Approved Starship Ferrata/C-class Corps Assault Carrier

[Raona Cadera]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an interesting bit of storytelling resulting from both the Sith and First Order retreating from their occupied worlds post the Alliance defeat
• Image Source: "Consolidator-class Corps Assault Ship 4k" by Fractal Sponge
• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source: Original

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Originally Sith-Imperial Corps of Engineers; Modified by The New Republic
• Affiliation: The New Republic​
  ​New Republic Member Worlds
• Corellia

[*]Model: Ferrata/C-class Corps Assault Carrier
[*]
Production: Semi-Unique

[*]Material:

• ​Durasteel
• Alusteel
• Glasteel
• Turadium
• Agrinium
• Doonium

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Mobile Command Center/ Psuedo-Space Station and Starfighter Platform
• Length: 2000
• Width: 1145
• Height: 615 Meters
• Armament: Low
  ​Light Turbolaser Turrets
• Ion Cannons
• Point-Defense Laser Cannons
• Quad Laser Cannons
• Anti-Missile Octets
• Heavy Tractor Beams

[*]Defenses: Extreme

• ​Deflector Shields
• Reinforced Hull
• Heavy Armor Plating
• Cap Drain
• Sensor and Com Jammers
• Extensive Internal Security
• Missile Jammers
• Dampner Aerosol Missiles

[*]Hangar: Extreme: 18

• Fighter Squadrons
  ​T-90 X-Wing Starfighter
• CH-5 Needler-Class Swarm Fighter
• Alliance A-Wing
• SI-3 Longsword Interceptor

[*]On Board Transports

• U-Wing Transport
• CSG-48 "Coronet Chopper"

[*]Ground Vehicles

• TT-48 Armored Troop Carrier
• TT-37 Landspeeder Transport

[*]Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
[*]Speed Rating: Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Very Slow: 10
STANDARD FEATURES

• All Standard Features that would be found on a battlecruiser-class ship.

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Advanced Super-Heavy Repulsors
• Zero-G Training Simulator Rooms
• Firing Ranges
• Battlecruiser-class Sensor System (HSI/DER/EPR/AS/LFI)
  SI-Suzerain Sensor Suite

[*]Battlecruiser-class Encrypted Communication System

• SI-Vestige Communications Suite

[*]Battlecruiser-class Navigation Systems

• SI-Hunter Tracking/Targeting Suite

[*]Integrated Fleet Command Data Exchange Network
[*]Diatium Capacitance Array
Strengths:

• Modified Heavy Shields: Powerful shields made the Ferrata-Class difficult to harm in combat.
• Atmospheric Landing: The Ferrata-Class was able to land in atmosphere and act as a military base and command center due to its advanced targeting and communications arrays.
• EMP: Connor nets and EMPs do not effect the Ferrata-Class.

Weaknesses:

• Heavy: In atmosphere the Ferrata-class is extremely slow and incredibly unwieldy. Damage to its internal systems, repulsors, or engines while in atmosphere could end in a catastrophic crash landing.
• Point-Defense Only: Without proper support, the Ferrata-Class is vulnerable to assault from capital ships due to a lack of anti-capital weapons.
• Ion Weapons: Affect the ship like any other.

Description: Constructed in the shipyards of the Sith Empire, the Ferrata-Class Corps Assault Carrier was a devastating and effective tool utilized in long campaigns against the Galactic Alliance. Capable of disgorging entire armies from its belly, the Ferrata-Class was a two kilometer behemoth. However, when the campaign against the Light was ended and the Alliance had fallen, many of these battlecruisers were left behind with limited support to uphold treaties between the Sith and First Order. As the Core began to recover, the New Republic took the place of the fallen Alliance and began their own campaign against these Sith remnants. Corellia too, started its own campaign to retake its system back from Sith control. With the aid of the New Republic Corellia was freed and many of the Ferrata-Class carriers that remained in nearby systems as bulwarks were systematically assaulted and either captured or destroyed. The few captured were taken by various planetary governments and integrated into their defense forces. These ships were often heavily modified to accommodate for smaller governments with aid from the New Republic.

Packed behind layers of reinforced hull were dozens of hangars, garages, and store rooms which were used by the Sith to house weapons of mass destruction. Running nearly the entire length of the ship, a ventral hangar bay sat between the battlecruiser's two massive bridge towers. This runway way was large enough to hold large transports and was capable of deploying nearly half of the ship's total starfighter compliment or receive multiple fighters during combat. The runway connected to the various port and starboard hangar bays via a complex system of lifts and tunnels which allowed received fighters to be returned to their hangars and readied for re-launch. When not in use, large, thick turadium blast doors kept crews safe and starfighters protected.

The weapons compliment of such a ship was of course limited, especially after modifications. Turbolasers were replaced with light turbolaser turrets to better target the lighter corvettes and frigates they would inevitably deal with from pirates. A modest array of point defense laser cannons and quad laser cannons defended it against starfighters and missiles and when coupled with the ship's own massive fighter compliment the Ferrata-class was easily able to defend off most small-scale attacks on its own. Where it struggled was in ship-to-ship combat. Not meant for direct engagements. Powerful shield generators and armor allowed it to remain an immovable object for a time, but without an escort or support ships that could fight back the massive space fortress would eventually fall. Realizing this, many governments limited the hyperdrive's power draw, limiting its long range capabilities in favor of more energy towards shields and other defenses. The modified Ferrata's engines too were limited in power. As a result, on Corellia these vessels were re-assigned unofficially as space stations and parked just beyond hyperspace egress points and were utilized as part of CorSec's customs and immigration support. Due to the vessel's ability to land on a world, the vessel was rarely used as a full military base as well.

Though the Ferrata-class was designed as an invasion tool, the remnants of these massive vessels often removed many of the walkers and used the space for other utility. CorSec for example utilized one of their Ferrata-class carriers as a training vessel for pilots and ship crew, replacing the garages with extensive firing ranges and immersive simulators. Tools of war were changed into tools for defense and education. Though few in number, the New Republic saw fit to distribute these ships wisely among its member worlds. Due to a clash in military doctrine however, the Ferrata-class would not see use in the New Republic fleet itself.

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.