Dhilani Warbird

Blue Phantom Chronicles

Description


The Dhilani Warbird is a heavy battlecruiser in service to the Dhilani Empire and has been designed for a single purpose: destruction. This massive warship, which measures almost 2 kilometers in length, has been stripped of everything not dedicated for heavy offensive combat, such as hangar bays or troop garrisons. While it may be by far not the largest or most powerful Dhilani ship, it is nonetheless superior in size and firepower to most other ships of its time.


Warbirds usually make up the major part within Dhilani battle groups. Within these groups, however, they sometimes are commanded by autonomous weapon masters.

 

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Armament

84 heavy energy cannons

68 medium energy cannons

Dhilani Warbird

Basic Info

Name: Dhilani Warbird

Theme: Blue Phantom Chronicles

Type: Capital Ship - Battlecruiser (?)

Manufacturer: Charnali Shipyards

Used by: Dhilani Empire

Crew: 39,200

Statistics

Dimensions: 1,902 x 781 x 296 meters

Shield Strength: 7808 SBD

Hull Rating: 5296 RU

Top Speed: 12 MGLT

Accel / Decel: 5 / 5 MGLT/s

Maneuverability: 5 DPF

Hyperdrive: Yes

Status

v2.1 Released

June 23, 2023

Author Information

Original Design: Vince T

Model & Textures: Vince T

OPTing: Vince T

Gallery

Mammoth-carrier variant

"Hornet" Artillery variant

Dev notes & Origins

The Warbird's design evolved from a much smaller craft featured in the handdrawn comic. There it was more of a corvette-type ship.


The Warbird got its name from the bird-like crest spread across its dorsal hull.


The warbird also laid the groundwork for the final conception of the Dhilani Leviathan-class Dreadnought


 

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Mammoth - Carrier variant

The Dhilani Mammoth is a carrier vessel, derived from the Dhilani Warbird, designed to transport and coordinate large numbers of Dhilani swarm fighters. The huge hangar bay, which measures a quart of the ship's size, can easily hold over 500 fighters. Equipped with a complex system of communication arrays these carriers also act as tactical coordination and communication platforms for the fighters.

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