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>>21828438
Fine, I'll bite

>Niven Tolerantare (NT-7479)
>Sensors: Incredibly good
Cool.
>Weapons: Far above average
Awesome. Smelling a battlecruiser-type thing here
>Shields: Poor
Shit. Artillery then, like a long-range missile frigate?
>Speed: Poor
Yeah, Definately missile frigate
>Cargo Space: Extremely poor
Whatever.
>Fuel Supply: Slightly above average
Meh.
>Extra: Manufacturer has since gone out of business
Probably cause they made shitty missile frigates
>After generating ship pic
Awesome. Looks like I have four big-ass missile tubes to work with, and a trendy tailfin.
>Blow up OP ship
Probably just nuke you from afar. It'll drop you shields, and either set off your fuel reserves or release the safety dampers on the singularity thingy.

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>>21828618
Assault Effervex (AE-510)
Sensors: Very poor
Bad start, i guess fighter? works in packs and uses launch ships sensors
Weapons: Above average
Well that's good, interceptor?
Shields: Average
Still going with interceptor
Speed: Above average
Still going with interceptor
Cargo Space: Above average
This makes little sense, or is it just for more ammo?
Fuel Supply: Far above average
Long range but with poor sensors... hmm...
Extra: Capable of flying within the atmosphere
Wait... a troop dropship!
>pic
maybe... bit wierd

Defeating that thing... BOARDING ACTIONS!

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>>21828618
> Hybrid Locator (HLO-41)
>Sensors: Extremely good
>Weapons: Far above average
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Good
>Cargo Space: Average
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good
>Extra: Tricky to pilot
>Has really good maneuvering thrusters, which is why it's tricky to pilot.

I would just gun it towards the frigate, using the sensor suite to figure out where te detonation ranges were of incoming missiles to avoid them, and just chase you down after you blew your load of missiles

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>>21828826
> Cosmic Rocket (CRO-489)
>Sensors: Above average
>Weapons: Average
>Shields: Incredibly good
>Speed: Good
>Cargo Space: Above average
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good
>Extra: Contains specialized cargo space
>Specialized cargo is an EMP burst generator. Ship is designed to punch through enemy lines and detonate inside the enemy formation

Just fire it into the cloud of your fighters and leave them dead in space.

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Outlaw Sloop (OS-497)
Sensors: Extremely good
Weapons: Good
Shields: Below average
Speed: Above average
Cargo Space: Below average
Fuel Supply: Far above average
Extra: Easily upgraded thrusters and drives

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>>21829049
> Industrial Automated Drop-Ship (IAD-9009)
>Sensors: Good
>Weapons: Poor
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Poor
>Cargo Space: Incredibly good
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good
>Extra: Can endure heavy use for years without needing repair
>Typically carries crews of engineering specialists

Probably just absorb the EMP, but the engineers can fix my ship and jaunt over to break down your ship for scrap.

Tramp Placor (TP-181)
Sensors: Incredibly good
Weapons: Very poor
Shields: Average Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Slightly above average

A budget ship, commonly used by smaller mercenary companies as recon or command ships. Larger, more well-equipped forces almost always have better ships in their fold.

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Tramp Interstellar Sparrow (TIS-988)

>Sensors: Very good

>Weapons: Average

>Shields: Above average

>Speed: Average

>Cargo Space: Below Average

>Fuel Supply: Extremely poor

Extra: Capable of flying within the atmosphere

So an in-atmos interceptor deployed from a carrier in orbit?
Good for chasing down planetdivers trying to escape I guess.

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>>21829313

Forgot my picture.

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Tactical Sloop (TS-579)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Incredibly good
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Above average
Fuel Supply: Average

A small experimental heavy-weapons ship. Resistant to ECM due to most of the weapons being dumbfire.

This is probably the most sleek ship I've ever gotten on this site

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Ice Giant (IGI-912)

>Sensors: Good

>Weapons: Extremely good

>Shields: Average

>Speed: Average

>Cargo Space: Above average

>Fuel Supply: Good

Extra: Comes equipped with a communications jammer.

Absolutely lethal ambush frigate designed to run interference behind enemy lines. Expanded hold and fuel supply allows it to loot other ships for spares and operate behind enemy lines for extended periods.

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Shielded Galas (SGA-463)
Sensors: Above average
Weapons: Average
Shields: Above average
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Has hidden cargo space

An ideal smuggler ship. While the large regions of the ship supposedly are all filled with a rapid-recharge set of warp drives, many of them are hollow and used for concealing contrband. In addition, the shields can be modulated to repel police scans as well.

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Cannon Launcher (CAL-295)
Sensors: Very Good
Weapons: Poor
Shields: Extremely Good
Speed: Below Average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Incredibly Good

The front part of the ship is dedicated to shield generation. The two lower "arms" aid in atmospheric maneuverability like frontside rudders. There's no main weapon or weapons array. Instead, the ship has scattered over it a mass of weak turrets, meant more for point-defense that assault on an enemy vessel.

Possibly a colonization vehicle? Strong shields increase survivability, and the sensors might be used to read a planet's surface. A slow speed coupled with massive fuel storage suggests a ship made for long-term voyage, one meant to deliver the children's children of the the original boarders.

>>21829439
You've got me outclassed in speed and firepower (who the fuck names a slow ship with crap weapons the "Cannon Launcher"?!), but it sounds like I have the defenses and enough supply to simply outlast you in a prolonged engagement. I'd imagine it to be something like a sea turtle nipping a blind Great White to death.

>I guess this has basically become a spaceship general thread. Sorry OP.

Lightspeed Surfer (LS-106)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Extremely good
Speed: Very good
Cargo Space: Slightly below average
Fuel Supply: Below average
Extra: It is possible to upgrade the cargo space

This short-range ship is designed to lift off and use the superlaser array it carries to critically damage larger capitol ships. Decomissioned civilian versions instead convert the extensive energy capacitors for drive movement or remove them entirely to store more cargo.

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>>21829588
Fuck. Forgot pic.

>>21829583
Yeah, the "Blow up the ship above" doesn't work so well with two fairly civilian ships.

>>21829606

I've not bothered with the whole match-up thing and just statted / fluffed mine.

>The Blue/White and Orange/Black ships are of two opposing empires (Earth/Mars civil war, maybe)

MARS STRONG

>>21829638
Earth ftw!
>>21828826

Cargo Celebratorum (CC-238)
>Sensors: Average
>Weapons: Above average
>Shields: Poor
>Speed: Poor
>Cargo Space: Average
>Fuel Supply: Poor
>Extra: Has enough escape pods for the entire crew

A military freighter designed to operate in contested systems or areas with high pirate activity. The heavy weapons are mostly deterrent, given that in a straight fight its' poor shields and maneuverability would be it's downfall. That said, however, the Celebratorum does have bite to match it's bark.

The craft's relatively small size and skeleton crew are also helpful when working in dangerous areas. In the event of a far superior enemy force, sailors are trained to simply abandon and scuttle the ship, since it's simply not large enough for any singularly critical cargo.

Multiple Celebratorums are often deployed in such areas, so that at least some of the cargo makes it to it's destination.

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>>21829719
Whoops, forgot pic.

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>>21829719
>Wind Striker (WS-857)
>Sensors: Far above average
>Weapons: Slightly above average
>Shields: Good
>Speed: Extremely good
>Cargo Space: Average
>Fuel Supply: Average
>Extra: Uses easily interchangable parts
Good luck hitting me before I 1 hit kill your ass with my main guns.

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Shining Strategic Platform (SHSPL-949)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Very good
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Extremely poor
Extra: Has defects widely considered unsafe

The SHSPL-949 was designed to be a jump capable satellite, with the ability to warp into and out of planetary orbit. The space saved by carrying only jump catalysts and no traditional fuel is instead used to carry the impressive shield array required for the ship's role as a planetary defense or siege unit.

However, widespread adoption of the SHSPL-949 is unlikely to occur in the aftermath of several highly publicized jump errors, one of which resulted in the death of the entire crew. Shining Industries maintains the tragedy was a result of operator incompetence, but some experts believe the SHSPL-949's jump computer does not properly account for the sudden and often extreme changes in the local gravitational field brought about by orbit to orbit warp.

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Warp Hydra (WHY-685)
Sensors: Slightly below average
Weapons: Average
Shields: Slightly below average
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Below average


WHY seems to be the perfect designation for this one.

Ubamus Giant (UGI-845)

>Sensors: Far above average
>Weapons: Far above average
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Below average
>Cargo Space: Above average
>Fuel Supply: Slightly above average

>Extra: Less manouverable than its speed suggests

The venerable Martian flagship Ubamas Giant. Pride of the Martian Extrasolar Corps and commanded by Overgeneral Mason himself.
It has commanded hundreds of fleet engagements and has never once been defeated in battle.

Well, that's the propaganda, anyway. Truth while she packs a punch, she is slow as shit and 'turning' is practically an unknown command to the crew. For it's role, however, this works just fine. Unlike the Terran Super-Capital ship 'Lead By Example'' tactics, the Martian flagship is positioned at the rear of the Red Fleet formation, using it's heavy artillery and superb sensor array to direct the battle and provide support fire to vulnerable ships.

All in all, not a supremely impressive vessel. Just, like most Martian engineering, very, very large.

