Approved Starship Predator-Class Battle Cruiser

[Arage Bao]

Intent: To bring a Battle Cruiser into the combat lines of the Lords of the Fringe
Development Thread: -
Manufacturer: Iron Crown Productions
Model: Predator-class Cruiser
Affiliation: Lords of the Fringe
Modularity: No
Production: Mass Produced
Material: Durasteel, Glasteel
Description: Designed in a desperate time, the original Predator-class was a poorly-cobbled mess of antiquated systems, poor weapon control, and bad overall design. But it accomplished its needed goal at the time and held off the foes of the Fringe long enough for them to establish themselves as a galactic superpower. Rather than let a design fall completely by the wayside, it was decided to overhaul and refit the design in much the same way that other galactic states saw fit to.

The design was stripped to the bones. All of the dated systems were ripped out, weapons were scrapped, and hull plates with an unacceptable percentage of micro-fractures were all thrown out. Structural frames were replaced as needed and the design was then built back up. A modern hypermatter generator was placed at the heart of the ship. Redundant shield generators were put in place and the hull was reinforced. Power relays were grounded and shielded while turbolaser cannons and flak guns were mounted onto the hull. The ship's true power comes from the HELIX missile launchers that lay behind a reinforced bay door on the bow of the ship between the two claws. This protects them and keeps unwary enemy commanders unaware of the danger until it's too late.

Classification: Assault Cruiser
Role: Battleship
Height: 120 meters
Width: 240 meters
Length: 550 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0
Minimum Crew: 256
Optimal Crew: 1,983
Armaments:

• Ten Turbolaser Cannons
• Twenty HELIX Heavy Warhead Launchers ( Base 10 + 10 for trading in 80 capital guns)
• Fifteen Flak Cannons

Hangar:

• Twelve Gunships
• Six Dropships
• Four Heavy Dropships

Non-Combative Attachments:

• Encryption Network
• Escape Pods
• Holonet Transceiver
• Long-Range Communications Array
• Redundant Shield Generator
• Reinforced Hull Plating
• Standard Deflector Shield Generator
• Standard Detention Cells
• Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Navigational Systems
• Standard Sensor Array
• Standard Targeting Systems
• Tractor Beam (x4)

Passenger Capacity: 700
Cargo Capacity: 6,000 tons
Consumables: 2.5 years
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 7