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This is one of the new custom ship created for me by StephenHuda for the crossover quest The Lords of Ruin . It is meant to be based off the ISA Cruiser.

The Damascus class was developed from the ISA cruiser used to invade Helghan. Like the rest of the ISA arsenals the Helghan Republic had the plans, data, and samples of the ship left over from the Invasion. Even during the Civil War this massive amount of technology and equipment wasn't left to rot but was collected and stored by both sides of the conflict. This was seen as a simple matter of whoever won would need the technology anyways.

The new Damascus was redesigned to serve as a ASF carrier instead of creating another combat and transport ship a role already filled by the Workhorse, Arc, Hasta and Triarius Arc Cruisers before the Halestorm Regimental Transport took over the troop carrying aspect of the Navy. This shift was not that difficult as the structure and bays for transporting the ISA army were easy to modify for fighter operations. Due to the unique method of station keeping the ISA Cruiser was built around it was required that the system be repurposed. The laser engine and bombardment weapon were completely stripped out as it was not needed for a Carrier.

The engine was replaced with a newer and more powerful fusion drive along with adding a more advanced fusion reactor than what the original came equipped with. The power that used to go to the primary laser engines now goes to the fighter bays and newly installed laser grid. This also changed removed the vertical aspect of the old ISA Cruiser as it was no longer needed.

The Damascus was also upgraded with a new more advanced warp drive and anti-gravity ring. This was installed to the rear of the Damascus and with the new wings installed as well to allow for greater speed and maneuverability. The new designs for the ASF Corps are able to be deployed from the multiple bays along the ships body. For the movement and the repair and rearming of fighter both in and out of combat the ship is equipped with a series of rapid elevator and rail systems. This was based off the information that the Helghan Republic retained both from their own fighter operations but also the hundreds of years of carrier and fighter operations that had existed in the old universe.

Because the new ship was built to be a carrier first and foremost it wasn't created with any intention of eventually adding a large amount of naval weapons. Even when those weapons were developed the armament of the Damascus type stayed fairly light for a ship of 550,000 tons. The majority of its weapons are of standard size and meant to keep it safe from enemy ASF and missile strikes rather than fighting directly against other warships. The Damascus main weapon and power came from the 120 Fighters it could bring to any battlefield. A single Damascus can overwhelm almost any system and a squadron of them would deploy more fighters in a single battle than some star nations have in total.

Since the ship is fairly exposed the Damascus was built with the ability to carry a pair of dropships for added escorts. As one of the more important ships in the Navy the carrier is also slated to be one of the first to be equipped with a new Petrusite energy shield once the technology is better refined. This would make the Damascus the smallest ship in the Navy to be equipped with these defenses as the shield tech is limited to planned Battlecruisers and Battleships as the investment into those ships require that they be protected heavily.

Description
This is one of the new custom ship created for me by StephenHuda for the crossover quest The Lords of Ruin . It is meant to be based off the ISA Cruiser.

The Damascus class was developed from the ISA cruiser used to invade Helghan. Like the rest of the ISA arsenals the Helghan Republic had the plans, data, and samples of the ship left over from the Invasion. Even during the Civil War this massive amount of technology and equipment wasn't left to rot but was collected and stored by both sides of the conflict. This was seen as a simple matter of whoever won would need the technology anyways.

The new Damascus was redesigned to serve as a ASF carrier instead of creating another combat and transport ship a role already filled by the Workhorse, Arc, Hasta and Triarius Arc Cruisers before the Halestorm Regimental Transport took over the troop carrying aspect of the Navy. This shift was not that difficult as the structure and bays for transporting the ISA army were easy to modify for fighter operations. Due to the unique method of station keeping the ISA Cruiser was built around it was required that the system be repurposed. The laser engine and bombardment weapon were completely stripped out as it was not needed for a Carrier.

The engine was replaced with a newer and more powerful fusion drive along with adding a more advanced fusion reactor than what the original came equipped with. The power that used to go to the primary laser engines now goes to the fighter bays and newly installed laser grid. This also changed removed the vertical aspect of the old ISA Cruiser as it was no longer needed.

The Damascus was also upgraded with a new more advanced warp drive and anti-gravity ring. This was installed to the rear of the Damascus and with the new wings installed as well to allow for greater speed and maneuverability. The new designs for the ASF Corps are able to be deployed from the multiple bays along the ships body. For the movement and the repair and rearming of fighter both in and out of combat the ship is equipped with a series of rapid elevator and rail systems. This was based off the information that the Helghan Republic retained both from their own fighter operations but also the hundreds of years of carrier and fighter operations that had existed in the old universe.

Because the new ship was built to be a carrier first and foremost it wasn't created with any intention of eventually adding a large amount of naval weapons. Even when those weapons were developed the armament of the Damascus type stayed fairly light for a ship of 550,000 tons. The majority of its weapons are of standard size and meant to keep it safe from enemy ASF and missile strikes rather than fighting directly against other warships. The Damascus main weapon and power came from the 120 Fighters it could bring to any battlefield. A single Damascus can overwhelm almost any system and a squadron of them would deploy more fighters in a single battle than some star nations have in total.

Since the ship is fairly exposed the Damascus was built with the ability to carry a pair of dropships for added escorts. As one of the more important ships in the Navy the carrier is also slated to be one of the first to be equipped with a new Petrusite energy shield once the technology is better refined. This would make the Damascus the smallest ship in the Navy to be equipped with these defenses as the shield tech is limited to planned Battlecruisers and Battleships as the investment into those ships require that they be protected heavily.