BUTMOCV-MkXXXIV

[b]Battleship for the Use of Transporting Mateys and Other Combat Vehicles - Mark 34 (BUTMOCV-MkXXXIV)[/b]

[b]Armor Material:[/b] Battleship-class ablative armour with anti-energy buffers
[b]Height:[/b] 330 meters
[b]Length:[/b] 890 meters
[b]Width:[/b] 760 meters
[b]Bridge Crew:[/b] 
[b]Creator(s):[/b] Alliance Werks


[b]Ability Data[/b]

[b]Anti-Energy Buffers:[/b] Most battleships are equipped with a series of "buffers" on their hull which partially deflect incoming energy weapons away from critical areas.
[b]Hangars[/b] BUTMOCV-MkXXXIVs are designed to carry a squadron of Mateys, and can quickly deploy them into combat.


[b]Weapon Data[/b]

[b]CIWS Cannons:[/b] BUTMOCV-MkXXXIVs are equipped with rapid firing ballistic launchers for shooting down incoming missiles.
[b]Close-Combat Ballistic Cannons:[/b] Larger rapid-fire ballistic launchers for use against enemy Mateys.
[b]Anti-Aircraft Flak Cannons:[/b] Spread out across the body of the BUTMOCV-MkXXXIV are a number of cannons that fire a spread of shrapnel at high velocity. With little inertia to slow them down, these fragments are brutally effective against aircraft, though Matey armour is usually tough enough to withstand the fragments, unless it's at very close range. The flak is also effective against missile swarms.
[b]Rapid Fire Rail Cannon:[/b] The main body of the BUTMOCV-MkXXXIV houses a large, 6 barrel rail cannon that rotates to quickly fire the nearly meter tall slugs.


[b]Technical and Historical Notes[/b]

While it's the main Matey carrier of the Alliance, BUTMOCV-MkXXXIVs are also a primary battleship, carrying heavy ballistic weapons which are very effective against most ships. Each BUTMOCV-MkXXXIV only carries a squadron of Mateys and their support vehicles, so a fleet's combat effectiveness is not greatly diminished if one ship is destroyed.