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Moses Class Patriarch Rear Quarter
The Moses class of patriarchs not only mounts an impressive range of armaments, they also carry extensive command, communications, and control suites, as well as defensive magnetic disruption generators that are capable of deflecting not only enemy projectiles, but also enemy strike craft (it should be noted that such disruptions may disable or dismember nearby auxiliaries).
Visible on the aft quarter are the Moses's four "penetrators". These were initially developed as replaceable fuel pods to allow rapid replenishment of probabilistic capacity within the Moses's FTL drive. However, modifications to these pods allow them to detach and target planetary bodies. After penetrating the surface of the planetary body these repurposed fuel tanks release their Heinsenbergian condensate, creating a significatn probability of a time/space fold within the planetary body itself.
The Moses class patriarchs mount both conventional and FTL core powered sublight enginges (rear).
The one great weakness of the Moses class is evident from this angle. While the aft FTL arches are folded down for combat, the forward arches remain elevated so as to allow the forward rail guns a full field of fire. The Moses can fold across short distances without its forward arches but damage to one or both of these arches will make it virtually impossible to accurately fold auxiliaries out of a system.
Moses Class Patriarch Rear Quarter
The Moses class of patriarchs not only mounts an impressive range of armaments, they also carry extensive command, communications, and control suites, as well as defensive magnetic disruption generators that are capable of deflecting not only enemy projectiles, but also enemy strike craft (it should be noted that such disruptions may disable or dismember nearby auxiliaries).
Visible on the aft quarter are the Moses's four "penetrators". These were initially developed as replaceable fuel pods to allow rapid replenishment of probabilistic capacity within the Moses's FTL drive. However, modifications to these pods allow them to detach and target planetary bodies. After penetrating the surface of the planetary body these repurposed fuel tanks release their Heinsenbergian condensate, creating a significatn probability of a time/space fold within the planetary body itself.
The Moses class patriarchs mount both conventional and FTL core powered sublight enginges (rear).
The one great weakness of the Moses class is evident from this angle. While the aft FTL arches are folded down for combat, the forward arches remain elevated so as to allow the forward rail guns a full field of fire. The Moses can fold across short distances without its forward arches but damage to one or both of these arches will make it virtually impossible to accurately fold auxiliaries out of a system.