Alva Calvarona
Character
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Manufacturer: CRI
Model: Absolution Stardestroyer
Affiliation: Imperial Remnant
Modularity: No
Production: Minor
Material: Durasteel, Glasteel
Classification: Assault Heavy Cruiser
Role: Long Range, Heavy Warship, Siege Craft
Height: 90 Meters
Width: 380 Meters
Length: 750 Meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 2 Main, Class 14 Backup
Minimum Crew: 1,900
Optimal Crew: 4,200
Armaments:
- 16 Long Range Heavy Turbolasers Turrets
- 10 Dual Heavy Turbolaser Turrets
- 8 Dual Heavy Ion Cannons
- 4 Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers
- 40 Flak Cannons
- 20 Point Defense Cannons
Hangar:
- 8 TIE Fighters
- Communications Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Standard Deflector Shield Generator
- Extra Hull Plating
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Advanced Targeting Systems
Maneuverability: 14
Strengths:
- Powerful Long Range Weaponry
- Thick Hull Plating
Weaknesses:
- Small Hanger space
- Large Crew requirements
- Slow
- Not very maneuverable
Passenger Capacity: 600
Cargo Capacity: 1,000 tons
Consumables: 1 Year
Intent: To develop a heavy/standard warship for the new Imperial Remnant
Development Thread: N/A
Who can use it: The Imperial Remnant
Description: An Imperial design pushed through the shipyards on Crina, the Absolution class Star Destroyer, while not a destroyer class, is nonetheless an impressive Imperial warship. Developed as a heavy cruiser, it is definitely the most powerful Imperial ship to date, though with plans on the horizon to expand the shipyards with Imperial funding to push for true destroyer craft it could likely become obsolete in design in a short period of time. At least if minor tweaks had not been made to its design.
While Crinan Engineers argued their own heavy cruiser destroyer analog is a superior design, the Imperials of the same art would beg to differ. For while the Crinan craft is larger and arguably more versatile with its larger hanger and weapon classifications, it does have fewer long range weapons and less heavy modifiers to them. In addition the Imperials cannot just idly watch the Crinan craft replace their own in the naval deployment.
As such the Absolution class was developed and put to production as a long range siege vessel, with a powerful array of long range turbolaser cannons, backed with heavy cannons for close ranged exchanges as well. However, the ship is just as slow as the Crinan designed craft due to its thicker hull and emphasis on directing power towards it long ranged equipment. In addition it has very little warhead weaponry and hanger space of which to speak of, leaving most of its defenses in its ability to defeat enemy Capital ships from a distance and deal with enemy starfighters with flak cannons for the most part.
