Camellia Swift
Camellia
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Heavy Battlecruiser for the closed market
- Image Source: Vong at War Mod Team
- Canon Link: Invincible Class Dreadnought Heavy Cruiser
- Restricted Missions: None
- Primary Source: None
- Manufacturer: Rendili Stardrive
- Model: Invincible Class
- Affiliation: Closed Market (contract only)
- Production: Limited
- Material: Durasteel, duranium, Alusteel, Titanium, Glasteel, Transparisteel
- Classification: Heavy Battlecruiser
- Length: 2,011 Meters
- Width: 484 Meters
- Height: 484 Meters
- Reactor: Hypermatter Reactor (Proton-8)
- Crew Count: 19,800
- Troop Compliment: Up to 10,000
- Cargo Capacity: 30,000 Tons
- Armament: Very High
- Ten Forward Fixed Heavy Concussion Missile Launchers
- Two Forward Mounted Medium Artillery Turbolaser Turrets (270° Firing Arcs)
- Eight Portside Mounted Medium Artillery Turbolaser Cannons (120° Firing Arcs)
- Eight Starboard Mounted Medium Artillery Turbolaser Cannons (120° Firing Arcs)
- One Dorsal Mounted Medium Artillery Turbolaser Turret (360° Firing Arcs)
- Two Ventral Mounted Medium Artillery Turbolaser Turrets (360° Firing Arcs)
- Four Rear Mounted Heavy Turbolaser Turrets and Four Medium Turbolaser Cannons (270° Firing Arcs) with each cannon placed every 90° around the ship
- Two Medium Turbolaser Turrets mounted on either side of the engines block (360° Firing Arcs)
- Eight Portside Mounted Medium Turbolaser Cannons (140° Firing Arcs)
- Eight Starboard Mounted Medium Turbolaser Cannons (140° Firing Arcs)
- Sxity Six Point Defense Blisters Scattered Across the Hull
- Defenses: High
- Hangar: Six Squadrons (Low) Six Shuttles
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive Class: Class 3 Main, Class 10 Backup
- Docking Tubes
- Passive Sensor Array
- Three Proton-8 Reactors
- Atmospheric Containment Fields
- Life Support Systems
- Navigational Systems
- Hyperwave Transceiver
- Escape Pods
- Barracks
- Holding Cells
- Six Tractor Beam Batteries
- Thick Hull: The Invincible Class is meant to live up to its name, with durasteel and duranium armor plating all across the face of the hull and alusteel/titanium framing through the ship's skeleton. Because duranium has a high melting point it is layered on top of Durasteel giving some resistance to standard laser fire and explosions, while the reinforcing durasteel behind it braces the duranium layer against slug rounds. An Atmospheric Containment Field also contributes to the Invincible Class refits durability as it acts to prevent depressurization in the event of hull breaches though it does not prevent boarding. In addition, while the hull itself is thick and well plated the Invincible Class's shields are standard.
- Heavy Firepower: Boasting three Proton-8 Reactors, the primary reason for the Invincible Class's reduced production as a result of their cost, the refit of the ancient Dreadnought Heavy Cruiser design utilizes two of the reactors to run its shields, engines, and other systems. The last reactor dedicates its full output to powering the allotment of turbolaser batteries and artillery cannons running along the ship. As a result each cannon aboard the heavy battlecruiser can maximize their firepower without worry for draining other systems.
- Fat as a Hutt and Sluggish Too: A testament to the rushed refit effort, the Invincible Class Dreadnought Heavy Cruisers rolling off Rendili Stardrive's line use outdated engine technology that leaves them unable to utilize all the power the reactors supply them. Even attempts to construct additional thrusters to enable the battlecruisers some semblance of maneuverability have fallen short due to the budget constraints in the use of Proton-8 Reactors in place of less efficient and powerful variants of hypermatter or solar ionization power plants. Thus because of its slow speed and maneuverability it is unlikely to keep pace with other vessels, and in conjunction with its size leaves the battlecruisers vulnerable to enemy fire.
With the design being refitted again for modern navies, Rendili Stardrive has outfitted the Invincible Class with more modern systems than ever before at the cost of the design's cheap and mass produced ethic. Utilizing multiple Proton-8 Reactors was the primary culprit in the Invincible Class's reduced production line, as while the advanced hypermatter reactors increased the Invincible's output they were far more expensive than alternative power plants available. So much so that before the redesign of the battlecruiser was completed the budget for modernization ran out before Rendili technicians could move on to incorporate more recent ion engine technology. While engineering teams attempted to correct the fault with additional thrusters for maneuverability the amount allocated for each vessel was inevitably inadequate to make a difference.
Nonetheless, the features of the Invincible Class battlecruisers that were improved were done so immensely. In terms of firepower, the Invincible line effectively acts as a heavy weapons platform as the trio of power plants allows for the battlecruisers to devote an entire Proton-8 Reactor to powering their turbolaser batteries across the ship without draining subsystems powered by the other two. Thus the Invincible Class sits high on the food chain in its ability to brings its guns to bear against hostile capital ships and cruisers, blowing them away in even exchanges with ample coverage due to its cylindrical shape leaving few blindspots to be taken advantage of. When damage does get through, however, it is evident for the battlecruiser's assailants that the line is not called the Invincible Class for nothing. Boasting armor plating consisting of thick durasteel plates layered with duranium alloy, the Invincible Class's hull resists some of the damage presented by turbolaser fire and explosive rounds due to duranium's high temperature point which makes it difficult to shape in the first place. Complimenting the hull's plate is titanium and alusteel beams through the frame forming the vessel's skeleton, supporting the outer hull so that the battlecruiser does not collapse in the event of a hull breach. A contributing affect in such an occurrence though being the Atmospheric Containment Field which activates in the event of depressurization to prevent destabilization, though the field itself does not prevent further damage from enemy fire or boarding parties.
Open to those with the desire and credits to purchase a contract, the Invincible Class is battlefield ready and a proven design across galactic history.
