Matt the Radar Tech
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BATAHN-CLASS CHISS STAR DESTROYER
(Delegate-Class)
- Intent: To submit a limited production Star Destroyer for the Chiss Ascendancy, based on the Voritor prototype.
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- Canon Link: Victory I-Class Star Destroyer, the Chimaera
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: The Voritor
- Manufacturer: Chiss Ascendancy
- Model: Batahn-Class Chiss Star Destroyer
- Affiliation: Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet; for use by Captain ranks or higher in CEDF
- Production: Limited
- Material: Duranium-Trimantium hull, Quadanium frame and reinforcement, Durasteel, Turadium blast-doors/shutters, Glasteel viewports, Agrinium reactor shielding
- Classification: Command Ship
- Length: 2000m
- Width: 600m
- Height: 350m
- Armament: Very High
MM-1 Megamasers - MI-1 Ion Cannon batteries
- Spitfire Laser Cannons
- Slingshot Railguns
- Power Crystal Turrets
- Laser & Ion Point-Defense Cannons
- Anti-Missile Octets
- Flak Cannons
- Heavy Tractor Beam Projectors
- General purpose warhead tubes (ordinance: Mag Pulse Torpedoes, Shock Nets, Flechette Missiles, Assault Concussion Missiles, Advanced Cluster Missiles, Advanced Proton Torpedoes, Ion Torpedoes, Type-B Homing Mines, Discord Missiles, Interdiction Mines, EM-03 Missiles, Intruder Missiles)
- Defenses: High
Deflector Shield - Redundant PulseScreen Recharge Shield
- Warhead Countermeasures
[*]Hangar: Low (4)
- Typically fields varied squadrons of Chiss Droid Fighters, Nssis-Class Fangcraft, Nssis-Class Clawcraft, Nssis-Class Clawcraft-X, FC-15 Bombers, Preybird-Class Starfighters and/or Tether Ships
[*]Support Craft Hangar: 3
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average
STANDARD FEATURES
This ship retains all of the military-grade features of its class, notably:
- Communication Systems:
CS-Echo Communications Suite - CS-Laser Communications Projector
- Infrared Illumigrids
[*]Environmental Systems:
- Artificial Gravity
- Brig
- Distress Beacon
- Escape Pods
- Environmental Converter
- Inertial Dampers
- Infantry Barracks
- Infantry Drop Pods
- Vehicle Drop Pods
- Life Support
Backup Life Support
[*]Medical Bay
[*]Navigation Systems
[*]Ray Shields
[*]Anticoncussion Fields
[*]Propulsion Systems:
[*]Ion Drives
[*]HIMS
[*]Maneuvering Jets
[*]Repulsorlifts
[*]Sensor and Targeting Systems:
- CS-Seeker Tracking/Targeting System
- CS-Overseer Sensor Suite
- Long-Range Sensor Suite (HSI/DER/EPR/AS)
- Anti-ion Emission Tracers
- PED-21 Distress Beacon
- ECM & ECCM Systems
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
- Cap Drains
- De-Ionizers
- Socketguards
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
Strengths:
- The Batahn boasts an impressive offensive and defensive capacity, making it suited for slugging matches with other ships of similar class.
- Spitfire Laser Cannons capable of dealing rapid, impressive damage at close ranges, with minimal energy drain.
- Utilizes a predator interdiction drive, capable of slowing vessels realspace speeds when active and nearby the Batahn, while allowing it to maintain speed.
- Armed with power crystal weapons, capable of boring holes into energy defensive shielding, exposing gaps in defenses for firing solutions.
- Heavily damaged or destroyed ablative armor panels require full replacement out of combat.
- Power crystal weapons offer little physical damage to vessels, being designed to damage energy shields specifically.
- Power crystal weapons do not affect physical defensive shielding.
- Power crystal weapons have a slow rate of fire, compared to standard laser turrets.
- Predator interdiction drive is indiscriminate in what vessels it affects, friend or foe.
- Prominent command bridge offers easily identifiable target for enemies.
- Spitfire Laser Cannons require close range of enemy vessel to be effective.
- Rear of vessel more vulnerable to attack, with limited defensive weaponry angling that direction.
The Batahn is the finalized production build of the Batahn-Class Chiss Star Destroyer line, based on the Voritor prototype, and as a result is a very new ship that hasn't been witnessed beyond the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet until now. Made for ship-to-ship warfare, the Batahn boasts an impressive array of defensive and offensive technology, making it well-suited for brunt battle contact. Due to the nature of also being a command ship, the Batahn is ideal as a mid-formation vessel, seeking to close the distance with enemies to bring all of its power to bear, but also relying on more aggressive vessels to damage enemies; and combined with an array of warhead bays, rapid-fire cannons and advanced megamaser tech, the vessel can certainly slug it out with other ships of similar class.
Equipped with the new standards of the Chiss Ascendancy, including targeting and signaling systems and hyperdrives, the Batahn is a formidable Star Destroyer capable of defending against a range of enemy vessels or threats to the boundaries of the Chiss regions. And when reinforced with support or specialist vessels, the Batahn proves its worth by reinforcing the charge, bringing a balance of power and support against the enemy.
Two less common systems on the vessel are the Predator Interdiction Drive, and the Power Crystal Weapons. The Drive is designed to emit an interdiction-like field around the Batahn, which in turn slows all vessels realspace speed within a nearby range for a brief time; this allows the Batahn several advantages, such as maintaining speed with enemy vessels that are faster, keeping enemy vessels nearby for reinforcements to arrive, etc.
The Power Crystal Weapons are designed to bore literal holes into energy defensive shields, creating openings of several dozen meters that allow the Batahn to maximize firepower in specific locations; and these shield holes last from around ten-to-twenty seconds, with each power crystal turret requiring at least double that time to cooldown and fire again. Despite being equipped on a capital class vessel, each turret hasn't necessarily had damage value increased, instead focusing on both improvement to the boring method and energy regulation and supply to allow continued fire - as opposed to smaller, freighter-class ships that have most of their systems drained with each shot. Due to the nature of these boring lasers, they are highly efficient against energy deflecting shields, but lack any real damage to physical surfaces or physical deflecting shielding; additionally, they are near ineffective against hull, as they rapidly lose energy once affecting an energy shield and consequently burn out before reaching most vessels plating.
For a production line vessel that was based on a prototype, the Batahn has exceeded Fleet Command expectations, and while it maintains the same overall level of offensive capacity, the advancement in megamaser technology has resulted in some systems being adjusted or removed for proper power regulation and function; such as starfighter hangar space (which is now less than its prototype sister-ship) being lessened and a drop in overall Maneuverability. Still, the Batahn is a powerful command vessel worthy of the Chiss Ascendancy.
Update log:
- Removed hard numbers for hyperdrive speeds (x1.25 and x15)
- Added updated support craft hangar information
- Added Nssis-Clawcraft X and FC-15 Bomber links to squadron list