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Another Up-View one, heavily based on the StarCraft Cinematics.

The Behemoth-class was the most common capital ship type during the Great War, representing a noticeable improvement over the Leviathan. It can travel through warp space, operate within atmospheres and land on planetary surfaces. The Hyperion, a souped-up Behemoth, can make warp jumps from within planetary atmospheres. Second Great War-era Behemoths had crews of 6000.

The class is armed with burst laser batteries; and nuclear warheads. Older ships did not have side firing arcs for the laser batteries. The batteries were also vulnerable to interceptors. Some warheads were reserved for orbital bombardment rather than for space combat, though some Behemoths were armed ten-kiloton tactical warheads designed for both ship-to-ship combat and ground bombardment. The Yamato cannon entered service aboard the Behemoth just before the Great War.

Brood War-era Terran Dominion Behemoths required access to physics labs to power up their weapon systems. The loss of these labs could cripple a fleet.

The Behemoth-class is protected by standard neosteel armor. A hit from a Yamato cannon can cripple a Behemoth. They are powered by fusion reactors, but these are regarded as outdated when compared to the fusion technology utilized by the Minotaur-class. To this day, many battlecruisers belonging to the old ex-Confederate guard still use antiquated reactors—poorly maintained or jury-rigged to yield higher energy outputs—that have a tendency to leak. The bridges of Behemoths during the Brood War and before had a lower profile, with port and starboard view decks to ensure maximum visibility in the event of an attack such as a zerg ambush.

The Behemoth includes force field-enclosed docking bays that could deploy strike groups composed of Wraiths and Gunships.

A Behemoth can carry hundreds to thousands of troops and their equipment, deployed by dropships and shuttles carried in the docking bays, along with up to two dozen starfighters.

The Behemoth has proven be an enduring design and continued to serve into the Second Great War. It received periodic upgrades and its hammerhead design inspired succeeding types. Planetary defense forces such as the Knights of Tyrador continued to use Behemoths well into the reign of Valerian Mengsk.

Description
Another Up-View one, heavily based on the StarCraft Cinematics.

The Behemoth-class was the most common capital ship type during the Great War, representing a noticeable improvement over the Leviathan. It can travel through warp space, operate within atmospheres and land on planetary surfaces. The Hyperion, a souped-up Behemoth, can make warp jumps from within planetary atmospheres. Second Great War-era Behemoths had crews of 6000.

The class is armed with burst laser batteries; and nuclear warheads. Older ships did not have side firing arcs for the laser batteries. The batteries were also vulnerable to interceptors. Some warheads were reserved for orbital bombardment rather than for space combat, though some Behemoths were armed ten-kiloton tactical warheads designed for both ship-to-ship combat and ground bombardment. The Yamato cannon entered service aboard the Behemoth just before the Great War.

Brood War-era Terran Dominion Behemoths required access to physics labs to power up their weapon systems. The loss of these labs could cripple a fleet.

The Behemoth-class is protected by standard neosteel armor. A hit from a Yamato cannon can cripple a Behemoth. They are powered by fusion reactors, but these are regarded as outdated when compared to the fusion technology utilized by the Minotaur-class. To this day, many battlecruisers belonging to the old ex-Confederate guard still use antiquated reactors—poorly maintained or jury-rigged to yield higher energy outputs—that have a tendency to leak. The bridges of Behemoths during the Brood War and before had a lower profile, with port and starboard view decks to ensure maximum visibility in the event of an attack such as a zerg ambush.

The Behemoth includes force field-enclosed docking bays that could deploy strike groups composed of Wraiths and Gunships.

A Behemoth can carry hundreds to thousands of troops and their equipment, deployed by dropships and shuttles carried in the docking bays, along with up to two dozen starfighters.

The Behemoth has proven be an enduring design and continued to serve into the Second Great War. It received periodic upgrades and its hammerhead design inspired succeeding types. Planetary defense forces such as the Knights of Tyrador continued to use Behemoths well into the reign of Valerian Mengsk.