The Clockwork Prince
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create the Next generation of Warships for the Courscant Guard / Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
- Image Source: Sphyrna-class Hammerhead Corvette | Image Source - Hosted on Wookieepedia.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Subaccount.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Advanced Pressor Beam Emitters, Artificial Intelligence, Thanium Star-glaive / Kiirium Mirror Shielding.
- Manufacturer:
- Republic Engineering Corporation - Coruscanti Shipwright; Centax II Surface Facilities and Deep Space Installations.
- Affiliation:
- Coruscant Guard.
- Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
- Select Clientele.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: REC/NCMP-CG02 "Dauntless" - Class Assault Frigate.
- Production: Minor-scale Production.
- Material:
- Carbon-Durasteel and Turadium Composite Armour Plating (Ablative.)
- Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Carbon-Durasteel Skeletal Hull Frame, with Ferrocarbon Reinforcements, and Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate.)
- Myoflex Heat Sinks.
- Polarized Transparent Duraplast Viewports.
- Reinforced Laser-Reflective Kiirium Barbettes.
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Frigate (Anaxes War College Classification; Modified.)
- Role: Anti-Starfighter Vessel, Military Transport, Assault Ship, Etc.
- Length: 350 Metres.
- Width: 75 Metres.
- Height: 90 Metres.
- Armament: High Rating.
- [3] Dual Heavy Turbolaser Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [12] Dual Turbolaser Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [12] Dual Ion Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Flexible Warhead Turrets.
- Tubes: Four Tubes per Turret; Auto-loading Functionality.
- Payload Capacity: 120 Variable Warhead Capacity [Capital-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Assault Proton Torpedoes, Assault Concussion Missiles, Etc.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [8] Flexible Warhead Launch Tubes.
- Tubes: One Warhead per Tube; Auto-loading Functionality.
- Payload Capacity: 240 Variable Warhead Capacity [Capital-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Assault Proton Torpedoes, Assault Concussion Missiles, Etc.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch.
- [20] Automated Dual Phased-Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Anti-Starfighter Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Heavy Laser Cannon.
- [20] Automated Dual Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Point Defence Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Laser Cannon.
- [20] Automated Quad Point Defense Warhead Launchers; Barbette Shielded.
- Payload Capacity: 480 Variable Warhead Capacity [Starfighter-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Advanced Concussion Missiles; Brilliant Tracking Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [20] Automated Antimissile Octets; Barbette Shielded.
- [3] Dual Heavy Turbolaser Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded.
- Defences: High Rating.
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Composite Construction: Overlaid Materials Reinforce the Spaceframe without Compromising Space-worthiness.
- Overhauled AR-08 Ablative Plating: Resists Thermal Abrasion during Atmospheric Re-Entry; and Marginally Reduces Hull Damage during Combat - Micro-Meteors and Astro-Navigational Hazards (Activates only when Particle Shields Fail.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Structure, with Internalized Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- Tertiary Frontal Armour Plating - Reinforced Ramming Prow.
- Standard Deflector Shielding (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Secondary Deflector Shielding (Molecular Variant - Advanced Ray Shielding.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Molecular Absorption Linked to Weapon Systems.
- Inclusive Ionic Shielding.
- Standard Thrust-Vectoring Suite.
- Atmospheric Thrusters (Atmosphere Required.)
- Attitude Thrusters, with Lateral Thrust Vents.
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters - Maximum Coverage Layout.
- Inclusive EWAR Suite - Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Sensor Jammers, Targeting Jammers, Etc.
- Standard Internal Defenses.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer, Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Hangar Space: Very Low Rating.
- Carrying Capacity: Zero Squadrons.
- Auxillary Access Points: External Docking Rings, Umbilical Connection Tubes, Etc.
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: None.
- OR:
- Support Craft: None.
- Base Rating: None.
- Starfighters: None.
- Single Craft Hangar: Not Applicable.
- Maneuverability Rating: 45 DPF - Average Rating.
- Speed Rating: High Rating.
- MGLT: 65 MGLT.
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 975 Km/H.
- Engine Unit(s): Ion Engines - Thirteen Sublight Drive Units.
- Five Primary, with Eight Secondary.
- Secondary Propulsion Method: Integrated Repulsorlift Engines.
- Primary Power Plant: Hypermatter Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant(s):
- Localized Compact Fusion Reactors.
- Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Hyperdrive: Equipped.
- Hyperdrive Class:
- Primary: Class 1.0.
- Secondary: Class 8.0.
- Passengers:
- ~200 - 250 Soldiers (Organic or Synthetic) - Shipboard Security Complement.
- ~200 - 250 Soldiers (Organic or Synthetic) - One Planetary Assault Company.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): One Hundred and Seventy-five. Officers and Enlisted Personnel, with A.I. Administration.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): Sixty-five Officers and Enlisted Personnel, with A.I. Administration.
- Escape Craft: Innumerable Escape Pods and Ejectable Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: Two Thousand Metric Tonnes.
- Including Misc Cargo, Munitions, Fuel, Vehicles, Etc.
