Hapan R&D: Lorrell Gunship
Name/ModelLorrell Gunship
Designer/Manufacturer
Royal Olanji/Charubah Starship Company
Combat Designation
Fast Attack Corvette
Length
120 meters
Speed
20 MGLT
Hyperdrive
.6
Shield
500 SBD
Hull
250 RU
Crew
48 (Inc. 6 Officers, 42 enlisted men)
Starfighter Capacity
None
Cargo Capacity
None
Weapons
8 Krupp Royal XK98 Turbolaser Batteries
5 Hapes Inc. MKII Quad Laser Batteries
3 Olanji/Charubah Triple Ion Batteries
4 Warhead Launchers
1 External Warhead Octet (optional)
Special Features
Turbolaser Saucer Mounts
Incorporating the rotating hull of the feared battle dragon into much smaller platform, the mounts rotate each battery to allow full firing speed and damage.
Total Turbolaser Saucer Mounts: 8
Quadlaser Saucer Mounts
Incorporating the rotating hull of the feared battle dragon into much smaller platform, the mounts rotate each battery to allow full firing speed and damage.
Total Quadlaser Saucer Mounts: 6
External Warhead Octet
The inclusion of an external warhead octet is easily fitted to the battle configuration of the Lorrell Gunship, but also imposes limitations. If mounted, the top triple Ion battery cannot be fired until the missiles are fired, or the Octect jetisoned. Also, some saucers are unable to properly engage the enemy if equiped with the Octet as it hinders upwards firelines. Once fired, or before, the Octet can be jetisoned fairly rapidly.
Supernova Anti Intrustion System
The most complex system on the spartan warship, each room of the ship is sealed with durasteel doors, while bulkheads seal off each section. If intrusion is detected, captain can order the section shut down, dead locking all doors and closing the sections bulkheads. The Supernova generators can then generate gravity to a massive degree in a designated sector, pinning anything to the floor, irregardless of size. Maximum gravity output: 11Gs.
Description
Designed to combat the desire by the Royal Family to focus spending on larger capital ships such as the Matriarch and the Conquerer, the Lorrell Gunship is the no frills alternative to frigate combat. Designed simply with the purpose of engaging the enemy, the craft lacks any cargo space, instead focusing the majority of its structure to weaponary.
The ship is cylindrical, much like a Corellian Gunship, with a triple ion battery on the bow as well as the four placed at 90 degree angles from each other on the hull. Troop completment is minimal, although a 5 man marine detail remains on the ship at all times.
Despite lacking even the simplest of pleasures, SOP calls for the craft to only ever be on operation for a month or two due to morale restrictions, although hardened crews are expected to be more able to handle longer terms of duty than green crews. Other SOP precedures onboard the craft include the dual particle ray sheilding system and standard hapan backup sheilds.
Comments
#5 10:21pm 07/06/03
Proton Torpedos aren't energy weapons. Although there are energy torpedos.
#4 8:38pm 07/06/03
Warhead launchers are simply launchers that can fire any kind of missile/torpedo...starfighters use them a lot (think of the X-Wing/TIE Fighter games where you could choose which kinda payload you wanted in your fighter)...um...I think that's all I have to say...
#3 8:16pm 07/06/03
Reductions mandatory in the area of Shield and Hull ratings. I'd personally like to see that sublight speed dropped slightly but, I'll leave that to the comment of the other moderators.
I have no problems with the External Octet, assuming:
A. The device functions under the limitations proposed.
1. Tripple Ion Battery cannot fire when equipped.
1a. Octet can be jettisoned but, requires two seperate posts for such. The same goes for removal.
I like the idea of your internal security system, it reminds me deeply of, I believe, the Imperial Star Galleon. Should be interesting in application.
You have four "warhead" launchers. Please explain, are these Energy or, Standard?
Loose one of the Tripple Ion Batteries and Two of the Quad Batteries?
Otherwise a well done R&D which does indeed, I must admit, fill a role otherwise lacking in the Cluster.
#2 5:37pm 07/06/03
Weapons, shields, and hull all look pretty high for a ship of this size. Say double the size and it might be able to handle all that. The Corellian Gunship doesn't have nearly that level of weapons...
#1 5:06pm 07/06/03
lol
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