Template:UnderConstruction Template:Ship-Current The Tractia Heavy Cruiser was designed by Olanji/Charubah during the last years of the Decline Era as a flagship type cruiser for use by the Royal Family and the most powerful noble houses. Only two of these were constructed before the Hapan civil war broke out at which point the design was used by the Draconian Union. Even so, the ships were incredibly expensive to produce, even by Hapan standards, and had limited usage due to their slow speed.
Designs of the ship were lost with the destruction of the Charu Wheels in 3997. The last ship of the type was destroyed at the second battle of Gallinore when the Dream of Darkness self-destructed. Their role as the flagship cruiser of the Hapes Consortium was later filled by the Pulsar Battle Cruiser.
History
Background
Olanji/Charubah had sought to develop a major flagship-type cruiser for the Royal Hapan Navy and specifically the nobility. Many of the most powerful noble houses had expressed interest in seeing a new type of capital ship available for their fleets in the Royal Hapan Navy.
In 3937 Olanji/Charubah's chief designer Darl Tractia presented the plans for the Tractia Heavy Cruiser to Xania and Alidra Olanji. They approved the design and the first ship, Pride of Tractia was completed in 3940. Another Tractia, named Dream of Darkness was built and presented to Princess Da'tan on her 17th birthday in 3943.
Service
The Tractia Heavy Cruisers, while only a small number of them were ever built and even fewer were in actual operation at the same time as one another, saw extensive action during the Hapan civil war. While not primarily used as an attack cruiser, they participated in some of the most important battles of the conflict, such as the first battle of Lorell and second battle of Gallinore.
Their primary role was to provide security for the important members of the Draconian Union as they traversed various conflict zones, and also patrol the important systems belonging to the faction. House Olanji devoted two Tractia Heavy Cruisers to the defense of the Charu system and most importantly the Charu Wheels.
