
The Torpedo Sphere is a mobile siege platform built to locate and force open weaknesses in planetary defense shields.
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General Information
| Category | Capital Ships |
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| Classification | Siege Platform |
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| Status | Active |
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| Introduced | 8 AIA |
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| Manufacturers | Loronar Defense Industries (LDI) — Manufacturer |
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| Operators | Battlestation Command (BSC) — Primary Siege Operations (SO) |
Specifications
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
3.8 million metric tons
Starfighter Capacity
None
Landing Craft Capacity
12 hangars with capacity for up to 48 auxiliary craft
Propulsion
Backup Hyperdrive
Class 18
Hyperdrive Rating
Class 3
Additional
Sensor Systems
Thousands of dedicated energy receptors; Sienar navigation computer
Operational Role
Planetary shield siege
Shield System
2 Loronar DS-13 projector systems
Ready Ordnance
500 proton torpedoes per synchronized salvo
Armament
500 ×
Proton Torpedo Tube
Torpedo
10 ×
Turbolaser Battery
Turbolaser
Description
Thousands of dedicated energy receptors continuously examine a shield network for recurring power fluctuations. Once a sufficiently weak sector is isolated, five hundred proton-torpedo tubes concentrate a precisely timed salvo upon a minute area while the platform’s turbolaser batteries suppress nearby defenses. The enormous spherical hull carries its own engineering, command, security, troop, cargo, and shuttle establishments for prolonged independent operations, but relies upon an escorting fleet for protection from hostile capital ships and starfighters. Battlestation Command deploys Torpedo Spheres through Siege Operations when a fortified world cannot be reduced by conventional blockade or bombardment.