If you could make an Imperial ship legal, which one(s) would it be?

[lastspartacus]

Character Ironclad, triple nova cannon

[horizon]

Yeah... right. There is a prolific forum member who made such a triple NC ship once. LFR on top iirc. He is now declared healthy again.

[Eddie Orlock]

I dunno, I could see a triple Nova Turret as a basilica replacement for a Mechanicus Ramiles. That might be a large enough frame to support such a weapon system. Though rebuilding the superstructer and the power demands would likely compromise other weapon systems.

[lastspartacus]

I realize for balance purposes, of course, anything with 3 novas is potentially silly.

However, I was only partially joking.  The Ironclad ships are noted to be both rare, and a popular platform for rare and ultra-powerful weapon systems, because of the ship being almost completely made of adamantine makes for a stable firing platform.  Thus it gave me the idea for an ancient, shieldless battleship having 3 nova armaments running down its spine.  Could work as a one off.

A ramilies could also reasonably have 3 basilica novas, or a nova per quadrant.  Makes for nice 'GTFO my system' kind of weapons

Just some fun ideas.

[Zelnik]

NO

[flybywire-E2C]

People want to make triple-NC ships legal but then say the Jovian is a bad idea and against fluff? Wow.

- Nate

 

[lastspartacus]

It was mostly a joke, though it would be a fun just-for-fun character ship.  It would be fitting as an Ironclad as well.

[Zelnik]

I repeat.  -no-

[commander]

Don't think so. In fluff is said very powerful but short ranged weaponry. Something about fusion guns???

[lastspartacus]

I dunno, just going off the fluff saved in the Lexicanum site.

[BaronIveagh]

I'd still like ot see the Long Serpent added to an official fleetlist.

[Xyon]

Grand cruiser, 10 hits, 2 shields, 15cm move, 45 degree move, 2 turrets. 5+ armor
Dorsal heavy lance,     1 strength, 30 cm, LFR
Port heavy lance,         2 strength, 30 cm,  L
Port weapon battery   , 6 strength, 45 cm, L
Starboard heavy lance, 2 strength, 30 cm, R
Port weapon battery,    6 strength, 45 cm, R
pts to be determined.

[Vaaish]

Xylon, you would make a super crappy version of the vengeance?

[Xyon]

Is that what I did?    I havent really checked to see what we all ready have.   And, Heavy lances score 2 hits for each hit rolled, like the ork heavy guns. So I figured I'd have somewhat shorter range.  I'm surprised you didnt ask me what 'heavy lances' were, since I wrote that down instead of regular lances for the weapons.

[Vaaish]

I assumed it was a mistake since there isn't any such weapon available to the IN and you hadn't bothered to note any difference.