HMS StarVandel

=== Classification: ===
Vitarius-class Battleship 
Builders:
Romax Clanhold
Operator:
Tiger Clan, Elven Star Empire
Preceded: Various class of battleships
Suceeded by: Vilnarius-class
Completed for the Star Empire: 62
Completed for the United Clanholds: 2
Type: Battleship, super-heavy.
Displacement: 72 000 space tons
Length: 264m
Propulsion (space): Quad Ion turbine, Twin magicite tokamak
Propulsion (warp): Twin Hydrogen-Deuterium warp drive
Propulsion (jump): Internal Calculation Engine
Effective range: 10 jumps before refuelling is required, up to 180 Warp jumps.
Crew: 480 crewmen, 320 marines
Armament:
Port arrays:
4 x Dual Apocalypse-class Superheavy fusion cannons
6 x Dual Inferno-class heavy fusion cannons
4 x Triple Firestorm-class light fusion cannons
Starboard arrays:
4 x Dual Apocalypse-class Superheavy fusion cannons
6 x Dual Inferno-class heavy fusion cannons
4 x Triple Firestorm-class light fusion cannons
Defensive arrays:
22 x 20mm M81A2 Anti-Pod / CIWS Gatling railguns
24 x Anti-missile laser arrays
Shields:
510 Churchill-rated shield generators, with Neutron and Laser hardening.
Armor: Lunarsilver-orichalcum-tungsten alloy, ranging from 220mm to 610mm
Combat Frame complement: 12 MachTek-class Walkers, 6 TorinGel-class Walkers
Shuttle complement: 4 GoldSara-class transport shuttles
=== Description ===
Flagship of the Lion Clan and one of the key ships in the Protectorate War, the His Majesty's Ship StarVandel was commanded by Junius "StarNacred" Golanria, a nephew of the current Emperor, and current head of the Lion Clan. Junius had always been quite close with the Terrans, as he was one of the first member of the Elven nobility to meet with some of the Terran people, favouring meeting the average people rather then their politicians and diplomats. It is sadid that StarNacred would have played a game of football with the famour Alain Allard, of the Allard family.
As a warship, the StarVandel was at the time the pinnacle of military might in the Imperial fleet. Armed with 16 superheavy fusion cannons and 24 heavy fusion cannons, it provided the vessel with extreme range and firepower. It could not be compared with almost any other ship until the first Korrenian Dreadnoughts were launched. While the Terran Confederation had their battlecruisers and their rare pocket battleships on the Etherite Front, the StarVandel could single handedly change the course of a space battle, matching at least 3 Protectorate battleship on its own.
The StarVandel was instrumental during much of the Protectorate War, Grey War and part of the Korrenian Conflict, but it was damaged beyond repair during the defense of StarNacred after the end of the Conflict against Union forces.
Category:Imperial Elf
Category:Starship
Category:Spaceship