Approved Vehicle Maladon-class submarine fighter

[Varindar Asyt]

A Maladon firing at a surface target

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To provide a 5.0-compliant take on a canon submarine concept
• Image Source: Last Stand on Zombie Island
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: Torpedo attack carrier

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Silver Engineering Corporation (Silver Jedi Order) | Ringovinda StarYards
• Model: Maladon-class anti-aircraft submarine
• Affiliation: SJO and its allies | Open Market
• Modularity: Yes: ordnance
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Durasteel

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Submarine fighter
• Role: Recon/escort
• Size: Small
• Length: 15m
• Width: 3m
• Height: 3m
• Weight: Light: 35 tons surfaced, 40 tons submerged
• Minimum Crew: 1
• Optimal Crew: 1
• Propulsion: Air-independent propulsion
• Speed: Fast (85 kph)
• Maneuverability: High
• Armament: Average
• 1 modified quad-laser (can fire at targets up to 5 km above-surface altitude)
• 2 flex-tubes (8 missiles total)
• Defenses: Average
• Squadron Count: Average (12)
• Passenger Capacity: 0
• Cargo Capacity: Very low: 100 kg

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Sound-proofed pressure hull
• Hydrostatic field generator
• 
  Standard Targeting Computer
  
• 
  IFF Transponder
  
• 
  Standard Navigation Computer
  
• 
  Holographic Communication Unit
  

Strengths:

• Silent while underwater due to air-independent propulsion
• Fast, maneuverable

Weaknesses:

• Limited ammunition: if the ordnance magazines are exhausted, the craft is vulnerable
• If the missile magazines are penetrated, the submarine can be killed
• Low cargo capacity

Description: The stoners that were responsible for designing the anti-aircraft variant of the Varindar realized that attack submarines were not always the craft of choice for underwater operations, and that slow submarines were liable to be picked off by faster, smaller escort submarines. In the Maladon, a hydrostatic field generator provided improved defense and allowed the designers to save on the weight of the armor, while retaining air-independent propulsion, and hence make the craft faster than the much larger craft they were designed to escort. In addition, the EWAR suite was removed due to a lack of space, and a modified quad-laser was fitted for underwater operations, with two torpedo tubes complementing the craft's weaponry. Something's gotta give for giving such a craft combat capabilities: it does not have the ability to carry passengers, nor does it have the ability to carry any significant amount of cargo in its hold.

 

[Iona Immarya]

<p>Under Review.</p>

 

[Iona Immarya]

Awesome. Pending Secondary Approval. Thanks! [member="Jamie Pyne"]

 

[Hailyn]

Approved.