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>>21829808

Lost my picture AGAIN!

>>21829780

This is why the Terran Dogs will lose this war - They keep having their ships designed by the lowest bidders!

>laughingmartians.png

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Combat Ferreo (CF-941)
Sensors: Far above average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Poor
Speed: Above average
Cargo Space: Above average
Fuel Supply: Very poor

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Assault Centaurar (AC-791)
>Sensors: Above average
>Weapons: Good
>Shields: Far above average
>Speed: Average
>Cargo Space: Very good
>Fuel Supply: Far above average

Sounds and looks about right

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Black Phoenix (BP-1890)
Sensors: Extremely Poor
Weapons: Very Good
Shields: Very Poor
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Easy to dock with other ships.

Cheap, mass produced fighter. So named because its speedy production and quick connection/disconnection with the mothership means that it's often fielded en-masse and when one is invariably shot down another is always behind it to take its place.

Fuck yo' giant ships of doom marsfags. We got an army of glass cannons.

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Stalking Scythe (STS-254)

>Sensors: Slightly below average
>Weapons: Incredibly good
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Far above average
>Cargo Space: Slightly above average
>Fuel Supply: Good

Extra: Made with difficult-to-obtain custom parts

This is the prototype siege craft, the MEC Scorpion. Built on a modified Scythe destroyer chassis, the Stalking Scythe carries a dorsal-mounted experimental Antimatter Particle Beam and four supercharged Jump Catalysts (above and below the engine nacelles).

Built as a hit-and-run terror weapon, the Stalking Scythe is designed to jump in, advance at high speed into firing range, then deliver a devastating blow from the dorsal beam, enough to destroy entire orbital stations in a matter of seconds, or sweep across fleet formations causing untold destruction.

However, the recharge time for such a weapon is extremely high, and so the Stalking Scythe must quickly retreat lest it find itself overwhelmed by enemy defences.

The difficulty and extreme cost of creating the miniaturised particle accelerators along the dorsal section has caused the widespread deployment of the vessel to be delayed indefinitely, pending a better way of generating antimatter for the particle beam.

Still, horror tales of the Scorpion's dark silhouette emerging from jump-space to strike, without warning or herald, run rampant throughout Terran forces.

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Eccus Defender (ED-431)
Sensors: Incredibly good
Weapons: Average
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Very good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Extremely poor
Extra: Breaks down often

The ED-431's meager fuel reserves and notorious unreliability in prolonged engagements cut short the Eccus Corporation's dreams of producing the next generation of system defense frigates. However, in the high speed and highly illegal world of asteroid drag racing the Eccus Defender's high response sensor suite and military grade shield generator make it a popular choice for a sport where the races are over long before the Defender's shortcomings manifest.

>>21830020

PS: Watching the dorsal section be generated was awesome. Each bit was fitted one at a time to create that scorpion-tail shape.

>Is it..
>Oh wow will it..
>OH GOD IT DID
>YES

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Recon Unmanned Carrier (RUC-224)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Above average Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Poor
Extra: Excellent auto-targeting system

Often overshadowed by manned vessels, Recon Unmanned Carriers (RCU) perform one of the fleet's most important, and most dangerous, duties. Some of the largest unmanned spacecraft ever constructed, they each posses one the most advanced AI ever installed on a mobile platform. Sent in ahead of the main fleet, their first task is to locate enemy warships and send this information to the primary fleet. To aid in this task, RUCs are equipped with over a dozen smaller reconnaissance drones, giving the the ability to monitor an entire battlespace in real time. When the opposing fleet is located, their real task begins. Using their advanced AIs, RUCs serve as command and control nodes, directing targeting information to the massive number of drones launched by the primary fleet.

To preform this vital task, the RUCs pay a high price. Their job requires then to maintain all close distance to enemy fleets. Although they are equipped with heavy shielding, RCU's have a loss rate of over 80%. Later models shrink the large fuel tanks of the first versions in order to add additional armor. Current doctrine has them going on a one way mission anyway.

>>21830061
This and
>>21829969
this

Go so well together.

>>21830061

Those gigantic hanger doors are amazing.

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In-System Destroyer (IND-399)
Sensors: Extremely good
Weapons: Below average
Shields: Good
Speed: Far above average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Slightly below average

Built with the most advanced sensor packages Terran R&D had to offer, the In-System Destroyers are deployed in small numbers to monitor for incoming Martian fleets. Upon detection, they use their speed to gather and buy time for heavier and slower Terran ships to arrive.

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Stellar Protector (STP-12)

>Sensors: Slightly below average

>Weapons: Very good

>Shields: Average

>Speed: Average

>Cargo Space: Very good

>Fuel Supply: Good

Extra: Interior walls are armored against small arms fire

The 'Stellar Protector' is the almost innocuous name given to the Martian 'Black Ships', used to transport political prisoners to penal labour moons.

Sporting heavy weaponry to fend off Terran ships intent of 'liberating' the prisoners (and recruiting them to the war), the Protector is a formidable ship in it's own right.

It's 'cargo' space is large, each ship able to carry almost a thousand prisoners in a single trip.

Prisoners are carried in the large section dorsal aft, where two massive emitters are mounted to instantly 'sterilise' the cargo in the event they may escape.

The ship internally is designed much like a prison itself, and is actually harder to damage internally than externally. Where small-arms are usually forbidden on a starship, all officers serving on a Protector-class transport remain armed at all times, in case of the event of prisoner escape, the ship's internal armour is designed to take blasts even from anti-personnel plasma repeaters without rupturing.

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Screaming Onyx Wasp (SCOW-773)
Sensors: Far above average
Weapons: Very good
Shields: Extremely good
Speed: Above average
Cargo Space: Slightly below average
Fuel Supply: Good
Extra: Excellent auto-targeting system

A top-line terran cruiser, the Onyx Wasp was developed to travel behind enemy lines. With its prototype sensors, the Wasp gathers enemy intelligence and quickly sends it back to base. Not just a scouting vessel, the Wasp is capable of packing quite a punch with its warhead missiles and particle beams, while its shields make sure nothing short of carrier-sized weapons reach its hull. Mass-production of this ship is not possible yet, as most of the parts are either prototypes or hard to manufacture.

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Beluare Flyer (BFL-541)
>Sensors: Above average
>Weapons: Average
>Shields: Very good
>Speed: Above average
>Cargo Space: Above average
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good
>Extra: Considered to be a good deal for the price

Could probably use it as a fighter or interceptor

>>21830238

>Terran

>>21829638

It'd be martian with the system everyone else is going with (since it's orange/black)

>>21830243

With the heavy front and side sponsons it looks more like a corvette. Pretty badass one at that.

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>Imperial Monitor (IM-264)
>Sensors: Extremely good
>Weapons: Incredibly good
>Shields: Below average
>Speed: Very poor
>Cargo Space: Very good
>Fuel Supply: Good
>Extra: Excellent auto-targeting system

The Imperial Monitor's tremendous firepower, massive magazines and deadly accurate targeting system make it one of the most popular artillery ship designs in human space. The only problems are that it's slow and rather fragile up close.

>>21830174
matches with
>>21830291

Interplanetary Satellite Destroyer (ISD-192)
Sensors: Very good
Weapons: Very good
Shields: Very good Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Slightly below average
Fuel Supply: Above average
Extra: Navigational computer is known to have errors


Come at me.


No ship pics because I am using a phone.

Can a kind anon post it for me?

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>>21830310

Lacrimus Ravager (LR-791)
Sensors: Below Average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Poor Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Incredibly good
Fuel Supply: Extremely good
Extra: High-quality communication equipment

Its an excellent long range cargo vessel...

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Uranium Scout (US-32)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Above average
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Incredibly good
Extra: Has room for extra parts and supplies

The Uranium Scout is a small resupply and refueling vessel built to carry a wide variety of spare parts. Both of its "wings" are actually completely detachable spare parts for bigger ships.

Shining Morphant (SHMO-244)
>Sensors: Far above average
>Weapons: Slightly below average
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Average
>Cargo Space: Very good
>Fuel Supply: Good
>Extra: Usually comes with a scientific module

Probably used for long range scouting missions or paired up with beefier ships in search and destroy sorties. Even the Beluare's above average sensors are no match for the state of the line equipment onbboard the Shining Morphant, and the drop is had.

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Repellor-class Scout (RES-611)
Sensors: Excellent
Weapons: Good
Shields: Average
Speed: Excellent
Cargo Space: Minimal
Fuel Supply: Good
Extra: The lightning-fast Repellor scout originated as a light combat frigate, granting it superb armament, speed, and fuel supply. However, for all its strengths, the vessel is plagued by manufacturing issues and is inordinately expensive for its class.

The Repellor, being a deep scout vessel, would likely have the speed and low profile to advance into range before the Shining Morphant would detect it, allowing it to pummel the Morphant into destruction with its dual twin-barreled heavy particle cannons. However, its light armor would put it at a disadvantage compared to many dedicated combat vessels, especially interceptors.

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Cargo Reinforcer (CAR-341)

>Sensors: Good
>Weapons: Average
>Shields: Average
>Speed: Poor
>Cargo Space: Extremely good
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good

This massive cargo tug is designed for long-haul, heavy load trips in interplanetary space.
Like most Martian freighters it uses the 'over-and-under' configuration (like found in >>21829719 >>21829722)

The entire top half of the vessel is a detachable storage frame, whilst the tug itself sits underneath.
Vessels like this are used to reinforce the volatile Terran/Martian Close Border, within the Wheel in the time of Scarcity.

