Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
ANS “Ouroboros”
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Star Dreadnaught for the Galactic Alliance.
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- Development Dominions:
- Coruscant - Thread and Map Update.
- Caamas / Tepasi - Thread and Map Update.
- Kuat / Alderaan - Thread and Map Update.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, The Mind of Me - I’m Great, VCS-01 Escutcheon, Barca-pattern Advanced Pressor Beam Emitters, Vanguard-Class Super Star Dreadnought, Colony II-Class Supercarrier, Orbital Autocannon, Hypervelocity Gun, Etc.
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Shipwright Division; Centax II Shipyards and Deep Space Installations (Corusca Sector.)
- Secondary: Free Dac Engineering Corps - Design, Engineering Prowess, and Supplementary Construction.
- Tertiary: Thyrsian Hierarchy - Donated Technology and Engineering Prowess.
- Affiliation: The Galactic Alliance.
- Model: Startide-Class Star Defender; First Generation - Variant Two.
- Production: Unique.
- Material:
- Quadanium, Durasteel, and Impervium Armor Plating.
- Matrix-Trimantium-impregnated Alusteel Skeletal Frame.
- Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Wherever Appropriate.)
- Turadium Blast Doors and Shields.
- Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Glasteel Viewports.
- Reinforced Laser-Reflective Armour for Barbette Emplacements.
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Star Defender / Dreadnought / Super Star Destroyer (Anaxes War College Classification.)
- Role: Command Ship, Star Dreadnought, Fleet Carrier, System Assault Craft, Etc.
- Length: 10,000 Metres.
- Width: 7,200 Metres.
- Height: 4,250 Metres.
- Armament: High Rating.
- [1] Superheavy Mass-Driver Cannon [Advanced Electrothermal Variant, with Supplementary Gauss and Railgun Capabilities; Spinal-mounted, Fixed-forward, Hypervelocity-capable, Retractable Armour Plating.]
- Variable Ferromagnetic Slug(s) [Single-Fire or Burst-Fire Modes.]
- [6] Magicite-enhanced Heavy Tractor Beam Projectors.
- [20] Quad Barbette Heavy Turbolaser Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Retractable Armoured Cowling, Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [20] Quad Barbette Heavy Ion Cannon Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery, Retractable Armoured Cowling; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [20] Heavy Barbette Mass-Driver Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Retractable Armoured Cowling, Electrothermal Railgun Variant; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- [45] Dual Barbette Turbolaser Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Retractable Armoured Cowling, Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [45] Dual Barbette Heavy Ion Cannon Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery, Retractable Armoured Cowling; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [10] Flexible Assault Warhead Launcher Turrets [Retractable Cowling, Four Tubes per Turret; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked.]
- 40 Variable Warhead Payloads per Turret; ~400 Warheads Total.
- [60] Automated Barbette Quad Laser Cannon Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [60] Automated Barbette Rotary Antimissile Octet Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked.]
- [60] Automated Barbette Rotary Point Defense Laser Cannon Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked, Stutter-fire Capable.]
- [60] Automated Barbette Point Defense Quad Concussion Missile Launcher Battery Blisters [Ten Turrets per Battery, Brilliant Missile Payload; Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked.]
- [1] Superheavy Mass-Driver Cannon [Advanced Electrothermal Variant, with Supplementary Gauss and Railgun Capabilities; Spinal-mounted, Fixed-forward, Hypervelocity-capable, Retractable Armour Plating.]
- Defences: Extreme Rating.
- Primary [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Xythan Force Shield (Advanced Ray Shielding, with Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Secondary [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Molecular Shield (Advanced Ray Shielding.)
- Tertiary [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Reinforced Deflector Shield (Ray, Particle, and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Quaternary [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Redundant Deflector Shield (Ray, Particle, and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Reinforced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Ionic Shielding.
- Heavily Reinforced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Advanced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Internal Defences.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer, Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Extensive [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Etc.
- Hangar Space: Average Rating.
- Fifty-Six Squadrons in Modular Deployment Racks.
- External and Internal Docking Clamps, Etc.
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: Twelve Squadrons.
- Support Craft: Eight Squadrons.
- Corvettes: Eight Corvettes (Maximum Dimensions [150m x 30m] in Length, Exchanged for 24 Squadrons of Starfighters; 3 Squadrons per Corvette.)
- Frigates: Two Frigates (Maximum Dimensions [300m x 60m] in Length, Exchanged for 12 Squadrons of Starfighters; 6 Squadrons per Frigate.)
