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Volturius Flying Fortress
AFFILIATION
Sith Empire
MANUFACTURER
Drommund Kalakar Shipyards
CLASS
Anaxes War College System
Heavy Bomber
ROLE
Strategic Starbomber
COMPOSITION
Titanium-reinforced Durasteel and Glassteel
DIMENSIONS
How long/wide/tall is it?
70m length
60m wide
50m tall
CREW
3-10
PASSENGER CAPACITY
N/A
CARGO CAPACITY
10 standard tons
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A
CONSUMABLES
1 standard month
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Volturius has a top speed of 60 MGLT and has sluggish maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 7x dual medium laser turrets (2x cockpit, 2x top bow, 2x rear wing, 1x stern tail)
- 8x Proton Bomb Shutes, 125x Proton Bombs for Each Shute, 1000x Proton Bombs Maximum Ordinance
EQUIPMENT
- Variable Payload Rack
- 1x class 2 hyperdrive.
- 1x navicomputer.
- 1x heavy deflector screen generator.
- Light armor plating
- Long-range sensors
- Precision bomb targeting array
- 2x escape pods
DESCRIPTION
An immense heavy starbomber designed by Drommund Kalakar Shipyards to follow the Mallaeus, the Volturius is the Empire's answer to requirements for heavy bombardment without a Star Destroyer. With the problem of orbital bombardment's imprecise nature and the expense of fielding Star Destroyers at all even with a thriving economy. Working off the bomber tactics utilized by the Rebel Alliance of the past and the new Imperial combined arms doctrine, the Volturius was born.All the bombardment power with a minimal crew, the cockpit contains a pilot and co-pilot with one bombardier at minimum. Seven gunners man the many turrets, arranged with a wide field of fire to discourage attack by enemy fighters, with a full crew containing a co-bombardier.
Carrying enough proton bombs to crack a Star Destroyer, in an ideal situation Volturius are escorted by the full array of Mallaeus, Aquilae, and Impetus on their way to a target. By design, however, they're durable and well-armed enough to function with minimal escort. Like the Malleus, heavy shields keep it safe while light armor plating attenuates bleedthrough damage.
Long-range sensors combine with a precision bomb targeting array to find and target planetary targets, calculating the drop arc for onboard bombardiers. Redundant electronics and emergency corridor seals allow it to keep flying even with several hull breaches, even where other ships would suffer cascading power failures. This is what gives it the moniker of 'Flying Fortress'.
The heavy big brother to the oft-fielded TIE-line bombers, the Volturius is another step in Imperial combined-arms doctrine. Seen most often in either precision strikes or pitched battles, the Flying Fortress often strikes fear in ships or planets unable to stop their relentless advance.
INTENT
To introduce a purpose-made heavy bombing craft to the Imperial arsenal.RESTRICTIONS
The Volturius Flying Fortress is available only to characters who are part of the Empire faction