Directorate Officer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To create a basic star destroyer for the Commenor Systems Alliance
Image Source: Empire at War - Yuuzhan Vong at War's Republic-class heavy cruiser, modified by yours truly
Canon Link: N/A
Restricted Missions: N/A
Primary Source: N/A
Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
Model: Chasin-class Star Destroyer
Affiliation: Commenor Systems Alliance
Production: Minor-Produced
Material: Kraytscale-series Armor Plating, Durasteel hull, typical starship components
Classification: Star Destroyer
Length: 1600 meters
Width: 450 meters
Height: 500m
Armament: Average
8 Angon-class Hypervelocity Cannons
18 Turbolaser Batteries
18 Ion Cannon Batteries
18 Bombard-class Scatter Cannon Batteries
32 Harpoon-class General Purpose Warhead Launchers
[SIZE=9pt]2 Erebus-class Jamming Arrays[/SIZE]
20 Rainburst-class Flak Cannons
20 Quad Laser Cannons
20 Sentinel-class Point Defense Emplacements
20 Trudo-class Defense Turrets
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Defenses: Moderate
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Hangar: 4 Squadrons
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Maneuverability Rating: Average
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Speed Rating: Moderate
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Hyperdrive Class: 1
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Ambassadorial Suites and Conference Rooms
- Auxiliary Back-up Bridge
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Nimble-5 Ion Engines
- Oracle Communications Package
- Standard Deflector Shield Generators
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Tractor Beam Projectors (x16)
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Cargo Capacity: 15,000 metric tons
- Passenger Count: ~10,000
Broadside Brawler: The broadsides of the Chasin are reinforced, allowing them to better withstand damage on either their port or starboard sides. This durability is coupled with most of its weapons having broadside fire arcs, giving it a decisive advantage in broadside brawls.
Improved Speed: The Chasin has above average sublight engines, which often makes it faster than its competitors, especially when the boost function is activated.
Linked Fire: Many of the Chasin's weapons batteries are slave-rigged in order to reduce the crew (and operating costs) of the vessel, which means that it can only target a smaller number objects than its weapons count nominally suggests.
Weak Forward Fire Arc: While the Chasin can still bring a significant amount of its hypervelocity cannons in a forward arc, the vast majority of its weapons are confined to its broadsides, which limits its ability to project firepower forward, such as during a straight-on battle charge.
Description: The Chasin-class Star Destroyer is a multipurpose ship of the line built by Lucerne Labs for the Commenor Systems Alliance. Designed to defend against incursions, the Chasin is noticeably faster and better defended than many of its counterparts, allowing it to better intercept intruders and then hold out until reinforcements arrive. It can then use a diverse set of fire-linked weapons banks to focus concentrated fire on an opponent to beat off enemy attacks. The Chasin is somewhat notable in that each one has dedicated ambassadorail suites and conference rooms to accommodate both CSA and foreign diplomats, and in that it carries a large number of prefabricated buildings. These buildings can be used to set up military bases for the Chasin's sizable ground complement, or for humanitarian purposes like disaster response.
Technical Explanations:
Crew: Chasin-class Star Destroyers use a two section crew which exchange shifts during peacetime duties. Most of the Chasin's day to day functions are automated, really only needing crewmembers to supervise and problem fix as needs arise. However, for the best combat efficiency, both crews are activated simultaneously. Even here, automation originally designed for peacetime cost efficiency comes into play. Most of the weapons are slave-rigged and fire-linked, necessitating smaller gunnery crews than typically needed for a vessel of its size. Most of the other systems on the vessel are operated in manual override during the battle. The Chasin's bridge is located on a squat and dense command tower at the stern of the vessel that is in many respects similar to the bridge towers used previously by Palpatine's old Galactic Empire. There is an back-up, auxiliary bridge located in the center of the vessel.
Engines: The Chasin is propelled by a bank of Nimble-5 Ion Engines, which makes it somewhat faster than average. This speed can further be increased by using the engine's boost function at the cost of maneuverability. A relatively standard x1 hyperdrive propels the craft through hyperspace.
