Directorate Officer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide a mobile industrial base for Lucerne Labs & a meeting place for the Directorate
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
- Affiliation: Lucerne Labs
- Model: The Waystation
Production: Unique
- Material: Argentum Matrix Armor (Primary Belt), Impervium Secondary Armor Belt Link-steel / Plasteel Tertiary armor belt, Impervium Frame, Agrinicrete internal shielding, Biolux organoform circuitry, Calor series Bio-Computers, starship components
- Classification: Deep Space Industrial Station
- Length: 10000 meters
- Width: 3000 meters.
- Height: 2100 meters.
- Armament: None.
- Defenses: Extreme.
- Hangar: 250 Freighter-sized docking bays, 20 external docking stations for capital ships
- Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
- Speed Rating: Very Low
- Hyperdrive Class: Average: 1
- Biocomms
Encryption Network
Escape Pods
Electronic Security Systems (Pyrowalls, Rapid Repetition Defense Measure programming, EI-9 network security droids)
Internal Security Systems (Embedded Mantraps, Automated Stormfire Repeater Emplacements, Internal Force Field Generators)
Oracle-class Communications Packages
Standard Detention Cells
Standard Life Support Systems
Standard Navigational Systems
Standard Sensor Arrays
Tractor Beam Projectors (x200)
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
- Argentum Matrix Armor Plating
- Aspis-class Shield System (x4)
Biolux Organoform Circuitry
Calor series Bio-computers
Gravitic Amplitude Modulator
Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer
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Technical Descriptions
Crew & Automation: As a larger evolution of the Tempest-class Star Destroyer, the Acheolous is fairly similar in that it is designed to be run with a typical sized crew, but it continues to retain a network of Calor Bio-computers and Biolux Organoform Circuitry. This automation cannot only assist the crew in their tasks and automate some basic day to day functions, but it can also act as emergency back-up control for critical systems. This allows the systems of the ship to function even without a full crew, though at the cost of less efficiency and effectiveness. Because a large number of the Silver Jedi and ISAF forces are composed of droids, the Acheolous has a large number of droid power charging stations and maintenance facilities in order to effectively keep this mechanical force running. The Achelous has a typical Lucerne Labs CIC-style bridge located near the center of the ship, but it also has a pair of supplementary command stations dedicated to runing teams of smaller space and ground forces respectively: the SOC and POC.
The SOC, also known as the “wishing well”, is a tactical command post loosely based on the bridge of the old Inexpungnable-class. It is circular room with two levels, with the inner level being substantially lower than the outer ring. The outer ring holds typical computer consoles, comscans, and a handful of small scale holo-tanks. But the central portion is created with a transparisteel deck and walls through which embedded holo-projectors could recreate the space around them and the objects, both artificial and natural, on a large scale that is not only detailed and immersive, but also in real-time. Such a presentation affords the crew manning it perhaps the easiest method to observe and interpret on a large scale while avoiding being sucked into observing the battle through a handful of 'keyholes' viewpoints, such as the bridge viewport or an several electro-photoreceptors. Commanders and flight controllers often use it to help coordinate groups of ships, particularly starfighter squadrons and corvettes for quick, surgical strikes.
The Planetary Operations Center(POC) is located a short distance away from both the main bridge and the SOC. This is a rectangular room whose walls are mostly covered in LCD screens which frequently display live feeds from cameras and other visual sensors found on personal armors, droids, vehicles, and other like devices. Most of the room is occupied with neat rows of computer consoles and holographic tactical battlefield displays needed to interpret the vast amount of data flows through the center and coordinate the units present on the ground. Many of these consoles are equipped with CL-3 headsets to help control and coordinate droids and other automated units. This room also contains a CS-Mark 12 Holo-projector, used to plan large-scale movements, and a pair of CS-Mark 10 Command Combat Simulators, which are used to analyze terrain and simulate battle plans. Commanders typically use the POC as a mobile command post for a large variety of units and missions, from monitoring strike teams through helmet cams to directing armies thousands of individuals strong into battle.
Communications: The Waystation is an important hub within the Directorate and Lucerne Labs galaxy-spanning operations. Unsurprisingly then, the station has a fairly extensive communication's network, the core of which is formed of dozens of Oracle-class Communications Packages paired with Biocomms.
