Oasis-class Replenisher

Oasis-class Replenisher

"A military does not run on the ships or weapons it operates, but the support structure built under those, without these there would be no navy to challenge the Empire!"

- A certain Oasis Captain The  was a class of the new line of warships designed after the end of the Clone Wars, along with the Willpower-class Destroyer, the Palace-class Destroyer, the Liberator-class Battlecruiser, the Defiance-class Battleship, the Shelter-class Carrier, the Type-40 Cruiser, the Regal-class Sloop, and the Night Watcher-class Monitor.

Details
Based around the success of the Excel-class Escort Carrier, the Type-40 Base Ships would be designed around a 4-piece-ship principal, a forward section, a pair of class and mission specific units off to the sides and a thruster section to the rear. The Type-40 Base Ships would begin as only 2 models, the Shelter-class Carrier and the Oasis-class Replenisher.

The Oasis-class would share a common feature of the Type-40 Base Ships in the fact that the forward section was constructed as a separate ship and could detach to server as an escort ship or even as an escape barge for the crew of the Oasis replenisher in case a worst case scenario. The class would sport a pair of massive fuel tanks to the sides, 6 medium sized tanks, and 12 smaller tanks as well as a large thruster unit to the aft, all the components of the ship would be held together by the a pair of flat circular pilons with 4 large connector hubs between each of the 4 sections of the ship, allowing for the ship to be able to easily disassemble in case repairs or replacements are necessary, additionally the 2 forward-most connector hubs are where the Type-40 Cruisers separate from. As the forward section was meant to separate, the aft thruster section houses a bridge as well, allowing for both parts of the ship to be able to function separately.

Production
The class would begin production mere weeks after the Empire's declaration of war against Feliingna as it was already past the research and development stage by the time of the declaration of war. While the initial ships were designs to be solely compatible with Feliinyen ships, later models would be made to be able to service other ships in order to be able to assist the ever growing Mid-Rim Alliance, a coalition formed from several Outer-Rim and Mid-Rim factions to oppose the might of the Empire.

Usage
Given the unique role the Oasis class filled, it would seldom see any kind of conflict and would instead be mostly seen behind friendly lines, servicing fleets of smaller ships or a few larger ships.

Obsolescence
Despite decades of use and abuse, the Shelter/Safe Shelter-class would go on to serve, still an integral part of feliinyen fleets and naval strategy.

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

This design was made alongside the Shelter-class Carrier's reform from an interdictor-like ship into a carrier.

The feature of it being 2 separate ships was inspired heavily by the Saucer separation feature of the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D of the Star Trek Next Generations TV series.