The Maximus Class Battlecruiser was designed as a radical new idea in the concept of maximum firepower - hence the name of the class. Whilst the ship may not carry as much firepower as some of the other large cruisers, the ship is unique in how it mounts the weapons. Four heavy turrets mounted on the hull allow the ship to be able to point and fire all of its heavy weapons in one direction - any direction - which is a major advantage in combat as the ship does not have to do as much manoeuvring to engage the enemy and makes it harder for the target to hide, and this more than makes up for any lack of firepower discrepency between the classes.
Combined with a streamlined hull that made the craft agile and fairly speedy, the Maximus Class was sought after by many Colonial commanders who valued the firepower that the craft could add to any fleet, and the slow construction of the class could never meet up with demand.
The Maximus was not without it flaws though. The large turrets which gave the Maximus its flexible firearcs also took up large amounts of space within the hull which meant that some systems couldn't be fitted. This included a Viper self defence force which meant that the class had to be supported by other carriers, but by now, the Colonial Navy was getting used to idea of providing fighter carriers to it is ships and construction of their Light Carriers had been stepped up. The turrets would also haunt the ships through their service career being incredibly maintainance intensive. Battle damage could also cause the turrets to lock in one position, and in many surviving ships of the later years, a lot of the turrets would be fixed in permanent positions, making the ships lose their flexibility.
But whilst in operation, the class was highly valued and involved in nearly all major conflicts.
The Maximus was drawn and designed by Adam Somers, the write up and SSD were by me, and the SSD was drawn by Sean Driscoll.
The Maximus has one large shuttle bay and a standard shuttle hatch (launching and landing from direction 4).
The shuttle bay is large enough to accept yachts.
The Maximus has a hyperspeed multiplier of x1.25.
| A | B,C | D,E | F,G | H/J |
| 8 F.Hull 4 Bridge 3 Aux 2 Ph.3 |
8 F.Hull 4 Ph.3 |
4 C.Hull 2 Ph.1 |
4 C.Hull 2 Lab 2 Shuttle 2 Ph.1 |
14 Warp 5 C.Hull 3 Cargo 5 APR 2 Ph.3 |
| GIF file | |
|---|---|
| Maximus Class Battlecruiser SSD | 21k |
| Ship | Crew Units | Brdg Parties | BPV | Move Cost | Size Class | Turn Mode | Explos. Str | F&E Cmd | Ftr Flights | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximus Class Battlecruiser | 36 | 10 | 93 | 1.50 | 2 | C | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6700 |
This ship may not land on a planet.
| Ship | Type | Ftrs | Admin | Bays | Store | DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximus Class Battlecruiser | BC | 0/0 | 4 | 0/0/1 | 0 | 0 |