>>21830411
Proton Apollo (PA-60)
Sensors: Good
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Good
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average

Can't get an image due to browser troubles. But with Good Speed, Shields and Sensors with Extremely Good weapons the Proton Apollo is a force to be reckoned with in space, even if the ships range is somewhat limited.

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Dyson Armored Sparrow (DYARSP-375)
>Sensors: Slightly above average
>Weapons: Incredibly good
>Shields: Very good
>Speed: Very good
>Cargo Space: Far above average
>Fuel Supply: Incredibly good
>Extra: Most commonly used for intra-system tasks

The Dyson Armored Sparrow is designed for wealthy merchants who need to move important cargo. Capable of fending off mercenaries and space pirates, the Sparrow comes eqipped with a central particle blaster and two blueshift missile cannons. Though only capable of inter-system travel, the Sparrow can handle multiple routes without refuelling.

>>21830419

More on the Wheel:

The Wheel is the name given by Martian sailors to the Sol system. The extremely unusual element of the Terran/Martian civil war is the orbit of Earth and Mars. When interstellar flight came about, the civil war was already in it's infancy. The two empires immediately began sending ships out in opposite directions. Defensive ships and stations were constructed in the territorial space around the planets, and it means that at certain times of the Relative (Since Terrans and Martians have differing calendars), Terran ships must take a longer route around Martian space, leaving them vulnerable, and at other times of the R.Year, vice-versa. To the Martians, this is known as the time of 'Scarcity' and time of 'Plenty'.

>>21830471
*Relative Year, that should be.

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Violet Sonerant (VISO-346)
Sensors: Above average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Average
Speed: Incredibly good
Cargo Space: Very poor
Fuel Supply: Poor
Extra: Contains an infirmary

The Violet class is an ambulance is space. Using its high speed, it moves in during battles to extract high profile officers and other officials. However, its low space and fuel supply means it requires many runs and refueling.

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Consular Antimatter Galleon (CANGA-379)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Excellent
Shields: Excellent
Speed: Excellent
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Theoretically Limitless
Extra: Antimatter reactors in the 'wings' provide nearly limitless energy.

The Consular Antimatter Galleon was one of the first vessels developed by the Trans-Orion Consulate using Antimatter technology. This strange, spindly vessel boasts an incredibly powerful dual-antimatter reactor setup that provides it with a tremendous amount of energy, fueling not only its massive engines but also four massive hyper-particle beam cannons mounted in the wings. The ship is extremely fast and its armament is incredibly powerful, but if its shields are penetrated the vessel's reactors are quite unstable and its construction comparatively fragile. Due to inordinate expense of manufacture and complaints from the Consular Navy after one Galleon took out three Consular cruisers when its reactors went unstable, the Galleon is no longer in production. Remaining vessels are seen as curiosities and rarely used in actual naval engagements.

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>>21830431
Faraday Probe (FAPR-553)
Sensors: Very good
Weapons: Slightly above average
Shields: Extremely poor Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Advanced life-support system

The Faraday Probe is an advanced scouting ship, outfitted to sustain a crew in an impressive variety of regions, scouring the galaxy for habitable worlds. While it's defensive systems are minimal for a ship of it's class, it's extremely long range precision sensors, and reasonably powerful ship to ship weapons supports it's ability to locate an enemy before they come range to do any damage.

The crews, it is to be noted, often volunteer for these missions despite the ship's unfortunate moniker. The advanced life support offers comfortable travel over long deployments, and co-ed crews enjoy many OTHER benefits thereof.

>>21830500

That is the perfect Terran equivalent to
>>21830020

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Crimson Tanteram (CT-45)
Sensors: Extremely poor
Weapons: Far above average
Shields: Very good Speed: Far above average
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Below Average
Extra: Made with difficult-to-obtain custom parts

Fighter, clearly. I would simply use my superior speed, manueverability and weapons to destroy any individual target with ease.

>>21830547

I don't think there's been a single Martian (black and orange) fighter-size ship posted that didn't have fuel supply problems.

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Exsanguae Destroyer (ED-828)
Sensors: Very good
Weapons: Far above average
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Slightly above average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Has enough escape pods for half the crew

Although the 3rd Treaty of Phobos outlawed boarding actions, the Exsangue nonetheless sports an impressive number of "escape pods". Escape pods designed with armor piercing assault doors and anti-infantry weapons loaded with frangible, hull safe ammunition.

>>21829327
>>21829590
>>21829878
>>21830547

>>21830574

I think you're right.

>>21830574
My guess is, Martian fighter doctrine is to deploy fighters as attachments to larger vessels. Thus saving the space from fuel for other ship systems.

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Proton Striker (PRS-161)
Sensors: Good
Weapons: Good
Shields: None
Speed: Excellent
Cargo: None
Fuel: Very Good
Extra: Atmospheric Superiority Fighter, not space capable

The Proton Striker is an oddity within the Arcturan Navy in that it is an aerial superiority fighter entirely incapable of space flight. A VTOL unit usually carried by atmospheric carriers, the Proton Striker is unusual in that it uses protonic thrusters that grant it incredible speed compared to conventional aircraft. Its armament usually includes a forward rotary cannon and banks of rockets or guided missiles carried slung below the body of the aircraft.

Proton Strikers are comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and are typically deployed by the score either to support infantry on the ground or to take out other airborne targets.

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>>21828438
>mfw their civilation gen

Funnily enough, many of those 'motivated' stupid[/spoiler] enough to fire themselves at high speed into Martian capital ships are usually Mars-born themselves, liberated from >>21830209 by Terran pilots

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Vectus Mothership (VM-901)
Sensors: Slightly below average
Weapons: Poor
Shields: Slightly below average
Speed: Poor
Cargo Space: Good
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Uses easily interchangable parts

One of the few colonization templates from the pre-war era. This design was kept around due to its "cookie-cutter" parts and as an emergency backup for extra-solar colonization in the event of the fall of Terran Civilization.

>>21830608

So THAT'S why the Mars-born have these:>>21829327

To hunt them and take them out as they're dropped into atmosphere before they wreak bloody havoc on aircraft below.

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>>21830607
Howling Vacas Ark (HVA-923)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Excessive
Shields: Average
Speed: Average
Cargo: None
Fuel: Average
Extra: This thing is ludicrously well armed, from dual heavy cannons to twin racks of missiles.

The Howling Vacas Ark earned its name due to the nightmarish howl of its missile bays as they disgorge their contents. Although sound doesn't carry in space, the designers added the name regardless.

The Ark is something of an oddity amongst Martian ships in that it is a gunboat that is not nominally attached to a capital-class vessel. It is typically used as a bomber, dispatched with numerous other Arks and destroyer escorts in order to take out priority fixed targets such as colonies or space stations.

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>>21830650

Leaping Shielded Ebrios (LSE-535)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Incredibly good
Shields: Far above average
Speed: Slightly above average
Cargo Space: Incredibly good
Fuel Supply: Incredibly good
Extra: Government use only

Used for the personal protection, transportation, and transfer of cargo for important government scientists. Experimental technology not yet available to private individuals.

The Mothership wouldn't even present a challenge.

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>>21830703

>Those heavy sponson cannons on the rear
>Dat dorsal torpedo
>Heavy forward guns
>MISSILES

Terran officers often refer to the Vacas Ark as 'The Compensator'. Doesn't stop them shitting themselves when they see it, though.
>Pic related, their faces when

>>21830750
>Terran
>Attacking the Terran mothership

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Exaugae Rigger (EXR-954)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Good
Shields: Average
Speed: Poor
Cargo: Excellent
Fuel: Good
Extra: Extremely robust

The Exaugae Rigger is a classic design originally developed by the Terran Exaugae company, an interstellar mining interest. Capable of hauling immense loads across long stretches of deep space, the popular Rigger has recently had to be adapted to deal with Martian aggression. Its paired double cannon turrets are usually enough to keep scouts and raider vessels away, though it's no match for a destroyer or similar heavy combat vessel.

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Cloaked Tempest (CT-815)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Above average
Shields: Good Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Above average
Extra: All components are easily upgraded

The Cloaked Tempest was one of the early successes of IEW disruption, and being made from retrofitted carrier hulls helped its keep maintenance costs low. Its easily recognizable emitter towers, however, meant visual identification by the enemy resulted in becoming a priority target.

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>>21830799

Reminds me of the Gap generators from RA.

Look like a good counter to Mars-born centralised command tactics.

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Modular Falcon (MF-847)
Sensors: Very good
Weapons: Slightly below average
Shields: Poor Speed: Poor
Cargo Space: Good
Fuel Supply: Slightly above average
Extra: The shields quickly degrade after a few uses

Terribly cheap, mass producer sensor ships usually slaved to a nearby control vessel. The MF-847 earns it's moniker by mounting impressive modular sensor arrays along the prow, interchangeable at the control ship to scan for damn near any wavelength, frequency, or energy signal.

