Glorious Heritage

The backbone of the High Guard fleet is the 'Glorious Heritage' class heavy cruiser. A bit over 1.3 kilometers (4265 feet) long, this vessel features a highly advanced, sentient AI which oversees all activity aboard the vessel, and in case of emergency can take complete control of all systems.

The primary means of attack is Kinetic Kill Missiles - small warheadless missiles massing 1 kg and travelling at 90% of lightspeed, capable of transferring approximately 20 megatons worth of kinetic energy upon impact; they have a fueled range of 8 light-minutes and can be fired at rates of up to 8 per second per tube (40 tubes total).

The GH also has other weaponry, including 12 point defense lasers, and potent anti-proton cannons with low-gigaton yields. Star Arrow missiles function as long-range shipkiller missiles, and the Strike Arrow variant can be used en masse to destroy planets.

Overall, the GH-class can dish out single to double digit gigatons of damage per second, depending on the range it is fighting at, since the AP cannons have much shorter range than the missiles.

In addition, the GH holds several squadrons of fighter craft and attack drones which can complement their carrier, and perform long-range strike missions if the need arises.

A powerful platform all around, the Glorious Heritage heavy cruiser serves the Commonwealth well. Few are the ships who dare to engage this huge, yet shockingly agile behemoth.

Record 90 - vehicle/ship class - Last update 06 Jul 2007, 23:43:00

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