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http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=121462The Iscandar Protectorate FleetQuote:
Following the end of the Earth-Garmillas War, the new Garmillas leaders decided that Iscandar had been too vulnerable to the duplicitous actions of Supreme Leader Desler. And after nearly losing Garmillas itself, a bit of fanatical fervor overtook some of the military leaders and their subordinates in regards to Iscandar and Queen Starsha, with whom there is a such a wealth of respect and awe that is almost godly. Add to that, the threat of the Gatlantis Empire, and measures were taken to ensure that Iscandar would be protected from any threat - including any from Garmillas itself.
To that end, a fleet of ships were detached from the greater Garmillas forces and were set in orbit of Iscandar, and volunteers were asked to crew them. It would turn out, that they did not have enough ships for all the men and women who volunteered for the honored duty...
While officially under the Army, the IPF has attracted volunteers from all branches of the military. The majority of its ships come from the remains of the Imperial Guard who've chosen to surrender instead of fight the new regime, with a not-insignificant remainder coming from the donations of fleets who could spare ships. Going against tradition, every ship in the IPF has a unique name including the destroyers and cruisers. These names typically come from either old Gamilon noble houses or past prominent Iscandarian figures.
There were concerns that Gamilas's standard ships of the line were inadequate for the protection of its sister planet. However, due to the destruction of a large portion of the military's ships at the Battle of Balun the construction of new designs was deemed impractical. Thus, the idea of merely refitting the lucky ships chosen to guard Iscandar with improved equipment was put in place instead.
Iskila-class destroyerLength: 160 meters
Armament:1x 330mm double-mount positron beam turret
1x 133mm double-mount positron rapid-fire cannon turret
6x torpedo tubes
8x missile launchers
1x double quadruple-mount missile launcher turret
The Iskila is almost identical to its standard counterpart. The primary difference was increasing the bore of the ventral turret from 280mm to 330mm. While the rate of fire suffered due to greater power consumption, the increased firepower was deemed a worthy trade off. There are 60 Iskilas in the IPF.
Iscapia-class high speed cruiserLength: 240 meters
Armament:2x 330mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets
1x 330mm triple-mount positron beam turret
10x torpedo tubes
1x hextuple-mount missile launcher
The Iscapia replaced the dorsal positron beam turrets with similar caliber positron cannon turrets as well incorporating an improved engine. The new engine suffered from endurance issues, however as the IPF wasn't expected to leave the home system it wasn't seen as an important downside. There are 15 Iscapias in the IPF.
Isclaia-class heavy cruiserLength: 270 meters
Armament:2x 330mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets
2x 330mm triple-mount positron beam turrets
4x 280mm triple-mount positron cannons
4x torpedo tubes
The Isclaia uses a modified version of the standard Meltoria's engine, compressed to fit the shorter stern. Combined with the two positron cannon turrets, the Isclaia's performance is just under the Meltoria. Its promising results has caught the attention of the Army, who see potential as an stopgap improve their Destroias while waiting for the Meltoria to enter greater production. There are 6 Isclaias in the IPF.
Iscaria-class battlecruiserLength: 283 meters
Armament:3x 330mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets
1x 280mm triple-mount positron beam turret
4x 280mm triple-mount positron cannons
6x torpedo tubes
8x missile launchers
Aircraft:1x DWG262 Czvarke
The Iscaria is almost unchanged from the Meltoria save for replacing the ventral positron beam turret to a positron cannon turret for a slight downgrade in rate of fire. There is currently only one Iscaria in the IPF, the
Galla'heiren, with 3 more under construction.
Iscarol-class battleshipLength: 392 meters
Armament:3x 330mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets
4x 280mm double-mount positron beam turrets
32x single-mount point defense guns
6x quadruple-mount point defense guns
33x torpedo tubes
The Iscarol is also almost unchanged from its base design save for an added ventral positron cannon turret. Due to the efficiency of the Haizerad's engine, the Iscarol only suffers a negligible penalty to rate of fire. The
Aeber'carin serves as the flagship of the IPF, and was donated by the 18th Torgur Astro Armored Division after their commander, General Delera Irosche, received a Zoelguut-class dreadnought as her replacement flagship.