- Consumables: Twelve Months; Galactic Standard.
- Standard Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard Avionics Package.
- Standard Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Recreational Facilities, Etc.)
- Trans-binary Deflector [Anti-Cosmic Radiation] and Rad-Dampening Energy Shields.
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard Anticoncussion Force Field Generators.
- Standard Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard Magnetogravitic Shielding (Internal [Cargo Bays] and External [Concussion Shield Reinforcement: Particulate Debris.])
- Standard Thermal and Atmospheric-Friction Shielding.
- Standard Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Standard Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnace- Small-scale.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Administration (Advanced Automation and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Plating, with Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Fast-track Weapon Mountings, with Fire-linked Capabilities.
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Projectors - Anti Heavy Mass-Driver System [Includes Hypervelocity-capable Variants.]
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Bio-hexacrypted Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment, Terminal Access and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters; Overlapping.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Deployment of Dampener or Anti-laser Aerosol to Select Portion(s) or throughout the Entirety of the Ship.
- Integrated Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud.
- ABC Scrambler Probes.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s) - Long-range Missile Interceptor.
- Missile Deactivator(s) - Short-range Missile Interceptors and Jammers.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Advanced Electronic Warfare and Electronic Countermeasures:
- Advanced Signal Jammers, Transmitters, Etc.
- Remote Drones - Equipped with Slicer Chips and Security Spikes; Direct Connection Required.
- Capable of Following Pre-Programmed Commands.
- Deployable Hyperspace Beacons, Reprogrammable:
- Duplicates and Mimics Hyperspace NavComp Coordinates.
- Additional Navigation Buoy’s to Spread the Beacon’s Coverage.
- Variable EM Emitter Probes.
- Transponder Copycat Pods; Reprogrammable.
- Transmittable IFF Confuser; Wideband or Tightbeam Options.
- Dedicated Cronau Radiation Sensors.
- Ambient Degaussing Modules.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Droids, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Comprehensive Countermeasure, Sensor and Targeting Suite.
- Reinforced Defensive Capabilities on External Emplacements, and within the Skeletal Structure.
- Capable of turning aside Conventional Starfighter-grade Energy Weapons.
- Shieldception - Layered Shields Counteract Field Disruptors, Slowing their Progress through Multiple Layers.
- Secondary Molecular Shielding, Boosts Weaponry when Energy's Absorbed.
- Heavily Reinforced Ramming Prow; Additional Armour Plating and Anticoncussion Fields.
- Heavy Automaton and Slaved Systems; Combat Performance is Significantly Hindered if Disabled by EMP attacks or excess Ionization.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance(s); Sustained Damage is Dependant on Attacking Device(s) Potency / Scale and Proximity.
- Repulsorlift Jammers; Proximity Dependent as Jammers are Less Effective at a Distance.
- Limited Firing Arc's - Aft Section; Engine Block (Minimal Capital-Grade Weapons.)
- Fixed and Turreted Warhead Launchers - Direct Connection to Internalized Payload; Chain Detonation Possible.
- Exposed Engine Modules (Aft-Section) with Armoured Housing(s) - Immobilization Possibility.
- Minor Regenerative Properties - Minor Hull Damage can be Repaired, with Heavy Damage being Sealed. But the Warship requires Sufficient Drydock Time should the Damage be Greater.
- Exposed Command Deck; Crippled Ship Functionality if Destroyed.
- Laser-reflective Kiirium Barbettes - May interfere with Laser-based Comm Systems.
- Incapable of adequately Defending the Emplacement from Kinetic-based Weaponry.
As the Stygian Campaign ended in failure, the Galactic City Authority, the governing body of Coruscant, recognized the potential threat that the Alliance's withdrawal invited. With Coruscant having been sacked time and again, the time had come to see a reinvigoration of the Coruscant Guard, and the Home Defence Fleet. While both institutions existed, in some form or another, they lacked the funding and manpower that was needed to make them a credible fighting force. In many respects, these brave Coruscanti were simply a glorified Security Force that maintained Law and Order in the Outer System edges. But, with the right approvals and Senatorial support, the Galactic City Authority sought to change what such a time-honoured organization had become - bringing both iterations of the CorGuard and the Home Defence Fleet back to their militant roots.
Thus, the GCA turned to the Republic Engineering Corporation to commission a new line of warships for the Coruscanti Defence Force. They needed something that would make them stand apart from their cousins in the Galactic Alliance - rather than repatriating their own warships with what amounted to their own hard-earned Credits. And so, the Shipwright eagerly threw themselves at the drawing board - seeking to not only make their vessels visually distinct, but play upon that believed nostalgia factor many within the Alliance were fond of. That proverbial quest led them to the ancient series of vessels that were lovingly bequeathed the Hammerhead appellation. While there were many iterations of this series, the Coruscanti Shipwright focused on the most recent version that was uncovered; the Sphyrna - Class Hammerhead Corvette.
