Vindicator II-class Heavy Cruiser

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Image Credit: Star Wars, This guy, and Fractalsponge
Intent: To create a
Canon Link: Vindicator, Immobilizer, Enforcer
Non-Canon Sources: Victory III Star Destroyer


PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Imperial State Hypernautics
Model: Vindicator II-class Heavy Cruiser
Affiliation: Closed Market
Production: Limited
Material:

• G-32 Evasive Alusteel Frame and Hull
• Glasteel Viewports
• Inner AR-0B Dallorian-Agrinium Alloy Insulating Plating
• Outer Matrix Armor Plating

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Heavy Cruiser
Role: Variable
Length: 600 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor:

• Hypermatter Reactor Banks
• Reserve Capacitors

Minimum Crew: 1,000
Optimal Crew: 4,000
Passenger Capacity: 400 Stormtroopers
Cargo Capacity: 8,000 tons
Consumables: 4 Years
Hyperdrive Rating: Average 1 (Class 12 Backup)

Standard Model "Vindicator"

• Sublight Speed: Moderate
• Maneuverability: Average
• Defense: High
• Armament: Average
• Hangar: Average (2+shuttles)

Assault Model "Enforcer"

• Sublight Speed: Moderate
• Maneuverability: Average
• Defense: High
• Armament: High
• Hangar: Very Low (0+shuttles)

Carrier Model "Projector"

• Sublight Speed: Moderate
• Maneuverability: Average
• Defense: High
• Armament: Very Low
• Hangar: High (4+shuttles)

Interdictior Model "Immobilizer"

• Sublight Speed: Moderate
• Maneuverability: Average
• Defense: High
• Armament: Low
• Hangar: Average (2+shuttles)

ARMAMENT

• 4x Super-Heavy Turbolaser Turrets
• 11x Quad Imperator Turbolaser Turrets
• 10x Quad Heavy Laser Cannon Turrets
• 10x Assault-Grade Variable Warhead Launchers (Enforcer only)

HANGAR

• 0.5 Squadrons (Enforcer)
• 4.5 Squadrons (Projector)
• 2.5 Squadrons (Immobilizer and Vindicator)

NON-COMBAT ATTACHMENTS

• Advanced Molecular Shields
• Redundant Thermal Shields
• Standard Brig
• Standard Armory
• Standard Medical Bay
• Standard Infantry Barracks
• Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Navigational Systems
• Internal Life Form Scanners
• Escape Pods
• PED-21 Distress Beacon

Standard Communications Array

• IFF Transponder
• Encryption Module
• Holo-Transmitter
• Subspace Transceiver
• Subspace Monitor
• Ion-Scrambler

Standard Sensor Array

• Dedicated Energy Receptor
• Hyperwave Signal Interceptor
• Electro-Photo Receptor
• Aural Sensor
• Com-Scan Computer
• Life Form Indicator

Ionization, Webbing, and Interdiction Protection

• Ion Shielding
• Combat De-Ionizers
• Cap Drains
• Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer

Propulsion and Maneuvering Systems

• Inertial Compensators
• Primary Ion Drives
• Secondary Ion Drives
• Combat Thruster
• SubLight Acceleration Motor
• Maneuvering Thrusters
• Repulsorlift

STRENGTHS

• High Speed and Durability make all Vindicator Models excellent at extended patrol missions
• Rugged, reliable design
• High structural integrity

WEAKNESSES

• Good brawler for a ship of it's size and speed, but cannot hold up against slow, maximized, 'Dreadnought' style warships
• No extended range weaponry
• Exposed bridge common to Imperial starship designs

SPECIAL FEATURES

• All Models equipped to hold a half squadron of Shuttles, plus additional craft (if any)
• Immobilizer Model is equipped with 4x Gravity Well Projectors and a GAM

DETAILED SPECIAL FEATURES

The Immobilizer variant of the Vindicator II-class Heavy Cruiser is designed to fill the very specialized battlefield role of an interdictor. To facilitate this, the ship is equipped with four massive projectors that artificially create fields of gravity waves. Each able to operate independently of one another, or in tandem, the four projectors are capable of operating on a number of settings, though only two settings are typically used.

The first and most conventional setting involves the Immobilizer operating at full power, with all projectors active. While this is occurring, the Immobilizer is capable of projecting an Interdiction field 3 million km in diameter. Although the strength of this field can be extremely detrimental to the crew of the ship as debris and small astroids within this area will be pulled towards the Heavy Cruiser by the gravity it is projecting.

The other setting most often employed by Immobilizer commanders is designed specifically to jam Yammosk communications by having each projector 'pulse' in turn, creating constant waves of fluctuating gravity waves. When used in this manner, the ship produced a much weaker gravitational field that only covers an area of space roughly a fourth the size as the alternative mode, but comes with the unexpected benefit of overloading HIMS equipped ships due to the constant fluctuating gravity fields the Immobilizer produces.

Since it's development, the Immobilizer has become a popular addition to many Armada due to a surprise effect caused by the ship's secondary Interdiction setting. As it turns out, stealth ships employing Gravitic Modulators within the area of effect of an Immobilizer utilizing it's secondary projector setting find themselves highly visible on Gravitic sensors due to the erratic fluctuations the Immobilizer causes in local space with rapidly fluctuating gravity waves. These rapid fluctuations cause Gravitic Modulators to overload as they struggle to match the gravity field of the host ship with the constantly changing fields that surround the stealth ship.


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