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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a blueprint design Book of Mos Motesta's fleet
- Image Source: Here
- Canon Link: Battlecruiser
- Permissions: Aloy Vizsla Corbin Vasher Grand Shepherd Burtch
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Black Hand Collective
- Affiliation: Book of Mos Motesta
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Kessel-Class Battlecruiser
- Production: Limited (blueprint design, faction cannot feasibly mass produce it)
- Material: Durasteel, Blaster Cannon components, Railgun Components, Hyperdrive components, electrical components
- Classification: Heavy Battlecruiser
- Length: 5,000m
- Width: 1,050m
- Height: 400m
- Armament: High
- Defenses: High
- Hangar Space: Average
- Starfighters: x 12
- Bombers: 8
- Dropships: 8
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive: 3
- Deflector Shields
- Particle Shields
- Blaster Cannons
- Railguns
- Hyperdrive
- Electronic Targeting Systems
- Ship-Wide PA system
- Comms Equipment
- Barracks
- Hangars
STRENGTHS
- Reinforced Hull: The Kessel-Class of heavy battlecruisers were designed to not only dish out high firepower but also withstand most anything that an opposing force could throw it's way. As such, all hull sections, bulkheads, and armor platings have been heavily reinforced to provide the maximum amount of survivability during combat.
- Extended Armory: Through Leenic's recommendation, two Railguns were mounted into fixed positions on the sides of the ships, enabling the ship to fire a devastating depleted uranium shell that ignores deflector shields (but not particle shields)
- Enhanced Shield Array: Alongside placing enhanced deflector shields within the ship, Leenic requested Particle Shields be installed to block any slug-based weaponry, space debris, or other physical obstructions.
- Spacious Barracks: Although hardly useful for combat, the crews within a Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruiser each have semi-individual rooms, with all rank-and-file soldiers getting two to a room whilst all officers and petty officers get an individual room.
- Armored Guns: All guns mounted on the ship have been granted a similar armor suite as the ship itself, making them very hard to destroy.
- Wide Firing Angles: Placing gun emplacements on the top and bottom of the ship alongside staggering their height allows for the guns of the Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruisers to fire at almost any angle and direction.
- Centralized Bridge: Relying on a mix of sonar and live imaging from external cameras, the bridge of a Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruiser sits in the center of the ship, protected by several layers of heavy armor, to ensure maximum command and navigation survivability during combat.
- Slow and Steady: While heavily armed and armored, Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruisers are rather slow for their class, meaning that they will rarely outrun any fleeing or pursuing ships.
- Spacious Barracks: Although quite good for crew Morale, the large barracks remove a significant amount of efficiency for storing crewmembers, meaning that any Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruiser will have a decently smaller crew than other ships of her class.
- Taxing Maneuvers: Due to their bulky size and massive weight, it takes a lot to get Kessel-Class Heavy Cruisers moving, putting quite a strain on its engines. As such, attempting to engage in highly erratic maneuvers will most certainly result in engine failure, and could even cause a reactor detonation within the ship. As such, all Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruisers should accelerate and decelerate at extremely gradual speeds.
- Crew Requirement: Due to how massive the Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruisers are, it is absolutely mandatory for all crew stations to be filled in order to operate her as the spacious barracks limit crew capacity to almost exactly what is required to operate the ship.
- Broadside-only Railguns: Due to their fixed positioning, the Railguns are only capable of firing during a broadside, preventing the ship from using them during a chase or retreat.
- Blueprint: Although quite effective on paper, the design is highly expensive, causing it to not be practical for producing on a large scale. This has left the base design as a blueprint idea to be used only when creating more specialized versions of it.
Following an extremely difficult heist, Leenic determined that the best way to guarantee the odds of success for his group was to design a somewhat cheaply produced ship that could be used as a fleet flagship during naval engagements. Thus, with the help of Aloy Vizsla 's manufacturing company, the Kessel-Class Heavy Battlecruiser was born. Unfortunately, Leenic's demand for highly specialized weaponry, incredible armor, and an intimidating presence all resulted in the ship being too expensive for extensive production, and the base ship now serves as a blueprint idea for making individual flagships rather than serving as a main battleship.
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