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Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:38 am
LXF: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/gallery/2c1b336e-01cd-40d4-9c87-d196df53f6a9?index=1&categoryId=64929898-C52F-49D8-B106-C0C36314093C
Just so everyone knows, this is not the 20k + ship I needed help on. I've temporarily given up on that. The Kalla is considerably smaller with only 10,656 pieces. This ship took me at least 10 hours of work. However, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I love the greebling work I did, and the nacelle designs. On the other hand, I am very unhappy with the stern section and the nacelle pylons seem very thin IMO. Your thoughts?
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The Kalla Class Battleship, or fast battleship as it is commonly referred to, is an extremely well-armed, well-armored, and relatively fast warship employed by PXE. However, these advantages come at a massive cost; the Kalla is extremely expensive, lacks any anti-ship missiles (traded for the massive KP-12 anti-ship heavy turrets), and has a very low fighter complement. The Kalla Class Battleship is named after the legendary garrison at Kalla, which became famous for its involvement during the notoriously brutal and bloody First Mukara War. At one point, the garrison stationed in Kalla was the only remaining line of defense between Alarth and its sister city, Olerthu at Chelsea Point. However, despite massive assaults, the Mukara could not break through the garrison, and the Third Battle of Kalla essentially ended the First Mukara War. The battleship commemorates the millions of lives lost during the war and remains as a beacon of hope for PXE forces.
The Kalla is extremely well armed compared to other battleships. However, in PXE terms, the Kalla is actually very underarmed. If not for the new, extremely powerful cannons (primarily the KP-12) mounted on the vessel, it would be classified as a battlecruiser, despite its size. Though somewhat lacking in KP-3 anti-aircraft cannons, this is not a large problem due to the fact that Kalla's are generally escorted by Virgo's or Nirvo'Kor's. KP-6, KP-7, and KP-8 cannons are moderately numerous across the entire hull structure. These cannons make up the standard ship-to-ship armaments for the vessel. In addition, the massive KP-14 ship-to-ship heavy cannons provide additional support. These devastating cannons are much larger than the KP-7, giving it much more firepower and a considerably higher fire rate than the KP-7.
KP-14s and greebles
Port broadside, showing KP-6, KP-7, and KP-14 cannons and the greebling/detailing
Close-up view of a section of the hull, showing the KP-14 cannons and greebling
Starboard-dorsal view, showing KP-8 cannons
Broadside, showing KP-6 and KP-7s
KP-3 located near the nacelle pylon
Unlike most PXE vessels, the Kalla is not armed with any anti-ship missiles at all. Instead, these missiles have been replaced by the KP-12 anti-ship heavy turrets. These are extremely oversized turrets that generate energy in the primary stem, release it backwards into a kinetic spring, and fires, giving it additional speed and making this weapon very deadly against shields and armor alike. Though it lacks the extreme firepower of an anti-ship missile, even a KMR-17, the cannon is equally deadly against shields and armor. On top of this, the KP-12 has a very high fire rate due to the kinetic springs and the generators inside the cannon. Their accuracy is nearly perfect, and they are much more reliable, due to their versatility. However, the largest benefit is that the KP-12 can continue firing long after another ship expends its missiles and needs to reload. Though the technology is expensive, it is becoming more and more common on PXE vessels.
KP-12 anti-ship heavy turret
Rear view of KP-12
There are also two other new armaments introduced onboard the Kalla Class Battleship. These include the KP-15 anti-corvette turret and the KP-16 anti-surface cannon. The KP-15 is a massive rotary cannon that fires KMR-4 guided missiles. These tracking missiles can quickly track and hunt down a corvette and cause major damage. KMR-4 guided missiles are designed to melt armor, which makes them very deadly. It can quickly eat away at armor, and set the interior decks on fire before finally exploding. Though small, they are very capable of destroying corvettes extremely quickly (with support). A KMR-4 can also attack larger capital ships, though they are much less effective.
The KP-15
The KP-16 anti-surface cannon is only capable of elevating. It is located on the ventral side of the ship to knock out extremely well-fortified defensive positions, large groups of enemy troops and armored/mechanized forces, natural or artificial obstacles, or civilian targets. They are equipped with extremely accurate and advanced rangefinders and scanners that give the KP-16 uncanny precision. It is equipped with two barrels to quickly destroy its target. The longer barrel is more powerful, while the shorter barrel has a higher fire rate.
KP-16 anti-surface cannon
The Kalla Class Battleship features large amounts of absorbic armor to protect it during space combat. The Kalla is also equipped with a Mk. 3 shielding grid and a prototype Mk. 1 hyperthermal shielding grid.
However, the Kalla's massive cost comes not only from the armaments or shielding systems themselves, but is drastically increased by its large nacelles. They are equipped with multiple beams that provide power to the main thruster, which can significantly increase the Kalla's sublight speed. A Mk. 5 warp drive provides the Kalla with high-speed warp capabilities. The entire nacelle is pretty much a massive energy generator as well, constantly feeding the thruster and thruster rings.
