E M P I R E
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Affiliation: First Order, Open Market - Contract Thread Required
Manufacturer: First Order Corps of Imperial Engineers, Primo Victorian Shipwright
Model: FIHF Empire-class
Modularity: Yes
Armament
Diplomatic Conference Rooms
Scientific Labs
Production: Mass-Produced
Material:
Turadium/Durasteel Compound Frame
Quadanium/ Durasteel Shell
Transparisteel Viewports w/ Durasteel Shutter Rigs
Heat Lining / Reentry Liner
Length: 500m
Height: 90m
Width: 170m
Armament: Rating - 17
4 Assault Concussion Missile Launchers
8 Quad Turbolasers
2 Heavy Quad Turbolasers
4 Dual Long Range Turbolasers
6 Dual Ion Cannons
10 Point Defense Cannons
Defenses: Rating - 13
Standard Warship Shielding
Hangar: 0 Squadrons
Special Features: Listed as;
Five Forward - Located on deck five, this designed to allow enlisted crew and officers to come together and relax, have a drink, share a meal and perhaps enjoy a holomovie or two.
Uprated Sickbay - A standard sickbay with the addition of a dental and counseling offices, allowing the crew time to maintain their oral and mental health.
Diplomatic Conference - Designed with today’s modern dignitary in mind the conference room is built to be module either as a long table, or into a very small, auditorium for presentations (no rising seats, sorry).
Observation Lounge - Serves as a waiting area for diplomats and doubles as a meditation, or quiet area for those who need it.
Scientific Laboratories - Multipurpose for astrophysics, botany, geology, chemistry, quantum physics and many, many over scientific fields.
Missile Storage - Holds the Assault Concussion Missiles and are located beside the science labs.
Captain’s Galley - A private dining room for the commanding officer and special dignitaries.
Bridge - Where the commanding officer and his/her staff monitor the ship’s systems, use the ship’s tactical systems and weapons.
Tactical Systems and Offices - Tactical has a few offices here on the Empire-class, each one dedicated to monitoring the ship’s defenses and offensive weapons.
Security Offices - Enforcing First Order Law aboard ships, security does have a few offices usually across from their tactical brothers and sisters, and they’re also in charge of the armory, the brig and internal security of the vessel.
Main Engineering - Housed in the lower level of the ship with damage control, hazard systems, and environmental systems near by. Main engineering as you might guess takes up quite a bit of space.
Logistics Management - Supplies, personnel management, and communications are left up to these fellows. Logistics has a few offices aboard the Empire-class, and most notably the quartermaster’s office.
Standard Warship Hazard and Damage Control Systems
Standard Warship Sensors and Targeting Systems
Standard Warship Communications Systems
Standard Warship Environmental Control Systems
Standard Warship Tractor Beam
Maneuverability Rating: 11
Speed Rating: 11
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
[+] Hasta La Vista: Equipped with Assault Concussion Missile Launchers, the Empire isn’t messing around when she bares her teeth. In addition, her long range turbolasers give her an advantage for a ship of her class, when the Fortan calls for the Empire. The Empire will answer.
[+] I’ll Be Back: The Empire is designed with both forward and aft weaponry giving her the ability to fire behind her her laser weapons cover an 180 degree arc.
Weaknesses:
[-] No Maverick: Even with all her hype the Empire lacks fighters, interceptors or even a TIE Scout, she is in fact without a single squadron to her name.
[-] That Stings!: Another of the Empire’s weaknesses happens to be the lack of fighter screens, or the ability to fight off starfighters.
[-] Up the Tailpipe: The Empire does not come equipped to dampen its thrusters, additionally - a well placed torpedo may in fact, cripple the Empire. Or worse, completely destroy her.
[-] Cooldown: The Empire’s guns cannot be fired in rapid succession they must be allotted a cooldown period of approximately thirty seconds, the missile launchers require forty-five seconds to cool down before firing again.
Description: One of the last contracts for Primo Victorian, the Empire-class also designed by Primo Victorian was sponsored and funded by FODAS. The First Order’s Division of Applied Science, the Empire-class would go through the new routes as charted by the Dagger-class and conduct scientific investigations. While this is all good and well, the First Order always seems to end up in conflict and so the Empire-class was designed to be something of a multipurpose ship. She can be outfitted with either scientific laboratories or diplomatic conference rooms, uprated VIP quarters and other essentials necessary for diplomatic missions.
These scientific laboratories or diplomatic conference rooms can be swapped for additional armaments and payloads, for when the Empire is needed to head into battle or patrol the First Order’s borders. Given the possibility of her diplomatic and scientific roles, the Empire-classes shall be denoted with either, S, D or P before being rolled off their lines. S for Science, D for Diplomacy and P for Patrol, respectively allow the First Order to employ more of these in their arsenal.
Standard Empire-class vessels come equipped with a little of each and do not have a letter beside their name, for example, FIV Kaas, would be registered with the FINR (First Imperial Naval Registry) as INCC (Imperial Naval Construction Contract) 84401-D, FIV Shyrack as INCC-84403-P, etc.
Development Thread: If Necessary
Intent: To create a heavy frigate for the First Order, diversify our fleet and give our fleeters and captains additional options when building their fleets.
Who Can Use This: First Order
Primary Source: N/A
good solid and realistic weaknesses. me like. 