While the recovered schematics were admittedly smaller than desired, it was little issue to increase the size along certain vectors - essentially upscaling the Corvette to fulfill the requirements of a Frigate-sized warship. With the additional space provided by the shift in size classifications, the Coruscanti Shipwright was able to weave more of their technological advancements into their newest design. These advancements included, but weren’t limited to, a host of new weaponry, additional armour plating and an advanced variant of deflector shielding technology. With those new inclusions to the Starship’s design, the newly christened Dauntless became quite the adaptable and versatile warship - capable of engaging several combat scenarios head-on, and emerging victorious. At least, should a competent Captain be at the helm.
One of the major departures from standard REC designs, was the advancements to the Point Defence Network, as Pulse Cannons were utilized in lieu of the standardized Laser Cannons seen elsewhere. These aforementioned energy weapons differed from their conventional cousins in how their plasmatic bolts were generated, as the process was done through a more traditional fusion-based reaction, rather than a catalytic conversion. This process produced a more destructive bolt than conventional blasters, as the plasma - that held the heat that licked across the surface of stars - burned through their targets instead of causing an explosion of plasmatic particles. Naturally, the ability to produce a considerable amount of these fusion-based bolts in rapid succession added to the lethality of these weapons, as they were capable of taking out entire groups of fast-moving targets.
When utilized in the Point Defence Network? Those cannons were capable of saturating the bespeckled ether with a stream of fusion-fire projectiles. Such a deed was suitably more effective than stitching the stars with pinpoint laserfire.
While there were other notable improvements to the starship’s overall design, the Dauntless also bore a heavily armoured prow - effectively carrying the spiritual legacy of the Sphyrna forward into the modern era. Although ramming was an ineffective tactic against larger vessels, whilst they were still operational, the reinforced prow and overlaid shielding suites made the Dauntless a nightmare to any vessels that held a smaller sensor profile. Due to their hardy construction, honeycombed interior, and the inclusion of anti-concussion force fields, it was likely that one of these frigates would sustain minimal damage after forcing their way through a smaller vessel, such as a Corvette or a Gunboat. Naturally, such capabilities varied as there were starships that broke away from the conventional mold.
Nevertheless, when all of the factors were blended together, the Dauntless was an impressive warship and a potent addition to the Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
Thus, the GCA turned to the Republic Engineering Corporation to commission a new line of warships for the Coruscanti Defence Force. They needed something that would make them stand apart from their cousins in the Galactic Alliance - rather than repatriating their own warships with what amounted to their own hard-earned Credits. And so, the Shipwright eagerly threw themselves at the drawing board - seeking to not only make their vessels visually distinct, but play upon that believed nostalgia factor many within the Alliance were fond of. That proverbial quest led them to the ancient series of vessels that were lovingly bequeathed the Hammerhead appellation. While there were many iterations of this series, the Coruscanti Shipwright focused on the most recent version that was uncovered; the Sphyrna - Class Hammerhead Corvette.
While the recovered schematics were admittedly smaller than desired, it was little issue to increase the size along certain vectors - essentially upscaling the Corvette to fulfill the requirements of a Frigate-sized warship. With the additional space provided by the shift in size classifications, the Coruscanti Shipwright was able to weave more of their technological advancements into their newest design. These advancements included, but weren’t limited to, a host of new weaponry, additional armour plating and an advanced variant of deflector shielding technology. With those new inclusions to the Starship’s design, the newly christened Dauntless became quite the adaptable and versatile warship - capable of engaging several combat scenarios head-on, and emerging victorious. At least, should a competent Captain be at the helm.
One of the major departures from standard REC designs, was the advancements to the Point Defence Network, as Pulse Cannons were utilized in lieu of the standardized Laser Cannons seen elsewhere. These aforementioned energy weapons differed from their conventional cousins in how their plasmatic bolts were generated, as the process was done through a more traditional fusion-based reaction, rather than a catalytic conversion. This process produced a more destructive bolt than conventional blasters, as the plasma - that held the heat that licked across the surface of stars - burned through their targets instead of causing an explosion of plasmatic particles. Naturally, the ability to produce a considerable amount of these fusion-based bolts in rapid succession added to the lethality of these weapons, as they were capable of taking out entire groups of fast-moving targets.
When utilized in the Point Defence Network? Those cannons were capable of saturating the bespeckled ether with a stream of fusion-fire projectiles. Such a deed was suitably more effective than stitching the stars with pinpoint laserfire.
While there were other notable improvements to the starship’s overall design, the Dauntless also bore a heavily armoured prow - effectively carrying the spiritual legacy of the Sphyrna forward into the modern era. Although ramming was an ineffective tactic against larger vessels, whilst they were still operational, the reinforced prow and overlaid shielding suites made the Dauntless a nightmare to any vessels that held a smaller sensor profile. Due to their hardy construction, honeycombed interior, and the inclusion of anti-concussion force fields, it was likely that one of these frigates would sustain minimal damage after forcing their way through a smaller vessel, such as a Corvette or a Gunboat. Naturally, such capabilities varied as there were starships that broke away from the conventional mold.
Nevertheless, when all of the factors were blended together, the Dauntless was an impressive warship and a potent addition to the Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
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