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The Angel of Annihilation

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History

The Angel of Annihilation was commissioned shortly after the end of the Great Reckoning, as the flagship of the first Triumphal Fleet.  She served out the duration of the War of the Empires leading the Triumphal Fleet, and participated in several major battles, including the second battle of Scharlaff.  Angel of Annihilation was finally destroyed during the War of the Gods at the siege of Berwynne's Reach.

Armament

Angel of Annihilation's main armament was a massive Kugelblitz Projector mounted in her center fuselage.  She also carried dozens of fighter bays and hundreds of torpedo tubes, most of these were in her "wings". 

Defense was provided by both heavy deflector shields, and an extensive array of point-defense lasers.

Angel of Annihilation also carried a substantial contingent of soldiers along with landing and boarding craft.  The central, cylindrical section of her hull contained two massive centrifuges where the troops, and the crew could train at high gravity.

Power and Propulsion

The Angel of Annihilation's main power source was a matrix of antimatter crystals held in her main engineering bay.  This was backed up by banks of hypercapacitors throughout the ship. 

Main propulsion was provided by three High Impulse Ion drives, providing up to three Gs of acceleration.  Her sub-light cruising speed was 0.5c.  Her spatial compression ratio was 75000:1 when she was commissioned, and was later upgraded to 150,000:1 midway through the War of the Empires.

The Emperor's Eye

The Holy Empire of Man used every means conceivable to gain power, including some very esoteric weapons.  Constructed during the War of the Empires for the Purification Fleet, the Emperor's Eye is a gargantuan star-ship with the power to incinerate entire cities using the focused light of a star.  The Emperor himself was on hand for the dedication ceremony when construction was finally complete.

The Emperor's Eye saw extensive use during the War of the Empires, burning cities that refused to join the Empire.  It saw some use during the War of the Gods, but not as much because relatively little territory changed hands during that conflict.  It was destroyed in a raid by rebellious imperial subjects before the start of the War of Galactic Unification.

 

  The center of the ship is a refracting lens approximately 100 kilometers in diameter, surrounded by a ring containing the ship's systems.  The lens is constructed of smart-materials, and its shape can be precisely controlled.  When not in use, the lens is deformed, so as not to focus light.