The Tylosaurus is the Mosasaurus, but writ smaller and more conventionally. While enormous, the Tylosaurus is efficiently built, leading to a vessel which is much more suited to mass production. The Tylosaurus seems to be positioned to be taking the centre role in smaller task forces and strike groups. Thus far, only one variant has been deployed, the Tylosaurus Proriger, named after the type species for the Tylosaurus genus of mosasaurs. At least two more are in development.
The Tylosaurus clearly benefitted from the Mosasaurus’ designs. It had a similar pattern of engines, two primary engines for thrust and manoeuvring, and four small engines for additional acceleration. The Tylosaurus is more mobile than the larger super destroyer, clocking it with an acceleration of 9.1mc. Manoeuvrability is, also like the Mosasaurus, relatively poor, rating at only 80 MEUs.
The Tylosaurus Proriger has a rather more conventional armament. It lacks the Mosasaurus’ emphasis on electronic warfare, only possessing a point-counter measures suite. Point-defence is varied. Of the thirty-two point-defence smaller blisters, eight are mounted with the LZI-2400 blisters, with a combined output of 1293TXq.Eight more are BSE-manufactured particle beam with a combined output of 1280 TXq. Twelve are outfitted with Herosine Arms LS-914B laser blisters, with a net output of 1800 TXq, and the last four are disintegrators with a 670 TXq output. Finally, as on the Varanus, eight 240-TXq LZ-3300 lazer blisters cover the rear arc approach aspects. This slightly eclectic is less because of combat performance, and more due to careful optimisation of power use and resource cost, overall keeping the construction cost lower. However, this is likely to have more of a knock-on effect during extended operations, where the larger number of spares may be an issue. It is expected, however, that once the GTSR settles on one type of PD system and ramps up production, eventually all the blister will be replaced by that weapon system – with the possible exception of the disintegrators, whose intended use seems as much offensive as defensive.
The Proriger’s principle armament is spinal-mounted. Two Soviet-Remnant manufactured 721TXq-output particle beam cannons nestle either side of a Japanese Empire particle heavy beam cannon. Rated at 5292TXq and with an accuracy envelope almost equal to the regular spinal beams – around 600 000km, this large weapon system is the biggest that the Japanese Empire produced and was formerly only seen on their own superdreadnoughts.
Secondary anti-ship armament consists of ten 156-TXq output particle beam blisters to provide all-aspect coverage. Of these, the rear pair of blisters and the two on the forward “flippers” have mutually exclusive fire arcs. These weapons stations are identical to those mounted on the Varanus Heavy Cruiser.
Finally, the Proriger carries twelve missile tubes, each rack containing 32 missiles. They are similarly placed to those of the Varanus Flavescens and likely also will be fitted with 200-TXQ-yield ASM-256 Starlances or K-5512 Liúxīng missiles are the GTSR’s stocks allow.
The Tylosaurus’ defences are completed by an armour belt rate to an AIC of 4800TXq, covered by shields rated to 6400TXq.
The Tylosaurus’ low production cost and utility of predominantly readily available systems (spinal-mounts excepting) means that it will likely see widespread deployment, both leading smaller task forces and supporting the Mosasauruses.
Two variants have been confirmed to be planned. The first, the Tylosaurus Pembinensis replaces the spinal mount weapons with a single mega lazer, which the Tylosaurus is just big enough to be able to draw power for. It is believed to mount more point-defence blisters and have improved armour and shields. This version is reputedly in the final prototyping stages.
Work on the second variant, Tylosaurus Nepaeolicus, is not believed to have been started, but is more radical. This is supposedly a command dreadnought variant and mostly closely resembles the Mosasaurus’ mission profile. It is believed to replace all of the primary armament. Instead, to perform the electronic warfare role it is to be outfitted with upgraded sensors and communications arrays, with addition communications arrays and ECM suites to allow it to perform the jamming role. This variant is believed to be armed with the long-range particle beam turrets found on the Mosasaurus and have additional shields and armour.
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