Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To update an "Ancient Republic" design to modern standards.
- Image Source: Vince-T's Modding HQ | Valiant-Class Star Destroyer - Previously Rehosted Image on Facebook due to updates to Original Source.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles.
- Manufacturer:
- Republic Engineering Corporation - Coruscanti Shipwright; Centax II Orbital Facilities, and Deep Space Installations.
- Affiliation: Select Clientele.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Model: REC-VU01 Redeemer - Class Star Defender.
- Production: Limited-scale Production.
- Material:
- Carbon-Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
- Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Carbon-Durasteel Skeletal Frame, with Ferrocarbon Reinforcements, and Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate.)
- Myoflex Heat Sinks.
- Polarized Transparent Duraplast Viewports.
- Reinforced Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Battlecruiser / Star Defender (Anaxes War College Classification.)
- Role: Multi-role Warship, Dedicated Starfighter Carrier, Military Transport, Heavy Escort, Command Ship, Long-range Battleship, Etc.
- Length: 2,500 Metres.
- Width: 750 Metres.
- Height: 290 Metres.
- Armament: High Rating.
- [12] Octuple Heavy Barbette Turbolaser Turrets
- Location(s): [Eight Dorsal (Four Port and Starboard,) Four Ventral (Two Port and Starboard.)]
- Variant: Quick-Recharge Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Dual Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [4] Heavy Composite-beam Cannon Turrets (Turbolaser Variant.)
- Location(s): [Two Dorsal, Two Ventral (Spinally-mounted.)]
- [2] Heavy Composite-beam Cannon Turrets (Ion Cannon Variant.)
- Location(s): [One Dorsal, One Ventral (Spinally-mounted.)]
- [20] Quad Barbette Long-range Turbolaser Turrets.
- Variant: Quick-Recharge Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Dual Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [80] Dual Barbette Turbolaser Turrets.
- Variant: Quick-Recharge Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Dual Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [80] Dual Barbette Ion Cannon Turrets [Fire-linked, Fast-track Mountings.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon.
- Alternate Firing Modes:
- Stutter-fire - Low-powered Bolts followed by Fully-powered Bolts.
- Overcharged - Slow-firing Bolts with a Slightly Higher Damage Output.
- [20] Repeating Flak Guns (Coilgun Variant)
- Payload Loadout: Mass-driven Shells, rife with Shrapnel.
- Location(s): Fixed and Shielded Emplacement(s,) Equatorial Trench; Port and Starboard.
- [150] Automated Quad Point Defense Warhead Launchers; Barbette Shielded.
- Payload Capacity: 480 Variable Warhead Capacity [Starfighter-Grade Munitions.]
- Payload Loadout: Advanced Concussion Missiles; Brilliant Tracking Functionality.
- Firing Modes: Quick-lock Missile Launch, Standard Missile Launch, Multi-Missile Launch.
- [150] Automated Dual Phased-Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Anti-Starfighter Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Heavy Laser Cannon.
- [150] Automated Dual Pulse Cannon Turrets; Barbette Shielded [Rapid-firing Point Defence Cannons.]
- Firing Modes: Single Cannon, Double Cannon.
- Comparable Damage Output to a Laser Cannon.
- [150] Automated Antimissile Octets; Barbette Shielding.
- [12] Octuple Heavy Barbette Turbolaser Turrets
- Defences: High Rating.
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Honeycombed Skeletal Structure, with Internalized Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- Composite Construction: Overlaid Materials Reinforce the Spaceframe without Compromising Space-worthiness.
- Overhauled AR-08 Ablative Plating: Resists Thermal Abrasion during Atmospheric Re-Entry; and Marginally Reduces Hull Damage during Combat - Micro-Meteors and Astro-Navigational Hazards (Activates only when Particle Shields Fail.)
- Primary Molecular Shielding Generator [Advanced Ray Shielding; Absorptive Properties.]
- Standard Deflector Shield (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Secondary Deflector Shield (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators.
- Inclusive Ionic Shielding.
- Standard Maneuvering and Thrust-Vectoring Suite
- Maneuvering and Attitude Thrusters.
- Atmospheric Thrusters (Atmosphere Required.)
