Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Missile Frigate the Republic Engineering Catalogue.
- Image Source: Star Wars: X-wing Alliance Upgrade Showcase - Strike Frigate.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Subaccount.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Advanced Pressor Beam Emitters, Artificial Intelligence.
- Manufacturer:
- Kuat Drive Yards (Initial Design and Production.)
- Republic Engineering Corporation - Shipwright Division (Recreation and Production.)
- Affiliation: The Galactic Alliance.
- Market Status: Closed-market.
- Model: REC/NCMP-03 Iblis - Class Missile Frigate.
- Production: Minor-Scale Production.
- Material:
- Carbon-Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
- Duranium Skeletal Frame, with Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels or Shielding (Where Appropriate.)
- Myoflex Heat Sinks.
- Turadium Blast Doors and Shields.
- Transparent Reinforced Duraplast Viewports.
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Frigate.
- Role: Long-range Support, Picket Ship, Escort, Missile Boat, Etc.
- Length: 500 Metres.
- Width: 205 Metres.
- Height: 175 Metres.
- Armament: Extreme Rating.
- [4] Turreted Flex-tube Launchers, with Variable Payloads and Warheads.
- Four Projectors per Turret; Auto-loading Functionality.
- 640 Variable Warheads; Ranging from Magpulse Torpedoes, Diamond Boron Missiles, to Assault Concussion Missiles, Etc.
- [8] Dual Turbolaser Cannon Turrets, with Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- [8] Dual Ion Cannon Turrets, with Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- [6] Assault Concussion Missile Batteries; Port and Starboard, Affixed Behind Retractable Ports.
- Four Tubes per Battery; Auto-loading Functionality.
- 240 Assault Concussion Missiles, with 40 per Battery; Brilliant (Advanced Homing) Variant.
- [20] Automated Quad Laser Cannon Turrets, with Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- [20] Automated Rotary Point Defence Cannons, with Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- [20] Automated Antimissile Octets, with Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- [20] Automated Nanomissile Blister Pods, with Seeking Anti-missile Interception Protocols. (Thirty Nanomissiles per Blister.)
- [4] Turreted Flex-tube Launchers, with Variable Payloads and Warheads.
- Defences: High Rating.
- Heavily Reinforced, and Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Honeycombed Skeletal Structure, with Internalized Anticoncussion Field Generators, Laser Reflective Paneling, Animated Metal Sealant, and Redundant Armour Plating, Etc.
- Primary Deflector Shielding Array (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators; Miniaturized.
- Secondary Deflector Shielding Array (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Redundant Deflector Shield Emitters and Generators; Miniaturized.
- Reinforced Ionic Shielding.
- Standard Emergency Thrusters (Chemical Propellant and Lateral Thrusters.)
- Advanced Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters - Maximum Coverage Layout.
- Advanced EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Etc.
- Standard Internal Defenses.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer(s), Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Heavily Reinforced, and Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Hangar Space: Very Low Rating - One Squadron.
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: One Squadron.
- Or:
- Support Craft: One Squadron.
- Starfighters: One Squadron.
- Maneuverability Rating: 45 DPF - Low Rating.
- Speed Rating: Average Rating.
- MGLT: 75 MGLT.
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 825 Km/H.
- Engine Unit(s): Ion Engines - Twelve Drive Units.
- Eight Primary, with Four Secondary.
- Secondary Propulsion Method: Integrated Repulsorlift Engines, with Turbofans; Retractable Cowling.
- Primary Power Plant: Hypermatter Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant(s):
- Localized Compact Fusion Reactors.
- Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Hyperdrive: Equipped.
- Hyperdrive Class:
- Primary Rating: Class 1.0
- Secondary Rating: Class 8.0
- Passengers:
- 250 Soldiers - Shipboard Security Contingent.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): 195 Officers, Enlisted Personnel, and Integrated Droid Brains.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): 55 Officers, Enlisted Personnel, and Integrated Droid Brains.
- Escape Craft: Innumerable Saviour Pods and Ejectable Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: 9,500 Metric Tonnes
- Including Vehicles, Misc Cargo, Munitions, Fuel, Etc.
- Consumables: One Year, Galactic Standard.
- Standard Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard Avionics Package.
- Standard Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Recreational Facilities, Etc.)
- Trans-binary Deflector [Anti-Cosmic Radiation] and Rad-Dampening Energy Shields.
