The Asthlacthu-Class Gunship is a new Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Nougpift fourth-generation gunship. It is a Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Xhrafuklurp (SMX) vessel that was first encountered during the Third Mishhuvurthyar War, in YE 45.

The Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Nougpift called for the development of a new gunship concurrently with the development of the Neithorngom-Class Battleship for the Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Xhrafuklurp (SMX) military arm, in YE 41. Driven by the brooding obsessive hate for the Star Army of Yamatai they sought a vessel that could cause immense damage while being fast and maneuverable at the same time. Several years later, in YE 45, the first batch of Asthlacthu-Class Gunships were launched at the commencement of the Third Mishhuvurthyar War.

Appealing to the aesthetic of the Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Xhrafuklurp (SMX), the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship was designed with psychological warfare in mind as well. It's terrifying appearance next to the Neithorngom-Class Battleship was daunting and cruel-looking. The Asthlacthu-Class Gunships bear a devastating main weapon, along with impressive speed and survivability that allows them to take a highly aggressive role within the Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Xhrafuklurp (SMX) hordes. Designed to replace the Xianthrafruglu Gunship and Vurfrapurl Gunship with the hopes of keeping themselves up to specifications in comparison to the newer vessels in the Star Army of Yamatai.

The mission profile of the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship is to:

• Seek and Destroy Star Army of Yamatai vessels. Hunting capital ships.
• Serve in squadrons or horde formations.
• Delivery of specialized troops into battle zones.

Much like its design sister, the Neithorngom-Class Battleship, the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship bears the appearance of something from a nightmare. An eldritch horror designed to inflict heavy damage on the Star Army of Yamatai. The focal point of the ship is the long, pronged tongue-like Multi-Mode Aether Shock Array that dominates its structure. It carries on the tradition of organic aesthetics of flesh and bone-like structures and the faint pink glow of aether from its propulsion systems and weapons. The lateral wing-like structures on the ship arch forward like something resembling a demon from mythology.

Statistical and performance information for the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship.

The general information for the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship.

Asthlacthu-Class Gunship
Year Introduced	YE 45
Class/Nomenclature	SMX-S3-1A
Designers	Sfrarabla Mishhuvurthyar Nougpift
Manufacturer	SMX
Fielded By	SMX
Range	Theoretically Unlimited
Maintenance Cycle	Every 5 Years
Lifespan	Review Every 10 Years
Pricing	Starting at 450,000KS

The ship during normal operation supports up to 40 Mishhuvurthyar and up to 10 captives. During an emergency, it can hold up to 75 individuals.

The dimensions of the Gunship are as follows:

• Length: 330m
• Width: 150m
• Height: 36m

This vessel complies with the Starship Speed Standard.

The Asthlacthu-Class Gunship has a basic anti-gravity system for atmospheric operations and landing struts capable of bearing the ship's weight when landed. It is unknown if the ship can operate under water.

This vessel's damage capacity statistics are in compliance with Damage Rating (Version 3).

Damage Rating (Version 3) is Tier 12.

With the purpose of devoting as much internal space to the weapons and power of the ship, the habitable areas of the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship are small and cramped. Like most SMX ships they are a mixture of electronics with walls, floors, and ceilings coated in hemosynthetic flesh. The interiors are often described as having a faint latex-like scent, and the flesh-covered structures are coated in a slippery slime or mucus.

Rather than being kept in traditional cells, in the name of space conservation up to 10 slaves and captives are usually chained to the floor while they are overseen by the Mishhuvurthyar crew. Due to the low number of captives and the fact that the Star Army of Yamatai has not managed to capture one of these ships, they can only speculate as to the internal layout and design.

The sub-systems on the Asthlacthu-Class Gunship.

The Asthlacthu-Class Gunship utilizes a primarily Sotuleg hull structure. All windows and viewports utilize Transparent Zesuaium.

Systems Integrated into the Hull:

• Mishhuvurthyar Integrated CFS Array - this provides propulsion in CDD, defense, and stealth operation.
• Hemosynthetic System, a system which uses the femtomechanical nature of Hemosynthetics. Assists with damage control and other functions.

The ship is powered by decentralized Aether generators spread throughout the ship, the highest number of which are located in and around the engineering compartments. The ship has one secondary Quantum Foam Generators and capacitor systems. Mishhuvurthyar aether plasma has a distinct pink coloured glow.

The Asthlacthu-Class Gunship utilizes the advanced Tiharut Brain Slave System, which has the same capabilities as the Star Army of Yamatai's MEGAMI. It includes a full suite of integrated communications and sensors.

The Asthlacthu-Class Gunship is equipped with Common Life Support Systems that is integrated with the Mishhuvurthyar Hemosynthetic System.

The ship has Common Emergency Systems and escape pods.

The standard weapons loadout is:

• 1 x Gunship - Multi-Mode Aether Shock Array - Tier 13
• Modified Neithorngom Aether Spine Array - Serves as turret/cannon array for the ship. Located on the spine-like structures of the ship.
  • 2 x Major Spine (Tier 12 - Heavy Anti-Starship) (At forward tips of lateral wing-like structures)
  • 7 x Minor Spine (Tier 10 - Light Anti-Starship)
  • 6 x Cluster Spine (Tier 7 - Light Anti-Mecha)
• 14 x Goschatha Point Defense Cannons (Tier 4 - Light Anti-Armor) -Retractable.On elevators hidden beneath movable hull plates spread over the hull of the ship.
• 2 x Multi-Purpose Torpedo Launchers (Up to Tier 12 - Heavy Anti-Starship)

The small craft inventory¹⁾ of the ship can be changed, but it usually includes:

• 10 x Ripper Power Armor
• 1 x Shuttle

Andrew created this article on 2023/09/23 13:03.

This article was approved by Wes on 2024/06/14.²⁾