Judas of Vahl
Beyond Broken
Acerbitas
Nihilus-class Star Dreadnought
Excalibur-class Super Star Destroyer on deviantart by ExoticcTofu
Intent: To construct the 5000m ship the Sith Empire has been allowed to make as a reward for Dark Harvest.
Development Thread: http://starwarsrp.ne...inale/?p=213342
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems, Subach-Innes, Lussk Logistics
Model: Star Dreadnaught
Affiliation: Sith Empire
Modularity: Yes
Production: Unique
Material: Durasteel (hull), Quadanium Steel (frame)
Description:
String-pulling was the name of the game, and in the wake of the Dark Harvest crisis, the Imperial military had woken up to the fact that their vessels had, one for one, been unable to overcome the infected Vong ships they had engaged. With a little prodding from Pandeima, one of the captains who had personally ordered her fleet to engage the Vong with a Tulak Hord, then the most powerful warship in the Imperial navy, an order was issued for a Star Dreadnaught prototype to be developed, one capable of strategically annihilating a Star Destroyer-type warship or larger, and one capable of successfully engaging, with support, multiple Star Destroyers.
Always attempting to prove itself to the Sith Empire, the engineers at Subach-Innes, Kuat Drive Yards, Sienar Fleet Systems, and Lussk Logistics fervently got to work, designing a starship to meet the specifications the Imperials had put forth. The result was the Nihilus-class Star Dreadnaught, a vessel superior to the Tulak-Hord one-on-one, but like a typical Star Dreadnaught, more expensive. Despite this, and despite its armament being rather standard for that of a ship of its size, it does have some unique features.
The first is the pair of antimatter reactors. Utilizing a more stable 2:1 ratio of matter to antimatter, significant power for the Star Dreadnaught's shields and engines can be produced without worrying about possible antimatter surges breaking magnetic containment and vaporizing the ship itself. Safeguards are in place to increase the matter flow to 5:1 if the reactor becomes unstable. The entire purpose of the second generator was added entirely with the purpose to power the unique feature of the Nihilus.
The Nihilus Dreadnought boasted a shipborne Central Artificial Intelligence System. This system was dubbed AXIOS by the current Emperor, Dranok Lussk. Following the design and construction of the prototype AI cores and many tests, most of which failed, but soon followed with major successes. AXIOS CAIS is purposed for managing all technical functions of the vessel including: navigation, tactical analysis, security monitoring, fire control, encryption, and expert advisory for its commander. This particular unit was nicknamed "Aegrus" and can be communicated with verbally or through a computer terminal. It, however, only carries out orders issues by the ship commander.
Combining all of these unique features and a massive armament to couple a good sized complement, the Nihilus was constructed. It boasts a mix of weaponry along with attack craft support to create a nicely balanced vessel capable of undertaking standalone missions as well as serving as a flagship when augmenting fleets. Strengths of this craft lie in its weaponry, complement, and AI abilities. Boasting an AI core helps reduce the need for crew and allows re-allocation of these men to passengers for combat or combat support role.
Weaknesses are many, even considering it's a balanced capital ship. It's hulking size offers a very massive target and outline, commanding the attention of many opposing fleets to attempt to strike this first. This size also comes with a comparable weakness: slowness. It lacks proper speed and maneuverability skills to dodge incoming attacks. The AI core even has a weakness, requiring an entire generator to power it. While the core will be heavily guarded, the second generator can be taken out to disable it, but the crew can also switch to manual control to fly the vessel with much less efficiency.
All in all, the Nihilus became the pride of the Imperial Navy. As a unique ship, it had to be named. Acerbitas was bestowed upon the first of its race by Emperor Dranok Lussk with the meaning of bitterness or harshness.
Classification: Capital Ship
Role: Flagship
Height: 700m
Width: 1500m
Length: 5000m
Power Core Generator/Reactor:
Optimal Crew: 26,000
Armaments:
Cargo Capacity: 50,000 metric tons
Consumables: 3 Years
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 9
Nihilus-class Star Dreadnought
Excalibur-class Super Star Destroyer on deviantart by ExoticcTofu
Intent: To construct the 5000m ship the Sith Empire has been allowed to make as a reward for Dark Harvest.