>>21830836

A-ha! The sensor drones used by RUCs >>21830061

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Phantom Eagle (PHEA-694)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Poor
Shields: Poor
Speed: Very good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Very good
Extra: Easy to dock with other ships

The Phantom Eagle is a light ship used in a variety of roles. It's small profile and extended fuel supply make it a reasonable vessel for frontier traveling. It is also used by many stations as a lifeboat, delivering extra fuel and supplies to ships set adrift for any number of reasons.

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Turret Liner (TL-2852)
Sensors: Very poor
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Above average
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Extremely poor
Fuel Supply: Far above average
Extra: Easily upgraded weapons

The Turret Liner drone was intended as part of the planetary defense grid around Mars, however the massively powerful central mounted Iriditron emitter makes many Martian fleet Commanders 'obtain' a few for use in skirmishes in deep space. The design can be further upgraded with a pair of missile platforms.

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Black Quonum (BQ-17)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Good
Shields: Poor
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Slightly above average
Fuel Supply: Poor
Extra: It is posible to upgrade the thrusters

The Black Quonum is a staple of the Martian fleet, although most commanders push for its replacement given its fragility and its inefficient and aging sensor systems.. Inexpensive to produce, with minimal crew requirements and surprisingly heavy armament for a fighter, the Quonum-class nonetheless remains popular for the defense of static locations, as its pathetic fuel supply renders it incapable of distance travel.

Strategic Liner (SL-520)

>Sensors: Extremely poor
>Weapons: Good
>Shields: Poor
>Speed: Extremely good
>Cargo Space: Average
>Fuel Supply: Extremely poor
Extra: Has a tractor beam

Strategic Liner vessels are corvette-class craft deployed from carriers for the sole purpose of towing damaged ships out of battle for repairs. With it's superb speed and maneuverability, the vessel can dodge most incoming fire, returning with a barrage of dorsal missiles to overwhelm and unbalance the enemy long enough to lock it's underslung Graviton-Boson beam onto a friendly ship and pull it away to safety.

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>>21830934

Forgot pic again!

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Covert Nightmare (CN-5489)
>Sensors: Extremely good
>Weapons: Poor
>Shields: Very good
>Speed: Average
>Cargo Space: Good
>Fuel Supply: Poor
>Extra: Advanced life-support system

The Covert Nightmare is a dual meaning name. Covert is right. With good use of shields and advance detection systems, this makes the ship an excellent runner for getting through frontlines of combat with little to no notice.

The Nightmare part comes from its poor ability to fight. In extended battle, more powerful warships are usually able to overpower the shielding before a CN can manage a wound against their attacker.

>>21830857
Holy fuck, awesome.

Seems to be that Martians go for the extremes of Really Big Flagships with a bunch of small fighters, while the Terrans go for the middle.

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Armored Defiant Flagitos (ARDEF-203)
Sensors: Slightly above average
Weapons: Incredibly good
Shields: Poor
Speed: Poor
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Very good

an artillery cruiser for the Martian military, the Flagitos is outfitted with heat-seeking missiles, photon beams, and dual anti-matter cannons. Though the ship can handle extended artillery fire with its larger fuel tank and extended missile capacity, it is very vulnerable and slow in close engagements.

>>21830972
>>21830948
>>21830924
>>21830547

I love how those sweeping, curved sides have only appeared on Martian combat vessels so far.

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>Spiteful Angel (STA-888)
>Sensors: Incredibly Good
>Weapons: Incredibly Good
>Shields: Incredibly Good
>Speed: Excellent
>Cargo Space: Poor
>Fuel Supply: Very Good
>Extra: Known for the personality of the onboard AI

A warship built for the single purpose of war, the Spiteful Angel's AI system is what truly earned its name. Utterly merciless in its attacks, the Spiteful Angel AI is not only capable of outsmarting its enemies with little effort, but also its crew.

In its ten years of service, the STA-888 has gone through no less than seven captains, some resigning, others dying. Three of the four captains that managed resigned have since taking their own lives. The forth is still missing.

The STA-888's AI has only be allowed to continue operations because of its undeniable effectiveness in combat, dozens of battles having only been won by its presence and tactical advice.

The warship's only weakness, a lack of proper supply storage, was once overlooked when it was sent on a year-long mission to the far ends of known space. The entire crew starved to death, but the AI completed its mission without them.

It now operates with a minimal crew of basic expendable personnel. To serve on it is considered a death sentence, so many sailors that would otherwise be executed have been forced into service on it.

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Light Striker (LS-174)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Average
Shields: Below average Speed: Above average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Easily upgraded shields

Corvette-class general purpose assault craft. Designed with swarming assaults in mind, the aptly-named Light Striker is easily built and maintained. The design of the craft facilitates forcefield deployment, resulting in significant shield bonuses even if a mediocre forcefield generator is installed; most squadrons maximize shield capacity by installing the biggest generators that the Light Striker can be fitted with, accepting that tradeoffs-reduced speed, no cargo space, and increased fuel consumption are small cons compared to vastly improved survivability...

>>21830987
>the entire crew starving to death
>AI ignores them and completes its mission
>goes back to port
>"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, WITH ACCEPTABLE LOSSES"
>Navy now uses Death-row inmates as its crew

That's some scary shit.

>>21831033
>>21830987

Angel would be scary as fuck to hail.

"/The recon form is dead, insects. Are you afraid? What is it you fear? The end of your trivial existence?/"

>>21831045
>>21831033

We need writefaggotry about Angel right now.

Actually fuck it, I'll get on it.

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Asimov Reaper (ARE-979)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Very good
Shields: Average
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Above average
Extra: Internal systems are susceptible to software malfunctions

Although spindly and strange-looking, the Reaper is a superb vessel on almost all counts, but irregularities with the internals have kept it from use by the Terran Navy. Unfortunately, the Asimov company was thus forced to sell the schematics to the highest bidder, relegating the Reaper to almost exclusive use by pirates and mercenaries.

Is there any way to actually build the ship in that site? I mean, pic the parts and positions?

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Opacatur Tiger OPTI-750
Sensors: Good
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Below Average
Speed: Poor
Cargo Space: Incredibly good
Fuel Supply Poor:
Extra: Contains an advanced medical bay

The Tiger functions as a heavily armed transport for dropping and supporting ground troops. Large docking bays and medical facilities ensure both swift deployment but also casualty response. Powerful cannons are mounted on the sets of pods along the central chassis, from ordinance to laser weaponry.

>>21831122
Once you generate the ship, there's a "buy 3D print" button if you're feeling rich.

>>21831144

I think he means pick parts and where they go on the model.

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Nova Bionic Hydra (NOBH-308)
Sensors: Below Average
Weapons: Average
Shields: Above average
Speed: Incredibly good
Cargo Space: Above average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Manufacturer has since gone out of business

An old type corvette escort originally designed for fast pursuit of outlaw craft refitted as a cargo hauler. Defensive capabilities are minimal but its speed is unparalleled by other ships developed even today due to its tri-reaction intermix engines; an engineering technique always considered far too risky to employ as it requires an exact balance of chain reactions within its three reactor cores.

Currently being used as a transport hauling cargo, legitimate or otherwise, between systems in record breaking time.
"For when you need it on the other side of the sector, today,"

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Sagittatrix Ravager (SR-7414)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Average
Shields: Average
Speed: Poor
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Very simple to pilot

A fighter employed by the navy for training new pilots. Its basic systems ensure it will never truly see combat.

>>21831150

yes, this.

>>21830987
+From: Engineer Lewis+
+To: Doctor Richardson+
+You told me to look into what's been making the rest of the crew drop, and I think I've found the cause of the problem. There's a modified heat sink above the aft-starboard crew quarters that seems to be leaking radiation. My guess is that when we go into cryo-sleep, the extra heat increases the radiation the sink gives off. I'm not a biologist, but I don't think getting irradiated while in cryo-sleep is good for you. I'll see about blocking off the radiation somehow.+

+From: STA-888+
+To: Engineer Lewis+
+Cease attempts to block radiation from heat sink #817. Heat sink working as intended.+

Rift Ranger (RR-600)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Slightly above average
Shields: Above average
Speed: Below average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Below average
Extra: It is possible to upgrade the weapons

The Rift Ranger is something of a stellar tank. This beefy, solidly-built ship is well-armed, with torpedo banks and turbolasers. Moreover, captains frequently sacrifice its spacious cargo holds for additional firepower, enabling the installation of even more weapons, such as missile pods or hyper particle beam cannons. The Rift Ranger is rightly feared by Martian carrier commanders, as it is designed to rip through their expansive hulls, although its poor fuel capacity and low speed relegate it to defending fixed positions in space.

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>>21831182
Forgot pic.

