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Alliance One, Censorate-class Executive Cruiser
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create a suitable vessel for the Chancellor of the Galactic Alliance
- Image Source: Paul Chadeisson
- Canon Link: Consular Ship
- Permissions:
- Primary Source: N/A
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Trade Federation subsidiaries, including
- Affiliation: Galactic Alliance - Office of the Chancellor
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Censorate-class Executive Cruiser
- Production: Unique
- Material:
- Ferroceramic
- Alusteel/quadranium alloy
- Farium
- Laminasteel
- Various starship components
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Executive Cruiser
- Length: 5,000m
- Width: 3,400m
- Height: 1,150m
- Armament: Low
- Limited heavy turbolasers
- Limited turbolasers
- Limited ion cannons
- Numerous point-defence laser canons
- Limited concussion missile launchers
- Limited proton torpedo launchers
- Defenses: Extreme
- Deflector shields:
- Hull:
- Ferroceramic armour plating
- Alusteel/quadranium alloy outer hull fitted with micropoles
- Farium inner hull equipped with anticoncussion fields
- Laminasteel frame incorporating with energy sinks
- Active countermeasures:
- Warhead countermeasures, including chaff, flares and missile deactivators
- Ion/electromagnetic countermeasures, including cap drains, de-ionizers and an electromagnetic shield
- Tractor beams countermeasures, including shearing planes and tractor beam shrouds
- Passive countermeasures:
- Low observability technology, including sensor masks, sensor shrouds, optical shields, bafflers, scramblers, and photon absorbers
- Electronic countermeasures, including sensor jammers, sensor disruptors, and false energy signature projectors
- Hanger Space: Base: 5
- Hanger Allocations:
- Starfighers: 2 squadrons
- Support Craft: 3 squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: Very High
- High output maneuvering jets
- Oversized attitude, lateral and trim thrusters
- Advanced ion stream deflectors
- Speed Rating: Extreme
- Enhanced primary ion engines
- Secondary ion engines
- Augmented repulsorlifts
- Primary hypermatter annihilator reactor cores
- Secondary fusion generator reactor cores
- Hyperdrive: Yes
- Hyperdrive Class: 1.2
- Backup: 3.8
STANDARD FEATURES
- Life support systems
- Escape pods
- Damage control systems
- Navigational systems
- Flight control and avionics systems
- Inertial dampeners
- Targeting systems
- Detention blocks
- Blastdoors
- Internal security fields
- Docking bays
- Infirmaries
- Distress beacons
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
- Advanced communications suite, incorporating encryption modules, pyrowalls, socketguards and security software
- Advanced sensor suite, including com-scan, magnaband scope, hyperwave signal interceptor, hyperwave warning, dedicated energy receptor, life form indicator, energy wave detector, full-spectrum transceiver, proximity sensor, and magnetic signature sensor, aural sensors
- Extensive bureaucratic offices, conference rooms and executive suites equipped with long-range holoprojectors, display screens, securely networked terminals, information retrieval systems and supercomputers.
STRENGTHS
- Extensive active and passive defence systems provide robust protection to crew and passengers
- High-performance ion engines powered by numerous hypermatter annihilator reactors give Alliance One impressive speed for a vessel of its size
- Vast space for bureaucrats and officials allows the Chancellor to conduct business in every corner of the galaxy
WEAKNESSES
- Carries significantly fewer weapons than other battlecruiser-sized vessels
- Limited fighter complement creates a reliance on escort vessels
- Wide profile and an exposed bridge creates a large target for enemy gunners
- Due to its size Alliance One is unable to land on planet surfaces and is reliant on shuttles to ferry personnel and equipment
DESCRIPTION
In the Galactic Alliance’s fledgling days, all official business could be easily transacted on Coruscant. But as the borders of the Alliance ever widened, so too did the distances between member planets. While the holonet allows meetings to be conducted in realtime from anywhere in the galaxy, there is still great value in meeting face to face, especially when building trust with worlds seeking to join the Alliance.
