Approved Starship Vero-class light battlecruiser

[Cathul Thuku]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To provide a new life to an old canon design
• Image Source: Wookiepedia
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: Providence-class dreadnought

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
• Model: Vero-class light battlecruiser
• Affiliation: Closed-market
• Production: Semi-unique (1 per writer, 10 total)
• Material: Durasteel hull, quadranium frame

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Balanced Battlecruiser
• Length: 2177m
• Width: 396m
• Height: 748m
• Armament: Moderate (2200/0/550)
• 24 Toprawa long-range turbolasers (all on the carrier ring in 8 triple turrets; 432 turbolaser equivalents)
• 18 Scarif heavy long-range ion cannons (all on the carrier ring in 6 triple turrets; 324 standard turbolaser equivalents)
• 164 Gatling rapid-fire turbolasers (70 turrets on the carrier ring, 12 turrets on the centrisphere, all double; 656 turbolaser equivalents)
• 62 Browning rapid-fire ion cannons (25 turrets on the carrier ring, 6 turrets on the centrisphere, all double; 248 turbolaser equivalents)
• 10 Kami 88mm hypervelocity cannons (5 port, 5 starboard; 100 turbolaser equivalents)
• 4 Sardun heavy long-range hypervelocity cannons (3 topside, 1 underside; 400 turbolaser equivalents)
• 4 heavy tractor beams (40 turbolaser equivalents)
• 450 Ventooine electromagnetic plasma machineguns (30 forward, 120 port, 120 starboard, 60 topside, 60 underside, 60 aft; 450 point-defense equivalents)
• 25 Finalizer point-defense missile banks (100 point-defense weapon equivalents)
• Defenses: Average
• Hangar: High: 11 squadrons
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive Class: 1

STANDARD FEATURES

• Non-combative attachments:
  Inertial compensator
• ​CHX 5.0 acoustic theater
• Ship-wide neural net
• 3 Zak ion drives
• 10 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
• Medical equipment (bacta tanks, medical droids)
• Electronic warfare suite (ECM and ECCM)

[*]Navigation:

• Castameer tactical display
• Watchtower collision avoidance system

[*]
Defenses:

• Redundant deflector shields
• Tensor field generator
• 
  Anti-Concussion field generator
  
• 
  Kreelan explosive reactive armor
  

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 
  Haruna regenerative cap drains
  
• 
  Griet self-sealing hypermatter tank
  
• 
  Otherpilot navicomputer
  
• 
  HIMS
  

STRENGTHS:

• Great point-defense
• Great long-range firepower
• Shields can recharge quickly if EMPs or ion weaponry are used against it
• Ability to penetrate interdiction fields

WEAKNESSES:

• Large target from broadside
• Exposed observation tower
• Rapid-fire turbolasers can only be effectively fired within half a standard turbolaser range
• Rapid-fire ion cannons can drain the shields if fired too often
• A stray enemy attack craft can disable the reactors from inside the hangar

Description: At 2177m, the Vero-class light battlecruiser is designed around the architecture of the original Providence-class, with many of its flaws, such as exposed bottom pod and exposed aft observation tower, while nevertheless having a few changes from the original. The bottom pod no longer contains the sensor/communications array but a 420 mm hypervelocity cannon, allowing it to fire the HVC on all horizontal arcs so long as the target is below the firing ship. With 11 squadrons of attack craft and turrets of ion cannons as well as turbolasers, located along the folds in the hull, the Vero can also stand its own against ships that size. With the new round of refits, there has been a number of heavy long-range turbolasers added, and also an extra suite of hypervelocity cannons.

However, several redesigns were necessary in order to accommodate organic crews. Also, with the complexity of the systems increasing, the requisite amount of crew has increased tenfold from the original, and can also lead to an enemy stray attack craft that could somehow enter the main hangar to disable the reactors with a well-placed proton torpedo/bomb shot aft. The main cargo hold can also hold a staggering amount of vehicles, such as 160 MTT-Xs and 24 squadrons of main battle tank-sized vehicles, such as OG-11 homing spider droids, or the equivalent of up to 104 squadrons of MBT-sized vehicles. It can also carry a massive amount of folded battle droids in the passenger space in an emergency. And yet, the extra weaponry forced the ship to reduce its passenger capacity.

Skeleton crew: 5,100
Optimal crew: 17,500
Consumables: 2 years
Cargo capacity: 300,000 tons
Passenger capacity: 25,000

 

[Gir Quee]

Under Review.

 

[Gir Quee]

Double redundancy deflector shields

Is this four shields or two?

 

[Cathul Thuku]

[member="Gir Quee"] I would probably have to go with 2 shields, since one set of deflector shields is functionally equivalent to one set of ray shields and one set of particle shields combined together.

 

[Gir Quee]

I would probably have to go with 2 shields, since one set of deflector shields is functionally equivalent to one set of ray shields and one set of particle shields combined together.

I would either keep just "redundant" or "double" in this instance, otherwise it sounds like there is a pair of two sets of shields.

Length: 2177m

Hangar: High: 14 squadrons

Since this ship is closer to the 2000 meter mark than the 2500 meter mark, please change this to "High: 11 squadrons" to match the template hangar guidelines.

 

[Cathul Thuku]

[member="Gir Quee"] Edits made...

 

[Gir Quee]

With 14 squadrons of attack craft and turrets of ion cannons as well as turbolasers, located along the folds in the hull, the Vero can also stand its own against ships that size.

If you'll edit this area to match the hangar change.

 

[Cathul Thuku]

[member="Gir Quee"] Done...

 

[Gir Quee]

Awesome. Pending Secondary Approval. Thanks! [member="Jamie Pyne"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

Approved.