Unreviewed Palmerian-class heavy cruiser

[FN-999 (restored)]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a flexible heavy cruiser and command ship for emerging Imperial fleeters or those who want an Imperial vibe.
• Image Source: ArtStation - Vigilant Class Star Destroyer by Jayson Duria
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: ArtStation - Vigilant Class Star Destroyer by Jayson Duria

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Parlemian-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: 980m
• Width: 421m (at widest)
• Height: 262m (at tallest)
• Armament: Very High
  
  • Standard Configuration:
    
    • 18x double heavy turbolaser batteries
    • 24x double turbolaser batteries
    • 24x ion cannons
    • 60x concussion missile tubes (5 missiles per tube)
• Defenses: High
  
  • Standard Configuration:
    
    • 24x point-defense laser cannons
    • 24x Firebearer CIWS
    • 8x AISI Mass Smoke Generators
    • Triple-layer deflector shielding
    • Thaldonium hull
• Hangar Space: Low (4 squadrons)
• Hangar Allocations:
  
  • Starfighters: 3 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 1 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive:
  
  • Primary Hyperdrive: Class 1.0
  • Backup Hyperdrive: Class 10.0

STANDARD FEATURES

• LOWER DECK (Floors 1-20)
  
  • Storage Bays (4)
  • 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

• D-08 “Darwin” Encryption Computer
• 7x tractor beam projectors (4 bottom-mounted, 2 top-mounted, 1 on the ship's prow)

STRENGTHS

• Destroyer: Palmerian-class heavy cruisers are very well armed for ships of their class. Furthermore, they have a great balance of turbolasers, missile launchers, and smaller laser cannons, posing a serious threat to warships of all sizes.
• Pursuer: Powerful, fuel-efficient engines allow Palmerian cruisers to chase down blockade runners and other fast craft.
• Flagship: Each Palmerian cruiser is equipped with a full command and control suite, allowing them to serve as flagships for smaller fleets and naval formations.

WEAKNESSES

• The Classic Imperial Wedge: The wedge shape of the Palmerian cruiser makes it optimized for forward fire, leaving it vulnerable to attacks from behind or below.
• Unwieldy: Palmerian cruisers are bulky vessels incapable of making quick maneuvers.

DESCRIPTION

The Palmerian-class heavy cruiser is designed to be the workhorse of a fleet, equipped with a respectable mix of firepower, defenses, troop capacity, endurance, and affordability. Heavily inspired by the Victory-class Star Destroyer, the Palmerian cruiser offers several incremental improvements over the older Victory design. These improvements include superior defenses, higher top speed, and a far less conspicuous command bridge, affording its officers superior protection against targeted strikes.

Like the Victorys, Palmerians are effective multipurpose vessels. On their own, Palmerian cruisers make great patrol craft due to their high endurance and firepower far above that of most infiltrators or pirates. In small formations, Palmerians can form relatively inexpensive battle groups capable of threatening even battlecruisers by concentrating their firepower. Additionally, Palmerian cruisers make great escorts for Star Destroyers, battlecruisers, and Star Dreadnoughts due to their high speed and large, configurable complement of anti-starfighter weapons. Palmerians themselves can serve as command ships for smaller flotillas and task forces where a Star Destroyer is either unnecessary or too costly to operate.

The mass production of the Palmerian-class heavy cruiser represents a major advance for Alge Imperial Shipyards in its rise as a premier Tingel Arms shipbuilder. The Palmerian is more than twice the length of AISI's next largest widely produced vessel, the Extoller-class frigate killer, a feat made possible by the significant upgrades to AISI’s orbital shipyards between 900 and 902 ABY. Lessons learned from development of the Palmerian cruisers have proven invaluable to AISI’s engineering team, laying the framework for the mass production of even larger vessels.

Most importantly for Alge Imperial Shipyards, Palmerian-class heavy cruisers are highly modular and inexpensive to produce. Consequently, AISI views the Palmerian cruisers as one of its core revenue-earning products. While only a few dozen exist in the galaxy as of 902 ABY, it is envisioned that one day thousands of Palmerians will serve in fleets fighting battles in every corner of the galaxy.
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