The Abominator-class was a type of Culture General Offensive Unit in service by c. 29th century CE.[2]
Description[]
Abominators were composed of multiple subsections. These included at least five major elements[3] - effectively autonomous spacecraft[4] - and subsidiary munitions platforms. These subsections allowed each ship to become a small fleet. An Abominator was only 1.6 kilometres long when operating as a single vehicle contained only by naked hull in full compression.[5]
The personality of the controlling Minds were not known for mildness or sociability.[2]
History[]
A prototype Culture Offensive Unit designated Abominator existed by the 19th century CE.[6]
2000 Abominators entered service around the 29th century CE as the Culture's. Their deployment was a result of the unsatisfactory rapid reaction capability of Stored warcraft. The Abominators were spread evenly around the galaxy, spending most of their time waiting for crises.[5]
Upon entering service, the Abominators were publicly classified as "picket ships",[5] seemingly in keeping with the Culture's euphemistic reclassification of warships following the Idiran-Culture War; reclassification was typically meant to stress demilitarization.[7] The Abominators were classified as picket ships to mask their atypical nature; unlike typical pickets, Abominators were fully armed and operational warships and rarely served as transports.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Abominator class GOU by kingdomofxerxes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Surface Detail, chapter 10
- ↑ Surface Detail, chapter 26
- ↑ Surface Detail, chapter 25
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Surface Detail, chapter 16
- ↑ Excession, chapter 11.13
- ↑ Use of Weapons, chapter 1.1