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AUC-CCR-412 RANAK

Affiliation: ARTEMIS UNITED COALITION

Ship Series: ARTEMIS GEN 6 SENTINEL

Ship Class: COMMAND CRUISER

Registration #: 412

Ship Name: RANAK

Designation: AUC-CCR-412 RANAK





The Ranak is a compact Command Cruiser used in the Sentinel CORPS. The third most commonly deployed ship in the S-series, the CCR functions as a standard Cruiser in operations but is fully equipped to operate as a command vessel for detached forces, to assume command if the present command ship is destroyed, and can operate as a fully combat capable vessel if needed.

Large CIC inside the ship allows command staff to engage and keep an eye on a battlefield with relative ease.

Equipped with 7 railguns and numerous turrets, much like the Destroyer, this Cruiser is expected to contribute to combat operations just as much as any other ship. Sol incursions are a difficult affair in that they often send large and numerous ships full of one way combatants. No one who arrives to Artemis have any intentions to return to Sol. This makes them dangerous foes and to match that, all Sentinel series ships much be just as dangerous.

Interior designed to accommodate a standard sized crew of up to 9 long term, given its role in a fleet, it does not have passenger accommodations for security reasons.


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The Ranak, much like the Elium, is the only named vessel of its class/series presently still active. Although its namesake is relatively tame compared to the Elium, the Ranak has a story of its own.

Captain Carol Ranak, a newly assigned officer who took command of the 412, conducted operations as instructed during a Sol incursion. During the fight, the ship was struck with critical damage effectively leaving it dead in the water amidst a swarm of hostile fighters.

After ordering her crew to abandon ship, Captain Ranak remained and used the combat AI functions to control the turrets and railgun cluster to continue swatting enemy ships and even managed to destroy the carrier with a snipe to the control suite, effectively exhausting the ship ammunition supply. By the time reinforcements arrived, Captain Ranak had not only successfully fought off the incursion but perished while in the CIC. A dislodged console had impacted her, crushing her in the control seat.

Although not publically released, during the repair efforts to make the ship combat effective again, the black box records indicate that Captain Ranak had died nearly a full 20 minutes before the end of combat commands. While not a surprising bit of information itself, it left the techs baffled as to how there were nearly 20 minutes of manually entered commands in a ship that had no lifesigns on scans.

In honor of the late Captain, the 412 was repaired and named after her. Currently, it is commanded by Captain Thomas Vanroe. It has not actively engaged in combat since redeployment as it is in a relatively calm sector.

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Ship Specs:

Blocks: 6,036
PCU: 29,611
Mass: 4,542,721

This ship is not atmospheric. The thumbnail is just to showcase the overall appearance.

Thumbnail overlay in bottom left, courtesy of Omega.