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Bengal
UEE Navy fleet carrier manufactured by Roberts Space Industries
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| Production state | Active for Squadron 42
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| Bengal | |
| Manufacturer | Roberts Space Industries (RSI) |
| Role | Carrier |
| Size | Capital |
| Capacity | |
| Crew | ? – 755 |
| Cost | |
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| Specifications | |
| Length | 990 m |
| Combat speed | 30 m/s |
| Max speed | 900 m/s |
| Mass | 155,608,432 kg |
| Lore | |
| Introduction | 2871 CE |
The Bengal is a fleet carrier spacecraft manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI) for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). Bengal-class carriers carry multiple squadrons of fighters, bombers and support craft, and typically form the nucleus of a UEEN battle fleet or task force group.[1] Their massive armaments and extremely heavy shielding make it nearly impossible for any individual craft to threaten them.[2] It is 990 meters in length.[3]
Specifications
Note: The following data is based on the datamined data extracted from Alpha 3.13.1. Since the ship is in active development, some of the components could potentially be placeholder.
| Systems | |
|---|---|
 Power plants |
10x
S4
C Power Plant
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Coolers |
10x
S4
C Cooler
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Shield generators |
1x
S4
C Shield Generator
GODI - Gorgon Defender Industries
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| Propulsion | |
|---|---|
 Fuel intakes |
2x
S4
C Fuel Intake
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Fuel tanks |
3x
S4
C Fuel Tank
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Quantum drives |
1x
S2
TARS - Tarsus
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 Jump drives |
1x
S4
C Jump Module
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Quantum fuel tanks |
1x
S4
C Quantum Fuel Tank
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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| Thrusters | |
|---|---|
 Main thrusters |
4x
S5
L Main Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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6x
S5
M Main Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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8x
S5
S Main Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Maneuvering thrusters |
4x
S5
Retro Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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16x
S0
Joint Maneuvering Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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4x
SX
Joint Maneuvering Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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| Weaponry | |
|---|---|
 Turrets |
1x
S12
Remote Main Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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12x
S6
Remote Missile Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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22x
S9
Manned STS Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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12x
S6
Remote Phalanx Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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38x
S8
Remote AA Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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Development
The initial concept of Bengal is designed by Ryan Church (Freelance Conceptist) in 2013, and then handed off to a crew of artists (including Sergio Rosas) at CGBot.[4] Throughout the coming years, it was only ever displayed in certain promotion video's or development updates. In one particular case, an episode of Around The Verse was used to display development progress on the ship, showing several interior shots such as ship hangars and flight decks.[5] Throughout time, it has been worked on mostly behind the scenes. The ship was featured in several Squadron 42 teasers or trailers, confirming that it would need to be developed for an appearance in that game.
Design brief
Note: The design spec is from the Bengal WIP back in 2013, when it was being reworked by CGBot.[4]
| Builder | Roberts Space Industries |
|---|---|
| Length | 1,000 meters |
| Crew (max) | 755 |
| Mass (empty) | 113,000 tonnes |
| Focus | Battlegroup fighter and bomber support platform |
| Range | Unlimited 20+ years |
| Description | The Bengal-class is the UEE's “tip of the sword.” The iconic Bengal is the most powerful warship available to the UEE Navy and its imposing presence has held off raiders and the Vanduul throughout the outer colonies, allowing humanity to spread unchallenged. Bengals carry multiple squadrons of fighters, bombers and support craft. Their massive armaments and extremely heavy shielding make it nearly impossible for any individual craft to threaten them. Only a combined effort could ever hope to destroy or capture one. |
| Cargo Capacity | 15000 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Engines | Classified |
| Modifiers | 10 |
| Max. Class | Antimatter |
| Main Thrusters | 6 x TR10, 4 x TR8, 4 x TR7 |
| Maneuvering Thrusters | 16 x TR6 |
- 1 x Behring Turret with 4 x 130m “Ship Buster” Railguns
- 18 x ASD Ship to Ship Turrets with dual Ion cannons
- 40 x MaxOx AA Turrets with dual Heavy Duty Laser Cannons
- 16 x K&W Rolling Space Frame (with 21 missiles each)
- 4 x Talon ‘Sweeper’ Mine Dispensers (aft) (Ammunition Types: HE, EMP, Web, Nuclear, Anti-Matter)
- 14 x Phalanx point defense Laser Gatling
- 36.4” Icarus Armor Plating
- 14 x Phoenix-class Shield Generators
- 6 x HT-2000 Burst Shield Generators (back-up non-sustainable shields) (2 fore, 2 mid, 2 aft)
Trivia
- Traditionally, Bengal-class carriers are named after big cats.[6]
- Bengal is the first capital ship shown in Star Citizen back in the original Kickstarter campaign.[7]
- Seven artists are on board for it's construction and development since the time of R&D.[5]
- An Idris can be fit in the hangar of the Bengal practically, but can't fly it in.[5]
- The main turret of the Bengal is slightly smaller than the Idris.[5]
- The interior is around three or four times the size of a Battlefield 4 map.[5]
- The Bengal was teased on May 1, 2021 on the Star Citizen Twitter with an image of a Bengal cat inside a backpack carrier.[8] The ship then appeared during the 2951 Invictus Launch Week as part of the UEE navy fleet flying around the Stanton system.
- In internal playtesting, players got frustrated traversing the ship. Elevators and a subdeck monorail were added as a solution. It runs from one side of the flight deck to the other. It can be used to transport cargo and personnel.[9]
- The Bengal carrier is sometimes nicknamed as the Bagel carrier by the community.
Gallery
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See also
- List of UEEN Bengal-class vessels
Comm-Link:Bengal Carrier WIP- Ship Shape: Bengal Carrier on YouTube (
transcript by Relay) - Star Citizen: Big Guns of the UEE on YouTube
- Star Citizen: Behind The Big Guns of the UEE on YouTube
- Album of Bengal by Weehamster on Imgur
References
- ↑ Bengal - Galactapedia. Galactapedia. Retrieved 2021-05-02
- ↑ Comm-Link:Bengal Carrier WIP. Engineering - Comm-Link
- ↑ Star Citizen: The Scale of Things to Come on Youtube
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ryan Church, Sergio Rosas, David Ladyman and Ben Lesnick, Work in Progress: Bengal Carrier, Jump Point, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 3, 2013-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Ship Shape: Bengal Carrier. Transmission - Comm-Link
- ↑
CIG writer's forum comment
- ↑ Squadron 42 - Full Cinematic Trailer
- ↑ Star Citizen tweet of Bengal carrier
- ↑ Squadron 42: Around the Verse - Flight Intelligence on Youtube