Hull: Given the Achelous' evolution from the Tempest, it unsurprising shares roughly the same fluid, aquatic lines that are endemic to Mon Calamari designs. A frame of mol-welded beskar forms the base of this hull's construction. This primary frame is then covered in secondary armor belt of link-steel laminated with plasteel to provide some flex in absorbing and dispersing physical impacts. This secondary belt also acts as a rudimentary farraday cage to help protect the vessel from electromagnetic radiation, whether it is naturally occurring or as part of an enemy attack. This armor belt is then in covered in a primary belt of Argentum Matrix Armor, which is designed to better mitigate the effects of heavier weapons that can pierce through the ship's double-layered shields. Some vital sections of the ship, such the bridge and engineering sections, are shielded with Agrinicrete to provide protection against unusually strong radiation that may get past the ship's shields and hull.
Hyperdrive: The Waystation is equipped with a massive and ponderous hyperdrive, which provides it with a measure of mobility in instances where it must be moved. Because the Waystation is not designed to routinely move, and because of the station's great mass, it takes significantly longer than most capital ships for the Waystation to fully power up its drives and move into hyperspace. Combined with the station's slow hyperdrive rating, such movement are rare and almost carefully planned. In order to prevent the Waystation from being interdicted while changing locations, it is equipped with several HIMS devices.
Security: The Waystation incorporates conventional Lucerne Labs internal security systems, making extensive use of code cylinders and droid-specific passcodes to control sensitive access to the ship and its systems. Tripping or attempting to force one's way into the system can not only trigger silent alarms that inform the station's security complement, but also trigger any number of automated traps. Forced access to most restricted rooms triggers man traps concealed underneath the deck's plate in an attempt to immobilize the intruder. Key rooms, corridors, and junction points are further guarded by automated Stormfire Repeater emplacements and force-field generators. In terms of electronic protection, the Waystation utilizes typical pyrowalls and Rapid Repetition Defense Measure programming supervised by dedicated teams of dozens of EI-9 network security droids spread throughout the station.
Shields: Thanks to its Isotope-5 based reactor system, the Waystation is equipped with no less than four full sets of Aspis Shield Systems, using several layers of overlapping shields to provide excellent protection much like the earlier Mon Calamari cruisers before it. This makes the Waystation fairly resistant to attack, which is almost a necessity given that it doesn't carry any weapons of its own. Because of its stationary nature, the Waystation's crew can reprogram the frequency settings of the individual Aspis Shield Systems to better adapt the station to certain environments. As an example of this, one or two of the Aspis Shield System's ray shields could be reconfigured into ion shields to better mitigate ion storms within a nebula. The Waystation also has an Aegis II Anti-concussion Field Generator system with its own dedicated reactor, which makes it fairly resilient to kinetic-based attacks.
Sublight Drives: The Waystation sports heavy duty ion thrusters, which allow it to slowly adjust orbital routes or assist in the station's relocation. The Waystation cannot continuously fire these thrusters though, meaning that it must rely on tugs or other starships for significant travel through realspace. The Waystation also as a Gravitic Amplitude Modulator to assist in these purposes, as shifting the gravity around the station can make such efforts more time and fuel-efficient with the proper guidance.
Armament: The Waystation carries no weapons of its own in order to allow it legally pass a civilian vessel throughout the galaxy, almost irregardless of the government controlling that area of space.
Carrying Capacity: Achelous's carry up to four squadrons of fighter craft, using almost identical hangars to those than found on the parent Tempest-class, though the hangars are fewer in number. Each hangar hosts a single starfighter squadron and includes several pressor catapults, a small tractor beam to help recover damaged craft, and a pair of blast doors constructed of thick Argentum Matrix Armor. Blast doors are shut when the hangars are not actively launching or recovering friendly starships. The other remaining two hangars found on the original Tempest now carry support craft to better enable the Achelous' mission profile of effectively deploying and supporting ground troops. Much of the lengthened hull and reduced internal engine volume have allowed expansive troop cabins and equipment storage sites to be installed within the ship. This typically allows the Achelous to carry the equivalent of an old Imperial Battlegroup, typically composed of four regiments used to working with each other as a single cohesive unit. However, some Achelous's assigned to backwater sectors within the Silver Jedi do not carry a full battlegroup, with the excess housing being used to transport more civilian passengers (such as aid groups, construction workers, etc), supplies, or thousands of extra L1 Marinus droids to supplement running the ship or any captured prizes.
