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GTC Leviathan

2006-06-20T00:30:41Z

Nuclear: /* Veteran Comments */

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{{shipimage|image=[[Image:Leviathan320x240.jpg]]|caption=The GTC Leviathan}}

==Description:==

===FS1 Tech Room Description===
After the Vasudans began making incursions into GTA space, command decided that it needed a new defensive cruiser. Changes to the Fenris led to the GTC Leviathan line of cruisers, produced as mobile defense battleships. Their speed and maneuverability were greatly reduced in tradeoff for more powerful weapons and a stronger hull. Production was discontinued when the GTA thought they would win the Vasudan war after the Battle of Gulnara, and then the production was started up again after the defeat at the Talania system. Because of the on-again off-again nature of this vessel's production, almost all of the Leviathan Cruisers have different armaments, but all have consistent hulls and speeds.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
Early in the Great War, Han-Ronald engineers designed and built the Leviathan class of cruisers. The Leviathan is much heavier armed and armored than the Fenris, but also much slower and less maneuverable. Leviathan cruisers are used to guard critical installations, such as permanent jump nodes, deep-space factories, and gas-mining operations, where firepower is king and speed is of little importance. They're also well-suited to escorting slow-moving freighters or transports. The Fenris is good for fast-moving operations, but when you need some muscle, call in a Leviathan.

===Developer Notes===
None

===Veteran Comments===
''It's just another cruiser, but significantly tougher then most, in FS1. However, in FS2, you need to fear this ship. It has four AAA beams, covering every direction save dead aft and directly ahead. It can bring at least two of them to bear on any target not closer then under a hundred meters. The single forward-mounted SGreen is not particularly well-suited to anti-capital work, but decent in the role. Overall the Leviathan is probably the third-most effective cruiser in the game, falling after the Shivan Lilth and the Aeolus.''

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
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| style="width:200px" | Cruiser
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Han-Ronald Corp.
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manuverablity|Manuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 10.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 35 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 253 m
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
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| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''Freespace 2'''
|- align="center"
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| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Terran Turret]]
| 8
| [[Terran Turret]]
| 3
|- align="center"
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 1
| [[Fusion Mortar]]
| 1
|- align="center"
|
|
| [[AAAf|Anti-Fighter Beam]]
| 4
|- align="center"
|
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| [[SGreen|Small Green Beam]]
| 1
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[[Category:Ship]]

FreeSpace 2 Rebel Ship Database

2006-06-19T15:25:27Z

Nuclear: /* NTD ''Cyrene'' */

[[Freespace_2_Ship_Database|Freespace 2 Ship Database]]

==Neo-Terran Front==

====NTT ''Sunder''====
*[[GTT Argo]] class transport
*Attempted to leave the [[Polaris]] system in [[...But Hate the Traitor]] (loop1-2)
*Commandeered by [[GTVA]] spy
**Cargo: Unknown
*Escorted to [[Regulus]] jump node by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Naxos|GTCv ''Naxos'']], [[99th Skulls]] squadron and rogue [[NTF]] pilots (player and [[Famous_Persons#Lieutenant Commander Christopher Snipes|Snipes]])

====NTT ''Inspiration''====
*[[GTT Argo]] class transport
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] Remote Beam Cannons and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the [[Capella]] node

====NTT ''Venture''====
*[[GTT Argo]] class transport
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Destroyed by [[64th Raptors]] squadron while recharging its subspace drive

====NTT ''Grall''====
*[[GTT Argo]] class transport
*Stranded in [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]] system with [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTC Alexandria|NTC ''Alexandria'']] before [[As Lightning Fall]] (loop2-1)
**Carried [[Famous_Persons#Lieutenant Commander Christopher Snipes|Lt. Commander Snipes]] onboard
*Discovered by [[99th Skulls]] squadron in [[As Lightning Fall]] (loop2-1)
*Abandoned after survivors were extracted

====NTSC ''Hinton''====
*[[GTSC Faustus]] class science cruiser
*Attempted to leave the [[Polaris]] system alongside [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTF Iceni|NTF ''Iceni'']] in [[Rebels & Renegades]] (loop1-1)
**Cargo: Electronics
*Escorted by 185th squadron to [[Regulus]] jump node

====NTC ''Glorious''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
*Arrives near [[Sirius]] jump node in [[Deneb]] in [[The Romans Blunder]] (sm1-03)
*Attempted to escape* to [[Sirius]]
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Psamtik|''GVD Psamtik'']]

====NTC ''Trinity''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
**Commanding Officer: [[Famous_Persons#Captain Arthur Roemig|Captain Roemig]]
*Deployed by [[NTF]] forces to power up [[Knossos]] 1 and explore the adjoining [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]] before* [[Surrender, Belisarius]] (sm1-01)
*Attacked and disabled by [[Shivan]] forces
*Discovered by [[107th Ravens]] squadron in [[Mystery of the Trinity]] (sm1-05)
*Attacked and destroyed by [[Shivan]] fighters

====NTC ''Outrage''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed by [[GTVA]] units while attacking [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTI Enif Station|GTI ''Enif Station'']] right before [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTC ''Cato''====
*[[GTC Leviathan]] class cruiser
*Destroyed by [[242nd Suicide Kings]] squadron while attacking [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTI Enif Station|GTI ''Enif Station'']] in [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTC ''Maelstrom''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
*Attempted to attack [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTFr Parracombe|GTFr ''Parracombe'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTG Avila|GTG ''Avila'']] and [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVG Jooyun|GVG ''Jooyun'']] in Epsilon Pegasi in [[Into the Maelstrom]] (sm1-09)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Parapet|GTCv ''Parapet'']] and [[242nd Suicide Kings]] squadron

====NTC ''Majestic''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Rampart|GTC ''Rampart'']] and [[242nd Suicide Kings]] squadron in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] in [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10)

====NTC ''Refute''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Rampart|''GTC Rampart'']] and [[242nd Suicide Kings]] squadron in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] in [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10)

====NTC ''Napoleon''====
*[[GTC Fenris]] class cruiser
*Dispatched by [[NTF]] forces from [[Regulus]] to assist in the attack on [[Sirius]] III in M-04b
*Destroyed by two [[GTVA]] fighter and bomber wings near the [[Regulus]] jump node

====NTC ''Impervious''====
*[[GTC Leviathan]] class cruiser
*Arrives near [[Sirius]] jump node in [[Deneb]] in [[The Romans Blunder]] (sm1-03)
*Attempts to escape* to [[Sirius]]
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']]

