| ISA Cruiser | |
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| Killzone 2, Killzone 3, Killzone: Mercenary, Killzone: Shadow Fall | |
| Type | Cruiser |
| Affiliation | 
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| Weapons | 'Snow' Missiles, M10 Quad Cannons, Bombardment Laser |
ISA Cruisers are the most advanced ships in the ISA Navy and are manufactured by the ISA Vekta Shipbuilding Division.
Specifications
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Measuring 550 meters in height[1] and propelled by nuclear-powered beam thrusters that double as weapons, Cruisers provide the ISA with the persuasive force it requires to keep rebelling planets in line. Each ISA Cruiser holds a complement of 7,600[1], including 5,000 Marines[1], 600 pilots[1], 1,800 support crew[1], and 200 officers[1]. In addition, it can store up to 160 Intruder-type landing craft[1] and 30,000 metric tons of ammunition[1] for the ship's main defense cannons. Cruisers also have 'dispersive armor'[2] which can handle repeated hits from enemy ships, and even provide some defense against the heavy main cannon of the Helghast MAWLR.
Designing and constructing the Cruiser was a massive undertaking for the ISA engineers. These ships differ greatly from their UCA counterparts, as they can change their positioning in-flight from combat operations in space to acting as on-station support in atmospheric conditions. An automated deployment system allows the Cruisers to rapidly send Intruder troop transports to a planet's surface, ensuring total planetary containment.
WeaponsEdit
These towering hulks carry enough firepower to level a city several times over. Weapons onboard include:
- 'Snow Missiles' [3], long-range missiles capable of disintegrating entire enemy vessels in a few shots.
- M10 Quad Cannons[4], anti-aircraft cannons with four automatic 35x228mm guns, and includes an additional guided missile launcher.
- Bombardment Laser[5], which is prow-mounted for pinpoint orbital to ground strikes.
In ship-to-ship combat, the ISA Cruiser completely outmatches Helghast Cruisers, a single cruiser is capable of destroying an entire Helghast battle-group with a single missile barrage. Generally, the only effective means the Helghast have of engaging ISA Cruisers are boarding parties, ground-based orbital defense weapons, or just having a larger number of Cruisers in order to overwhelm them.
Ships of the lineEdit
- Arcturus - Participated in Operation Archangel and successfully evacuated from Helghan.
- Bright Dawn - Destroyed in Operation Archangel.
- Compulsion - Commanded by Captain Mandaloniz. Destroyed by incoming debris from the Dauntless during the evacuation of Helghan.
- Dauntless - Commanded by Captain Donaggio. Destroyed during the evacuation of Helghan.
- Denver - Bearing the number 14.
- De Ruyter - Bearing the number 17. Participated in Operation Archangel.
- ISC Cassandra - Bearing the number 12. Re-purposed as a weapon-based research station. Sent directly into a sun by Shadow Marshal Lucas Kellan.
- ISC Hexis - Classified research station in deep space.
- ISC Rydion - Classified research station in deep space.
- New Sun - Flagship of Battle Group Mandrake. Destroyed in Operation Archangel.
- Moor Time - Bearing the number 98.
- Mora - Bearing the number 23. Participated in Operation Archangel.
- Solar Wind - Commandeered by Admiral Alex Grey.
- St. Nicolaas - Bearing the number 29. Participate in Operation Archangel.
- St. Paul - Bearing the number 73.
- Zephyr - Destroyed in Operation Archangel.
GalleryEdit
TriviaEdit
- The ISA Cruiser are designed to resemble a hanging sword. Their presence in Killzone 2 echoes to the Sword of Damocles story, as the cruisers ominously hung over the Helghast capital of Pyrrhus and their leader Scolar Visari.[1]
- Miguel Martinez designed the ISA Cruiser to have a realistic, functional look based on real-life naval cruisers, aircraft carriers, space shuttles, and rockets.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 ISA Cruiser
- ↑ KILLZONE 3 - Chapter 3: Pyrrhus Evac (PS3) Walkthrough | No commentary
- ↑ Killzone 2 HD Movie (All Cutscenes) 2009
- ↑ KILLZONE 2 - Gun Deck / AA Turret Gameplay [HD]
- ↑ Killzone 2 HD Movie (All Cutscenes) 2009