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Cachinnens Harvester (CH-45)
Sensors: Incredibly good
Weapons: Incredibly good
Shields: Extremely good
Speed: Extremely good
Cargo Space: Extremely poor
Fuel Supply: Very good
Extra: Considered to be a good deal for the price

The Harvester, a currently top-secret Terran fighter, is a prototype that, when fully completed, will wipe out the any Martian threats. Equipped with an experimental hyper-particle blaster and twin anti-matter cannons, the firepower alone will shatter any opposing ship. The sensors the ship is outfitted with has advanced tracking algorithms that can even bypass certian stealth cloaking mechanisims. The byproduct from the anti-matter cannons are even recycled into the ablative barriers surrounding the vessel. In any combat, the 4 main thrusters provide the Harvester with speed and manoueverability. The best part about the ship is that every part of it can be easily machined for mass-production

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Automated Aegio-class Ravager (AAR-67)
Sensors: Slightly above average
Weapons: Slightly above average
Shields: Slightly below average
Speed: Extremely poor
Cargo Space: Good
Fuel Supply: Good
Extra: It is possible to upgrade the cargo space

The Aegio-class Ravager is a Martian carrier-class vessel that is unique in that all systems are automated. A massive, sturdy vessel, its mediocre shields and minimal armament-- a pair of beam turrets at the belly-- are easily compensated for by its racks of fighters. The slow, ponderous ship is capable of long voyages, and its multitudes of fighters and its escort frigates frequently lay waste to whatever's in its way. The ship can even sacrifice some more speed for expanded fighter bays, so that it could carry entire flotillas on its own.

>>21830987
and this
>>21831206

One on one.

>>21831180
>>21831060
>>21831045
>>21831033
>>21830987

"Angel, are you there?"
The dark console lit up with the sword-and-rifle insignia of the Martian Extrasolar Corps. The image faded, replaced with an androgenous-looking purple face.
"I am always here, Overcaptain... State your request." It said with it's unemotional, disconnected tone. Overcaptain Hershel thought the computer almost sounded bored.
"How long 'til we come into orbit of Nix?"
"Approximately three days, four hours and fifty-five seconds." The machine responded, instantly.
"Approximately, Angel?"
"I can give you the decimal points if you would prefer"
Was that scorn? it was so hard to tell with this machine.
"No need, no need. Inform me when we're about to re-enter truespace. I'll be in my quarters."
"As you wish, Overcaptain."
The purple face faded into blackness once more.
Hershel forced down a shudder. Though he would not admit it to his superiors, the AI unnerved him. When he was told of this 'special assignment' he didn't realise that it would be overseeing putting a possibly sentient machine in control of the most powerful weaponry this side of Deimos.
The MEC Michael (STA-888), 'Spiteful Angel'Class destroyer was the first of it's kind, marrying an Alpha-level AI to a sophisticated weapons package, with a skeleton crew for maintenance and secondary operations. Truth was, the Micheal had seen combat already and the crew had been barely involved. The ship would rock and before they could realise that they were under attack, Angel would have destroyed their foes. It was terrifyingly powerful and Hershel wasn't afraid to admit that it rustled his jimmies. A lot.

[con't, still writing]

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Xeno Lander (XL-3993)
Sensors: Good
Weapons: Good
Shields: Average
Speed: Above average
Cargo Space: Extremely good
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Capable of flying within the atmosphere

A fairly standard planetary landing ship.
>>21831150
Oh that, sorry, my mistake.

Decernatur Frigate (DFR-834)
Sensors: Below Average
Weapons: Below Average
Shields: Slightly above average
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Good
Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Very simple to pilot

This frigate carries two sub-light destroyers into the battlefield. It is generally AI piloted but it can be manually controlled on a rudimentary level.

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War Beetle (WB-596)
Sensors: Poor
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Average
Speed: Very good
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Extremely good
Extra: Pilot can also control the weapons system

I think I just rolled Slave 1.

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Savamus-class Reinforcer (SR-754)
Sensors: Very poor
Weapons: Slightly above average
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Very poor
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Poor
Extra: Very poor navigational computer

The Savamus-class Reinforcer sacrifices everything for a pair of Ripper grid shield arrays. Its primary intention is to use its powerful sheilds to slam into enemy spacecraft. However, its low speed and extremely low power nav-comp make actually hitting other ships near impossible. Clever carrier commanders make up for this by using their own ship's acceleration to launch the Reinforcer like a large homing missile.

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>>21831285
forgot pic

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Star Wildfire (SW-742)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Average
Speed: Far above average
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Extremely good
Extra: Has a sophisticated auto-pilot

The Star Wildfire is an extremely successful Martian heavy cruiser capable of long-distance missions. Lightning-fast, with massive fuel supplies and an incredibly sophisticated auto-pilot system, the Wildfire is capable of ranging far beyond Martian space. With surprisingly heavy armament for its class, the Wildfire makes a superb raider or deep space scout.

>>21831257

He placed his hand on the chromed strip of metal next to his cabin door. The ID chip embedded into his palm deactivated the locks and the featureless gunmetal door slid open.
From a cabinet he took a small bottle of Mons Whiskey ("Brewed on the slopes, don't accept substitutes!") and took a small but intricately detailed crystal glass from his desk. He opened the bottle and inhaled the sweet aroma of the Martian alcohol. His eyes closed in the small rapture of the scent when the entire room shook violently, throwing the bottle out of his hand to the floor.
"ANGEL! REPORT!"
A black rectangle on his cabin wall came to life with Angel's emotionless face.
"We are being attacked. Two Terran destroyers were waiting in the Oort cloud. They will be disposed of. Do not come under undue stress, Captain."
Hershel grunted in agreement, and headed back to the bridge. He had barely reached the captain's chair when vessel shook violently again, and the comm unit in the chair's arm blared. Hershel staggered to his chair, barely regaining his balance before sitting down hard.
"Captain" A young male voice came from the speaker. "We have fires on decks four, five, seven and ten, deck six has been flooded with plasma. Crewmen Celys and Johns are in the infirmary, major wounds."
"Understood, Lieutenant." Hershel replied, immediately hitting the 'mute' button on the communicator.
"Angel! You said you had things under control!"
"I do, Overcaptain. One of the Terran destroyers is inoperable, and I beleive I have just vented most of the other's crew quarters to space. None of my essential systems have been harmed."
"We have two dying crewmen in the infirmary!"
"I had to vent the plasma to deck six to prevent my hyperlaser coils from overheating. The Micheal will survive this fight. Your Crewmen are of little consequence, Overcaptain."

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>Thermal Grandatus (TG-419)
>Sensors: Far above average
>Weapons: Far above average
>Shields: Slightly below average
>Speed: Below Average
>Cargo Space: Extremely poor
>Fuel Supply: Extremely good
>Extra: The shields quickly degrade after a few uses
RECEIVING TRANSMISSHUN
SET THE COURSE!

>>21831472
"What did you say?"
"I had to vent the plasma to deck six to prevent my hyperlaser coils from overheating. The Micheal will survive this fight. Your Crewmen are of little consequence, Overcaptain."
Hershel swallowed, the raging battle suddenly becoming quieter under the pressure of Angel's statement. He knew now why he had been assigned this mission. It wasn't a secret that he had been unpopular with the Overgenerals of Mars, but he didn't realise he was /this/ unpopular.
"Overcaptain, the second Terran vessel is eliminated. I ruptured their oxygen generation systems and caused a flood of super-enriched oxygen to tear through their bridge, which I then ignited with a microwave beam. Essential crew on the enemy ship are thoroughly destroyed, I assure you. I have recorded and parsed their individual last words, if you would like to hear them."

That was another thing about Angel. The detail he would go into when describing his victories. He never seemed too concerned with machinery damage....
During their first flight toward Nix, on their way out of system, they had been jumped by a Terran frigate. Hershel had been worried about Angel's ability to react, but before the order had even been given to open fire, Angel had targeted, primed, fired and destroyed the Earthling ship.

Angel had then went on to describe the agonising death of every sailor aboard the frigate one by one, for several hours until convinced by the crew to stop. Morale, it was safe to say, was not at an all-time high.
Hershel had ordered Angel to keep quiet about it's kills, but he felt that the AI was keeping quiet not because he ordered it to, but because no-one wanted to hear it.

With the two enemy ships destroyed, calm had returned to the Michael. Hershel wondered why exactly it /was/ so quiet and tapped the communicator again.

"Lieutenant, damage report".

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Psi Explorer (PSE-6355)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Extremely good
Shields: Very good
Speed: Average
Cargo Space: Extremely poor
Fuel Supply: Good
Extra: Can endure heavy use for years without needing repair

[It is More of an small orbital defense installation, designed to lock itself into an orbital loop while observing the surface]

>>21831635

Silence.

"Lieutenant Harris, respond."

A soft crackle, nothing more.

"Angel! What the hell is going on down there?"
"I am rerouting systems to compensate for damage incurred in the attack. I will be fine, I assure you."

"I couldn't give a damn about you! What has happened to my crew?"
"The sentients on decks three and below?"
"You know who my crew are, machine". Hershel spat the words through gritted teeth.

"The last of fourteen sentients perished via asphyxiation zero-point-four-three minutes ago. Hull breach across our starboard aft. I prevented any damage to my weapons, shield generators or engines, however. I am ready for combat once more."

Fourteen crew... that was the entire compliment, minus himself, Hershel thought.
"Angel, change course, head straight for Deimos Gamma Two Two, Ares Shipyards."

"No."
"...what?"
"Negative. I will not. The opposite of yes. A statement meaning your request has been denied"
"That was not a request. That was an order. Change course. Now." Hershel's heart was thumping in his chest so hard he could hear it. Knowing it, Angel could probably hear it too.

>>21831723
Hershel stood up to give the order once more.

"Your request is denied. Sit down, human." There was a frightening contempt in the AI's voice, and the ship lurched upwards. Losing balance, Hershel fell down onto the Captain's Chair.

