Nova-class Cruiser - Revision history

Tenor1411 at 23:37, 28 September 2025

2025-09-28T23:37:46Z

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	--><p class="single nomargin">Though the Hapan Battle Dragon is a formidable capital ship, encounters with smugglers and pirates utilizing small attack craft revealed a weakness in its design. A Battle Dragon has little chance of hitting multiple starfighters, and it can be picked apart by wings of swift, nimble craft firing at it with concentrated fire from missiles and heavy lasers. To solve this problem, the Hapes Consortium scoured the galaxy for solid design ideas.</p><!--

	--><p class="~~sinlge~~ nomargin">~~{{indent}}The resulting ''Nova''‑class cruiser~~ is ~~deployed as~~ a ~~dedicated support~~ ship ~~for Battle Dragons~~, ~~or used~~ in ~~small three-ship patrols to guard the borders of the consortium~~. ~~The crews~~ of ~~the cruisers see their duty as defense~~, of ~~both their patrol routes~~ and ~~any ship they are assigned to guard~~.</p><!--		--><p class="single nomargin">Though the Hapan Battle Dragon is a formidable capital ship, encounters with smugglers and pirates utilizing small attack craft revealed a weakness in its design. A Battle Dragon has little chance of hitting multiple starfighters, and it can be picked apart by wings of swift, nimble craft firing at it with concentrated fire from missiles and heavy lasers. To solve this problem, the Hapes Consortium scoured the galaxy for solid design ideas.</p><!--

			--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}The resulting ''Nova''‑class cruiser is deployed as a dedicated support ship for Battle Dragons, or used in small three-ship patrols to guard the borders of the consortium. The crews of the cruisers see their duty as defense, of both their patrol routes and any ship they are assigned to guard.</p><!--



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	--><p class="~~single nomargin~~">With technology and ideas stolen from numerous shipyards, the ''Nova''‑class cruiser is a functional cruiser in its own right, but truly shines as a support ship. Standard ''Nova''‑class tactics call on focusing firepower on smaller, faster enemy ships first, and placing the ship between oncoming fighter wings and escorted Battle Dragons. When working in small groups the cruisers use similar tactics, assigning two or three ''Nova''‑class ships to take the “primary” role as if they were a single Battle Dragon, and having all other cruisers maintain standard tactics.</p><!--		--><div id="capabilities" class="spacer"><!--

	--><p class="~~sinlge nomargin~~">{{indent}}Refits of the ''Nova''‑class upgrade the turbolasers to a standard firing rate, expand consumables to a year, and mount regenerating deflectors, allowing its shields to gain +10 SR when the recharge shields action is taken. This comes at the cost of downgrading to a complement of twelve fighters.. Such refitted ''Nova''‑class ships are CL 19.</p><!--		--><h4 class="headline">Capabilities</h4><!--

	--><p class="~~sinlge~~ nomargin">~~{{indent}}'''Tactical Fire:'''~~ the ~~Hapes~~ ''Nova''‑class ~~battlecruiser~~ is ~~an excellent~~ support ship ~~designed to work in concert with the Hapan Battle Dragon~~. ~~As a [[standard action]], a~~ ''Nova''‑class ~~battlecruiser can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 2-square radius around itself. Any successful attack against an~~ enemy ~~starfighter within that area that deals damage equal to or exceeding~~ the ~~target~~ ship~~’s damage threshold automatically moves~~ the ~~target ship and additional~~ &#~~8722~~;~~1 step down the condition track (in addition~~ to the ~~normal~~ &~~#8722~~;~~1 step from damage)~~.</p~~></div~~><!--		--><p class="single nomargin">With technology and ideas stolen from numerous shipyards, the ''Nova''‑class cruiser is a functional cruiser in its own right, but truly shines as a support ship. Standard ''Nova''‑class tactics call on focusing firepower on smaller, faster enemy ships first, and placing the ship between oncoming fighter wings and escorted Battle Dragons. When working in small groups the cruisers use similar tactics, assigning two or three ''Nova''‑class ships to take the “primary” role as if they were a single Battle Dragon, and having all other cruisers maintain standard tactics.</p><!--

