Darth Strelok
- Intent: To create a Canon Battleship for the Open Market
- Image Source: https://www.deviantart.com/unusualsuspex/art/Centurion-class-battlecruiser-ortho-New-569497574
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Centurion-Class Battlecruiser
- Manufacturer: Galactic Republic (Now Defunct)
- Affiliation: Galactic Republic (Any who can reasonably acquire it)
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model:
- Production: Limited
- Material: Durasteel hull
- Classification: Battlecruiser
- Length: 1200 meters
- Width: 518 meters (what it says on the image. Could not find exact measurements on Wookieepedia)
- Height: 296 meters (What it says on the image. Could not locate exact measurements elsewhere)
- Armament: Average
Heavy Ion Cannons (6)
Point Defense Laser Cannons (6)
Tractor Beam Arrays (3)
- Defenses: Extreme
Heavy Deflector Shield
Heavy Ion Shield
- Hangar Space: Average (8)
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 8 Squadrons OR Support Craft: 8 Squadrons OR Starfighters: 4 Squadrons, Support Craft: 4 Squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive Class: Average | 2.0, Extremely Slow, / Class 14
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Deflector Shield Generator
- Standard Hyperdrive
- Standard Ion Engines
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Repulsorlift Engines
- Standard Sensor Array
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Double Hyperdrive System
- Unusually resilient starship design
- Capable of fielding numerous support vehicles for a minor Ground Invasion
- Unlike most Battlecruisers, this one can enter Atmosphere and Land due to its Star Destroyer Size
- Great bridge to gain maximum situational awareness, with a sensor range double that of most modern battlecruisers
- Shoots faster due to having less Weaponry than other Battle Cruisers
- Apocalypse Proof: The Galactic Republic was way ahead of its time when its engineers designed this vessel, incorporating a resilience into the design that makes it formidable even today, able to be moored in drydock for insanely long periods without degradation. Most unsecured examples require remarkably little in terms of repairs to get space worthy. It can go three times longer than even most modern Battle Cruisers without maintainance, especially in terms of its engine, power, and life support systems
- Why Won't You Die: Even today, it's defenses are considered extremely difficult to defeat for a vessel in its size range, able to weather all but the most advanced of modern weapons
- Multirole Command Vessel: Able to serve as a Command Ship, Escort, field an army in a ground invasion, or engage in direct ship to ship combat with a variety of weapons. It's even able to hover, take off, and land in atmosphere due to its size
- Situational awareness: It's massive bridge gives greater tactical awareness of close by battles than mere scans, allowing for more deliberate thoughtful responses to aggression and it's sensors are so powerful they have three times the range of even modern ones
- Dakka: Due to having less weapons than typical Battle Cruiser designs, it's able to shoot the ones it does have at double the rate of their modern standard counterparts, and has powerful tractor beams, each one powerful enough to hold a similar sized vessel in place for a short time
- Jamming: It's Electronics, while easy to learn and use, are severely outdated, leaving them extremely vulnerable to modern ECM measures which can be extremely difficult to counter-act with such outdated equipment
- Seismic: It's armor and shields have almost no resistance to modern Seismic Charges
- Plasma Torpedoes: Modern Plasma Torpedoes burn through its hull severely and tear through its shields
- Tractor Beam Limits: after each beam has been used, they need 14 minutes to recharge due to age
- Slow Recharge: It's shields take insane amounts of Conventional punishment, but are VERY slow to recharge by modern standards
- Large Crew: A very Large crew of thousands is required to run it at optimal conditions
- Range: Due to outdated designs, it's cannons have only three fourths the range of modern designs
- Accuracy: Due to their outdated design, the cannons have only two thirds the accuracy of modern designs
- Bite: Ultimately lacks the teeth to take on anything bigger than itself
At the time the Centurion Class Battle Cruiser was created, it was among the most feared warships in the Galaxy, it's design a herald of things to come, serving as the heavy hitter of Darth Revan's fleets. Time and the destruction of important records has erased most of the history with which this design is associated. Even most modern historians recognize it only as an extremely ancient capital ship and class it as a Star Destroyer by modern standards , in some cases not even being clear on its exact name. But it's powerful defenses and the fact intact vessels that survive from the time of their inception to now are often not secured by any modern government except perhaps for ceremonial or emergency purposes means these vessels can serve as the strongholds of nascent factions, warlords, or pirate organizations, and possess enough of a bite while being extremely difficult to destroy that those who do capture these powerful relics often think twice about scrapping them.
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