Terran Defence Initiative.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:41 am
My new fleet done in classic sprites. I hope you like it, there are definitely more coming.
TDI Charon
The first completely new warship in the entire TDI navy this small frigate was designed to provide a sturdy heavy firing platform for defending trade routes from pirate raids. Exceptionally fast these small ships pack a large punch for their size, although their armour is limited due to the small size.
TDI Luna
Originally designed as a vessel for the clearing of asteroid belts/fields for the use of shipping lanes. These sturdy ships carry an array of flak defences, designed to deter asteroids and other small space debris, as well as strong reinforced armour in case of impact. The gravity tractors this ship can also deploy allowed it to slow down the passage of space debris for easy demolition. Identified as a potential asset for the TDI navy as a defence vessel became apparent in the Kratatokan attack on the civilian colony of Lumen, the lack of any major defences meant that the small military fleets in orbit had to be backed up by civilian vessels. Through the clever use of the gravity tractors along with their powerful flak defences the ships managed to prevent substantial damage to the colony and bided enough time for the Orion, a Terra class carrier, to arrive and quickly dispatch the attacking fleet. Upon acceptance into the TDI military the Lunas were the first ships to be upgraded with deflector technology, the other ships soon followed.
TDI Deimos
The Deimos was originally designed as a cargo hauler before the war but the ships thin but strong design made it a perfect broadside cruiser. Incredibly successful these cruisers were ble to decimate any smaller craft in combat with its powerful side mounted batteries, two or three of these cruisers could easily take on a large battleship in combat. The lack of a powerful point defence though makes them vulnerable, unless used in conjunction with a handful of Lunas.
TDI Phobos
Throughout the early stages of the war the Terran government were hard pressed for the finances and resources for the construction of new weapons and technologies, the nuclear missile launchers on the Phobos represent this pressure. Nuclear missile were always considered an obsolete technology in the face of newer weapons and were simply phased out by the end of 2050 due to newer more intricate satellite bombardment systems. It was only when the war began that it was found that these satellites beam weapons took far to long to charge when under attack and could be easily avoided or simply destroyed before the beam could fire. It was then the TDI re-discovered the allure of atomic weapons and they swiftly dug out of of earth's nuclear warheads and recommissioned them,although most of these weapons were over one hundred years old they could still deal a lethal amount of damage.
Originally intended to be a fuel transporter the TDI military instantly took interest with the design of the Phobos due to the intricate frontal loading method employed by the ship for the loading/unloading of highly radioactive substances, such as Uranium. Redesigning this loading mechanism the TDI military managed to outfit to large nuclear missile launchers on either side of the vessel allowing for it to deal a huge amount of damage for its size. The huge amount of space required for ammunition and thickened armour, however, has left this ship lacking any other form of defence and thus have made it vulnerable to close range attack
TDI Mars
Essentially the bigger brother of the Deimos the TDI Mars combines the broadside capabilities of its smaller cousin with a much more hardier defence. The original design concept for the Mars was to take the existing Deimos and turn it into a much more hardier and stronger version. The resulting battleship proved extremely effective giving the Tanashan defence initiative countless victories against the Kratatokan fedaration, it even provided a match for the much more technologically advanced Klendethuian dreadnoughts.
TDI Terra
Amongst the first ships to be cannibalized for war the Terra class carrier was originally constructed as a colony ship. Large factories within the core of the vessel allow for mass production of mining, construction and agricultural machinery along with any rescources need for colonisation, whilst large gravity tractors pull in asteroids for rescources. These factories, however, have now been altered for the construction of military weaponry. This vessels two vast side mounted hangars allow for it to deploy the huge amount of fighters that are produced from the internal foundries, as well as the launch of attack transport against enemy ground positions. The deflector system on the front of the vessel was mounted on the warship after the successful field tests performed by the Luna frigates.
TDI Charon
The first completely new warship in the entire TDI navy this small frigate was designed to provide a sturdy heavy firing platform for defending trade routes from pirate raids. Exceptionally fast these small ships pack a large punch for their size, although their armour is limited due to the small size.
TDI Luna
Originally designed as a vessel for the clearing of asteroid belts/fields for the use of shipping lanes. These sturdy ships carry an array of flak defences, designed to deter asteroids and other small space debris, as well as strong reinforced armour in case of impact. The gravity tractors this ship can also deploy allowed it to slow down the passage of space debris for easy demolition. Identified as a potential asset for the TDI navy as a defence vessel became apparent in the Kratatokan attack on the civilian colony of Lumen, the lack of any major defences meant that the small military fleets in orbit had to be backed up by civilian vessels. Through the clever use of the gravity tractors along with their powerful flak defences the ships managed to prevent substantial damage to the colony and bided enough time for the Orion, a Terra class carrier, to arrive and quickly dispatch the attacking fleet. Upon acceptance into the TDI military the Lunas were the first ships to be upgraded with deflector technology, the other ships soon followed.
TDI Deimos
The Deimos was originally designed as a cargo hauler before the war but the ships thin but strong design made it a perfect broadside cruiser. Incredibly successful these cruisers were ble to decimate any smaller craft in combat with its powerful side mounted batteries, two or three of these cruisers could easily take on a large battleship in combat. The lack of a powerful point defence though makes them vulnerable, unless used in conjunction with a handful of Lunas.
TDI Phobos
Throughout the early stages of the war the Terran government were hard pressed for the finances and resources for the construction of new weapons and technologies, the nuclear missile launchers on the Phobos represent this pressure. Nuclear missile were always considered an obsolete technology in the face of newer weapons and were simply phased out by the end of 2050 due to newer more intricate satellite bombardment systems. It was only when the war began that it was found that these satellites beam weapons took far to long to charge when under attack and could be easily avoided or simply destroyed before the beam could fire. It was then the TDI re-discovered the allure of atomic weapons and they swiftly dug out of of earth's nuclear warheads and recommissioned them,although most of these weapons were over one hundred years old they could still deal a lethal amount of damage.
Originally intended to be a fuel transporter the TDI military instantly took interest with the design of the Phobos due to the intricate frontal loading method employed by the ship for the loading/unloading of highly radioactive substances, such as Uranium. Redesigning this loading mechanism the TDI military managed to outfit to large nuclear missile launchers on either side of the vessel allowing for it to deal a huge amount of damage for its size. The huge amount of space required for ammunition and thickened armour, however, has left this ship lacking any other form of defence and thus have made it vulnerable to close range attack
TDI Mars
Essentially the bigger brother of the Deimos the TDI Mars combines the broadside capabilities of its smaller cousin with a much more hardier defence. The original design concept for the Mars was to take the existing Deimos and turn it into a much more hardier and stronger version. The resulting battleship proved extremely effective giving the Tanashan defence initiative countless victories against the Kratatokan fedaration, it even provided a match for the much more technologically advanced Klendethuian dreadnoughts.
TDI Terra
Amongst the first ships to be cannibalized for war the Terra class carrier was originally constructed as a colony ship. Large factories within the core of the vessel allow for mass production of mining, construction and agricultural machinery along with any rescources need for colonisation, whilst large gravity tractors pull in asteroids for rescources. These factories, however, have now been altered for the construction of military weaponry. This vessels two vast side mounted hangars allow for it to deploy the huge amount of fighters that are produced from the internal foundries, as well as the launch of attack transport against enemy ground positions. The deflector system on the front of the vessel was mounted on the warship after the successful field tests performed by the Luna frigates.
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