====NTC ''Hengst''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed at [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Alpha Centauri]]* by 11th Vasudan Battle Group*

====NTC ''Conquest''====
*[[GTC Leviathan]] class cruiser
*Arrives near [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTI Enif Station|GTI ''Enif Station'']] in [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08) and begins attacking it
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] in [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTC ''Rapier''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] during [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTC ''Explorer''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] during [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTC ''Camisard''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed near [[Epsilon Pegasi]] jump node in [[Polaris]] by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] between [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10) and [[Battle of the Wilderness]] (sm2-01)

====NTC ''Gaozu''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed attempting to run GTVA node blockade in [[Polaris]] while en route to [[Gamma Draconis]]

====NTC ''Fronde''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed attempting to run GTVA node blockade in [[Polaris]] while en route to [[Gamma Draconis]]

====NTC ''Undaunted''====
*[[GTC Leviathan]] class cruiser
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] RBCs and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the [[Capella]] node

====NTC ''Absalon''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed by [[GTVA]] forces at the [[Capella]] jump node in [[Gamma Draconis]] right before [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)

====NTC ''Cunaxa''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed by [[GTVA]] forces at the [[Capella]] jump node in [[Gamma Draconis]] right before [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)

====NTC ''Alba''====
*[[GTC Leviathan]] class cruiser
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv Hyksos|GVCv ''Hyksos'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Diomedes|GTCv ''Diomedes'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron while recharging its subspace drive

====NTC ''Alexandria''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser*
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]]
*Successfully enters the [[Knossos]] portal right before [[Endgame]] (sm2-06)
*Drops eight nav beacons in a section of the [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]] with strong electromagnetic fields between [[Endgame]] (sm2-06) and [[As Lightning Fall]] (loop2-1)

====NTC ''Liberty''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] Remote Beam Cannons and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the [[Capella]] node

====NTC ''Epigoni''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv Hyksos|GVCv ''Hyksos'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Diomedes|GTCv ''Diomedes'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron while recharging its subspace drive

====NTC ''Loyola''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[Endgame]] (sm2-06)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Monitor|GTCv ''Monitor'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Fortune|GTC ''Fortune'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron near the Knossos portal

====NTC ''Vanguard''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05) and [[Endgame]] (sm2-06)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']]

====NTC ''Mylae''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Attacks [[GTVA]] forces trying to capture the [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTT Sunder|NTT ''Sunder'']] in [[Love the Treason...]] (loop1-2)
*Destroyed by [[99th Skulls]] squadron

====NTC ''Hellespont''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Attacks [[GTVA]] forces trying to capture the [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTT Sunder|NTT ''Sunder'']] in [[Love the Treason...]] (loop1-2)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Naxos|GTCv Naxos]] and [[99th Skulls]] squadron

====NTC ''Saharan''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Ordered to attack rogue [[NTF]] pilot (player) carrying top secret information in [[...But Hate the Traitor]] (loop1-3)
*Destroyed by [[99th Skulls]] squadron

====NTC ''Retribution''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Captured and repaired by [[NTF]] forces sometime before [[Blockade Run]] (M-03)
*Ordered to head for [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Sirius]] in [[Blockade Run]] (M-03) as part of an attack on [[GTVA]] positions in [[Deneb]]
*Assisted in the destruction of the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Murakami|GTCv ''Murakami'']]

====NTC ''Righteous''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Captured and repaired by [[NTF]] forces sometime before [[Blockade Run]] (M-03)
*Ordered to head for [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Sirius]] in [[Blockade Run]] (M-03) as part of an attack on [[GTVA]] positions in [[Deneb]]
*Assisted in the destruction of the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Murakami|GTCv ''Murakami'']]
*Self-destructed due to an internal weapon reactor overload

====NTC ''Vindication''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Captured and repaired by [[NTF]] forces sometime before [[Blockade Run]] (M-03)
*Ordered to head for [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Sirius]] in [[Blockade Run]] (M-03) as part of an attack on [[GTVA]] positions in [[Deneb]]
*Assisted in the destruction of the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Murakami|GTCv ''Murakami'']]

====NTC ''Vengeance''====
*[[GTC Aeolus]] class cruiser
*Dispatched by [[NTF]] forces from [[Regulus]] to assist in the attack on [[Sirius]] III in M-04b
*Destroyed by two [[GTVA]] fighter and bomber wings near the [[Regulus]] jump node

====NTCv ''Belisarius''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Escapes through [[GTVA]] blockade at [[Sirius]] jump node in [[Deneb]] before [[Surrender, Belisarius]] (sm1-01)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']] in [[Deneb]] in [[Surrender, Belisarius]] (sm1-01)
*Does not inflict any major damage upon the [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']]

====NTCv ''Hawkwood''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Arrives near [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTI Enif Station|GTI ''Enif Station'']] in [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08) and begins attacking it
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] in [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTCv ''An Luchan''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed attempting to run GTVA node blockade in [[Polaris]] while en route to [[Gamma Draconis]]

====NTCv ''Jacquerie''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed attempting to run GTVA node blockade in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] while en route to [[Gamma Draconis]]

====NTCv ''Pax''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] Remote Beam Cannons and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the [[Capella]] node

====NTCv ''Perseverance''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] Remote Beam Cannons and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the [[Capella]] node

====NTCv ''Yoshitomo''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Attempted to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv Hyksos|GVCv ''Hyksos'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Diomedes|GTCv ''Diomedes'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron while recharging its subspace drive

====NTCv ''Congreve''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempted to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05) and [[Endgame]] (sm2-06)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']]

====NTCv ''Danton''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Attempted to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[Endgame]] (sm2-06)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron near the [[Knossos]] portal

====NTCv ''Sevrin''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Arrived in [[Regulus]] to defend the [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#NTT Sunder|NTT ''Sunder'']] in [[Love the Treason...]] (loop1-2)

====NTCv ''Amakuni''====
*[[GTCv Deimos]] class corvette
*Dispatched by [[NTF]] forces from [[Regulus]] to assist in the attack on [[Sirius]] III in M-04b
*Destroyed by two [[GTVA]] fighter and bomber wings near the [[Regulus]] jump node

====NTD ''Jacobus''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed at [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Alpha Centauri]]* by 11th Vasudan Battle Group*

====NTD ''Normandy''====
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] during [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)

