Valkyrie-Class Carrier

HMGDS-Valkyrie-Class-Carrier

## Offensive and defensive specs

### Armament

64 35mm guns in 32 double turrets, 32 heavy missile pods, 2 120mm cannons in 2 single turrets

### Complement

56 Zendalla class space superiority fighters, 145 Artemis fighters, 40 Artemis 2 fighters, 35 Temperance class shuttles, 24 Shadow wolf fighters

## General information

### Power system(s)

2 large fusion reactors and multiple PM cores

## Overview

Commissioned in 142 DoS the Valkyrie class was ordered to improve the Grand Duchy navy's planetary assault capabilities. The Valkyrie turned out to be one of the smaller carrier compared to its contemporaries as it continued to be in service. The Ofillians White dragon class carrier, the Cantium Victory class carriers and most of all the Mass Alliance's Reparation class carriers all dramatically outsize the Valkyrie by the mid 350's.

## History

### Creation

The Valkyrie carrier concept was initially made as a support vessel for fleets, carrying needed supplies and being able to repair damaged ships. However as the concept progressed it was clear that the Valkyrie would need better defense weapons in the event a missile was able to bypass it's fleets defenses. The Valkyrie would soon be loaded with a large amount of defensive weapons, requiring it be extended in order to store ammunition for the weapons as well as all other needed equipment that the Valkyrie would need to transport.

The Valkyrie needed several iterations and technological improvements to support its extended frame. It would finally have its keel laid down in 142 DoS with construction taking 4 years. Once the Valkyrie herself was completed the building of the additional ships would be improved and the final ship of the line, the HMGDS-Miliania, would be complete in just 1 year and 8 months.

### Karadachia conflict

After the HMGDS-Valkyrie was completed in 144 DoS she and her sisters would quickly be pulled into the fleets to help during the Karadachia conflict where they were to assist via launching fighters and bombers from orbit to support ground forces, however due to Karadachia's thick atmosphere and heavy cloud coverage made accurate support troublesome. Instead the Valkyrie would mostly end up acting as a transport and faerie in troops and supplies into Karadachia. Most importantly it would act as a field hospital after major operations, retrieving large groups of wounded to bring back to it.

### Post Karadachia conflict

Following the end of the Karadachia conflict the Valkyrie would be moved to a support role for the newly developed nightmare dreadnoughts. The Valkyries saw little to no conflict until 151 DoS where they would take part in the Grey Fleet Crisis. The Grand Duchy brought their carriers in order to show off the might of their navy's but they were absolutely dwarfed by the Mass Alliance's Reparation carriers.

Following this event the Grand Duchy wanted to build bigger more powerful carriers, however the Grand Duchy's air warfare ability ruled that larger carriers were beyond all necessary and expected requirements for the next 85 years.

### Serpent war

At the outbreak of the Serpent war in 177 DoS the Valkyrie was reequipped and prepare for war, when the Grand Duchy joined the conflict the Valkyrie's were used primarily for helping to retake planets and supporting fleets against Serpent's darts.

## Compliment

### Standard load:

#### Fighters:

* 145 Artemis fighters
* 56 Artemis 2 fighters
* 40 Shadow wolf fighters
* 24 Zendalla space superiority fighters

265 fighters

## Cost

Construction price: 23,593,500,000 Duchies

Armor cost: 292,600,000,000 Duchies

Weapon cost: 8,700,000 Duchies

Internal systems cost: 18,413,250,000 Duchies

Total cost: 334,615,450,000 Duchies

## Known ships

* HMGDS-Valkyrie
* HMGDS-Miliania