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Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: The purpose of this submission is to provide the Confederacy of Independent Systems with an iconic vessel capable of acting as the faction's primary carrier.
- Development Thread: N/A
- Manufacturer: Druckenwell Shipyards
- Model: Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier
- Affiliation: The Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Modularity: Yes (Complement)
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, Turadium, Glasteel
- Classification: Capital Ship
- Role: Carrier, Command Ship
- Height: 650 meters
- Width: 1,800 meters
- Length: 2,000 meters
- Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor
- Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1
- Minimum Crew: 100
- Optimal Crew: 250
- Passenger Capacity: ~65,000
- Cargo Capacity: ~3 Million Tons
- Consumables: 1 year
- Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 8
- Point Defense Batteries (150)
- Quad-Laser Cannon Batteries (100)
- Assault Flak Gun Emplacements (50)
- Heavy Turbolaser Cannons (25)
- Heavy Ion Cannons (25)
- Long-Range Turbolaser Cannons (10)
- Droid Legions (22)
- Jackal Interceptors (76)
- Grunt Starfighters (52)
- Hunter Bombers (40)
- Confederate Landing Craft (20)
- Confederate Gunships (20)
- Confederate Assault Tanks (50)
- Advanced Deflector Shield Systems
- Standard Sensory Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Detention Cells
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
The Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier is, quite literally, a revival of an archaic vessel which was easily identified as an icon of the former Confederacy of Independent Systems. In all areas, save for overall size and a minor difference in, armament, hull composition, and standard complement, the Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier is a mirror of its ancestor: the Lucrehulk-class Battleship. To begin, the revival of this vessel was accomplished by the engineers and designers of Druckenwell Shipyards; with the goal in mind of producing a durable, reliable means of ferrying troops, starfighters, and ground vehicles to their respective battlefields. To this end, the design teams needed to look no further than a history book in order to find the perfect vessel to fulfill this role.
In terms of overall capabilities, the Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier is, at its heart, a transport vessel of the highest caliber. While it is armed with a sufficient sum of defensive measures, and typically ferries a complement of droids, vehicles, and the like, its uses extend far beyond that of the battlefield. These vessels, due to their exceptional carrying capacity, can be utilized as means of salvation for planetary evacuations; or even in commerce!
As its ancestor was famed for its exceptional durability on the field of battle, so too shall the Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier. A norm practice for the Druckenwellian designers is to compose a ship's hull out of a unique combination of Turadium and Durasteel, thereby creating a lasting longevity in the face of a shield droppage. Coupled with the size of the hulls, and the overall "bulky" design of the ship, the Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier can take as much punishment in the modern era as its ancestor.
Finally, as aforementioned, this vessel is a transport engine at its very core. To this end, it has an unparalleled carrying capacity thanks to the "ring carrier" which is built around the "core ship". Within this carrier can be held an exceptional sum of metric tons' worth of cargo, whether it be militant or otherwise. All in all, the Lucrehulk-class Command Carrier is an icon of the past, revived for the present for usage by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Author's Note: This submission is quite literally the Lucrehulk-class Battleship from canon, with its armament and complement having been scaled down by a ratio of unit per meter of ship length.
