So, here is the Tribunus, as is the tradition, enjoy some terrible and nonsensical lore with some downloads.
Lore wise, this thing is built about 15 years after the Legatus, to fix some of its flaws and to enable longer distance journeys. The Legatus is still being built as a mass produced fleet cruiser, however, as it is much cheaper and easier to build than the Tribunus.
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[Transition to military command-28 October. Sender: Aquilifer Shipyards]
Construction of the Tribunus class cruiser is complete. Combat trials were successful, and it matches up to the Legatus while being smaller and more maneuverable. It pioneers curved armor plates on the bow, which better reflects the IST's laser fire, and minimizes crew requirements compared to the Legatus; requiring 17 crew compared to 43. Eight crew are required to run the basic ship functions in normal activity, but all 17 must be scrambled in battle. Tribunus also features a science lab to conduct research on alien subjects & weapons technology. All non-expendable crew save the captain have been replaced by partial artificial intelligence to avoid the need for escape pods. Tribunus also features four Velite drones for anti missile purposes.
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(Yep, AKS military personel are genetically engineered, and have no rights, so An'Kator can legally kill them in droves, which is cheaper than escape pods)
Thanks to @Mariux who inspired the thruster flooring.
For more ships of this style visit my ship tread ( http://starmadedock.net/threads/targs-ship-thread-ankator-ships-and-various-other-stuff.2038/ )
Lore wise, this thing is built about 15 years after the Legatus, to fix some of its flaws and to enable longer distance journeys. The Legatus is still being built as a mass produced fleet cruiser, however, as it is much cheaper and easier to build than the Tribunus.
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[Transition to military command-28 October. Sender: Aquilifer Shipyards]
Construction of the Tribunus class cruiser is complete. Combat trials were successful, and it matches up to the Legatus while being smaller and more maneuverable. It pioneers curved armor plates on the bow, which better reflects the IST's laser fire, and minimizes crew requirements compared to the Legatus; requiring 17 crew compared to 43. Eight crew are required to run the basic ship functions in normal activity, but all 17 must be scrambled in battle. Tribunus also features a science lab to conduct research on alien subjects & weapons technology. All non-expendable crew save the captain have been replaced by partial artificial intelligence to avoid the need for escape pods. Tribunus also features four Velite drones for anti missile purposes.
[Engaging visual link]
*********************************************
(Yep, AKS military personel are genetically engineered, and have no rights, so An'Kator can legally kill them in droves, which is cheaper than escape pods)
Thanks to @Mariux who inspired the thruster flooring.
For more ships of this style visit my ship tread ( http://starmadedock.net/threads/targs-ship-thread-ankator-ships-and-various-other-stuff.2038/ )
