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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide an up to date cruiser for the open market, particularly for pirates and others who have difficultly getting "modern" designs
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- Canon Link: N/A
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- Manufacturer: CorelliSpace
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Model: Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: alusteel armor plating, Mirrsteel frame and hull reinforcement, typical starship components
- Classification: Medium Cruiser
- Length: 750 meters
- Width: 125 meters
- Height: 175 Meters
- Armament: Average
- 5 Twin DBY-827 Heavy Turbolaser Turrets
- 10 Twin Fast-Tracking SW-7 Ion Cannon Turrets
- 20 Twin Fast-tracking KDD2055 Short-Range Turbolaser Turrets
- 20 Medium Energy Torpedo Launcher Turrets
- 10 Minelayers (capable of deploying various space mines, seismic charges, E-45 Interdictor Sentries, Mark VI Sensor Beacons, R-UR4 Repair Drones, SRG-87 Railgun Drones, Stoic Missile Sentries, and similar weapons/devices)
- 24 AG-2G Quad Laser Cannons
- 8 RT-17 Repulsor-Tractor Beam Emitters
- Defenses: Extreme
- Reinforced Mirrsteel Frame with thick Alusteel armor plating
- Multi-layer KL-44 Commander Shield Projector networks (x3)
- Ion Shields
- Hangar Space: Average: 4
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 3 squadrons
- Support Craft: 1 squadron
- Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive: Yes
- Hyperdrive Class: x1
- Communications Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- HoloNet Transceiver
- Standard Deflector Shields
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Hyperdrive
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Repulsorlift Engines
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Fast-Tracking Guns (Ion Cannons/Short-range turbolasers): Fast-tracking mounts on these light capital guns allows them to better track and fire upon small craft such as starfighters, tramp freighters, and other small craft.
- 220-SIG Tactical Sensor Jamming Devices: The Neutron Star II-series has multiple 220-SIG Sensor Jamming emplacements which have some overlapping fields, making it a fairly capable ECM platform for jamming sensors and communications devices.
- Ranger Subspace Transceiver with Comm Unit booster: This augmented communications device was designed to allow the Neutron Star II to communicate with friendly forces even through its own broad-spectrum communication's jamming, but it can be similarly effective at piercing through opposing communications jamming, especially if the opposing jamming platform is relatively far away from the Neutron Star II.
- KL-44 Commander Shield Projector network: All three of the Neutron Star II's shield layers are entirely composed of KL-44 Shield Projector networkss, which allows the Neutron Star II to provide additional shielding to multiple nearby, friendly ships.
STRENGTHS
- Bulwark: The Neutron Star II-series Bulk Freighter was made with defense in mind. Multi-layered shielding with rapid regeneration abilities provides the cruiser with excellent resilience, which is backed up by thick hull plating and an ion shield generator for additional protection.
- Support Cruiser: The Neutron Star II is designed as a fleet support ship, providing additional abilities and supplementary support to friendly ships, whether its by jamming enemy sensors, providing additional shield strength, or deploying different types of mines or drones.
- Slow: As with the original design, the Neutron Star II remains a moderately slow vessel with speeds more comparable to that used by commercial cargo ships than through purpose-built warships.
- Poor Maneuverability: Maneuverability on the Neutron Star II is sometimes regarded as a joke. The ship's helm is slow to respond and its turning radius has been described ironically as "generous".
The Neutron Star II-series Bulk Cruiser is CorelliSpace's reimagined version of the old Neutron Star Bulk Cruiser. CorelliSpace enlarged the original hull somewhat, largely in order to accommodate newer and less maintenance-intensive sublight engines to correct the most major flaw of the original design. Seeking to complement the Terrik-series Attack Frigate, CorelliSpace made their redesign focus on extraordinary durability and incorporating abilities to augment friendly vessels. The Neutron Star II is best at home in the middle of a friendly fleet, acting as a shield to smaller vessels, jamming enemy comms and sensors, and buffing friendly forces with mines and drones.
