Cathul Thuku
Admiral, Therapy Command
A Potentate-class Star Defender
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide a platform for the heavy proton beam
- Image Source: Facebook Nations
- Canon Link: Conqueror (superlaser)
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Sources:
Conqueror-class Star Destroyer - ANS Incandescent Truth
- INV Silencer
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
- Model: Potentate-class Star Defender
- Affiliation: Closed-market
- Production: Semi-unique (1 per writer, 10 total)
- Named units:
ANS Potentate (the other nine are TBD)
[*]Material: Durasteel hull
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Elite Destroyer
- Length: 1500m
- Width: 800m
- Height: 300m
- Armament: Extreme
- x1 Heavy Proton-Beam Cannon
1 Ventral
[*]x4 Octuple-Barbette Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
- 4 Dorsal
[*]x38 Turbolaser Batteries
- 10 Fore
- 10 Port
- 10 Starboard
- 8 Aft
[*]x18 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
- 6 Fore
- 6 Port
- 6 Starboard
[*]x30 Heavy Ion Cannons
- 4 Fore
- 10 Port
- 10 Starboard
- 6 Aft
[*]x80 Point Defense Laser Cannons
- 12 Fore
- 16 Port
- 16 Starboard
- 14 Ventral
- 14 Dorsal
- 8 Aft
[*]x20 Flak Cannons
- 8 Port
- 8 Starboard
- 4 Aft
[*]Defenses: Average
[*]Hangar: 4 Squadrons
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: 1
STANDARD FEATURES
- Non-combative attachments:
Inertial compensator - CHX 5.0 acoustic theater
- Ship-wide neural net
- 8 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
- 3 Vanderhing linear ion drives
- Medical equipment (bacta tanks, medical droids)
- Escape pods
- Exterior docking rings
[*]Navigation:
- Castameer tactical display
- Watchtower collision avoidance system
- Otherpilot navicomputer
- HoloNet transceiver
[*]Defenses:
- Deflector shields
- Cap drains
- Tensor field generator
Anti-Concussion field generator
O/S Cresh
Kreelan explosive reactive armor
Electronic warfare suite (ECM/ECCM)
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
- HIMS
- Ventral proton beam cannon: The proton beam cannon has two modes: single-reactor ignition, which requires two posts to deploy, fire and retract, and full-power ignition, which requires four posts to activate the same sequence
Strengths:
- Fight Fire with Fire - Designed with the intention of creating a counter-balance to similar ships utilized by the Galaxy's Imperial factions, the Potentate-class features a vast array of firepower, along with a large number of ion cannons and point defence weaponry, allowing it to excel in fleet engagements, allowing it to hold its own even when surrounded by a handful of smaller frigates. Further based on former Imperial designs and other major modern capital ships, the Potentate-class utilizes a proton beam cannon, too weak to destroy celestial bodies, the beam is capable of heavily damaging other capital ships, and destroying smaller cruisers with full-powered shots.
- Learn From Their Mistakes - With a reasonable number of Ion Cannons, the Potentate-class excels at taking down shielding and other crucial ship systems, allowing them to be weak and exposed before the proton-beam cannon can be utilized. Similarly, the ship's Proton Beam Cannon is Ventral and Retractable into the ship, to protect it from damage.
- Ability to penetrate interdiction fields - With its HIMS, the Potentate-class can penetrate interdiction fields, making its job easier to perform when facing gravitational traps
- Hole in the Heart - To make room for the ship's Retractable Proton Beam Cannon, considerable room on the Star Defender's Ventral side had to be removed to accompany the weapon, including its primary hangar bay, as such - it relies on its port and starboard hangar bays primarily, and has a reduced complement of deployable ships as a result.
- Hail Mary - Firing the ship's Proton Beam at full power draws an incredible amount of strength from the Potentate's other systems, draining shields, weapons and engines. As a result, the ship is often left exposed to counter-attacks after it fires at full power.
- Fire Rate - The time that the Potentate's proton beam cannon takes to deploy and fire is significant. The majority of the time is taken up by the deployment of the weapon itself, considering the fact it is retractable. For a 'single reactor ignition' the ship takes two posts to deploy, fire, and retract the weapon. For a 'full power ignition' the ship takes four posts to do the same. In this time, the ship can acquire a precise lock on the target, but the weapon itself and a section of the ship's internal structure is exposed to attack, as one of the ship's weaker areas.
- Slow Mover - As is common among ships of the same class as the Potentate, it has a below-average maneuverability, and is slow comparatively to many other star destroyers and star defenders.
- Exposed bridge tower - As was discovered in the Metharian Nebula when the Incandescent Truth was first deployed, the Potentate-class command tower is a liability since, unlike the ventral proton beam, it remains exposed and hence is a prime target for enemy commanders
As a result of the weapons rearranging, the Potentate-class is even slower than its infamous prototype, and, thanks to the space taken up by the proton beam cannon, its cargo capacity, as well as ability to carry troops, suffer: its ability to support planetary or system campaigns is not nearly as good as those of other ships in its class size. In addition, its specialized nature requires a Potentate to be deployed with escorts: four squadrons of attack craft may not be enough or appropriate.
Consumables: 3 years
Crew: 12,000
Passengers: 2,000
Cargo capacity: 50,000 tons
NOTE: PCs may decide if the Proton-Beam hits their ships, and the extent of damage. This rule works identically to the GE's Silencer
