A quick glossary to start...
IFNS - International Federation Naval Ship
IFNC - International Federation Naval Command
IFC - International federation of Commonwealth
(notice a pattern...)
HEAPEMAC - High Explosive Armour Piercing Electro-Magnetic Acceleration Cannon
SWORD - Single Warhead Ordnace Regulated Delivery system
7th Fleet Refit Programme (T.C.E. 2881)
New developments by the IFC's various research divisions have led to a number of improvements being made to the ships of the 7th fleet, who are more compatible than any other IFC vessel with the new technologies. Primarily more powerful reactors and bussard scoop arrays hves allowed both an increase in speed and an increase in firepower with additional supporting turrets appearing on most vessels. Armour has been greatly improved with the use of new semi-newtonian lattice armour composites, and firepower has overall been improved by new high-yield ammunition.
- current serving vessels of the IFNC 7th fleet:
top-left: CV IFNS Indifference
top-right: DD IFNS Serenity
middle: BB IFNS Ignie Ferroque
bottom-left: DD IFNS Stormclad
bottom-right: FF IFNS Eminence
-CV Tesla Class IFNS Indifference
A major conversion of the Tesla-Class design, the Indifference is an escort carrier capable of keeping up with the highly manouverable destoryers and providing cover from opposing fighters and bombers with its two wings of Shadowlancer interceptors. Although its weaponry has been stripped down to make room for the landing deck and hangars, the Indifference is still capable of anti-capital support due to its two medium HEAPEMACs, and better defensive capabilities with its two heavy dual flak turrets.
-DD Tesla Class IFNS StormcladSpecifications: (post-refit)Spoiler!
One of the first of the Tesla-Class assault destroyers the Stormclad is a multi purpose vessel that can provide long range bombardment capabilities as well as front-line support with anti-capital and defensive weaponry, all backed up by decent armour and good manouerevability. The Tesla-Class is still experimental but the Stormclad has already proved its worth in battle against insurrectionist and alien forces alike.
- Centre above BB IFNS Ignie Ferroque - IF Shadowlancers (one wing)Specifications: (post-refit)Spoiler!
Multi-purpose strike and interception fighters, Shadowlancers were designed for use in both atmospheric and exo-atmospheric conditions. They are fast and agile and very capable of outmanouevering enemies, performing execptionally in dogfights, however their weaponry is too weak to cause much of a threat to capital vessels.
-BB Vulcan-Class IFNS Ignie Ferroque (By Fire and Sword)Specifications:Spoiler!
The Vulcan-Class battleship is a mammoth amalgam of fire power and armour. Although huge and lumbering by the standards of the 7th fleet it is still able to engage and defeat any foe, mainly due to its firepower that rivals that of many entire fleets. The Vulcan-Class will probably be one of the last classes of "big-gunned" starships in the IFNC fleets as advances in accelarator and fusion beam technologies are developing at a rate that is soon set to eclipse the older, conventional weaponry.
-DD Tesla-Class IFNS SerenitySpecifications:Spoiler!
The Serenity is a support version of the standard Tesla-Class design. It retains the main firepower of the destoryer, while replacing the powerful yet short ranged fusion cannon for longer ranged torpedo launchers, therefore providing fire support for fleet sized encounters while still retainign its ability to function effectively alone.
-FF Lancer-Class IFNS EminenceSpecifications: (post-refit)Spoiler!
Equipped with the array of ion thrusters normally found on a heavy destroyer and with the addition of a direct input bussard fusion drive the FF Lancer-Class Hunter-Killer Frigates are extremely fast and manouerevable. Ideally suited to patrol roles, in packs these light vessels can be deadly to almost any vessel, using their superior speed and turning to attack vunerable areas such as engines and reactors
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i put quite alot of effort inot getting all the highlights and shadows right. there are only a few sprites used more than once thorought the ship as well, so it took quite a bit of time, but i think its worth it. in game it's pretty balanced... it tends to do best at long range against large groups of enemies, but the fusion cannon make it effective one-on-one close up. its main weakness is when it gets mobbed, which tends to end up in a "total hull failure" - the hullspine goes straight back into the core (boom)
