Unreviewed Regal Decadence-class Imperial Battlecruiser | MIV Flight of Fancy

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Regal Decadence-class Imperial Battlecruiser | MIV Flight of Fancy

• Intent: To create the unmistakable flagship of Mimkin's Imperial Remnant, that serves as both an overwhelming instrument of war and a mobile monument to Warlord Vortigern Mimkin power, wealth, and theatricality. The vessel is designed to announce his presence on any battlefield, inspire terror and awe in allies and enemies alike, while providing every luxury and indulgence the Warlord and his inner circle could desire.
• Image Source: Fractal Sponge - Legator Class Star Dreadnought, Flow Image Creator
• Canon Link: Not Applicable to Submission
• Permissions: HAMWAGON Permission
• Primary Source: Imperious-class Star Destroyer, Super Star Destroyer Variants, Dissident Aggressor, Star Destroyer Classes

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Affiliation: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY, Mimkin's Imperial Remnant, The Final Dawn
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Regal Decadence-class Imperial Battlecruiser - " Flight of Fancy "
• Production: Unique
• Material:
  • Impervium Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
  • Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks, Blast-tinted Mirrsteel-Glasteel alloy viewport
  • Thermal Gel, Duravlex & Agrinium mesh inner hull liner
  • combat de-ionizer(s).
  • Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and starship components.
  • Various Orbital Components.

• Classification: Luxury Battlecarrier / Pocket Star Dreadnought
• Length: 5,000 meters
• Width: 2,200 meters
• Height: 1,451 meters
• Armament: Extreme Armament Classification
  • Tri-Cycling Imperial Heavy Turbolaser Turret
  • Heavy Turbolaser Turret System
  • Dual 720HTL Heavy Turbolaser Emplacement
  • Triple 240TT HTL Light Turbolaser Emplacement
  • GX-R1 Hybrid Ordinance Cannon
  • Advanced Ion Cannon System
  • Repeating Ion Cannons
  • Solar Ionization Cannon
  • Imperial Flak Cannon System
  • Kingstrike Precision Laser Cannons
  • Tri-Cycling Imperial Ordinance Launcher
  • Starship Mounted Launchers
    • Energy Torpedo Modification - Proton Torpedoes - Brilliant Missiles - Carbonite Missiles - Disruptor Torpedoes - Mag-Pulse Warheads - Advanced Concussion Missiles - Nagnol Gas Torpedos
• Defenses: Extreme Defense Classification
  • TXA TLDS-01x 'Jen'dosta' Defense System - Dual 200GT MTL Anti-Starfighter Emplacement - Quad 200GT MTL Light Anti-Starfighter Emplacement - GCA-12 "Stormwarden" CIWS Turrets - Shield Leech Weapon System
  • Heavily Reinforced Carbon-nanofilament Armor Plating & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor Reinforcements
  • High Power Energy-charged Ablative Plating Reinforcements
  • High Power Modified Guardian Deflector Projector with Reinforced Shield Generator, & Galaxy Guard Booster
    • Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers - Overlaid
    • Redundant Shield Generators with Distributed Node Architecture
• Hangar Space: Extreme: 50
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 40 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 10 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
• Speed Rating: Very Low
• Hyperdrive: Imperialized Froond-class Hyperdrive boosted by Improved Series 401 hyperdrive motivator, Microjump Capacitor, Secondary Osmium-class Hyperpath Engine

• Modified I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor
• Fully Equipped Gladiatorial Arena
• Electronic Countermeasures Suite
• Interdiction Field Generator
• G-32 Evasive Armor Plating
• Laser Reflective Armor
• DB-SR01 'Powerslave' Droid Brain Network
• Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
• HIMS
• Shroud
• Pulsemass Generator
• ABC Scramblers
• Magnite Tractor Beam Array [x8]
• Active SLAM
• Tensor Fields
• Military Grade Flight Control Console
• Advanced TIE Cycling Rack
• ACM-Series Autonomous Compartment Matrix
• Improved Agrocite Distribution System
• Standard Countermeasures - Standard Armory - Standard Living Quarters - Standard Holding Cells
• Standard Engine Unit - Standard Guidance Systems - Standard Hyperdrive System - Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Escape Pods - Standard Shielding System - Standard Targeting Systems
• Security Systems
  • Internal Antisepsis Field - Turadium Blast Doors - Rotary Autoblasters - 57C Holocam - Tripwires - Security Scanners - Security Thumbpass - Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Echo Pulse Protected Computer Systems - Tekcane Trooper Garrison

