Meant to uparm the fleet's anti-shipping capabilities, the 18th commissioned these dreadnoughts. Called the Dawn Trek-class, this class set a new bar for armor, speed, and hitting power.
About this creation
With thirteen different weapons systems-from torpedo tubes to pre-assault barrage packages (PAB)-it is by far the superior of the Glorious Dawn-class battle cruisers.
On the bow, the 12 tubes that face forward are for blanket fire missile salvos. The 18" monsters that rocket themselves forward have been known to take down unwary cruisers in mere moments.
Turret No. 3 has the most armament density of them all. Starting with standard 20" guns, two 12" rail guns, and two ballistic 'shotguns.' The latter launches 100 pellets at one time. It is considered part of the AA.
Turret No. 5. Utilizing the ball turret concept, this turret guards the underside and six o'clock. Mounting 30" guns, it is by far the heaviest armament on the ship.
In addition to the missiles and fixed guns, the large half-circle holds an impressive array of detection and ranging equipment, giving it the most accurate gunnery in the fleet.
Turret No. 2 is actually not a turret, but a fixed emplacement. In order to allow the same firepower without stacking, it was necessary to lower the turret and fix it.
Here's what drives the beauty. Four maneuvering thrusters, and one main engine. If the main engine is knocked out, the maneuvering thrusters can propel it at about half its normal sub-light speed.
Far from being a bridge, this clear portion is instead an observation deck, occasionally used by the commanders for visual inspections of battlefields when viewscreens just won't cut it.
You probably recognize these pieces, I couldn't help but use them again.
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Interesting use of the huge curved pieces. The whole ship is really well done, but that's probably my favorite part. |
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June 11, 2011 |
This is awesomely detailed for its scale! I really like the turret and all the detailing! |
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March 5, 2011 |
Love this... Want to do a similar drop ship for my new apc... |
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January 11, 2011 |
Quoting Awesome-o-saurus The Not-So-Great
Tens of thousands of ships slowly whittled down to a few thousand, aye. Not to mention, it takes a long time to move people around, that's why Earth isn't getting steamrolled, I'd imagine.
Hmmm... Hehehehe |
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| Spaztastic the Diabolical January 10, 2011 |
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Tens of thousands of ships slowly whittled down to a few thousand, aye. Not to mention, it takes a long time to move people around, that's why Earth isn't getting steamrolled, I'd imagine. |
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January 10, 2011 |
Tell that to the WH 40k fans... Or the COP with tens of thousands of ships to their stories. |
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Oh, I did read the backstory. I'm in agreement with Danny about the stats, but 555 billion is better than 1.2 trillion any day, especially for three planets, which are not even close to the globe-spanning cities they'd have to be to support such a population. In fact, Hondus was mentioned once in one of my unpublished COP stories, something about being tough fighters... |
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I love the amount of firepower this brings to the battle. Definitely a great micro-scale battlecruiser! |
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Lol Danny, you're quite the patriot. I can't ignore the 18th Fleet, Ultra is just too worthy an adversary. But you have a point, some of the statistics are way out there for the 40 years Earth has been in space. |
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January 10, 2011 |
Quoting Danny Morgan
2) you still didn't answer my question. Where did you get the resources? 3) 'measly'? Our ships are 'measly' you say? Think again bud. 'measly' ships can't take down the High Ground. 4) I think you are trying to make out your sub faction is more powerful than it is.
Hehehe. 1) The dirty little secret is, the UNE lets me have my little faction, while conveniently ignoring the fact that it is non-canon. You see, the UNE needs me, since I'm the only one that can win a MOC-off for them...
2) We have three home planets, lots of mining colonies, and about 555 Billion citizens.
3) While we were still allied with the COP (Before the EOS war ended), our Dawn Bringer-class ships took a Executor-class ship down. So, uh, we can do it too.
4) Well, I respectfully request that you prove me wrong. |
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January 8, 2011 |
Now, that ship is an eye-catcher... Great job on the lower bow. |
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December 30, 2010 |
Amazing detail! I really like the idea of the clear command bridge |
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December 26, 2010 |
Quoting Danny Morgan
Cool ship! Looks perfectly capable of taking out a COP frigate, and maybe even a full sized battle cruiser if there were 5 of these in a pack.
Haha. I don't think you fully grasp the true capability of this ship. The Glorious Dawn is a battle cruiser, and this ship class is much larger by about 50%. I'm thinking it could stand its own against the Hammer of Tyre, but don't tell Awe that... |
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December 26, 2010 |
Cool ship! Looks perfectly capable of taking out a COP frigate, and maybe even a full sized battle cruiser if there were 5 of these in a pack. |
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December 14, 2010 |
Quoting Galaxy of Unitronus
This is an outstanding ship.
I've heard this music piece before, but I can't put my finger on it.. Where is it from?
Probably, it's Medal of Honor. |
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December 14, 2010 |
This is an outstanding ship.
I've heard this music piece before, but I can't put my finger on it.. Where is it from? |
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December 14, 2010 |
Quoting Yuri Fassio
Cool design for a battle cruiser. I'd love to try and improve on that, once I have some building time.
Props to you, man! I'd love to see your version, in all its iridescent glory! Looking forward! |
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December 11, 2010 |
Cool design for a battle cruiser. I'd love to try and improve on that, once I have some building time. |
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December 9, 2010 |
Very cool ship !!! I love the turetts !! |
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December 8, 2010 |
great use of the round saucer parts. |
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December 6, 2010 |
Great cannons and unique shape |
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December 6, 2010 |
Who is it attacking again? 'Coz I think they already retreated even before they launched an attack. XD . Awesome ship! |
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December 6, 2010 |
love the music dude, just how do you add it? This thing looks nice and heavy metal... |
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Oli "shroom" Harding December 5, 2010 |
good, i like the rounded thing at the front, nice. |
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December 5, 2010 |
One word: IMPRESSIVE!!! |
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December 5, 2010 |
Great job! I love the shape of this! |
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December 5, 2010 |
Pretty awesome man, I haven't seen one look like this yet, love the parts. |
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December 5, 2010 |
Killer! That topside cannon looks great. Nice job on that first pic, too! |
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December 5, 2010 |
I know what I want for Christmas. |
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December 5, 2010 |
Excellent work, the shape and armament are very good. |
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December 5, 2010 |
Such an epic ship! Smash the enemy like a battle axe! |
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December 5, 2010 |
Very nice ship! I love the return of the "ax-head" shape on this one, being reminiscent of the glorious dawn, yet still different.. |
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December 5, 2010 |
Beside from the cool details I really love the contour of your ship. Very good design. |
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December 5, 2010 |
NICE ONE! |
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December 5, 2010 |
Quoting Jason Dominguez
Fascinating design, and looks deadly to capital class ships. But can it handle small one man fighters?
It does have a full compliment of AA, but like any capital ship, it should be surrounded by corvettes and destroyers which have a lot more of that. |
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December 5, 2010 |
What I said on Flickr. |
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December 5, 2010 |
Fascinating design, and looks deadly to capital class ships. But can it handle small one man fighters? |
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