- Inclusive EWAR Suite - Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Sensor Jammers, Targeting Jammers, Etc.
- Standard Internal Defenses.
- (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.)
- Standard Armour and Hull Plating, with Structural Reinforcements.
- Hangar Space: Extreme Rating - Additional Support Squadron Count(s) Available at a Cost of Starfighter Squadrons.
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: Twenty-Two Squadrons of Starfighters.
- Auxiliary Support Craft: Three Squadrons of Support Craft.
- Maneuverability Rating: 40 DPF - Low Rating.
- Speed Rating: Very Low Rating.
- MGLT: 35 MGLT.
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: Not Applicable.
- Engine Unit(s): Ion Engines - Eight Drive Units.
- Three Primary, with Five Secondary.
- Secondary Propulsion Method: Not Applicable.
- Primary Power Plant: Hypermatter Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant(s):
- Localized Compact Fusion Reactors.
- Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Hyperdrive: Equipped.
- Hyperdrive Class:
- Primary: Class 1.0
- Secondary: Class 8.0
- Passengers:
- One Thousand Soldiers - Shipboard Security Complement.
- Four Thousand Soldiers - Planetary Assault Brigade.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): One Thousand Five-Hundred and Sixty Officers and Enlisted Personnel, and A.I Administration.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): Seven Hundred and Fifty Officers and Enlisted Personnel, and A.I Administration.
- Escape Craft: Innumerable Escape Pods and Ejectable Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: 122,000 Metric Tonnes.
- Including Misc Cargo, Munitions, Fuel, Etc.
- Consumables: Five Years; Galactic Standard.
- Standard Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard Avionics Package.
- Standard Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Recreational Facilities, Etc.)
- Trans-binary Deflector [Anti-Cosmic Radiation] and Rad-Dampening Energy Shields.
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard Anticoncussion Force Field Generators.
- Standard Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard Magnetogravitic Shielding (Internal [Cargo Bays] and External [Concussion Shield Reinforcement: Particulate Debris.])
- Standard Thermal and Atmospheric-Friction Shielding.
- Standard Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Standard Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnace- Small-scale.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Administration (Advanced Automation and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Plating, with Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters - Anti-Mass Driver System(s.)
- Fast-track Weapon Mountings, with Fire-linked Capabilities.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Bio-hexacrypted Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment, Terminal Access and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters; Overlapping.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Deployment of Dampener or Anti-laser Aerosol to Select Portion(s) or throughout the Entirety of the Ship.
- Integrated Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud.
- ABC Scrambler Probes.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s) - Long-range Missile Interceptor.
- Missile Deactivator(s) - Short-range Missile Interceptors and Jammers.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Advanced Electronic Warfare and Electronic Countermeasures:
- Advanced Signal Jammers, Transmitters, Etc.
- Remote Drones - Equipped with Slicer Chips and Security Spikes; Direct Connection Required.
- Capable of Following Pre-Programmed Commands.
- Deployable Hyperspace Beacons, Reprogrammable:
- Duplicates and Mimics Hyperspace NavComp Coordinates.
- Additional Navigation Buoy’s to Spread the Beacon’s Coverage.
- Variable EM Emitter Probes.
- Transponder Copycat Pods; Reprogrammable.
- Transmittable IFF Confuser; Wideband or Tightbeam Options.
- Dedicated Cronau Radiation Sensors.
- Ambient Degaussing Modules.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Droids, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Comprehensive Countermeasure, Sensor and Targeting Suite.
- Reinforced Defensive Capabilities on External Emplacements, and within the Skeletal Structure.
- Capable of turning aside Conventional Starfighter-grade Energy Weapons.
- Shieldception - Layered Shields Counteract Field Disruptors, Slowing their Progress through Multiple Layers.
- Integrated Lateral Thruster System - Increased Combat Maneuverability.
- Battleship and Fleet Carrier Hybrid.
- Spinal Honeycombed Hangar Bay - Modular, and Retractable Dorsal Plating.
- Heavy Automaton and Slaved Systems; Combat Performance is Significantly Hindered if Disabled by EMP attacks or excess Ionization.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance(s); Sustained Damage is Dependant on Attacking Device(s) Potency / Scale and Proximity.
