Olivia Dem'adas
Chief of Clan Dem'adas
Intent: To expand on lore, quantify some fun canon sources, and to create NPC opposition for Firefist.
Image Source: Jupiter Ascending, Here,
Canon Link: Nagai Spider Battleship (Syalaan), Swoop Cruiser, Yulari Cruiser, Nagai Frigate, Nagai Corvette, Longneck Transport (Kreytaka), Nagai Slave Ship, Nagai Starfighter,
Primary Source: NA
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Faruun Shipyards / Clan Dem'adas Corp of Engineers
Model: Aquila-class Nagai Transport
Affiliation: Nagai Expeditionary Force / Dar'tome Mando'ade
Modularity: Limited
Production: Semi-Unique
Material:
Classification: Heavy Starfighter / Shuttle
Length: 22 meters
Squadron Count: Very Low (4)
Hyperdrive: Average
Speed: Very High
Maneuverability: Average
Defense: Low
Armament: Very High
- Sonic Cannons (Turbolaser Analog)
- Mass-Driver Cannons
- Missile Launchers
- Nagai Deflector Shields
- Anti-Concussion Field Generators
- Cloaking Device, Mag-field Generator, Thrust Trace Damper, Thermal/Vibration/Electrical Dampening Baffles
- Nagai Stellar Reactor
- Ion Shielding, Cap Drains, and Combat De-Ionizers
- Maneuvering Thrusters and Repulsors, Ion Drives, Etheric Rudders,
- Advanced Sensor Suite (DER, HSI, EPR, AS, ETS)
- Advanced Tracking and Targeting Computer
- Standard Combat Communications Suite
- Advanced Navigation Computer
- Powerful sensor suite along the top and bottom arc of the craft
- Advanced sonic weapons that can damage hostile ships without needing to 'penetrate' armor plating
- Missiles and Mass-Drivers can be utilized while cloaked
- Maneuverability based on Etheric Rudders, not Manuvering Thrusters
- Very limited maneuverability when stationary
- Reliant upon speed and stealth, the ship has very limited defenses
- Sonic weaponry, while powerful, can be mitigated by various technologies and tactics
- Cannot utilize deflector shields and cloak at the same time
- Though the ship utilizes an advanced stealth suite, without a Gravitic Modulator, the ship can be detected by advanced Gravitic Sensors, such as a Crystal Gravfield Trap
Somewhere between a shuttle, a yacht, and an elite starfighter, the Aquila Transport is an advanced support ship utilized by the Nagai "Sea-Spider" class of Battleships. The transport sports exotic sonic weapons, advanced stealth technology, and a very fast ion drive.
Adorned with what many mistake for solar sails, the Aquila sports massive fin-like structures that incorporate Etheric Rudder, Solar Collector, and sensor panel technology into a single, complex-but-elegant structure. Though the ship is equipped with a suite of traditional military sensors, most of these systems are used secondarily to the vast network of sensor panels worked into the flat sides of the ship's fins. These panels are capable of detecting various waveform emissions with great accuracy and at extreme ranges, though only along a single facing per-panel. While this affords the ship excellent awareness on her dorsal and ventral sides as she flies, it does little to detect threats along the fore and aft arc of the ship. If necessary, the ship can adjust the positioning of her fins for fore or aft detection with this powerful network of sensors, but most captains avoid such maneuvers as doing so will drastically reduce the speed of the ship.
Much like their infantry, Nagai Alliance warships favor an advanced form of Sonic Weaponry as their primary armament. These weapons share a cursory similarity with the ancient Pseudosonic Beamers, but are far more advanced and much more lethal. These weapons, while comparable to Turbolasers in a cursory sense, produce spheres of projected energy that, upon contact with a solid object or energy field, detonate into a powerful omnidirectional blast of sonic energy. These sonic weapons are supported by an assortment of advanced Mass-driver Cannons firing exotic ammunition similar to Cacophanizer Shells. Somewhat similar to HE rounds, these shells explode upon impact and produce a powerful concussive blast upon detonation.
While both of these weapons can cause damage to the exterior plating of a ship, their lethality comes from their ability to send shockwaves through the outer plating of a starship and into the underlining structure. Here, under the outer skin of the ship, the concussive waves created by these weapons are capable of causing intense vibrations that can sheer structural supports and collapse rooms and hallways within the outer layers of the ship. Similarly, these weapons are known to transfer vibrational energy directly into the atmosphere of an impacted ship where shockwaves of compressed air can travel through rooms and along hallways. So intense are these shockwaves that they can cause the internal organs of nearby, unprotected crew members to explode as the shockwave passes through their bodies. Even distant and protected crew often suffer from intense pain and disorientation should their ship be poorly equipped to deal with the effects of these sonic weapons.
The Yulari-class Nagai Cruiser also arms itself with an assortment of missile launchers, primarily utilizing advanced Collapsium Missiles that, upon detonation, produce a devastating shock-wave similar to that of a Seismic Charge. A number of point defense, repeating sonic blasters also adorn the ship.