====NTD ''Repulse''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
**Commanding Officer: [[Famous_Persons#Rear Admiral Koth|Rear Admiral Koth]]
*Led an attack on the [[GTVA]] 6th Terran Fleet in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] between [[Slaying Ravana]] (sm1-07) and [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)
*Arrived in [[Epsilon Pegasi]] in [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10) to take out the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Rampart|GTC ''Rampart'']]
*Attempted to ram the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] after refusing to surrender
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']]

====NTD ''Andronicus''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
*Does not appear in any missions
*Destroyed near [[Epsilon Pegasi]] jump node in Polaris by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] between [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10) and [[Battle of the Wilderness]] (sm2-01)

====NTD ''Uhuru''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Hedetet|GVD ''Hedetet'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv York|GTCv ''York'']], [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Unut|GVC ''Unut'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Warwick|GTC ''Warwick'']], 5 [[GTSG Mjolnir]] Remote Beam Cannons and [[64th Raptors]] Squadron at the Capella node

====NTD ''Vindicator''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] in [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv Hyksos|GVCv ''Hyksos'']], [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTCv Diomedes|GTCv ''Diomedes'']] and [[64th Raptors]] squadron while recharging its subspace drive

====NTD ''Vasa''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
*Does not appear in any missions
*Attempts to reach [[Knossos portal]] in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Destroyed attempting to run [[GTVA]] node blockade in [[Capella]] while en route to [[Gamma Draconis]]

====NTD ''Alsace''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class destroyer
*Dispatched by [[NTF]] forces from [[Regulus]] to assist in the attack on [[Sirius]] III in M-04b
*Destroyed by two [[GTVA]] fighter and bomber wings near the [[Regulus]] jump node

====NTD ''Cyrene''====
*[[GTD Orion]] class* destroyer
*Defended [[Sirius]] from [[GTVA]] 11th and 13th battle groups between [[A Lion at the Door]] (sm1-04) and [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)
*Held off the 13th Vasudan Battle Group at the [[Deneb]] jump node in [[Sirius]] between [[Slaying Ravana]] (sm1-07) and [[The Sixth Wonder]] (sm1-08)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Psamtik|GVD ''Psamtik'']] and 13th Battle Group between [[Feint! Parry! Riposte!]] (sm1-10) and [[Battle of the Wilderness]] (sm2-01)

====NTD ''Corsica''====
*[[GTD Hecate]] class destroyer
*Dispatched by [[NTF]] forces from [[Regulus]] to assist in the attack on [[Sirius]] III in M-04b
*Destroyed by two [[GTVA]] fighter and bomber wings near the [[Regulus]] jump node

====[[NTF Iceni|NTF ''Iceni'']]====
*[[NTF Iceni]] class command frigate
**Commanding Officer: [[Famous_Persons#Admiral Aken Bosch|Admiral Bosch]]
*First sighted by [[GTVA]] forces at [[Deneb]] in [[The Place of Chariots]] (sm1-02)
*Was camouflaged inside a large asteroid in an asteroid belt
*Detected at [[Sirius]] jump node in [[Deneb]] in [[The Romans Blunder]] (sm1-03)
*Escaped through to [[Sirius]] before [[GTVA]] fighters are able to intercept it.
*Retreated to [[Regulus]] after [[Sirius]] and [[Polaris]] were taken by [[GTVA]] forces
*Destroyed [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Yaaru|GVC ''Yaaru'']] and [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVCv Asar|GVCv ''Asar'']] with help from the 185th squadron in [[Rebels & Renegades]] (loop1-1)
**Cargo: Misc.
*Made a run for the [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] between [[Proving Grounds]] (sm2-03) and [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04)
*Evaded [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] and other [[GTVA]] forces in [[The King's Gambit]] (sm2-04) and [[The Sicilian Defense]] (sm2-05)
*Arrived at the [[Knossos]] portal in [[Gamma Draconis]] and escaped from the [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']]
*Sighted again in the [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]] in [[Speaking in Tongues]] (sm2-09)
*Exchanged unidentified (at the time) transmissions with the [[Freespace_2_Shivan_Ship_Database#SC Rephaim|SC ''Rephaim'']] using [[ETAK]] technology
*Detected in [[Shivan_Nebula|Nebula]] again just before [[Return to Babel]] (sm3-03)
*Docked with a [[Shivan]] transport and transferred [[NTF]] high officers
*[[203rd Scorpions]] squadron sent to capture the vessel in [[Return to Babel]] (sm3-03)
**A person named Lieutenant Rusk is onboard
*[[NTF]] high officers (among them are [[Famous_Persons#Admiral Aken Bosch|Bosch]], Gibson and Sarno) evacuated from ship via a [[Shivan]] [[ST Azrael|''Azrael'']] transport
*Docked with [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVT Qeb|GVT ''Qeb'']]; survivors extracted
*Self-destructs due to a timed sequence set by [[Famous_Persons#Admiral Aken Bosch|Bosch]]

[[Freespace_2_Ship_Database|Freespace 2 Ship Database]]

==Hammer of Light==

====HLT ''Seti''====
*[[GVT Isis]] class transport
*Escaped from [[Vasuda]] to [[Alpha Centauri]] in [[Bringing The Hammer Down]] (Templar-01)
**Cargo: Supreme Admiral Khu
*Escaped from [[Alpha Centauri]] to [[Aldebaran]] in [[Chasing the Threat]] (Templar-02)

====HLT ''Nu''====
*[[GVT Isis]] class transport
*Launched by [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#HLI Nagada Outpost|HLI Nagada Outpost]] in [[Final Outpost]] (Templar-04)
*Departed from the area

====HLC ''Hathor''====
*[[GVC Aten]] class cruiser
*Assigned to cover the retreat of an [[HoL]] freight convoy to [[Aldebaran]] during [[Chasing the Threat]] (Templar-02)
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVC Wosyet|GVC ''Wosyet'']] and two wings of [[GTVA]] fighters

====HLC ''Akhenaton''====
*[[GVC Aten]] class cruiser
*Attempted to defend [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#HLD Tanis|HLD ''Tanis'']] in [[Tightening the Noose]] (Templar-03)
*Destroyed by two wings of fighters and bombers

====HLC ''Cambyses''====
*[[GVC Aten]] class cruiser
*Attempted to defend [[Freespace_2_Rebel_Ship_Database#HLD Tanis|HLD ''Tanis'']] in [[Tightening the Noose]] (Templar-03)
*Destroyed by two wings of fighters and bombers

