(Cruiser) Marauder Class Beam Ship

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/57088oyihd3ujzj/MarauderClassBeamCruiser.lxf

The Marauder Class Beam Cruiser is the big brother of the Ranger, with a greater number of beam weapons than the its little brother could ever house. The Marauder fulfills the same role as the Ranger, but is able to bring a lot more firepower to the fight. In increased number of heavy beam platforms also allow the ship to better combat enemy corvettes, frigates, and cruisers.

Crew: 1,123

Length: 640m

Weapons:
96x AFAC-1a/c Guns
11x IPC-4 Main Guns
9x IPC-3a Platforms

Sensors:
RSSA-14 Sensor System

Communications:
GalComm SCS-15 Ship-Board Communication System

Shields:
Plasma Shielding

Shield Generators:
10x FVS Mk. II Medium Shield Generator

Armor:
0.5-3.2m thick Titanium-Yakaium Grade A Armor Plating

Powerplant:
18x Fusion Reactors

Phase Drives:
11x EDE-Mk IV Phase Drive

Spoiler:

That's a great design, but the rods connecting the engine pods to the main hull seem a little... thin, don't you think?

Yes, but it's space! The rod thickness doesn't matter, and shielding is a little higher than average in that area of the ship. I'm just making that up on the spot.

Very slick! I love the design and the... whatever... on the sides. Though I do agree with RMM. Those rods do seem kinda thing, but I see where you're coming from too. Though it wouldn't take much to blast through those. A well placed missile from a fighter could take one out.

Or a sudden turn, if the torque applied by the thruster was enough to break it. It's a good thing ships have structural integrity fields to deal with that.

Like I said, these are long-range beam ships and specialize in taking down fighters and bombers, so the structural weakness is allowable. The ship's main purpose is destroying the most likely thing to take it out.

What happens if there isn't a Red Shirt piloting the fighter?

C'mon... The ship has 96 beam platforms to take out fighters and bombers. It's a like a laser light show when it's in action.

But if a character has a name and rank besides ensign, they can't die. That's just simple sci-fi physics.

Laser light show......I'm having alot of fun envisioning that. XD But yeah, you need to do a quick fix on those rods, even if you don't upload fresh pictures, atleast it'll be there for new ones you have end up making for something else.

Admiral Kojan wrote:C'mon... The ship has 96 beam platforms to take out fighters and bombers. It's a like a laser light show when it's in action.

The DS-1 Orbital Battlestation had 2500 laser cannons to take out fighters and bombers.  

Well that's a battleSTATION. Several Marauders move with fleet.

Also, taking AA's advice, I "fixed" the Marauder for further use. The .lxf will be updated.

Now you just have to make a picture that's not ruined with excessive gimping and special effects adding (see my Wolverine for an example) that aptly displays the laser light concept.

I know that this is an old post, but I just wanted to post a .gif here I made of what the flak cannons on this ship would look like in action. The clip is taken from Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome. This visual representation applies to all AFAC-1a/c turrets.

Woooooo, very purdy!