Seraphim
Blue Phantom Chronicles - Capital Ship - Battlecruiser
The Seraphim is a heavily armed cruiser of just under a kilometer length. While not as big as other heavy cruisers or battlecruisers its devastating arsenal of both high caliber offensive weaponry and point defense and anti-fighter cannons make it an equal to any of these. Combined with a powerful mass driver cannon and a pair of prototype Omega beam cannons the Seraphim is an absolutely deadly force to be reckoned with.
Despite its size the Seraphim can be managed by a relatively small crew, thanks in parts to a prototype AI known only as SPECTRE, whose origin - much like that of the ship itself - is shrouded in mystery.
Armament
1 Mass Driver Cannon
2 prototype Omega beam cannons
9 heavy quad plasma turrets
12 quad broadside batteries
14 medium triple broadside batteries
60 anti fighter and point defense turrets
8 heavy rocket tubes
8 quad missile launchers
Basic Info
Name: Seraphim
Manufacturer: (Classified)
Dimensions: 939 x 145 x 224 meters
Status
v2.0 Model in Progress
TBD
Remake in Progress
Author Information
Original Design: Vince T
Model & Textures: Vince T
OPTing: Vince T
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Dev notes & Origins
Parts of the ship's design originate from a remodeled middle section of the Raptor-class Frigate. In fact, some of those parts found reuse in various ships, including the SBC Traquia.
History & Involvement
Although most sources agree on it having been discovered in the dark mists of the Bermuda Passage, everything beyond that including the events preceding its discovery is mostly considered folk lore, where some believe it has been constructed in secret by a clandestine organization to overthrow the galaxy while others claim it to be a relic left behind by some ancient precursor species.
Meanwhile any information regarding the ship itself could only be retrieved from alleged eye whitnesses. While many describe it as hardly more than misty shadow, some bits seem to match those of a darkly, thorn-shaped ship, just under one kilometer in length. One matter though, on which all statements seem to agree, is that of its devastating firepower.
The Seraphim was discovered by Myrna Qhalic during the second year of the Task Force Warrior Rebellion. After seizing control of the abandoned ship, the Seraphim has been a mainstay among The TFW and later PSA forces, becoming Qhalic's personal flagship.
After escaping with severe damage to its engine section durnig the Battle of Calim VI, the Seraphim was temporarily replaced with the Mirage but would be reinstated after its full repair.
HD Remake
The Seraphim was one of the first models for which I decided to make a HD revision. For this I did not only flesh out certain areas to add more details but also completely redesign certain parts.
One such part is the entire engine block, which I always found somewhat chopped off when compared to the flowing shape of the rest of the ship. For the revision I added a good 100 meters to make it fit with the rest of the ship's design.
With the longer stern I have added another 2 quad turrets, located ontop and below the engine block.
Further more I upgraded the ship's primary weapon system. Where the old Seraphim had a somewhat unspectacular 3-barreled heavy cannon, that one has been replaced by a huge mass driver cannon running along a quarter of the ship's bow plus a pair of heavy beam cannons along the ship's sides.