Aurellian Susanoo Class

The *Susanoo-Class" Is The Flagship Of The Aurellian Home Defence Fleet, And Is Considered One Of The Largest Ships In Known Existence, Being One Of The Few Classified as A "Super Dreadnought". It Is Rarely Seen Leaving Orbit Of Aurellia Prime(Kiros III) Despite The Ship Holding High Value and It's Rarity, The Ship Has Been Sent To The Black Eye Galaxy as Vanguard Of Expansion Projects Within The Newley Explored Space.*

## History

The *Susanoo-Class" Was The First Vessel Designed By The Aurellian Republic With Purely Warfare And Combat In Mind, The Ship Began It's Design Phase In Early 2390's, But Didn't See The Beginning Of It's Construction Until Late 2400, And Finishing Around 2409. It Is The Largest Ship In The Aurellian Naval Fleet, Standing at A Whopping Eight Point Five Kilometres In Length. With Around Four Kilometres In Height, Dwarfing Nearly Every Ship It Comes Across, Including Compared To Other Aurellian Dreadnoughts and Capital Ships.*

The Construction Of The Super Class Ship Essentially Drained An Entire Class M Planet Of All Remaining Natural Metals Left Over From Colonisation, Causing A Large Amount Of The Planet To Need To Be Relocated. Causing Further Backlog and A Somewhat Heavy Amount Of Damage To The Aurellian Economy, Which Has Only Barely Clawed It's Way Back To It's Previous Footing, Only To Make Matters Worse By Causing An Extinction Level Event During It's Weapon's Testing and Wiping Out All Life Of Said Planet's Moon.

It Is Unknown If Only One Susanoo Has Ever Been Constructed Or If More Will Ever Be Constructed, As It Was Only Disclosed To The Commonwealth After Fears The Massive Ship's Presence Could Instigate A Galactic Incident, And Even Then, Details Given Were Scarce, However As Of 2420, The Susanoo Has Surprisingly Became More Seen Outside Of The Home System Of The Republic, With Far More Changes To Them Than First Presented, Giving Rise To Rumours That The Republic's Military Is Once Again On The Rise.
And It was Due To Recently, With The Induction To The Commonwealth and The Full Disclosure Of The Design Plan To Arkhosian Shipyards That The Fearsome Planet Cracker Ship Was Seen To Enter a Second Wave Of Construction

## Tactical Systems

The Ship Features More Weapons Than Any Other "Capital" Ship Employed By The Aurellians, Approximately Sixty Five Point Defence MK: IV Mass Accelerators, Twenty Forward Tri-Linked MK:VII Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and Forty Broadside MK: III Rail Cannons Line The Lengths Of It's Expansive Hull, Making Massive Amounts Of Fire Support and Suppression a Thing Of Ease, Being Able To Easily Barrage Anything Beside It, And Engage Safely From A Considerable Distance When Broadsiding Isn't an Option.

## Defensive Systems

The Susanoo Class Is The Largest Aurellian Ship In Recorded History, And Compensates For That With At Least 3 Different Shield Generators, Allowing For It's Expansive Surface Area To Be Covered Entirely By Adequate Shielding, As Without All Three Generators The Shielding Systems Would Struggle To Reach Every Part Of The Vessel.

## Special Systems

#### **Acceleration Link**

The *Susanoo-Class* Is The Only Ship In The Aurellian Fleet To Be Constructed With The Prototype Link System In Mind, Essentially Allowing One Tactical Officer From The Bridge To Link Up And Fire All Hull Mounted Guns At A Target At Once, With Accuracy Being Linked Between Guns, This Need For One Gunner Alone Eases Tactical Concerns When Entering A Battle, As Only Maintenance Teams Would Be Required For The Auto-loaders Rather than Individual Operation and Spotting Teams.
This Essentially Allows The Ship To Fire All Of It's Gun In One Large Concussive Shotgun Blast, With Enough Force That It Can Even Push The Susanoo Out Of Allignment.