Nacelle/greebling
Thruster, thruster rings, beams, greebling
For a ship its size, the Kalla features an extremely low fighter complement; only 14 squadrons of fighters. The deployment bays are also quite small, which is a huge drawback to launching the fighters, but also help reduce the chance of boardings. The Kalla usually carries ten squadrons of Phoenix fighters, two squadrons of Swallow light fighters, and two squadrons of Finch gunships. The low fighter complement is a testament to how much space, internally and externally, was sacrificed to energy generators and armaments.
Internal hangar strip, as you can see, I even added greebling inside
External hangar bay hatch (which is actually a deployment bay for fighters from the internal strip
Armaments
x42 KP-3 anti-aircraft cannons
x63 KP-6 heavy turrets
x12 KP-7 ship-to-ship cannons
x20 KP-8 heavy cannons (three barrels)
x12 KP -12 anti-ship heavy turrets
x24 KP-14 ship-to-ship heavy cannons
x2 KP-15 anti-corvette turrets
x2 KP-16 anti-surface cannons
Defenses:
23.4 - 30.2 cm absorbic armor
Mk. 3 shielding grid
Mk. 1 hyperthermal shielding grid (prototype)
Warp Capabilities:
Mk. 5 warp drive: WF 9.9...
Fighter Complement:
x10 squadrons Phoenix Class Fighters
x2 squadrons Swallow Class Light Fighters
x2 squadrons Finch Class Gunships
Affiliation: PXE Navy
Class: Kalla
Roles: battleship, 'fast' battleship, support warship, secondary assault ship, battlecruiser
IDK. This ship is larger than the Lola Class Battleship (both piece wise and length wise) at 10,656 pieces. Still no luck with the Sirius Class Carrier. As I said earlier, I'm absolutely infatuated with the greebling but I'm not super happy about the nacelle pylons and the very rear of the stern section. I think I forgot to mention that I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of armaments. If you guys think it's not underarmed, please tell me; it would really reassure me. If you guys do think it's underarmed, I might change its formal classification into a battlecruiser.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:07 am
Wow, Mirage! The Kalla is a beautiful battleship!
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:16 am
@Talmid: Thank you very much!
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:21 am
Personally, I think the armaments are fine based on just looking at the pictures- although I'm bad at judging size from pictures, so I might be off. I do, however, feel it's a little understocked with fighters, though that could be just me.
My main concern is with that cannon; first off, I doubt unguided projectile weapons would be very accurate at anything but close range; and secondly, I feel they *may* be a little OP, depending on how fast they fire.
The nacelle pylons seem fine IMHO; if anything, my issue with the nacelles it that they extend too far out, and thus look sorta weird.
My main concern is with that cannon; first off, I doubt unguided projectile weapons would be very accurate at anything but close range; and secondly, I feel they *may* be a little OP, depending on how fast they fire.
The nacelle pylons seem fine IMHO; if anything, my issue with the nacelles it that they extend too far out, and thus look sorta weird.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:42 am
@Mightyman: Okay, good! That makes me feel much better. I agree with what you mean about fighters, but I limited the amount of hangar bays.
Wait, which cannon? Do you mean the big giant cannons or the anti-corvette guns or the anti-surface guns or what?If you mean the giant thingys, they are extremely accurate so do not worry. They fire energy blasts. Okay, I think you mean the anti-corvette guns now that I'm rereading it. The missiles are guided which is what makes it so effective against fast ships. They fire very fast, but their effectiveness is pretty much limited to small ships. On large ships, they won't do much. Also, it doesn't work against shields.
Lol ookay, glad that the pylons are fine. Looking at the nacelles I half see what you mean, but I think I like them longer. But I will certainly take your suggestion into consideration for a refit.
Oh yeah and sorry for the bad-ish pics, the ship is very loong so I can't a nice pic. Also, for some reason, I can't upload anything (.lxfs) on the Lego galleries.
Wait, which cannon? Do you mean the big giant cannons or the anti-corvette guns or the anti-surface guns or what?
Lol ookay, glad that the pylons are fine. Looking at the nacelles I half see what you mean, but I think I like them longer. But I will certainly take your suggestion into consideration for a refit.
Oh yeah and sorry for the bad-ish pics, the ship is very loong so I can't a nice pic. Also, for some reason, I can't upload anything (.lxfs) on the Lego galleries.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:46 pm
I think it's perfect exactly as it is... WELL done!
It's powerful, graceful, and utilitarian. I love it!
It's powerful, graceful, and utilitarian. I love it!
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:08 pm
I'm having issues with the Gallery too.... it might be universal, as the latest creation is a few days old I think.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:31 pm
@Dino: Glad you like it!
@Talmid: Okay.
@Talmid: Okay.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:47 pm
PXR- No I meant the big guns (OP corvette guns are fine on really big ships IMO).
I assumed they fired shells because they reminded me of a RL battleship turret; energy bolts are much more acceptable.
I assumed they fired shells because they reminded me of a RL battleship turret; energy bolts are much more acceptable.
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Re: Kalla Class Battleship
Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:58 am
@Mightyman: Lol okay. Oh okay sorry. I actually think that the KP-8s look more like RL turrets. But that's becauseI based them off of the 16 (?) in. guns of the USS Iowa. But all my weapons fire energy burst/blasts/bolts and if not, they fire missiles/rockets.
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