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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 the new standard design for the Helghan navy.

The Hasta Class Cruiser was created to replace the old Helghast Cruiser of the Second Extra-Solar War. Like the old workhorse cruiser the the new Hasta was also built by Thoralf-Sigurd-Vig. It is slated to become the corner stone of the Navy. They will replace the the old workhorse cruisers as more are brought online. With the workhorse cruiser being regulated to third line duties of transport and sold off as surplus to allied nations.

While the new Cruiser is slightly shorter than the old model at only 450 meters long it still has a similar mass of 500,000 tons. It was also created with the ability to carry two dropship with it during a warp jump. These dropships would either be escort ships or transport depending on what hat the Hasta is wearing for its specific mission.

The Hasta was built using the newly developed technologies and systems that were more refined from those used on the new Toxotai Class as well. A new more protected armor belt created from the next level of reversed engineered IS armor gives the Hasta vastly greater protection than what was available before. The internal structures were also designed to make use of new materials to strengthen and reduce the volume needed.

The greatest increase to the Hasta was the replacement of the old chemical rocket engines for the same kind of fusion drive engines used on the Toxotai. While still very large they don't take up nearly as much mass and space. Which frees up the ship to be able to carry the increased demand of spare parts to keep the engines and ship running. The new engines allow the Hasta to move at twice the speed of the old workhorse.

Another improvement over the workhorse is that the Hasta is able to carry a full Squadron of 12 fighters in a dedicated Fighter bay unlike the old Cruiser which carried the fighters by locking them onto the Hull and could not be recovered and rearmed quickly. This allows the Hasta better flexibility in its deployment.

The final major upgrade to the Hasta was the revamping of its offensive systems. Using all the newest weapons developed by Helghan research the Hasta is a deadly combat vessel. All the old autocannons ammo have been remade using the stronger propellants and explosives as well as new feeding systems to increase fire rate. The inclusion of all three laser weapons gives the Hasta greater amounts of energy weapons than even the Vaulted UCA Cruisers which were more than twice the size of the old workhorse cruisers. The missile systems used on the Hasta had their warheads upgraded with the more potent explosives as well increasing their lethality potential. The Hasta also carries with it 200 marines for shipboard security and using the 20 Leech Pods to board and take over enemy vessels.

While the current model of the Hasta is still designed to be the primary transport for the deployment of Helghan Divisions future models are planned to replace that carrying capacity for larger engines, more powerful weapons, and larger hanger bays. Even if the troop deployment aspect of the Hasta is replaced it still has the abilities of operating in atmosphere and landing or taking off from the surface of a planet. The powerful anti-gravity drive also decreases the amount of fuel required to operate.

As the new standard the Hasta frame will remain the basis for all upgraded warships of the Helghan Navy. With potential sub-capital weaponry being looked into as full scale Naval Weaponry outside native Petrusite research being far too advanced for current development the next few versions of the Hasta are planned to be true warships.

Description
This is one of the new custom ship created for me by StephenHuda for the crossover quest The Lords of Ruin . It is the new standard design for the Helghan navy.

The Hasta Class Cruiser was created to replace the old Helghast Cruiser of the Second Extra-Solar War. Like the old workhorse cruiser the the new Hasta was also built by Thoralf-Sigurd-Vig. It is slated to become the corner stone of the Navy. They will replace the the old workhorse cruisers as more are brought online. With the workhorse cruiser being regulated to third line duties of transport and sold off as surplus to allied nations.

While the new Cruiser is slightly shorter than the old model at only 450 meters long it still has a similar mass of 500,000 tons. It was also created with the ability to carry two dropship with it during a warp jump. These dropships would either be escort ships or transport depending on what hat the Hasta is wearing for its specific mission.

The Hasta was built using the newly developed technologies and systems that were more refined from those used on the new Toxotai Class as well. A new more protected armor belt created from the next level of reversed engineered IS armor gives the Hasta vastly greater protection than what was available before. The internal structures were also designed to make use of new materials to strengthen and reduce the volume needed.

The greatest increase to the Hasta was the replacement of the old chemical rocket engines for the same kind of fusion drive engines used on the Toxotai. While still very large they don't take up nearly as much mass and space. Which frees up the ship to be able to carry the increased demand of spare parts to keep the engines and ship running. The new engines allow the Hasta to move at twice the speed of the old workhorse.

Another improvement over the workhorse is that the Hasta is able to carry a full Squadron of 12 fighters in a dedicated Fighter bay unlike the old Cruiser which carried the fighters by locking them onto the Hull and could not be recovered and rearmed quickly. This allows the Hasta better flexibility in its deployment.

The final major upgrade to the Hasta was the revamping of its offensive systems. Using all the newest weapons developed by Helghan research the Hasta is a deadly combat vessel. All the old autocannons ammo have been remade using the stronger propellants and explosives as well as new feeding systems to increase fire rate. The inclusion of all three laser weapons gives the Hasta greater amounts of energy weapons than even the Vaulted UCA Cruisers which were more than twice the size of the old workhorse cruisers. The missile systems used on the Hasta had their warheads upgraded with the more potent explosives as well increasing their lethality potential. The Hasta also carries with it 200 marines for shipboard security and using the 20 Leech Pods to board and take over enemy vessels.

While the current model of the Hasta is still designed to be the primary transport for the deployment of Helghan Divisions future models are planned to replace that carrying capacity for larger engines, more powerful weapons, and larger hanger bays. Even if the troop deployment aspect of the Hasta is replaced it still has the abilities of operating in atmosphere and landing or taking off from the surface of a planet. The powerful anti-gravity drive also decreases the amount of fuel required to operate.

As the new standard the Hasta frame will remain the basis for all upgraded warships of the Helghan Navy. With potential sub-capital weaponry being looked into as full scale Naval Weaponry outside native Petrusite research being far too advanced for current development the next few versions of the Hasta are planned to be true warships.