====HLD ''Anhur''====
*[[GVD Typhon]] class destroyer
*Hijacked and overtaken by [[HoL]] forces just before [[Bringing The Hammer Down]] (Templar-01)
**One of the onboard friendlies is Lieutenant Osun
*Destroyed by [[Freespace_2_Vasudan_Ship_Database#GVD Imhotep|GVD ''Imhotep'']] and two wings of fighters in [[Vasuda]] in [[Bringing The Hammer Down]] (Templar-01)

====HLD ''Tanis''====
*[[GVD Typhon]] class destroyer
**Commanding Officer: Admiral Iman
*Ordered to defend [[HoL]] freighters carrying [[Vasudan]] hostages in [[Aldebaran]] in [[Tightening the Noose]] (Templar-03)

====HLI ''Nagada Outpost''====
*[[GTI Arcadia]] class installation
*Abandoned [[GTVA]] installation captured by [[HoL]] forces before [[Bringing The Hammer Down]] (Templar-01)
*Attacked by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTC Impunity|GTC ''Impunity'']] and two wings of [[GTVA]] fighters and bombers in [[Final Outpost]] (Templar-04)
**Cargo: Supreme Admiral Khu
*Khu was extracted by [[Freespace_2_Terran_Ship_Database#GTT Liberty|GTT ''Liberty'']] and station self-destructed

[[Freespace_2_Ship_Database|Freespace 2 Ship Database]]
[[Category:Ship]]

GTVA Colossus

2006-06-06T15:07:37Z

Nuclear: /* Colossus, the cutscene */

{{spoiler}}
*Freespace 2

{{shipimage|image=http://www.freespace2.com/images/ship_colossus/smpic.jpg|caption=The GTVA Colossus}}

The largest space-faring warship ever constructed by [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]], the '''GTVA ''Colossus''''' was the result of twenty years of joint effort from dozens of contractors from across the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]]. Logging in with a length of six-kilometres, this behemoth was equipped with over eighty weapon turrets, in addition to over 240 combat spacecraft.
 
With the offensive power that exceeded most [[GTVA]] battlegroups, the ''Colossus'' was designed to combat the [[Shivans]] upon their return to Allied territory. The prospective target was one or more [[SD Lucifer|''Lucifer'']]-class super-destroyers, and it was deemed that the ''Colossus'' would not only have the firepower not only to destroy such a foe, but also to survive multiple hits from a ''Lucifer'''s primary weapon system.

==History==

The first combat use of the ''Colossus'' was against the [[Neo-Terran Front]]. NTF forces proved to be no match for the ''Colossus'' and her battlegroup, and the rebels made every effort to avoid direct combat with the [[juggernaut]]. It can be truthfully said that it was the ''Colossus'' that was the ultimate factor in the NTF's collapse. With his fleet shattered, and the remnants being actively pursued and destroyed by the ''Colossus'', [[Famous Persons|Admiral Aken Bosch]] gave the order to flee GTVA space to the relative safety of the nebula beyond [[Gamma Draconis]].
 
With the NTF defeated, the ''Colossus'' was finally to fulfil the role her designers had envisioned for her: the defeat of a Shivan incursion. However, as it turned out, the challenge was not to be [[SD Lucifer]]-class super-destroyers, but rather a [[SJ Sathanas]]-class juggernaut. Twenty-years of constant struggle finally culminated with the ''Colossus'''s destruction of the [[SJ Sathanas|''Sathanas'']], all at the cost of moderate damage to the Colossus.
 
All would have been well was it not for the [[Shivans]] possessing multiple juggernauts. In the closing stages of the Battle of [[Capella]], the ''Colossus'' was deployed to interdict Shivan traffic at the [[Gamma Draconis]] jump node in [[Capella]] to divert enemy forces and attention away from the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']], which was en route to collapse the jump corridor to [[Epsilon Pegasi]]. The ploy succeeded, as the [[Shivans]] first deployed a [[SD Ravana]], then a [[SJ Sathanas]] to engage the ''Colossus''. In her weakened state, it was obvious that the ''Colossus'' would not survive an engagement with another Sathanas-class juggernaut, and Allied Command ordered the ''Colossus'' to withdraw.
 
However, with the success of the ''Bastion'''s critical mission in doubt, the ''Colossus'' disobeyed the direct order from Allied Command, and refused to disengage. Subsequently, the ''Colossus'' was destroyed with the loss of all hands. The thirty-thousand officers and crew of the ''Colossus'' willingly sacrificed themselves to ensure the continued survival of the billions of individuals making up the Terran and Vasudan species, and ultimately, the
[[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

==Victims of the Colossus==
*NTCv ''Hawkwood'' (Destroyed at Enif Station)
*NTD ''Repulse'' (Admiral Koth's flagship. Kamikaze attacked the Colossus)
*NTD ''Andronius'' (Reported destroyed in Command Briefing)
*NTC ''Camisard'' (Reported destroyed in Command Briefing)
*NTCv ''Danton'' (''Endgame'')
*SJ ''Sathanas'' (First, High Noon mission)
*SD ''Beast'' (Destroyed shortly before the second Shivan juggernaut destroyed the Colossus)

==Quotes==
"This is the GTVA ''Colossus''. Fighters, stand clear of hostile warships. All batteries, fire at will!"

"This is the GTVA ''Colossus''. Admiral Koth, you are ordered to power down your engines immediately and surrender. The Polaris jump node is blockaded, there is no escape."

"You are sacrificing thousands of lives for nothing!"

"If only Koth had surrendered rather than playing Martyr, his crew would still be alive"

"A Shivan juggernaut has jumped within range. What's the status of the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']]?"

"We'll hold them back here. Just get the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']] through!"

==Colossus, the cutscene==
WORD BY WORD 
Narrator: The following is classified level Rho. Unauthorised access is punishable under the GTVA security act, Deneb convention, section 21.3.5. We vanquished the Shivans in the Great War but the hard questions remained. How would we confront the threat of future invasion? The Shivans might return at any time, any place, without warning. How would we fight the next threat to the very existence of our species?
In 2345, on the tenth anniversary of the Shivan attack on Ross 128, the Vasudan emperor Khonsu II addressed the newly formed GTVA general assembly. The emperor inaugurated an ambitious and unprecedented joint endeavour. The GTVA Colossus. 