Development Thread: http://starwarsrp.ne...inale/?p=213342
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems, Subach-Innes, Lussk Logistics
Model: Star Dreadnaught
Affiliation: Sith Empire
Modularity: Yes
Production: Unique
Material: Durasteel (hull), Quadanium Steel (frame)
Description:
String-pulling was the name of the game, and in the wake of the Dark Harvest crisis, the Imperial military had woken up to the fact that their vessels had, one for one, been unable to overcome the infected Vong ships they had engaged. With a little prodding from Pandeima, one of the captains who had personally ordered her fleet to engage the Vong with a Tulak Hord, then the most powerful warship in the Imperial navy, an order was issued for a Star Dreadnaught prototype to be developed, one capable of strategically annihilating a Star Destroyer-type warship or larger, and one capable of successfully engaging, with support, multiple Star Destroyers.
Always attempting to prove itself to the Sith Empire, the engineers at Subach-Innes, Kuat Drive Yards, Sienar Fleet Systems, and Lussk Logistics fervently got to work, designing a starship to meet the specifications the Imperials had put forth. The result was the Nihilus-class Star Dreadnaught, a vessel superior to the Tulak-Hord one-on-one, but like a typical Star Dreadnaught, more expensive. Despite this, and despite its armament being rather standard for that of a ship of its size, it does have some unique features.
The first is the pair of antimatter reactors. Utilizing a more stable 2:1 ratio of matter to antimatter, significant power for the Star Dreadnaught's shields and engines can be produced without worrying about possible antimatter surges breaking magnetic containment and vaporizing the ship itself. Safeguards are in place to increase the matter flow to 5:1 if the reactor becomes unstable. The entire purpose of the second generator was added entirely with the purpose to power the unique feature of the Nihilus.
The Nihilus Dreadnought boasted a shipborne Central Artificial Intelligence System. This system was dubbed AXIOS by the current Emperor, Dranok Lussk. Following the design and construction of the prototype AI cores and many tests, most of which failed, but soon followed with major successes. AXIOS CAIS is purposed for managing all technical functions of the vessel including: navigation, tactical analysis, security monitoring, fire control, encryption, and expert advisory for its commander. This particular unit was nicknamed "Aegrus" and can be communicated with verbally or through a computer terminal. It, however, only carries out orders issues by the ship commander.
Combining all of these unique features and a massive armament to couple a good sized complement, the Nihilus was constructed. It boasts a mix of weaponry along with attack craft support to create a nicely balanced vessel capable of undertaking standalone missions as well as serving as a flagship when augmenting fleets. Strengths of this craft lie in its weaponry, complement, and AI abilities. Boasting an AI core helps reduce the need for crew and allows re-allocation of these men to passengers for combat or combat support role.
Weaknesses are many, even considering it's a balanced capital ship. It's hulking size offers a very massive target and outline, commanding the attention of many opposing fleets to attempt to strike this first. This size also comes with a comparable weakness: slowness. It lacks proper speed and maneuverability skills to dodge incoming attacks. The AI core even has a weakness, requiring an entire generator to power it. While the core will be heavily guarded, the second generator can be taken out to disable it, but the crew can also switch to manual control to fly the vessel with much less efficiency.
All in all, the Nihilus became the pride of the Imperial Navy. As a unique ship, it had to be named. Acerbitas was bestowed upon the first of its race by Emperor Dranok Lussk with the meaning of bitterness or harshness.
Classification: Capital Ship
Role: Flagship
Height: 700m
Width: 1500m
Length: 5000m
Power Core Generator/Reactor:
- Subach-Innes “SIR” Antimatter Reactor (2:1 Matter/Antimatter Ratio) [x2]
- Class 1
- Class 10 Backup
Optimal Crew: 26,000
Armaments:
- Heavy Turbolaser Batteries (150)
- Turbolaser Batteries (150)
- Quad Laser Cannon Batteries (60)
- Point Defense Flak Batteries (60)
- Ion Cannon Batteries (50)
- Proton Rocket Tubes (50 Launchers, 200 Rockets Per Tube)
- Tractor Beam Generators (10)
- Taral-class Starfighter (60)
- Galaxy-class Bomber (60)
- Dominus-class Starfighter (36)
- S90 MAAT Gunship (60)
- AT-TT with Landing Barges (40)
- Z3 Aerial Attack Drone (40)
- Prefabricated Garrison Base (1)
- Advanced Sensor Array
- Advanced Targeting Systems
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Advanced Shield Generator Systems
- Standard Detention Cells
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- AXIOS Central Artificial Intelligence System
- Tactical Command Center
Cargo Capacity: 50,000 metric tons
Consumables: 3 Years
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 9
