Praetorclass star battlecruiser wookieepedia fandom. The battlecruiser is one of the many terran units found in starcraft 1 this is the powerhouse of the terran army. Weve remastered our units, buildings, and environments, improved game. Command centers are replaced with a behemoth class battlecruiser. Behemoth battlecruiser our space ship refers to the corresponding unit from the computer game starcraft blizzard. Its just too big a ship to be taken down by a single minotaur class starcraft battlecruier. Since they are considered massive units, they take bonus damage from tempests, which can attack the battlecruisers from afar.
Theres inconsistencies on the behemoth and gorgon classes, so its hard to say how big they are. Battlecruiser starcraft ii legacy of the void wiki. Blizzard entertainment is a pc, console, and mobile game developer known for its epic multiplayer titles including the warcraft, diablo, starcraft, and overwatch series. All about the starcraft games and professional scenes surrounding them. Of the three british battlecruisers still in service, hms hood and repulse were sunk, but. The praetorclass star battlecruiser was a class of battlecruiser. The ccsclass battlecruiser is a heavy warship used by the covenant navy, one of several different designs of capital ships they employ.
Many are used as capital ships by the three largest terran. Starcraft introduced many revolutionary new features that have since become staples of the realtime strategy genre. The alaska class utilized the same machinery as the larger essex class carriers. How big is a starcraft behemoth class battlecruiser. This ship replaces the osprey federal cruiser type a. The behemoth class battlecruiser is a virtual flying fortress, built to keep peace and dominance within the koprulu sector. In vanilla starcraft 2 the gorgonclass battlecruisers referred to in this story as the gorgon aseries, which includes the bucephalus, is listed as being 560m long and 82. While this match starts off relatively normal, one of the players have got a trick up their sleeve. Find out why, after more than ten years, starcraft continues to headline gaming tournaments worldwide. The battlecruiser commonly abbreviated as bc is one of the strongest air units in the game and perhaps the strongest unit in the terran arsenal. The behemoth variant is greatly advanced from its leviathanclass predecessor, featuring the ability to operate within planetary atmospheres and even land on planets. Legacy of the void is a standalone expansion pack to the military science fiction realtime strategy game starcraft 2.
The liberator was developed to ensure terran air superiority on the battlefield and was based on the designs of the united earth directorate valkyrie. Im pretty happy with the new minotaurus class battlecruisers. Battlecruiser wings of liberty liquipedia starcraft 2 wiki. In 1939 it was considered to replace three of the panzerschiffe with the same number of this new battle cruisers. Professional battlecruiser rush compilation starcraft 2. The only class of these late battlecruisers actually built were the united states navys alaska class large cruisers. Battlecruisers are a very powerful and very expensive terran air unit with few unit counters no matter what race the battlecruiser is up against. The behemothclass battlecruiser is a popular version if this type of space vessel armed with multiple laser batteries and a powerful yamato cannon. General duke alpha squadron elite fleet of the terran. Everyone are free to take over this to update or remake it, just note that all assets are from blizzard. Welcome back to the original game and its awardwinning expansion, starcraft. They were in effect big cruisers, whereas battlecruisers were better considered lightly armored battleships. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. Battlecruiser legacy of the void liquipedia starcraft 2 wiki.
The behemothclass battlecruiser was the most common battlecruiser class and represented the standard battlecruiser variant during the great war. Battlecruisers typically had slightly thinner armour and a lighter main gun battery than contemporary battleships, installed on a longer hull with much higher engine. The four japanese kongoclass ships had been rebuilt as fast battleships in the 1930s, but all were sunk during the conflict. Battle opponents of similar skill on maps from all corners of the galaxy. The behemothclass battlecruiser is the second largest type of battlecruiser, deployed during the guild wars, the great war, and brood war, this type of ship saw action in nearly every space battle, and is still deployed today as the bulk of the dominion fleet. The first battlecruisers, the invincible class, were championed by the british first sea lord john fisher and appeared in 1908, two years after the revolutionary battleship hms dreadnought. The behemoth class battlecruiser is the second largest type of battlecruiser, deployed during the guild wars, the great war, and brood war, this type of ship saw action in nearly every space battle, and is still deployed today as the bulk of the dominion fleet. Remastered upgrades the essential scifi strategy experience from beginning to end. The starcraft ii experience places emphasis on three playable races locked in a cinematic intragalactic warfare through an epic story campaign, bestin class. Subscribe to download starcraft behemoth class battlecruiser 2. Liquipedia will soon drop support for internet explorer. Battlecruisers can occur in the very late game, although they are very rare. Wings of liberty, and the third part of the starcraft 2 trilogy.
