Approved Starship Coryphin-class Super-Heavy Bomber

[Onrai]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To provide the Sith Empire with the heaviest bomber on the face of the board.
• Image Source: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/98/d0/54/98d054926564b0426b25c602b18a1fcc.jpg
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Defiance Consolidated Multipurpose Manufacturing
• Model: Coryphin-class Super-Heavy Bomber
• Affiliation: Sith Empire
• Production: Minor
• Material: Cast duranium(frame), molecular bonded armor(hull)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Heavy Bomber
• Length: 45m
• Width: 50m
• Height: 20m
• Armament: Extreme

2 HL-7 Xasers
3 Twin Laser Turrets(1 on the dorsal side of each 'wing' and 1 underneath)
Underbelly Ordnance Rack(1, fitting 1 of the following)

• 4 SJ-62/68 Orbital Mines OR Reader Mines
• 2 Seismic Charge Deployers
• 2 Bomblet Generators
• 2 Imperial Troop Drop Pods

Ordnance Rack(2, each fitting 1 of the following)

• Seeker Cluster Missiles
• Seeker Proton Torpedoes
• Seeker Concussion Missiles
• Gravity Warheads

Bomb Bays(2, each fitting 1 of the following)

• Advanced Proton Bombs
• MK 1-3 'Deathball' Proton Bombs
• Advanced Cluster Proton Bombs
• High-Yield Unguided Plasma Bombs
• F.B.C.B.
• Blazer Bombs
• Flame Carpet Warheads
• Broadcap Bombs
• Pathogenic Bombs

• Defenses: Extreme

Enhanced Deflector Shields
Reinforced Hull
Diatium Capacitance Array
Electronic Countermeasures

• Squadron Count: 4
• Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
• Speed Rating: Very Low
• Hyperdrive Class: Class 5

STANDARD FEATURES

• Communication Systems:
  Communication Wave De-scrambler
• Encryption Module
• Frequency Jammer
• Hyperwave Transceiver
• Ranger Transceiver
• Subspace Transceiver

[*]Environmental Systems:

• Distress Beacon
• Ejection Seat
• Environmental Converter
• Inertial Damper
• Life Support

[*]Propulsion Systems:

• Ion Drive
• Ion Maneuvering Jets

[*]Sensor and Targeting Systems:

• Aural Sensor
• Comm laser
• Hyperwave Signal Interceptor
• Long-range Sensor
• Sensor Dampener
• Targeting Laser
• Targeting Sensor
• Tri-Tracker
• Wide-range Sensor

ADVANCED SYSTEMS
N/A

Strengths:

• The Coryphin is quite arguably the most powerful bomber in use with the Sith Empire. A single Coryphin has enough firepower to seriously threaten a Star Destroyer, carrying the ordnance of an entire wing of Detritus heavy bombers.
• The Coryphin was designed to be as durable as a ship feasibly could be, with molecularly bonded armor for hull plating, a diatium capacitance array for anti-shieldbreaking work, and enhanced deflector shields to ensure the ship can sustain a heavy barrage of flak and laser fire.

Weaknesses:

• The Coryphin handles like a brick. it is slow, unmaneuverable, and desperately in need of fighter support. While a Coryphin can likely tank the minimal weaponry of an interceptor, assault fighters will find it easy prey should it lack escort.
• Aside from ordnance, the Coryphin has paltry forward firepower for a ship of its size - two HL-7 xasers are the equivalent of an interceptor. This is paltry, as even the lighter Detritus has more forward firepower.

Description: The Coryphin was originally designed for use by the Omega Protectorate as a super-heavy bomber design, but was ultimately a failure, with few if any units being produced for use by Protectorate forces. After languishing for decades, the Coryphin was completely redesigned as a super-heavy bomber for the Sith Empire, intended for use in situations when even the Detritus and Exodus cannot lay down enough firepower. Coryphin squadrons - the size of a wing, but classified as a squadron due to the ship's bulk - are easily capable of engaging Star Destroyer-class warships, even battlecruisers and dreadnoughts given their firepower. They are the first Defiance-built starship to utilize molecularly bonded armor in their construction, and have defenses unparalleled for a vessel still classifiable as a bomber.

