Alric Kuhn
Handsome K'lor'slug
Affiliation: Closed Market
Manufacturer: Arceneau Trade Company | Haven Shipyards
Model: Maladi-Class Strike Frigate
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Terenthium&Desh, Durasteel
Classification: Strike Frigate
Length: 460m
Width: 320m
Height: 260m
Armament:
- Ten Heavy Long-Range Quad Turbolaser Turrets
- Ten Heavy Dual Ion Cannon Turrets
- Ten Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers
- Fifteen Heavy Concussion Missile Launchers
- Twenty Point Defense Cannons
- 2 Squadrons
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Long-Range Communications Array
- Advanced Double Redundant Shield Generator
- Reinforced Hull
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Advanced Sensor Array
Speed Rating: 9
Hyperdrive Class: 1.0 Backup 5.0
Strengths:
Miniaturization: Titan Industries for nearly a decade now has been the leading Corporation in the field of miniaturization. This means that Titan is all about making bigger things smaller. This corporate design philosophy began with the ship now known as the Dark Blade. The concept and design for the vessel was that of a ship holding the length of a Light Star Destroyer with the firepower of a heavy Command Ship. This then lead into the creation of the Wyyrlok whose firepower far eclipses other vessels of its class, and then ultimately accumulated in the creation of the Immortal, a ship that could take on entire fleet when properly used. This philosophy follows into the heart of the Maladi, and all of Titans accumulated experienced in miniaturization has gone into making this small ship incredibly efficient in every capacity.
Automation: Because of its small size Titan Industries found it necessary to find an alternative means of finding space. A way was found with the idea of automation, rigging systems to be run by a series of cybernetics instead of manpower. This process was aided by the design of the clever scientists at Hegemonic Automaton. More than half of the Maladi's systems are not run by organics. This means that the crew count of the Maladi is astoundingly low for its size, sitting at a number of thirty optimum. This lack of crew means the Maladi has less of a need for crew quarters, refreshers, and other amenities normally reserved for living beings. This allows more space for weapons, reactor, shields, and ships.
Armament: What makes the Maladi so powerful is the fact that even though it is a relatively small ship, its armament is large enough to allow for engagements with much more powerful weapons. Due to the automation and the miniaturization featured on the ship it's weapon capacity was increased nearly threefold, allowing for more powerful weapons to be fitted that draw from a more powerful reactor.
Weaknesses:
Weakspot: The Greatest flaw of the Maladi Class is the fact that its Hangar is quite literally open. The location of the Hangar is situated directly on the top of the vessel. The weakness in this is quite simple, the hangar sits open, containing no doors and only having a powerful rayshield to hold back the vacuum of space as well as in comming missiles. This Hangar however is still a massive weakness as if a vessel were to get in above the Maladi they could inflict massive damage upon the ship, though doing this would be difficult.
Boarding: As stated above, due to the automation process of the Maladi class this ship has vastly reduced crew count. Though this crew count is usually strengthened by the stationing of defense droids within the Maladi the ship is still far more susceptible to boarding tactics than other ships. If a Jedi, or even a Sith, strike squad were to board the Maladi they would almost certainly succeed in taking the ship, unless met with some unknown outside form of resistance.
Reactor: The reactor of the Maladi is essentially an overbuffed Frigate Reactor. The powersource of the Maladi creates a tremendous amount of energy for its many weapons. Due to this the reactor is somewhat unstable and its destruction can cause quite a bit of damage. An example of this is quite simple. If two Maladi's sit besides one another and one has a damaged and failing reactor that is about to go critical, the reactors overloading and subsequent explosion will entirely destroy the Maladi beside it.
Description:
The Maladi Class Strike Frigate is the accumulative knowledge and application of a design Philosophy that has held within Titan Industries since the construction of the Dark Blade Class Dreadnought.
