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| Prekaara Dreaudnaught | |
| Production Information | |
|---|---|
| Model |
Prekaara II |
| Scale |
Capital Ship |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Length |
3,200 metres |
| Hyperdrive Rating |
Class 2 |
| Backup Hyperdrive Rating |
Class 12 |
| Power Plant |
6x Antimatter Reaction Cores |
| Armament |
12 Triple Heavy Turbolasers |
| Complement |
576 Starfighters |
| Crew |
52,000 Crew |
| Consumables |
1 Year |
| Usage | |
| Roles |
Battleship |
| Year Introduced | |
| Affiliation | |
| Exodus Information | |
| Creator |
Darkheyr |
Today, only two ships of this type exists - the Prekaara itself, pride and flagship of Kartanin Warfleet, and the Pan-Tau-Ra; stolen by Kadran during the Pan-Tau-Ra Crisis. Numerous heavy weapon emplacements and a complement of several hundred starfighters make it a deadly foe to all but the most powerful of enemies. Only recently upgraded with newest galactic and Kartanin technology, it usually spearheads all major military campaigns of the Dominion. Two additional ships of this class are currently under construction at the shipyards orbitting Norgantur and Kartan, both of them incorporating galactic technology from the beginning.
So far, these ships have not seen combat against enemies with equal firepower. However, estimations - and experience against confederate ships during the Confederate Civil War - value the Prekaara as an even match to four Chakrar Warcruisers, and even five or six of them could prove victorious only at great cost.
Offensive and defensive systems[]
The majority of the Prekaara's firepower is concentrated within twelve turret-mounted batteries, each consisting of three superheavy turbolasers. This concentration allows for a precision application of massive firepower, surpassing design philosophies favouring larger amounts of spread out weapon layouts in that regard. This concentration also makes them primary targets of course. Twenty heavy dual ion cannons supplement the ship with disabling power.
Partly covering that weakness, as well as guarding any less defended angles, are thirty quad turbolaser turrets, which by themselves are already able to deal with many smaller capital ships, though they lack the focus of the heavier weaponry. Against starfighter or warhead attacks the ship relies primarily on fifty quad-laser turrets. Especially the main batteries and the main hangar bay are heavily covered. Finally, forty warhead launchers support offensive capability against a varied number of targets.
As usual within the Warfleet, the Prekaara was designed with numerous security measures against intruders.
Complement[]
Like most Kartanin vessels, the Prekaara is primarily a warship focused on space combat. While its armament is well-capable of bombardment operations, the onboard troops are primarily trained and equipped for boarding and zero-G operations, not planetary assault.
Though lacking in vehicles, its fighter complement easily makes up for it - almost six hundred starfighters, thirty gunboats and numerous support craft of varying types. Multiple cavernous hangars run along the central sections of the ship, allowing for rapid and well-defended deployment.