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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a modern variant of a Canon Warship
- Image Source:
- Praetor Mark II-class Battlecruiser [Original Image]
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- Canon Link: Praetor Mark II-class Battlecruiser
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- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer:
- Design :
- Kuat Drive Yards [Initial]
- SularenCo [Refits]
- Production :
- Design :
- Affiliation: The Final Dawn
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Praetor Mark II-class Battlecruiser
- Production: Semi-Unique [2 Ships per Writer]
- Material:
- Composite Hull
- Plasteel Interior Paneling
- Alusteel Skeleton
- Glasteel Viewports
- Faraday Cage Components
- Electronic Components
- Computing Components
- Classification: Heavy Battlecruiser
- Length: 4,800 meters
- Width: 2,160 meters
- Height: 880 meters
- Armament: Extreme
- MegaCaliber Six Turbolaser Cannons
- Octuple Barbette Turbolaser
- Quad Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
- Twin Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
- Twin Heavy Ion Cannon Batteries
- Twin Medium Turbolaser Batteries
- Twin Ion Cannons
- Missile Launchers
- Broadside Mass Drivers
- Null-Burst Projectors
- Shield-Disrupting Projectors
- Super Heavy Magnite Crystal Tractor Beam Array [x10]
- Defenses: Very High
- Point Defense & Anti-Starfighter Weaponry
- Shielding Systems
- Primary Molecular Shields
- Secondary Deflector Shields
- Tertiary Overlapping Particle , Ray and Ion Shields.
- SE-151 Shield Force Multipliers
- Hull
- Exterior Hull fitted with Micropoles
- Impervium Reinforced Quadanium Plating
- Alusteel and Heavy Durasteel Support Framing w/ Anti-Concussion Fields & Energy Sinks
- Countermeasures
- Warhead Countermeasures : Chaff , Flares , Missile Deactivator Transmitters
- Ion/Electromagnetic Countermeasures : Cap Drains , De-Ionizers , Electromagnetic Shielding
- Tractor Beam Countermeasures : Shrouds
- Sensory Countermeasures: Sensor Masks , Optical Shields , Bafflers , Scramblers , Photon Absorber
- Point Defense & Anti-Starfighter Weaponry
- Hangar Space: Average
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 18 squadrons
- Support Craft: 7 squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive:
- Microjump Capacitor
- Path Engine [Equal to Class 2]
- Backup Hyperdrive [Class 0.5]
- Advanced Communications Suite
- Advanced Sensory Systems
- Standard Warship Life Support Systems
- Standard Warship Ion Drives
- Standard Warship Reactors
- Escape Pods
- Docking Clamps
- Internal Security Systems
- Internal Protection Systems
- ABC Scramblers
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
- SE-151 Shield Force Multiplier
- Electronic Countermeasures Suite
- Magnite Tractor Beam Array
- Animated Metal Sealant
- Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
- Shroud
- G-32 Evasive Armor Plating
- Laser Reflective Armor
- Predator Interdiction Drive
- Medical Wing
- Detention Block
- Foundry
- Neo-Imperial dojo
- Flight Simulator
- Teräs Käsi Dojo
- Tactical Simulation Chamber
- Firing Range
- Command Bridge
- Hyperspace Tracker
- Laser Gates
- Command Ship | Designed as a Command Ship, the Praetor Mark-II acts as the centerpeice of any offensive fleet, spearheaded the charge against enemy forces and providing the fleets it is attached to with much needed heavy firepower and enough starfighters to counteract anything brought forth by the enemy.
- Dreadnought Killer | Equipped with a vast amount of heavy offensive weaponry, the Final Dawn's Praetor Mark-IIs are designed with a similar purpose to their cousins the Princeps Mark-II, that being their ability to stand up to enemy Dreadnoughts and inflict considerable damage, although it should be noted that while a single Praetor Mark-II while able to deal some damage against Dreadnought-sized Warships would not be able to outright destroy one.
- Powerful Defenses | The Praetor Mark-II is equipped with an extensive network of defenses which include powerful Anti-Starfighter Defenses, an advanced three layer shielding system, Shield Force Multipliers and heavy armor providing it with a great degree of protection against heavy attacks from enemy starfighters and warships
- Durability | Like it's cousin, the Princeps Mark-II, the Final Dawn Praetor Mark-II is also designed to be durable capable of withstanding prolonged assaults' from anything from large swarms of starfighters, to numerically superior fleets to even Dreadnoughts and Super Star Destroyers, although it is not indestructible and simply this only gives the Praetor Mark-II greater survivability rates in battles rather then simply being an invincible foe.
