Vehicle:Imperial Capital Ship

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An Imperial Capital-class Ship is a type of starship utilized by the Paingler Imperium. In the Imperial Grand Navy, it is the largest of any ship class and used in various roles, often as the command ship at the head of a fleet. Due to their size, construction is a lengthy, expensive and resource consuming process, and as such, the numbers of the capital ships is limited. To date, the Imperium only possesses seven capital-class ships.

History
The capital-class of Imperial spaceships was created after the first testing starships were successfully launched into space. As the Imperial Shipyards were established, the first project of the Shipyards would be the first capital ship, the Kuhha. Once completed, the Shipyards then began to produce other Imperial starships to complement the new capital craft.

When the Kuhha proved successful in raids and small-time conflicts, more capital ships were produced by the shipyards, bringing their number up to four. By the time of the First Contact War against the Sansan Collective, the number of capital ships the Imperium had within it's Navy was five.

These craft played key roles within the War, leading Imperial fleets against Collective forces. The capital ships, arguably, had the highest kills of any other Imperial space craft during space battles. The capital-class ship's crowning glory was the utter destruction of Collective vessels and fleets, some several times larger than Imperial vessels.

During the waning months of the war, the final two ships were produced, totaling the number to seven, with another rumored to be in production. In modern times, capital ships are used in defense fleets posted above high-value Imperial worlds. Two, the Kuhha and the Ozal are posted in orbit of the Imperial Capital, Nerophion.

Offensive Systems
Capital ships are given top-of-the line offenses. The most powerful of weapons under a capital ship's commands are the four forward-facing cannons, located on the two curving "prongs" that flank the sides of the vessel. These cannons, like most capital ship weaponry, use energy-based blaster technology that are used to damage and/or destroy enemy capital ships and other large-scale enemy vessels. Given the size and immobility of these cannons, they cannot individually target ships of smaller sizes.

Sixty turbolaser batteries stud the hull of a capital ship. These batteries are capable of being swiveled and aimed, making them more precise than the larger cannons. They are primarily used to protect the capital ship from smaller enemy vessels, such as starfighters or bombers.

In addition to the turbolasers and cannons, capital ships also possess a total of ten missile emplacements. These missiles are used as further protection against large enemy ships but smaller missiles are capable of being launched in groups to dispose of smaller vessels.

Defensive Systems
The hull of a capital ship is reinforced armored plating which offer it protection against solid projectiles and impacts from objects such as small starships or asteroids. While the armor offers protection against impacts, collisions with ships such as frigates will damage the vessel and collisions with larger-scale craft, such as cruisers or other capital ships, can destroy a capital ship.

They are further protected by energy shielding, which is generated by a series of internal shield generators. Repeated fire are capable of bringing the shields down. Once down, the generators need to recharge and undergo a cooling period before the shields can be raised again.

Engine Systems
Capital ships, like all other Imperial starships, utilize nuclear-powered sublight engines. The primary engine is located at the rear of the craft, with smaller and reserve propulsion engines are located there as well. These sublight engines enable the ships to move through space and in-and-out of a world's atmosphere or orbit. Due to their massive size, they require large nuclear generators, which are located at the rear lowest decks of the ships.

Capital ships posses a warp-propulsion drive. These drives are rudimentary and primitive nuclear powered drives developed by the Paingler that, when activated, can propel the ship at faster-than-light speeds and enable travel between star systems. These drives have large energy requirements, and so cannot be activated and used quickly or repeatedly without risk of danger to the ship.

Bridge
Located at the very front of a capital ship is the bridge. The bridge houses the main communications and sensor array, used for communications between ships, outposts and ground targets, and for gathering intel and analyzing a battle or enemy force. The bridge is the main command station of a capital ship. The admiral who bears command of the ship is stationed here, as well as the pilots, communications crew and sensor crew.

Complement
A capital ship's hangar bays can store and carry up to twenty five squadrons of starfighters, twelve wings bombers and up to two transport shuttles. To properly crew a capital ship, it takes a crew of several hundred. The crew includes pilots, communications officers and engineers to maintain the ship.

Command of a capital ship is only afforded to admirals.

Trivia

 * The warp-propulsion drive is based off the hyperdrive.