Here we see the Australia-class cruiser as used by the New Perth Navy (Peel 0208). The Australia-class is the featured ship in Wendy's Guide to the Fleets of The Colonies which will be available from Gypsy Knights Games on January 26.
Art seen here by Ian Stead.
Designed to provide the New Perth Navy fleet with capital ship combat capability, the Australia-class is the first warship in Clement Sector to incorporate the new MaGG screen technology as part of initial design rather than to be added as a refit. Both the Australia-class cruiser and the Albatross-class carrier classes are the largest vessels able to be constructed at the current time by the New Perth Shipyards orbital facilities.
The Australia has a two thousand displacement tonne standard hull, a typical upper range tonnage for cruiser class interstellar warships (The Royal Navy, German Space Navy, and several other naval services consider this displacement size a light cruiser). The standard hull type does not allow for planetary landings however the cruiser has enough streamlining included within that hull configuration to allow for atmospheric landings if so required. Fuel scoops and fuel processors are included to allow for scooping fuel from gas giants, a requirement that allows the cruiser to be able to independently operate without the need of an accompanying fleet tanker.