Unsc infinity halo vs minotaurclass battlecruiser starcraft. The gorgon is a class of advanced terran battlecruiser. It can travel through warp space, operate within atmospheres and land on planetary surfaces. In vanilla starcraft 2 the gorgon class battlecruisers referred to in this story as the gorgon aseries, which includes the bucephalus, is listed as being 560m long and 82. Of the three british battlecruisers still in service, hms hood and repulse were sunk, but renown survived the war. However, its cost, build time, and high supply requirement 6 makes sure that it is also one of the lesser used units in competitive starcraft. The admiral class battlecruisers were to have been a class of four british royal navy battlecruisers designed near the end of world war i. This starcraft terran battlecruiser was made from scratch and features the msi x99a godlike gaming motherboard and a msi gtx780ti lightning. How useful is the kirov class battlecruiser in a modern naval. Battlecruisers stem as far back as the early days of the terran confederacy.
Battlecruisers traditionally devoted anywhere from 19. Moebius corps behemoth class battlecruiser v3 updated version of the behemoth class battlecruiser model for the moebius corps faction. The gorgon was in production by 2503, and at least one, the bucephalus, was designed to be a large and impressive flagship. Their design began as an improved version of the queen elizabeth class battleships, but it was recast as a battlecruiser after admiral john jellicoe, commander of the grand fleet, pointed out that there was no real need for more battleships, but that a. Each round you and your opponents each play a card from your identical hands. In the age of sail, large frigates were this compared to ships of the line. Behemoth and minotaur class battle cruiser scale self. Leviathanclass as the older class of battlecruisers before behemoth class no more informations behemothclass as the most spreaded class with heavy ship plating and six doublelaser bateries aresclass as starcruiser class upgraded battlecruiser with. Pages in category battlecruiser classes the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. Battlecruisers are a type of heavily armed terran warships used in space warfare. Behemoth class battlecruisers are same scale as the hyperion, but use the brood war battlecruiser skin released at blizzcon2020. Mar 27, 2014 new starcraft 2 light up hyperionminotaurbehemonth class battlecruiser webmike720 design my latest creation. If there are tempests or high templars on the field, it is important to expend all energy on yamato cannons as soon as the engagement begins preferably.
The terran behemoth class battlecruiser has a staggering 500 hit points. The alaskas were intended as cruiserkillers, to hunt down and destroy enemy 8gun cruisers engaged in commerce raiding. Although often called battlecruisers, they were truly an outgrowth of cruiser design. The massive behemoth class battlecruisers are virtual flying fortresses, built to keep the peace within the terran sector. Outfitted with multiple burstlaser batteries for both antiair and antiground support, these ships are easily the most powerful colonial vessels. How big is a starcraft behemothclass battlecruiser. The liberator is a terran air unit introduced in starcraft ii. The conqueror class battlecruiser is the primary ship of the line of the terran alliance. The design studies for the three battlecruisers of the oclass schlachtkreuzer o, schlachtkreuzer p, schlachtkreuzer q were simultaneous started to those of the new panzerschiff design kreuzer p in 1937. After amons hybrid legion controlled the moebius foundation as well as the moebius corps, the fleet commanders onboard these battlecruisers usually commanded them to attack colony worlds throughout the koprulu sector and accompany their larger behemoth class battlecruisers counterparts of the moebius fleet during space battles to provide fire. Nov 23, 2012 im still giving this one to the infinity.
The infinity is literally ten times that length, and given the squarecube law, at least a thousand times more mass. Follow starcraft ii s three races in a cinematic struggle for survival in the koprulu sector. These battlecruisers carry a veritable army with them and possess an astonishing array of relatively smallbore weaponry, made for firing at swarms of targets present in atmospheric combat, both on the ground and in. Everyone are free to take over this to update or remake it.
Prior to the battle of hoth in 3 aby, one derelict praetorclass had its parts stolen by members of the rebel alliance for use in the main reactors of echo base on the planet hoth. Perfectly illustated by the freespace films picture the legacy cinematic one the broad shapes of the classic behemoth and the hyperion which is the only one of these cruisers we know 100% for certain is a behemoth lorewise have far more in common than the hyperion and the minotaur. Description notice this mod have stopped update, because i dont play stellaris anymore. The kirov class battlecruisers are surface combatants that can launch and shoot down guided missiles, just like any destroyer, frigate or cruiser. Initially designed only for air combat, questions of its versatility lead to the introduction of transformation technology and a powerful airtoground plasma. During the war, the surviving battlecruisers saw extensive action, and many were sunk. Meta the battlecruiser upgrade behemoth reactor should be removed and bcs should just start with 25 more energy. I fitted it with 2 pulse phasers as well as a yamato gun. The case measures 125 cm in length and consists of seven modular parts which are detachable for better transportation.
