Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To update a classic SW Canon design with a few improvements.
- Image Source: The Aegis Nautilus - RSI / Star Citizen; Image Hosted on Techspot.com.
- Canon Link: Agave - Class Picket Ship.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles.
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Starship Division: Coruscanti Yards.
- Product Line: New Class Modernization Mk II (Non-Government Sponsored.)
- Model: REC/NCM02 Agave II - Class Picket Ship.
- Affiliation: Republic Engineering Corporation - Corporate Security, Closed-Market.
- Production: Minor-scale Production.
- Material:
- Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative)
- Alusteel Skeletal Frame, with Ferrocarbon Reinforcements, and Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage)
- Turadium Blast Doors and Shutters (Rapid Action)
- Glasteel Viewports
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate)
- Galven Coiling (Weapon Interiors)
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Corvette - Class Capital Ship.
- Role: Long-Range Reconnaissance, Interdiction (Small Scale.)
- Length: 120 Metres.
- Width: 80 Metres.
- Height: 60 Metres.
- Armament: Low Rating.
- [6] Dual Turbolaser Cannon Turrets [Fire-linked, Fast-track Mountings, Barbette Shielding.]
- [6] Dual Ion Cannon Turrets [Fire-linked, Fast-track Mountings, Barbette Shielding.]
- [4] Flexible Warhead Launch Tubes [Prow-mounted, Fixed Forward; Variable Payload.]
- 120 Variable Warhead Capacity.
- [10] Automated Barbette Rotary Point Defense Cannons [Automated, Fast-Track Mountings, and Fire-Linked.]
- [12] Automated Barbette Quad Point Defense Warhead Launchers [Fire-linked, Fast-track Mountings.]
- [12] Nanomissile Blister Pods, with Seeking Anti-missile Interception Protocols. (Thirty Nanomissiles per Blister.)
- [12] Automated Barbette Antimissile Octets [Automated, Fast-Track Mountings, and Fire-Linked.]
- Defences: Average Rating.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Reinforced, and Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Deflector Shielding (Ray, Particle, and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Reinforced [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Ionic Shielding.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Emergency Thrusters (Chemical Propellent and Lateral Thrusters.)
- Advanced [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Etc.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Internal Defenses.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer, Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Hangar Space: Base Rating - Zero Squadrons.
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: Not Applicable.
- Support Craft: Not Applicable.
- External Docking Ring(s) with Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High Rating.
- Speed Rating: Very High Rating.
- MGLT: 110 MGLT
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 1,450 Km/H
- Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 0.5
- Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 6.0
- Engine Unit(s): Corvette-Class Ion Engines (Seven Units)
- Primary Propulsion Method: Corvette-Class Ion Engines, with Integrated Repulsorlift Generator, and Emitters.
- Secondary Propulsion Method: Chemical Thrusters - Significant Speed Reduction, and Integrated Solar Sailor(s.)
- Primary Power Plant: Corvette-Class Hypermatter Annihilator.
- Secondary Power Plant: Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Passengers: 10 Marines (Shipboard Security Contingent.)
- Crew Complement (Optimal): 20 Officers and Enlisted Personnel, along with Integrated Droid Brains.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): 6 Officers and Enlisted Personnel, along with Integrated Droid Brains.
- Escape Craft: One Maximum-Capacity Life Ship, Four Escape Pods.
- Cargo Capacity: 250 Metric Tonnes.
- Consumables: Six Months.
- Advanced [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Avionics Package.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Meditation Chambers, Recreational Decks, Etc.)
- Trans-binary Deflector [Anti-Cosmic Radiation,] and Rad-Dampening Shields.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Magnetogravitic Shielding (Internal [Cargo Bays] and External [Concussion Shield Reinforcement: Particulate Debris.])
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Anti-Concussion Force Fields.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Thermal and Atmospheric-Friction Shielding.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Standard [Corvette-Class, Military-Grade] Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnaces.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Capabilities (Advanced Automaton, and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Pyrowalled Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Advanced Long-range Sensor Systems.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Pyrowalled Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Internalized Primary and Secondary Command Decks.
- Integrated Vanish-2 Military Sensor Masking System.
- Integrated Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Integrated Gravity Well Projector.
- ABC Scrambler Probes.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s.)
- Missile Deactivators.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Swift and Nimble, with Advanced Countermeasures and Systems.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Drones, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Reinforced Defensive Capabilities on External Emplacements.
- Pseudo-Stealth Suite - Sensor Jamming and Fooling Systems, with Secondary Propulsion Methods.
- Extremely Limited Armament - Non-dedicated Warship.
- Exposed Engine Modules (Aft-Section.)
- Limited EMP/Ion Resistance - Proximity and Potency Dependent.
- Highly Automated - Inoperable if Disabled; Automated Resuscitation Protocols.
- Pseudo-Stealth Suite - Likely to Fool Conventional Sensors, but isn't Visually Cloaked in Any Capacity.
- Activated Gravity Well - Significant Speed Reduction.
- Chemical Thrusters - Significant Speed Reduction.
With the revitalization of the New Class Modernization program, the Republic Engineering Corporation had sought to reinvigorate many of their old and outdated warships, which in turn would be offered for sale on the Galactic-stage rather than be solely bound to a single intergalactic governmental body. The second of their many labours had birthed the Agave II - Class Picket Ship, which was admittedly smaller than its predecessor but found itself equally able to carry out the same mission profile.
The Agave II - Class Picket Ship was not designed to operate as a warship, instead of taking the role of support, by either activating its gravity well to assist in small-scale planetary interdiction or utilizing its pseudo-stealth package to feed information to friendly forces. While the vessel was equipped with a modest array of weapons and countermeasures, they were meant to deter pirates and starfighters from attacking, rather than directly engaging various starships on the front lines.
What made the Agave II truly special, was the dedicated Vanish II Military Sensor Masking System, which would aid the Vessel in its duties - by fooling active sensor sweeps into believing nothing was there. This process would be done through delicate circuitry that monitored the various sensor conditions that surrounded the vessel and re-emitted them on the other side of the ship. This would ideally fool sensor systems into believing that there was a single uninterrupted section of space where the Agave II would’ve been located. Through the integration of the Vanish II Military Sensor Mask - this Recon Vessel would be able to operate close to sensors and scanners without being detected.
Naturally, the successful operation of the Military Sensor Mask came at a cost - which starved the Vessel of its combat capabilities and maneuverability, as the system wouldn’t be able to rapidly compensate for the ever-shifting emissions. In addition to that fact, the Vanish II wasn’t akin to a true Stygium or Hirbridium cloaking device and could only “shroud” themselves from sensor sweeps - but the Agave II would be detected if the vessel was within visual range. Therefore, the Vessel relied heavily on the competency of their Commander in order for the system to operate as intended.
- MODIFICATION SUMMARY:
- Updated Submission to 5.1 Factory Standards.
- Fleshed out Pseudo-Stealth Capabilities to match the Description - included Hyperlinks.
- Rewrote Armament, Defences, Standard and Advanced Features, Strengths, and Weaknesses to match REC Submissions.
- Updated Ratings to match new Factory Standards.
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