Indie Faction Tech Restricted Ship Chimaera-Class Star Destroyer

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Chimaera-Class Star Destroyer​

AFFILIATION
Chiss Ascendancy

MANUFACTURER
Chiss Ascendancy

CLASS
Star Destroyer

ROLE
Capital Ship

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and Transparisteel

DIMENSIONS
1.6km length

CREW
2000 - 20,000

PASSENGER CAPACITY
10,000

CARGO CAPACITY
15 kilotons

HANGAR CAPACITY

• 304x starfighter/light starbomber.
• 50x shuttle/light freighter.

CONSUMABLES
2 years

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Chimaera-Class star destroyer has a top speed of 50 MGLT and has sluggish maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 20x dual heavy turbolaser turret.
• 10x dual medium turbolaser turret.
• 80x dual light laser turret.
• 4x proton torpedo launcher, 500x projectile in magazine, 2,000x combined total.
• 4x tractor beam projector.

EQUIPMENT

• 2x hyperdrive, 1x class 2 primary, 1x class 8 backup.
• 1x navicomputer.
• 1x heavy deflector screen generator.
• 1x long-range sensor suite.
• 1x long-range communication suite.
• Many x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
• Many x escape pod.

DESCRIPTION​

It has become fairly more common knowledge to the Galaxy as a whole that the Chiss Ascendancy have been observing the wider Galaxy for quite some time. If this was disputed, one look at the Chimaera-Class Star Destroyer would clear it right up; they were definitely watching and they have been watching for hundreds of years. By design, the Chimaera-Class Star Destroyer is a combination of the Venator-Class and the Imperial-I Class Star Destroyers utilised by the Republic and it's successor Empire.

Taking the idea of having the main Star Destroyer be capable of disgorging large numbers of starfighters and bombers was lifted directly from the Venator, while the size and extra armaments were taken from the plans for the Imperial-I. The name of the line is taken directly from the name of the ISD-I that was commanded by Thrawn during the Galactic Civil War. As implied by the naming choice, however, the Chimaera-Class Star Destroyer is a rather old model of capital ship at this point with the first line produced by Chiss shipyards not long after the battle of Yavin IV.

As well, the Chimaera is not the equal of either ships it was based off in terms of their strengths - it is less heavily armed than the ISD-I and it is not capable of carrying ground vehicles in number like the Venator. However, it would be accurate to say that the Chimaera is a middle-ground between both ships, with the carrying capabilities to beat both ships out when it comes to starfighters/bombers and the armaments to slug it out with the Venator and handily win.

Chiss Admirals often use the Chimaera as command ships and central features of their manoeuvres but they are cautious to keep the ships supported by Peltast-Class and Chaf-Class ships to cover for the short-comings of the older ship line.

LEGALITY​

Chimaera-Class Star Destroyers are illegal for anyone by the navy of the Chiss Ascendancy to own and operate. If the ship were to be found in the wider Galaxy, it is likely that it would be heavily restricted due to it's nature as a capital ship.

INTENT​

To add ships to the Chiss naval roster that players may, or may not, encounter during their time in that area of space.

RESTRICTIONS​

Chimaera-Class Star Destroyers are large capital ships with heavy weapons, and capital ships cannot be owned or operated by individual characters. They may be acquired as a faction asset with staff oversight and direct interaction with the Chiss Ascendancy.

 

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