M E A T B A G
- Intent: To create a Thyrsian Frigate-Carrier for the Golden Company, and later Thyrsian Hierarchy.
- Image Source: Eve Online Amarr Empire - Sigil - EvE Wiki.
- Canon Link: Not Applicable.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Hyperion Solar Lances, Barca Pattern Pressor Beam, Escutcheon Xythan Shields, Istanu Solar Disruptors.
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Starships Division, The Golden Company, The Thyrsian Hierarchy (Select and Contracted Foundries.)
- Model: TTH/CCF-001 "Spyridon" - Class Catamaran
- Affiliation: The Thyrsian Hierarchy, The Golden Company, Closed-Market.
- Production: Minor-scale Production.
- Material:
- Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
- Manganese Brass Armour Reinforcements (Anti-Corrosion.)
- Thyrsian Mirror Shields (Haysian Smelt, Kiirium.)
- Flexisteel Cabling, Armourplast Interiors Panels,
- Alusteel Skeletal Frame, with Laminanium Structural Plating.
- Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate.)
- Myoflex Heat Sinks.
- Glasteel Viewports.
- Reinforced Laser-Reflective Barbettes.
- Various Corvette Components (Interior and Exterior.)
- Classification: Frigate.
- Role: Sector Patrol Vessel, Pocket Carrier, Mobile Shadowport, Planetary Assault, Troop Transport.
- Length: 500 Metres.
- Width: 410 Metres.
- Height: 195 Metres.
- Armament: Very Low Rating.
- [3] Hyperion Barbette Solar Lance Batteries [Fast-Track Mountings, Fire-Linked. Ignores Conventional Shielding.]
- [4] Dual Barbette Mass-Driver Turrets [Railgun Variant, Fast-Track Mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- [4] Dual Barbette Ion Cannon Turrets [Fast-Track Mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- [4] Solarized Barbette Disruptor Cannon Turrets [Fast-track Mountings, Fire-linked. Ignores Conventional Shielding.]
- [10] Automated Barbette Quad-Laser Cannon Turrets [Fast-Track Mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- [10] Automated Barbette Rotary Point Defence Cannons [Fast-Track Mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- [10] Automated Barbette Antimissile Octets [Fast-Track mountings, Fire-Linked.]
- Defences: High Rating.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Reinforced, and Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Primary [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Xythan Force Shielding.
- Secondary [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Deflector Shield (Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers; Overlaid.)
- Reinforced [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Reinforced Ionic Shielding.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Reactionary Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Internal Anticoncussion Field Generators.
- Overhauled [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Kiirium Mirror Shields (Automated, and Slide-able Girder Mounts.)
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Emergency Thrusters (Chemical Propellent and Lateral Thrusters.)
- Advanced [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Etc.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Internal Defenses.
- (Notable Items: Turadium Blast Doors, Laser Gates, Force Field Generators, Klaxon Warning Lights and Projectors, Hyperwave Warning System, Selective Blaster Neutralizer, Rotary Autoblasters [Internally Retractable,] Etc.)
- Hangar Space: Extreme Rating - Starfighter Squadrons may be Exchanged for Squadrons of Auxiliary Craft (Shuttles, Dropships/Gunships.)
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: Six Squadrons of Starfighters
- Support Craft: Zero Squadrons of Support Craft.
- Maneuverability Rating: 35 DPF - Low Rating.
- Speed Rating: Low Rating.
- MGLT: 50 MGLT
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 650 Km/H
- Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0
- Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 8.0
- Engine Unit(s): Frigate - Class Ion Engines - Six Drive Units, with Integrated Repulsorfield Generators.
- Secondary Propulsion: Retractable Solar Soils.
- Primary Power Plant: Frigate - Class Hypermatter Annihilation Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant: Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Passengers:
- 300 Soldiers - Planetary Assault Battalion.
- 50 Soldiers - Shipboard Security Complement.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): Sixty-Two Officers, and Enlisted Personnel.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): Twenty-One Officers, and Enlisted Personnel.
- Escape Craft: Twelve Saviour Pods and Three Ejectable Lifeboats.
- Cargo Capacity: 100,000 Metric Tonnes (Vehicles and Cargo.)
- Consumables: One Year - Galactic Standard.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Sensor Systems and Targeting Systems.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Avionics Package.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Navigation System.
