Approved Starship ISB/79-A 'Cataclysm' Strategic Bomber

[Ethanael Halscott]

ISB-79A "CATACLYSM" STRATEGIC BOMBER

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To reintroduce the Reign Bomber in its new name with modern tech.
• Image Source: FantasyFlight Games, ChatGPT
• Canon Link: TIE CA/Punisher
• Permissions: Solarium Glasteel
• Primary Source: Reign, Reign XIX

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Affiliation: Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: ISB-79A Cataclysm
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel Reinforced Crystalamnium Hull
  • Reinforced Duraplast with Latticed Crystaplast Liner
  • Alusteel Reinforced Durasteel Hull [Interior]
  • Tunqstoid Blast Doors, Turadium Blast Shields [Interior]
  • Solarium Glasteel Viewports [Overlay]
  • Glasteel Viewports [Underlay], Turadium Blast Shutters
  • Agrinium, Dallorian Alloy [Key Areas/Critical Components]
  • AR-0B Damage Reduction Plating [Key Areas/Critical Components]
  • Doonium Infused Impervium [Munitions Control]
  • Hekakles-type Composite Hull System
  • Reactive Polyfoam Buffer [High Internal Shock Absorption]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Strategic Bomber
• Length: 22.5m
• Width: 14.2m
• Height: 7.4m
• Armament: Very High
  
  • 2 × Twin-Linked Heavy Laser Cannons (dorsal/forward)
  • 4 × Retractable Rapid Point-Defense Laser Emitters (automated CIWS coverage)
  • 2 × Retractable Forward Ion Cannons (electronic warfare / subsystem suppression)
  • 2 × Internal Modular Bomb Bays
    • Standard Load: up to 12 Precision Smart Bombs per bay (24 total)
    • Alternate Load: 1 Anti-Capital Plasma Bomb per bay (bay-filling)
  • 2 × Internal Modular Torpedo Launchers (wing-root mounted)
    • Magazine capacity: 8 heavy torpedoes per launcher (16 total)
    • Compatible types: Proton, Plasma, Seismic, Advanced Homing, etc
  • 1 × Cluster Mine Dispenser
• Defenses: High
  
  • Strike-Grade Compact Deflector Shield: Forward-biased deflector shielding optimized for short-duration strike survivability.
  • Ion Shielding Layer: Protects avionics and systems against ion, EMP, and ECM-heavy environments.
  • Vitalis-SR Reflex Shield Generator: Automated impact-response shielding with reduced coverage and power draw.
  • Boudica Kinetic Deflectors: Localized mitigation of kinetic impacts and fragmentation.
  • Crystallaminium Mesh + Crystaplast Shell: Radiant dispersion and kinetic fragmentation resistance.
  • Hekalēs Composite Hull: Structural reinforcement improving tolerance to near-miss detonations.
  • Ariadne Signal Resilience Node: Maintains targeting and datalink integrity under electronic stress.
  • Emergency Capacitor Boost System: Temporarily doubles absorption threshold on critical areas
  • Chaff and Flares Dispersal System (Multi-burst Countermeasure Ejectors)
• Squadron Count: Low - 8
• Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive: 1.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• Enclosed cockpit with life support
• Integrated hyperdrive and navicomputer
• Twin vectoring ion engines with thermal venting
• Standard deflector shielding
• Secure military-grade communications suite
• Automated damage control and fire suppression
• Internal ordnance carriage for reduced sensor profile

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Power & Propulsion Systems:
  
  • 2x Howlback-XC Ion Engines - High-thrust, durability-focused ion engines designed to push heavy payloads through attack and withdrawal profiles, prioritizing straight-line acceleration over maneuverability.
  • Icarus-S - Starfighter Variant.
  • Trinity Core: Sakerstrike - Strike-grade reactor core optimized for repeated high-draw combat cycles, providing reliable power for strike operations without redundancy or elite survivability margins.
  • Fries-IV Modular Suite - Starfighter Variant. Integrated thermal regulation and emergency power-rerouting system designed to preserve critical systems under overload, damage, or heat saturation conditions.
  • Crystal-Integrated Harmonic Regulator - Starfighter Variant. Defensive energy-stabilization system that prevents cascading power fluctuations and timing instability across propulsion, guidance, and fire-control systems during high-stress strike operations.
• Countermeasures, Sensors & Datacore Systems
  
  • Helion-SC Strike Data Core (with HSP-III module): Execution-only strike processor handling validated targeting data, weapon-release sequencing, and damage-state prioritization.
    