- General Mobility | Like most Warships within the arsenal of the Final Dawn, the Praetor Mark-II lacks any significant Speed and Maneuverability which could be very disadvantageous when dealing with smaller and more mobile warships that can easily flank around the Praetor Mark-II.
- Exposed Rear | Another common weakness among Final Dawn Warships are the vulnerable rear sections of their warships, which lack any significant Anti-Starfighter or Anti-Capital Ship Defenses allowing enemy Starfighters and Warships to easily disable the engines of a single Praetor Mark-II if they manage to bypass the shields first
- Shield Force Multipliers | If the Shield Force Multipliers are utilized to counter a concentrated attack from enemy forces such as a Nova Flare from enemy starfighters, an Alpha Strike from various Warships or the concentrated firepower of a special weapon such as an Autocanon or Hypervelocity Canon, the rest of the ship's shielding will be significantly weaker and thus more vulnerable to attacks, but this effect only lasts as long as the Shield Force Multiplier is active
- Large Profile | The Praetor Mark-II has a large profile and thus can easily be identified and targeted by enemy warships which can often make it the target of concentrated attacks that can slowly wear down the Large Battlecruiser.
The Praetor Mark-II Battlecruiser was the Imperial successor to the Galactic Republic's Praetor Mark-I Battlecruiser which saw use during the Clone Wars. Designed and produced early on during the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Praetor Mark-II was a powerful battlecruiser, generally fielded as the centerpiece of large Imperial Task Forces with the ability to bring a serious amount of heavy firepower to the Battlefield. However they were deemed as less fear-inspiring then the massive Star Dreadnoughts and less versatile then the traditional Imperial Star Destroyer resulting in the production of the vessel being halted very quickly with only a few Praetor Mark-IIs having been constructed.
Due to the rarity of the Praetor Mark-IIs they were largely stationed on key Core Worlds to defend them against Rebel and later New Republic incursions, although due to it's impressive size and strength, they were often deployed on dangerous missions on the fringes of Imperial space. Eventually the Praetor Mark-II would fade into obscurity after the Galactic Civil War as large Battlecruisers and Star Dreadnoughts were abandoned in favor of higher quality Star Destroyers and Cruisers. However this did not mean the end for the Praetor Mark-II Battlecruiser. After the four-hundred year darkness in 874 ABY, an Admiral from the era of the Original Galactic Empire named Cephiro Pagaarch woke up from his stasis, having been frozen in such a state for over eight centuries. Upon getting up to date with the ongoing state of affairs in the galaxy, Pagaarch would set forth to establish the Imperial Concordat of Powers.
During his efforts to establish what would become known as the Imperial Concordat, Cephrio Pagaarch came across a small fleet of abandoned Imperial-era Praetor Mark-IIs eventually using them as the centerpeice of his growing fleet and even taking one of those older Praetors as his own Flagship naming it the Preservation. However the Imperial Concordat itself would be short-lived as Pagaarch would suddenly disappear from the known galaxy, which would result in the Imperial Concordat and it's assets which included the Preservation ending up being absorbed into the Final Dawn, during it's ventures in the Outer Rim as it sought new allies to establish a supply network to sustain it's War Effort. Upon acquiring the Praetor Mark-IIs that once formed the Core of the Imperial Concordat's Navy, the Final Dawn set out to retrofit the Praetors with modern technology as to transform the once-obsolete warships into some of the most deadliest warships within their arsenal.
The result of this effort would be a 4.8 kilometer long warship, armed to the teeth and designed to withstand basically anything it's enemies would throw at it including entire Dreadnoughts and Super Star Destroyers, while simultaneously acting as a command ship acting as the very centerpeice of any fleet it would be attached too. Despite the many flaws it has such as it's lack of considerable mobility and Exposed Rear, the Praetor Mark-II is still a deadly ship to face on the battlefield, a worthy sibling to the Princeps Mark-II Battlecruiser already utilized by the Final Dawn. With the Praetor Mark-II, Final Dawn Central Command expects the overall naval strength of the Final Dawn to increase significantly throughout the coming battles.
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