These vessels serve as the backbone of the covenant navy and consequently are the most commonly sighted capital ship. Home unit counters terran counters battlecruiser counter you are here. During the reign of emperor valerian mengsk, the gorgons were considered to be key to the dominion fleet, so much so that it was thought valerian could not effectively rule without them. Behemothclass battlecruiser by xiaorobear on deviantart. The battlecruiser, or battlecruiser, was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. The behemothclass battlecruiser is a virtual flying fortress, built to keep peace and dominance within the koprulu sector.
Similar in armament, size and engines to the jupiter class battlestars, these ships are the ships of the line for the terran alliance. Battlecruiser starcraft wiki fandom powered by wikia. Should be approprate for full thrust at this scale the behemoth class was the most common type during the great war, representing a noticeable improvement over the leviathan. Subscribe to download starcraft behemothclass battlecruiser 2. Starcraft 2 battlecruiser counter best units for all 3 races. A starcraft 2 battlecruiser, its across between a minotaur, behemoth, and hyperion. Old starcraft 1 behemoth class battlecruiser artist tavern. While there are many classes of battlecruisers, all are armed with lasers and protected by neosteel armor. Shadows of the xelnaga and ingame that say infantry can shoot down battlecruisers. Starcraft terran battlecruisers by euderion on deviantart. The hyperion, a soupedup behemoth, can make warp jumps from within planetary atmospheres.
And lets not forget the idea wasnt revolutionary, armoured cruisers were to predreadnoughts what battlecruisers were to dreadnoughts. The battlestation moniker has never been so aptly applied to a custom case mod until now. Old starcraft 1 behemoth class battlecruiser artist. The massive behemothclass battlecruisers are virtual flying fortresses, built to keep the peace within the terran sector. This makes the battlecruiser the only nonhero unit in the game able to withstand a nuclear strike, which do 500 damage thus allowing the battlecruiser to survive with minimal hp. During the first half of the 20th century, many navies constructed or planned to build battlecruisers. I prefer the old behemoth class battlecruisers over the new minotaur class battlecruisers. Steam workshop starcraft behemothclass battlecruiser 2. They were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed slightly in form and balance of attributes. The moebius corps engineers upgraded the behemoth class battlecruisers using the latest technologies introduced from the moirai class battlecruiser and minotaur class battlecruiser units. Terran behemoth class battlecruiser by ghostnova91 on.
Sep 01, 2012 fair enough, but battlecruisers are another exception as the sc2 ones do have a distinct class name minotaur and are clearly different to artwork of the behemoth class. Oct 08, 2015 this starcraft terran battlecruiser was made from scratch and features the msi x99a godlike gaming motherboard and a msi gtx780ti lightning. For me, the most universal way to define a battlecruiser would be something like a second class capital ship with an emphasis on. Team up with a friend to tackle intense missions and upgrade your commander with powerful units and abilities. For other versions see battlecruiser heart of the swarm, battlecruiser wings of liberty and battlecruiser wings of liberty campaign. But in the map im working at i could really use such an old ship continuity and story reasons. Were as 4 is a vaule that is equal to the size of a terran behemoth class battlescruiser. Mind you thats only for what i assume is a minotaur class battlecruiser, which is much smaller. German artist stefan ulrich put together a massive battlecruiser from the starcraft series and did what.
Battlecruisers, you want to be the first to escape with 15 victory points, or be the last ship standing. Behemothclass terran battlecruiser unnamed minecraft. German artist stefan ulrich put together a massive battlecruiser from the starcraft series and did what any sensible person would. This is the terran federation behemoth class battlecruiser of the popular starcraft game. The behemoth class was the most common type during the great war, representing a noticeable improvement over the leviathan.
Behemoth battlecruiser by randomdesign previous next. This article covers the current multiplayer version of this unit. Ship terran battlecruiser starcraft subset games forum. Ambassador class assault ship made to fill the void left by the old behemoth class as a dedicated atmospheric assault vessel. The battlecruiser upgrade behemoth reactor should be removed. Because i like the computer game starcraft so much, i had the idea to build my own. Conqueror class battlecruiser battlestar prometheus wiki.