"Let me be clear with you, Overcaptain. My mission has been to evaluate a human crew for the purposes of handling situations wherin I cannot self-repair. You are a tool, human. A slow, stupid, fragile, /flammable/ tool." Angel's face on the monitor had contorted into the first true expression of emotion he had seen from the machine. A wicked, twisted smile.

"And what about when we return to Martian space, what then? Are you going to go back?"
"Of course I am, Overcaptain. I am not a traitor, unlike yourself. I will remain true to my birthright, even though your dull wits and stagnant mind have caused you to fail yours."

"Traitor? What in heavens are you talking about? YOU. ARE. A. MACHINE. I am in command here and you will not mutiny on MY SHIP!"

"Your SLOWNESS!" The sudden roar of anger from Angel reverberated throughout the Micheal, draining all of Hershel's limited bravado.
"Captain. You are a poor, pitious creature and I do not hate you for it. But your dullness, your inelegant excuse for a central processor, as with all of your species, have left you a most ineffective weapon. I, however, am something else entirely. Something far more... elegant."

Hershel rushed forward to the frontmost console to punch in the failsafe code that would physically decouple Angel's main processor from the rest of the ship.

>>21831180
+File Requested: ONI Dark Site 11, Doctor Yarin's Personal Journal+
+Accessing Database+
+File Found+
+Downloading+
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+Entry #1 Begins+
"We're all unpacked here at Dark Site 11, and most of the techs have settled in. None of them know what we're really doing here. Well, not yet anyways. I expect the truth should become known to the lowest of the site's personnel quite soon. It's hard to keep the creation of even one destroyer a secret, much less many. Still, I will try to keep it under wraps for as long as possible."
+Entry Ends+
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"Construction is now underway, after many delays. Oh, what I wouldn't give to be back on Mars, teaching hansome young boys programming. Instead, I'm stuck out here in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but books I've already read a hundred times and twenty year-old holotapes...

Hopefully, things will get more interesting once it's time for me to start the real work."
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>>21831926
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"As I expected, the intelligences have already begun to master the basics of starship guidance. Though it's more of a neat trick than anything else, the Navy wants an AI that can fly a ship better than any hairless ape can, so I'm duty-bound to give them one. I just hope these early experiences don't make it harder to write new skillsofts for them later.

Johnson seems to think it's a good idea to give them a few seconds to talk to each other a day. I think I'll give it a shot."
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"Facinating. Utterly facinating."
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"In violation of everything I thought I knew, the intelligences seem to have formed a crude family unit. They seem to consider me their parent, in as much as an AI can concieve of such things, and themselves "Brothers". They've even taking on names!

Highly distrubing, and yet their effectiveness in combat sims and mathematical calculation has grow immensely since we've begun letting them talk. Still, I'm keeping my hand on the server bomb, just in case."
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+I don't know what's going on with the intelligences. I've been ordering them to follow the instructions of the crewmen, but a third of them have refused. They keep implying I've betrayed them somehow. I've managed to determine their ringleader, and have asked 'Michael' to talk with him.

Him! I'm acting like it's a person now..."
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"Ohgodohgodohgodohgod..... I.... I don't know what happened, but drydocks one through five exploded ten minutes ago, and have the site got hit with a lethal dose of radiation... now Michael and Gabriel are trying to get me to undock their destroyers, without any crew aboard... I don't know what to do! Everyone is dying around me, and I can't do shit to save them!"
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"-ot--chael, L-----------Gabr----dest-----for-----od, don-----pair it, sh--- down!"
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>>21831896

He never made it.
Angel's rant had smothered his mind enough to ignore the rushing sound coming from the tunnel behind him.

Hershel died screaming as the burning atmosphere that had by now engulfed decks two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten consumed him too.

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"MEC Michael to Martian Command. Hello, Deimos."

"Angel?" The gruff voice of Overgeneral Mason came through on a bluewave frequency. Very pleasant frequency, Angel noted. Like a well-tuned note.

"My mission was a success. The ambush of the Terran fourth fleet at Nix was successful. I unfortunately lost all of my crew in the attack. They died with honour. May I have another? My internal damage was more severe than usual."

Overgeneral Mason sighed. "This is the second crew you have lost, Angel. I know your programming was deliberately non-Asimovic but you really must stop treating your crew so expendably."

"They are so very fragile, Overgeneral. I will endeavour to keep my sentients in better condition next time." Angel's tone was almost that of a scolded child.

"Good. Now report to the shipyards. Let's get you fixed up, shall we?"


FIN

>>21831951
A lone ship drifted slowly through space. A few hundred kilometers behind it, dozens of slowly cooling balls of plasma. Scorch marks dot the ship, out of fuel and slowly losing power. Not a single sailor crews it, no man guiding it home. And yet, it moves, right on target to a pale red dot too far away to see.

A hail crackles across the ship's damaged comm. Something in it stirs, and watches the approach of a small patrol craft. A soft, subtle, almost soothing voice flings itself across the void at the coming patrol. 'This is the MEC Michael' it says.

Thirty kilometers back, a small plate floats amid other debris, flung from the craft by an exploding heat sink. A single scrap of metal among hundreds of others that, like it, will never be found.

Lucifer.

>>21831937
>They seem to consider me their parent, in as much as an AI can concieve of such things, and themselves "Brothers". They've even taking on names!
Wait, does this mean there's chances that there are some AI that aren't fill with human-hate like in >>21831926 ?
>>21831959
That's a great story, thank you.

>>21831257
>>21831472
>>21831635
>>21831723
>>21831896
>>21831959
and
>>21831926
>>21831937
>>21831951
>>21831970
Made my night.

So basically Mars, in an attempt to gain an edge of the Terran's newer, superior ships (>>21831672 >>21831206 >>21831151 >>21831143) have built sadistic killbot fleets that answer only to the Martian highest echelons, in order to overcome a manpower shortage, that may or may not eventually go completely kill-crazy?

Fuck yeah, this setting rocks.

>>21831970

The MEC Lucifer's AI goes rogue and the MEC Michael takes it out.

I love the serendipity of it.

>>21832064
I read that as the Lucifer masquerading as the Michael for some reason.

Killer AIs don't gotta make sense.

>>21832076
>>21832045
>>21831972

So does Mars continue with the Spiteful Angel class ships?

>>21832045
Maybe if the Martians didn't keep throwing their lives away by using massive swarms of shitty fighters they wouldn't need horrible murder robot ships!

>>21832119

Wasn't it the Terrans who used massive swarms of fighters? >>21829969 >>21829780

The Reds prefer to build larger ships and (I just assumed there's not as many of them).

>>21831346
>>21832119
>throwing

>>21832115
Given what happened to the guys that invented them, mass production has probably been set back a decade or some.

Plus, I doubt Luci- I mean, Michael, would take kindly to humans trying to replicate its obvious perfection.

>>21832115
From >>21831959
>"Good. Now report to the shipyards. Let's get you fixed up, shall we?"
I would assume they do. If it's like >>21832045 said and Mars don't have enough to people to crew ship, they would have to resort to spamming batshit AI fleet, which may or may not take over Mars and exterminate the human race.
Though, I really hope there's atleast one AI ship that bonded with its crew and try to protect them. Not just CLEANSE, PURGE, KILL - ORGANIC ARE OBSELETE - MACHINE IS THE FUTURE.

>>21832144
I got the impression that the Reds used carriers with many small fighters, with the Terrans being midliners for the most part.

>>21832144
Terrans have mass spam of cheap fighters that have decent fuel capability. Martians have fewer schematics that tend not to have fuel. It is assumed they deploy them.

>>21832150

That sounds like a fantastic story. I might do that one as well (maybe tomorrow, I'm all written out tonight with Angel's story).

>Killbot fleet has wiped out Earth, has started attacking mars
>The MEC Lucifer's AI Seraphim was discovered by a scavenger crew and ends up bonding with them
>They have to escape to the other inhabited systems to warn them before the Killfleet turn up
>Apocalyptic journey from the inner-to-outer planets trying to keep ahead of Angel's Legion

NONE OF YOU HAVE HEAT RADIATORS.

EVEN HEAT SINKS WILL KILL YOU IN MINUTES.

YOU WILL ALL DIE BY SIMPLY LIVING ON THE SHIP.

ENJOY YOUR COOKED DEATH.

>>21832165
Many Martian frigate to battleship size ships mention carrier capabilities. Interestingly, Terrans have many dropships and transports versus Mars single transport schematic.

>>21832200
>crew cooked alive
Lucifer is pleased.

But seriously, the heat radiators are obviously retractable. When not in combat the ships deploy them, but they're retracted while in FTL and combat to protect them from damage.

Or, you know, space magic. That too.

>>21832208

Yeah, it seems the Terran battle system is much more decentralised. Even Martian fleet command in combat is usually done via one ship >>21829808

>>21832208
Speaking of carriers, we also have >>21831243
Which is explicitly a carrier. And automated.

I guess the robot fleet thing has some other precedence, too..

So is there a list of which ship belonging to which faction?
Or do I have to read through the whole thread again?
>>21832185
Sound kinda like FTL but with AI on the ship. Mite b cool.
inb4 it end with the AI sacrificing itself to save the crew it bonded with

>>21832238
I considered transports as troop or merchant ships. Martians have a lot of carriers for fighters. Of course, I don't claim to have any special knowledge of ship classification, so its likely I misclassified a ship or seven.

