Deutschlan-class Cruiser

Deutschlan-class Cruiser

"Mutig vorwärts ohne Angst (Boldly forward without fear)"

- Deutschlan-class Creed

The  was a warship model used by the The Deutschland United Imperial State of the New Order, during the Galactic Civil War prior to the introduction of the Scharnhorst-class Cruiser.

Details
Produced in limited numbers, the Deutschlan-class was a heavier variant of the prior Kaizerslautern-class Destroyer, using the same basic chassis as the Kaizerslautern but considerably bulked out to fit in a pair of larger Hypermatter Annihilation Chamber reactors and the subsequent weapon system improvements. It was originally built as a prototype for the latter Scharnhorst-class Cruiser, however it would prove to be such a successful design that it became a class of it's own, however limited it was.

Production
Originally intended to be just a test bed for later technologies, the Deutschlan impressed the development team enough to become a separate class as it was, making it the first of the [Cruiser] line of warships to roll out of the assembly lines. The class would be produced in Germania after the Imperial occupation was expelled from the planet and control would be reestablished by the Germanian government.

Usage
The Deutschlan would come to be used a medium-size warship, far outclassing the smaller Kaizerslautern and being able to have an even match with even an Imperial-class Star Destroyer despite being considerably smaller.

Unlike the later Scharnhorst or Still Lence Cruisers however, the Deutchlan would sacrifice thruster power for weapon and shielding power, making it considerably slower than most other warships but more than making up for it with its heavy armament.

Obsolescence
Eventually the Deutschlan-class would become retired due to being unable to keep up with the advances of the Germanian fleet, mainly due to the introduction of the Scharnhorst, which greatly outclassed the Deutschlan.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.

The Deutchland would be actually meant to be a practice model for the later Scharnhorst model, but the 3rd player that controlled the Germanian faction liked the design so much that it was converted into a class of its own. Lining the behind the scenes story with the in-universe story seemed like the best choice and was approved by the player.