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Interdictor FSV

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Craft: Interdictor class Fleed Support Vessel

Combat Abbreviation: IFSV

Mission Profile: Hyperspace Interdiction

Designer/Manufacturer: Imperial R&D Department

Retail Price: Not available for sale. Produced exclusively for the New Order.

Consumables: 6 months

Cargo Capacity: 1500 metric tonnes

Length Over All: 600 meters

Sublight Speed (Cruising): 8 MGLT/4 MGLT

Sublight Speed (Flank): 10 MGLT/5 MGLT

Sublight Speed (Emergency Full): 16 MGLT

Hyperdrive Motivator (Main): x1

Hyperdrive Motivator (Backup): x4

Shield Integrity: 2400 SBD

Hull Integrity: 2200 RU

Weapons:

• 3 Proton Torpedo Clusters*
• 10 Quad Laser Batteries (anti-starfighter)

Hanger Capacity:

• 1 Squadron TIE Series Starfighters

Troop Capacity:

• Little

Additional Equipment:

• Phalanx Anti-missile network
• Reactive Shielding
• Multi Track Shielding
• High-Output Gravity Well Projectors

Explanations


Phalanx Anti-Missile Point Defence Gatling Laser Network

The Phalanx, is made up of a network of small, turreted light blaster cannons. These weapons are very able to pick out missiles and destroy them from long range. The Phalanx System reduces the percentage of successful short-range missile strikes to less than 20%, and long-range attacks to under 5%.


Reactive Shielding

Reactive shielding is a system designed to protect the Messiah from energy weapons. When the vessel’s shields are raised, a special battery bank is charged along with them. Then, when computers detect a substantial bombardment against any section of the vessel, the shield is immediately recharged with stored energy from this bank.


Multi Track Shielding

Multi Track Shielding uses a dedicated targeting computer imbedded in the shielding system to track approaching enemies and calculate approximate damage. The system automatically them distributes shields for maximum damage resistance. Combined with reactive shielding, this system gives the Messiah an unprecedented edge in battle.


Background Information

Built to replace the aging Immobilizer 418 series of vessels, informally known as the Interdictor, the new Interdictor Class Fleet Support Vessel is built on the same upgraded hull as the Guardian FDV and Dictator FCV. Taking into account new technological advances and the shortcomings of the old Immobilizer class, the Interdictor is a highly advanced warship designed to prevent an enemy fleet from withdrawing a battle field, as well as to force the reversion of vessels travelling in hyperspace.

The major shortcoming of the previous Immobilizer vessel was that it attempted to perform too many tasks: it was a light-duty carrier, an Interdictor, and a light cruiser wrapped into one. The result was an undershielded vessel that was easily damaged. Although the ship was generally kept towards the rear of a formation, this prevented the Interdictor from being used to its full potential.

The new vessel eliminates this problem by focusing on defence: it is heavily shielded for a ship of her size, and has a thick hull. In turn it is slow at sublight speeds and is only lightly armed: laser cannons for anti-starfighter use provide its ownly true defence, the ship's proton torpedo clusters being limited to a maximum of two firings (in theory, this gives the ship enough firepower to 'bloody the nose' of an attacking ship and then flee).

The new Interdictor sports high-output gravity well generators, a shift from the previous models. These generators, situated in globes atop the superstructure, are able to produce a gravity field similar in size and scope to an average sized planetary body, effectively blockading an entire system.

The Interdictor FSV is expected to replace the aging Immobilizer inside of a year, the modular hull allowing for quick and easy construction at any of the Empire's facilities. Existing Interdictors will be converted to the new design (or another vessel using the same hull), or reassigned to border patrol missions.