Damocles-class orbital bombardment platform
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| Type | Orbital bombardment platform |
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| Place of origin |
 Natopia /  Shireroth |
| In service | 1647 – present |
| Used by |
Natopian Defense Force |
| Design & Construction | 1641–1647 |
| Manufacturer |
"Noon Orchid Consortium" (Dingo Enterprises, Elwynn High-Tech Industries, ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies, House of Osman GmbH, Red Bear LLC, Saint Andre Trading Company) |
The Damocles-class orbital bombardment platform is a class of spacecraft in service with the Natopian Spacefleet, an branch of the Natopian Defense Force since the entry into service of the NSS Damocles in 1647 AN. Commenced by the Shirerithian Directorate of Research & Engineering as Project 1641-002 under the cover of the "Noon Orchid" Cargo Ship programme with the Saint Andre Trading Company (SATCo) and the House of Osman as ostensible investors. The Noon Orchid Consortium drew in a diverse range of specialist manufacturing and engineering corporations eventually comprising of Dingo Enterprises, Elwynn High-Tech Industries, the ESB Group, Gaelen Technologies Corporation, and Red Bear LLC.
The NSS Apollyon, the much delayed second Damocles-class orbital bombardment platform of the Natopian Spacefleet, was declared operational in late 1698 AN following a fraught twenty year development and construction cycle.
A third of the class, the NSS Dionysius, entered into service in 1718 AN. The platform was built jointly by Dingo Enterprises and Minerva Space Systems at the Natopia Planitia Orbital Shipyards after a twenty year construction and fitting out period.
In 1722 AN, the Natopian government commissioned three more Damocles-class orbital bombardment platforms, expected to enter into service by 1743 AN. In 1743 AN, the government announced that due to budget cuts and other priorities, the project would be delayed and completion would be reached between 1753 AN and 1755 AN, with the delay allowing a new upgraded redesign using Alexandrium products and power sources for the completed platforms.
List of existing platforms
- NSS Damocles 1647 AN
- NSS Apollyon 1698 AN
- NSS Dionysius 1718 AN
- NSS 4 (Unnamed, delayed to 1753 AN)
- NSS 5 (Unnamed, delayed to 1754 AN)
- NSS 6 (Unnamed, delayed to 1755 AN)
Notable orbital strikes
- Xechaspolis, 1655 AN (Natopian Abduction Crisis)
- Ardclach, 1656 AN (War of Lost Brothers)
- Vey, 1666 AN (Second Euran War)
- Gravelbottom Airport, 1681 AN (Inner-Benacian Conflict)
- Deoraby, 1685 AN (Reconstruction in West Tapfer)
- Hellistelli International Airport, 1707 AN (The Troubles)
- Operation Sable Shield, 1719 AN & 1720 AN (Wars of the Disinherited)
- Strikes on Pallisica, Port Brent, and Sincláir, 1720 AN (Wars of the Disinherited)
- Bandar-e Kreyak Orbital Strike, 1738 AN (Wars of the Disinherited)
- Battle of the Île des Ombres, 1745 AN (Fourth Euran War)
