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This month, we're back to starships, with new releases for the Jalyrkieon Hierarchy Rixjaani Obonos (Starfleet)!
Yorifaz Battlecruiser
(Photo is a hybird Replicator 2 prototype, with a WSF tail unit (since I had some spare space in a print order and the tail units do not print ever so well on the Rep 2. On the store, this photo will eventually be replaced by a full WSF one I have just off to the printers today.)
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The Yorifaz Battlecruiser is essentially a Venlix Torpedo Cruiser writ larger. It performs a similar role as a ship-of-the-line, though in smaller engagements, it is often used as the flagship. Being one of the later designs of the current generation is starships, it has benefitted from the engineering used on the Venlix, from which it takes many cues and is already considered a reliable vessel.
The Yorifaz carries much the same armament as the Venlix, but in greater quantities – more phased-plasma batteries, point-defence weaponry and four energy torpedo tubes rather than two. It supplements this armament with missile racks for long-range offense.
Sirifef Carrier
(Photo of Rep 2 prototype)
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The Sirifef Carrier is the Jalyrkieon Hierarchy Rixjaani Obonos' Starfleet, lit. vessels (i.e. fleet) of the sky-fighting) principal carrier. Due to the Hierarchy's advanced technologies, the Sirifef has high speed and armament for a carrier of its size, making it functionally more like a light battleship.
It carries two squadrons of fighters. As typical for Jalyrkieon hangars, the bays have dorsal launcher doors so that fighters take off and land vertically. Launch tractors are emplaced to help launch and recover smallcraft. The hangar bay doors are just larger enough to accommodate the 68RYR Arrifiek Assault Shuttle, though a typical complement is a squadron of 61RYE Ikimar Fighters and a squadron of 61RYU Tonuhja Bombers.
The Sirifef also carries a number of phased-plasma batteries, both of anti-capital and anti-fighter sizes. It also carries numerous anti-fighter missiles for additional defence.
The Sirifef's principal weakness it that its armour and shielding is relatively light for a vessel of its size. It is not unusual for a typical carrier to be lightly armoured, but the Sirifef's additional armament and speed typically place it in formation with other line combat vessels, where it is more likely to attract fire.
Smallcraft
Pictured: renders of the Ikimar (top), Tonuhja (left), Arrifek (right). )Provided as photoes of WSF are difficult to take well with such small models!)
61RYE Ikimar Fighter
(Photo of WSF models)
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The Ikimar Fighter is the replacement for the older 61RYO Zedarvoc which served up until the end of the last war against the Vivrathk. The Zedarvoc hulls had ceased production and were reaching the end of their useful life. Several prototypes were examined but only the 61RYD and the Ikimar reached as far as testing. The Ikimar out-performed the 61RYD in almost all aspects, only lagging behind in combat endurance and only by a small margin.
The Ikimar's primary armaments are the four multibarrel heavy phased-plasma cannons. These are supplemented by two missile pods, typically armed with TRM-1 Braatpo general purpose warheads.
Defensively, the Ikimar has light armour and moderate shields. It has above average speed and manoeuvrability, which give it a strong edge in a dogfight, particular against the more heavily armed Vivrathk Fire Plague fighters. The reliance on lock-and-launch missiles as opposed to torpedoes typically means that the Ikimar is more likely to run out of munitions after a single engagement, however.
61RYU Tonuhja Bomber
(Photo of WSF models. There's only eleven, since one got lost in transit, replacement pending…)
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The Tonuhja Bomber replaced the much-maligned 61RUF Havex that performed so poorly in the last war against the Vivrathk. The Jalyrkieons have returned their more traditional bomber design, with the distinctive double-hull and side-mounted weapons systems – features which are also currently seen on the smaller 41RKR Scovocsper VTOL Attack Fighter in service with Jalyrkieon army.
The Tonuhja significantly improves on the Havex's principle issue of speed and agility, and it comparable to many fighters. It is also considerably better shielded than its predecessor and the Havex's notoriously poor avionics (especially the glitch sensor blind-spot) have been completely replaced.
The Tonuhja carries two torpedo tubes, each armed with eight LVP-1 Rede warheads. It carries a pair of hull-mounted multibarrel phased plasma cannons for backup and dogfighting.
68RYR Arrifiek Assault Shuttle
(Photo of WSF models)
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The 64.5m Arrifek entered service in the final phases of the last war against the Vivrathk. It saw action in numerous engagements, but was ill-served by its contemporary fighter screens. The Hierarchy had rested on its laurels with much of its technology and fighters and bombers perhaps most of all. The poor performance of the 61RUF Havex, rushed in production and chosen more for suiting the advancement of political masters than for effectiveness, meant that the Arrifek was called several times to fulfil the Havex's role as a strike craft, a role it was not designed or well-suited for. Nevertheless, the Arrifek performed well enough it avoid the post-war cull and continues to serve.
The Arrifek is better suited to its proper role as Assault Transport. Sporting heavy shields and fair manoeuvrability – as much as the older Havex bombers, in fact – it can carry a significant quantity of assault troops. It has both port and starboard docking ports, and the ventral doors mean that it can also serve as surface transport. The interior is outfitted with heavy lifts that it can even transport a platoon of tanks.
The Arrifek is armed with phased-plasma weapons. The two primary guns are the multibarrel ball turrets mounted at the fore, but it possesses smaller defensive arrays around the hull, similar in design to those on capital starships. Also like a larger starship, the Arrifek mounts four vertical-launch missile tubes, typically outfitted with TRM-1 Braatpo general purpose warheads.
Next month's release will be more 144 ground forces a new sci-soviet APC and Herosine Empire heavy tank (debuting at Partizan in May). There a couple more Delta ships (created on commission) in the queue, as well as the much delayed first releases for the Xyriat Hegmony and Wodef Enclave stafleets later this year. (Assuming there are no further disasters…!)
