New Republic Capitalships 3: Endurance Fleet Carrier image - Star Wars: Interregnum mod for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Star Wars: Interregnum is an upcoming mod for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion that builds off of the highly successful Enhanced 4X Mod. Fleeing the unknown terror that is chasing the Vasari, the factions of Sins of a Solar Empire stumble on a temporary wormhole that takes them to a galaxy far, far away. The sudden arrival of armadas with trillions of refugees and thousands of warships between the events of Episodes 5 & 6 forever alters the Star Wars universe and plunges the galaxy into an unprecedented period of chaos and violence. Begun, a new conflict has.
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One of the final designs of the New Republic's New Class program, the Endurance Fleet Carrier is a 1km long, state of the art vessel often used as the flagship of a battle group. It's large command bridge, along with smaller starfighter command towers, give it unrivaled ability to analyze engagements in a battle and direct Starfighter attacks.
Much of the interior of the Endurance consists of hangar facilities, allowing it to carry several fighter wings into battle despite it's relatively small size. Hangar openings in multiple directions allow fighters to deploy quickly and safely in any tactical situation. These ships are particularly good at deploying the new E and K-wing fighters into battle.
The specialization of this ship into a Starfighter carrier however does have some downsides. It has a smaller power and shield generator than its cousin design, and features a very light anti-ship armament compared to similarly capable vessels. It does however have excellent antifighter defense weapons, allowing the Endurance the help its fighters achieve superiority and defend its fleet.
Abilities
*Launch E-wings - Deploys a group of powerful E-wing fighters to help gain Starfighter superiority.
*Starfighter Controllers - Support personnel aboard the Endurance help direct starfighter attacks and alert them to dangers, increasing the damage reduction of all nearby fighters.
*AA Coordination - The flight tracking systems aboard the Endurance help direct anti-fighter weapons throughout the fleet. Passive that increases weapon range and adds bonus damage to antifighter weapons of all nearby ships.
*K-Wing Strike - Launches K-wing heavy bombers to take out a target. Secondary explosions reduce the effectiveness of hull repair for a time.
I love the design, I definitely think some people with PTSD from the Empire days though could get a fright with one of them appearing above a planet surface and get flashbacks to Imperator II's. :)
I don't think that was really the intention. The center color line and bridge look more like trying to mimic the Republic Venator to me.
That's always how I interpreted Republic ship design of any era. Made to inspire rather than intimidate.
By "excellent antifighter defense weapons", are you referring solely to the AA Coordination ability, or will the Endurance have Laser banks as well? (Capships being able to fire on strikecraft is a rare thing, I know.)