Khonsu II: Together we built a civilisation on the ruins of the great war, and now we stand on the threshold of a new era of prosperity and harmony. With Project Colossus, the Vasudan people celebrate our shared covenant of peaceful coexistence and mutual defense of our Terran allies. 

Narrator: The Colossus is the most powerful space faring warship ever constructed. Spanning six kilometres from bow to stern the Colossus has taken over twenty years to complete. Twelve Lucifer-class destroyers can fit within its massive hull. Its state of the art weaponry includes, forty-five laser turrets, fifteen flak guns, twelve missile batteries and twelve beam cannons. The Colossus wields more firepower than five Orion-class destroyers combined. Sixty fighter and bomber wings are housed in its vast hanger, and its crew numbers over thirty thousand. Among its contractors are industry giants Triton Dynamics, Subach-Innes and the Akheton Corporation
The alliance now wages war on multiple fronts in Deneb, Alpha Centuri, Epsilon Pegasi and the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis. Once deployed the Colossus will end these conflicts swiftly and decisively. If ever the Shivans return to threaten our worlds we will be ready to face the challenge, securing peace for today and for generations to come. 

----

{{FS12_Ships}}

==Description:==

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The GTVA ''Colossus'' resulted from an endeavor unprecedented in Terran or Vasudan history. This 6-kilometer-long behemoth is the result of 20 years of joint effort from dozens of contractors of both races. The ''Colossus'' is the most powerful space-faring warship ever made, bristling with over 80 weapon turrets. It also houses 60 fighter and bomber wings and requires a crew of over 30,000. The firepower of the ''Colossus'' is greater than that of most GTVA battle groups.

===Developer Notes===
None

===Veteran Comments===
''The GTVA Colossus was an excellent warship, eqipped perfectly for the job it was designed for. While engaging the NTF hordes, we always knew the battle was over when the Colossus entered the fray. The Colossus' demise was one of the bravest sacrifices ever made by a ship in the GTVA. It remained in front of a Sathanas juggernaut, even though it had no chance of surviving, so that the Bastion might reach the Epsilon Pegasi node.'' 
''The Colossus is really out of its league against the Sathanas, but it was never designed for killing juggernauts. The Colossus' proper role is hunting and killing destroyers, a task at which it excels. It would take a very large number of smaller ships to threaten the Colossus; witness its single-handed destruction of the NTF.''

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Juggernaught
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manuverablity|Manuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 25.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 1 000 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 6166 m
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''Freespace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Terran Turret]]
| 8
|- align="center"
| [[Terran Huge Turret]]
| 10
|- align="center"
| [[Standard Flak]]
| 12
|- align="center"
| [[MX-52]]
| 8
|- align="center"
| [[GTM Piranha|Piranha]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[AAAf|Anti-Fighter Beam]]
| 10
|- align="center"
| [[TerSlash|Terran Slashing Beam]]
| 7
|- align="center"
| [[BGreen|Big Green Beam]]
| 6
|}

[[Category:Unique ships|Colossus]]
[[Category:Ship]]

GTVA Colossus

2006-06-06T15:06:01Z

Nuclear: /* Victims of the Colossus */

{{spoiler}}
*Freespace 2

{{shipimage|image=http://www.freespace2.com/images/ship_colossus/smpic.jpg|caption=The GTVA Colossus}}

The largest space-faring warship ever constructed by [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]], the '''GTVA ''Colossus''''' was the result of twenty years of joint effort from dozens of contractors from across the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]]. Logging in with a length of six-kilometres, this behemoth was equipped with over eighty weapon turrets, in addition to over 240 combat spacecraft.
 
With the offensive power that exceeded most [[GTVA]] battlegroups, the ''Colossus'' was designed to combat the [[Shivans]] upon their return to Allied territory. The prospective target was one or more [[SD Lucifer|''Lucifer'']]-class super-destroyers, and it was deemed that the ''Colossus'' would not only have the firepower not only to destroy such a foe, but also to survive multiple hits from a ''Lucifer'''s primary weapon system.

==History==

The first combat use of the ''Colossus'' was against the [[Neo-Terran Front]]. NTF forces proved to be no match for the ''Colossus'' and her battlegroup, and the rebels made every effort to avoid direct combat with the [[juggernaut]]. It can be truthfully said that it was the ''Colossus'' that was the ultimate factor in the NTF's collapse. With his fleet shattered, and the remnants being actively pursued and destroyed by the ''Colossus'', [[Famous Persons|Admiral Aken Bosch]] gave the order to flee GTVA space to the relative safety of the nebula beyond [[Gamma Draconis]].
 
With the NTF defeated, the ''Colossus'' was finally to fulfil the role her designers had envisioned for her: the defeat of a Shivan incursion. However, as it turned out, the challenge was not to be [[SD Lucifer]]-class super-destroyers, but rather a [[SJ Sathanas]]-class juggernaut. Twenty-years of constant struggle finally culminated with the ''Colossus'''s destruction of the [[SJ Sathanas|''Sathanas'']], all at the cost of moderate damage to the Colossus.
 
All would have been well was it not for the [[Shivans]] possessing multiple juggernauts. In the closing stages of the Battle of [[Capella]], the ''Colossus'' was deployed to interdict Shivan traffic at the [[Gamma Draconis]] jump node in [[Capella]] to divert enemy forces and attention away from the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']], which was en route to collapse the jump corridor to [[Epsilon Pegasi]]. The ploy succeeded, as the [[Shivans]] first deployed a [[SD Ravana]], then a [[SJ Sathanas]] to engage the ''Colossus''. In her weakened state, it was obvious that the ''Colossus'' would not survive an engagement with another Sathanas-class juggernaut, and Allied Command ordered the ''Colossus'' to withdraw.
 
However, with the success of the ''Bastion'''s critical mission in doubt, the ''Colossus'' disobeyed the direct order from Allied Command, and refused to disengage. Subsequently, the ''Colossus'' was destroyed with the loss of all hands. The thirty-thousand officers and crew of the ''Colossus'' willingly sacrificed themselves to ensure the continued survival of the billions of individuals making up the Terran and Vasudan species, and ultimately, the
[[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

==Victims of the Colossus==
*NTCv ''Hawkwood'' (Destroyed at Enif Station)
*NTD ''Repulse'' (Admiral Koth's flagship. Kamikaze attacked the Colossus)
*NTD ''Andronius'' (Reported destroyed in Command Briefing)
*NTC ''Camisard'' (Reported destroyed in Command Briefing)
*NTCv ''Danton'' (''Endgame'')
*SJ ''Sathanas'' (First, High Noon mission)
*SD ''Beast'' (Destroyed shortly before the second Shivan juggernaut destroyed the Colossus)

==Quotes==
"This is the GTVA ''Colossus''. Fighters, stand clear of hostile warships. All batteries, fire at will!"

