Colonial Warbirds
The Colonial Warbirds are the pinnacle of Helghan Colonial Force's space Assault designs. Designed by the UltraCorp Weapons Company, the Warbirds come in 5 classifications and are now being produced by state controlled factories and factories of the Colonial Arms Company. The Assault Vessels main weakness was that of armour and shielding. UltraCorp had dsigned them around the same principles of the Ground Forces, speed and firepower. Due to this lack of defensive ability, many Assault Vessels lose in battles of attrition, although accounting for a heavy toll on enemy craft. Nonetheless, Cetanu Guan'thwei ordered UltraCorp to design a new type of Starship. And thus the Warbirds were brought into being. The Colonial Flagship is a Warbird, such is their combat ability. While still not as strong as Armada Command Ship, Warbirds are becoming the mainstay attack vessel in the Offensive Armada, and new designs are being drawn up for the Defensive Armada. So far there is 5 different Warbird designs, 2 defensive ones (still prototype, not yet replaced Planetary Defence Vessel), 2 Offensive ones (Fully operational, slowly replacing Planetary Assault Vessel as main battleship) and the Flagship. Warbirds are also far cheaper to manufacture than an Assault Vessel, and smaller, so are not as terrifying, nor powerful overall (as they have less weapons and only Primary Shielding), but due to their low cost are the mainstay ship of any Colonial Armada.
Offensive Warbirds
The Offensive Warbirds have less armour than their defensive counterparts, but have much greater speed.
Warbird Executor
The cheapest Warbird to produce, and the smallest. Used to flank enemy Capitol Ships and outrun fleeing enemies.
Shielding:
- Primary - Charlie Class Anti-Matter Powered Shielding
Armour:
- 1.5 metres thick High Impact Ceramic MK2
Weaponry:
- 12 Cannon Bays
- 18 Gunnery Bays
- 25 Gunnery Turrets
Fighter Contigency:
- 25 Deep Space Fighters
- 25 Orbital Fighters
- 10 Leech Craft
Weight:
- 28,000 tons
Length:
- 300 metres
Speed:
- Cruising: 130 km/sec
- Full Speed: 280 km/sec