Grand Shepherd Burtch
Fleet Commander For The Nomadic Peoples Coalition
Image of Final Design
Viken Dobson’s original sketches
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To make a special forces corvette for the Elysium Empire Battle-Line Synergy Project
- Image Source: My Own Drawing, assistance by Heath Valhoun, 3D render is a commission by Adamkop
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: (X) (X)
- Primary Source: Val Khaar-Class Corvette. Also, not really a source, but for reference, some of the architecture was derived from the Makashi class light cruiser.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Veinstein Labs and Innovations, Elysium Empire, and Mandal-Elysium Arms
- Affiliation: Elysium Empire
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Special Forces Val Khaar-Class Corvette
- Production: Semi-unique
- Material: Beskar-Quadanium Laminated layered hull, same laminated materials for firewalling, transparisteel viewports.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Special Forces Corvette
- Dimensions:
- Length: 200 meters
- Width: 85 meters
- Height: 50 meters
- Marine Contingent:
- 80 troops (X)
- Armament: High
- 4 Corvette sized high-speed-tracking Turbolazer turrets with overlapping firing arcs.
- 1 forward dorsal
- 1 forward ventral
- 1 aft dorsal
- 1 aft ventral
- 9 double barbet mounted Big Cat Gatling Lazer Cannon turrets, modified for long-sustained fire for screening small-fast-agile strikecraft. Firing arcs overlapping.
- 2 port side, ventral
- 2 port side, dorsal
- 2 starboard side, ventral
- 2 starboard side dorsal
- 1 aft, between the engines
- 2 Mangy Cat Defence Turrets
- 1 port side, forward
- 1 starboard side, forward
- 4 tractor beams
- 2 flanking bothsides of the port side hangar bay entrance
- 2 flanking bothsides of the starboard side hangar bay entrance
- Shadow Cat Smoke Generator System
- 4 Corvette sized high-speed-tracking Turbolazer turrets with overlapping firing arcs.
- Defences: High
- Laminated Armoured hull
- Heavy Deflector Shields
- 2 Mangy Cat Defence Turrets
- 1 port side, forward
- 1 starboard side, forward
- Hangar Space: Average (1 squadron). Hangar is in between two amidships access points and runs through the ship, port-to-starboard and vice versa.
- Hangar Allocations:
- 1 squadron of ST-Class Multirole Fighter (4 ships) (optional)
- Or
- 1 Freestar Transport (optional)
- Or
- Any support vessel squadrons available to the Elysium Empire
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: Class 1 | Class 10 back up.
STANDARD FEATURES
- Standard Military Communications Array
- Standard Military Deflector Shield Generator
- Standard Hyperdrive
- Standard Military Ion Engines
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Military Navigational Systems
- Standard Military Repulsorlift Engines
- Standard Military Sensor Array
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Standard Military Escape Pods
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
- Highly advanced ECM cyber warfare and malware suites to provide additional support and protection for smaller warships under it’s care.
- Fire control ties directly into the flight control computer for the starfighters that dock in the hangar bay. This allows the point defences and starfighers to exchange support with each other seamlessly when screening enemy fighters or ordinances.
- Advanced heat management systems and ppwer to keep up sustainable fire from the double barbet turret-mounted Big Cat Gatling Lazer Cannons.
- Smoke generators, used to provide a commander with the option of concealment on the battlefield.
STRENGTHS
- Wall of lazers. The primary function of the Val Khaar class corvette is to act as a screening vessel against enemy fighters and ordinances using the Big Cat Gatling Lazer Cannons in concert with the 4 ST-Class Multirole Fighters that it carries.
- Well rounded. This ship is designed to be versatile for independent assignments in addition to being valuable in the battle line.
- Smokescreen. These ships can create a smokescreen that trails behind the vessel and conceals whatever is behind it.
WEAKNESSES
- Tiny hangar bay. The hangar bay is simply too small to carry more than 4 small fighters.
- Sweltering heat. During combat, certain parts of the ship’s interior get pretty hot due to the high heat output of the ship’s Big Cat Gatling Lazer Cannon system. The crew that serves in those parts of the ship will complain, but won’t die.
- High maintenance. The laminated hull plates often require a little “TLC” in between naval actions. If it goes too long, it affects the defences of the ship, but it gives the crew something to do on downtime.
DESCRIPTION
The Special Forces Variant of the Val Khaar-Class Corvette is tougher and faster than her older sisters. Only a very exclusive production of a couple dozen of these vessels are slated for construction. The reason for this being that they use confidential technology that the Elysium Empire wishes to guard closely. The engines are faster and the armor is tougher.
The overall design is a perfect meld of Veinstein Labs and Innovation designs and MandalArms engineering. MandalArms was able to ditch the static and heat discharge vein systems at the back of the Makashi design and use a mandalorian integrated design which was much more efficient. Even with the more robust power grid to support the weapons systems, both companies were able to work out enough space to add a small hangar to support up to 4 of the new ST-Class Multirole Fighters.
The Special Forces variant of the Val Khaar-Class Corvette is fitted with a smoke generator which creates a smokescreen that trails behind the ship in flight. The technology is considered highly valuable to the Elysium Empire, so it can only used on a select few vessels.
When two or more of these ships are defending a position in concert, they form an impenetrable wall of lazer fire that small fighters or ordinances cannot pass without serious debilitating losses. The fire control systems are tied right into the hangar flight control systems so that the fighters and gunners can coordinate effectively with overlapping support. The pilots, gunners and flight control officers are all trained accordingly.
Upon the destruction of MandalArms Corporation, Mandal-Elysium Arms took over that particular contract with near perfect replication of results. But because the technology for the MAI-1 Defense Turrets was lost, Viken Dobson designed an improved weapon to not only replace the old technology, but make it entirely better. The new Mangy Cat Defence Turrets are faster, more accurate, and more versatile in point defense.
Edits January 17 2022:
- Reformatted for ease of reading and aesthetics.
- Changed name of MandalArms to Mandal-Elysium Arms for relevancy
- Added Adamkop commission 3D rendered image
- Replaced two MAI-1 defense turrets with two Gatling gun turrets.
- Replace two of the Big Cat Gatling Lazer Canons with Mangy Cat Defence Turrets where the old MAI-1 Defence Turrets used to be.
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