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gGATORr

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Hello again ladies and gents,

Here, have a space battleship!

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It's BIG

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It's BAD

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and it looks cool as hell!

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Features:

-Forward rocket batteries

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-Aft missile launchers

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-Semi-aimable waist guns (capable of firing independently)

Forward firing position

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Aft firing position

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Middle firing position

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Size comparison with the Python-class Combat Command Ship

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Blasting said Python with the port waist gun

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Part count: 773

I didn't even try to fly this thing into orbit (though I'm sure it's possible with infinite fuel)

The biggest and baddest of my fleet so far, this battleship is manned by a crew of 124 Kerbals. Like my other ships, the goal was to have something epic with a low* part count (*relatively).

Unlike my other ships, I actually have an idea for a name! I think Gladius-class is fitting due to the shape of the hull.

(looks like the ancient roman sword, called a "gladius")

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However, I'll still leave it open to suggestions for a couple days. So let me know what name you think this beast deserves! And let me know what you think about the ship in general!

For more pictures, check out the album below:

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Enjoy!

GATOR

If you haven't already, check out my Krusher-class Carrier

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gGATORr

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Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions so far, guys!

Holy crap, that's amazing. Is it all stock?

I like the sword namesake idea; maybe Excalibur-class?

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Wow! These new parts make things look a lot smoother. I'd give you more rep but it won't let me. :) Have you thought about making a battle ship with full broadside capability?

The original design was lined bow to stern with those adjustable waist guns, but it caused the part count to skyrocket:(

Though my destroyer does have a full starboard broadside compliment. But I haven't released that yet;)

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I kinda like your original idea of Gladius. If I had to pick something else, maybe name it after some sort of snake since the shape of the hull could also look like a snake's head. Just don't call it the "cobra" because that would be super cliche.

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That is a magnificent ship-- the kind I hope to build someday. Those artillery installations in particular have me wondering how you did that. Bravo!

Unrelated, but I wish people wouldn't get so caught up in making their capital ships of a particular "class" if there aren't a couple more like it. The class is named for the first ship built. So that one would be the (prefix) Gladius, and then the rest of them based on that design would be Gladius-class battleships each with it's own name. Pretty much anything Latin would be good if you're going for a Roman theme.

EDIT: Apparently Captain Jebidiah beat me to it:

Well since you've thought of 'the gladius' class maybe you should name the first one 'Gladius', after the way navy's name the first ship of a class the name of the class.

/rant. It's just way too marvelous a craft to let it slide XD.

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That is a magnificent ship-- the kind I hope to build someday. Those artillery installations in particular have me wondering how you did that. Bravo!

Unrelated, but I wish people wouldn't get so caught up in making their capital ships of a particular "class" if there aren't a couple more like it. The class is named for the first ship built. So that one would be the (prefix) Gladius, and then the rest of them based on that design would be Gladius-class battleships each with it's own name. Pretty much anything Latin would be good if you're going for a Roman theme.

EDIT: Apparently Captain Jebidiah beat me to it:

/rant. It's just way too marvelous a craft to let it slide XD.

I would normally completely agree with you and CDR Jeb. However, for reasons I'll keep to myself for now, I'm looking for a specific class name, as the individual ship names aren't very relevant for what I'm doing. (These three capital ships I've posted recently are just a small part of what I'm doing:wink:)

Oh, and thanks for the compliment! I'm sure you'll be building ships better than this in no time!

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Thank you to everyone who suggested names for this ship! While there were some really great suggestions, I decided to stick to my first inclination. Therefore, I present to you:

the

Gladius-class Battleship

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To compensate all of you for not using any of your suggested names, I'm opening up a new naming "competition" here on this same thread for the ship that the Gladius-class is based off of.

Also, as a little extra treat, here's a small excerpt from the project I'm working on that gives a little background on this ship:

"Originally designed as a massive cruise ship for "out-of-this-world" vacations, this ship would have been the largest of it's kind. However, with the instability caused by constant skirmishes in the outer colonies, space tourism suffered a sharp decline, leading to the abandonment of the project.

Desperately seeking a new weapon to combat [censored], the [censored] bought the design. Strengthening the hull and installing weapons and military hardware gave rise to what is now the largest and deadliest ship in the fleet. The Gladius-class Battleship.

Official reports say that the original manufacturer scrapped the project before any construction began, but whispered rumors from orbital colonies tell of a silent leviathan with no crew slowly tracing endless circles through the darkness of space, multi-colored lights twinkling in false merriment..."

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So for this ship, I'm actually looking for a specific name; not a class. After reading the excerpt above, let me know what name you think is appropriate for this secretly-built, abandoned cruise ship.

GATOR

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