Krakatoa

Briefing

It became clear that the Fuji and Etna defense platforms were somewhat vulnerable to longer range weaponry or direct assault; so many have been placed on defensive positions along the border when Sol secured some Genari territory in late 2190. But when the Empire started taking back territory, there wasn't enough time to replace and rebuild these stations without risking attack mid-construction. Admiral Grace Huang had a novel idea; to make a structure similar to the Etna with a capable dark matter drive that allowed it to be transported into the contested sector. The first variants were too weak however, and were destroyed easily. So a larger version was developed that mated a dark matter drive with a station power plant. It is now known as the Krakatoa, a well-armored station that has some slight capacity to move on its own. It mounts a dozen long range beams that have omnidirectional defensive capablities, and four light repair bays to either repair itself or its surrounding allies. Genari combat vessels found it to be very hard to destroy, and were initially surprised when the station actually moved out of range. Its weakness however, is that the sheer mass to move this mobile station leaves little power for its offensive weapon systems. Though they are relatively inexpensive to build compared to an Etna, they take a considerable time to produce unlike a warship.

Commissioned

2215

Specialty

Armored Intrinsic Beam MountsBeam weapons cannot be damaged

Specs

Hull

188

Crew

402

Scanner

18hex

Length

2,600metres

Mass

1,822,000tons

Power

64TW

• Armament3F 3A 3P 3S12x SIWPB-7xPlasma beam - 4,000 Terajoules - Range 18,000 km - Accuracy 90% - Nakabayashi Weapons Sys.
• EnginesFour SIWFPP-3Fusion Power Plant - 64 Terawatts - Troyka Fusion Power
• ScannerSIWS-5Range 18,000 km - Novaspace Industries
• Force fieldSIWFF3-6Resistance 18 Terajoules - Faumex Corp

Ratings

Offense

33.8

Defense

88.2

XP value

3,850

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