Approved Starship Dran'voth-class Cruiser

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a Cruiser for the Diarchy and Lilaste naval forces
• Image Source: Taken by me in Avorion (symbol source)
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Taken by me in Avorion [Symbol provided by Diarch Reign Diarch Rellik
  
  
  
  

Symbol etched/ painted onto the side of the ship]

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Lilaste Order Shipyards (Aurora Station)
• Affiliation: Diarchy Navy (crewed by Lilaste Order personnel)
• Market Status: Closed
• Model: Dran'voth-class Cruiser
• Production: Minor
• Material: Fyrirdögun composite alloy

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Cruiser (500–1,000 m)
• Length: 780 m
• Width: 240 m
• Height: 120 m
• Armament (Very High):
  • LO-21H [19]
  • LO-78H [16]
  • LO-80H [16]
  • LO-77H [20]
  • LO-10H [15]
• Defenses (Very High):
  • LO-Va'karis Adaptive Shield System (LO-VX)
  • Multi-layer Fyrirdögun Composite Armor
  • Flare and Chaff Countermeasure Suite
  • Hangar Space: None (0)
  • Maneuverability Rating: Low
  • Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Class 1.8

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STANDARD FEATURES

• Standard Communications Array: Essential for long-distance communication across space.
• Standard Deflector Shield Generator: Provides protection against space debris and enemy fire.
• Standard Hyperdrive: Allows for faster-than-light travel across the galaxy.
• Standard Ion Engines: Offers reliable propulsion and maneuverability in space.
• Standard Life Support Systems: Sustains crew life in the vacuum of space.
• Standard Navigational Systems: Crucial for plotting courses and avoiding navigational hazards.
• Standard Repulsorlift Engines: Enables the ship to hover and land on planets with atmosphere.
• Standard Sensor Array: Detects nearby objects and threats, essential for navigation and combat.
• Can Enter Atmosphere: Designed to operate both in space and within planetary atmospheres.
• Lilaste Order Weapon Systems: Equipped with advanced weaponry tailored to Lilaste specifications.

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ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• DDSI Applied Sciences - High Density Particle Interaction Software Sensor Module

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STRENGTHS

• Overwhelming Firepower: Combines 20 LO-77 heavy plasma turbolasers, 16 LO-78H medium turbolasers, 16 LO-80H ion cannons, and 15 LO-10C mass drivers to deliver devastating broadsides and focused strikes against both shields and hulls.
• Robust Point-Defense: Nineteen LO-21H autocannons form a continuous CIWS umbrella, neutralizing incoming fighters and missile salvos before they can threaten the hull.
• Storm-Piercing Sensors: The DDSI High-Density Particle Interaction Module grants up to 75 % improved detection in nebulae, ion storms, and dense countermeasure clouds turning obscuring environments into tactical advantages.
• Layered Defenses: LO-Va'karis tri-phase shields, missile warhead deactivators, and chaff/flare arrays provide multiple defensive layers that absorb energy barrages and negate missile threats.
• Emergency Ejection for Ammunition: Equipped with a mechanism for emergency ammunition ejection to prevent catastrophic failures.
• Vacuum Chamber: Includes an emergency atmosphere venting system in the ammunition storage to prevent fire hazards.
• Regenerative hull: The included materials, Seigurium and Fyrirdögun, allow the ship's hull to regenerate light to medium damage.

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WEAKNESSES

• High Heat Signature: The extensive weaponry generates a large heat signature, compromising stealth capabilities.
• Ammunition Hazard: Carrying live ammunition poses a risk of catastrophic explosions during a hull breach.
• Reduced Speed: The ship's weight and size affect its speed and make it an easier target.
• Explosion Risk: If ignited, the ammunition for LO-10H turrets could cause a massive explosion, potentially damaging nearby ships and structures.

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DESCRIPTION
The Dran'voth-class Cruiser represents the Lilaste Order's answer to the Diarchy Navy's demand for capital-grade firepower married to unparalleled sensor acuity. Forged from the same legendary Fyrirdögun composite alloy, its 780 m hull is a narrow-beamed leviathan bristling with fifteen LO-10C mass-driver cannons each capable of punching crater-sized holes in cruiser-grade armor twenty LO-77 heavy turbolaser batteries that scour shields with scorching volleys, sixteen LO-78H medium turbolasers for swift, disciplined broadsides, and sixteen LO-80H ion turrets designed to cripple enemy power grids. Nineteen LO-21H autocannon mounts ring the superstructure in seamless arcs, creating a CIWS-style umbrella against fighters, missiles, and boarding craft.

Central to the Dran'voth's lethality is the DDSI High-Density Particle Interaction Sensor Module. By ingesting DDSI's encrypted storm-scan archives and applying real-time probability-matrix algorithms, the cruiser's sensors can see through the thickest nebulae, ion storms, and synthetic countermeasure clouds achieving up to seventy-five percent greater detection fidelity than standard cruiser arrays. This storm-piercing clarity lets Dran'voths ambush unsuspecting foes, coordinate ECM strikes, and guide fighter wings through electronic maelstroms with surgical precision.

In fleet service, Dran'voths anchor defensive perimeters, spearhead assaults on fortified installations, and hunt enemy capital elements through the densest stellar phenomena. Their combination of mass-driver shock, Turbo laser slag, ion-cannon disruption, and storm-cutting sensors makes them both the hammer and the eyes of the Diarchy Navy a testament to Lilaste engineering that commands respect in every theater of war.

 

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