Approved Starship Harpy-class artillery cruiser

[Rick Kaloo]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To make a heavy artillery cruiser capable of raining hell.
• Image Source: Pinterest
• Canon Link: N/A
• Primary Source: Pinterest

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Outer Rim Military Engineering
• Affiliation: Outer Rim Military Engineering, Silver Jedi Order, Alliance In Exile
• Model: Harpy-class artillery cruiser
• 
  Production: Minor
  
• Material:
  Interior
  Iron floor, walls, & ceiling
• Turadium blast doors
• Glasteel interior windows

[*]Exterior

• Titanium-reinforced trimantium frame
• OR-SAP, Variant II
• Glasteel exterior windows
• Agrinium-plated rear engines

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Artillery Cruiser
• Length: 960 meters
• Width: 300 meters at widest, 220 meters at narrowest
• Height: 225 meters, bridge is elevated an additional 40 meters
• Armament: Very High
  12 boarding guns (6 per side of the ship, lined up by each other)
• 50 heavy anti-capital missile racks (All on top of the ship, distributed evenly in rows)
• 50 dual turbolasers (Spread evenly throughout the ship)

[*]Defenses: Low

• OR-SAP, Variant II
• Basic energy shielding
• 10 dual flak cannons (All on top of the ship, in rows parallel to and bordering the command bridge, 5 cannons per side of the ship)
• 4 Flyswatter light AA guns (1 per corner of the command bridge structure)

[*]Hangar: None
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: Average
[*]Hyperdrive Class: 1
STANDARD FEATURES

• Crew Quarters
• Officer Quarters
• Mess Hall(s)
• Medical Rooms
• Command Bridge
• Holding Cells

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Mission Function Modules
• HIMS Arrayshttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperwave_inertial_momentum_sustainerhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperwave_inertial_momentum_sustainer

Strengths:

• Justice Rains From Above - Each Harpy cruiser is equipped with a devastating missile armament, capable of ripping through established defenses with ease. Supporting the main missile barrage are scattered turbolasers, picking off any remaining enemy ships. For enemy vessels that are valued intact, boarding cannons can be fired in an instant, allowing hundreds of marines to eliminate the enemy crew and seize the vessel.

Weaknesses:

• Glass Cannon - The Harpy's massive armament leaves little room for dedicated defenses. Its armor and shielding are only standard requirements for a ship of its class, and its flak cannons can only reliably intercept missiles.
• They're Evading Our Turbolasers - With only four anti-aircraft guns on the entire ship, the Harpy cruiser is extremely vulnerable to assault by starfighters. Consequently, escorts are often a necessity when engaged in frontline combat.
• Dense - The interiors of Harpy cruisers are too packed to allow any hangar space. Additionally, there are only two boarding decks on the entire ship, limiting the flow of allies in and out of the cruiser.

Description: After success with the Twinkie-class light cruiser, Outer Rim Military Engineering decided to make their widely produced products even larger. As a result, the Harpy-class artillery cruiser was born.

Unlike most artillery cruisers, who use heavy long range turbolasers to devastate enemy lines, the Harpy artillery cruiser uses a massive missile armament. It is just as effective as the turbolaser armements of its counterparts, if not even more powerful. Scattered turbolasers were placed on the ships in anticipation of cooldown between missile salvos, and are able to cover the cruiser until the next barrage begins.

Despite the cruiser's great armaments, it is not very capable of defending itself. Its defensive armaments are limited and scattered unevenly, while its shielding and armor only achieve basic levels of protection. But Outer Rim is willing to take the defensive payoff to have a very offensively powerful cruiser.

 

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Approved.