Celestial Raptor Battlecruiser
by Darklorddc
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Description
The Mogg’theran Celestial Raptor Command and Control Battlecruiser, or “Comm-Con,” as it is known to mercenaries and other species, is a combination battlecruiser and light carrier. In truth, it rates better than many battleships, but its role flexibility classifies it more as a battlecruiser.
Celestial Raptors were the newest ship-of-the-line at the end of the Mogg’theran control of the Empire of Many Suns, and it was quickly becoming one of the most feared vessels in space. It carries a staggering array of offensive weaponry, and three Clutches of the deadly Starblade star fighter. Its docking bay was also large enough to carry troop carriers and transports, making it an excellent troop deployment vessel as well.
The ships travel by means of gravity drives which distort gravity around the vessel, propelling it in any direction it needs to go. This means there are no drive emissions. Celestial Raptors can also use this same effect to cloak the ship from mass sensors. However, it does not protect from visual detection or detection by electromagnetic field detectors. Some Raptor captains will hide their ships near gas giants, close to stars, or close to planets with powerful magnetic fields to mask their EM emissions and make a surprise attack. The ships travel faster-than-light by opening up a massive Einstein-Rosen Bridge, or wormhole, through the use of extreme gravitational distortion. The battlecruiser and a small fleet of accompanying ships can make use of this wormhole to travel much faster through space than most other FTL drives. However, they are effectively traveling blind to their location, meaning they generally come out of the wormholes much farther away from planets than species that use other forms of FTL travel, for safety's sake. This technology is the result of back-engineered technology gleaned from a crashed scoutship belonging to an elder race known as the Vorhasi.
The Vorhasi destroyed the Mogg'theran home world to keep them from unlocking the deeper mysteries of their technology. Given the advanced tech used on the Celestial Raptor, many races shudder to think what technological wonders the Vorhasi deemed were "too powerful" for the younger races to obtain.
Celestial Raptors, like all Mogg’theran ships, have now become more than just ships, they are also the Mogg’therans’ homes as well. This means, by necessity, these ships are kept in prime condition, despite having more actual mileage and use than any other ship of its kind. It also means that Mogg’theran space crews are some of the best-trained starship crews in the galaxy, and they can consistently get peak performance out of an already formidable vessel.
Ships designed in DOGA-L3, and textured and rendered in Carrara.
Comments (18)
shadownet
Great space scene! Very nice work!
MOSKETON
FANTASTICA CREACION.
Faemike55
Very impressive! both the image and the stats!
DangerousThing
Very nice! I like the images and the background info. My only problem with this ship is that none of the weaponry points anywhere but forward. Though one assumes that there are smaller weapons for point defense.
Darklorddc
There are 10 point defense guns on turrets, but you can't see them from this distance unless you look really closely at the full-size image.
J5ive
Looks Awesome!
shayhurs
Nice!
geirla
Really nice ships and great backstory!
crender
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!
sontaeseok
superb sci fi^^excellent work^^****
tamburro
Great sci-fi scene!!!!!
thecytron
Xcellent rendering work!
missgrin
Great work and sky..
restif
Another great model and texture job!
2121
nice one, excellent work
flavia49
fantastic!!
dcmstarships
nice battle cruiser design
kjer_99
Really like the mothership here!