Alliance Carrier Tereshkova class

After i finished my Kilimanjaro class Dreadnought model I thought to myself it would work well as a base for a Carrier.
So I present the Tereshkova class Carrier.

TERESHKOVA CLASS:
The Tereshkova class is a big Dreadnought sized starship that carry a large number of fighters, shuttles and small dropships, built by the Systems Alliance to work around the Treaty of Farixen. That Treaty limited the numbers of Dreadnoughts each Species are allowed to build, so the Alliance developed the Tereshkova class, a ship, more armed and armored than a heavy cruiser but still with the main purpose to carry large amounts of fighters, shuttles and bombers. Cruisers fit a handful fighter in the space between the interior pressure hulls and exterior armor. Carriers have a hangar deck within the hull and carries over 300 crafts.
The Tereshkova is a powerful replacement for the 30 years old Einstein class. Both ships carries roughly the same amount of supportships, but the modern tech and the Dreadnought like hull design make this ship at least four times stronger than the old Einstein class.

All races provide their fleets with organic fighter support. The Turians and Quarians both have large carriers like dreadnoughts, but Humans were the first to build ships wielding fighters as the main armament. Later the Asari and other races began to build their own carriers, to work around the Treaty of Farixen and build Dreadnought Size starships without violating the Treaty.

In fleet combat, carriers stay clear of battle, launching fighters bearing disruptor torpedoes. Fighters are the primary striking power of the ship; if a carrier enters mass accelerator range of the enemy, things have gone very wrong.

It is possible to recover and rearm fighters during combat, though most carriers seal the flight deck and try to stay out of the way. The flight deck is essentially a corridor through the armor and into the heart of the vessel. A single well-placed torpedo is enough to gut a carrier.

Built and rendered in 3d Max 10
Background Space Nebula painted in Paint Shop Pro 7
No Post Work
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