OOC Writer Account
“And lo’ that as night falls, the cold winds of death rise. With them comes Illyria; the wretched goddess of Death who claims all in her icy grip.”
-Eldorai Poem
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION- Intent: Putting a ubiquitous symbol of First Order military technology under Thalera's Command.
- Image Source: Source
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: Resurgent-Class Battlecruiser
- Manufacturer: First Order Corps of Imperial Engineers
- Model: Resurgent-Class Battlecruiser
- Affiliation: Thalera Isianthar
- Production: Unique
- Material: Durasteel, Duraplast, Titanium, Turadium, Thorilide, Tungsten, Alusteel, Quadanium.
Classification: Unique Patrol Battlecruiser
Length: 2,915.81 Meters.
Width: 1,113.4 Meters.
Height: 701 Meters.
Armament: Low (Average, Capacitor Overchargers engaged)
- 375x Dual-Mount Heavy Turbolaser Turret(s)
- 375x Dual-Mount Heavy Ion Cannon Turret(s)
- 60x Dual-Mount Heavy Laser Cannon Point-Defence Turret(s)
- 16x Quad-Mount Point-Defence Missile Emplacement(s)
- 10x Tractor Beam Projector(s)
- Deflector Shield Generator (Particle, Concussion, Ray)
- Ion Shield Generator
- Atmospheric Friction Shield
- Turadium doors, bulkheads, shutters and blastdoors
- Titanium hull
- Alusteel truss frame
- Quadanium Steel weapon mounts/casemates
- Durasteel walls
- Duraplast compartments
- Concealed internal auto-blasters
- 1x IM-455 Modular Garrison
- 100x UT-60D U-wing starfighterhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/UT-60D_U-wing_starfighter/support_craft/support craft
- 28x Elite AT-AT
- 168x AT-ST Mark III
- 56x TX-130T Fighter Tank
- 56x TX-225 GAVw "Occupier" combat assault tank
- 500x 74-Z Speeder Bike
- 36x Theta-Class AT-AT Barge
- 5x Y-85 Titan Dropship
- 40x Attitude Thruster
- 15x Combat Thruster
- 10x Maneuvering Jet
- 1x SJFS III-a1a primary hypermatter-annihilation reactor
- 3x KDY Destroyer Ion Engine
- 8x Gemon-8 Ion Engine
- 1x SJFS III-a1a primary hypermatter-annihilation reactor
- Average (2.0)
- Back-up (15.0)
- Gravity Well Projector(s)
- MSE-6 Series Repair Droid(s)
- De-Ionizer Circuit Breakers
- Burst Transceiver
- Ranger Transceiver
- Txs-431 flight control console
- Blackout Lights
- Capacitor Overcharger
- Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer
- Sensor-Deflector Stealth Coating
- Anti-Missile Electronic Warfare Suite (29 Kilometres Range)
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
- 220-SIG Tactical Sensor Jamming Device
Optimum Crew: 74,000 (19,000 Officers, 55,000 Enlisted).
Passengers:
- 26th United Isianthar Infantry Regiment
- 8,000 Stormtroopers
Consumables: 4 Years (Fully staffed).
Strengths:
- Blistering Speed & Agility: The FIV Illyria has greatly reduced weight; sacrificing armour thickness combined with an upgraded reactor to give the vessel massively increased speed and agility, in a straight line the Illyria can move just as fast if not faster than a TIE fighter like most Resurgents but maneuvers with the grace of an ice-skater for a ship its' size, permitting it to run down vessels less than half its' gargantuan size.
- Gravity Well Projector(s): The Illyria has four concealed gravity well projectors within its hull, fooling observers into believing it is a regular Resurgent-class battle cruiser while having interdictor capabilities. Making it a terrifying encounter for criminals or smaller warships. It's capable of pulling vessels of smaller or similar size straight out of Hyperspace.
- Capacitor Overchargers: Each turbolaser aboard the FIV Illyria is equipped with Thorilide capacitor overchargers which temporarily give a massive increase to the weapons' destructive power. Although, it is worth noting this quickly leads the turbolaser coils to burn out and the Thorilide shock absorbers to break rendering the weapons useless, forcing its use to be sparing, saved usually for a confrontation with extreme threats such as heavily armed Star Destroyers or other Battlecruisers.
- Anti-Missile Electronic Warfare Suite: Though its' armour envelope is reduced this doesn't strictly mean that the Illyria is completely vulnerable. The Illyria's Anti-Missile Electronic Warfare suite can remotely deactivate warheads and interrupt guidance systems. Making guided munitions difficult to effectively use, although the system can be disabled by destroying the Illyria's Sensor & Targeting array, as it relies upon the array for threat identification and tracking.
- De-Ionizer Circuit Breakers: The Illyria incorporates heavy-duty circuit breakers into its design as a counter-measure against attack with Ion Weapons. These circuit breakers located in circuit boards throughout the ship prevent the effects of Ion Weapons or EMPs from impacting the Illyria for more than a fraction of a second before the De-Ionizers are triggered and restore power.
- Armour Envelope: The Illyria's armour envelope is noticeably reduced when compared to the other Resurgent-Class Battlecruisers in service with the First Imperial Navy, while this confers on it massively enhanced agility and speed. It's' vital systems are also more prone to damage without shield protection. It cannot withstand the punishment dealt out by other Battlecruisers and even some Star Destroyers without taking severe damage.
- Gravity Well Projector(s): Located just amidships beneath the hull is a pod of four gravity well projectors. That in addition to being volatile when damaged are quite large. It's Important the Illyria try to prevent hostiles from targeting its' ventral or dorsal surface from a perpendicular angle here as attacks could penetrate the hull and destroy the Gravity Well Projectors, causing catastrophic damage.