That said, the ships do have the usual negative bomber traits - quite exaggerated, in fact. They are slow - not much slower than the Detritus, but slow nonetheless. As well, they are very difficult to maneuver. This would typically leave them prey to interceptors - but given the minimal armament found on such ships, they are capable of surviving such attacks. That said - even assault fighters are capable of outmaneuvering the ponderous target and getting it in its sights, though significant sustained firepower would be required to penetrate it.

 

[Gir Quee]

Under Review.

 

[Gir Quee]

[member="Vanessa Vantai"], something weird seems to be going on with the hyperlinks in this post, as I can't seem to access any of them. If you wouldn't mind checking on your end to make sure it's not a coding issue, I'd appreciate that.

2 HL-7 Xasers 2 Twin Laser Turrets(1 on the dorsal side of each 'wing' and 1 underneath) Underbelly Ordnance Rack(1, fitting 1 of the following) 4 SJ-62/68 Orbital Mines OR Reader Mines 4 Seismic Charge Deployers 4 Bomblet Generators 2 Imperial Troop Drop Pods Ordnance Rack(2, each fitting 1 of the following) 16 Seeker Cluster Missiles 16 Seeker Proton Torpedoes 32 Seeker Concussion Missiles 8 Gravity Warheads Bomb Bays(2, each fitting 1 of the following) 300 Advanced Proton Bombs 160 MK 1-3 'Deathball' Proton Bombs 300 Advanced Cluster Proton Bombs 200 High-Yield Unguided Plasma Bombs 300 F.B.C.B. 300 Blazer Bombs 200 Flame Carpet Warheads 160 Broadcap Bombs 80 Pathogenic Bombs

I realize that this will be carrying a lot of weapons with an extreme armament rating, but this is far, far too many. As a recommendation, I'd probably eliminate exact references to the numbers of specific weapons being carried in this instance. Alternatively if you prefer more detail, you could reduce all carried ordinance in the ordnance racks and bomb bays to ten percent of their current number (you can round upwards for decimals: example: 1.6 would 2). Under-rack Ordinance bay, if you would reduce seismic charge deployers and bomblet generators to 2 each please.

 

[Onrai]

I... honestly don't know. When I had the submission done, all the links were there - I'll just break them all, if I can. From what I can tell the links were somehow set to "Null" for some reason. Regardless, edited. [member="Gir Quee"]

 

[Gir Quee]

The Coryphin is indisputably the most powerful bomber in use, not only with the Sith Empire, but in the galaxy as of the time of its introduction.

If you'd remove the reference to "indisputably". Others can make bombers just as powerful as this ship, and any existing bombers with "extreme" armament ratings are just as powerful as this ship.

A single Coryphin has enough firepower to level a Star Destroyer on its own, carrying the ordnance of an entire wing of Detritus heavy bombers.

Coryphin squadrons - the size of a wing, but classified as a squadron due to the ship's bulk - are easily capable of leveling Star Destroyer-class warships, and even inflicting tremendous damage on battlecruisers and dreadnoughts.

These references need to be toned down considerably. While this bomber should have considerable firepower, this is too much, and it looks like something that could be used to brow-beat people into taking what I'd consider to be unreasonable amounts of damage.

Aside from ordnance, the Coryphin has paltry forward firepower for a ship of its size - four HL-7 xasers are the equivalent of a space superiority fighter. This is paltry, as even the lighter Detritus has more forward firepower.

This looks like it may be a holdover from the original, as this doesn't seem to currently have 4 xasers.

 

[Onrai]

Edited, [member="Gir Quee"]

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.