Alor of Clan Gred, Mando'ad'jetii
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create a new star destroyer for use by Mandalorians.
- Image Source: Battlestar: Galactica Deadlock, https://www.ezpz.gg/bsg/artemis
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Keros' Kad
- Manufacturer: Concord Specialized Technologies
- Affiliation: Mandalorians, Non-Sith allied
- Model: Skira-class Star Destroyer
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, Alusteel
- Classification: Assault Star Destroyer
- Length: 1800 m
- Width: 300 m
- Height: 180 m
- Armament: High (4x MPC-1 Eyayah "Echo" Hyper Particle Cannon, 12x Heavy railgun turrets, 20x Varactyl Dual Heavy Turbolaser turrets, 14 twin turbolaser turrets, 40 dual laser turrets)
- Defenses: Low (Durasteel hull, Light Alusteel armor, Deflector shielding, Ion Shielding)
- Hangar Space: Very Low: 6
- Starfighters: 3 squadrons
- Support Craft: 3 squadrons
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive Class: Average: 1
STANDARD FEATURES
4x [/SIZE]MPC-1 Eyayah "Echo" Hyper Particle Cannon
[SIZE=9pt]12x Heavy railgun turrets
20x Varactyl Dual Heavy Turbolaser turrets
14 twin turbolaser turrets
40 dual laser turrets
Durasteel hull
Light Alusteel armor
Deflector shielding
2x Flight pods
6x Ion-jet engines
Main reactor
Secondary reactor for MPC-1s
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
Advanced targeting system: An advanced targeting system is used to allow for highly accurate targeting for the laser turrets, turbolaser turrets, and Varactyl turrets. This advanced system is based off the system found within Mon Calamari vessels, and allows the weapons tied to it to target and fire on strike craft more effectively. The Varactyl’s are still not the most accurate, but the volume of fire that they can lay pushed then engineers to add them to the system. The other weapons, however, serve as a powerful layer of defense.
Central A.I.: The central A.I. of the Skira-class, often being given a nickname related to she vessel's name, is what keeps the vessel running so smoothly. With a mental capacity greater than that of a tactical droid, These A.I.s runs most of his star destroyer’s systems, and ensures that the vessel is always ready for combat. The A.I. is also capable of running the ships weapons, navigation, cloaking device, scanners, and shielding in an emergency, allowing the vessels to quickly react to threats. The A.I.s have been programmed to be loyal to their crews, and have the protects to keep anyone from hack them.
Power Diverter: The Skira-class is equipped with a power diverter, allowing her to move power to different systems. This power diverting could save the star destroyer by moving weapons power into the shield systems. On the flip side, if the ship needs to push out damage, the vessels can draw from their shields to boost their weapons. The one thing unaffected by the power diverter are the pair of hyper particle cannons, since these weapons draw from their own reactor.
Strengths:
- Decent firepower.
- Advanced targeting system allows Varactyls and turbolasers to operate as point defense weapons.
- Good speed and agility.
- Capable of rerouting power.
- Central A.I.
- Even with power diverted to defenses, the shielding and hull are fairly weak.
- Heavy use of automation makes the ship particularly weak to EMP and Ion attacks if the shields go down.
- Aft is not well defended due to engine cluster.
- Hyper particle cannons basically useless at close range, and will kick back the ship when fired.
- Hyper particle cannons are forward locked, and require the ships to move for aiming.
The Skires are armed with a four Echo hyper particle cannons and twelve heavy railgun turrets which allow for long range fire, with part of the hope being to stay clear of most enemy fire. Along with these the vessels posses twenty Varactyl heavy turbolaser turrets and 14 twin turbolaser turrets. These turbolasers, thanks to the ships advanced targeting system can be used both against strike fighters, and against capital ships. Though it is noted the Varactyls still aren't the best anti-fighter weapon. Finally, the craft still has its prototypes forty dual laser turrets to keep strike craft away. The defenses also differ from those of the Keros' Kad, replacing its shield leach and ablative armor with an ionic shield. The vessel also keeps it's power diverter, making it possible for the craft to take a little more damage when needed.
Since many Mandalorian Clan now would be unable to support a full fleet of these star destroyers, Concord Specialized Technologies has seen it more as a base for flagships, readily able to be modified, than a full fleet vessel at the time of construction. Despite this, none know what the future may hold, or whether these ships will become a major part of any future Mandalorian efforts.
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