The Maladi is the perfect example of miniaturization. It is a small ship compared to other vessels that Titan has Produced, topping out at only four hundred and sixty meters. Despite this however the Maladi is probably one of the most powerful vessels that Titan Industries has ever produced. The ship itself is capable of going toe to toe with most Star Destroyers, having the firepower of a much larger ship an the ability to hold its own against much bigger enemies.
This ship was created after the perfection of technology.
Titan Industries has long since believed that bigger is not always better. This idea started with the Dark Blade Class Dreadnoughts. These ships were designed as Artillery support, and were built around the facet of having a smaller ship with more powerful weapons. As a result the Dark Blade spans only a single kilometer while having the firepower of a ship that most would call far above an Imperial Star Destroyer.
This same philosophy was then taken up with the Wyyrlok Class Star Destroyer. Though that ship holds a more aesthetically pleasing design and comparatively less weaponry the idea of miniaturization still holds strongly within the Wyyrlok, the ship holding much more firepower and a greater amount of support fighters than anything the One Sith had fielded before it.
The design philosophy of Miniaturization however came to a true crux when Titan Industries began to production of the titanic Immortal Class Dreadnoughts. These ships, though lumbering, slow, and greater in size than an Imperial Star Destroyer still hold a tremendous amount of firepower. The vessel has enough weapons and shield to suite half an Executor Class Super Star Destroyer and is widely believed to be one of the most powerful Ships in the entire galaxy due to the sheer amount of firepower it brings into a battle.
So, through the lessons taught by the Dark Blade, Wyyrlok, and eventually the Immortal, Titan Industries began to design of a new ship.
This ship would hold true to the same philosophy of miniaturization, and would remain small while containing more powerful.
What this design eventually brought about was the Maladi Class Strike Frigate. This ship, as stated before was relatively small, containing more firepower than one could believe would fit in such a small space. However, due to the multitude of technological advanced made in previous ships, Titan along with the aid of Hegemonic Automatons automation systems was able to squeeze more systems aboard the Maladi than most ever thought possible
The Ship itself follows in the design of the Wyyrlok Class Star Destroyer. Its slim almost life like physique offered an aesthetically pleasing look to the vessel while also allowing for the proper mounting of weapon systems throughout the hull, allowing for swivel turrets and weaponry. The ship appears to be a cousin of its Larger counterpart, and comes equipped with many of the same inside features, though as stated before the ship is much smaller on the inside with much of its systems being automated.
In the end, The Maladi Class Strike Frigate is the result of well learned lessons in miniaturization, efficiency, and overall design aspects that Titan Industries has come to understand over the last decade.
Despite the estrange and strained relationship between Alric Kuhn and Danger Arceneau, the Titan CEO would gift his best friend a token for the Queen of Trade prior to his 'disappearance.' This included the design and rights to the Maladi Class Strike Frigate, stating the following:
I ask you to do something for me. There is something I have for you. Something I know you'll need. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but some day. Titan Station. You know where it is. It's yours. On it you'll find the plans for the Maladi, the greatest ship Titan ever built. Copy them, burn them, use them to destroy the One Sith's fleet. I don't care, they're yours. I know it isn't much, but I know you can use it.
Unable to destroy the fruits of his efforts, Danger Arceneau would bring the same production quality as Titan had before through her own company.
Although not immediately available, Danger would wrestle with the desire to no longer produce the Maladi or to profit from it. Perhaps, in an emotional strain at realizing that despite Alric's betrayal, he still was very much a part of her and she missed him.
Development Thread:
Maladi's Plans being Nearly captured by Pirates
The Automation System
Rebuilding of the Corellian Shipyards Where the Maladi Will be Produced
Building Of the Maladi's Primary Shipyards Outside of OS Space
Intent: To create one of the most powerful ships in the galaxy that will become a symbol of automation, miniaturization, and efficiency.
Who Can Use This: Those who buy from Arceneau Trade and Haven Shipyards through direct contact with Danger Arceneau. Very limited closed market sales.
Primary Source:
http://starwarsrp.ne...-the-immortals/
http://starwarsrp.ne...star-destroyer/
http://starwarsrp.ne...s-dreadnoughts/