- Engine Units: Five Dreadnought-class Heavy Ion Engines (Primary,) Seven Dreadnought-class Ion Engines (Secondary,) with Innumerable Repulsorlift Generators.
- Primary Power Plant: Dreadnought-class Hypermatter Annihilator Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant: Dreadnought-class Hypermatter Annihilator Reactor.
- Tertiary Power Plant(s): Various Compact Fusion Generators, Solar Ionization Conversion Modules with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Supplementary Power Source: Innumerable Energy Cyclers, with Insulated Connections.
- Maneuverability Rating: 40 DPF (Included with Lateral Thrust Vents) - Average Rating.
- Speed Rating: Average Rating.
- MGLT: 40 MGLT.
- Atmospheric Flight Speed: 150Km/H.
- Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0
- Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 4.0
- Optimal Crew Complement: 56,540 Officers and Enlisted Personnel.
- Skeleton Crew Complement: 13,700 Officers and Enlisted Personnel.
- Passenger Capacity:
- Seven Thousand Soldiers - Onboard Security Complement.
- Thirty Thousand Soldiers - One Planetary Assault Corps.
- Dedicated Escape Craft: Innumerable Escape Pods and Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: 215,000 Metric Tons.
- Consumables: Seven Years.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Damage Control and Hazard Systems.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Life Support Systems.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Chapels, Meditation Chambers, Recreational Decks, Etc.)
- Advanced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Navigational and Avionics Systems.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Advanced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Sensors and Targeting Systems.
- Advanced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Communications Systems, Holonet Transceivers and Triple-Pyrowalled Encryption/Decryption Networks with Military-Grade Keys.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Environmental Control Systems.
- Advanced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Tractor and Pressor Beams.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Emergency Maneuvering Thrusters.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Anti-Ion Emission Tracer (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Relativistic, Navigation and Shift Shielding.
- Reinforced [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Anticoncussion Fields.
- Standard [Dreadnought-Class, Military-Grade] Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, Synthicators, Nanoforges, Etc.
- Molecular Furnaces.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Capabilities (Advanced Automaton, and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Dedicated Remote Slicers.
- Triple-Redundant Systems, with Overlapping Shielding Emitters.
- Integrated and Advanced Mon Calamari Shield Recharge System.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- Molecular Shielding.
- Advanced Pressor Beam Emitters.
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Lateral Thrust Vents - Increased Maneuverability.
- Innumerable Grappling Mag-charge Cables.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Multiple Emitters.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Internalized Primary and Secondary Command Deck(s.)
- Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s.)
- Missile Deactivators.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Heavily-reinforced Ionic Shielding and EMP Hardened.
- Capital Ship and Fleet Carrier.
- Minor Regenerative Properties - Major Damage Requires Significant Drydock Time.
- Extensive and Comprehensive Countermeasure Suite, and Point Defense Grid.
- Redundant Power Systems with Advanced Restoration Properties, Reinforced Armour Plating, and Omni-Directional / Layered Deflector Shielding.
- Laser-Reflective Barbette Emplacements - Armoured External Turrets; Increased Resistance to Starfighter-grade Energy Weapons.
- Tiered Battery Blisters with Overlapping Fields of Fire; Broadside Specialization.
- Advanced Shielding Technologies: Xythan Force Shields are capable of Reflecting Energy Weapons back to their Point of Origin.
- Limited Weapons Coverage (Capital-Grade) - Aft Section; Engine Blocks.
- Highly Advanced and Automated - Combat Efficacy Drops Significantly if Heavily Crippled or Disabled.
- Fixed Forward Weaponry - Superheavy Mass-driver Cannon; Forced Reorientation to Reacquire Targets.
- Heavily-reinforced Ionic Shielding and EMP Hardening; Highly Resistant, but Far from Immune - Device Proximity and Potency Dependent.
- Xythan and Molecular Shielding - Weaker against Kinetic Projectiles, but Stronger against Energy-based Weapons.
- Retracted, but Exposed Observation Deck(s) and Engine Blocks.
- Turreted Warhead launchers - Direct Connection to Variable Payloads; Possible Chain-Detonation(s.)
- Aerial Repulsorlift Jammers; Possible to Crash the Dreadnought from High Orbit.
- Incapable of Atmospheric Entry; Can only Anchor in High Orbit.
- Enforced Cooldown Cycle - Superheavy Mass-driver Cannon (Burst-Fire Mode Only.)
- Limited Battery Blister Availability - Rear Cone; Reliant on Devastating Broadsides, and Frontal Targets.
