Scythe-class Battlecruiser

The Scythe-class Battlecruiser is a class of large battlecruiser, designed and built mostly by Trinova Technologies member Peekie30. 
== Description ==
The Scythe is a massive, threatening vessel that is covered in weapons emplacements and features heavy advanced armour and shield defences. Despite it's armaments, one of it's primary roles is that of a diplomatic vessel, and as such has extensive civic facilities including a large, fully-stocked bar. The vessel is also equipped with Aquarius- and Delta-class dropships in it's large ventral hangar for planetary assault.
== History ==
The first designs were thought up in mid-2314 by Peekie30, along with a line of other ships with the same design philosophy; big grey armour plates over dark hull, with big radiator wings. A number of changes have been added to the Scythe's design, namely the change of colour scheme from grey/black to blue/white/grey.
Construction of the ship began in late-2314, under the name Jaeklopterus. Sadly, when it was almost finished, the blueprint got lost and the project was (almost) forgotten, until, in mid 2315, Peekie30 decided to try some interior-first building and decided to redesign the Jaeklopterus, rechristening it to Scythe battlecruiser. After some 6-7 months of hard work, the ship was finished in February 2316 and entered the Trinova fleet. 
All ships of the Scythe class are currently being refitted to better fit into modern space combat. The revisions will include: 
* A fully updated and more efficient power grid 
* Revisions to main weapons arrays, focusing on capital ship-to-ship combat 
* A new line of anti-ship turrets with more destructive force 
* Updated point-defense systems 
* Updated shielding and warp drive 
== Usage ==
The Scythe-class has, in addition to it's primary role as battlecruiser, been used in the following roles:
* Diplomatic ship
* Fleet support
* Planetary invasion ship
Category:Ships
Category:Cruisers
Category:Nova Fleet Dynamics