Earth Alliance OMEGA "Brightwarrior" Heavy Destroyer |
By Luciano M. Trentadue |
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This large warship, still the backbone of the EA fleet in the late 2270's, is the last development of the Omega destroyers first deployed in 2249. A vast retrofit and improvement program, the Brightwarrior Project brought on in the 2270's gave to these old warriors new impressive capabilities. More powerful engines and fusion reactors allowed a potent weapon load: eight hybrid antimatter beam/ion bolt heavy cannons (four bow mounted and four rear mounted), twelve twin ion turrets, with a power close to the ones of a Centauri Vorchan, a new sensor suite with gravimetric scanners and optical weapon trackers capable to lock on even against a Minbari stealth-equipped spacecraft. All the weapons are interceptor capable, and integrated in the new interceptor Mk3 defense grid. The most impressive improvement was an add-on layer of Shadow derivated armour, that gives a superior resilience even against the most powerful threats. In this configuration, the Omega Epsilon is more than a match even for the dreaded Minbari Sharlin Warcruiser. |
The model started as Warp Models' Omega Destroyer resin kit; scale: about 1/4000 (1730 meters = 430 millimeters). The original kit has been modified with different weapons & various add on/custom parts. The side twin turrets are made of a resin cast+styrene sheet details for the turret. The bow main turrets are the original ones, slightly modified: the gun barrels are made of brass rod milled with the lathe. Even the engines are modified with a larger nozzle made of aluminium tube. |