Arrowhead-class Corvette
Loadout:
Weapons
1 x Twin-Mounted Judgement Laser
2 x Iridium Plasma Blasters
1 x Eye of Archaedas Maser CIWS
The Arrowhead is skirmisher/patrol ship which relies on speed and power rather than defense to subdue the enemy. When cruising, it can reach speeds comparable to most bombers, which is why it's used as a law-keeping vessel in Archaedan space.
Squall-class Frigate
Loadout:
Weapons
2 x Iridium Plasma Blasters
2 x Eye of Archaedas Maser CIWS
1 x Squallhammer Plasma Cannon
2 x Field-Stabilizied Iridium Plasma Blasters
Its name inspired by the aggressive winds of Arch, the Squall fulfills a role comparable to the Arrowhead, but is a more straight-forward combat vessel. Its speed and heavy weapons, along with its thickly plated front armor, allows it to punish the flanks of big ships while weathering CIWS and frigate-caliber fire. The high-powered engine allows it to reach the same top speed as an Arrowhead, but it accelerates slower due to the greater bulk.
Zephyr-class Battlecruiser
Loadout:
Weapons
1 x Azure Eye Pulse Laser
2 x Iridium Plasma Blasters
1 x Twin-Mounted Solenoid Quench Gun
2 x Field-Stabilizied Iridium Plasma Blasters
Powerplant, etc.
Overcharged Remote Armor Repair Nanite Core
Archaedan Nanite Armor
The Zephyr is an assault ship which can double as a blockade runner. Its wedge shape and thick armor allows it to endure the most intense frontal barrages, and the Solenoid Quench Gun remains a simple but effective main weapon. Battle tactics haven't changed since the vessel entered service - engage boosters, slam into the enemy and cut through them with a fusillade of fire.
Amethyst Lance-class Fleet Command Ship
Loadout:
Weapons
1 x Scalar Wave Projector
2 x 3 GALE Radio Lasers
6 x Iridium Plasma Blasters
2 x Twin-Mounted Judgement Lasers
1 x Flash Bolter AM Torpedo Launcher
Powerplant, etc.
Archaedan Nanite Armor Plating
Pyre-pattern Annihilation Furnace
Remote Armor Repair Nanite Core
High-powered communication masers, antennae, and Entanglement Modem
The Amethyst Lance is the oldest Archaedan ship design still in active service. Since the first vessel, Amethyst Lance left the dry-dock 240 years ago, it has been continously refitted and upgraded, and even now, there are no plans for a replacement.
The ship is usually deployed at the rear of a battle formation, surrounded by escorts. It can deliver accurate artillery-range fire support with its GALE batteries and torpedoes, and the Scalar Wave Array makes it practically immune to projectile fire. While vital to the successful deployment of any strike group, not all of these vessels serve with a fleet. Some can be found alone, used as communications relays by commanders who lead incursions into enemy territory, usually with a complement of escorts.
The front cupola is armored, but the aft of the ship is used to house communications equipment and is vulnerable to beam weapons. The engines yield high power while cruising, but in battle, most of the output is diverted to the Scalar Wave Array for defense, which makes the vessel quite slow.
The sight of an Amethyst Lance-class means that the conflict won't resolve easily. It's an unspoken guarantee of the Arm's dedication to the upcoming campaign.
Stormcrow-class Monitor
Loadout:
Weapons
2 x RAIN Flash Bolter AM Torpedo Launchers
2 x Prototype Fist of Archaedas Antimatter Ordance Cannons
7 x Iridium Plasma Blasters
2 x Eye of Archaedas Maser CIWS
1 x Gossamer Torpedo Launcher
2 x Hunter Interceptor Missile Launchers
Powerplant, etc.
Archaedan Nanite Armor Plating
Overcharged Remote Armor Repair Nanite Core
Arclight-pattern Annihilation Furnace
Commisioned by Priest-General Jarcant Yuphane as a testing platform for antimatter annihilation equipment, only one Stormcrow exists. However, the vessel has enough firepower to subdue a small fleet. While its defensive capabilities are quite ordinary, the Antimatter Ordance Cannons can tear a kilometer-long gash into any type of hull they can hit. Its superloaded AMT Launchers greate plasma solitions who split into swarms of torpedos after ejection, allowing an extremely high rate of fire compared to usual launcher designs, but drawing a lot of reactor power. The Arclight furnace is an unstable, highly efficient prototype, the only shipsized powerplant capable of supporting any number of AOC's.
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Okaaay, I ditched the first ships, kept the name cause I like it. Also they're not religious nuts anymore. The new SM4 ships will have a slightly different style. Also, the Archaedas military is known as the Arm, but the government is formally the Archaedas Theocracy. Fluff on that later~
How do you like the style and color scheme? Tried to go for that "dirty-clean" look you can see in 80's and 90's anime/manga. Brutal and detailed.
