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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
{{Quote|I know there are some who would question the need for this vessel. To those individuals, I say this: just how safe do you feel? We live in an age in which even Emperors can be murdered. An age in which our enemies' faces are not known to us, and betrayal and deceit are encountered at every turn. The need for a strong, battle-ready navy has never been greater.|Lieutenant Severin of the Imperial Navy, urging support for the construction of a new Majestic Class Interdictor<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5718dce99657bae75b24c983 GalNet: Community Goal: Expanding the Imperial Fleet]</ref>}} | {{Quote|I know there are some who would question the need for this vessel. To those individuals, I say this: just how safe do you feel? We live in an age in which even Emperors can be murdered. An age in which our enemies' faces are not known to us, and betrayal and deceit are encountered at every turn. The need for a strong, battle-ready navy has never been greater.|Lieutenant Severin of the Imperial Navy, urging support for the construction of a new Majestic-Class Interdictor<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5718dce99657bae75b24c983 GalNet: Community Goal: Expanding the Imperial Fleet]</ref>}} | ||
The Majestic-Class Interdictor is almost two kilometers long, armed with an array of 3 [[Beam Laser|beam lasers]] and 14 dual-mounted modular interceptor [[railgun]]s, and equipped with hangars capable of transporting multiple smaller Imperial military ships and [[Gu-97]] squadrons. It is equipped with a capital-class [[Frame Shift Drive]]<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/uas-barnacles-more-thread-6-the-canonn.227901/page-390#post-4088631 Frontier Forums: UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 6 - The Canonn, post #7788]</ref> with an undisclosed jump range. The latest of the [[Imperial Navy]]'s long-running line of Interdictors, the Majestic-Class was introduced in the late 3200s and continues the Imperial tradition of capital ships serving as luxurious and technologically-advanced mobile embassies. The Empire is proud of its navy, and fleets accompany most colonial missions or important events.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> | The Majestic-Class Interdictor is almost two kilometers long, armed with an array of 3 [[Beam Laser|beam lasers]] and 14 dual-mounted modular interceptor [[railgun]]s, and equipped with hangars capable of transporting multiple smaller Imperial military ships and [[Gu-97]] squadrons. It is equipped with a capital-class [[Frame Shift Drive]]<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/uas-barnacles-more-thread-6-the-canonn.227901/page-390#post-4088631 Frontier Forums: UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 6 - The Canonn, post #7788]</ref> with an undisclosed jump range. The latest of the [[Imperial Navy]]'s long-running line of Interdictors, the Majestic-Class was introduced in the late 3200s and continues the Imperial tradition of capital ships serving as luxurious and technologically-advanced mobile embassies. The Empire is proud of its navy, and fleets accompany most colonial missions or important events.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> | ||
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During a period of increased tensions between the [[Empire]] and the [[Federation]] in late 3306 caused by the activities of the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]], Senator [[Denton Patreus]] convinced the [[Imperial Senate]] to approve a funding increase for the Imperial Navy in order to expand production of Majestic-Class Interdictors.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fbfa6a3f502ec2bd049d15f GalNet: Empire and Federation Increase Capital Ship Production]</ref> With assistance from independent pilots, this resulted in four new Majestics being fast-tracked for completion, with planned deployments in Chimechilo, Orannika, Theta Indi, and Zelano.<ref name="CapConstruction">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fc8f4d5993bc86fbd2e6d46 GalNet: Capital Ship Construction Initiatives Conclude]</ref> | During a period of increased tensions between the [[Empire]] and the [[Federation]] in late 3306 caused by the activities of the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]], Senator [[Denton Patreus]] convinced the [[Imperial Senate]] to approve a funding increase for the Imperial Navy in order to expand production of Majestic-Class Interdictors.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fbfa6a3f502ec2bd049d15f GalNet: Empire and Federation Increase Capital Ship Production]</ref> With assistance from independent pilots, this resulted in four new Majestics being fast-tracked for completion, with planned deployments in Chimechilo, Orannika, Theta Indi, and Zelano.<ref name="CapConstruction">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fc8f4d5993bc86fbd2e6d46 GalNet: Capital Ship Construction Initiatives Conclude]</ref> | ||
Following the disbandment of the tri-superpower Xeno Defense agency [[Aegis]], the Imperial Navy was required to organise it's own Anti-Xeno forces. To this end, a number of Majestic Class Interdictors were upgraded with prototype AX weaponry, allowing them to endure and contribute to the fight in AX Conflict Zones. A trio of these modified ships were deployed to [[HIP 22460]] as part of the Empire's Contribution to [[Salvation|Salvation's]] operations in the system (alongside [[Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser|Federal Battlecruisers]] with similar upgrades) though all were lost following the disastrous activation of the [[Anti-xeno superweapon|Proteus Wave]]. Since then, similar AX Interdictors have been deployed to Imperial controlled systems under Thargoid Invasion, since the arrival of the [[Thargoid Maelstrom|Maelstroms]]. | Following the disbandment of the tri-superpower Xeno Defense agency [[Aegis]], the Imperial Navy was required to organise it's own Anti-Xeno forces. To this end, a number of Majestic-Class Interdictors were upgraded with prototype AX weaponry, allowing them to endure and contribute to the fight in AX Conflict Zones. A trio of these modified ships were deployed to [[HIP 22460]] as part of the Empire's Contribution to [[Salvation|Salvation's]] operations in the system (alongside [[Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser|Federal Battlecruisers]] with similar upgrades) though all were lost following the disastrous activation of the [[Anti-xeno superweapon|Proteus Wave]]. Since then, similar AX Interdictors have been deployed to Imperial controlled systems under Thargoid Invasion, since the arrival of the [[Thargoid Maelstrom|Maelstroms]]. | ||
==Known ships== | ==Known ships== | ||