    • Heuristic Strike Processor (HSP-III): Advanced release sequencing and terminal guidance processor capable of integrating external sensor tags from escort craft to enhance strike precision.
  • SPX Aethervale Auxiliary Sensors - Starfighter Variant. Passive situational-awareness sensor suite providing local threat warning and navigational awareness without reconnaissance or battlespace mapping capability.
  • ECMX Ghostspike Validation Suite - Starfighter Variant. Defensive data-integrity system that verifies externally supplied targeting and mission data, protecting against spoofing without extending detection range or revealing stealth targets.
  • Escort-Dependent Fire-Control Architecture (EDFCA): Fire-control framework requiring external target designation for full strike accuracy; defaults to basic fire-control without escorts.
  • Defensive Signal Confusion Package: Short-range, burst-use ECM for missile seeker interference and lock degradation.
    
    • Advanced ECM Suite: Enhanced electronic countermeasures with active spoofing and short-duration signature masking.
  • Phantom Burst Jammers: High-output, short-duration jammer pulses used to obscure terminal approach and withdrawal profiles.
  • Eralam / NATASI Compatibility: Authorized AI-assisted autopilot, strike sequencing, and formation coordination support.
  • Ion Wake Obscurant System: Post-release egress countermeasure producing short-duration exhaust ionization to disrupt pursuit sensors and missile locks.
  • Resonance Flux Dampeners: Structural systems reducing vulnerability to nearby detonations and shockwave fragmentation.
• Targeting, Tracking & Communication Systems
  
  • Passive sensor arrays / Energy receptors
  • Optical / EM detection
  • Sensor dampening (defensive)
  • Sureshot Targeting Array / Vanguard GTS [Starfighter Variants]
  • Short-Range Target Acquiring Sensor
• Compact Dudley Communications Suite (Limited)
  
  • Hyperwave Signal Interceptor / Transceiver
  • Comm-Laser + Encryption Modules
  • Holotransceiver / Emergency Subspace Transmitter

STRENGTHS

• Extremely flexible internal payload options for both precision and capital-scale strike roles.
• Internal ordnance carriage and low-observable systems reduce detection during approach.
• Heuristic targeting and escort integration provide high hit probability against mission-critical targets.
• Strong point-defense and ablative armor allow survivability long enough to deliver payloads when escorted.
• Modular loadouts support rapid role adaptation between orbital, atmospheric, and denial missions.

WEAKNESSES

• Heavily reliant on escort and EW support to fully exploit signature tags and targeting advantages.
• Poor maneuverability makes it vulnerable to interceptor swarms if isolated.
• Catastrophic failure risk if engines or core systems are critically damaged.
  Very high production and maintenance cost limits deployment numbers.

DESCRIPTION
The ISB-79A Cataclysm represents the final doctrinal evolution of the Reign bomber lineage. Where earlier Reign platforms emphasized sustained saturation and brute-force bombardment, the Cataclysm shifts toward decisive, high-impact strikes executed through precision, coordination, and limited exposure. Its design retains the recognizable twin-pod heritage of its predecessors, but beneath the armor lies a fundamentally different philosophy: fewer bombs, better placement, and guaranteed results.

Internal modular bomb bays house precision-guided munitions or capital-grade plasma bombs while preserving a reduced sensor profile. Advanced heuristic processors and encrypted escort datalinks allow the Cataclysm to receive stealth target tags from accompanying EW and fighter assets, enabling near-surgical strikes against reactors, shield generators, or command infrastructure. Defensive systems are sufficient to survive the approach and release window but are not intended to support prolonged independent engagement.

The Cataclysm is not a lone hunter. It is designed to operate as the centerpiece of a coordinated strike package, where electronic warfare platforms mask its approach, interceptors clear hostile fighters, and the bomber executes the decisive blow. Rare, expensive, and strategically significant, a single Cataclysm deployment can determine the outcome of a battle—provided it is used correctly and protected accordingly.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Under Review.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Ethanael Halscott

Cool ship! Looks good. Approved.