Battlecarrier

Summary
The Requiem Class is a blend of Battleship and Carrier in a neat compact form factor. Exclusively used by the Preliator Empire's Imperial Navy the Requiem Class is the front line ship of the fleet designed to take out enemy capital ships.

Crew & Life Onboard
Thanks to advanced neuro-synaptic interfaces the requirements for crew are actually far less than the 1000 full complement, however the Empire feels that all ships should be as self sufficient as possible, thus all Requiem classes have onboard facilities for food production, water recycling, fuel refining and extensive repair equipment. The men and womoen of the Imperial Navy care little for creature comforts, and the Requiem contains little in what most would consider basic amenities. Beyond mess halls and heads (showers) virtually the entire ship is dedicated to the fight. Like all Imperial ships the Requiem carries a complement of Marines, 200.

Combat Capabilities
The Requiem Class is considered small for the amount of guns and armour that it carries, but this small size allows the Requiem to outpace nearly any other Battleship at sub-light speeds. This ties into the Empire's defence as they have only one system, Mu Arae to be concerned with. That said the Requiem is fitted with an FTL drive, the best on the market thanks to a deal with the Neo-Terran Directorate. The Requiem carries a large number of fighters and bombers which give it the edge over fellow battleships. Even so the Requiem does not scrimp on firepower with a extremely powerful broadside, multiple plasma beam turrets and a fearsome set of torpedo launchers. With strong shields and thick armour the Requiem is also a tough nut to crack open. Some analysts have pointed to the fact that the Requiem's close-in weapon systems are fewer in number than similar ships, however this underestimates the advanced tracking systems linked to a neuro-synaptically linked gunnery system. Most valuate the Requiem Class as a very capable combat class, somewhat more potent than the Bonaventure Class but lacking the sheer awesome power of the  Belisarius-class.