Olympus Class Heavy Dreadnought

Length: 44,000 ft
Type: Flagship, Combat Support
Operator: Greater Ecumene Republic
Hull: Avonite Reactive Armour laminated between twin layered Carbo-ceramic hull plating. Modular shield system with secondary and tertiary envelope shields.
Armament:
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Defensive Countermeasures
== Description ==
The Olympus Class Heavy Dreadnought is a slow, heavily armed and heavily armoured vessel that was designed to be a significant threat on he field of combat through two key areas: extreme durability and overwhelming firepower. These ships possess multiple layers of both armour and shielding to allow them to act as damage sponges, but more importantly they make use of the designated "Bombard Cannons". These are essentially Mass Drivers, which perform much the same as other Mass Drivers, with a slight modification to their firing systems to allow the firing of large flak shells. These shells, when fired from a Mass Driver, enable the ship to project a defensive flak barrier at much greater ranges than the conventional flak cannon, which has only ever been intended for the close range defence of their parent vessel. This increased range allows the Olympus to provide flak support to far distant vessels or simply bombard enemy locations with flak that prevents access to their own light craft such as fighters and dropships.
Category:Ships of the Greater Ecumene Republic Navy