Ryukyuen Light Cruiser (Ryuk-i-en)
"One may question the logic in having another point defense ship, and I asked this of one of the command staff and she simply shrugged and said "I guess the plan is to make sure we shoot down anything that could make it through the shields." (A saying that explains much)
These light cruisers can atleast, contrary to our esteemed Corvettes both deal and take damage, while they don't have the Laser batteries of the Cocripia or the missile complement of the Attacus they have speed and agility. Enough to run circles around the Corvettes, they are to use this maneuverability to intercept ordance, both with their lasers, and themselves, at which point they will either retreat to recharge their shields, or to avoid destruction. The Ryuk is the shield in our shieldwall."
- Yane's "Warships of the Republic" monthly column in the "Daily Light"
PERIPHOBA Subclass
The Periphoba subclass is not much of a subclass, as it is at this moment a single ship. With a reduced amount of Plasma launchers (2) and Point defense (25) a hangar for two stealth shuttles, and facilities for two platoons of Special Forces. The ship also has cleaner, more efficient Reactors and thrusters, meaning it has nowhere the sheer acceleration of the base class, but it is alot more stealthy and has a longer range. Much of the Armor plating has been ommited in favor of stealth composites. In addition to the basic communication devices, this ship also features a Type 1 Holzmaan Wave Long Range Communications Device (HLRC).
These light cruisers can atleast, contrary to our esteemed Corvettes both deal and take damage, while they don't have the Laser batteries of the Cocripia or the missile complement of the Attacus they have speed and agility. Enough to run circles around the Corvettes, they are to use this maneuverability to intercept ordance, both with their lasers, and themselves, at which point they will either retreat to recharge their shields, or to avoid destruction. The Ryuk is the shield in our shieldwall."
- Yane's "Warships of the Republic" monthly column in the "Daily Light"
PERIPHOBA Subclass
The Periphoba subclass is not much of a subclass, as it is at this moment a single ship. With a reduced amount of Plasma launchers (2) and Point defense (25) a hangar for two stealth shuttles, and facilities for two platoons of Special Forces. The ship also has cleaner, more efficient Reactors and thrusters, meaning it has nowhere the sheer acceleration of the base class, but it is alot more stealthy and has a longer range. Much of the Armor plating has been ommited in favor of stealth composites. In addition to the basic communication devices, this ship also features a Type 1 Holzmaan Wave Long Range Communications Device (HLRC).
Power Generation
Powered by the finest high performance Hyperium reactors this side of a racetrack, the fuel consumption is extreme, meaning the ship sometimes has to rely on its backup generators for everyday operations.
Propulsion
"I am telling you, the Fleet is never gonna accept these engines! Sure they output enough thrust to move a moon, but look at the power requirments, not to mention the maintence and reliability!"
- Alleged words of Engineer Pol at a design meeting.
True to those words, the engines are not the most reliable, or efficent, but they pack some power, this however means the ship requires extensive maneuvring thrusters, which is just as well.
- Alleged words of Engineer Pol at a design meeting.
True to those words, the engines are not the most reliable, or efficent, but they pack some power, this however means the ship requires extensive maneuvring thrusters, which is just as well.
Weapons & Armament
4x 1280cm Neutron lasers: single barreled, ball mounted, the right arm of the free world. Found on any Republic ship worth its armament, this weapon is allegedly effective against the Evergrowth, leading to its quick mass adoption. It is a foreign design however, given to us by the Bearer of Gifts. While it has not supplanted the versitile missile tube, some theorists have proposed abandoning the old Missile focused approach. This laser is however the single most powerful weapon in the Republics arsenal, short of a Hyperium bomb. It is, as a consequence of both its origin and advanced nature, very expensive.
6x 200cm Plasma Fusiliers: Copied straight from the schematics found from the Thu, produced straight from their abandoned forges. It's a small caliber plasma weapon, what more to say, some say its only here for the pretense of versitility, and that it should be abandoned in favor of the Neutron Laser.
6x 8m Launch Tubes: Missile tubes, they are what you put in them, which in most cases are Hyperium bombs. Comes in some variations, some with many smaller warheads to blanket a large area, useful in orbital bombardment, or to get past point defense systems, others have a single large warhead to punch through shields and armor. There are also variants with conventional warheads, they are however becoming rarer and rarer in the fleet.
6x 200cm Plasma Fusiliers: Copied straight from the schematics found from the Thu, produced straight from their abandoned forges. It's a small caliber plasma weapon, what more to say, some say its only here for the pretense of versitility, and that it should be abandoned in favor of the Neutron Laser.
6x 8m Launch Tubes: Missile tubes, they are what you put in them, which in most cases are Hyperium bombs. Comes in some variations, some with many smaller warheads to blanket a large area, useful in orbital bombardment, or to get past point defense systems, others have a single large warhead to punch through shields and armor. There are also variants with conventional warheads, they are however becoming rarer and rarer in the fleet.
Armor and defense
"You see this tin foil I wrapped by fruit in? Yeah thats the same stuff our armor is made off" - A Technician I had the pleasure to share dinner with.
Allegedly the frontal armor is made up of some Steel-CarbonNanotube-Ceramic lattice, but nobody seems to be able to tell me about it, otherwise the ship seems to rely completly on its extensive Kinetic Barrier generators and point defense lasers, of which there are 50.
Allegedly the frontal armor is made up of some Steel-CarbonNanotube-Ceramic lattice, but nobody seems to be able to tell me about it, otherwise the ship seems to rely completly on its extensive Kinetic Barrier generators and point defense lasers, of which there are 50.
Communication Tools & Systems
Type 2 Medium Range Radio and Laser Communication Device (MRRLC)
Sensors
"You see, you can't send a Corvette to scout, so you have to send a Ryuk, as they have sensors worth their salt combined with the agility and shields to do the job and come out mostly unharmed." - Rear Admiral Delich of the Fourth Squadron
Nickname
Ryuk
Manufacturer
Owning Organization
Price
"About 50 corvettes" - Anonymous
Rarity
101* Built
Beam
150m
Length
504m
Height
160m
Speed
"Fastest Military ship in the Free World!" - Engineer Vitruvi
Complement / Crew
207
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