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard Magnetogravitic Shielding (Internal [Cargo Bays] and External [Concussion Shield Reinforcement: Particulate Debris.])
- Standard Thermal and Atmospheric-Friction Shielding.
- Standard Force Cylinder Transit Conduits.
- Standard Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Innumerable Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnace- Small-scale.
- Garment-Fabricators.
- Self-Constructing Armament Facilities.
- Dedicated Warhead Assembly Lines; Pre-loaded Schematics.
- Self-Regulating Droid Makers.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Administration (Advanced Automation and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- Honeycombed Skeletal Plating, with Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Fast-track Weapon Mountings, with Fire-linked Capabilities.
- Automated Weaponry; Point Defence Network.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Quadruple Bio-hexacrypted Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment, Terminal Access and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters; Overlapping.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Internalized Primary Command Deck.
- Selective Blaster Neutralizer - Deployment of Dampener or Anti-laser Aerosol to Select Portion(s) or throughout the Entirety of the Ship.
- Advanced and Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Integrated Neuranium (Anti-Scanning) Hull Liner.
- Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud.
- ABC Scrambler Probes.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s.)
- Missile Deactivators.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Advanced Electronic Warfare and Electronic Countermeasures:
- Remote Drones - Equipped with Slicer Chips and Security Spikes; Direct Connection Required.
- Capable of Following Pre-Programmed Commands.
- Deployable Hyperspace Beacons, Reprogrammable:
- Duplicates and Mimics Hyperspace NavComp Coordinates.
- Additional Navigation Buoy’s to Spread the Beacon’s Coverage.
- Variable EM Emitter Probes.
- Transponder Copycat Pods; Reprogrammable.
- Transmittable IFF Confuser; Wideband or Tightbeam Options.
- Dedicated Cronau Radiation Sensors.
- Ambient Degaussing Modules.
- Remote Drones - Equipped with Slicer Chips and Security Spikes; Direct Connection Required.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Drones, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Reinforced Defensive Capabilities on External Emplacements, and within the Skeletal Structure.
- Shieldception - Multiple Layers within Layers of Deflector Shielding Inhibit the Capabilities of Individual Field Disruptors;
- Making Each Projected Layer Harder than the Previous One to Breach.
- Advanced Countermeasure and Electronic Warfare Suite(s); Internal and External Systems.
- Lateral Thrust Vents (Increased Maneuverability.)
- Theoretically Limitless Supply of Warheads; Materials and Resources Required.
- Limited EMP and Ionic Resistance; Device Potency and Proximity Dependant.
- Aft Firing Arc; Limited Capital-Grade Weaponry.
- Turreted Warhead Projectile Tubes; Auto-fed Launchers - Explosive Chain Reaction.
- Limited Self-Repair Properties - Full Restoration Requires Sufficient Drydock Time.
- Warhead Centric Armament; Capable of being Intercepted by Enemy Point Defence Networks and Starfighters.
- Barrage and Volley-based Engagement Patterns; Marginal Offensive Reactionary Response Times.
- Long-range Artillery Frigate; Limited Capacity to Engage Dedicated Warships in Close Proximity.
The Iblis - Class Missile Frigate was designed by the Republic Engineering Corporation to fulfill a specialized role within the Galactic Alliance’s naval structure. With a majority of REC vessels capable of fulfilling certain roles or aspects within an armada, there was a notable gap where artillery warships were concerned. Thus, the Corporation endeavoured to amend this oversight and produce something worthy of note. From this newfound initiative, the Iblis-Class was born through a combination of stylized design choices and repurposed spaceframes. With both aspects in hand, it was considerably easier to develop the Missile Frigate and flesh out its design with a myriad of modernized advances.
The first of these advances was the combination of static missile tubes and their turreted compatriots. With both of these methods in play, the Iblis-Class could bring a considerable number of capital-ship killing warheads down upon their enemies, be they a solitary warship or an entire squadron. While this presented a proverbial powderkeg to the enemy, should they breach the countless defensive measures - the designers believed it was worth the potential risk, as the Missile Frigate could support an offensive with whatever warheads were at the Commander’s disposal. This meant that the Iblis-Class would have whatever warheads were needed to carry the day; be they the dreaded capital-ship killers, or the diamond boron missiles that would tango with proverbial swarms of starfighters.
