Talk:AIF/@comment-10905876-20160923175115

-Fondor Yard-

A new light capital ship class is put in to commission, the Unyielding class. Equipped with the latest power generation equipment, along with a high output warp disruptor, it will fill a niche role within the fleet.

Her hull is long, but not nearly as wide as other capital ships. Two ridges extend along her sides, housing both warp engine coils and power generation systems for the warp drive. These systems can assist with a fleet synchronization, but cannot perform forced synchronizations on anything larger than a cruiser.

The middle of the ship houses additional fusion reactors, along with the warp disruption equipment. Impulse engines are at the rear as per usual. The bridge is in a relatively exposed tower position, along with powerful sensor equipment. Weapons include standard laser and railgun turrets, along with numerous point defense guns. The bow also houses a powerful omnidirectional laser emitter, similar to the pyramidal SOD series lasers.

These ships will be used as area denial vessels, along with providing heavy escort to major capital ships and carriers. They can also be used to replace permanent warp disruptors if they are disabled, and can extend the range of coverage as needed.



OOC: This hull was the first version if the Andromeda class battlecruiser. When I finished it and got a look at next to another ship, I decided that it would not do, and decided I'd do another design. But, this hull was a decent, though generic, build, and didn't want to delete it altogether. (Even has a fairly deep base, so, it'd be a shame to delete that hard work.) With another, more capable ship already in about the same toughness class (Chimaera), this couldn't do as just another battleship as that'd be redundant. Eventually I came up with the mobile warp disruption platform, which gave the ship a unique purpose in life. Not exactly a standout design, but hopefully it will have some interesting tactical uses. (Thrawn Pincer to overcome poor warp precision anyone?)