ORS R&D #1: Bird of Prey (Resubmission)
General Statistics
Vessel/Unit Identification: Black Hand Ghost-class Bird-of-Prey
Vessel/Unit Combat Designation: Short-Range Light Assault Vessel
Length 295 Meters
Designer/Manufactuer
Black Hand R&D/ CN-1344 Research Division
Design Team Leader: Jobath Dejoid
Co-Leader: Felanor Dejoid
Consumables: 1.5 Year(s)
Cargo Capacity
-Total: 4,000 Metric Tons (M.T)
Crew Complement
12 Officers
100 Enlisted Crew
20 Passengers
Weapons
- 6 Armek-M38 Heavy Pulse Turbolaser Cannons (2 Port Wing-mounted Emplacements, 2 Starboard Wing-mounted Emplacements, 2 Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacements)
- 6 Taim & Bak KX5 Heavy Quad Supercharged Laser Cannons (2 Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacements, 2 Aft-Mounted Emplacements, 1 Port Wing-Mounted Emplacement,1 Starboard Wing-Mounted Emplacement)
- 5 Cygnus Spaceworks X3-A Concussion Missle Launchers (3 Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacement, 2 Aft-Mounted Emplacement)
- 5 Kuat Drive Yards Heavy Proton Torpedo Launchers (3 Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacements, 2 Aft-Mounted Emplacements)
- 6 Borstel NK-7 Ion Cannons (2 Port Wing-mounted Emplacements, 2 Starboard Wing-mounted Emplacements, 2 Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacements)
- 1 Phylon Q7 Tractor Beam Projectors (Fore Nose-Mounted Emplacement)
Propulsion Systems
- 3 KDY Destroyer-I Ion Engines (Main Engines)
- 4 Cygnus Spaceworks Gemon-4 Ion Engines (For emergency use)
1 (Main) Nazfar T-3 Hyperdrive Engine (Class 1)
1 (Backup) Nazfar T-1 Hyperdrive Engine (Class 9)
Sublight Speed: 50-75 MGLT
Atmospheric Speed: 1500 KPH
Communications
- SFS Ranger Subspace Transceiver (Range is 100 light-years). It can monitor more than 300 different subspace frequencies simultaneously; by altering frequencies every tenth of a second, the Ranger scans the entire subspace spectrum in less than 3 hours. The powerful com-scan encryption computer can decode most intercepted messages within minutes.
Internal Vessel/Unit Complement
- 6 Space Superiority Fighters
- 1 T4a Lambada-class Shuttle
- 25 Battle Droids
- 10 CAV (Combat Assault Vehicle)
Hull Composition
Titanium Reinforced Alusteel Hull. The heavily shielded, carbonite and durasteel-reinforced dome holds and protects the main reactor. And all the Armek-M38 Heavy Pulse Turbolaser Cannons are protected by 1 Metre of Quadanium Steel Hull Plating each.
Hull: 500 RU
Shield Systems
- 2 Hoerch/Kessel Drive Yards Type One Shield Generators (1 Fore, 1 Aft)
- 1 Nazfar Metalworks SGT-6 Shield Generators (Used as reserve only)
Shields: 700 SBD
Commentary
This vessel was designed specifically to be the backbone of the Sovereignty Navy. The Bird-of-Prey is designed to be cheap and easily produced, and is designed to replace the heavier ships. They are the the deciding force in the ORS navy.OOC - I removed the cloak. I will add it on in a seperate R&D at a later date.
Comments
#9 1:32am 28/09/03
[quote][i]- Nazfar Metalworks Guild X-33 Advanced Cloaking Device[/i]
The X-33 Advanced Cloaking Field Generator was designed at the orders of Yevethan Leader Jian Paret at the recommendation of Admiral Griff of the Outer-Rim Federation shortly before the Yevethan Collapse. The half-completed designs were taken b y the Federation for safekeeping. The original designers were killed in the Yevethan conflict so Griff had two of his best scientists complete the designs. As result, there are a few design flaws. The cloak needs a tremendous power supply to function properly. And cannot be installed within a ship less than 200 meters- and even that is slightly pushing it. Also, any type of energy weapon system is rendered useless while the cloak is engaged due to power restrictions and a conflict with the actual cloaking field. Also, shield systems are rendered unusable due to the same problems. Therefore, mounting the CloakGen on large ships is inadvisable. However, the Federation techs working on the project were able to modify the system and were successful in making it more advanced. They were able to completely mask the vessel from all sensors, and to the naked eye. And they were able to modify it so the host ship’s onboard sensors were fully functional while the field is active.[/quote]
So how exactly does the device work? From what you're saying, it's the same general cloak device as the one discovered by Grand Admiral Thrawn... but it's been modified "so the host ship’s onboard sensors were fully functional while the field is active."
What means have been used to modify it to make this possible? Certain crystals can do the job, sure, but they're limited to planets already controlled by groups (i.e. Aeten II, Kal'zon III).
Imperial-standard cloaks are double-blind; if it's not an Imperial-standard cloak how does it render itself invisible? Through use of, for example, mandalorian ore? Or some other method.
A greater explanation as to the logistics and design of the cloak (as opposed to its history and vauge comments about the modifications) are needed.
IMO.
#8 1:27am 28/09/03
Meaning, what, exactly? We didn't use the Shroud out of consideration, but I don't ever remember being told specifically NOT to...
But then, I could just fail to remember that...
#7 11:49pm 27/09/03
The Bird of Prey has 28 weapon emplacements, not 19...
[quote]This vessel was designed specifically for the use of espionage agents and covert warfare missions. The Bird of Prey was not designed to be used in major confrontations but it has some advantages when used en mass.[/quote]
It seems to be used quite frequently in major confrontations these days... if you designate a ship like this as a recon craft, please use at such.
[quote]- 6 Armek-M38 Heavy Pulse Turbolaser Cannons[/quote]
Explain these more please?
[quote]Doesn't really matter. 20 days from time of submission if I remember correctly.[/quote]
No, this will be done like the Shroud.
#6 6:26pm 27/09/03
Doesn't really matter. 20 days from time of submission if I remember correctly.
#5 6:10am 27/09/03
No.
It is called a 'Heavy Turbolaser'. If I wanted a battery, I would have said "Turbolaser Battery".
Not to be pushy, but I really need this thing approved soon.
#4 4:44am 27/09/03
Heavy Turbolaser = Turbolaser Battery = Four Turbolasers.
For the record.
#3 2:29am 27/09/03
You can't compare the Shroud to the Bird-of-Prey.
The Shroud has a total of seven weapons mounts (if I remember correctly). Four turbolasers, and three missile batteries.
This has six heavy turbolasers and six "super-charged" laser cannons. That's a big difference.
Also, our cloaking systems are vastly superior and draw less power.
#2 4:05pm 26/09/03
Lose some weapons?
TNO Shroud: 18 Emplacements
Bird of Prey: 19 Emplacements
And the Bird is much bigger than the Shroud...
I cut off the AT-ST Walkers and got rid of the 'Emissionless'.
What else?
#1 9:32pm 25/09/03
Cut back, and cut back harshly, or drastically increase the size.
[u]This Size[/u]
Loose most of those embarked craft.
Reduce those weapons emplacements considerably.
[quote]- 3 KDY Destroyer-I Emissionless Ion Engines[/quote]
Emissionless? As in... None? Uh huh...
More later.
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