Metal Lord
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To re-imagine the Freighter Type C into a carrier for the Black Sun.
- Image Source: (x)
- Canon Link: (x)
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Yuung, Tygg & Josse Engineering, Have Gun Will Travel (Modifier)
- Affiliation: Black Sun, Closed-Market
- Model: Freighter Type C (x)
Production: Minor
- Material:
Duralloy (Hull Plates): (x)
Transparisteel (Viewports): (x)
- Classification: Carrier Corvette
- Length: 200 meters
- Width: 60 meters
- Height: 32 meters
- Armament: Moderate
(16) AG-2G Quad Laser Cannons (x) - Defenses: Average
Deflector Shields
Duralloy (x)
Life Support - Hangar Space: Extreme: 4
- Hangar Allocations:
Starfighters: 3 squadrons - Support Craft: 1 squadrons
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
[*]Speed Rating: Very Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average: 2
STANDARD FEATURES
All Standard Features
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
840.z Holo-Targeting Suite: In conjunction with the targeting computer, the 840.z Holo-Targeting Suite allowed improved accuracy for gunners in the Type-C Carrier Corvette. This was a necessary upgrade as the targeting computer itself was strained from the large amount of weapons systems, the 840.z allowing it to balance out the strain.(x)
ANs-9.5w Wide Range Sensor System: A wide range sensor system used to detect starships in the vicinity, up to 100km of its current location. Used for detecting starships and studying commonly used Hyperlanes. (x)
Hyperdrive Signal Interceptor: The Hyperdrive Signal Interceptor detects flucations in the local area though not of its destination nor the type of ship. This sensor is used against Piracy, allowing those at stations to be more prepared for an ambush or assault. (x)
Strengths:
- Begone Fighters!: The true answer against all forms of fighters, it is a juggernaut when it comes to fighting off waves of enemy fighters.
- Release the Swarm!: With the amount of fighters at its disposal, it can also take on even more of the fighter groups, making it excellent for convoy patrol.
- It Moves Slower Than Most Heavy Freighters: With all the upgrades done to the weapon systems, it meant scaling back on engine power to the extent that it moves slower than most heavy freighters on the current market. More so, the maneuverability is so dreadful that commanders have to take care of starfighters getting to close to blind spot areas.
- Useless Against Capital Ships: The Type-C Carrier Corvette cannot go toe to toe against any form of capital ship without assistance as it is designed for anti-starfighter support.
- External Docking Arms: Due to the nature of the Type-C Carrier Corvette, each starfighter and support craft is externally docked on the outside, making it vulnerable for attack early on and if the docking arm is destroyed, it cannot dock back up after the battle.
- Weak Structural Shaft: Due to the modifications needed to do this, the center of the Type-C Carrier Corvette is suspectable to missile attacks that can literally snap the corvette in to pieces. In addition due to this, the weapons are on the front and rear end of the ship, never in the center due to the squadrons populated on the center shaft.
- Cramped Living Quarters: Due to how well modified it was and how it was not meant to support more than a few people at a time, each bunk room has eight people per room, making it difficult for any form of privacy and can be uncomfortable for taller species above three meters.
- No Cargo Bay: The entire Cargo Bay was converted to support the docking arms as well as restock and repair friendly starfighter and support craft.
Some days, people wonder why stop at just one of the variations of the Type Freighter models. That question was presented to Haon Hafey at a local conference as he was well noted for the Type-K Assault Corvettes creation and been living somewhat in solitude over Ord Mantel for a number of years, away from most organizations. The explanation was mainly due to funding and how scaled back the project would be from before, how many systems could not exist to live upon it and what currently been done, probably cannot be redone. Then came the strange moment afterwards where he was approached by Black Sun with old connections to one his former employer from the Type-K Assault Corvette, how they bought out the company and requested him to fulfill once again the contract while also restarting the contract with large sums of credits to get the job done. Reluctantly bound, he agreed to create the next set of Q-Ships for the Black Sun.
Buying out a Freighter Type C for the project, he sat with his planners to discuss what has not been done as most likely the contract will never happen again. The end result was to create a hybrid from the Type-K Assault Corvette project, bringing the best of both worlds while also increasing the unique need of starfighter support. In doing so, they brought back the 840.z Holo-Targeting Suite for their weapon systems, ANs-9.5w Wide Range Sensor System for their area of scanning radius, and the Hyperdrive Signal Interceptor for detecting any incoming jumps from hyperspace to their area. Giving it a more of a patrol craft feel, he had given up on adding back the Ion Shield as there was just not enough room. Even the weapons systems had to be scaled back but was still monstrous to behold, adding sixteen AG-2G Quad Laser Cannons on the ship to provide anti-starfighter support.
Once again as the project went underway, the engine room was zapped of all potential power as well as maneuvering capabilities to make way for the hanger bays that required the excessive need of power and for the weapon systems. The cargo bay was once more gutted for supplying starfighter craft and the living quarters designed specifically to maximize room for pilots as well as technicians and standard crew. They knew as they kept building it that fighting against capital ship was a losing endevour as they thought of also how to space out the squadrons. It ended up being that the end of the shaft which had the most space left out of all of them can support four support craft such as shuttles or boarding craft. Along the shaft, it was converted to hold three squadrons of starfighters, thirty-six total as they took each side, almost leaving no room for error as extended docking arms were created to hold each one. This created a unique problem as each docking arm had to be fitted in manually and if destroyed, they knew that pilot out in space was in real trouble.
Upon testing, it was revealed that it excelled beyond usual expectations as it released swarms of fighter craft and against most starfighter craft and some freighters, it easily decimated the opposition in a hurry. The only downside was after the fight, they realized a structural weakness in the ship as they had to note down how to protect the area from being attacked at all times in the manual. At the end, it was approved and with glasses clinked, the ship type was named the Type-C Carrier Corvette and hopefully would see much service in the future.
