Unreviewed Prudii'kad Tactical Ship

[Kjartan Hammer-Hand]

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• Intent: To create a covert-insertion/ambush vessel for the Iron Covenant
• Image Source: Template artwork and headers by Avelion | Ship Picture Source: Thranta-class Corvette by Alexander Ivanov - Reddit post | Kestri Hypernautics/GDI/Roble logo made with ChatGPT
• Canon Link: N/A
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• Primary Source: N/A

• Manufacturer: Kestri Hypernautics | GDI Incorporated | Roble Manufacturing
• Affiliation: The Iron Covenant
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Prudii'kad Tactical Ship (Corvette)
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material:
  • Duranium & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel-alloy external armor plating
  • Impervium-alloy subdermal matrix armor lattice
  • CP90 Durasteel-alloy superstructure
  • Turadium internal bulkheads and access hatches
  • Kiirium armor coating
  • Duravlex coating
  • Myoflex heat sinks
  • Transparisteel viewports
  • Duraplast interior paneling
  • Chromium-reinforced engineering deck
  • Hardened Circuits
  • Faraday Cage Components

• Classification: Stealth Corvette
• Length: 120 Meters
• Width: 52.85 Meters
• Height: 28.5 Meters
• Armament: Low
  • x4 PT-11A Mk. II Pulse Quad Turbolaser Batteries - Swivel Mounted, Ventral & Dorsal
  • x2 RMAC-M10 Heavy Ion Cannon - Swivel Mounted, Ventral & Dorsal
  • x4 LS1 Hailfire Missile Launchers - Spine mounted, Dorsal and Ventral
    • M19 Firefly Assault Concussion Missile
    • Firebolt AP Missiles
    • HM-5 Homing Missiles
    • Homing Torpedoes
    • M31 Sovereign Heavy Proton Torpedo
    • ID-84 Interdiction Missiles
    • Ion Torpedoes
    • Barrage Rockets
    • Brilliant MIssiles
    • Disruptor Torpedoes
    • Advanced Cluster Missiles
• Defenses: Very High
  • GDE-RS5 Molecular Reactive Shield Array
  • Digun-type Modular Armor Component
  • GCS-EM "Shroud" ECM Countermeasure System
  • Composite Armor System features above listed materials, as well as the following:
    • Laser-reflective Armor
    • G-32 Evasive Armor Plating
    • Kiirium armor coating
    • AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
  • x8 PL-10M "Stormwall" Point Defense Turrets
  • x4 FC-27 "Firestorm" Flechette Weapon System Emplacements
  • Automated Defense System - Interior anti-personnel security turrets
  • Cap Drains
  • Missile Deactivation Transmitter
  • Micropoles
• Hangar Space: Base: 0
• Hangar Allocations: N/A
• Single Craft Hangar: Yes
• Maneuverability Rating: Extreme
• Speed Rating: Extreme
• Hyperdrive: Yes
  • Primary 0.5
  • Backup: 3.0

• Personnel/Crew:
  • Minimum Crew Size: 4 hands
  • Optimal Crew Size: 10 hands
  • Max Occupancy: 40 souls
• Cargo:
  • Standard Warload: 5,000 Metric Tons
  • Expeditionary Load: 10,000 Metric Tons
  • Max Cargo Capacity: 18,000 Metric Tons
• Life Support:
  • Military Grade Medbays
  • Military Grade Oxygen Supply System
  • Bulkhead System
  • Artificial Gravity
  • Additional Escape Pods - Command Center
  • FES-HRE18 Fire Suppression System
• Power:
  • Fuel atomizer core
  • Fuel driver
  • Fusion chambers
  • Energy cyclers
  • Coaxium regulators
  • Coolant pumps
• Propulsion:
  • x3 Sublight Engines (See Advanced Systems)
  • Landing jets
  • Maneuvering jets
  • Hyperdrive
• Systems:
  • Autosteady Gyro-Gimbals
  • Navigation computer
  • Astromech socket
  • Proximity sensors
  • Gyroscopic stabilizers
  • Inertial dampeners
  • IFF transponder and spoofer

• Stealth Systems
  • MXC-T26 Yggdrasil Cloaking Device
  • MXC-T23 Helfringr Stealth Field Module
  • MXC-T22 Oberyn Stealth Shroud
  • Spectral Diffuser
    
• Hyperspace Systems
  • Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Arrestor | HIMA
  • RMR-H11 Meili Hyperdrive - Microjump Capable
  • RMR-HX22 Astraios Gravdrive
  • NAV-RH1 Interdiction Countermeasures Package
    
