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{{Comment|''In an anti-capital ship capacity, the Narayana doesn't have nearly the firepower of newer GTVA corvettes, and arguably less than a [[GTCv Deimos]]. Within beam range, this ship will quickly be shredded by most of the GTVA's new warships. What it does have is the ability to project most of its firepower out to 14.4 kilometers, out-ranging the [[BBlue]] by 6.15 kilometers. Since the GTVA depend mostly on large beam emitters, the Narayana can often completely neuter their capital ships outside the range of their beams. In the anti-fighter role, the has fewer anti-fighter defenses on a longer hull length than its lighter counterpart, the [[UEFg Karuna]] making it far more vulnerable to strike craft attacks.''}}
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{{Comment|''In an anti-capital ship capacity, the Narayana doesn't have nearly the firepower of newer GTVA corvettes, and arguably less than a [[GTCv Deimos]]. Within beam range, this ship will quickly be shredded by most of the GTVA's new warships. What it does have is the ability to project most of its firepower out to 14.4 kilometers, out-ranging the [[BBlue]] by 6.15 kilometers. Since the GTVA depend mostly on large beam emitters, the Narayana can often completely neuter their capital ships outside the range of their beams. In the anti-fighter role, the has fewer anti-fighter defenses on a longer hull length than its lighter counterpart, the [[UEFg Karuna]] making it far more vulnerable to strike craft attacks.''
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''The Narayana, even moreso than the Solaris, is the UEF's most useful and unique ship--it is a true artillery ship, capable of dealing significant damage over time at ranges several kilometers longer than even a [[BBlue]]. In terms of mission design, deploy these at the outer edge of their effective range, and this will force the other side to either commit to a full-scale battle or retreat. However, Narayanas are highly vulnerable to coordinated strike craft, shock-jump tactics, or charges from superior numbers of ships. As such, Narayanas should be accompanied by a good fighter screen whenever possible, and they should be used as fire support rather than a front-line brawler, even by UEF standards. When facing a Narayana at long range, one should constantly perform maneuvers to keep one's turrets "on the move" so as to dodge incoming gauss and mass driver rounds--even if such maneuvers are as simple as rolling in place.''
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Revision as of 22:41, 20 June 2012

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The following information has not been confirmed by Volition
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The UEFg Narayana is a frigate class of the UEF in Blue Planet.

Description:

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The UEFg Narayana


Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description

Heavy frigate class originally designed to engage large capital class vessels in mid and close ranges where the Karuna's firepower and armor would be insufficient. Advanced beam weaponry deployed by the GTVA, and the loss of many frigates, including several Narayanas, made it clear that the firepower of currently deployed frigate classes was not enough to counter GTVA warships. This led to a massive refit of all Narayana class heavy frigates into artillery frigates capable of engaging hostile targets with specialized artillery weaponry from extreme ranges. Since the introduction of refitted Narayana, the UEF forces have won several key engagements where Narayana's artillery weaponry played a significant role in forcing GTVA warships to withdraw from combat.

Developer Notes

Credits

  • Model and original textures by Steve-O
  • Optimization and textures by Esarai

Name Origin

Narayana or Narayan is an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu, and in many contemporary vernaculars a common Indian name. Narayana is also identified as the original man, Purusha. The Puranas present divergent views on Narayana. In the Kurma Purana he is identified with Brahman and Krishna-Vishnu, but in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana Narayana is considered different from Krishna and also considered part of Krishna.

Performance:

Statistics

Name UEFg Narayana
Type Heavy Frigate
Manufacturer Tethis Designs
Max Velocity 30 ms-1
Hitpoints 90 000 pts
Turrets 21 turrets


Armaments

Default Statistics
Turret Type Amount
Apocalypse#Narayana 3
Mass Driver#Narayana 2
Gauss Cannon#Narayana 4
Burst Flak 4
Point Defense Turret 8

Veteran Comments

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In an anti-capital ship capacity, the Narayana doesn't have nearly the firepower of newer GTVA corvettes, and arguably less than a GTCv Deimos. Within beam range, this ship will quickly be shredded by most of the GTVA's new warships. What it does have is the ability to project most of its firepower out to 14.4 kilometers, out-ranging the BBlue by 6.15 kilometers. Since the GTVA depend mostly on large beam emitters, the Narayana can often completely neuter their capital ships outside the range of their beams. In the anti-fighter role, the has fewer anti-fighter defenses on a longer hull length than its lighter counterpart, the UEFg Karuna making it far more vulnerable to strike craft attacks.


The Narayana, even moreso than the Solaris, is the UEF's most useful and unique ship--it is a true artillery ship, capable of dealing significant damage over time at ranges several kilometers longer than even a BBlue. In terms of mission design, deploy these at the outer edge of their effective range, and this will force the other side to either commit to a full-scale battle or retreat. However, Narayanas are highly vulnerable to coordinated strike craft, shock-jump tactics, or charges from superior numbers of ships. As such, Narayanas should be accompanied by a good fighter screen whenever possible, and they should be used as fire support rather than a front-line brawler, even by UEF standards. When facing a Narayana at long range, one should constantly perform maneuvers to keep one's turrets "on the move" so as to dodge incoming gauss and mass driver rounds--even if such maneuvers are as simple as rolling in place.