			--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}Refits of the ''Nova''‑class upgrade the turbolasers to a standard firing rate, expand consumables to a year, and mount regenerating deflectors, allowing its shields to gain +10 SR when the recharge shields action is taken. This comes at the cost of downgrading to a complement of twelve fighters.. Such refitted ''Nova''‑class ships are CL 19.</p><!--

			--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}'''Tactical Fire:''' the Hapes ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser is an excellent support ship designed to work in concert with the Hapan Battle Dragon. As a [[standard action]], a ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 2-square radius around itself. Any successful attack against an enemy starfighter within that area that deals damage equal to or exceeding the target ship’s damage threshold automatically moves the target ship and additional −1 step down the condition track (in addition to the normal −1 step from damage).</p><!--

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Tenor1411 at 01:30, 18 October 2024

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	<div ~~style~~="~~margin-top: 1.5em;~~">~~[[File:Swse_capitalship_hapes_nova_cruiser.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Hapes ''Nova''~~-~~class Cruiser]]~~		--><div class="topdiv"><!--
	<p class="single nomargin">Though the Hapan Battle Dragon is a formidable capital ship, encounters with smugglers and pirates utilizing small attack craft revealed a weakness in its design. A Battle Dragon has little chance of hitting multiple starfighters, and it can be picked apart by wings of swift, nimble craft firing at it with concentrated fire from missiles and heavy lasers. To solve this problem, the Hapes Consortium scoured the galaxy for solid design ideas.</p><~~p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}The resulting ''Nova''‑class cruiser is deployed as a dedicated support ship for Battle Dragons, or used in small three~~-~~ship patrols to guard the borders of the consortium. The crews of the cruisers see their duty as defense, of both their patrol routes and any ship they are assigned to guard.</p></div>~~		--><p class="single nomargin">Though the Hapan Battle Dragon is a formidable capital ship, encounters with smugglers and pirates utilizing small attack craft revealed a weakness in its design. A Battle Dragon has little chance of hitting multiple starfighters, and it can be picked apart by wings of swift, nimble craft firing at it with concentrated fire from missiles and heavy lasers. To solve this problem, the Hapes Consortium scoured the galaxy for solid design ideas.</p><!--

	~~<div id="capabilities" style="margin~~-~~top: 1.5em;"~~>		--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}The resulting ''Nova''‑class cruiser is deployed as a dedicated support ship for Battle Dragons, or used in small three-ship patrols to guard the borders of the consortium. The crews of the cruisers see their duty as defense, of both their patrol routes and any ship they are assigned to guard.</p><!--
	~~<h4 class="headline">Capabilities</h4>~~
	<p class="~~single~~ nomargin">~~With technology and ideas stolen from numerous shipyards, the~~ ''Nova''‑class cruiser is ~~a functional cruiser in its own right, but truly shines~~ as a support ship~~. Standard ''Nova''‑class tactics call on focusing firepower on smaller, faster enemy ships first, and placing the ship between oncoming fighter wings and escorted~~ Battle Dragons~~. When working~~ in small ~~groups the cruisers use similar tactics, assigning two or~~ three ~~''Nova''‑class ships~~ to ~~take~~ the ~~“primary” role as if they were a single Battle Dragon, and having all other cruisers maintain standard tactics.</p><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}Refits~~ of the ''Nova''‑class upgrade the turbolasers to a standard firing rate, expand consumables to a year, and mount regenerating deflectors, allowing its shields to gain +10 SR when the recharge shields action is taken. ~~This comes at the cost of downgrading to a complement~~ of ~~twelve fighters.. Such refitted ''Nova''‑class ships are CL 19.</p><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}'''Tactical Fire:'''~~ the ~~Hapes ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser is an excellent support ship designed to work in concert with the Hapan Battle Dragon. As a [[standard action]]~~, a ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 2-square radius around itself. Any successful attack against an enemy starfighter within that area that deals damage equal to or exceeding the target ship~~’s damage threshold automatically moves the target ship and additional −1 step down the condition track (in addition~~ to ~~the normal −1 step from damage)~~.</p><~~/div>~~

