Juro Tanaka
Shogun
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Intent: To create a Battlecruiser (Heavy Cruiser analog) for the Asahian fleet capable of acting as a light capital ship for the fleet as well as a heavy escort vessel.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Tanaka Orbital Shipyards
Model: Agano-class Battlecruiser
Affiliation: Asahi, Fringe
Modularity: None
Production: Mass
Material: Durasteel, Alusteel, Glassteel, and other shipbuilding materials
Description: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]As the Asahian fleet grew in size, the need for a heavier class of ship was realized. Tanaka Orbital Shipyard engineers and shipwrights worked hard to produce the next line of Asahian ship classes: The Agano Battlecruiser.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Reaching 1,000 meters in length and hefting a brutal array of weaponry, the Agano functions well as the fleet’s heavy escort and light fleet capital ship. The Agano carries a total of fifteen heavy turbolaser batteries and ten heavy, dual ion cannons. Scattered along both sides and the bow are ten cluster warhead launchers designed to overwhelm the enemy point defense and shields. The ship itself is protected by forty eight anti-fighter/anti-missile defenses broken up into three types of weapons in equal numbers. This, coupled with the ship’s deflector shielding, makes the Agano a force to be reckoned with, though it has one last trick up its sleeve. The Kaze engine is installed into the Battlecruiser, giving it the speed necessary to keep pace with the carrier forces and to engage enemy ships rapidly and on its terms.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The Agano is not without its faults, however. The Kaze Engine is prone to damage as it takes up the hangar space. Also, as the reactor is fueled by hypermatter, damage to the reactor can produce catastrophic failures. While the ship features a brutal array of weapons, the layout of the fire arcs restricts the ship to firing across multiple vectors and leaves it unable to bring all guns to bear on a single target.
Classification: Balanced Heavy Cruiser
Role: Light capital ship, heavy escort
Height: 600m
Width: 550m
Length: 1,000m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Hypermatter
Hyperdrive Rating: 1.0
Minimum Crew: 650
Optimal Crew: 1,100
Armaments: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]15 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries (6 Port, 6 Starboard, 1 Dorsal, 1 Ventral, 1 Bow)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]10 Heavy, Dual Ion Cannons (5 Dorsal, 5 Ventral)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]10 Cluster Warheads (4 Dorsal, 4 Ventral, 2 Bow)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]16 Flak Cannons (6 Port, 6 Starboard, 4 Bow)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]16 Point Defense (6 Port, 6 Starboard, 4 Bow)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]16 Quad Lasers (8 Dorsal, 8 Ventral)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Hangar: N/A[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Non-Combative Attachments: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Communications[/SIZE] [SIZE=12pt]Array[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Encryption [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Network[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Escape Pods[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Holonet Transceiver[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Deflector Shield Generator[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Detention Cells[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Life Support Systems[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Navigational Systems[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Sensor Array[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Standard Targeting Systems[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tractor Beams[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Encrypted Hypercomm[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Ranger Transceiver[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Dedicated Energy Receptors[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Kaze Engine[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Passenger Capacity: 500
Cargo Capacity: 9,000 tonnes
Consumables: 12 Months
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 5[/SIZE]
