Approved Starship NZ Legiones R-I2/A [Raider Interceptor]

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STANDARD FEATURES

• Meassurements: Length: 40m, Width: 18m, Height: 4m
• Structure
  
  • Ersteel SLCA Hull
  • Seigurium Light reinforced Ersteel SLCA plating
  • Carbonite coating
  • Tungstoid and duraplast reinforcements
  • Duraflex filler, isolation
  • Transparisteel cockpit
  • Heat Dispersion Vents
  • Deflector Plates
• Armaments: VERY HIGH
  
  • NZ LC-2A Laser Canon 2x twin turrets sidemounted
  • NZ ER-1 Electrothermal Railgun 2x Front Mounted
  • AFT-14.4000B FLAK Turret 2x twin turrets
    
    • NZ DSI Rounds Standard load out
  • NZ RTL1 Launcher 4 tubes
    
    • NZ RP-1CM Cluster Missile
    • NZ RP-2SB Short Burst Projectile
    • Chaff Missiles
• Defenses: AVERAGE
  
  • NZ SSP-SIXTUS/A [Shield System Package]
  • Heat sinks
  • Energy sinks
  • Heat Dispersion Vents
  • Deflector Plates
• Speed: AVERAGE [VERY HIGH with SLAB, VERY LOW with AIMS]
• Maneuvrability: AVERAGE [VERY LOW with SLAB, VERY HIGH with AIMS]
• Squadron count VERY LOW
• Misc
  
  • Reinforced Cargohold with double shutters and blastdoors
  • Separate ammo hold

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Hardware
  
  • NZ Hermes 980HIF/SE
  • NZ RAS-1 Missile Propulsion system as thrusters and vectors
  • NZ OS-HD3 Hyperdrive system [rated at 0.5], no back up
  • NZ SLAB-01 SubLight AfterBurner
  • NZ AIMS-01 Active Internal Maneuvrability System
• Electronic Loadout
  
  • ATHENA DCOS-1M [DIrect Central Operating System]
  • Automated navcomputer w NZ T.o.P. 1 Tactical Order Package & Proton Mk I Droid Brain
  • Holowall Technology
  • Imyndaða Series Solid State Hologram
  • Datalink transeiver
  • ECSS-01r | Environmental Condition Stabiliser System

STRENGTHS

• Fully Automated: As expected from an N&Z ship, it comes decked out with its own AI in order to remove the majority of menial tasks from the hands of the pilots and gunners and usually can also take over the firing duties as well. Coupled with the ship's sensory array and connection to the datalink and hololink networks, the ship has automated distress call feautures which activate when the AI is forcefully rebooted or shut down without the proper procedure, thus indicating something being amiss.
• Well balanced: Though the Legiones isn't a speed demon or an acrobat, it can be comparable to most starfighters when it comes to these points, presenting a proper offensive capacity and a more than adequate defensive capacity to round out the whole thing.
• Can take on much bigger ships: Thanks to the additional of the two NZ ER-1 Electrothermal Railguns located at the nose of the ship, the Legiones is capable of actually taking down much larger ships or at least be an insane nuissance, as these weapons have the capacity to rip and tear through multiple layers of the toughest materials when used to their full advantage.

WEAKNESSES

• Build to be a buster: As this ship is built and designed to take down much larger ships in small numbers, it sadly has the averse effect when it comes to smaller ships such as starfighters and the likes. It has a proper defense and worthy, starfighter rivalling speed and maneuvrability, but with the very low squadron count and the fixed position of the main weapon, handling a large amount of smaller ships is a much harder task than handling a much larger ship would be.
• Fully automated: As with the majority of N&Z ships, this ship has the automation both as a boon and a bane, for when the system works, it is an absolute godsent, but when it fails and the crew is shorthanded to handle the menial, but crucial tasks on the ship it could become a problem, especially when there is no experienced engineer or mechanic on board to keep an eye on the engines and reactor without the AI system keeping it all in check.
• Outboard engine vents: The engines exhaust vents and cooling vents are located at the rear and are only minimally shielded by plating, meaning that with the external shields down, these can be a prime target to cripple this ship.

DESCRIPTION

With the ever-changing landscape of starfighters, interceptors, etc. It was a given that the Legiones class of raider interceptors would gain a serious update, while this did not culminate in it gaining a full update in the form of a new generation of Legiones, the update would still be considered a full-on replacement of the original. Utilizing a similar weapon set up, but with a replacement of the old ION canons by electrothermal railguns, the Legiones did gain some additional oomph. Through EnSol though, the most important change was the replacement of the hull and plating by the new ersteel SLCA hull and seigurium light reinforced ersteel slca plating.

Though considered one of the best possible small craft on the market, boasting a proper balance of speed and maneuvrability, armament and defense, it sadly also meant that due to the higher cost, it had been decided that perhaps a lower squadron count could effectively maintain the mass production of the small craft without straining production lines.

 

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Cool sub again!

Approved.