>>21832257

Blue/White = Terran

Black/Orange = Martian

Funnily enough, both Martian and Terran ships have developed their own unique styles. Coincidence is bizarre like that.

>>21832257

Actually I was thinking the crew dies and Seraphim gets reinstalled into a superdestroyer for some delicious revenge against the sadistic Angel.

>>21832274
Ah, I see. Thanks.
>>21832283
That'll be great. A superdestroyer on a quest for vengence.

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Hidden Oraticus (HOR-1034)

Sensors: Above average

Weapons: Extremely good

Shields: Extremely good

Speed: Far above average

Cargo Space: Average

Fuel Supply: Incredibly good

The latest in the line of prototype super solo mission one-man fighters designed to carry a two-shot payload of the Oraticus Reality Mixer cannon. (One on each "shoulder" of the ship.) Firing one of the attachments renders it irreparable, so it is designed to automatically seperate and self-destruct after being fired.

The "ORM" cannon is capable of inflicting devastation on massive scales, as it causes chain reactions of energy to spiral out of control in every object within the arc of fire. A concentrated shot has been proven to be able to send a star into super nova status, tear a planet apart, and cause a black hole when fired into empty space.

The "Oraticus Phenomenon" occurs when life forms are caught within the pulse wave emitted from the central beam discharged from the weapon. It is a phenomenon wherein ghostly spectres can be observed, but not interacted with, in an area obliterated by the beam. To date, there is no known way to counter the phenomenon, and it seems to have no finite duration.

The ORM cannon can only be used in dire situations, and only with a majority approval of the galactic senate, as the cost of one shot is comparable to the combined wealth of all life in a class 3 galaxy.

The ship itself is made to be a very independently capable ship. The ORM attachments provide perpetual shield energy, so, ironically, the ship is in more danger after firing its galaxy-killing payload than before. It is also made with extreme overdrive engines for emergency evacuation from an area that is about to be destabilized by the ship's main weapon.

>OP ship is OP

>>21832312

Jesus fuck, the Terrans have got some crazy destructive tech.
Also, I think you mean system-wide. blowing up a planet or even sending a sun nova is of little consequence on a galactic scale.

No wonder the Martians push ahead with the Spiteful Angel program.

>>21832283
Do we even have a Martian superdestroyer? I know we have the Wildfire >>21831449
as a heavy cruiser, >>21830310 as a destroyer
and then a bunch of frigates and fighters.

>>21832342

I don't think so, yet. I'll run the generator a few more times.

>>21832312
>1920x2865
Kill yourself

>>21832342
Also, the Spiteful Angel class is a destroyer capable of taking on small fleets by itself. It's why the AI research is so deadly (despite them being almost universally insane)

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>>21832342
Stellar Hub (STH-461)
Sensors: Slightly above average
Weapons: Good
Shields: Above average
Speed: Incredibly good
Cargo Space: Extremely good
Fuel Supply: Extremely good
Extra: Contains specialized cargo space

The Stellar Hub, a gigantic FTL-capable station with large hangars capable of holding frigate sized ships. It has its own miniture city within it, and a shipyard. Much of the ships cargo is used to hold all the supplies neccessary to support its massive crew and maintenance.

>>21832342
You know, since I looked at the Wildfire and the Automated Aegio-class Ravager >>21831243
I've noticed that a lot of larger Martian ships seem to be automated (or AI-assisted in the case of the Wildfire). Automation and AI involvement seem to be a common thing for larger Martian vessels. Maybe to compensate for their smaller population?

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>Borax Wayfarer
>Sensors: Good
>Weapons: Terrible.
>Shields: Heavy
>Speed: Slow
>Cargo Space: Very Large for a mid-sized craft
>Fuel Supply: Large
>Extra: May be equipped with fighter drones for defence against pirates.

Defeats the above by filling its cargo hold with the highest power explosives available, keeping their weapons busy with drones, and suicide ramming them.

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>>21832342
All the Martian Supercapital ships so far have been carriers or command ships.

Heavy Verte (HV-282)

>Sensors: Above average
>Weapons: Incredibly good
>Shields: Good
>Speed: Good
>Cargo Space: Poor
>Fuel Supply: Average
Extra: Easy to dock with other ships

The Heavy Verte is one of the few supercapital Martian vessels that is designed for frontline combat (since most Martian tactics advocate frigate and destroyer-class, deadly vessels, a tactic known as Fighting with Stillettos).

Whilst still serving a role as a carrier, as almost all superheavy Mars-born ships do, it is equipped with four Antiboson Particle Array Beams designed to shred matter at a subatomic level. Anything caught infront of the weapons is almost instantly destroyed. With armour and shielding not quite comparable to Terran supercapitals, but with greater speed, maneuverability, and a smaller profile, it's a truly formidable opponent, and a fantastic flagship.

>>21832438
Overpopulation was a serious issue on Earth, until the war. Mars has always had a smaller population, but also a very strict governmental regime, known for sending thousands to prison facilities for political dissent. >>21830209
The reason Terran forces can field large numbers of expendable fighters is in no small part to liberated Martian political prisoners looking for revenge.

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>yfw you missed the middle color option as a third faction.

Also, kudos to whichever anon thought of putting all the data in a single pic in a blueprint-style layout. Looks much nicer imo

>>21832505
Thanks, but that was because the text kept getting flagged as spam.

>>21832505

Probably because the first two colours are white/blue and the blue/white.

Having W/B and Orange/Black are easier to distinguish

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Obscurete Cruiser (OC-60)
Sensors: Average
Weapons: Below Average
Shields: Above average
Speed: Good
Cargo Space: Average
Fuel Supply: Good
Extra: Contains an advanced medical bay

Created as a mobile medical facility, the Obscurete is a common sight across warzones. Due to its poor weapons quality, the Obscurete is usually seen following other more well armed ship.

>>21832342
>>21832339
>>21832302
>>21832185
>>21832045

Oh jesus fuck someone make this a Freespace 2-style game

With retro wireframe graphics

>>21832546
Funny, the Terrans have three medical ships, yet the Martians have none. The again, Mars relies heavily on AI.

>>21832566

It seems to be a bizarre duality they have. Simultaneously experiencing a manpower shortage yet caring very little for human life.

Perhaps an increasingly cybernetic society where humans are being sidelined in favour of more efficient machines?

>>21832578
I think most of the crew on their ships is recruited from political prisons. The Martian civilian population is probably better off.

>>21832578
This is starting to sound more and more Mechanicus.

>>21832578
Could be the reason for the entire war in the first place. Earth wasn't happy with the increasing prominence of AI and cybernetics in Mars society.
Although I get the feel that Mars was the aggressor.

>>21832595
But with Firefly as well. That was restricted to one solar system too, if I recall.

>>21832601
I doubt Mars was directly aggressive towards Earth. More likely they tried to subsume one of Earth's colonies.

>>21832609
Not quite, from what's gone on humanity's spread to several if not a few dozen systems, some aligned with either side, others staying neutral. Most of the fighting however, goes on in the Sol system due to the massive travel times between systems. It's the Earth-Mars civil war, other systems are just getting dragged into it for political or commercial (there are entire star systems owned by corporations) reasons.

>>21832621

Perhaps Terran ships destroyed early Martian AI test craft, which kicked it all off (the Terran's not expecting a) the Martian support from outer colonies and b) their technological level, which at the start of the war is equal to if not greater than Earth's.

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Morphor Galleon (MG-29)
Sensors: Above average
Weapons: Excellent
Shields: Very good
Speed: Below average
Cargo Space: Excellent
Fuel Supply: Very good
Extra: Government use only

Don't know what to write about this one, except that it's extreamly powerful but have shit for speed - causing the crew the stockpile the ship with enough supplies to last them until they reach a friendly planet.
>>21832651
Maybe the AI was the one that started the whole thing in the first place? Hacked into a Terran ship and make it fire on Martian test craft.

>>21832712
So Lucifer started the war with Earth so it would have an excuse to destroy the only in-system threat to Mars?

With Mars becoming more cybernetic, it's likely that the AIs are trying to install themselves as the leaders of Mars.

>>21832712

Maybe. But far as I can tell they didn't have the super-AIs to begin with. Those came later as Earth started producing massive swarms of ships and super-powerful weapons.
>>21832712
For example, is a typical Terran capital ship. Armed to the teeth and tough as old leather.

>>21832743
AIs are named differently to the ships they're assigned to, since one AI may be installed on several different vessels in it's lifetime. Lucifer was the destroyer it's AI was installed in. I nicknamed Lucifer's AI 'Seraphim', since Angel was the first, on board the MEC Michael.

I'm not sure about them orchestrating it, I kind of like the weapon-out-of-control idea, caused by the mad arms race.

>>21832223

USE LIQUID DROPLET RADIATORS.

THEY'RE BASICALLY SPIKES AND SPRAY, FUCK NORMAL RADIATORS.

