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Harbinger FSV

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Craft: Harbinger class Fleed Support Vessel

Combat Abbreviation: HFSV

Mission Profile: Fleet Support

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): 10 MGLT

Sublight Speed (Flank): 14 MGLT

Sublight Speed (Emergency Full): 20 MGLT

Hyperdrive Motivator (Main): x1

Hyperdrive Motivator (Backup): x4

Shield Integrity: 1400 SBD

Hull Integrity: 1100 RU

Weapons:

• 02 Super Ion Cannons
• 10 Ion Cannon Batteries
• 02 Proton Torpedo Clusters
(fitted for ion torpedoes)

• 04 Boarding hooks
• 12 Quad Laser Gattling Cannons (anti-starfighter)

Hanger Capacity:

• None

Troop Capacity:

• 1000 Spartan-II soldiers (boarders)

Additional Equipment:

• Phalanx Anti-missile network
• Reactive Shielding
• Multi Track Shielding

Explanations



Super Ion Cannon



Mounted in tandem, these great guns are capable of dealing a near-fatal blow to any mid-size capital ship in their long range. Designed to disable capital ships, these weapons are fearsome, but take a long period of time to recharge. General tactics call for the guns to be fired in tandem at a single target to fully disable it in preperation for boarding. These cannons are powerful enough to literally fry circuits in more delicate machines, and have been known to cause damage that required full replacement of systems.



Boarding Hooks

Boarding hooks have been in use in various forms for centuries, but never before has an Imperial ship of the line mounted them. These hooks are designed to pierce the hull of an enemy vessel and do one of several things and allow it to be reeled in to come alongside the larger vessel. The hooks have an advantadge over tractor beams in that to release them the tethers must be cut (a difficult task for a fully active vessel) or the hull of the ship must be cut away from the hook has embedded itself. From there, the hook is designed to stun the crew in the area through use of flash/bang weapons and/or posion gasses, in preperation for boarding.


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

Designed alongside a number of other vessels, the Harbinger is a replacement for the aging Immobilizer 1227 frigate. Larger and more heavily armed and armoured, the Harbinger is classified as a ship of the line.


Equipped with Super Heavy Ion cannons as well as a number of regular cannons and ion torpedo launchers, the Harbinger's role is to disable an enemy vessel and, if the situation permits, bring it alongside for boarding. The vessel carries a large compliment of the Empire's elite Spartan-II soldiers in place of fighter support for these operations. Spartan-II 'Marines' are specially equipped with zero-g equipment, oxygen filters and tanks, magnetic boots, and all manner of ranged and melee weapons. They are trained in shipboard offence and are the Empire's most skilled agents at boarding. Too, they are linked to the main computer of the Harbinger, which allows them real-time downloads of floorplans for thousands of common vessels.


The Harbinger is designed to deliver its soldiers directly to an enemy ship, as opposed to launching shuttles: it pulls a vessel in and cuts through the hull, allowing soldiers to literally walk aboard. Of course, these cut through points are tightly defended against the slight chance an enemy is able to reach them.


The Harbinger is intended to begin production as a light-delployment craft to suppliment fleets.