• Iridium Pirate's Shield Busting Technology
• Watith Hyperspace Prediction Lattice
• Soliton Antenna Network
• Warp Vortex Stabilizer
• Massive Solar Sailers
• Animated Metal Sealant with Automated Repair Remote.
• Missile Deactivation Transmitter
• Military Grade Targeting Systems
• Electronic Countermeasures Suite
• Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
• Military Grade Hyperspace Communication Systems
• Military Grade Communication Systems
• Military Grade Holographic Communications
• Military Grade SubSpace Transceivers
• Rubicon navigation computer
  • Microaxial HyD modular navicomputer
  • Bio-hexacrypt Systems
• Electromagnetic Discharge Filter
• Bio-hexacrypt Security Systems
• Lock-Thread Warning System
• Integrated Energy Pillars
• Cryogenic reserve power cells
• Rear Warning Sensor
• Molecular Furnaces
  • Garment-Fabricators
  • Self-Constructing Armament Facilities
  • Self-Regulating Droid Makers

STRENGTHS

• Overwhelming Firepower:
  • The Flight of Fancy carries an absurdly heavy weapons loadout for its size. Tri-cycling heavy turbolasers, solar ionization cannons, and a full suite of advanced ordnance launchers allow it to engage multiple capital ships simultaneously while saturating fighter screens. It excels at long-range bombardment and breaking fortified positions.
• Luxury Command Nexus:
  • The opulent living conditions, extensive recreation facilities including the arena, and high crew amenities produce exceptional morale among Mimkin's inner circle and elite troops. This translates to higher loyalty and willingness to fight fanatically in his name.
• Robust Defensive Layering:
  • Multiple overlapping shield types ( ray, particle, concussion ), reinforced ablative armor, and advanced point-defense systems including the Jen'dosta TLDS and Stormwarden CIWS make the ship extremely difficult to cripple quickly. It can absorb tremendous punishment while continuing to output damage.
• Interdiction & Control:
  • Equipped with a powerful interdiction field generator, puls mass generator, and tractor beam array, the Flight of Fancy excels at pinning enemy fleets in place so its superior firepower can annihilate them.

WEAKNESSES

• Cripplingly Sluggish:
  • With Very Low maneuverability and speed, the ship is a lumbering behemoth. It struggles to reposition during battle and is highly vulnerable to hit-and-run tactics, flanking maneuvers, or fast torpedo bombers that exploit its blind spots.
• Ostentatious Target:
  • The deliberately gaudy appearance and total rejection of stealth technology make the Flight of Fancy impossible to miss. Enemy commanders will prioritize it immediately, often committing disproportionate forces to destroy the symbol of Mimkin's arrogance. Its visibility also makes ambushes or covert operations nearly impossible.
• Resource Hungry:
  • The vessel's power demands, crew comforts, and arena operations consume vast quantities of fuel, consumables, and spare parts. Prolonged campaigns without secure supply lines can rapidly degrade its effectiveness.
• Overburdened Power Grid:
  • Despite the massive Modified I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor, the ship's extreme armament, multiple overlapping shield layers, luxury systems, arena operations, and solar sail arrays frequently push the reactor to its limits. Diverting power to weapons often weakens shields (or vice versa), and sustained maximum output risks cascading overloads, especially when the interdiction field and tractor beams are active.
• Restricted Firing Arcs & Blind Zones:
  • The massive red solar sails and broad, ornate solar sails create significant blind spots, particularly along the dorsal and ventral surfaces near the sails and in the rear quadrants. While broadside firepower is devastating, enemies that manage to get above, below, or behind the vessel can exploit these angles with relative safety.

His Most Bountiful Warlord, Admiral Vortigern Mimkin on the Command Bridge of the MIV Flight of Fancy​

Constructed in 902 ABY by the Trade Federation at the direct request and with constant interference of Warlord Vortigern Mimkin, the Flight of Fancy was built using the mineral wealth, exotic materials, and slave labor drawn from his holdings in the Five Points Systems. Mimkin rejected any notion of subtlety in order to compete with the INV Sularen's Revenge, the flagship of the The Final Dawn.

The vessel is intentionally gaudy, its hull plated in ornate gold, crimson, and amethyst patterns with inset precious and semi-precious stones, sweeping red solar sails that function as both energy collectors and psychological weapons, and towering baroque superstructures that resemble a floating palace more than a warship.

The interior is equally excessive. Vast gilded corridors, private gardens, banquet halls, and pleasure domes sit alongside armories and barracks. At the heart of the vessel lies the Grand Amphitheater, a fully equipped multi-level gladiatorial arena capable of hosting everything from ritual combats and public executions to grand tournaments for the entertainment of Mimkin and his favored guests.

The arena can be atmospherically sealed, gravity-adjusted, and even vented to vacuum for exotic space duels. The ship has already earned a reputation in several skirmishes within the Five Points Systems, where its sheer size and firepower overwhelmed local resistance, though cleverer opponents have begun experimenting with ways to lure the slow giant into asteroid fields or use hyperlane chokepoints against it.

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