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The Forrestal-class heavy destroyer is a Paxemese series of warships which was put into service after the fall of the Neu Corporate Republik. At just over seven hundred meters long, it is the third-largest airship in the Paxemese Navy, after the Cyrene-class Battlecruiser and Paxem-class Battlecarrier.
Design
Like many other warships built for the Paxemese Navy following the Great Corporate War, the Forrestal-class originated from late-war era Republik ship plans for a "interceptor-type heavy cruiser". This type of cruiser was designed for armament and speed, with its engine to total mass ratio being the highest of any Republik-era warship. The reason for this was to allow for the ship to intercept and destroy Oscdean cargo craft and their escorts on their way from the Sol Debris Field to Terra. Consequently, the Forrestal-class is among the fastest warships in the Paxemese fleet despite its huge size. This has permitted it to act in a "conflict first response role", with Forrestal-class warships being permanently on alert to respond to national security threats.
The ship is built in a "dagger-design" typical of Star Destroyers used by the Dark Angels, which permits for maximum frontal fire from the vessel's cannons. Consequently, the original vessel as planned by the NCR was particularly vulnerable to rear attacks - this was rectified by the Paxemese Navy by removing several of the gun batteries originally planned for the vessel and replacing them with vertical launch missile batteries.