V I N D I C A T O R
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Affiliation: First Order, Open Market - Contract Thread Required
Manufacturer: First Order Corps of Imperial Engineers, Primo Victorian Shipwright
Model: FICL Vindicator-class
Modularity: Limited
- Fighter Compliment
- Shielding
- Engines
Material:
- Turadium/Durasteel Compound Frame
- Quadanium/ Durasteel Shell
- Transparisteel Viewports w/ Durasteel Shutter Rigs
Classification: Dedicated Light Carrier
Length: 600m
Width: 250m
Height: 200m
Armament: Rating - 2
- 6 Heavy Turbolaser Batteries
- 4 Quad Lasers
- 16 Quad Flak Cannons
- 18 Quad Laser Cannons
- 16 Quad, Rapid Point Defense Turrets
Defenses: Rating - 10
- Standard Warship Shielding
Hangar: 7 Squadrons
Forward 1x; Fighters 3x, Bombers 2x
Executive 2x; Shuttles 2x (One Per Hangar)
Auxiliary x2; Gunships/Dropships 2x
Special Features: Listed As;
- Forward Lounge - A lounge for both enlisted and officers to come and relax, grab a drink or a meal. Provides an alternative to the mess hall or the officer’s galley.
- Uprated Infirmary - Unlike some of the smaller vessels where the infirmary may only serve as a meatball shop of horrors, the Vindicator-class comes equipped with an uprated infirmary that has a small triage center and two operating rooms along with the standard sickbay compliments.
- Electronic Warfare CM/CCM Systems - In the new age of war, one must always be prepared for the electronic side of the battle, the Vindicator-class comes equipped to handle such aggressions and to unleash its own barrage of electronic warfare as well. (Countermeasure / Counter-countermeasure)
- Combat Information Center - The CIC is typically where the CSG (Carrier Starfighter Wing) Commander will be along with his staff to coordinate the battle around the Vindicator-class.
- Bridge - Where the Commanding Officer of this fine starship shall command maintain command of his ship, this is where he and the other officers (senior officers while on alpha shift) shall coordinate their efforts to ensure victory.
- Security Offices - Due to the size of the Vindicator-class it comes standard with a security office, meant for the chief of security and his/her officers to enforce the laws of both the First Order and the First Imperial Navy. They also maintain and track weapons that are used by the personnel on the ship, keep them clean and ensure that weapons are always stocked in their respective armories so that when needed any service member may grab them for use of defense. Additionally, security personnel keep take up contraband, guard the brig, and escort VIP to and from various locations. A member of Security may be present on the bridge to assist the Tactical Officer, by keeping track of shields, weapons power and hull integrity. They’re also trained to handle the Electronic Warfare CM/CCM Systems.
- Tactical Offices - Neighboring the security officers, are the tactical officers whose job it is to maintain the weapons outside the ship. They study strategy and in the case of the Vindicator-class work closely with Strategic Operations to ensure that during battle both Starfighters and Tactical personnel are working together as one cohesive unit. Additionally, tactical personnel are always learning how to be more effective with their Warship’s weaponry. They’re trained to use the Sensors and Targeting Systems. Tactical Officers work closely with their Security Officer friends.
- Main Engineering - The heart of the Vindicator-class starship are her engines and here you will find the Chief Engineer and his/her personnel working hard to keep the Vindicator running. They’re also trained to use the Hazard and Damage Control Systems, along with the Environmental Control Systems. Works closely with Security while aboard the bridge to keep hull integrity, and shield systems online.
- Logistics Management - Who keeps tracks of all the inventory, supplies, spreadsheets, power usage and overall personnel? Operations, from quartermasters to personnel officers the men and women who work Logistics are also trained to handle communications systems and typically house the cryptologists and linguists under their branch as well. They work with just about everyone while on the bridge.
- Standard Warship Hazard and Damage Control Systems
- Standard Warship Sensors and Targeting Systems
- Standard Warship Communications Systems
- Standard Warship Environmental Control Systems
- Standard Warship Tractor Beam
Maneuverability Rating: 16
Speed Rating: 16
Hyperdrive Class: 2
Strengths:
[+] Buying Time: With her armaments and defenses, the Vindicator is capable of holding her own in battle. She is also capable of providing a more than adequate distraction and buying time for capital ships or any other allied vessel to make a retreat, complete their objective or it can come in as reinforcement.
[+] Dual Role: While normally she might have her own escorts, the Vindicator is also capable of escorting larger vessels such as a capital ship, or flagship to and from it’s destination points and while in battle. With her compliment of squadrons the Vindicator stands ready to serve the First Order.
Weaknesses:
[-] Steady As She Goes: The Vindicator sits at around 600 meters in length and thus her engines require time to power up, approximately forty-five seconds in total to get her into hyperspace. Additionally her maneuverability suffers while she’s on par for most ships her size, she suffers an approximate .009 second delay per meter she’s attempting to turn - this obviously will add up considerably in the bigger picture, thus why she normally has a set of escorts with her to assist in cover fire as she turns.
[-] Kink In Her Armor As formidable as she might be, the Vindicator's design having been based on an older Galactic Empire vessel, does pose one critical flaw - if it were ever discovered. A well-placed proton torpedo shot through her exhaust could cause a chain reaction all the way through to her main engines causing catastrophic failure and render the Vindicator - dead in the water so to speak.
[-] I’m No Fighter: As she was built to be a light carrier the Vindicator was not given enough teeth to hold her own against anything else except another light carrier and even then she’s taking a risk. She was meant to be fielded as part of a task group or task force, a team. Thus if caught off guard on her own, she’s quite vulnerable until help arrives. Smaller vessels can out maneuver out, and larger foes may have more firepower than she can withstand.
[-] She’s Exhausted: As aforementioned it does take quite some time for the engines to power up, the engines were based on older Galactic Empire engines, so their design and layout mimic those older vessels and are not built with efficiency in mind as thus her exhaust output is tremendous and she is easily tracked because of it.
Description: The Vindicator-class was sponsored by Commodore Haliswick and paid for by the Tarkin Naval Foundation. She was designed by the Primo Victorian Shipwrights, production on the Vindicator-class began soon after Dosuun had been won by the First Order. Due to her size and special features, the Vindicator is produced at the Avalonia Shipyards that orbit the capital world.
Her maiden vessel, the FIV Avalonia is due off the line shortly, she along with sister ships Prosperia, Victoria and Fortuna. Primo Victorian Shipyards created the Vindicator based off older Imperial warships, namely those that hark back to the Galactic Empire era. She was also built with the future in mind, as the Corps of Imperial Engineers work to create a new type of shield, and shield generator exclusively for the First Imperial Navy...
The Vindicator stands as a testament to the First Order’s future and a salute to the past.
Development Thread: If Necessary
Intent: To develop a light carrier for the First Imperial Navy, and to diversify our Navy. Giving naval/fleeting role-players more choices and flavor to add to their fleet/command lists.
Who Can Use This: First Order
Primary Source: N/A
