Approved Starship Judgement Class Orbital Bombardment Cruiser

[HK-42]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Spoiler

• Intent: To create a new Cruiser that is mainly meant for Orbital Bombardments
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• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Forge
• Affiliation: Crimson Hand
• Model: judgement Class Orbital Bombardment Cruiser
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  Production: Minor
  
• Material: Durasteel, Alusteel

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Cruiser
• Length: 700 meters
• Width: 125 meters
• Height: 90 meters
• Armament: High
• Defenses: Low
• Hangar Space: High: 9
• Starfighters: 8 Squadrons
• Support Craft: 1 Squadron
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive Class: Average: 2

STANDARD FEATURES
4 Orbital Auto-Cannons
25 Point-Defense Laser Cannons
6 Class Four Sublight Engines
2 A2-grade ion engines
1 Deflector Shield Generator


ADVANCED SYSTEMS
N/A


Strengths:

• The Orbital Auto-Cannons are the strongest weapons on the vessel, with two mounted on each side. They are able to be aimed at other ships, making them very dangerous to go up against in anything larger than a battle cruiser.
• The Armor Plating combo that was done for the hull was also done for the Auto Cannons, making them able to fire more rounds without overheating, along with taking more of a physical beating.
• The Ship's design is meant to somewhat mimic the Providence Class Capital ships from the Clone Wars, making it easier to construct (If the shipyard personnel know what the Providence Class cruisers look like)
• The Ships hull is made from both a layer of Durasteel along with two layers of Alusteel, each layer about a foot thick.

Weaknesses:

• The Auto cannons are very power consuming, especially since the power core is not able to keep the cannons primed. This means that to fire more than one cannon at a time, power will have to be diverted from other systems, such as the shields or engines.
• The lack of any other kind of weaponry besides a few dozen Point Defense laser cannons and the Auto Cannons, this vessel requires larger escort ships to keep it protected during a bombardment or fleet battle.
• The Shields themselves are relatively weak, making it easy for the ship's shields to fail, and means the vessel has to rely on its thick armor for defense against enemy attacks.

Description: The idea of a "Ground Assault" vessel had gone through the Ship Engineers at The Forge in the past, with this ship being their dream child. The Auto-Cannons were not built around the ship, but the ship was built around the Auto-Cannons, as they were the main focus of this ship. The Similar design to the Providence Class Battle Cruiser was a decision made by HK-42 at the last minute of pre-development, as he wanted the ship to be recognizable and make people fear the newly named Judgement Class OBC (Orbiral Bombardment Cruiser). Once the first ship of its kind was finished, a test firing of the Auto-Cannons was conducted in the same area HK-42's Command Vessel was done, only for the power issues to now come up here. Due to how late the project was, this flaw was seen as just an issue with the power supply and not the cannons, before beginning proper production of the vessel.

 

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Approved.