"This is the GTVA ''Colossus''. Admiral Koth, you are ordered to power down your engines immediately and surrender. The Polaris jump node is blockaded, there is no escape."

"You are sacrificing thousands of lives for nothing!"

"If only Koth had surrendered rather than playing Martyr, his crew would still be alive"

"A Shivan juggernaut has jumped within range. What's the status of the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']]?"

"We'll hold them back here. Just get the [[GTD Bastion|''Bastion'']] through!"

==Colossus, the cutscene==
WORD BY WORD 
Narrator: The following is classified level Rho. Unauthorised access is punishable under the GTVA security act, Deneb convention, section 21.3.5. We vanquished the Shivans in the Great War but the hard questions remained. How would we confront the threat of future invasion? The Shivans might return at any time, any place, without warning. How would we fight the next threat to the very existence of our species?
In 2345, on the tenth anniversary of the Shivan attack on Ross 128, the Vasudan emperor Khonsu II addressed the newly formed GTVA general assembly. The emperor inaugurated an ambitious and unprecedented joint endeavour. The GTVA Colossus. 

Khonsu II: Together we built a civilisation on the ruins of the great war, and now we stand on the threshold of a new era of prosperity and harmony. Project Colossus the Vasudan people celebrate our shared covenant of peaceful coexistence and mutual defense of our Terran allies. 

Narrator: The Colossus is the most powerful space faring warship ever constructed. Spanning six kilometres from bow to stern the Colossus has taken over twenty years to complete. Twelve Lucifer-class destroyers can fit within its massive hull. Its state of the art weaponry includes, forty-five laser turrets, fifteen flak guns, twelve missile batteries and twelve beam cannons. The Colossus wields more firepower than five Orion-class destroyers combined. Sixty fighter and bomber wings are housed in its vast hanger, and its crew numbers over thirty thousand. Among its contractors are industry giants Triton Dynamics, Subach-Innes and the Akheton Corporation
The alliance now wages war on multiple fronts in Deneb, Alpha Centuri, Epsilon Pegasi and the mysterious nebula beyond Gamma Draconis. Once deployed the Colossus will end these conflicts swiftly and decisively. If ever the Shivans return to threaten our worlds we will be ready to face the challenge, securing peace for today and for generations to come. 

----

{{FS12_Ships}}
==Description:==

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The GTVA ''Colossus'' resulted from an endeavor unprecedented in Terran or Vasudan history. This 6-kilometer-long behemoth is the result of 20 years of joint effort from dozens of contractors of both races. The ''Colossus'' is the most powerful space-faring warship ever made, bristling with over 80 weapon turrets. It also houses 60 fighter and bomber wings and requires a crew of over 30,000. The firepower of the ''Colossus'' is greater than that of most GTVA battle groups.

===Developer Notes===
None

===Veteran Comments===
''The GTVA Colossus was an excellent warship, eqipped perfectly for the job it was designed for. While engaging the NTF hordes, we always knew the battle was over when the Colossus entered the fray. The Colossus' demise was one of the bravest sacrifices ever made by a ship in the GTVA. It remained in front of a Sathanas juggernaut, even though it had no chance of surviving, so that the Bastion might reach the Epsilon Pegasi node.'' 
''The Colossus is really out of its league against the Sathanas, but it was never designed for killing juggernauts. The Colossus' proper role is hunting and killing destroyers, a task at which it excels. It would take a very large number of smaller ships to threaten the Colossus; witness its single-handed destruction of the NTF.''

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Juggernaught
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manuverablity|Manuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 25.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 1 000 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 6166 m
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''Freespace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Terran Turret]]
| 8
|- align="center"
| [[Terran Huge Turret]]
| 10
|- align="center"
| [[Standard Flak]]
| 12
|- align="center"
| [[MX-52]]
| 8
|- align="center"
| [[GTM Piranha|Piranha]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[AAAf|Anti-Fighter Beam]]
| 10
|- align="center"
| [[TerSlash|Terran Slashing Beam]]
| 7
|- align="center"
| [[BGreen|Big Green Beam]]
| 6
|}

[[Category:Unique ships|Colossus]]
[[Category:Ship]]

GTD Aquitaine

2006-06-06T15:00:31Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GTD Hecate]]
*In service: [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Petrarch
*First appeared: First nebula mission
*Fate: Survived the [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Fighter Squadrons: [[53rd Hammerheads]]; [[107th Ravens]]; [[242nd Suicide Kings]]; [[70th Blue Lions]]; [[99th Skulls]](?); [[134th Barracudas]]; [[309th]]; [[19th]]; [[91st]]; [[116th]]; [[83rd]] Note: Canonical names for the latter five squadrons do not exist, though Petrarch does mention them in the briefings for "Exodus" and "Their Finest Hour"

==Ship history==
The Aquitaine was the flagship of the 3rd Fleet. It served in the Battle for Deneb, along with the [[GVD Psamtik]], flagship of the 13th Vasudan Battle Group. After the destruction of the GTC Vigilant by the Shivans in Capella, near the Gamma Draconis node, the Aquitaine guarded the jump node while her squadrons (and presumably the rest of the third fleet) entered Gamma Draconis to eliminate the Shivan threat. Once the Shivans were cleared from Gamma Draconis, the 3rd Fleet ransacked the nebula beyond Gamma Draconis. The Aquitaine and the Third Fleet withdraw after discovering the [[SJ Sathanas]]. After the threat of the [[SJ Sathanas|Shivan juggernaut]] was neutralised, Allied Command re-ordered the Aquitaine and the 13th Vasudan Battle group, led by the [[GVD Psamtik]] to search for Admiral Aken Bosch's command frigate, the [[NTF Iceni]]. When the [[GVD Psamtik]] was destroyed by the second [[SJ Sathanas]], Allied Command once again ordered the retreat. The Aquitaine suffered heavy damage from this escape, but due to the timely intervention by the GVD Memphis's squadrons, the flagship survived.

The ship also escaped the supernova of [[Capella]] and continued its service for the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]].

