The navy of the Narkal Republic has eight classes of ships. They can be divided into two categories: escorts and line ships. The eight classes of ships, in order of weakest to strongest, are:
- Frigate
- Destroyer
- Trawler
- Cruiser
- Battlecruiser
- Battleship
- Dreadnaught
- Carrier
Additionally, there are 3 dreadnaughts of such size that they are considered capital ships.
Phazite[]
Phazite is a mineral that can only be damaged by concussive blasts, requiring the use of missiles to damage it. It can also be penetrated (but not damaged) by high-frequency waves. This weakness can be exploited to destroy the inner titanium-vibranium-iron alloy used to defend the ship once the phazite plating is penetrated/destroyed, as the alloy is weak to high frequencies.
(It is completely unrelated to Zillafire101's Phazite, though it is also based on Phazon from Metroid Prime. It is like the actual Phazite walls in Prime 3, which can be penetrated with high frequencies.)
Classes[]
Escorts[]
Escorts are used to defend line ships from ships of roughly the same size. They are also grouped independently with other escorts for patrol or piquet duty.
Ships designed for maneuverability and speed rather than firepower. They are used with destroyers to defend line ships. Frigates are able to distract enemies while the destroyers deal damage. Frigates tend to be piloted remotely due to low shields and hull strength.
An escort designed for high firepower maneuverability, with a high speed as well. They are designed to soak up concussive blasts to defend larger ships. They are primarily used to unload several homing concussive blasts into enemies distracted by frigates. Like frigates, they tend to be piloted remotely for the same reasons.
Ships with roughly the same speed as line ships designed with electronic countermeasures to deactivate and displace mines. Not used for patrol or piquet duty.
Frigates[]
Destroyers[]
Trawlers[]
Line Ships[]
Line ships are the task force of the Republic fleet. They are primarily used in space battles and planetary bombardments.
The lightest line ship in the fleet, cruisers tend to come in lengths about 1.75 kilometers long. High firepower paired with decent shielding makes the cruisers unstoppable in the hands of a good pilot.
Light-medium size ships that come in lengths of about 3.5 kilometers. They have a good balance of turrets and spinal weaponry. They are the largest ships to be operated by a single person.
Battleships are medium-heavy ships that are operated by multiple people. Different types are optimized for different tasks. They are generally 7 kilometers long.
Dreadnaughts have the most size variation of any class, with lengths as short as 9.5 kilometers to upwards of 25 kilometers. The four largest are one of a kind and are considered flagships for the fleet.
Cruisers[]
Battlecruisers[]
Battleships[]
Dreadnoughts[]
Lazarus[]
The Lazarus was the first ever produced dreadnaught. It has 3 main segments, with 2 cannons on the sides and a nova laser in the center. It has a near-impenetrable graviton shield generator. It has phazite plating on top of a titanium-vibranium-iron alloy for superior defense. It is the flagship of the Prime fleet.
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