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The 'Arcadia' class spacecarrier came late into the war and as such, it didn't have time to be fully developed. This ship was the biggest ship in the human space navy as it was nearly twice as long as a battlecruiser. It as all warships in the space navy features the iconic cylindrical space engine. The ship was a prototype and as its name indicates (HIASS Tharsis) it was developed entirely in the machine forgeries on Mars. The 'Arcadia' was supposed to be the ultimate carrier and it indeed was. It had enormous hangars, the ship could carry an entire invading army of troops and vehicles as well as a squadron (24) of fighters. The ship also had a unique fighter launch system with which it could launch 10 fighter spacecraft simultaneously. The ship could even launch two 'Perun' class space shuttles from its hull. However, this spacecraft was really light on armament because of the weight it already had to carry. The armament featured 10 multi-purpose railgun turrets and 19 aa automated minigun turrets. This lack of heavier anti-spacecraft armament meant that the ship always needed to be supported by at least one other ship since if all its fighters were to go down it would become nothing more than a huge target. It still featured the most advanced defense systems developed at the time (MDS, DSSDS). Despite this lack of heavy weaponry the ship managed to take down a whole battle group of enemy alien warships near the New Dasca colony by itself in 2357, thanks to the combined efforts of the extremely experienced crew and fighter pilots. After the encounter, the ship was heavily damaged and was stationed on Mars for repairs and upgrades where unfortunately it would remain till the end of the war and wouldn't participate in the Last Battle on Earth in 2360.

Description
The 'Arcadia' class spacecarrier came late into the war and as such, it didn't have time to be fully developed. This ship was the biggest ship in the human space navy as it was nearly twice as long as a battlecruiser. It as all warships in the space navy features the iconic cylindrical space engine. The ship was a prototype and as its name indicates (HIASS Tharsis) it was developed entirely in the machine forgeries on Mars. The 'Arcadia' was supposed to be the ultimate carrier and it indeed was. It had enormous hangars, the ship could carry an entire invading army of troops and vehicles as well as a squadron (24) of fighters. The ship also had a unique fighter launch system with which it could launch 10 fighter spacecraft simultaneously. The ship could even launch two 'Perun' class space shuttles from its hull. However, this spacecraft was really light on armament because of the weight it already had to carry. The armament featured 10 multi-purpose railgun turrets and 19 aa automated minigun turrets. This lack of heavier anti-spacecraft armament meant that the ship always needed to be supported by at least one other ship since if all its fighters were to go down it would become nothing more than a huge target. It still featured the most advanced defense systems developed at the time (MDS, DSSDS). Despite this lack of heavy weaponry the ship managed to take down a whole battle group of enemy alien warships near the New Dasca colony by itself in 2357, thanks to the combined efforts of the extremely experienced crew and fighter pilots. After the encounter, the ship was heavily damaged and was stationed on Mars for repairs and upgrades where unfortunately it would remain till the end of the war and wouldn't participate in the Last Battle on Earth in 2360.