[[Category:Unique ships|Aquitaine]]

203rd Scorpions

2006-06-06T14:51:43Z

Nuclear: /* General info */

==General info==
Squadron type: Various 
Craft used the most: [[GVF Serapis]] 
Stationed on-board: [[GVD Psamtik]] 
Squadron leader: Commander Habu 

==Actions==
The NTF was defeated. Because of this, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] focused on searching the nebula for Shivan targets. In a mission to destroy [[SSG Rahu|Shivan gas miners]] the GVCv Tatem came under attack by a [[SJ Sathanas]]-class vessel which easily destroyed the [[GVCv Sobek|Vasudan corvette]]. The [[GVD Psamtik]] was quick to retreat back to [[Gamma Draconis]] and on order, the Scorpions oversaw the demolition of the [[Knossos]] subspace portal to prevent the Sathanas from entering Teran-Vasudan space. The 203rd Scorpions took major part in the fight against the Sathanas. For more information, see [[SJ Sathanas]] and [[GTVA Colossus]].
 
After the victory over the Shivan juggernaut, the Scorpions received the task to find Aken Bosch and the [[NTF Iceni]] inside the nebula. They did find the Iceni, but the Admiral had probably been taken by the Shivans. In that mission, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] attempted to retrieve the specifications of the [[ETAK]] device by rescuing the crew of the Iceni. It barely succeeded before the self-destruct system came online.
 
The Scorpions were present when the second [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas juggernaut]] destroyed the [[GVD Psamtik]]. After the destruction of their former command vessel, they got reassigned to the GVD Memphis, where they finished their duties by helping the [[GTD Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] escape the nebula.

==See also==
[[GVD Psamtik]]

GVD Psamtik

2006-06-06T14:50:24Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GVD Hatshepsut]]
*In service: [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Khafre
*First appeared: Surrender, Belisarius!
*Fate: Destroyed in the nebula by [[SJ Sathanas]]
*Fighter Squadrons: [[203rd Scorpions]]

==Ship history==
The Psamtik was the command ship of the 13th Vasudan Battle group, assigned to assist GTVA forces in the [[Deneb]] system against the [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]]. The deployment of the Psamtik and the eventually caused the NTF to weaken at [[Deneb]]. The pilots of the Psamtik spotted the first [[SJ Sathanas]] and retreated back to [[Gamma Draconis]]. As Allied command ordered, the Psamtik's fighter wings oversaw the destruction of the [[Knossos]] subspace portal. After the shivan Juggernaut's intrusion into allied space it was the Psamtik that deployed fighters and bombers to destroy the main beam cannons on the Sathanas to assist [[GTVA Colossus]] in it's destruction. The Psamtik itself took part in none of these missions, only its fighters were present.

After this victory, the primary focus of the Psamtik was to locate Admiral Aken Bosch and his command frigate, the [[NTF Iceni]]. During this search, fighter wings from the Psamtik came across a second [[Knossos]] subspace portal. The Psamtik was called in to examine the portal, but moments after arriving, a second Sathanas Juggernaut came through the portal and destroyed the Psamtik, killing Admiral Khafre and the entire crew.

[[Category:Unique ships|Psamtik]]

GVD Psamtik

2006-06-06T14:50:14Z

Nuclear: /* Ship history */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GVD Hatshepsut]]
*In service: [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Khaffe
*First appeared: Surrender, Belisarius!
*Fate: Destroyed in the nebula by [[SJ Sathanas]]
*Fighter Squadrons: [[203rd Scorpions]]

==Ship history==
The Psamtik was the command ship of the 13th Vasudan Battle group, assigned to assist GTVA forces in the [[Deneb]] system against the [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]]. The deployment of the Psamtik and the eventually caused the NTF to weaken at [[Deneb]]. The pilots of the Psamtik spotted the first [[SJ Sathanas]] and retreated back to [[Gamma Draconis]]. As Allied command ordered, the Psamtik's fighter wings oversaw the destruction of the [[Knossos]] subspace portal. After the shivan Juggernaut's intrusion into allied space it was the Psamtik that deployed fighters and bombers to destroy the main beam cannons on the Sathanas to assist [[GTVA Colossus]] in it's destruction. The Psamtik itself took part in none of these missions, only its fighters were present.

After this victory, the primary focus of the Psamtik was to locate Admiral Aken Bosch and his command frigate, the [[NTF Iceni]]. During this search, fighter wings from the Psamtik came across a second [[Knossos]] subspace portal. The Psamtik was called in to examine the portal, but moments after arriving, a second Sathanas Juggernaut came through the portal and destroyed the Psamtik, killing Admiral Khafre and the entire crew.

[[Category:Unique ships|Psamtik]]

GVD Psamtik

2006-06-06T14:49:46Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GVD Hatshepsut]]
*In service: [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Khaffe
*First appeared: Surrender, Belisarius!
*Fate: Destroyed in the nebula by [[SJ Sathanas]]
*Fighter Squadrons: [[203rd Scorpions]]

==Ship history==
The Psamtik was the command ship of the 13th Vasudan Battle group, assigned to assist GTVA forces in the [[Deneb]] system against the [[Neo-Terra Front|NTF]]. The deployment of the Psamtik and the eventually caused the NTF to weaken at [[Deneb]]. The pilots of the Psamtik spotted the first [[SJ Sathanas]] and retreated back to [[Gamma Draconis]]. As Allied command ordered, the Psamtik's fighter wings oversaw the destruction of the [[Knossos]] subspace portal. After the shivan Juggernaut's intrusion into allied space it was the Psamtik that deployed fighters and bombers to destroy the main beam cannons on the Sathanas to assist [[GTVA Colossus]] in it's destruction. The Psamtik itself took part in none of these missions, only its fighters were present.

After this victory, the primary focus of the Psamtik was to locate Admiral Aken Bosch and his command frigate, the [[NTF Iceni]]. During this search, fighter wings from the Psamtik came across a second [[Knossos]] subspace portal. The Psamtik was called in to examine the portal, but moments after arriving, a second Sathanas Juggernaut came through the portal and destroyed the Psamtik, killing Admiral Khaffe and the entire crew.

[[Category:Unique ships|Psamtik]]

GTD Galatea

2006-06-06T14:49:09Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GTD Orion]]
*In service: [[The Great War]], possibly the [[The 14-Year War|14-year war]]
*Commander: Admiral Wolf
*First appeared: La routa della fortuna
*Fate: Destroyed in Doomsday
*Fighter Squadrons: 242nd Suicide Kings, None others specified

==Ship history==
The GTD Galatea was an Orion-class destroyer in the Terran-Vasudan War and at the [[The Great War|Great War]]. Little is known about the ship's actions preceding the start of the Main FreeSpace Campaign.

