Terra-Class Assault Cruiser

The ***Terra*-class Assault Cruiser**, also known as the ***Terra*-class Destroyer**, and **Imperial Assault Cruiser**, was one of the capital ships used extensively by the Imperial Dominion of the Cev Empire. It was designed by Battlefield Technology Industries and constructed by Shadow Fleet Yards.

## Characteristics

### Dimensions

A stock ship was 1,137 meters long, making it one of the largest capital ships capable of atmospheric operations, landing on planets to load and unload troops and vehicles.

The *Terra*-class was born from the success of the *Ruin*-class assault ship and was designed by Battlefield Technology Industries for the purpose of serving as a medium-sized, versatile multi-role warship.

### Roles

While designed primarily as a military transport, the *Terra* had secondary roles ranging from starfighter carrier, to battleship escort.

Due to being relatively less self-sufficient than other ships in the fleet, the *Terra*-class often relied upon supply lines to aid long-range campaigns.

### Offensive and Defensive Systems

The armament of a single *Terra*-class Assault Cruiser consisted of eight DBC-133 dual tau particle cannons, four SBC-322 tau particle cannons, fifty-two PDC-32 point-defense cannons and four torpedo tubes (three forward, one aft).

The *Terra*-class's eight dual particle cannons were its main weapons and had two tracking modes. In its precise, long-range tracking mode, the DBC-133 could hit a target vessel at a range of ten light minutes. During close-range fights, the turrets could rotate in three seconds with their fast-tracking mode.

The DBC-133 had seven different power settings. This allowed the *Terra'*s pilots and gunners to select a range of destruction, from a small strike to a vaporizing blow.

### Propulsion Systems

*Terra*s were equipped with powerful engines, a hyperspace jump drive with an effective range of 60,000 light years.

### Complement

Despite possessing powerful weaponry, the *Terra*-class was designed with an additional starfighter carrier role in mind. Its hangars were far larger than those on other warships.

A typical Terra carried a complement of 234 fighters: 182 Shades or Shadows, and at least 52 Demolishers. The ship also typically maintained a variety of shuttles in its hangars. Since it was capable of entering a planet's atmosphere and landing on its surface, it had a standard complement of 40 Imperial Assault Transport gunships and 24 military tanks for planetary operations.

The *Terra*-class had is primary hangar-opening on its aft with two additional hangar-openings on its port and starboard side. These were used to launch fighters and assault craft, dock with space stations, mooring towers, and larger starships, for the purpose of transferring troops and materials.

### Layout

#### C Deck

C Deck, also refurd to as Command Deck, is the location of the Command Information Center (CIC), the captains office, Regimental commanding officers office, and the war room.

#### Deck 1 & 2

Decks 1 and 2 contain the quarters of the crew of the vessel.

#### Deck 11

Deck 11 contains the vessels horizontal aligned quantum singularity reactor, oxygen reclimation, water purification, and waste processing.