that sheer volume of fire. They made use of advanced computer systems to keep their shots on target and utilised the cutting edge fields of Dark Matter Manipulation and Plasma Thrusters to give their fighters a significant advantage over the Keplarian ships. Speed and precision strikes dominated EPU doctrine up until the end of the Interstellar War, after which the newly formed Human Stellar Union adopted the old Keplarian doctrines but combined it with advanced tracking and engine technology.