The Noctus-class is a heavy capital ship built by the Republic to act as a flagship for smaller fleets. Its firepower is sufficient to easily trounce smaller battlecruisers, and even stand up to heavy monitor-weight vessels.
The Noctus has a length of 10,650 meters, and is bristling with weaponry. Armed with 30 fusion cannons and 140 dual plasma cannons, the Noctus is a thoroughbred warship, well-suited for long, drawn out slugfests with peer capital ships. On top of its conventional firepower, it carries a 3,200mm spinal plasma shell cannon for long range bombardment.
Highly durable, the Noctus-class has over two meters of synthetic diamond armor plating, and a heavy plasma shield generator. It can absorb heavy fire, allowing it to stay in the fight, and outlast its opponents in battles of attrition. Point defenses consist of 1,200 quad pulse lasers, further extending its survivability.
Of course, such a large vessel is very slow. With acceleration topping out at 2.5 G’s, the Noctus finds itself outrun and outmaneuvered by most vessels. It can barely manage to keep pace with more primitive battlecruisers, and is easily out flown by anything smaller.
With these vessels leading battle groups throughout Republic space, they form an effective deterrent to any invading force. A Noctus-class is already a force to contend with; with a squadron of escort ships at it’s back, a Noctus can go toe-to-toe with enemy monitors and come out on top.