- Ion Cannon Targeting: Ion Cannon targeting is provided by a gunnery observation station the port-side of the Illyria to the fore. If this observation station is destroyed it throws the Gunner's targeting computers haywire and prevents them from firing upon long-range targets, typically forcing them to rely on old-school marksmanship techniques and limiting their range to close and relatively slow moving targets.
- No Fighter Screen: The ship is built as a lightly armoured, fast interdiction-capable Battlecruiser. It doesn't have a single fighter among its hangers. Pilots aboard the vessel instead operate its' U-Wing dropship complement to support expeditionary forces. This makes some of the Illyria's vital systems vulnerable to concentrated Fighter-Bomber attack.
- Sensor & Targeting Array: The long-range sensor and targeting array is vulnerable and exposed on the right side of the bridge's superstructure. Destroying this reduces the Illyria's long range sensors blind and reduces all accurate weapons fire to short-range with the notable exception of the Turbolaser batteries.
- Reactor Bulge: On the Ventral surface of the Illyria, one can clearly make out the Hypermatter Annihilation reactor's armour belt, even though armour here is some of the thickest on the Illyria, that still doesn't confer comprehensive protection. Damage to the reactor's control centre will trigger an emergency shut down, without a redundant reactor, this means the vessel loses all power and containment vessel breach will cause a catastrophic explosion, crippling the Illyria.
- System Strain: When the Gravity Well Projectors are active it puts quite a large demand on the Illyria's power plant, drastically reducing the thrust output of all propulsion systems. Reducing the Illyria's speed and manoeuvrability quite noticeably.
The FIV Illyria is a Resurgent-Class Battlecruiser under the command of Val'hala's Governor Thalera Isianthar, the ship was named after the Eldorai goddess of calamity, destruction and death whom the Governor herself is rumoured to have an unhealthy admiration. The Illyria is unique amongst Battlecruiser-Class vessels and a departure from typical First Imperial methodology regarding the vessels, instead of being heavily armed and armoured the Illyria is comparatively lightly armed and armoured amongst its peers and instead opted for increased reactor output and manoeuvrability. With sub-space speed not unlike a TIE fighter and agility more reminiscent of a cruiser, the Illyria makes for a fantastic weapon in a fleet action where it can support more heavily armed battlecruisers through assaulting vulnerable Star Destroyers, cruisers and warding off flanking attacks by smaller vessels. In addition to its role here, the Illyria also functions as an Interdictor with carefully concealed gravity wells beneath its Titanium Hull. Sacrifices had to be made to accommodate them however, the Illyria has no fighters on board instead the vessel is equipped exclusively with the U-Wing Dropship/Gunship which it can use for expeditionary support and long-range reconnaissance but little else. The Illyria's speed and agility allows its commander to dictate the range and direction of an engagement over other Battlecruisers and most Star Destroyers, its' weakness thanks to the fighter complement or lack thereof is sustained long-range fighter-bomber attack from which the Illyria has no effective response except to either destroy the carrier or airbase launching the pests.
Interior construction with the exception of the hanger design is largely identical to a typical Resurgent although with the addition of a barracks close to the Bridge and secondary Command Information Center deep within the ship. Both barracks house elements of the 26th United Isianthar Infantry Regiment which permits the troopers to deploy a close personal protection detail for the Governor whenever necessary. In addition, the barracks housing the Eldorai troopers have their atmospheres tailored to mimic that as found on Kaeshana prior to the Cataclysm. While the Illyria is a warship it is also the size of a city and has the facilities of one including multiple gymnasiums for off-duty crew members, several mess halls that cater for different rank brackets and one that caters for the vessel's modest Eldorai complement. The Illyria even features common rooms with creature comforts such as terminals, comfortable leather couches and hologames. The fore of the ship just aft of the bow contains the Stormtroopers' barracks there is an extensive detention block located above and just aft of the Gravity Well projectors and just fore of the Battlecruiser's first 'step'. The Illyria has a ventral hanger bay which contains hangers 1-8 and there are several more hangers located in the lateral 'trenches' on both the port and starboard sides, all hangers have a large Turadium shutter door to prevent breaches and catastrophic damage where containment shield failure has occured or is at high risk of occurring such as Broadside attacks with Ion Cannons. The Illyria's 'main' hanger is located close to the bow and is used to mount massive assaults.
In terms of armament while the Illyria is under-gunned when compared to its contemporaries of the Resurgent-class and analogous battlecruiser classes it is by no means helpless and boasts 750 individual turbolasers and 750 individual ion cannons. In addition to a healthy array of point-defence weaponry to eviscerate small groups of fighters or bombers who think too highly of their own skills and craft resilience, The Illyria is designed to pursue and engage less manoeuvrable and slower Star Destroyers and Heavy Cruisers. The Illyria's speed and agility permit its' commander to dictate at what range and speed an engagement will take place at which can be incredibly useful when pitted against the likes of Guided Munitions or when trying to avoid long-range turbolaser fire. The downside of the Illyria's design is it suffers from markedly reduced durability due to a reduced armour thickness in the hull. Heavily armed Star Destroyers and Battlecruisers pose a massive threat particularly at close-range knife fights where serious damage can be inflicted upon the Illyria before she can slip away. To help alleviate this issue the Illyria's turbolaser batteries are equipped with capacitor overchargers which temporarily increase power output at the cost of putting the turbolaser coils and thorilide shock absorbers under intense load with sustained use causing them to fail. Use of the capacitor overchargers is typically only used when the Illyria is confronted with another Battlecruiser or a particularly threatening Star Destroyer.