Shields: Chasin's use conventional shielding, both ray and particle, to protect their hull. The Chasin is somewhat unusual in that each of its weapons emplacements is protected by a dedicated local shield projector that is connected to the main shield generators. While somewhat limiting in the flexibility of these local shields to cover or shift energy, they also make the weapons emplacements on the Chasin particularly difficult to knock out. The shielding of a Chasin is about average for a craft of its size.
Hull: The Chasin appears to the naked eye as very much an enlarged Strike Cruiser, and the familial perception is reinforced by its internal construction. Like the Loronar craft, the Chasin is constructed of prefabricated modules which are then attached to the frame. Unlike the Strike cruiser, an additional structural frame of mirrsteel is then on top of and around all of these internals. This especially reinforces the sides of vessel, allowing them to better withstand physical impacts. This secondary framework is then covered by a thin covering of durasteel sheeting which then serves as a base for the Kraytscale-series armor plating which covers the rest of the hull. These features make the Chasin more durable than many of its counterparts.
Weapons: The Chasin has an average amount of its weapons for its size. The most prominent weapons on the starship are the Angon-class Hypervelocity Cannons. Three are mounted close together on each side on the dorsal side of the hull. Each of these three turrets are actually mounted offset to the other side. This allows all six of these cannons to fire on the same side, giving the Chasin considerable , heavy long-range firepower on either broadside. Another Angon is mounted on the ventral side of either 'wing' at the stern. This placement allows at least one Angon to cover nearly every sector of the ship. These behemoth weapons are then supported by conventional batteries of turbolasers and ion cannons. In order to lower crew count, the batteries are linked by sixes to a single target computer to form a single firing bank (or twenty four guns per firing bank), much like the older Mon Calamari star cruisers or traditional Hapan Battle Dragons. This reduces crew and produces highly concentrated weapons fire at the cost of being able to independently fight many smaller targets at once. These weapons are then backed by shorter-ranged batteries of Bombard Scatter Cannons, which are typically used as mass fire defense weapons or potent close quarters combat weapons. These weapons in turn are supplemented by large general purpose warhead launchers mounted on either side of the vessel, which can be used to deliver a variety of mission-specific ordinance. For long-range defense, the Chasin has both a dorsal and ventral mounted Erebus array located at roughly the midpoint of the ship. This provides the Chasin with a limited ability to disrupt enemy fire control, and is often used in conjunction with Flak ammunition from the Bombard Scatter Cannons to interfere with enemy long-range sensor scans. The Chasin also carries of diverse set of anti-starfighter and missile weapons designed to engage targets at a variety of distances, with flak cannons for long-range threats, quad laser cannons for standard work, and quad autoblasters for short-range work. Lastly, a set of Trudo-class Defense turrets are used to intercept and destroy incoming projectiles or interfere with enemy small craft formations. All of these smaller defensive emplacements are spaced equidistantly across the ship's hull.
Carrying Capacity: The Chasin has an exceptionally spacious hull which the CSA put to good use. It has a pair of hangar bays on either side of the vessel that support two standard squadrons of starfighters or other support craft equivalent. Chasins typically carry a single wing of starfighters with a single squadron of support craft to support ground operations. When not in active use, the hangars are secured by thick blast doors constructed in the same way as the rest of the ship's armor. The ship can also carry a fair amount of passengers, roughly 10,000 people (about the same as the old Imperial-class Star Destroyer). This is typically a single CSA brigade, several significantly smaller supporting units, and their vehicles and equipment. Typically much of its cargo space is used to hold pre-fabricated buildings, which can be used to quickly set up advance military bases or to provide humanitarian relief. Unlike many other vessels of its size, the Chasin is also host to a set of luxurious ambassadorial suites and conference rooms, which allows Chasins to act as space-going embassies for the CSA's famed diplomats. Each of these suites is typically customized in aesthetics and creature comforts to the liking of the VIP and/or their guests.