- Repulsorlift Jammers; Proximity Dependent as Jammers are Less Effective at a Distance.
- Limited Firing Arc's - Aft Section; Engine Block (Minimal Capital-Grade Weapons.)
- Exposed Engine Modules (Aft-Section) with Armoured Housing(s) - Immobilization Possibility.
- Minor Regenerative Properties - Minor Hull Damage can be Repaired, with Heavy Damage being Sealed. But the Warship requires Sufficient Drydock Time should the Damage be Greater.
- Laser-reflective Kiirium Barbettes - May interfere with Laser-based Comm Systems.
- Incapable of adequately Defending the Emplacement from Kinetic-based Weaponry.
- Large Dorsal and Ventral Attack Profile - Higher Probability of Scoring Hits.
- Slow and Purposeful - Very Low Speed and Low Maneuverability.
- Turreted Warhead Launchers; Direct Connection to Internal Payload(s.)
- Exposed Primary Engine Block(s,) and Dedicated Starfighter Command Tower.
In the aftermath of the Core-Imperial Confederation’s sudden, and inexplicable collapse, the Republic Engineering Corporation found itself in possession of a priceless artifact. It was a functioning database that possessed the ancient schematics of vessels that were long-forgotten by the Galaxy at large. Every warship and starfighter that ever served the Old Republic were now in the hands of those that had the skills to give their venerable designs new life within the modern era. As more and more code was translated from one databank to another, the various design teams within the Shipwright Division began rolling out their newfound designs to the Board of Directors; who ultimately gave them the green light to pursue the various items that were attached to Project: Restoration.
With the details regarding the Venator decrypted and available for the design team’s use, they found themselves smashing into their first technical roadblock. The Board of Directors wouldn’t approve a vessel that bore similarities, in both aesthetics and functionality, to an already wildly popular warship. It would’ve been a foolish endeavour to be one’s own competition. Thus, the ancient Star Destroyer was sent back to the drawing board - all so the vessel would find new life in the hands of skilled architects. When the vessel was pushed back to the conceptual stage, the first objective was to scale everything up. The warship had to be bigger, as if the Venator was a Battlecruiser, it’d likely become a popular centrepiece to many Flotillas throughout the known universe.
The ‘Redeemer,’ as the first prototype of this new line of starships was aptly named, was designed to operate in a flexible and hybridized capacity. Not only was the warship able to act as a long-range battleship, meant to support its allies and engage hostile starships from afar, but as a dedicated Fleet Carrier as well. However, despite the advances in the ‘Redeemer’s design, the warship fell short of meeting it’s spiritual predecessor’s original schematics. That factor was of little consequence, however, as the lack of starfighter carrying capacity was more than made up for with advanced technologies, and a plethora of additional systems.
One of the most notable features of the ‘Redeemer,’ aside from its increased size, was the lack of a secondary command tower. With the primary and secondary command deck’s buried within the armoured hull of the warship - the sole remaining tower became a dedicated observation and starfighter command bridge. While they wouldn’t be able to truly observe the tumultuous ebbs and flows of battle, provided the warship wasn’t in the thick of battle, a high-ranking Officer would still be able to oversee and coordinate his fleet’s entire operation within the sector. Through the use of innovative technologies, and state of the art holographic displays would constantly find themselves updating in split-second intervals.
All in the pursuit of mastery over the spatial battlefield, as knowledge equated to power.
In addition to the removal of one of the command towers, the ‘Redeemer’ was outfitted with a plethora of internal systems that made the warship stand a cut above the rest that currently populated the market. Its internal bulkheads were lined with modules and nodes that were filled with animated metal sealant - which would spring into life the moment those devices detected a hull breach. The semi-sentient metal would rapidly fill the wound in the ship’s bulkhead - either trapping would-be boarders in their vessels or saving portions of the reduced crew from void exposure. Working in tandem with the internal method of repair, the warship was coated in a honeycombed layer of Laminanium - which would attempt to stitch itself back together giving the ‘Redeemer’ a measure of regeneration. However, while these methods would safeguard the ship from smaller fissures, anything larger would require significant time dry-docked in order to be brought back into fighting shape.
