OOC Writer Account
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: The Personal Ship of Korvo Kyris A.K.A Baphom Prospero, its' his signature and dreaded vessel purchased from surplus stock of historical Imperial-era ships; A subtle nod to his own personal ancestry and time with the First Order's Stormtrooper Corps.
- Image Source: Imperial Light Cruiser, Fantasy Flight Games
- Canon Link: Not Applicable
- Restricted Missions: Not Applicable
- Primary Source: Imperial Light Cruiser, Jedi Light Cruiser, Arquitens-class light cruiser
- Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards
- Model: Imperial Light Cruiser
- Affiliation: Korvo Rykis
- Production: Unique
- Material: Titanium, Transparisteel, Durasteel, Reinforced Duraplast,, Turadium, Quadanium.
Classification: Light Cruiser, Frigate (Anaxes College Standards).
Length: 325 Meters.
Width: 63.8 Meters.
Height: 44.1 Meters.
Armament: Moderate
- Concussion Missile Launchers (4; 2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral)
- Quad laser turrets (4; 2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral)
- Quad-barreled turbolaser batteries (4; 2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral)
- Dual turbolaser cannons (4; 2 Port, 2 Starboard)
- Deflector Shields (Ray, Particle, Concussion Shields)
- Anti-Missile Electronic Warfare Suite
- Ion Shield Generator
- Atmospheric Friction Shield
- Transparisteel Viewports
- Quadanium-reinforced Titanium Armor
- Turadium Blast Doors/Shutters
Manoeuvrability Rating: Average
Speed Rating: Average
Hyperdrive Class: Average (1.0)
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 3x Hoersch-Kessel Ion Engines
- 1x Droid Brain
- Ventral Hanger Cargo Lift
- Three Landing Gear 'Legs' (Fore, Starboard, Port)
- Class 1.0 Hyperdrive
- Back-up Class 4.0 Hyperdrive
- Burst Transceiver
- Ranger Transceiver
- Txs-431 flight control console
- Blackout Lights
- Capacitor Overcharger
- Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer
- EWAR
- Biometric Ignition
- Advanced Warship Hazard and Damage Control Systems
- Advanced Warship Life Support Systems
- Upgraded Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor
- Advanced Warship Targeting Computer
- Advanced Warship Navicomputer
- Advanced Warship Environmental Control Systems
- Advanced Warship Escape Pods (8)
- Internal Defences (Concealed Auto-Blasters)
- Simulation Deck.
Minimum Crew: 1
Optimum Crew: 23
Passengers: 44
Internal Cargo Capacity: 228 metric tons
Consumables: 3 Months (At Full Capacity).
Strengths:
- Powerful main armament: The Shimmering Voidhound features an impressive battery of weaponry aboard for a frigate of its size which is a result of the class' esteemed history of service to several archaic Galactic Governments; Including the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire. A combination of Turbolaser Cannons and Turbolaser Batteries slaved to a droid brain to assist the Pilot with engaging their target. It's a devastating and accurate complement of weapons to bring down upon a Freighter or Corvette hauling illicit cargo or wanted individuals. The Shimmering Voidhound can stand up against most other Frigates but cannot compete with the level of firepower brought by a conventional cruiser where it is forced to rely on its superior speed and manuervability to avoid danger.
- Droid Brain and Custom Fire Control Programming: The Shimmering Voidhound's fire control system has been reprogrammed and tailored towards the use of a single-pilot with the assistance of the ship's onboard droid brain; Significantly increasing the ease with which the Pilot can manoeuvre and fire the ship's weapons simultaneously with the end result of this being that all of the hound's weapon systems require zero input from organic crew. The Weapons are programmed to rotate and track onto the pilot's target, who can relinquish and assume the command of the weapons from the droid brain by nominating specific 'fire groups' such as the Turbolaser Batteries, Cannons or laser turrets. The Organic Pilot can additionally assume control of all weapons at once by selecting the final fire group, although this is rare given the limited traverse of the Turbolaser Cannons which are excluded from the second-last fire group. The Droid Brain aboard the Voidhound is capable of assessing and reacting independently of threats but is ultimately subservient to the Pilot whose identity is confirmed prior to ignition via retinal and fingerprint scan.
- Limited Point-Defence: The Shimmering Voidhound has little in the way of point-defence and as a result is vulnerable to attacks by dedicated fighter-bomber and bomber squadrons which could use the likes of Proton Torpedos to inflict serious damage to the ship's superstructure without needing to worry about receiving extensive damage from the ship's armament. The same cannot be said by anything larger than fighters or bombers, however.
- Reduced Ventral Firepower: Targets that find themselves faced with the Voidhound's ventral firing arc will receive noticeably less damage or fire from the Light Cruiser's weapons when compared to being position off of the bow or 'top' of the vessel.
