OK, I am working on a mini campaign at the mo, when I've got free time from uni. My campaign features a new race called the Tal'Seth. A aggressive reptilian with slight avian feature humanoid. Their not going to be a mysterious race like the Shivans. They can be communicated with etc. They see the Terrans as either slaves(their the lucky ones) to serve in their empire or as food. The Vasudans are of no use them so they are trying to wipe them out, also due to their appearance some terrans have named them Dragons. Technology wise they are about the same as GTVA, but they have no beam weapons. They instead use railguns, Mass drivers, and a type of energy torpedo. Also their ships have a lot of Armor, which helps them survive an encounter with say the broadside of an Orion. I'm not really wanting to give to much away. Also i thought it would be a change to do a race that isn't Shivan/Shadow/Vorlon/Vishnan, extremely advanced and mysterious but something on a more level playing field.
Anyway here is a screen shot of the Heavy Destroyer the TSD Varcan, (a re textured Kismat) armed with 9 Mass drivers(name will change when i come up with something better) 4 torpedo launchers and 20 standard laser turrets. The ship is designed for smashing through other capital ships, so most of her firepower is facing forward, although the torpedo launchers are mounted along the side. Main weakness are no figtherbay and a server lack of anti-fighter weapons, so she is vulnerable to fighter/bomber attack. Sofar in tests facing a single Orion the Varcan always wins. When the Orion has an escort of Aelous cruisers its more down to who gets the first salvo in, as the cruisers flak and AAAf can intercept most of the torpedo barrages. A single Orion can win if it attacks from the rear but will take a fair bit of damage from the torpedo launchers.
Thank you to Destiny and Dragon for helping me get the Energy torpedos to look the way i wanted them. will try to post a video of them working later,
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