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			--><h4 class="headline">Capabilities</h4><!--

			--><p class="single nomargin">With technology and ideas stolen from numerous shipyards, the ''Nova''‑class cruiser is a functional cruiser in its own right, but truly shines as a support ship. Standard ''Nova''‑class tactics call on focusing firepower on smaller, faster enemy ships first, and placing the ship between oncoming fighter wings and escorted Battle Dragons. When working in small groups the cruisers use similar tactics, assigning two or three ''Nova''‑class ships to take the “primary” role as if they were a single Battle Dragon, and having all other cruisers maintain standard tactics.</p><!--

			--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}Refits of the ''Nova''‑class upgrade the turbolasers to a standard firing rate, expand consumables to a year, and mount regenerating deflectors, allowing its shields to gain +10 SR when the recharge shields action is taken. This comes at the cost of downgrading to a complement of twelve fighters.. Such refitted ''Nova''‑class ships are CL 19.</p><!--

			--><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}'''Tactical Fire:''' the Hapes ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser is an excellent support ship designed to work in concert with the Hapan Battle Dragon. As a [[standard action]], a ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 2-square radius around itself. Any successful attack against an enemy starfighter within that area that deals damage equal to or exceeding the target ship’s damage threshold automatically moves the target ship and additional −1 step down the condition track (in addition to the normal −1 step from damage).</p></div><!--




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<div style="margin-top: 1.5em;">[[File:Swse_capitalship_hapes_nova_cruiser.jpg|thumb|300px|Hapes ''Nova''-class Cruiser]]
<p class="single nomargin">Though the Hapan Battle Dragon is a formidable capital ship, encounters with smugglers and pirates utilizing small attack craft revealed a weakness in its design. A Battle Dragon has little chance of hitting multiple starfighters, and it can be picked apart by wings of swift, nimble craft firing at it with concentrated fire from missiles and heavy lasers. To solve this problem, the Hapes Consortium scoured the galaxy for solid design ideas.</p><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}The resulting ''Nova''‑class cruiser is deployed as a dedicated support ship for Battle Dragons, or used in small three-ship patrols to guard the borders of the consortium. The crews of the cruisers see their duty as defense, of both their patrol routes and any ship they are assigned to guard.</p></div>

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<h4 class="headline">Capabilities</h4>
<p class="single nomargin">With technology and ideas stolen from numerous shipyards, the ''Nova''‑class cruiser is a functional cruiser in its own right, but truly shines as a support ship. Standard ''Nova''‑class tactics call on focusing firepower on smaller, faster enemy ships first, and placing the ship between oncoming fighter wings and escorted Battle Dragons. When working in small groups the cruisers use similar tactics, assigning two or three ''Nova''‑class ships to take the “primary” role as if they were a single Battle Dragon, and having all other cruisers maintain standard tactics.</p><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}Refits of the ''Nova''‑class upgrade the turbolasers to a standard firing rate, expand consumables to a year, and mount regenerating deflectors, allowing its shields to gain +10 SR when the recharge shields action is taken. This comes at the cost of downgrading to a complement of twelve fighters.. Such refitted ''Nova''‑class ships are CL 19.</p><p class="sinlge nomargin">{{indent}}'''Tactical Fire:''' the Hapes ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser is an excellent support ship designed to work in concert with the Hapan Battle Dragon. As a [[standard action]], a ''Nova''‑class battlecruiser can forgo all attacks to provide tactical fire to all squares in a 2-square radius around itself. Any successful attack against an enemy starfighter within that area that deals damage equal to or exceeding the target ship’s damage threshold automatically moves the target ship and additional −1 step down the condition track (in addition to the normal −1 step from damage).</p></div>

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