Approved Starship Rapax-class Escort Corvette

[Aurelian Sigismund]

Rapax-class Escort Corvette​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an anti-starfighter escort ship for the Empire.
• Image Source: FractalSponge
• Canon Link: Raider-class Corvette
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Aresian Ship Engineering
• Affiliation: The Empire
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Rapax-class Escort Corvette
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  • Composite Hull
    • Impervium
    • Matrix Armor
    • Quadanium
    • CP90 Durasteel
    • Duralloy
    • Laminanium
    • Durasteel
  • Plasteel Interior Paneling
  • Alusteel Skeleton
  • Glasteel Viewports
  • Faraday Cage Components
  • Electronic Components
  • Computing Components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Corvette
• Length: 200 meters
• Width: 105 meters
• Height: 85 meters
• Armament: High
  • Quad Lasercannon Turrets [12]
  • Dual Repeating Lasercannon Barbettes [6]
  • Light Flak Guns [16]
  • Homing Missile Tubes [8]
  • Proximity Mines [15]
  • Seismic Charges [4]
• Defenses: Average
  • Point Defense Weaponry
    • Chainguns [6]
    • Lasercannons [15]
    • Ion Cannons [6]
  • Multi-Layered Military Grade Shield Systems
    • Ray Shields
    • Particle Shields
    • Ion Shields
  • Electronic Countermeasures Suite
  • Interior Defense Countermeasures Suite
    • Automated Turrets
    • Blast Doors
    • Sentries and Patrols
    • Ray shields, etc.
  • Missile Deactivation Transmitters
• Hangar Space: Low: 0
• Hangar Allocations: N/A
• Single Craft Hangar: No
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Class 1.4

STANDARD FEATURES

• C-3A Mercury Class Communications Suite
• LS-132 Terra Life Support Systems
• STS-84 Artemis Class Targeting & Sensor System
• IE-10 Event Horizon Ion Drives
• Modified I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor
• Escape pods
• Docking Clamps
• Fire linked turrets with fast track mountings on each applicable armament

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Electronic Countermeasures Suite
• Interdiction Field Generator
• G-32 Evasive Armor Plating
• Laser Reflective Armor
• Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
• Shroud
• ABC Scramblers
• AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
• Armament Duplicators
• Magnite Tractor Beam Array
• Animated Metal Sealant

STRENGTHS

• Swarm it - The Rapax is an extremely potent anti-starfighter escort, its weapons fitted to fast track and overcome starfighters with devastating small arms firepower.
• iTurn - Not designed to intercept, but to protect, the corvette is good in keeping its weapons pointing in the right direction and always between the enemy and their target.
• Area Denied - Meant to work in squadrons, the Rapax can lay a small mine-field in very quick succession, either to block or slow down an enemy.

WEAKNESSES

• Lord Almighty - With zero of its weapons bearing a real heavy punch, the Rapax requires big ship support when engaging larger escorts and especially capital ships.
• Brace - Not only does it lack offensive firepower, but also extensive defenses to deal with turbolaser and similar heavy fire for extended periods of time.

DESCRIPTION
The Rapax-class Escort Corvette is designed to provide efficient and simple anti-starfighter firepower to larger capital ships. Equipped with a large array of small weapons, it is capable of fending off starfighter squadrons while the capital ships take care of those ships which aim to harm the Corvette.

Instead of speed, the Rapax relies on maneuverability to maneuver around the ships it is meant to protect and put its full strength of arms to bearing as best as possible. It is not meant to chase starfighters away or prevent them from reaching the target, but to destroy them when they are busy with the target with fast tracked and rapid fire guns.

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[MANIAC]

Aurelian Sigismund

Simple and solid.

Approved.