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Yozusk-class Assault Cruiser
Alternatively: Yozusk-class Space Boat
Alternatively: Yozusk-class Space Boat
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a battle-oriented cruiser.
- Image Source: AdamKop on DeviantArt
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Firaxan Industries
- Affiliation: Firaxan Industries
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Yozusk-Class
- Production: Limited
- Material: Starship components,
Alusteel,
Transpirasteel,
Faraday cage components,
Turadium,
Durasteel,
Rubber,
Malachite,
Laminasteel
Quadanium
Matrix armour
- Classification: Assault Cruiser, Space boat
- Length: 920 metres
- Width: 215 metres
- Height: 155 metres
- Armament: Very High
- Standard armaments such as turbolasers and ion cannons.
- Long-range turbolasers
- Heavy turbolaser turrets
- Railguns
- Flak guns
- Torpedo tubes
- Quad laser cannons
- Missile batteries
- Concussion missiles
- Barrage rockets
- Defenses: Very High
- Standard shielding
- Point-defence laser cannons
- Antimissile octet
- Cap drains
- De-ionizers
- Heavy, partially reactive, armour plating and hull
- Hangar Space: Very Low: 2
- Hangar Allocations: (This is the allocated amounts of starfighters and support craft (dropships, shuttles,gunships,etc) this submission can hold in its hangar based on the maximum hangar space capacity listed above)
- Starfighters: 2 squadrons
- Support Craft: 0 squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: 1.0
- All standard features
- Particularly luxurious officer's quarters
- Particularly cramped crews quarters
- Long-range com set
- Advanced sensor array and sensors
- HIMS
- Defensive ACP
- Gravity well projector
- Hoard of EI-9 Network Security Droids
- RRDM
- Slave rigged
- Partially reactive armour plating
- Scanners
- Uplink devices
- Faraday shielding
- Space boat: This ship is designed, not only to operate in space, but also in oceans. It can float and traverse deep bodies of water. It is not, however, designed to operate under water.
- Brawler: This ship has very powerful armaments and defences which makes it well suited to serve at the front of space engagements or operating independently from a larger fleet.
- Smart: This ship is, aside from its powerful defences against direct blast-based attacks, also well equipped to deal with hacking, ion, missiles and other kinds of attacks. It is also slave-rigged and has a large droid crew for specialised roles which makes it less demanding in terms of manpower.
- Sabotage: The Yozusk has many automated functions and a number of functions are operated by droids. This makes successful sabotages to centralised functions very detrimental.
- Peelable: After the reactive armour is activated, the ship's armour based defences are lessened in that area, making the ship more vulnerable to focused fire there.
- Turn rate: Although it can spin at a good rate, is has a slow turn rate which makes it harder to manoeuvre.
- Low fighter support: Designed to serve on the frontlines, the Yozusk does not house a large fleet of fighters. This does, in some ways, limit its capacities and makes it less versatile than comparable ships.
The engineers and shipwrights of Firaxan Industries started to work on the designs of the Yozusk-class Assault Cruiser during the later stages of the wars against the Sith Empire. Unlike many of the company's other designs, this vessel has taken much inspiration from the Sith warships that served in the war. Named after the Dromund Kaas-native Yozusk, the ship is, in nature, more oriented towards direct engagements against hostile ships and has fewer utility functions than other ships which Firaxan Industries has designed. This early model is relatively rare as production is still limited.
With heavy armaments and a traditional flattened pyramid shape, the Yozusk packs a punch in traditional naval engagements. It is the most effective when its nose points to the targeted ship as that allows for most of its weaponry to fire at it. At the same time, it is the least effective against ships that have managed to make their way behind it. This, combined with its low manoeuvrability makes for a considerable weakness since a more nimble vessel can attempt to position itself in a position where most of the Yozusk's firepower is negated. With a low fighter count and few utility systems, the main way to counteract such a manoeuvre is for the vessel to utilise its high speed and rely on its powerful defences.
The ship is vulnerable to sabotages from within. If someone successfully hacked the ship, it could have devastating consequences. This, however, is hard to pull off from the outside as the vessel has a number of countermeasures to deploy against such a threat. These counter measures can also be used against an hostile operative working inside the ship. Still, analysts have raised concerns of long-term missions to sabotage the ship from within being a particularly troublesome prospect. From the outside, however, the Yozusk's defences are very strong. Its powerful shields and heavy armour alone makes it capable of tolerating hits that would cripple other vessels. The automatisation and internal compartmentalisation allows for the damages from particularly devastating hits to be isolated.
Some aspects of the ship still reflect the models from which the engineers found their inspiration. Clear hierarchical signs can be seen as the living quarters are divided into spacier rooms for officers. Outright luxurious cabins can be found for the commanding functions and important guests. Meanwhile, the quarters for most of the ship's crew tend to be extremely cramped. Sufficient measures have been taken to prevent the spread of disease but the food is poor, the corridors are narrow and the lack of privacy is extreme. One thing which the Manaan based company has achieved is seafaring capacities. This makes it easier for it to find landing spots on waterbearing worlds while also increasing its versatility.