While various civilian and military transports had been used historically to transport the Chancellor between Alliance worlds, the risk of attack while transitting through neutral or hostile star systems necessitated a significant military escort. With the Galactic Alliance Defence Force committed to fighting the Sith threats new and old, there arose a need for a vessel capable of defending itself against enemy onslaughts and ensure that the Chancellor arrives unharmed.
The vessel was to be fast yet heavily armoured, be capable of hosting important summits and allowing the Chancellor to work from anywhere in the galaxy, and also act as a symbol of Alliance might, unity and prosperity. Should the unimaginable ever happen and Coruscant was to fall, the vessel also needed to serve as a mobile command and control centre, capable of coordinating the GADF from anywhere in the galaxy.
In 864ABY, then-Vice Chancellor Aerarii Tithe was charged with procuring a suitable vessel for the Chancellor to use in their capacity as the leader of the Alliance. With his strong links - and questionable pecuniary interests - Tithe commissioned the omnipotent Trade Federation to design and construct the vessel, based on specifications provided by the Office of the Chancellor. Numerous TF subsidiaries undertook construction, including REC, Technoid Manfactorum and Liquidity Textiles, all of which brought their galaxy-leading expertise to the project. Upon completion the cruiser was christened Alliance One, with further similar vessels planned.
Given its role of transporting the Chancellor of the Galactic Alliance, Alliance One was designed with a multi-layer defensive approach in mind. The executive cruiser’s thick hull is constructed for various energy- and impact-resistance materials, complemented by technological solutions to provide added strength and resilience. Alliance One’s powerful hypermatter annihilator reactors power three overlapping shield arrays to protect against many forms of enemy weaponry. Despite this, the designs acknowledged that even the most powerful shields and the most robust hull have a breaking point. As such, Alliance One employs several active and passive countermeasures to defeat enemy attacks, including electronic attacks and tractor/pressor beams.
Given the need to act as a mobile office for the Chancellor, the cruiser is equipped with powerful hyperdrives and enhanced ion thrusters to give the vessel outstanding speed despite its size. Oversized maneuvering thrusters and powerful repulsorlifts provide the agility needed for the massive ship to transit hard to navigated areas denied to larger, lumbering battlecruisers. Despite this, the colossal dimensions of Alliance One render it unable to land on planetary surfaces, instead of relying on its fleet of shuttles to ferry passengers and guests down to the surface below.
An extensive network of meeting rooms, offices and workstations throughout Alliance One allows the Chancellor and the accompanying bureaucracy to ensure that the wheels of the Alliance continue to turn even when away from Coruscant. High-powered supercomputers and secured holonet terminals allow data from anywhere in the Alliance to be accessed, allowing far-reaching decisions and legislation to be made regardless of the vessel’s current location. Meeting rooms can quickly be configured to meet the environmental needs of visiting dignitaries, with customisable quarters and skilled chefs able to cater to representatives of practically any species.
These extensive systems come at a cost. The cruisers powerful defences and massive engines leave little room for offensive systems. Alliance One packs a significantly weaker punch than comparative vessels, with its weapons configured primarily for defence or to lay down range covering fire while it prepares to jump away to hyperspace.
The cruisers undersized hangers and docking bays are configured to carry shuttles and dropships for ferrying passengers and supplies to nearby planets or other vessels. The two fighter squadrons assigned to Alliance One are tasked to perform ceremonial escort duties or flyovers. When forced to protect the massive ship, their doctrine is focused on buying time for the vessel to flee to safety rather than conducting preemptive strikes against enemy ships.
Alliance One saw action at Ziost and Csilla and in 869ABY completed a refit and refresh by the Hayata Corporation to reflect the aesthetic tastes of the new Chancellor.
- Converted dreadnaught template to battlecruiser
- New image and credits
- New class name
- Hayata permission added
- Classification amended
- Lenght, width and height amended
- Hanger rating and allocations reduced
- Speed and maneuverability ratings increased
- Additional paragraph covering recent history
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