Esprit-class Battlecruiser

[Raithah]

Not exactly my first, but the first ship I've made in a month and a half. I'm a little rusty :).

The Esprit is a true-blooded battlecruiser - it fits perfectly between battleships and ... whatever it is comes after that. Anyways. Performance wise, it can hold its own against a Cronus or two - or alternatively, wipe out very large fleets of destroyers. Triple front-mounted continuous beams can shred through weaker armor, while rear-mounted gattling guns overwhelm PD for others in it's fleet. In essence, it's a group-ship that performs best with a little backup.

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[Satanic Mechanic]

I was always under the impression that the battlecruiser designation fell to ships with the heavy merchant raider design philosophy, sometimes also known as pocket battleships I think, but basically it was to mount the firepower of a battleship on a hull as quick as a cruiser (generally sacrificing armour to achieve this), the philosophy being it could outrun anything it couldn't outgun.

[Raithah]

In that case, it'd probably be more of a freighter. Story-wise it's supposed to be a VIP escort ship developed with non-military technology (e.g. armor isn't powerful, no shields, etc.).