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Laser's Flagship The Rekyu

"The Rekyu? Many fear even mention of the name. They say any that survived still see and hear the grin and laugher from her slaughters"


Contender for the current strongest ship on steam workshop within the confines of the base game.


Notable victories:

lalelunatic's P192-V3R STARBURST. The Starburst's turn speed is slower than the Rekyu's strafing. The Extremely dangerous megaion is meaningless if it cannot hit the Rekyu before its side is cored out.

reclo96547456's Guardian was the strongest brawling ship and heavily inspired the design of The Rekyu. After much refining, The Rekyu now wins this fight even while keeping her Ion sword sheathed.

Facetanks the nuclear assault of Door's Alexander. Even in reverse, Rekyu is faster than Alexander's max speed. It would make no difference fighting 1 or 10 of them.

Draws:

Max range missile ship with more than 95 m/s reverse thrust. This type of ship will run out of ammo before it breaches the hull. It escapes only to face the ammo repair fees.

The rear of the ship is not designed for heavy battle. A high speed ramming ship squadron could enter the shields and disable the wing thrusters before then coring out the ions. Their victory is not guaranteed, but they have a chance if they aim for the bridges.

Tractor beam rail/ion? It is unlikely a ship is capable of completely turning the Rekyu and having the ability to survive the deck cannons before it is too late.

Notable losses:
A maxed out rail fan with more than 100 m/s reverse thrust should be able able to destroy The Rekyu without taking damage, any error will however be fatal for the rail.

An Alexander fleet with extra engines would obliterate anything.


The Rekyu specs
Crew: 1356
Speed: 92m/s
Reverse: 75m/s
strafe: 61m/s
80 Ion emitters combine 2:1 into 5collectors that then go to a redirection preaimed into a sword of light. They are packed as close together as possible without wasting damage on more combinations.
12 Deck guns all with their own sulfer factory suppy. Spaced out so their fire does not stun ion or shield crew.
48 Disruptors. Placed so they do not compromise the ship's defenses.
4 Flaks protect the sidewalls from a shocking amount of damage.
Multiple shields line the walls each with their own power sources and dedicated crew.
Point defense to further lessen the damage from nukes and cannons. They are supplied by extra disposable crew so the shields will not be compromised by crew exploding in the first layer of armor.
Frontal armor and ion path. Armed with 6 internal disruptors firing directly down the channel. Thier core will be layed bare.
Sensor array. In the center to keep the OCD beast calm.
Mining laser x1 on the back so the OCD beast cannot see it.
Hyperspace installed throughout the ship to 86% Not yet tested. The frontal armor may need adjustment for actual travel. Crew are not assigned to this at this time.

Roles:
Operator. Only operate. no fire extinguisher or other task
Loader: Ammo in guns 5. shields 3. point defense 1. fire extinguisher 10. nothing else
Supplier: Shields 7. energy and sulfer for guns factories bridges sensors 6. point defense 2. fire extinguisher 10. nothing else
Mining laser: operate 10, supply 9. point defense 1. This is only one 1 crew bunk at the very back.

Crew assignment fixed. Never split assigned operator crew as they do not automatically split crew bewteen the equipment. Always assign entire groups of operators to multiple equipment.



Shoutouts for parts used in stages of construction:
reclo96547456's Guardian. Your design was the tankiest ship I could find, and it could beat all the best ships on Steam workshop. The Rekyu would not exist if I didnt have your guardian for inspiration and for combat testing.
lalelunatic's P192-V3R STARBURST. You made the perfect pure Ion ship causing me to abbandon my original design concept. I learned so much about ions from your design. Fighting the starburst is terrifying and ends in defeat with the slightest error.
inotna2001's Crimson Swarm. Your designs and fleet made me aware of the steam workshop. I borrowed your engines for the base concept. The Stigma and Spike lines have freaking awesome aesthetics and have way more practical crew sizes.
QuestioningMeme's 16 Ions Configuration. copy pasted and slightly modified for spacing. Thank you for the efficiency work
Captain Caffeine's Youtube guides. These were a godsend.


Update 2023/Feb/25: Fixed crew assignment on the Rekyu.

Added extra version of the Rekyu with equipped anti kiting ships named Rekyu's Maw. Detonate and detatch the disposable wings to open the Maw. She doesnt like to open her mouth while running full speed. 17 Alpha strike nukes are set to only launch on target. Once launched, use their 137m/s to ram and close the Maw with the ions. Effective answer for kites and Megaships with minimal rear defenses. Each Maw needs to have flight direction manually set in the direction of guns. Power off nukes once they launch for extra crew. These designed for a single strike with no regard for their own safety