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Conquistador class heavy cruiser
Length: 663 m
Width: 215 m
Height: 185 m
Lack of heavy cruisers in the Federation Navy during the first year of Great Insectoid war led to birth of Conquistador class. In order to minimize engineering time and costs as a basis for a new ship naval architects have chosen an already reliable and mass-prodused vessel - Crusader VI class cruiser .
Result of short development was the Conquistador - elongated version of Crusader, as it may seem.
Heavier body required two additional engines that can rotate in 360 degrees on a sides of leading-edge extensions. Two reactors of ship's progenitor couldn't provide enough power for increased number of engines and gun turrets, so engineers came to a simple decision - to install additional powerplant in the middle of the ship.
But even with additional reactor vessel often experienced severe power outages during intense firing on a full speed, and the problems with reactors overheating were not solved until the end of the war.
Navy also wished to improve flight characteristics in the atmosphere, since the Crusaders were rather poor at flying over the surface of the planets. For this purpose, a few aerodynamic fins were added to the hull, which helped in steering the ship, and two engines on the sides of the fuselage were able to rotate, which not only increased maneuverability, but also greatly reduced the load on the repulsors, which create most of the lifting force, which remained unchanged since development of Crusader.
The combat use of Conquistadors can be called quite successful, even despite the existing problems. However, since the creation of this machine from the very beginning was a temporary measure, by the end of the war, when Federation United Navy no longer lacked specialized heavy cruisers and other types of ships, Conquistadors were quickly withdrawn from service in the main fleets.
P.S. Kinda love writing backstories for my ships much more than building them.
Conquistador class heavy cruiser
Length: 663 m
Width: 215 m
Height: 185 m
Lack of heavy cruisers in the Federation Navy during the first year of Great Insectoid war led to birth of Conquistador class. In order to minimize engineering time and costs as a basis for a new ship naval architects have chosen an already reliable and mass-prodused vessel - Crusader VI class cruiser .
Result of short development was the Conquistador - elongated version of Crusader, as it may seem.
Heavier body required two additional engines that can rotate in 360 degrees on a sides of leading-edge extensions. Two reactors of ship's progenitor couldn't provide enough power for increased number of engines and gun turrets, so engineers came to a simple decision - to install additional powerplant in the middle of the ship.
But even with additional reactor vessel often experienced severe power outages during intense firing on a full speed, and the problems with reactors overheating were not solved until the end of the war.
Navy also wished to improve flight characteristics in the atmosphere, since the Crusaders were rather poor at flying over the surface of the planets. For this purpose, a few aerodynamic fins were added to the hull, which helped in steering the ship, and two engines on the sides of the fuselage were able to rotate, which not only increased maneuverability, but also greatly reduced the load on the repulsors, which create most of the lifting force, which remained unchanged since development of Crusader.
The combat use of Conquistadors can be called quite successful, even despite the existing problems. However, since the creation of this machine from the very beginning was a temporary measure, by the end of the war, when Federation United Navy no longer lacked specialized heavy cruisers and other types of ships, Conquistadors were quickly withdrawn from service in the main fleets.
P.S. Kinda love writing backstories for my ships much more than building them.