Kresta class Escort Battlecruiser
Mark "Indy" Kochte
Tech: Human (FB)
Govt: ESU
Mass: 94
Cost: 310
Clas: Escort Battlecruiser (BCE)
Strm: None
FTL: Std
MD: 4
Armr: 0
Hull: 38 (Military)
Damg: 10/10/9/9
Crew: 5
Sens: Std
Systems:
2 x FCS
2 x ADFC
6 x PDS
1 x Screen
1 x Class-2 beam (AP,FP,F)
1 x Class-2 beam (F,FS,AS)
2 x Class-2 beam (FP,F,FS)
1 x Class-1 beam (All)
Notes:
[Data note: Cost recalculated from the original "Cost: 316" to "Cost: 310" - ftsrj.js's cost calculator (confirmed accurate against Fleet Book 1's own "Mass and Points Cost Table") doesn't reconcile with this ship's originally declared cost; the original submission's declared cost never matched its own listed components. The bracketed figure is the cost with a standard fighter complement aboard, present only for ships with Fighter Bays.]
Looking for an upgrade or replacement for the BEIJING/BE close-in defense
cruiser, the KRESTA class escort battlecruiser was created as another design
option for the ESU Navy. With a suite of 6 PDS' and 2 Area Defence Fire
Controls, the KRESTA could easily cover any one ship from most
anti-fighter/missile attacks, or spread it's defensive umbrella to cover two
different ships. It proved to be one of the more versatile escort ships in the
ESU fleet. And it carries sufficient mid-range armament to hold its own in
combat. Its main drawback is the pricetag.