Couple these extreme measures of weaponry with the comprehensive suite of countermeasures and defensive systems, the Iblis-Class would prove to be a well-rounded artillery frigate that could support itself - for a time. Naturally, there existed the potential for the defensive barriers to fail and for the active interception methods to be rendered inoperable. But, as that was to be expected of any warship that soared across the solar tides, there was little concern given over to their catastrophic failure. For, if the warship reached that point - where their hull was breached along multiple vectors and their reactor was breached - it was likely that the missile frigate would’ve been nothing more than expensive salvage.
That being said, the overlapping firing arc’s of the point defence weapons - married to the various methods of self-defence - the Iblis-Class found itself equipped with a countermeasure for almost every occasion. That included the pseudo-regenerative hull plating, which would automatically seal itself with a form of living metal, and force dozens of automated remotes out into the depths of the void to begin making repairs. While it was unlikely that these minor regenerative properties would be able to fully restore the structural integrity of the Missile Frigate, they ensured that the warship was still space-worthy and capable of continuing on with the fight. Such an aspect was doubtlessly handy to any and all ship commanders that were assigned to any warship that bore the REC-logo, as it would increase the chances of their reduced crew complements making it home alive - rather than being sucked out into the cold vacuum of space.
What made the Iblis-Class truly special, was that it was outfitted with a dedicated array of self-replicating armament facilities. While some REC warships were capable of re-producing standardized templates - ala replacing the arms and armour of their soldiers - the Missile Frigate was capable of replenishing its stockpile of warheads. Although these warheads would range from a preset selection, their production would doubtlessly assist the Iblis-Class in sticking it through long deployments, forgoing the standard resupply withdrawals. So long as the cargo holds were stockpiled with the basic materials that were needed for construction, the Missile Frigate could - theoretically - produce an endless supply of warheads to hurl at their enemies.
The first of these advances was the combination of static missile tubes and their turreted compatriots. With both of these methods in play, the Iblis-Class could bring a considerable number of capital-ship killing warheads down upon their enemies, be they a solitary warship or an entire squadron. While this presented a proverbial powderkeg to the enemy, should they breach the countless defensive measures - the designers believed it was worth the potential risk, as the Missile Frigate could support an offensive with whatever warheads were at the Commander’s disposal. This meant that the Iblis-Class would have whatever warheads were needed to carry the day; be they the dreaded capital-ship killers, or the diamond boron missiles that would tango with proverbial swarms of starfighters.
Couple these extreme measures of weaponry with the comprehensive suite of countermeasures and defensive systems, the Iblis-Class would prove to be a well-rounded artillery frigate that could support itself - for a time. Naturally, there existed the potential for the defensive barriers to fail and for the active interception methods to be rendered inoperable. But, as that was to be expected of any warship that soared across the solar tides, there was little concern given over to their catastrophic failure. For, if the warship reached that point - where their hull was breached along multiple vectors and their reactor was breached - it was likely that the missile frigate would’ve been nothing more than expensive salvage.
That being said, the overlapping firing arc’s of the point defence weapons - married to the various methods of self-defence - the Iblis-Class found itself equipped with a countermeasure for almost every occasion. That included the pseudo-regenerative hull plating, which would automatically seal itself with a form of living metal, and force dozens of automated remotes out into the depths of the void to begin making repairs. While it was unlikely that these minor regenerative properties would be able to fully restore the structural integrity of the Missile Frigate, they ensured that the warship was still space-worthy and capable of continuing on with the fight. Such an aspect was doubtlessly handy to any and all ship commanders that were assigned to any warship that bore the REC-logo, as it would increase the chances of their reduced crew complements making it home alive - rather than being sucked out into the cold vacuum of space.
What made the Iblis-Class truly special, was that it was outfitted with a dedicated array of self-replicating armament facilities. While some REC warships were capable of re-producing standardized templates - ala replacing the arms and armour of their soldiers - the Missile Frigate was capable of replenishing its stockpile of warheads. Although these warheads would range from a preset selection, their production would doubtlessly assist the Iblis-Class in sticking it through long deployments, forgoing the standard resupply withdrawals. So long as the cargo holds were stockpiled with the basic materials that were needed for construction, the Missile Frigate could - theoretically - produce an endless supply of warheads to hurl at their enemies.
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