• Interdiction Systems
  • GDE-48-IP 'Heilos' Interdiction Projector
    
• Propulsion Systems
  • x3 IE-10 "Event Horizon" Class Ion Engine
  • RX-D13 Sublight Ion Drive
  • SLAM Drives
  • Inertial Compensators
• Sensors and Communications
  • C-3a "Mercury" Class Communications Suite
  • Phase-II “Divine Eyes” Sensor & Electronics System
  • GCS-EM "Shroud" ECM Countermeasure System
  • TECMIS System
  • G-003 Tri-Tracker system
• Navigational Assistance
  • Nav Computer Route Astrogation Bypass
• Power & Support Systems
  • GDE-01 Antimatter Reactor System
  • Polestar subZero blaster radiator system
  • Animated Metal Sealant emergency applicators
  • GDE-MDS 'Modular Deck System'
  • GSI/DE "Synapse" Command Interface Suite - Strategic Command Variant
  • GSI Integrator Module & Patch Suite
  • Sim'olan Droid Brain Core
    

• Extremely Fast
  The Prudii’kad Tactical Ship is an exceptionally fast and agile ship, even by corvette standards. She is more than capable of outpacing nearly any ship, whether at light or sub-light speed.
• “Night Saber”
  The literal translation of Prudii’kad is “Night Saber”, perfectly defining the ship’s capability as a stealth ship. With a highly advanced combination of both visual and subsystem masking technologies, the Prudii’kad can operate completely invisible, even against advanced scanning suites. With the specific integration of the Yggdrasil Cloaking Device, she can fly at full speed - and even fire - while still completely cloaked.
• Covert Insertion & Support Role
  With her single-craft hangar, and advanced sensor & communication suites, the Prudii’kad is the ultimate covert insertion and support vessel; capable of housing a full-strength special operations unit, as well as additional staff to provide live-time tactical analysis and support.
• Ambush Vessel
  Although a stealth vessel, the Prudii’kad is not without teeth of her own; capable of launching a variety of interdiction probes, along with a small but advanced compliment of weaponry to hinder or disable enemy craft. She can function well as an ambush raider if the need arises.
• Bug-out!
  With her advanced counter-interdiction and jamming technologies, and upgraded hyperdrive; the Prudii’kad is hard to pin down by those hunting her. She is purpose-designed to warp out when in untenable situations, even when targeted by interdictors and interceptors.

• Semi-unique
  While no ship truly has an ‘infinite quantity’ of replacements, the Prudii’kad is truly finite in number due to the high cost of her hyper-advanced systems. Mythos Fleet Command bestows stewardship of such vessels to only the most shrewd, capable, and restrained ship captains who can harness her full potential.
• Low Armaments
  Although she can hold her own, the Prudii’kad is not meant for consistent direct action. At best, she is an ambush assault ship - meant to strike only when she has the advantage, and success is all-but assured. Against a dedicated corvette hunter, redeploying is almost always the best course of action.
• Stealth Limitations
  Despite its advanced stealth technology, the one caveat to the Prudii’kad’s ability to remain undetected is if it fires its weapon systems, as there is no way to cloak super-charged plasma or ordnance launched from a cannon. A savvy commander hunting the Prudii could, theoretically, estimate a location and trajectory should the commander of the corvette decide to fire one too many times. Additionally, while ships attached to her hull can benefit from her stealth field by virtue of the Helfringr Stealth Field Module - once the craft disengages its docking clamps and plunges away from the blister, she will lose any stealth coverage after exiting the field’s radius unless the smaller craft also possesses a stealth field generator.
• Single Craft Hangar
  To make room for the Prudii’kad’s advanced equipment, the craft’s hangar bay was completely removed. The only means through which a smaller craft can securely ‘dock’ with the ship is by means of a single-craft docking blister, mounted on the dorsal hull.
• Advanced
  Given the aforementioned advanced upgrades contained aboard the Prudii’kad, crewmen must be specially trained to properly operate and maintain the equipment. Failure to do so can result in operational degradation and system disrepair.

Early in the lifespan of the Iron Covenant, its Mythos Fleet has established a reputation for hardnosed and direct battle doctrine. Despite this, there is always a need - regardless of affiliation or culture, for subtlety and secrecy. The Prudii’kad Tactical Ship is a prototype design, which has recently gained approval for a limited production run - made in such low quantities, that they are truly considered rare and precious.

Even so, the boons granted by its advanced technology are truly peerless within the Mythos Fleet, and almost as much so in the greater galaxy. She is capable of warping into a star system and navigating at sub-light speed while remaining completely hidden from visual or sensor detection. With her advanced sensor and communications suites, she is also ideally suited to serve as command overwatch and support for covertly deployed special operations squads.

In a pinch, the Prudii’kad can also serve as a dangerous ambush raider, with enough armaments to threaten unsuspecting craft of similar tonnages. All in all, she is a highly flexible and dangerous ship when in the right hands.