One of the most interesting features that worked its way into the warship's design, was the integrated blaster neutralizers. Originally, the system was supposedly installed on the first Death Star - which robbed the blasters of that era of their potency. However, the schematics were corrupted and there was much information that wasn’t available. So, the design team began fabricating their own - which came in the form of a projected energy field that interfered with certain power sources - robbing them of their power and dropping the effectiveness of any conventional energy weapon. These emitters were outfitted throughout the entirety of the warship and were curiously incapable of leeching the lethality from particle beam blasters, or their high-powered cousins - disruptors.
Thus, through these advancements and changes in the classical starship’s design, the ‘Redeemer’ seeks to not only be a worthy successor to the Venator-class but a warship worthy of its own legacy in the modern era.
With the details regarding the Venator decrypted and available for the design team’s use, they found themselves smashing into their first technical roadblock. The Board of Directors wouldn’t approve a vessel that bore similarities, in both aesthetics and functionality, to an already wildly popular warship. It would’ve been a foolish endeavour to be one’s own competition. Thus, the ancient Star Destroyer was sent back to the drawing board - all so the vessel would find new life in the hands of skilled architects. When the vessel was pushed back to the conceptual stage, the first objective was to scale everything up. The warship had to be bigger, as if the Venator was a Battlecruiser, it’d likely become a popular centrepiece to many Flotillas throughout the known universe.
The ‘Redeemer,’ as the first prototype of this new line of starships was aptly named, was designed to operate in a flexible and hybridized capacity. Not only was the warship able to act as a long-range battleship, meant to support its allies and engage hostile starships from afar, but as a dedicated Fleet Carrier as well. However, despite the advances in the ‘Redeemer’s design, the warship fell short of meeting it’s spiritual predecessor’s original schematics. That factor was of little consequence, however, as the lack of starfighter carrying capacity was more than made up for with advanced technologies, and a plethora of additional systems.
One of the most notable features of the ‘Redeemer,’ aside from its increased size, was the lack of a secondary command tower. With the primary and secondary command deck’s buried within the armoured hull of the warship - the sole remaining tower became a dedicated observation and starfighter command bridge. While they wouldn’t be able to truly observe the tumultuous ebbs and flows of battle, provided the warship wasn’t in the thick of battle, a high-ranking Officer would still be able to oversee and coordinate his fleet’s entire operation within the sector. Through the use of innovative technologies, and state of the art holographic displays would constantly find themselves updating in split-second intervals.
All in the pursuit of mastery over the spatial battlefield, as knowledge equated to power.
In addition to the removal of one of the command towers, the ‘Redeemer’ was outfitted with a plethora of internal systems that made the warship stand a cut above the rest that currently populated the market. Its internal bulkheads were lined with modules and nodes that were filled with animated metal sealant - which would spring into life the moment those devices detected a hull breach. The semi-sentient metal would rapidly fill the wound in the ship’s bulkhead - either trapping would-be boarders in their vessels or saving portions of the reduced crew from void exposure. Working in tandem with the internal method of repair, the warship was coated in a honeycombed layer of Laminanium - which would attempt to stitch itself back together giving the ‘Redeemer’ a measure of regeneration. However, while these methods would safeguard the ship from smaller fissures, anything larger would require significant time dry-docked in order to be brought back into fighting shape.
One of the most interesting features that worked its way into the warship's design, was the integrated blaster neutralizers. Originally, the system was supposedly installed on the first Death Star - which robbed the blasters of that era of their potency. However, the schematics were corrupted and there was much information that wasn’t available. So, the design team began fabricating their own - which came in the form of a projected energy field that interfered with certain power sources - robbing them of their power and dropping the effectiveness of any conventional energy weapon. These emitters were outfitted throughout the entirety of the warship and were curiously incapable of leeching the lethality from particle beam blasters, or their high-powered cousins - disruptors.
Thus, through these advancements and changes in the classical starship’s design, the ‘Redeemer’ seeks to not only be a worthy successor to the Venator-class but a warship worthy of its own legacy in the modern era.
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