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Void Fist (Affordable artillery support)

Description
Void Fist-class
The Void Fist-class is a series of lightweight, cost-optimized combat artillery cruiser developed as part of the Kortan Fleet Alliance's "Minimax Initiative." Their design principle is best described by the philosophy of "as much as necessary, as little as possible" – or, as Chief Engineer Braltov put it: "Any more would be too expensive, and any less would be space junk."
Despite their minimalist configuration, the Void Fist class is considered remarkably effective in hit-and-run tactics and combined attacks against larger vessels – a fact that regularly frustrates and fascinates even high-ranking officers and capitans.
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Technical Specifications
Primary Armament
2 × Medium Railguns (Range: *just outside missile range*)
Propulsion:
Maximum speed forward: 80 m/s –
reverse: 96 m/s (yes, better to fly away than towards it)
Hyperspace Capability:
close to 70% efficiency (as efficient as a coffee machine with a warp core)
Manufacturing Cost:
371,668 credits (not cheap for you? - but cheap enough for companies and businesses like some pirate associations)
Armor:
space, yes really the armor is space and hollow that's how it should be, just enough in the important places
Defense Systems:
well, nope, for cost reasons, and speed
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Tactical Role
The Empty Fist class is designed for long-range combat, where it bleeds its opponents dry "slowly but stylishly" thanks to its above-average reverse speed. Their railguns are calibrated to remain outside the standard range of enemy anti-ship missiles—which is both tactically wise and morally questionable.
In a fleet, they behave like a pack: individually annoying, collectively dangerous. Although individual ships are rarely celebrated, two or three of this class have already achieved several surprise victories against heavily armored opponents—much to the dismay of traditional admirals.
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Military Assessment
Captain Gorbat described the Empty Fist class as *"a ship you need, but wouldn't want to command yourself."*
Admiral Sabar of the Kortan Fleet Alliance put it more bluntly:
"I know it's not a pretty spaceship. But damn, is it effective."
He also warned that *"a group of differentcheap weeds"* taken together can pose quite a threat .. the details of what was meant, at this press briefing are unknown, at the present time
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Trivia
The class's internal nickname is "Space Goat" – because, while stubborn, tough, and unaesthetic, it hops across any battlefield with surprising agility.
At the Kortan Officer Academy, command of a Void Fist is traditionally awarded as a punishment – for minor offenses such as stealing cigarettes or being drunk on duty. which is why captains are sometimes hotheads who take on ships that are a bit bigger then ther own
3 Comments
BlackFranky 15 Jul @ 12:17pm 
Tolles Schiff!
Welcome to pickelton! 7 Jun @ 7:49pm 
This ship is the goat some could say
Charo$_ArKhanO$  [author] 30 May @ 1:26pm 
This is one of my campaign ships. it's really very cost-effective. Yes, it is ugly and the paint job is not new.. I haven't played a campaign since the introduction of the Cain Gun, but that shouldn't detract from this ship. I used it as support for my melee brawler until I switched to a swarm of this model because I had too many nuclear missiles facing me. Yeah, the Empire is fun in close combat, isn't it? XD