Akuma

The Akuma is a fast, heavily armed carrier with room for 30 fighters of different sizes, as well as a single corvette. Its great diversity in weapons compatibility, as well as its sheer number of hard-points, make it an excellent combat support vessel.

Probably having been planned for some time, the Akuma first made its "public" appearance in a drawn-out conflict with a conglomerate of powerful pirate cartels in the southern sectors. Until the carrier made its debut, fighting between the factions had been sporadic and involving small groups of fighters only, as each faction was vying for dominance over illegal goods markets. When the Yaki brought a carrier onto the battlefield, this rivalry changed into all-out war, and the pattern of the fighting also changed to reflect this. Large sector battles begun taking place, including heavier ships as well as fighter squadrons.

Eventually, the dons were able to answer the challenge in the shape of their own carrier. As the Galleon equalized the power gap and enabled the pirate clans to invade Yaki space in retaliation for Yaki invasions of their own space, the two sides were more or less equal in strength. After several such encounters, both belligerents eventually realized that they weren't making any progress and made an informal truce. No official peace has been made, however, and if the factions run into each other, any member of the opposing gang is considered fair game. Sporadic jumps into foreign space is occasionally made, but mostly, the Akuma is fulfilling the role as sector superiority vessel deep inside Yaki space.

The Akuma is fast, has a huge cargo bay and a very high weapons capacity. The ability to mount BFLAK guns on both sides of the craft gives the ship an excellent defence against fighters, and having BPSGs in all turrets except aft increases this defensive barrier tenfold. If the Akuma has one weakness, it is the lack of heavy long-range firepower. It also has the lowest shielding of any carrier alongside the Split Raptor.

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Akuma Specifications X²: The Threat X³: Reunion X³: Terran Conflict Version Akuma Min Notoriety Speed - m/s 53 - 95.4 m/s - m/s Acceleration m/s² 9.6 m/s² m/s² Steering 0.4 rot/min 0.4 rot/min 0.2 rot/min Reactor Output (power) MW 6,800 MW MW Hull Strength 140,000 Shield Type () 5 x 1 GJ Shield (? s) () Weapons Energy Not Available 48,500 MJ MJ Weapons Recharge Rate Not Available 970 w/s MW MW Cargo - 10,000 - 19,000 XL - Gun Count 46 Price ¢ ¢44,796,430 ¢

The Akuma has the highest number of turrets of any carrier except the Xenon J, with a total number of 46. While the standard carrier can mount heavy, long-range weaponry to support the action from a distance and also defend themselves against capital ships, however, the Akuma has the ability to mount typical anti-fighter weapons only. It has excellent fighter- and missile defences, but carrying 4 BPPCs and only APPCs in the rest of the turrets, the Akuma has little choice but to abandon the fight if challenged by these heavy ships.

Gun Position Gun Count Compatible Weapons Akuma Forward Turret 4 Aft Turret 4 Right Turret 10 Left Turret 10 Dorsal Turret 10 Ventral Turret 8 Missiles that can be launched by this ship are:

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