SECTOR 50
BEARDUS SHIPS
(50R10.1) HEAVY CRUISER (CA):
The Beardus Heavy Cruiser was well known throughout Sector 50 for its fearsome seeking weapons. Armed with two Plasma-F Torpedoes and four Offensive Phasers, the Beardus Heavy Cruiser could generate an Alpha Strike the equivalent of any other Sector 50 Heavy Cruiser. However, two often overlooked keys to victory for the Beardus Heavy Cruiser were its numerous Shuttles and massive Power Curve.
DESIGNER NOTES:
The Beardus Heavy Cruiser enters Sector 50 as roughly half of the Gorn Heavy Cruiser. However, decisions had to made regarding its Plasma Torpedoes, Phasers, Power, and more. Like all Sector 50 Starships, there needed to be room for growth left for the Beardus Heavy Cruiser.
My original Beardus Heavy Cruiser Design had 22 Total Power. I thought this would be fine given its Plasma Torpedoes. However, after carefully examining its fellow Sector 50 Heavy Cruisers, such as the Europa Heavy Cruiser, the Babylon P3A Battlecruiser, and others, I found that all of them had a maximum of 18-19 Total Power. 22 Total Power for the Beardus Heavy Cruiser was therefore deemed too much. I reduced it to 20 Total Power, which is still more than any other Heavy Cruiser in Sector 50.
The Beardus Heavy Cruiser retains the numerous Shuttles of the Gorn Heavy Cruiser. These can be a key to victory is properly untilized in battle.
While the Beardus Heavy Cruiser possesses powerful Phasers, their Firing Arcs and Arrangement make it difficult to concentrate them. Tactics and Maneuvering must be perfected to bring them to bear against a moving adversary.
The Beardus are Humanoid Bearded Dragons.
PLASMA TORPEDOES
These function as described in the Basic Set
PHASER-1
These function as described in the Basic Set
