The Clockwork Prince
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create the Next generation of Warships for the Courscant Guard / Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
- Image Source: Valour - Class Cruiser | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Hosted on Wookieepedia.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Subaccount.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Advanced Pressor Beam Emitters, Artificial Intelligence, Thanium Star-glaive / Kiirium Mirror Shielding, Agrocite Cannon.
- Manufacturer:
- Republic Engineering Corporation - Coruscanti Shipwright; Centax II Surface Facilities and Deep Space Installations.
- Affiliation:
- Coruscant Guard.
- Coruscant Home Defence Fleet.
- Select Clientele.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: REC/NCMP-CG03 "Lionheart" - Class Heavy Cruiser.
- Production: Limited-scale Production.
- Material:
- Carbon-Durasteel and Turadium Composite Armour Plating (Ablative.)
- Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Carbon-Durasteel Skeletal Hull Frame, with Ferrocarbon Reinforcements, and Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate.)
- Myoflex Heat Sinks.
- Polarized Transparent Duraplast Viewports.
- Reinforced Laser-Reflective Kiirium Barbettes.
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Cruiser (Anaxes War College Classification; Modified.)
- Role: Anti-Starfighter, Starfighter Carrier, Military Transport, Pocket Battleship, Etc.
- Length: 750 Metres.
- Width: 585 Metres.
- Height: 470 Metres.
- Armament: High Rating.
- [2] Heavy Turbolaser Cannons; Barbette Shielded and Fixed Forward.
- Enhancement(s): Agrocite Crystal Mountings - Increases Destructive Potential.
- Colloquial Classification: Super-heavy Weaponry.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Quad Heavy Ion Cannon Batteries; Barbette Shielded.
- Turrets: Four Turrets per Battery - 16 Turrets in Total.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Quad Heavy Turbolaser Cannon Batteries; Barbette Shielded.
- Turrets: Four Turrets per Battery - 16 Turrets in Total.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Dual Turbolaser Cannon Batteries; Barbette Shielded.
- Turrets: Eight Turrets per Battery - 32 Turrets in Total.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Dual Ion Cannon Batteries; Barbette Shielded.
- Turrets: Eight Turrets per Battery - 32 Turrets in Total.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [8] Flexible Warhead Turrets.
- Tubes: Four Tubes per Turret; Auto-loading Functionality.
- Payload Capacity: 120 Variable Warhead Capacity [Capital-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Assault Proton Torpedoes, Assault Concussion Missiles, Etc.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [10] Flexible Warhead Launch Tubes.
- Tubes: One Warhead per Tube; Auto-loading Functionality.
- Payload Capacity: 240 Variable Warhead Capacity [Capital-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Assault Proton Torpedoes, Assault Concussion Missiles, Etc.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [30] Automated Dual Phased-Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Anti-Starfighter Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Heavy Laser Cannon.
- [30] Automated Dual Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Point Defence Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Laser Cannon.
- [30] Automated Quad Point Defense Warhead Launchers; Barbette Shielded.
- Payload Capacity: 480 Variable Warhead Capacity [Starfighter-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Advanced Concussion Missiles; Brilliant Tracking Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [30] Automated Antimissile Octets; Barbette Shielded.
- [2] Heavy Turbolaser Cannons; Barbette Shielded and Fixed Forward.
- Defences: High Rating.
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Composite Construction: Overlaid Materials Reinforce the Spaceframe without Compromising Space-worthiness.
- Overhauled AR-08 Ablative Plating: Resists Thermal Abrasion during Atmospheric Re-Entry; and Marginally Reduces Hull Damage during Combat - Micro-Meteors and Astro-Navigational Hazards (Activates only when Particle Shields Fail.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Structure, with Internalized Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- Tertiary Frontal Armour Plating - Reinforced Ramming Prow.
- Standard Deflector Shielding (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Secondary Deflector Shielding (Molecular Variant - Advanced Ray Shielding.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Molecular Absorption Linked to Weapon Systems.
- Inclusive Ionic Shielding.
- Standard Thrust-Vectoring Suite.
- Atmospheric Thrusters (Atmosphere Required.)
