Unreviewed Orikan-class heavy cruiser

[FN-999 (restored)]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a versatile heavy cruiser and command ship to succeed the Parlemian line.
• Image Source: Halopedia - Varric-pattern heavy cruiser
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source:
  
  • Halopedia - Varric-pattern heavy cruiser
  • Palmerian-class heavy cruiser
  • Parlemian II-class heavy cruiser

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated, Caragachi Commonwealth, & select customers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Orikan-class heavy cruiser
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  
  • EXTERIOR
    
    • Thaldonium armor plating, transparisteel viewports
  • INTERIOR
    
    • Tiysium structural steel framing, thaldonium interior plating, copper wiring, electronic components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Heavy Cruiser/Flotilla Leader
• Length: 962m
• Width: 359m (at widest)
• Height: 264m (at tallest)
• Armament: Very High
  
  • Standard Configuration:
    
    • 18x double heavy turbolaser batteries
    • 16x quad turbolaser batteries
    • 24x medium ion cannons
    • 60x concussion missile tubes (5 missiles per tube)
• Defenses: Very High
  
  • Standard Configuration:
    
    • 40x point-defense laser cannons
    • 40x Firebearer CIWS
    • 8x AISI Mass Smoke Generators
    • Triple-layer deflector shielding
      
      • Outer: Ion shield
      • Middle: Particle shield
      • Inner: Ray shield
    • Thaldonium hull
• Hangar Space: Low (4 squadrons)
• Hangar Allocations:
  
  • Starfighters: 3 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 1 squadron
• Single Craft Hangar: No
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive:
  
  • Primary Hyperdrive: Class 1.0
  • Backup Hyperdrive: Class 9.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• LOWER DECK (Floors 1-20)
  
  • Storage Bays (4)
    
    • Capacity for 1 year of provisions
  • Medical Bays (6)
  • Crew Quarters
  • Ammunition Storage
  • Grav-ball courts (2)
  • Primary (Starfighter) Hangar
  • Secondary (Support Craft) Hangar
  • Crew Mess Halls (6)
    
    • 4x Emperor's Burgers
    • 2x Pizza Hutts
  • Armory
  • Gyms (4)
  • Barber Shops (4)
  • Post Office, Lower Deck
  • Primary Fusion Reactor
  • Engine Room
• MIDDLE DECK (Floors 20-35)
  
  • Crew + NCO Quarters
  • Viewscreen theater
  • Recreation Centers (4)
  • Medical Bays (4)
  • Middle Storage Bay
  • Post Office, Middle Deck
  • Crew Mess Halls (4)
    
    • 2x Emperor's Burgers
    • 2x TurboGreens
• UPPER DECK (Floors 35-40)
  
  • Command Deck
  • Fleet Operations Room
  • Upper Storage Bay
  • Upper Medical Bay
  • Post Office, Upper Deck
  • Captain's Quarters
  • Officer Quarters
  • Officer Mess Halls

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• 3x tractor beam projectors (bottom-mounted)

STRENGTHS

• Destroyer: Orikan-class heavy cruisers are very well armed, with a deadly balance of turbolasers, missile launchers, and smaller laser cannons that pose a serious threat to warships of all sizes.
• Pursuer: Powerful, fuel-efficient engines allow Orikan cruisers to chase down blockade runners and other fast craft.
• Flagship: Each Orikan cruiser is equipped with a full command and control suite, allowing them to serve as flagships for smaller fleets and naval formations.
• Tanky: All Orikans are equipped with multilayered self-regenerating shielding and thick armor, enabling them to withstand serious punishment.

WEAKNESSES

• Cumbersome: Though more agile than their Parlemian predecessors, Orikans struggle to make quick maneuvers.
• Decapitation: The relatively narrow “neck” of the Orikan-class heavy cruiser is a weak spot that can be exploited to split the cruiser in two.

DESCRIPTION

From 900 to 905 ABY, the Parlemian-class heavy cruiser was one of Alge Imperial’s most successful designs.
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Well-armed and armored, speedy, and highly versatile, the Parlemians proved to be effective warships in their early deployments. As time progressed however, advancements in naval technology and tactics threatened to undermine even the most modern Parlemian-IIs in comparison with their counterparts. At the same time, Alge Imperial had just undergone an enormous relocation effort from Borosk to Caragach, forcing it to redraw its supply lines and hire new teams of specialists from the Caragach area.

Ultimately, all the above factors would combine to make the Orikan-class possible.

The team of largely Caragachi engineers responsible for creating the Orikan initiated a radical change to its design, foregoing the Imperial-inspired wedge in favor of a more organic appearance resembling one of Caragach’s fearsome aquatic predators. Working with knowledge built up by the teams responsible for the Parlemian and Parlemian-II, the designers of the Orikan-class were able to produce an extremely formidable and efficient warship.

Though slightly smaller than the Parlemians, the Orikan-class heavy cruiser has the signature heavy mixed firepower of its predecessor, further consolidating the more numerous dual turbolasers of the Parlemians into fewer but more powerful quad batteries. It also retains the point-defense upgrades of the Parlemian-II without sacrificing in production, largely thanks to the Orikan’s smaller size and more efficient weapon manufacturing from Alge Imperial. Maneuverability, while still hardly more than adequate, has been considerably improved, enabling Orikans to play a more active role in close-quarters space battles as well as atmospheric operations.

Entering production in early 905 ABY, the Orikan-class heavy cruiser’s versatility, toughness, and cost-effectiveness makes it a solid workhorse for fleets of any size.