Fiction:Talven Empire/Military

"The only thing you can truly count on is for your enemies to attack."

- High Councilor Balbus Marinus

Ships
Phoenix-class= Class: Phoenix-class corvette Armament:
 * Light energy canons
 * Point-defense energy cannons
 * Torpedo launchers

Defense:
 * Medium armor plating
 * Heavy shielding
 * Cloaking device

Operational:20-30 Description: The Phoenix-class corvette is used by teams of elite troopers to operate behind enemy lines. It is considerably well armed and armored for its size, and possesses a cloaking device - making it far too expensive to be built ingreat numbers. The Talven Empire#The Imperial Council|DFI has aquired some of these ships for its agents. Pegusus-class= Class: Pegusus-class corvette Armament:
 * Light energy canons
 * Point-defense energy cannons

Defense:
 * Light armor plating
 * Light shielding

Operational:5000 Description: A starting point for many military careers, the Pegusus-class corvette acts as an anti-fighter and support ship. It is not powerful enough to cause much harm to larger ships, but is often used as a distraction. Chimera-class= Class: Chimera-class destroyer Armament:
 * Medium energy cannons
 * Point-defense energy cannons
 * Kinetic cannons

Defense:
 * Medium armor plating
 * Light shielding

Operational:2000 Description: The Chimera-class destroyer serves as an escort for larger warships. These ships are often used to protect trade convoys and hunt pirates. Ogre-class= Class: Ogre-class cruiser Armament:
 * Medium energy cannons
 * Kinetic cannons
 * Missile Launchers
 * Heavy torpedo launchers

Defense:
 * Medium armor plating
 * Medium shielding

Operational:1500 Description: Ogre-class cruisers are built to overwhelm enemy ships with a variety of weapons. These ships are also well armored, and can take concentrated fire for a long period of time before being destroyed. These ships are often found defending important colony worlds. Minotaur-class= Class: Minotaur-class cruiser Armament:
 * Ram

Defense:
 * Heavy armor plating
 * Medium shielding

Operational:200 Description: The Minotaur-class cruiser was designed by the Talven Empire#The Imperial Council|DoT with the sole purpose of ramming enemy ships. Consequentially, most of its structure is built to reinforce its armor. This also makes it the most hardy ship in the Talven fleet. Kraken-class= Class: Kraken-class carrier-ship Armament:
 * Heavy energy cannons
 * Ion cannons
 * Kinetic cannons

Defense:
 * Heavy armor plating
 * Heavy shielding

Operational:10-20 Description: Titan-class= Class: Kraken-class carrier-ship Armament:
 * Heavy energy cannons
 * Point-defense energy cannons
 * Ion cannons
 * Kinetic cannons
 * Missile Launchers

Defense:
 * Heavy armor plating
 * Heavy shielding

Operational:3-5 Description: Titan-class battleships have only recently come into production, and are designed to be flagships for the most experienced admirals in the empire. With cutting-edge arms and armor, these ships take years to build.