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Ironclads are mysterious, highly advanced, heavily armoured vessels that started raiding the Terran Frontier while peace negotiations between the Terran Empire and Procyon Expanse were underway. Ironclads have hulls made entirely from steel and lack sails. Ironclads use Dark Matter as a fuel source, instead of solar-sails, this independence of solar power allows them to traverse Nebulae unaffected.

History[]

Ironclads started raiding the Terran Frontier when the peace negotiation between the Terran Empire and the Procyon Expanse started. All attempts by the Royal Navy to capture the Ironclads have failed, as the Ironclad crew have a policy of self destructing the vessel if it looks like the Royal Navy will capture them. Due to the strength of the Ironclads, most of the Royal Navy were sent to the Frontier to fight them, as it is known that even a single Ironclad can effectively fight several wooden ships on its own, requiring the Royal Navy to significantly outnumber the Ironclads to have any chance of defeating them.

Some Ironclad vessels are believed by some to be myths, such as the Submersible and the Dreadnought. Some speculate that Submersibles do not exist and are only a myth paranoid sailors created. As for Dreadnoughts, the only evidence of its existence is the destruction it causes, as no Imperial ship has survived a close encounter with one.

Design[]

Ironclads are made entirely out of steel, this makes them much more resilient than wooden ships. The weight of the steel hulls makes Ironclads heavy ships that require powerful engines to move. Ironclads use Dark Matter as their fuel, this eliminates the need for solar-sails, removing a large weakness that solar powered wooden ships have in combat. The independence of sails also allows Ironclads to traverse Nebulae unaffected, as well as making Ironclads safer vessels to manoeuvre through meteor showers, as they have no sails to be torn apart.

Most Ironclads follow a Catamaran design, as they have two identical hulls, the exception to this are Submersibles, which only have a single hull. Another unique feature of the Ironclads are their use of turreted guns, often in dual battery configuration. These turreted guns give the Ironclads a greater field of fire than other ships, allowing them to make more efficient use of their guns.

Ironclad Equipment[]

Weapons used by Ironclads[]

Light: Light Laser Cannon Icon Light Carronade Icon (destroyed) Plasma Cannon Icon Light Lancer Icon Gatling Gun Icon Harpoon Gun Icon
Medium: Medium Laser Cannon Icon Medium Carronade Icon (destroyed) Plasma Cannon Icon Medium Lancer Icon Energy Net Icon Grav Charge Icon
Heavy: Heavy Laser Cannon Icon (destroyed) Heavy Carronade Icon (destroyed) Plasma Cannon Icon Heavy Lancer Icon Arcturian Fire Icon (destroyed) Star Mortar Icon (destroyed)
Special: Torpedo Icon Mine Icon (destroyed) Nova Mortar Icon (destroyed)

Types of Ironclads[]

Submersible Icon Submersible
Destroyer Icon Destroyer
Cruiser Icon Cruiser
Dreadnought Icon Dreadnought
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