INVERSE SPACE
OLDE KINGDOM
SHACKLER SHIPS
(IR2.2) SHACKLER R6 BATTLECRUISER (BC):
For 30 years, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser served a wide variety of functions in the Shackler Fleet before it was replaced by the newly improved R7 Battlecruiser. These functions included light cruiser and destroyer functions, as well as frontline fleet combat. The Shackler R6 Battlecruiser was a soild starship, but it paled in comparison to its replacement, the R7 Battlecruiser. While the R7 Battlecruiser was armed with Quantum Phaser-1’s, the R6 Battlecruiser was equipped with only Quantum Phaser-2’s, which were limited in both range and damage. The Shackler R6 Battlecruiser also possessed one less Subspace Rocket and weaker Shields. Despite these differences, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser was still mass produced concurrently wih the R7 Battlecruiser, fulfilling roles that were less suited for its larger brother.
DESIGNER NOTES:
The Shackler R6 Battlecruiser was created by taking a close look at the Klingon D7 Battlecruiser and the Klingon D6 Battlecruiser. While the primary difference between the Klingon D6 and D7 is a pair of Phasers and limited Disruptor Range, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser takes a different route. Ths is intentional; I wanted the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser to be different.
Rather than simply removing two Phasers from the Shackler R7 Battlecruiser, I opted to downgrade all the Phasers on the starship down to Quantum Phaser-2’s. This means that when the R7 Battlecruiser entered production, it was a huge upgrade to receive Quantum Phaser-1’s shipwide. In battle, you will find the Quantum Phaser-2 to be quite limited in range and damage compared to the Quantum Phaser-1.
But I also thought there should be other changes. Therefore, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser carries only one Subspace Rocket (its primary heavy weapon) versus the two Subspace Rockets carried by the R7 Battlecruiser. Additionally, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser suffered weaker Shields to make it more vulnerable in combat than its larger brother.
I considered reducing the Total Power and Batteries, but decided against it at the last moment. So the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser flies just as fast as the R7 Battlecruiser, but it is less potent in combat.
All of these changes take into account that the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser (and the R7 Battlecruiser) is based on the Klingon Early Cruiser, not a Klingon General War Starship.
The Shackler R6 Battlecruiser may undergo refits in the future, but definitely not as many as the Klingon D6 Battlecruiser.
Ultimately, the Shackler R6 Battlecruiser is a different beast altogether. It is not a simple copy of a Klingon starship, as that was never the intention. It represents a different design path, different engineering choices, and perhaps, different budgetary concerns that all took place in Inverse Space, a reversed dimension from the universe that we know.
SUBSPACE ROCKETS (SSR) – This works exactly as described in Omega-3.
ENERGY SPARK RINGS (ESR) – This works exactly as described in Omega-3.
QUANTUM PHASER-2 (PQ-2) – This works exactly as described in Omega-1.
