Ayden Cater
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Affiliation: Omega Protectorate
Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering
Modularity: No
Production: Mass Produced
Material: Durasteel-Titanium Alloy (Hull Plating), Quadanium (Structural Frame), Glasteel (Viewports)
Classification: Cruiser
Length: 500 meters
Width: 185 meters
Height: 95 meters
Armament: 15/12//10 Fore/Side/Rear
- Two Heavy Mini-Javelin Hypervelocity Cannons
- Ten Dual Heavy Mass Driver Cannon Turrets
- Eight Cluster Concussion Missile Pods
- Twenty-Four Flak Cannon Turrets
Hangar:
Primary Configuration
Alternate Configuration
- Fifty-Six Droppods
Special Features: None
Maneuverability Rating: 15
Speed Rating: 11
Hyperdrive Class:
- Primary: Class 1.5
- Secondary: Class 12
Durable Defenses - The Unyielding-class is constructed with a high degree of craftsmanship in the hull design. Plates woven in criss-crossing micro-combs afford the ship remarkable durability. This reinforced hull combined with emergency bulkheads gives the class the ability to fight on long after other ships would have succumbed. Field tests have shown that the ship can be compromised across more than eighty percent of its hull and remain moderately active in fleet engagements.
Weaknesses:
Poor Maneuverability - The Unyielding-class Cruiser relies heavily on its exceptional hull strength as the ship has very poor maneuverability. Turning more like a Star Destroyer than a cruiser, it is difficult for the ship to reorient in the midst of a fleet battle.
Short-Duration Combat - Relying heavily on munitions for combat effectiveness, the Unyielding-class has difficulty engaging in sustained combat. Once its munitions run out, it is left virtually defenseless until all of its weapons can be reloaded, a process that can take upwards of ten minutes for some systems. Thus if a target is left capable of engaging while the Unyielding is depleted in munitions, the fight will rapidly swing against the ship.
Description: Conceived in a CEC think tank on Druckenwell, the ship that would come to be designated as the Unyielding-class Cruiser was born of a need for a smaller, more durable cruiser. Excubitors, while a venerable design that had served the Protectorate well, simply were not up to the task of direct combat.
Thus the first task set out by the think tank was to design a cruiser with unprecedented durability. Crisscrossing durasteel-titanium shells in a comb fashion allowed for the ship to sustain punishment from ships much larger than itself. Emergency bulkheads complimented this feature, allowing the ship to continue combat operations while others would be forced to retreat or face assured destruction. Such reinforcements necessitated a cutting back of maneuvering thrusters, making it exceptionally difficult for the craft to reorient.
Armed with an array of heavy mass drivers and a handful of incredibly powerful long-ranged mass driver cannons, the Unyielding-class aims to apply overwhelming force to its targets in a minimal amount of time. To this end the mass drivers are designed to rapidly deplete target shield facings, unable to effectively disperse the energy compared to a turbolaser, and then follow up with intense bursts with missiles to damage and destroy weapon emplacements and exterior systems. This does mean that any craft that can withstand this simple tactic is often beyond the Unyielding-class for engagements without the aid of other friendly combat vessels.
Fighters and dropships are stored in hangers along the port and starboard, with two fighters and a dropship per hanger cell. The decision for this separation was made to keep the hangers secure from weapons fire, though it does mean combat retrieval of support craft can be a lengthy process better left to after fighting has ended. If necessary, one or both hangers can be converted in their entirety to allow for the deployment of drop pods though this is more of a theoretical modification than one in actual field use as the Protectorate does not widely use drop pods.
- Emergency Bulkheads
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Heavy Deflector Shield Generator
- Holonet Transceiver
- Long-Range Communications Array
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Tractor Beam (x4)
Intent: To develop a smaller command ship for more junior Protectorate officers
