Andromeda Ascendant



 Production information

Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards

Model: Ascendant-class Heavy Cruiser prototype

Class: Heavy Cruiser

Cost: unknown

 Technical specifications 

Length: 1301 meters

Beam: 976 meters

Draft: 325 meters

Maximum acceleration: 2,300 G

Maximum speed (atmosphere): 965 km/h

Engine unit(s): Advanced ion engines equipped

Hyperdrive rating

Hyperdrive system: Advanced hyperdrive equipped
 * Class 1.5
 * Backup Class 6.0

Shielding: High Military Grade shielding (4300 SBD)

Hull: Reinforced Titanium Alloy

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Sensor systems: Equipped

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Targeting systems: Equipped

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Navigation systems: Equipped

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Armament

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Complement
 * Heavy Dual Turbolaser batteries (5)
 * Turbolasers (20)
 * Ion cannon batteries (4)
 * Proton Torpedo/Battle drone launcher batteries (4)
 * Tractor beam projectors (3)

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Crew: 650
 * Starfighters (36)
 * Shuttles (10)

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Passengers: 2,000 troops

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Cargo capacity: 8,250 metric tons

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Consumables: 3 years

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Countermeasures: Battle blades

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Unique features

<li class="MsoNoSpacing">AI unit</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing">Repairing nanodroids </li>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Usage 

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Role(s)

<li class="MsoNoSpacing">Destroyer</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing">Battle Cruiser</li>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Affiliation


 * Aurora Star Empire (formerly)
 * Celtic Corcoran

Description
The Andromeda was the first of the Ascendant-class Heavy Cruiser line, a class holding a unique design focusing more on maneuverability and speed with heavy armaments and less armor using a defense system known as battle blades that can be extended to protect it against turbolasers and physical ordnance as well as decreasing the shield stress from weapons fire. Measuring a length of 1301 meters making it smaller than an Imperial Star Destroyer but having enough firepower to take on two of them or a larger fleet of other vessels with ease. The ship is also fitted with a sentient AI unit used for more advanced features such as using the hyperspace window hyperdrive or repairing damages that the ship sustains during combat.

Armament
Despite the ship's size, it has advanced weaponry system allowing it to even create new battle drones if close enough to an asteroid