- Attitude Thrusters, with Lateral Thrust Vents.
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters - Maximum Coverage Layout.
- Inclusive EWAR Suite - Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Sensor Jammers, Targeting Jammers, Etc.
- Standard Internal Defenses.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer, Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Hangar Space: Extreme Rating.
- Carrying Capacity: Nine Squadrons.
- Auxillary Access Points: External Docking Rings, Umbilical Connection Tubes, Etc.
- Hangar Allocations: Modular Hangars allow for any combination of Starfighter and Support Craft, so long as the Squadron Count doesn't exceed the Carrying Capacity.
- Starfighters: Eight Squadrons.
- OR:
- Support Craft: Eight Squadrons.
- Base Rating: One Squadron of Shuttles / Transports.
- Starfighters: Eight Squadrons.
- Maneuverability Rating: 35 DPF - Low Rating.
- Speed Rating: Very Low Rating.
- MGLT: 40 MGLT.
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 575 Km/H.
- Engine Unit(s): Ion Engines - Thirteen Drive Units.
- Five Primary, with Eight Secondary.
- Secondary Propulsion Method: Integrated Repulsorlift Engines, with Turbofans.
- Primary Power Plant: Hypermatter Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant(s):
- Localized Compact Fusion Reactors.
- Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Hyperdrive: Equipped.
- Hyperdrive Class:
- Primary: Class 1.0.
- Secondary: Class 8.0.
- Passengers:
- Seven Hundred Soldiers - Shipboard Security Complement.
- Four Thousand Soldiers - One Planetary Assault Brigade.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): Three Hundred and Seventy-five. Officers and Enlisted Personnel, with A.I. Administration.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): Two Hundred and Fifty Officers and Enlisted Personnel, with A.I. Administration.
- Escape Craft: Inumerable Escape Pods and Ejectable Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: Five Thousand Metric Tonnes.
- Including Misc Cargo, Munitions, Fuel, Vehicles, Etc.
- Consumables: Twelve Months; Galactic Standard.
- Standard Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard Avionics Package.
- Standard Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Recreational Facilities, Etc.)
- Trans-binary Deflector [Anti-Cosmic Radiation] and Rad-Dampening Energy Shields.
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard Anticoncussion Force Field Generators.
- Standard Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard Magnetogravitic Shielding (Internal [Cargo Bays] and External [Concussion Shield Reinforcement: Particulate Debris.])
- Standard Thermal and Atmospheric-Friction Shielding.
- Standard Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Standard Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnace- Small-scale.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Administration (Advanced Automation and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Plating, with Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Fast-track Weapon Mountings, with Fire-linked Capabilities.
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Projectors - Anti Heavy Mass-Driver System [Includes Hypervelocity-capable Variants.]
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Bio-hexacrypted Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment, Terminal Access and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters; Overlapping.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Internalized Command Deck, with Secondary Operations Control.
- Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Deployment of Dampener or Anti-laser Aerosol to Select Portion(s) or throughout the Entirety of the Ship.
- Integrated Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud.
- ABC Scrambler Probes.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s) - Long-range Missile Interceptor.
- Missile Deactivator(s) - Short-range Missile Interceptors and Jammers.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Advanced Electronic Warfare and Electronic Countermeasures:
- Advanced Signal Jammers, Transmitters, Etc.
- Remote Drones - Equipped with Slicer Chips and Security Spikes; Direct Connection Required.
- Capable of Following Pre-Programmed Commands.
- Deployable Hyperspace Beacons, Reprogrammable:
- Duplicates and Mimics Hyperspace NavComp Coordinates.
- Additional Navigation Buoy’s to Spread the Beacon’s Coverage.
- Variable EM Emitter Probes.
- Transponder Copycat Pods; Reprogrammable.
- Transmittable IFF Confuser; Wideband or Tightbeam Options.
- Dedicated Cronau Radiation Sensors.
- Ambient Degaussing Modules.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Drones, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Reinforced Defensive Capabilities on External Emplacements, and within the Skeletal Structure.
- Capable of turning aside Conventional Starfighter-grade Energy Weapons.
