Captain Larraq
Capitalist
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Credit: Eve Online
Intent: To create a support corvette that can deploy Space Mines
Development Thread: NA
Manufacturer: Mandal Hypernautics
Model: Yai'vhey-class Corvette (“Womb full of Ordnance” in Galactic Basic)
Affiliation: Mandalorian Navy, Hyperion Security, Open Market,
Modularity: None
Production: Minor Production
Material: Alusteel, Durasteel, and other common construction materials
Description:
Lightly armed and armored, the Yai'vhey Corvette is a specialized support frigate for the Mandalorian Navy and other interested parties. The ship has a split-hull design with a flanking structure to the left and right of the main hull. To the rear of these two structures are launch bays used for the deployment of Space Mines. Once the interior crew, droids, and cargo tractor beams have managed to activate the mines and safely launch them from the craft, a series of six light tractor beam projectors take hold of the small mines and strategically position them at their appropriate place in the minefield being deployed by the corvette. Each mine deployed via this craft is armed either via a physical timer or a remote activation signal, enabling the Yai'vhey Corvette to safely deploy its payload without risk of blowing itself up. This design allows for an extremely efficient deployment and uniform placement of mines, but requires that the ship move at relatively slow speeds while deploying mines and limits the ship to deploying only 6 mines at a time. While the mines can be armed prematurely or deployed at a faster than normal rate, doing as much will often end in disaster either by risking a premature detonation or the mines themselves colliding with one another. Furthermore, simply 'dumping' the entire complement of mines out the back of the hanger bays is a terrible, terrible idea that (at the very least) results in a very poor dispersion pattern and leaves the rapidly dispersing mines hurling through space at whatever speed the Corvette was moving at.
The Vai'vhey Corvette is capable of operating behind enemy lines where it can deploy minefields in shipping lanes, thus disrupting the crucial logistical train of an enemy fleet. The ship was built to utilize any common mine, including contact mines, proximity mines, sleeper mines, seeker mines, and ion mines, but can also handle most specialty mines as well. The ship can hold approximately 2,000 standard contact mines. More powerful or more complex mines are typically larger than standard contact mines and take up more space. As such, when equipped with sleeper mines, proximity mines, or seeker mines the ship can only hold between 800 and 1,600 mines, depending on the size and type. There is a central cargo hold on the main hull of the ship that is usually used for storing food and supplies for the crew. There are two large cargo-bay doors on the port and starboard of the central hull, which allows for rapid resupply at a friendly shipyard or from specialized cargo vessels. When time is sensitive, the rear hanger doors can be opened to allow for quicker resupply of ordnance, though can quickly become more of a hassle than it is worth as hovering cargo-loaders and load-masters struggle to get every crate of supplies and ordnance delivered to the correct location and recorded as such. On more than one occasion this has resulted in a kitchen sink being deployed instead of a mine, and the untimely death of a very unlucky plumber.
Classification: Corvette
Role: Support Corvette
Height: 36 meters
Width: 105 meters
Length: 180 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar Ionization Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: 2 (10 backup)
Minimum Crew: 50
Optimal Crew: 250
Armament Rating: 10
Armament
Hangar: None
Non-Combative Attachments:
(6) Light Tractor Beam Projectors
Ray Shielding
Particle Shielding
Short-Range Encrypted HoloNet Transceiver
Standard Sensor Suite; including Aural Sensor
Small Medical Bay
Passenger Capacity: 100 Marines
Cargo Capacity: 2,000 Tons
Consumables: 4 Months
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 5 (2.0 Guide) 9 (3.0 Guide)
Credit: Eve Online
Intent: To create a support corvette that can deploy Space Mines
Development Thread: NA
Manufacturer: Mandal Hypernautics
Model: Yai'vhey-class Corvette (“Womb full of Ordnance” in Galactic Basic)
Affiliation: Mandalorian Navy, Hyperion Security, Open Market,
Modularity: None
Production: Minor Production
Material: Alusteel, Durasteel, and other common construction materials
Description:
Lightly armed and armored, the Yai'vhey Corvette is a specialized support frigate for the Mandalorian Navy and other interested parties. The ship has a split-hull design with a flanking structure to the left and right of the main hull. To the rear of these two structures are launch bays used for the deployment of Space Mines. Once the interior crew, droids, and cargo tractor beams have managed to activate the mines and safely launch them from the craft, a series of six light tractor beam projectors take hold of the small mines and strategically position them at their appropriate place in the minefield being deployed by the corvette. Each mine deployed via this craft is armed either via a physical timer or a remote activation signal, enabling the Yai'vhey Corvette to safely deploy its payload without risk of blowing itself up. This design allows for an extremely efficient deployment and uniform placement of mines, but requires that the ship move at relatively slow speeds while deploying mines and limits the ship to deploying only 6 mines at a time. While the mines can be armed prematurely or deployed at a faster than normal rate, doing as much will often end in disaster either by risking a premature detonation or the mines themselves colliding with one another. Furthermore, simply 'dumping' the entire complement of mines out the back of the hanger bays is a terrible, terrible idea that (at the very least) results in a very poor dispersion pattern and leaves the rapidly dispersing mines hurling through space at whatever speed the Corvette was moving at.
The Vai'vhey Corvette is capable of operating behind enemy lines where it can deploy minefields in shipping lanes, thus disrupting the crucial logistical train of an enemy fleet. The ship was built to utilize any common mine, including contact mines, proximity mines, sleeper mines, seeker mines, and ion mines, but can also handle most specialty mines as well. The ship can hold approximately 2,000 standard contact mines. More powerful or more complex mines are typically larger than standard contact mines and take up more space. As such, when equipped with sleeper mines, proximity mines, or seeker mines the ship can only hold between 800 and 1,600 mines, depending on the size and type. There is a central cargo hold on the main hull of the ship that is usually used for storing food and supplies for the crew. There are two large cargo-bay doors on the port and starboard of the central hull, which allows for rapid resupply at a friendly shipyard or from specialized cargo vessels. When time is sensitive, the rear hanger doors can be opened to allow for quicker resupply of ordnance, though can quickly become more of a hassle than it is worth as hovering cargo-loaders and load-masters struggle to get every crate of supplies and ordnance delivered to the correct location and recorded as such. On more than one occasion this has resulted in a kitchen sink being deployed instead of a mine, and the untimely death of a very unlucky plumber.
Classification: Corvette
Role: Support Corvette
Height: 36 meters
Width: 105 meters
Length: 180 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar Ionization Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: 2 (10 backup)
Minimum Crew: 50
Optimal Crew: 250
Armament Rating: 10
Armament
This ship arms itself to defend against patrolling enemy starfighters with a heavy complement of Laser Cannons and Mass-Driver Flak Cannons arranged in port and starboard broadsides.
Hangar: None
Non-Combative Attachments:
(6) Light Tractor Beam Projectors
Ray Shielding
Particle Shielding
Short-Range Encrypted HoloNet Transceiver
Standard Sensor Suite; including Aural Sensor
Small Medical Bay
Passenger Capacity: 100 Marines
Cargo Capacity: 2,000 Tons
Consumables: 4 Months
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 5 (2.0 Guide) 9 (3.0 Guide)