As the Alliance Ascendant began her maiden voyage, anchoring herself in the heavens above the Queen of the Core, the Republic Engineering Corporation was presented with yet another opportunity. One that they couldn’t afford to miss. The Senate requested an additional Star Defender, but one that would further flesh out the Startide’s versatile mission profile and assist the Alliance Defence Force in their operations across the Galaxy. The Shipwright considered this request to be a challenge, as they refused to fall into the trappings that often populated warships of that size and calibre. Their entire focus was on fleshing out the armament and defensive capabilities of their vessels, whilst sacrificing its speed and maneuverability to create a semi-fixed gun platform - that could dodge a spinning asteroid if it tried.
So, the design team prided themselves on finding the balance, and went against the grain with the first iteration of the Startide. But, despite all of their successes, they kept asking themselves - where do we go from here?
Their answer came when a Colony II-Class Supercarrier berthed itself in one of the Shipwrights’ docks. They were looking to undergo several rotations worth of maintenance and repair, after having spent several cycles combating piracy along the various trade spines within the Alliance’s sphere of influence. The vessel was, at first, considered to be an oddity. Who in their right mind would make a ship to carry other ships? Especially in this Era, when almost every warship worth it’s weight was outfitted with a hyperdrive. However, as the design team spent more time staring at the drawing board, the more they kept coming back to the Corellian Battlecruiser. Of all the Star Defenders and Super Star Destroyers that were produced throughout the relatively recent history of the galaxy - none of them matched this Corellian design for ingenuity.
Utilizing the same space frame of the Alliance Ascendant, and made from whatever parts weren’t used during its construction, the second Startide-Class Star Defender began to take shape. Much of the internal and external systems would be removed in favour of fleshing out the criteria and capabilities that the warship needed to create an upscaled variant of the Colony II-Class Supercarrier. However, the exterior structure and armour plating needed minor alterations to account for the host of new systems being woven into the warship’s skeletal frame. For example, there needed to be a shielded point of egress that the massive carrier could deploy it’s capital ship escorts from. Thankfully, due to the Shipwright’s preference towards advanced automation, entire decks and engineering bays were devoted to this new purpose - where originally the massive crew complement would be housed.
The layout of this new, and wholly expansive hangar would offer an incredible deployment opportunity for vessels that were ferried within the Star Defender. Four of the Eight Corvettes would be situated on either the Port or Starboard sides of the vessel, and would be magnetically accelerated to combat speed before leaving the protective shell of the Startide. To counteract the use of highly-radioactive ion engines within a pressurized environment, the Star Defender was outfitted with a heavily-reinforced layer of internal radiation shielding, and would be routinely inspected and cleaned by synthetic personnel. The two Frigates that were included in the Warship’s complement would also be situated in a similar fashion, but instead of being shot out of the magnetic accelerators, those vessels would be ‘dropped’ into the void. In many ways, this new Startide was the physical personification of the Marg Sabl maneuver, as these Capital Ships would be protected by the Star Defender’s defensive systems whilst they deployed onto the battlefield.
From there, what was considered to be the standard armament that was seen on the first Startide was significantly reduced in order to compensate for the host of systems that was now situated in the massive warship’s belly. However, with the removal of several weapon systems and the addition of a Capital Ship carrying capacity, there was enough room to include a Superheavy Mass-driver Cannon. This weapon was, for all intents and purposes, a massively upscaled ship-killing railgun, capable of magnetically accelerating it’s payload beyond conventional hypervelocity speeds. Essentially making this variant of the Startide, a Superluminal Sniper - should the proper calculations, sensor locks and spatial telemetry be taken into effect.
The Superheavy Mass-driver Cannon operated as an electrothermal platform, which would utilize a chemical propellant that would be vaporized by an electrical energy field, producing a sudden burst of pressurized plasmatic force. This system would be further enhanced by an assembly of magnetic stabilization solenoids, as well as multiple rails - that would allow for the weapon to not only accelerate slugs to superluminal velocities, but in rapid succession as well due to the variable firing modes. However, there was a downside to the entire assembly, as the burst-fire mode utilized all of the available methods of electromagnetic delivery - forcing the entire weapon to undergo a mandated cooldown cycle to avoid rapid rail warping, and slow the progress of rail erosion.
With the construction of their newest variant of the Startide nearing completion, the Shipwright began devising names that would suit their newest creation. There were many options and possible appellations that were given, but the Shipwright eventually decided on the Ouroboros for its historical significance, and because it was intended to be a symbol of wholeness and the infinite cycle of life. Thusly christened, the Ouroboros was finished and soon embarked on her maiden voyage - sparking hope amongst those who knew what this warship stood for, instilling terror in those who sought the democratization of fear.
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