- Comprehensive Countermeasure Suite; Internal and External Systems.
- Shieldception - Layered Shields Counteract Field Disruptors, Slowing their Progress through Multiple Layers.
- Long-range Carrier with Modular Hangars and Carrying Capacity.
- Secondary Molecular Shielding, Boosts Weaponry when Energy's Absorbed.
- Agrocite-enhanced Weaponry; Capable of Blasting Apart Smaller Vessels with Relative Ease.
- Heavy Automaton and Slaved Systems; Combat Performance is Significantly Hindered if Disabled by EMP attacks or excess Ionization.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance(s); Sustained Damage is Dependant on Attacking Device(s) Potency / Scale and Proximity.
- Repulsorlift Jammers; Proximity Dependent as Jammers are Less Effective at a Distance.
- Limited Firing Arc's - Aft Section; Engine Block (Minimal Capital-Grade Weapons.)
- Fixed Forward Weaponry; Constant Reorientation Required for Target Reacquisition.
- Fixed and Turreted Warhead Launchers - Direct Connection to Internalized Payload; Chain Detonation Possible.
- Exposed Engine Modules (Aft-Section) with Armoured Housing(s) - Immobilization Possibility.
- Minor Regenerative Properties - Minor Hull Damage can be Repaired, with Heavy Damage being Sealed. But the Warship requires Sufficient Drydock Time should the Damage be Greater.
- Exposed Secondary Engine Suite; Speed and Maneuverability is Significantly Reduced if Crippled or Destroyed.
- Laser-reflective Kiirium Barbettes - May interfere with Laser-based Comm Systems.
- Incapable of adequately Defending the Emplacement from Kinetic-based Weaponry.
As the Stygian Campaign ended in failure, the Galactic City Authority, the governing body of Coruscant, recognized the potential threat that the Alliance's withdrawal invited. With Coruscant having been sacked time and again, the time had come to see a reinvigoration of the Coruscant Guard, and the Home Defence Fleet. While both institutions existed, in some form or another, they lacked the funding and manpower that was needed to make them a credible fighting force. In many respects, these brave Coruscanti were simply a glorified Security Force that maintained Law and Order in the Outer System edges. But, with the right approvals and Senatorial support, the Galactic City Authority sought to change what such a time-honoured organization had become - bringing both iterations of the CorGuard and the Home Defence Fleet back to their militant roots.
Thus, the GCA turned to the Republic Engineering Corporation to commission a new line of warships for the Coruscanti Defence Force. They needed something that would make them stand apart from their cousins in the Galactic Alliance - rather than repatriating their own warships with what amounted to their own hard-earned Credits. And so, the Shipwright eagerly threw themselves at the drawing board - seeking to not only make their vessels visually distinct, but play upon that believed nostalgia factor many within the Alliance were fond of. That proverbial quest led them to the ancient series of vessels that once dominated the Coruscanti skies. While the origin of their design was lost to the pages of time, the venerable Valour - Class Cruiser bore the hallmarks that implied they were berthed from Rendili Facilities.
However, as one can fathom, those ancient designs wouldn’t fare so well against their more modern iterations. The sheer difference in power-scaling, as well as circuitry and protective measures was an enormous gulf that none could truly ever match without an extensive overhaul to bring them up to current galactic standards. But, like the specialty designs that came before this newest refurbishment, the Valour - Class would find itself wholly gutted from tip to tail, and replaced by the most bleeding-edge of technologies. Ancient power sources were replaced with compact and miniaturized variants that housed an astronomical amount of power within their metallic husks. The same tender care and attention was given over to whatever weaponry populated the outer hull and internalized junctions as well, due to their lethality barely being enough to scratch the paint on modern warships.
When several of the systems were replaced, the Coruscanti Shipwright began focusing on not only making their warship a competitive alternative when compared to modern starships, but sought out ways to make them better as well. This quest, as it were, led them towards utilizing advanced and unconventional weaponry - such as shielded concussion missiles and pulse cannons. Through those weapons alone, the newest iteration of the Valour - Class would be a potent adversary to any smaller craft that sought to strike at the vital portions of the CorGuard’s newest warship. The brilliant tracking functionality made those ‘advanced’ concussion missiles a nightmare to any pilots who held the esteemed honour of being targeted by their destructive fury. That wasn't to mention the difficulties they’d face in navigating through a nigh-ceaseless storm of plasmatic orbs - capable of untold destruction.