The Galatea took part in acquiring the Shivans' shield technology and acquiring enough information about their ships to be targettable on sensors. After the outbreak of the [[Hammer of Light]]-rebellion, the Galatea led strikes against HoL targets. In an attempt to destroy an HoL depot, the Galatea came under attack by Shivan bombers and cruisers who had already destroyed the Hammer depot. Fortunately, the ship escaped with only minor battle damage.

Less fortunate was the battle where kamikaze Hammer of Light units attacked the Galatea, while she was in transit to the [[Beta Aquilae]] system. The ship took moderate damage from the kamikaze fighters and the kamikaze Hammer of Light Aten cruiser.

Alongside with Admiral Wolf, the Galatea was destroyed by the [[SD Lucifer]], immediately after her bombers succeeded in destroying the SD Eva. The surviving crew were assigned to the [[GTD Bastion]], who remained on-board the Bastion until the Great War ended.

[[Category:Unique ships|Galatea]]

GTD Bastion

2006-06-06T14:46:59Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Class: [[GTD Orion]]
*In service: [[The Great War]], [[The Second Shivan Incursion]]
*Commander: Admiral Shima ([[The Great War]])
*First appeared: Clash of the Titans (FS1)
*Fate: Destroyed in cutscene between Clash of the Titans II and Apocalypse
*Fighter squadrons: 1st Avenging Angels, 13th Reapers, 23rd Flying Panthers, 33rd Jokers, 49th CutThroats, 53rd Hammerheads, 66th Black Knights, 79th Predators, 81st Screaming Weasels, 103rd Flaming Skulls. All squad names are taken from the GTD Bastion command brief during the player's introduction to the 53rd Hammerheads. More are likely, but not specified.

==Ship History==
It is unknown when or where the GTD Bastion was first deployed, but it is stated by Admiral Wolf that the Bastion was part of the 5th Fleet during FS1. The Bastion played a major part in the [[The Great War|Great War]] after the [[GTD Galatea]] was destroyed in Deneb.

The Bastion took part in the defense of the [[Vasuda]] system, but had to be withdrawn because of the threat posed by the [[SD Lucifer]]. Fighter wings deployed from the Bastion were pivotal in the protection of the evacuation transports fleeing from the Vasudan homeworld.

After the weakness was discovered on the [[SD Lucifer]], the Bastion was the only destroyer available that could accomplish the task. The original plan was that the Bastion should have closed in on the [[SD Lucifer]] in subspace and assist the pilots in their job of destroying the reactors.

The mission did not turn out as planned. The [[SD Lucifer|Lucifer]] was too far away for the destroyer to catch up, so she had to sortie the fighter wings, who chased the Lucifer inside subspace and accomplished their task. Because the Bastion was so slow that she could not jump inside the [[Subspace|subspace]] corridor before the Lucifer was destroyed, she remained available and in active service during the Second Great War.

Thirty-two years later, when the Second Great War was close to an end, GTVA Command equipped the Bastion with meson bombs to collapse the jump node leading to [[Vega]] from [[Capella]]. The Bastion was remote-detonated while she was entering the [[Subspace|subspace corridor]], immediately collapsing the jump node.

==Fighter Squadrons==
The Bastion is the only Freespace destroyer for which a full squadron listing was provided. The Bastion squadrons were:
*23rd Flying Panthers
*103rd Flaming Skulls
*[[53rd Hammerheads]]
*79th Predators
*13th Reapers
*1st Avenging Angels
*47th CutThroats
*33rd Jokers
*66th Black Knights
*81st Screaming Weasels

==See also==
[[GTD Nereid]]

[[Category:Unique ships|Bastion]]

GTD Galatea

2006-06-06T14:40:35Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==
*Ship class: [[GTD Orion]]
*In service: [[The Great War]], possibly the [[The 14-Year War|14-year war]]
*Commander: Admiral Wolf
*First appeared: La routa della fortuna
*Fate: Destroyed in Doomsday
*Fighter Squadrons: 242nd Suicide Kings, none others specified

==Ship history==
The GTD Galatea was an Orion-class destroyer in the Terran-Vasudan War and at the [[The Great War|Great War]]. Little is known about the ship's actions preceding the start of the Main FreeSpace Campaign.

The Galatea took part in acquiring the Shivans' shield technology and acquiring enough information about their ships to be targettable on sensors. After the outbreak of the [[Hammer of Light]]-rebellion, the Galatea led strikes against HoL targets. In an attempt to destroy an HoL depot, the Galatea came under attack by Shivan bombers and cruisers who had already destroyed the Hammer depot. Fortunately, the ship escaped with only minor battle damage.

Less fortunate was the battle where kamikaze Hammer of Light units attacked the Galatea, while she was in transit to the [[Beta Aquilae]] system. The ship took moderate damage from the kamikaze fighters and the kamikaze Hammer of Light Aten cruiser.

Alongside with Admiral Wolf, the Galatea was destroyed by the [[SD Lucifer]], immediately after her bombers succeeded in destroying the SD Eva. The surviving crew were assigned to the [[GTD Bastion]], who remained on-board the Bastion until the Great War ended.

[[Category:Unique ships|Galatea]]

Hades Rebellion

2006-04-13T22:20:35Z

Nuclear: /* General */

==General==

The Hades Rebellion was an attempted coup initiated by rogue elements of the GTI following the events of the Great War, and was catalogued in the [[Silent Threat]] campaign. These rebel GTI officers had managed to create the massive GTD Hades class of superdestroyer, which incorporated the same sort of Flux Cannons that had made the Shivan Lucifer class of destroyer so dangerous. The Hades was ultimately destroyed in the final mission of the campaign.

In one of his monologues in Freespace 2, Admiral Bosch mentions that he had once battled rogue elemnts of the GTI during this rebellion, which has sparked speculation that the players character in Silent Threat was, in fact, Aken Bosch, though this has never been confirmed.

The Freespace Port is currently working on a reimagined version of the Silent Threat campaign known as Silent Threat: Reborn due to the generally poor nature of the Silent Threat missions. Though it will not be entirely canon, this project will deal with the Hades Rebellion, and possibly provide some background detail on this ship and the rebellion around it.

Another user-made campaign, appropriately titled [[GTI Rebellion]], is also working on rewriting the Silent Threat storyline, with heavy character development at the core.