Elysium (Dreadnought)

The Elysium was one of the Federation's most powerful cruisers designed and created.

History
The Elysium was first designed at the Eriadu Shipyards, to be the first of many Federation Star Dreadnoughts, tasked with punching through enemy lines.

The Elysium was designed specifically to draw the attention of the combatant, being able to withstand immense blasterfire.

Nuclear Beam
The Nuclear Beam was designed to punch a hole through any ground defenses the enemy might have. It was never meant to be used in space, therefore no research was done to see what would happen if fired in space.

When fired, the nuclear beam fires a beam of energy that is a result of nuclear fusion, sending a blast radius of up to 125 kilometers, eradicated the intended target almost instantaneously. The nuclear beam was first tested in 99 ABY, and used in combat in 100 ABY, on Bestine.

Armament
Alongside the nuclear beam, the Elysium came with 4,000 ion cannons and six tractor beams. The ion cannons were upgraded from previous iterations of the technology, making them far more accurate and delivering three times the destructive force as the ion cannons on an Imperial Star Destroyer. Once implemented on the Elysium these ion cannons began to be seen on much of the star cruisers in the Federation fleet.

Six tractor beams were placed along the hull of the ship. When all activated at once, the tractor beams can draw in a capital ship, therefore becoming an essential tool for boarding enemy ships.

Use during the War
The Elysium was seen at many key battles during the Second Galactic Civil War. By 100 ABY, it was at the head of the 97th Fleet, tasked with patrolling the Inner-rim for rebels and pirates.

Battle of Bestine
During the Battle of Bestine, Grand Admiral Raylen Eros fired the nuclear beam at an attacking Triumvirate fleet, in Space. Since this had never been done before, no one could account for the damage the nuclear beam created. Not only were the Triumvirate forces completed destroyed, but much of the 97th Fleet along with them. The Elysium barely survived, by jumping to hyperspace at the last second, though hyperspace travel proved to be too much for the Elysium, as it broke apart as soon as the ship jumped out of hyperspace.

Following the battle, The Elysium was replaced with another Elysium-class Star Dreadnought, however, it lacked a nuclear beam, due to an Assembly vote banning all nuclear beams for their destructive power.