Bastion-Class Logistic Vessel

The Bastion-Class Logistic Vessel is the backbone of Solarian endurance. While warships win battles, the Bastion ensures they can keep fighting — carrying fuel, munitions, spare parts, and provisions across the void.

Every Titan, Imperius, or Aurora that sails does so with Bastions in its shadow. They are the quiet strength of the Ducal Fleet, less glamorous than battleships but no less essential. To admirals, a Bastion is not merely a ship — it is the lifeline of an entire formation.

Technical Specifications

• Length: 540 m

• Beam: 140 m

• Height: 105 m

• Gross Tonnage (GT): ~1,200,000

• Crew Complement: 850

• Cargo Capacity: ~200,000 tons (modular storage bays)

• Support Systems:

  • Fuel transfer arrays

  • Ammunition storage & replenishment systems

  • Automated drone loaders ((They are remoted controled))
    
    

• Defenses:

  • Light Shield Grid

  • Minimal point-defense cannons (requires escort protection)

• Propulsion:

  • Solaris Gate Engine (standard core)

  • Heavy sublight haulers

Variants & Subclasses

• Bastion-Refueler – Dedicated tanker configuration for fuel supply.

• Bastion-Armory – Specialized in munitions and weapons replenishment.

• Bastion-Support – Equipped with field repair modules for stranded vessels.

Notable Ships

• ISS Hearthstone – Known as “the mother of fleets,” present in nearly every Ducal campaign.

• ISS Iron Reservoir – Massive tanker variant that sustained the Ossus defense line during prolonged blockade exercises.

• ISS Lantern of Solis – Converted into a hospital and relief ship during sector crises.

Service Record & Deployment

• Deployed in nearly all major fleet groups, Bastions rarely act alone.

• Often escorted by Aegis Destroyers and Raptor Corvettes.

• Their presence ensures that Solarian fleets can project power for months or years at a time without resupply.

• In Ducal doctrine, a fleet without its Bastions is considered crippled, regardless of how many warships remain.