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Tepez Class Cruiser

Tepez-Class Cruiser
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Helm (Center console in front of captain's chair on bridge, central retracting pilot's seat in combat ops):

CONTROLS:
1 - OPEN/CLOSE Drop Bay
2 - OPEN/CLOSE both Hangar Bay doors
3 - OPEN/CLOSE both Shuttlebay doors
4 - DEPLOY/RETRACT Torpedo launchers/Missile pods

G- EXTEND/RETRACT Landing struts

RClick - Axial Beam Cannons (x4)
LClick - Artillery volley (x8)

WARNING: PERFORMANCE HEAVY

Updated for Atmosphere! Some rooms updated as well
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Bristling with capital weapons and protected by dense armour and shields, the Tepez-class cruiser is a dedicated combat support vessel with a secondary role in troop deployment. A Tepez cruiser can function as a mobile tactical command station for ground operations, deploying and supporting as many as 10 marine squads at once with supply and vehicle drops as well as intelligence gathered from several powerful sensor clusters.

The Tepez-class makes use of extensive automated systems complimenting a crew of 60. A large cryo bay offers support for marine squads and long-haul pilots, along with the ships utility room capacity which can be easily configured to accommodate hundreds of passengers. Depending on the mission, a Tepez cruiser can carry fighters, light dropships and ground vehicles including tanks, APCs and power armour.

By design a Tepez can bring more than half its armaments to bear directly forward, in line with the primary beam cannons. Combined with dense broadside convergence,a Tepez can direct overwhelming ordinance in a wide arc around the ship.

Tepez-class cruisers maintain distributed reactor and shield networks, with multiple redundancies in case of catastrophic damage. A series of particle shields and blast doors ensure that any breaches should they occur can be handled swiftly.

While primarily a voidship, the Tepez-class is equipped with reinforced landing struts for landing in gravity. While structurally capable of touching down directly on a planetary surface, the Tepez is generally regulated to drydocks and suitable pads providing a more stable surface(and avoiding collateral damage when landing a vessel of this size).

This particular ship is the C-125 "Gladius" painted in CRZN greys and fitted for long-range excursion patrols into hostile space, specifically along routes known for particularly aggressive pirate raids. As her current commanding officer will attest, the Gladus is among the faster cruisers available to the CRZN and maintains a "healthy and stimulating" rivalry with her sister ships.

The Gladius usually carries between two to four T-108M Petrel marine dropships https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2858682337
and a number of PT-55M shuttles https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2851614257
and small-form fighters such as the F-79B Arrowhead interceptor
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2795442375
and FS-82 Trident SSF Starfighter
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2908983955
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9 Decks
Full interior
Working cranes, lifts
Torpedo and Missile launchers
4 hangars
Combat Drop feature*
Escape Pods
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ALIENS-Homeworld cruiser, vertical and big. Some rooms may be a bit bare for time and performance reasons, might fill them later

Bay 04 on Deck 5 has four Gradius-inspired fighter racks that spin, mostly proof of concept but can store fighters. shuttles, tanks, APCs and other small vehicles

Mostly piped properly

Compatible with 10 M6 Escape Pods: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2850004502
Use the Station-Connect Tool to attach a pod into any one of the ships 10 escape pod bays on Deck 3

Updated with some tweaks
Update 2 added more details to various areas


Enjoy!
-Dolan

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*COMBAT DROP INSTRUCTIONS:
Maglock a ship (that fits)to the crane in the belly hangar bay and close the doors, ensure it is centered with clearance on all sides. When ready to drop, press one of the BLUE buttons on any hangar console. The maglocked ship will be launched via the cruisers gravity directly down (mostly), it's recommended to sit inside without entering a helm if you'd like to ride.