Originally posted by kietotheworld
Torpedoes are not FreeSpace!
You amuse me. And I suppose they called the Cyclops and Helios torpedos by accident? Or how about that fusion mortar that's mounted on the Fenris, Leviathan, and Hapshepshut? A torpedo by any other name would look the same.
While I texture, here's the tech room info I cooked up.
"The new Akula-class corvette was under development before the Second Shivan Invasion as an anti-capital escort to the Hecate-class destroyer. Original armed with an unprecedented number of Type 3 beam cannon (six small Type 3 mounts) and quite slow, the Second Shivan Invasion resulted in a radical repurposing of the design.
"When reports from the field about the new SC Rakshasa and rearmed SC Lilth began arriving, they inspired what amounted to a minor panic in the GTVA Admirality. Cruisers were not supposed to be able to challenge destroyers. The GTVA Admirality revised the design specifications of the Akula, calling for a ship able to either render a Shivan cruiser unable to fight or destroy it outright in a single volley.
"Despite the best efforts of Han-Ronald engineers, they simply could not make it work using conventional beam cannon and were about to give up on the design when someone proposed the use of multiple launchers for Cyclops torpedos instead of the normal beam cannons. Though unconventional, this proved to be much simpler to do.
"The new Akula retains the heavy armor of its original incarnation, but thanks to a surfeit of power generation from its early beam-armed days it is the fastest and most agile capital ship in the GTVA's arsenal, capable of 45 m/s at flank speed. It can engage an enemy capital ship with up to eight modified Cyclops torpedos in a single volley, enough to destroy or severely damage any cruiser class currently known. While Akula's modified Cyclops packs slightly more punch then the standard-issue bomber version, it unfortunately has a much slower rate of fire, only firing once every thirty-five seconds. The modified Cyclops torpedos are also vunerable to defensive fire from the target, though they do move more quickly then the standard versions."