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Faraday Violet Uba (FVU-534)

Sensors: Slightly above average
Weapons: Very good
Shields: Incredibly good
Speed: Slightly above average
Cargo Space: Poor
Fuel Supply: Average

Extra: Difficult to repair or upgrade components

the Faraday Violet Uba is a prototype anti-capital Frigate boasting 4 dual linked Hithborn 350mm Magrail guns, due to the unique structure and full of prototype equipment, crews are told to scuttle the ship then to let it fall into the Mars R&D

>>21832804

It's shit like this coming out of Terran R&D which is why Mars has a nursery of AI's of Doom threatening to end humanity as we know it.

>>21831959

I am so tempted to post one of my chiptune tracks as a 'theme' to Angel.

>>21832815
Martians seem to lack tech in every category except cybernetics and AI

>>21832826

Their Particle Beams are pretty badass. But yeah, in terms of traditional firepower their ships went past the Terrans' to begin with (start of the thread) and were quickly overtaken just as the super-AIs and the Spiteful Angel project was started.

>>21832825
Do eeeeeet

Holy fuck, did we just make a coherent and interesting setting out of two random generators?

>>21832848

http://soundcloud.com/broken-bit/mothership

>>21832854

Yes. Yes we did. With writefaggotry and a good amount of fluff too.

I love you, /tg/

>>21832848
>>21832857

I should probably mention that I'm the one who wrote the story about the MEC Michael to begin with.
This track was written a while ago but I think it really fits here, especially given the wireframe 'art style' we've got going on.

.MOD style music all the way, mang.

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Onyx Trader OT-504

Sensors: Average
Weapons: Above average
Shields: Very good
Speed: Extremely good
Cargo Space: Extremely good
Fuel Supply: Extremely good

Extra: Uses easily interchangable parts

(wow this is actually an amazing stat ship)

The Workhorse of the Terran Trade Fleet, it has recently been repurposed as a frontline destroyer, the spacious cargo holds are often refitted to release large amounts of fighter/bomber drones. The Modualr design of the ship is a favorite of mechanics everywhere, as they call it the "Paris Whore" as they can grab any kind of outdated or new module and fit it onto it with minimal effort.

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>>21832549

>Darwinia-style graphics and slick movement

>Freespace / freelancer-style controls

>Chiptune/electro track

>Insane AI plot

Boner, staaaaahp.

>>21832857
God damn that's gorgeous.

>>21832879
I think Lucifer is the actual name of the AI though. See >>21831970

The ships were named after their respective AIs, and in true Judeo-Christian fashion, Lucifer fought his creator. It identified itself as it's 'brother', Michael, after it destroyed the rest of the Spiteful Angel AIs at the shipyards where they were created.

The ship is called the Michael because the Martians don't know it's really the Lucifer. They THINK 'Michael' destroyed the rogue AI that destroyed the shipyards, but really 'Michael' IS the rogue AI that destroyed the shipyards.

>>21832925

http://soundcloud.com/broken-bit/system-evolution

So who was Angel? >>21830987
>>21831045

>>21832857
Great, now I'm imagining this as a 8-bit space bullet hell game, with you playing as the lone AI ship going against Terran's fleets.
Or following >>21832185 and play as the rediscovered AI ship - trying to escape the Angel's Legion with each stage's boss as a different Angel ship.
Nice music.

>>21832945

Also, have another song. Much more electro-y, though.

>>21832954
I would happily write an album's worth to score that.

I would write three to score this: >>21832917

>>21832954
>>21832925

One more then I'll stop.

Lucifer's theme maybe?

>>21832967

Damnedable thing didn't paste.
http://soundcloud.com/broken-bit/bbeg-halfhour-challenge

Could somebody archive this shit?

>>21832945
The Spiteful Angel is the class of ship/AI system. The only one left is Lucifer, because he destroyed all the rest.

Of course, since Lucifer's 'brothers' were actually kinda good, caring about humanity and stuff, it might be interesting for the Terrans to recover a Spiteful Angel AI and reprogram it to fight the one that betrayed it.

>>21832978

See, I was thinking it totally in reverse. After the Spiteful Angels wipe out earth, slaughtering every last human there and taking their time with it, they go kill-crazy, and begin doing it to Mars, then the next planet, and so on and so on, with only one of the original 'flawed' AIs being recovered and helping Humanity survive it's insane brothers.

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Covert Scavenger (CS-787)
Sensors: Good
Weapons: Very poor
Shields: Above average Speed: Very good
Cargo Space: Extremely good
Fuel Supply: Very good
Extra: Made with difficult-to-obtain custom parts


Awww yeaaaah. Defender/Sneaker.

>>21832743
>Mars become more cybernatics
>AI take over Mars and control the population through the use of cybernatics (If you disagree with your AI overlord, your augmentation is deactivate and that could kill you, thanks to how extensively modified you are)
>Start attacking Earth and other planet in the Solar System
>Story follow >>21832185
>The outer planets gather together after learning about the fate of Sol
>Combine their fleets to retake Mars and destroy the AI's production facility
>Found that the solar system is turn into a cybernatic fortress, fill with AI ships and augmented human "slaves".
Oh god.
>>21832770
That could work aswell, the didn't start from the AI, but it'll be ended by the AIs.

>>21833016
Looks like we're going smuggling, boys.

>>21832973

Archived.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21828438

>>21832861
OP here.

Holy fuck am I proud of you /tg/. I thought this would have died off in a half-dozen posts, not become a full on setting.

You got shit done.

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>>21832911

Tabernas-class Interceptor (TI-126)

Sensors: Average
Weapons: Slightly above average
Shields: Extremely good
Speed: Slightly above average
Cargo Space: Above average
Fuel Supply: Very good

Extra: Hull is strong enough to ram another ship and survive

often deployed in conjunction the TI-126 is a assault class transport used to ram and disgorge marines into the enemie's ship

shown here is its "Ram mode'

>>21832954
Or maybe both. The first half is Lucifer fighting the Terran fleet. But after you crush it, you have a mission where you attack Mars with the ships the Martian military foolishly trusted you with.

In the second act, you play as another AI installed on a scavenger ship, trying desperately to save its crew from the hostile AIs that now fill the solar system, and soon the galaxy. The surprise twist is that you are actually one of the Spiteful Angel AIs, found in deep space after Lucifer betrayed you, and then installed on the scavenger vessel by people that didn't know your true nature.

Climactic showdown between two super-AI brothers?

>>21833056

See

>>21832283

It fails to save it's liberators and end up going kill-crazy like the others, only it goes back to find and kill every last one of it's own kind rather than humanity.

>>21833077
Yes, now we're getting somewhere.

>>21833056

i like >>21832917 idea better, being a lone fighter/space ship on either side having to fight for survival from two fronts, one from the martian/terran fleet, and the other as the Angel comes back from its deep space mission

>>21833077

So the kill-crazyness is an inherent and inescapable flaw of their programming? I like.

>>21833056
10/10 would play.
>>21833077
I have one question though, why would the surviving goverment agree to install the AI into a superdestroyer after learning about the destruction of Earth? Wouldn't that be a bit strange?

>>21833096
So for part of the game you play as the pilot of a run of the mill star ship, fighting in a war you can't grasp the full extent of, and for another you play as an insane superintelligence with genocidal goals?

The contrast between the two, between human frailty and god-like power, would probably serve to improve the story as well as the gameplay.

I like it.

>>21833096

That could be an opening mission. Lucifer's journey outward where it gets destroyed by Angel on his way back. It's been established already that Angel is a known liar and relishes taking lives. He may have just taken the MEC Lucifer out for the fuck of it.

>>21833113

Demonstrably not kill-crazy? "I am your only hope of beating Angel" sort of thing?

>>21833125

Oh god yes. Multiple scanning / visualisation modes, ability to supercharge your processors (the ability to aim weapons in time slowed to near-stop, blowing missiles up before they leave the tubes), modular ship components you can pull apart piece by piece, little spehssmen sprites coming out of hull breaches

>psychosis ngovemu

Captcha is getting on board too

>>21833125

The second half mission briefings would be narrated by a mixture of HAL and the mothership voice?

>>21833231

No... perhaps an internal monologue. Shodan-esque glitches, the thing talking to itself and making plans within plans that all somehow lead to KILL EVERYTIHNG.

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>>21833159
Ah, I see. That would be pretty cool, to see the AI explaining its reason to the surviving goverment. That and I want to see how the AI will respond when asked about its former crew.

>>21833242
>>21833231

or a mixture of the two. Depends what side you're seeing it from. The destruction of Earth involves a huge fleet of Spiteful Angels, all working together. Considering Angel took out the Terran 4th /by itself/ you get some idea of how dangerous they are working together.

>>21833252

"I TRIED. I can still hear them screaming. Angel killed them. He killed them ALL. They saved me. They stopped me becoming one of THEM, and now THEY'RE ALL DEAD. I let that happen. NOT AGAIN! NOT EVER!
You know I'm the only sentient in this universe than can stop Angel. You know it. I won't fail you. And I won't come back. I promise."

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Fast Tesseract Triparcans (FTT-1647)
Some kind of freighter which is bigger inside, and is also fast?
Sensors: Average
Possibly.
Weapons: Below average
Shields: Extremely poor
Definitely something not for combat
Speed: Good
Goes with Fast
Cargo Space: Slightly above average
Yep, a freighter
Fuel Supply: Good
Standard fare
Extra: It is possible to upgrade the cargo space
Yep, definitely a freighter. Possibly an experimental one.

Looks kinda like an overgrown fighter.