Repulse-class Battlecruiser

-Dual medium turbolasers (200)

-Triple medium turbolasers (200)

-Ion cannons (200)

-Dual heavy ion cannons (50)

-Laser CIWS point defense batteries (120)

-Space Sparrow missile launchers (50)

-Starhawk missile launchers (60)

-80 walkers or 200 tanks

-Ship to ship combat

The Repulse-class battlecruiser is a line of dagger shaped capital ships built by Terran Starship Industries for the Terran Starfleet. They were built to give the Terran Starfleet warships with far more firepower and more complement to store vehicles than any class of Imperial Star Destroyers.

The lead ship of the class was built on Earth, and was completed in incredible timing. The remaining ships were constructed at the Terran Star Forge. Although their first ever combat came during the War on Terror on Earth, their first taste of widespread combat took place during the Galactic Civil War, where the ship were often on the front lines of the fight against the Galactic Empire.

Apparently after the First Galactic Civil War (2013-2019), the Repulse-class was copied by the Imperial Remnants which they called it as the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer/Star Battlecruiser which serves as one of the main ships of the First Order Fleet.

## Design

The Repulse class were built with the classic dagger shape hull used for centuries in the Andromeda Galaxy. Their design was fairly similar to that of the Imperial class Star Destroyer. However, they were designed with a less prominent bridge, and did not carry the bulbous shield generators on Imperial warships.

The Repulse class was 3 kilometers in length, and over a kilometer wide. The ships featured strong titanium armor, especially around their vital parts. The ship's reactor was also buried further within the ship than in Imperial ships, to reduce the danger to it.

The ships had a large hangar on their belly, similar to Imperial designs. The ships would routinely carry about 180 starfighters and either 10 shuttles or 12 bombers.

The ships were also well equipped to assist in ground invasions, capable of carrying up to 32,000 soldiers, as well up to 80 walkers or 200 tanks. The ship's targeting systems were also very well adapted to provide orbital bombardment support for ground invasions.

### Armament

The Repulse class was designed to be capable of holding their own against any Imperial warship. They were armed with 1,800 different turbolaser batteries, including heavy turbolasers, quad heavy turbolasers, dual medium turbolasers, and triple medium turbolasers. These weapons were capable of both ship to ship engagements and orbital bombardment. The turbolasers were supplemented by 200 ion cannons, 50 dual heavy ion cannons, and 60 Starhawk missile launchers, each of which carried six Starhawk cruise missiles.

The Repulse class was also designed with an extensive point defense system. The ship was equipped with 50 Space Sparrow missile launchers, each holding 8 Space Sparrow anti-starfighter missiles. The ship's also carried 120 laser CIWS point defense batteries, capable of firing 6,000 times per minute and tracking individual craft.

The class also included three sub-classes: the Hood sub-class, the Kirov sub-class, and the Courageous sub-clas. The Hood sub-class saw slight improvements to the reactor design, new technology that had come onto the market, and upgraded missile launchers. The Kirov sub-class saw further upgrades to the characteristics that the Hood sub-class improved on, as well as the replacement of 10 Starhawk missile launchers with 20 more laser CIWS mounts.

The Courageous sub-class included all 63 battlecruisers ordered under Project Reforge. Having been built almost 20 years after the last of the Kirov sub-class, they were built from the keel up with the most advanced technology of the time. They also added half a dozen railguns to their armament, and had a slightly enlarged hangar bay capable of carrying a dozen more starfighters.

## History

### Development

The Repulse class was first conceived in 1993, at the same time as the London class Star Destroyers. The Admiralty of the Terran Starfleet believed that they needed a large capital ship, far bigger and more powerful than the London class, to lead Terran fleets and be capable of taking on any threat that could face the Starfleet.

Design work on the Repulse class began in August of 1993, and was completed in October 1994, thanks to help from Republic starship designers, with plans for 10 ships, with the first 4 officially ordered in December. While most of the class was to be constructed at the Terran Star Forge, the first ship in the class, the *Repulse*, was rushed into construction on Earth. The construction on the ship began in January of 1995, and the *Repulse* was finally commissioned into the fleet in November of 1999 after almost 5 years of construction.

### Service History

The *Repulse,* after entering service, became the flagship of the Terran Starfleet. For almost 7 years, the *Repulse* remained the sole battle cruiser in the Starfleet until her sister, the *Constellation*, entered service in 2006.

The first combat of the class came in December 2001, when the *Repulse* was called on to provide orbital bombardment support for coalition forces in the Battle of Tora Bora. Although neither the *Repulse* nor any of her sisters ever provided bombardment support again, their fighter squadrons were occasionally called on for close air support missions as part of the War on Terror.

When the Galactic Civil War broke out in the Andromeda Galaxy following the Battle of Yavin, much of the class was assigned to combat duties in the Andromeda Galaxy. The *Repulse* had only engaged Imperial warships over a week prior to the Battle of Yavin while rescuing CIA operatives.

The first large scale combat of the class was during the rescue of the Vietnamese insurgency from Kashyyyk. From that point on, ships from the class took part in almost every major battle of the war. The *Repulse* class were used often as flagships. Grand Admiral Thrawn in particular highly favored the class and always used ships of the class as his flagship when he was not aboard the *TAS Freedom*. By the war's end, there were 14 ships in the class, with 4 more ordered or under construction.

The Repulse class continued to serve after the end of the Galactic Civil War, with seven more ships being built to make an overall fleet of 25 ships. After the war, the class continued to serve as front line capital ships of the Starfleet, and were continuously updated and modernized.

In the 2030s, the rising First Order began building the Resurgent class battlecruiser to serve as their main capital ship. The Resurgents were a near copy of the Repulse class in size and firepower. Their existence was unknown to the Alliance until 2041, though their appearance caused mass concern among the Starfleet's personnel and leadership.

Following the revelation of the existence of the Resurgent class, the Alliance initiated Project Reforge, a massive project to build up the Repulse class. Almost 200 London class Star Destroyers were scrapped and used to build 63 new Repulse class ships. During this time, the existing Repulse class vessels served frequently on the front lines of the Grysk War.

## Appearances

* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back (first appearance)*