From there, the Cruiser was outfitted with several batteries of plasmatic and ionized weaponry - both in their standard classifications and their heavier variants. With both of those versions, alongside a comprehensive warhead projection suite - the newest iteration of the Valour - Class starship was a force to be reckoned with. However, the starship’s lethality didn’t end there. A small selection of heavy turbolasers that were fitted to the Bow-section were enhanced by a collection of rare Agrocite crystals, which dramatically increased the paired cannon’s lethality, and allowed for this warship to punch above its weight-class. It even held the potential of utterly vapourizing smaller vessels in a single volley, should the fixed weaponry be lucky enough to strike true.
With such awesome and destructive power in hand, the Valour - Class was henceforth renamed the Lionheart. Not only because it carried forth the legacy of the Starship it was wholly based on, but at the noble temperament such a vessel held, despite its unmatched lethality in the realm of spatial combat.
Thus, the GCA turned to the Republic Engineering Corporation to commission a new line of warships for the Coruscanti Defence Force. They needed something that would make them stand apart from their cousins in the Galactic Alliance - rather than repatriating their own warships with what amounted to their own hard-earned Credits. And so, the Shipwright eagerly threw themselves at the drawing board - seeking to not only make their vessels visually distinct, but play upon that believed nostalgia factor many within the Alliance were fond of. That proverbial quest led them to the ancient series of vessels that once dominated the Coruscanti skies. While the origin of their design was lost to the pages of time, the venerable Valour - Class Cruiser bore the hallmarks that implied they were berthed from Rendili Facilities.
However, as one can fathom, those ancient designs wouldn’t fare so well against their more modern iterations. The sheer difference in power-scaling, as well as circuitry and protective measures was an enormous gulf that none could truly ever match without an extensive overhaul to bring them up to current galactic standards. But, like the specialty designs that came before this newest refurbishment, the Valour - Class would find itself wholly gutted from tip to tail, and replaced by the most bleeding-edge of technologies. Ancient power sources were replaced with compact and miniaturized variants that housed an astronomical amount of power within their metallic husks. The same tender care and attention was given over to whatever weaponry populated the outer hull and internalized junctions as well, due to their lethality barely being enough to scratch the paint on modern warships.
When several of the systems were replaced, the Coruscanti Shipwright began focusing on not only making their warship a competitive alternative when compared to modern starships, but sought out ways to make them better as well. This quest, as it were, led them towards utilizing advanced and unconventional weaponry - such as shielded concussion missiles and pulse cannons. Through those weapons alone, the newest iteration of the Valour - Class would be a potent adversary to any smaller craft that sought to strike at the vital portions of the CorGuard’s newest warship. The brilliant tracking functionality made those ‘advanced’ concussion missiles a nightmare to any pilots who held the esteemed honour of being targeted by their destructive fury. That wasn't to mention the difficulties they’d face in navigating through a nigh-ceaseless storm of plasmatic orbs - capable of untold destruction.
From there, the Cruiser was outfitted with several batteries of plasmatic and ionized weaponry - both in their standard classifications and their heavier variants. With both of those versions, alongside a comprehensive warhead projection suite - the newest iteration of the Valour - Class starship was a force to be reckoned with. However, the starship’s lethality didn’t end there. A small selection of heavy turbolasers that were fitted to the Bow-section were enhanced by a collection of rare Agrocite crystals, which dramatically increased the paired cannon’s lethality, and allowed for this warship to punch above its weight-class. It even held the potential of utterly vapourizing smaller vessels in a single volley, should the fixed weaponry be lucky enough to strike true.
With such awesome and destructive power in hand, the Valour - Class was henceforth renamed the Lionheart. Not only because it carried forth the legacy of the Starship it was wholly based on, but at the noble temperament such a vessel held, despite its unmatched lethality in the realm of spatial combat.
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