Kenji and Jiji Class Drekevak - Stock Warships

[zekes]

The Kenji Class Drekevak Frigate was designed as one of the dozens of attempts to make the Drekevak XIV Cruiser, the old but still best hull in the Zokesian Armory, smaller and stronger, with longer range. The Kenji was built with the dozens of mistakes in previous designs in mind, and the resulting craft saw gains in all critic areas of capability. The long- revered spaced fuel tank system was abandoned to fit more fuel, as it had never been successful in practice, raising the range to 3,000 m/s. The longstanding problem of the broken back of the XIV was solved by shortening the rear of the craft and removing a missile from the barrel and shortening it. To protect the spine, lifted wing was applied over the top and bottom of the craft, including the upright cockpit (which is not used for combat but for ferrying and rescue), which gave the ship a pagoda-like appearance. The forward two lifted wings covered four I-beams, the first for a service Drekevak, while retaining the minimum 3 missiles in the nose. Many of the exterior attachments were deleted or moved inward, and the engine fuel flow was changed from through fuel tanks to through the spine of the ship itself, increasing control even with battle damage. With the new improvements, the already strong XIV was transformed into a lighter, lower part count, longer range, more flexible and better armored craft. The Kenji.

Further Kenji development was to create a smaller craft out of the already small 90 ton Kenji. Named the Jiji class, this ship carried one less guided missile but was 20 tons lighter and featured even shorter length, slightly less fuel range, and the same compliment if I-beams.

Download for the Kenji http://www.mediafire.com/download/0obu77dqta2wx4q/Kenji+Class+Drekevak.craft

Download for the Jiji http://www.mediafire.com/download/uao2wvy0m4z74re/Jiji+Class+Drekevak.craft

Edited March 26, 2016 by zekes
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[Redshift OTF]

Wow, the way those guided missiles fuel tanks are flickering I assume they have a lot of explosive potential. XD I like the smaller one best. Looks like it can take a beating.

Wow, are there like shrapnel pieces inside those missiles? Lol.

[zekes]

Wow, the way those guided missiles fuel tanks are flickering I assume they have a lot of explosive potential. XD I like the smaller one best. Looks like it can take a beating.

Wow, are there like shrapnel pieces inside those missiles? Lol.

Yeah, the missiles are z-clipping because there's two fuel tanks in the space of one - they were designed to do the most damage with the smallest volume taken up, which translates to carrying more bang for the buck. It has I-beams to tear through in addition to many engines to increase damage output per pound.

And yes, she's a little bugger, both ships can take an insane beating.

[Castille7]

I haven't ventured into the Battleship Cruisers although I do like them, when I do I will certainly look up your work for some inspiration, this one is nice and has some really cool details

[Rath]

It does look a little like a pagoda, doesn't it.

[Frozen_Heart]

What kind of armouring do they use?

[zekes]

What kind of armouring do they use?

Shortened XIV body with lifted wing on tops and less sloped side armor (which may be further redesigned, wasn't the focus of the build this time).

Jiji has lifted side wing armor, Kenji does not.

[kmMango]

They're adorable:D

Will these be your new mainstays?

[zekes]

They're adorable:D

Will these be your new mainstays?

Yes, they both are currently my main ships! They're very strong and have decent range. And cute.

[kmMango]

How's the armor? Everything I've heard is that missiles are now too advanced for armor to stop.

[Canberra Gaming]

Eye how's part count?

[zekes]

How's the armor? Everything I've heard is that missiles are now too advanced for armor to stop.

They stop my best missiles more often than not, still weak in some places but they are definitely rather tough. People who have snapped my previous Drekevaks can't to this one.

EDIT: part count is 496 on one 369 on the other.