Approved Starship Vilifier-class Star Destroyer (N&Z Umbrella Corporation Production Model)

[Ronhar Tane]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an updated and upgraded variant of the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer using technology from the N&Z Umbrella Corporation, First United Astral Engineering and the Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate
• Image Source:
  • Deviantart Link, image created by Nano-Core
  • Catbox Link
  • Imgur Link
• Canon Link: Venator-class Star Destroyer.
• Permissions:
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • First United Astral Engineering
  • Bido Roz'lyn , permission given here
• Primary Source: Wookieepedia.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer:
  • Mahporeem Imperial Remnant
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • Kuat Drive Yards
• Affiliation:
  • N&Z Umbrella Corporation
  • Customers of the N&Z Umbrella Corporation
• Market Status: Closed Market.
• Model: Vilifier-class Star Destroyer.
• Production: Limited.
• Material:
  • Electronic Components
  • Reinforced Durasteel Plating
  • Quinta-Polycarbonite Lamellar Compound

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Carrier.
• Length: 1,137 meters.
• Width: 548 meters.
• Height: 268 meters.
• Armament: High.
  • 8 Dual NZ HP2 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons
  • 6 Dual NZ HP1 Turbolaser Cannons
  • 52 NZ ARD-1 Mono Type Point Defense System Turrets
  • 6 Tractor Beam Projectors
  • 6 Deck Guns
  • 1 SPHA-T Heavy Turbolaser
    • Proton Beam Cannon
  • 4 Quad Barreled NZ RTL1 Launchers with FAE/WH-04 Universal Missile Platforms installed
    • NZ RP-1CM Cluster Missile
    • NZ RP-2SB Short Burst Projectile
    • NZ RP-3GMIM Guided Mass Incendiary Missile
    • NZ Warp Star - Type RED Warhead
    • NZ BR-18 'Shredder'
• Defenses: Very High.
  • NZ SAP-2A SSA
  • NZ SSP-SEPTIMUS
  • NZ CoreCom Scammer
  • NZ CoreComm Disruptor
  • NZ Thanatos ECM/A Suite
  • FAE/S-19 Shield Frequency Scrambler
  • AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
  • Additional Interior/Exterior Armor Plating
• Hangar Space: Very High, 9 squadrons of 20 ships.
• Hangar Allocations:
  • Starfighters: 7 squadrons
  • Support Craft: 2 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating:
  • Average (Baseline)
  • High (With AIMS engaged)
  • Low (With SLAB engaged)
• Speed Rating:
  • Low (Baseline)
  • Average (With SLAB engaged)
  • Very Low (With AIMS engaged)
• Hyperdrive: Yes.
  • Class 1.0
  • Class 10.0 (Backup)

STANDARD FEATURES

• Targeting Computers
• NZ C.H.A.R.M.01 Reactors
• NZ Hermes 980HIF/SE engines
• NZ OS-HD3H Hyperdrive system
• NZ SLAB-01 SubLight AfterBurner
• NZ AIMS-01 Active Internal Maneuverability System

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• ZEUS Mk II
• Proton Mk I Droid Brain
• Dornean Software Systems
  • T.E.C.M.I.S
  • P.A.F.I.E.S
  • O.S.I.V.P
• ATHENA DCOS-1M [DIrect Central Operating System]
• All laser cannons and turbolaser cannons have been upgraded with Dornean Plasma

STRENGTHS

• Fleet carrier: The Vilifier-class Star Destroyer operates primarily as a carrier, being able to hold an impressively large amount of starfighters and support craft, that being 9 squadrons in total
• Versatile: Though ostensibly a fleet carrier, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer can act in a number of different roles, including as a command ship, an assault ship and even as a landing ship
• Atmospheric Maneuvering: Though they are massively large objects, Vilifiers are capable of both maneuvering in a planet's atmosphere and landing on a planet's surface without the assistance of specialized technology
• Heavily Armored: The Vilifier-class Star Destroyer is capable of taking an inordinate amount of punishment for a ship of its size due to its additional interior and exterior armor
• Additional weaponry: To make the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer more competitive in battle, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant has updated its weaponry and given the vessel additional armament
• Automated: Much of the ship is heavily automated, allowing the vessel to operate with a much reduced crew, saving space for additional troops, vehicles and supplies

WEAKNESSES

• Underarmed: Though the upgrades provided to the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer has made the vessel more potent in combat, the ship is generally rather underarmed when facing comparably sized vessels
• Poor ship to ship combatant: Generally speaking, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer should attempt to stay away from ship to ship engagements with vessels of its own size, though its weaponry can still deal impressive damage to those types of ships
• Less starfighter capacity: Though still capable of carrying an impressive number of starfighters, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer actually carries less starfighters than the Venator-class Star Destroyer does: 180 to the Venator's 420
• Hangar Doors: The original Venator-class Star Destroyer had a serious design flaw: its hangar doors opened and closed quite slowly, leaving the vessel vulnerable to attack. This design flaw has been carried over to the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer, and is even more pronounced due to the heavier hangar door armor, though the addition of a SPHA-T Turbolaser turret somewhat offsets this
• Slow: The Vilifier-class Star Destroyer is a rather slow moving ship, even when its SLAB subsystem is activated
• Automated: Since much of the ship is heavily automated, this leaves the ship with a much smaller than usual crew, leaving it vulnerable to boarding actions and making it more difficult to respond to internal malfunctions and emergencies

DESCRIPTION

Prior to the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant's ascension into the Imperial Confederation, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer was one of the most important starships still operating with the Mahporeem Imperial Navy, though the class of ship has been overshadowed due to the availability of more modern designs. Nonetheless, the Imperial Remnant believes that the Vilifier still has a place in the galaxy, and has set out to upgrade the ship with new technology.

To accomplish this, the Imperial Remnant sourced components from the N&Z Umbrella Corporation, First United Astral Engineering and the Dornean Braha'ket Fleetworks Conglomerate while simultaneously adding their own modifications. Nearly all of the Vilifier's weapons and defenses were replaced with N&Z Umbrella Corporation examples, while the Imperial Remnant looked back to Clone Wars era strategies by adding Deck Guns and a SPHA-T Heavy Turbolaser. Though the ship is still somewhat underarmed when compared to other similarly sized vessels, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer is now far more capable in combat than it was previously before.

Of course, the Vilifier's greatest combat asset remains its ability to carry 9 squadrons worth of starfighters and support craft into battle, along with its greatly increased interior and exterior armor plating. Though somewhat antiquated, the Vilifier-class Star Destroyer can truly hold her own in most situations, and provides most fleets with a good amount of value for a ship of its size.

 

[MANIAC]

Ronhar Tane

Very cool sub again!

Approved.