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Affiliation: Open Market
Manufacturer: Kotass Industries
Model: VCC
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Durasteel And glasteel view ports
Classification: Artillery Cruiser
Length: 600 meters
Width: 500 meters
Height: 500 meters
Armament: 4x Hyper velocity cannons
12x Heavy long range turbo Cannons
8x long range ion cannons
8x Antimatter Torpedoes
10x Ion torpedoes
Hangar: 1x admata class drop ship
Special Features:
- Communications Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Advanced Deflector Shield Generator
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Advanced Targeting Systems
- Tractor Beams x2
Speed Rating: 12
Hyper drive Class: 2
Strengths: Good long range weapons array
Good targeting systems
Good shielding
Excellent forward firing capabilty
Weaknesses: No point defense
No standard range weapons
Can not land on a planet
No rear firing arch
Description: The vortex class Artillery cruiser is designed to give any fleet, capable of blowing holes into other ship that comes its way, before it can get close enough to do the same. To this end it had been fitted with a decent shielding system, and has good target system. Though it does need fighter protection and point defense has suffered as a result, as its primary aim to hit big ships hard. So as result it would need escorts, to protect them from major missile attack or attacks from fighter formations.
Its primary armament is four high velocity cannons, these are all forward facing. They are mounted near the nose of ship, and the ship needs to use its maneuvering thrusters to aim them. It then has a secondary armament twelve heavy long range turbo lasers matched with eight long range ion cannons. These are mounted with forward arch, on each wing of the ship each has three of turbo lasers and two ion beams. This armament allows the ship to snipe at its enemy formation before it can close in, but those that do get a nasty surprise as it also pack anti matter torpedoes, and ion torpedoes to weaken the shields further enemy ship. The ion torpedo launchers have timing mechanism with them, to make sure they hit before the anti matter ones to make sure maximum damage is possible.
The wing formation on the ship, whilst does maximize its forward firing capabilities. Does come with its own problems, one it can't land on a planet, so has shuttles and use space dry docks when it needs repairs. Also means that it has no rear facing weapons ether, which can cause problems if a fast ships get in close to it. That said it does give a strong capability to destroy enemy big ships, thanks to wing system.
Development Thread: na
Intent: To create an artilerry ship for people to be scared of
Who Can Use This: The Empire
