Poradus Class

Poradus Class
General Information
Class Name	Poradus (Decommissioned)
Ship Type	Battlecruiser
Operated By	Vindictus Ove
Constructed By	Unisah Corporation Hutarni Construct Vindictus Ove
In Service	0
Compliment	1,200-2,000
Number Existing	1 (most remodeled to the Ardanu Class Battlecruiser
Armaments
Heavy Weapons	8x 610x1530mm OSCO I- Hyper Ion railguns 4x8 375mm side mounted Twin Carbide railguns 1x “Iobasa Notau” thermal particle lance 2x Fesdaum (kingbreaker) front-facing antimatter cannons
Missiles	8x Thermoionic capital fusion warheads 92x Vindictus Ove HPE Fletchet Missiles 14x Noveiteus Type C cruise torpedos
Point-Defense Weapons (Anti-Aircraft)	10x ANPD beam emitter 14x Bi heavy ion point AA6x 200mm C-Type heavy ion cannons8x 30mm PD Light Carbine Autocannon
Other	2x Halisayh Mk II logistic command burst module 2x Indare C-HU HCS accelerator burst module 7x U-G111 Navy issued stasis webifiers
Specifics
Maximum Range before Refueling	Indefinite
Powerplant	Twin YUTAISAH 8A-F Accelerators Twin YUTAISAH 2A-D Accelerators
Aircraft/Spacecraft Carried	2x Nirganta Class ECJP Corvette 15x C.8 Osprey drop-ship 32x OA-3 Kestrel Class heavy fighter 60x O-44 Sparrow Fighters

“	I once dreamed of flying castles over grassy hills, emperors high above clouds, worlds within our reach...	”
	— Shell-124A, 2104

The Writ of Farum Gefari and its modernization efforts in the Vindictus Ove allowed the navy to produce one of the most heavily armed warships in the State, the Poradus Class Battlecruiser. It is the second warship commissioned after the Morsehead Conflagration, and later remodeled to the modern day Ardanu Class battlecruiser.

Development

The Poradus Class were developed in response to the introduction of the NCR Albatross Class Kampf-Zeppelinkruiser, and was developed in secrecy on Phobos shortly after the Morsehead Conflagration. Throughout development, the ship was delayed and reworked numerous times due to strict design elements required by the Vindictus Ove. Lead by the legendary ship developer Omur Udani, Most of the Poradus design elements come from the Norus Class and the Octavia Class, adopting a sleek and industrial design while carrying an array of araments.

With the re-emergence of Taurus, the Porabus hangar bays were extended, sacrificing armament mounting points in favor of fitting not one, but two Nirganta Class ECJP corvettes in its secondary hanger bays, which are deployed as escorts or patrol ships.

Combat

While a battlecruiser, notable features of the Poradus are its side hangers, allowing multiple squads crafts ranging from fighters and bombers to heavy dropship and corvettes to deploy at a moment's notice. Underneath the ship are a pair of “mother bays”, which are two large hangers that allows quick deployment of piloted mechs, armored vehicles, and even IPMDS, which are center pieces of mobile command centers and FOBs.

Being a main warship within the Vindictus Ove and designed to fight enemy capital ships, the Porabus features 4 TRKwA capital ship boosters, fueling its heat composite shielding capabilities while outputting enough firepower on its own to take on small fleets. While heavily armed, the Porabus trades off mobility, rendering the ship to be very slow at times.

Roles

• Interplanetary Exploration
• Mobile command base
• Fleet Warship
• Fleet Carrier
• Burst Module Carrier
• Front line combat
• Regional Occupier