- Dedicated Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Life Support System.
- (Automated Barrack Deck(s,) Integrated Training Centres, Mess Halls, Meditation Chambers, Recreational Decks, Etc.)
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Tractor and Pressor Beam Emitters.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Anti-Concussion Force Fields.
- Standard [Frigate-Class, Military Grade] Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Prototyper, with Several Duplicators, and Synthicators.
- Molecular Furnaces.
- Integrated Droid Brains, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Capabilities (Advanced Automaton, and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Holographic Terminal Interface(s.)
- State of the Art External Systems:
- Xythan Force Shielding.
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters.
- Internalized Reactor Bulb(s.)
- Barca Pattern Reactionary Pressor Beams.
- Haysian Smelt Infused Kiirium Mirror Plating, with Slide-able Girders.
- Aural-Biological-Chemical Scramblers.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s.)
- Missile Deactivators.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Drones.
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Drones, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Thyrsian Mirror Shields - Shield Precursor Technology.
- Comprehensive Countermeasure Suite.
- Xythan Force Shielding - High Energy Resistance, and Capable of Using Enemy Energy Weapons against their Users.
- Hyperspace-capable Cargo Pods.
- Exposed Weapon Emplacements - Potential Targets of Opportunity.
- Thyrsian Mirror Shields - Decent Energy Resistance, but Terrible Kinetic Barriers.
- Automated and Slaved Systems; Utterly Crippled if Disabled.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance; Proximity Dependent.
- Solarized Weapons - Rylith Crystals Require Solar Radiation to Recharge; Weaker Discharges in Empty Space as Battle Progresses.
- Solar Sails - Slowed Movement Speed [Solar Wind(s) Dependent; Useless in Open Space.] and Extremely Fragile - Easily Pierced by Kinetic Weaponry when Extended.
- Xythan Force Shielding - Cannot Defend against Kinetic Attacks.
- External, but Armoured Command Deck.
- No Capital-grade Warhead Tubes or Turrets.
In a unique and a drastic departure from the conventional warships that found themselves in service to the Golden Company, the “Spyridon” was the first that was specifically designed to operate as a planetary assault ship - rather than being a jack of all trades. The conceptual design behind the hybrid vessel was to create a smaller variant of the ancient Acclamator warship that was in service to the Galactic Republic and subsequently match the carrying capacity of the Star Galleon - which was also another inspiration for the Catamaran. Thus, when the two ideas were blended together and enhanced further by the ingenuity of the Thyrsian people, their union created a beast that was unlike anything seen on such a miniature scale.
Most planetary assault ships were larger, and far more robust, but the “Spyridon”? It was considerably smaller, and would be capable of landing in places where it’s larger kindred would find themselves endangered by their surroundings.
The oversized transport’s aesthetics would make the Catamaran stand out amongst an orderly formation of warships, due to its almost insectoid-like appearance and overtly bulbous cargo compartments. Having followed through with such a seemingly technical blunder allowed for the warship to house a vast swathe of war materiel within its gilded husk, and was further optimized by the vast amount of automation that went into its various subsystems. It was everything that the Golden Company could ever ask for, as they’d be able to rapidly deploy their forces onto a planet’s surface - and swiftly establish a beachhead far behind enemy lines without worrying about their lines of resupply.
While its weapons were pitiful in comparison to the more purpose-built warships in under the Thyrsian’s command, they were enough to dissuade enemy fighters or even pirates from strafing the starship’s defences. They could even be utilized by the Auxilia once the vessel made planetfall, as the bulbous plating allowed for the “Spyridon” to utilize its capital-grade weaponry against enemy fortifications, or fortified positions. What better way to establish one’s dominance of their surroundings than levelling everything in sight, and establishing your position in the settling ashes?
With the addition of the Catamaran to the Golden Armada - the Thyrsian war effort takes one step closer towards achieving their goal of taking an eye, for the eye that was lost so long ago.
MODIFICATION SUMMARY
Screencap of Previous Modifications.
- Updated Submission to New Factory Standards.
- Updated Image and Image Source.
- Removed HIMS capability, due to new Factory Standards.
- Updated Dimensions to account for Hangar Rating.
- Rewrote Armament, Defences, Standard and Advanced Features, alongside Strengths and Weakness Sections (Befitting the New Rating System.)
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