The Primus class battle cruiser was a mainstay of the Centauri Republic fleet. The Primus was built by House Tavari Armaments at the Hevaria Orbital Shipyards at Tolonius VII. [1]
Since the Primus' introduction in the 2150s, the design underwent only one major upgrade. Starting in 2223 and proceeding through 2228, the ships pulse cannon armament was upgraded to 8 Twin Barrell Heavy Centauri Pulse Cannons. The Primus was built by House Tavari Armaments at the Hevaria Orbital Shipyards at Tolonius VII.
While slightly older than the Vorchan class cruiser it was nevertheless the most powerful warship of the Centauri fleet and in the glory days of the Republic was a symbol of fear for many of the younger races, save of course the Minbari. A fact even the Great Centauri Republic never attempted to challenge.
The Primus' standard armament of eight twin barrell heavy pulse cannons allow it equal ability to deal with capital ships and fighters. Despite this, without fighter support the Primus can be quickly overwhelmed by intense barrages from enemy fighters and a powerful Defence Grid. [2]
During the last days of the Narn-Centauri War, several Primus class battle cruisers were outfitted with highly illegal mass drivers and were used in the planetary bombardment of Narn. [3]
When the Centauri used all-Primus fleets, they tended to use wedge, diamond or triangular formations that allowed the ships to concentrate firepower on targets directly in front of the fleet while not blocking each other's ability to defend the flanks. Centauri formations are only truly vulnerable to attacks from the rear. In combination with the Vorchan class attack cruiser, the Centauri adopt tactics reminiscent of the Earth Alliance Nova/Hyperion tactics: The Primus cruisers provide fire support to the Vorchans and fighters who attack specific targets en masse.
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 Centauri Republic Ship Classes
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| Capital Ships | ||
| Primus-class Battle Cruiser · Vorchan-class Medium Warship | ||
| Fighters | ||
| Sentri-class Medium Fighter | ||
| Transports | ||
| Primus-class Liner Variant · Liner · Transport · Atmospheric shuttle · Crew Shuttle | ||
| Other | ||
| Space station · Shipyard · Blockade mine · Perimeter mine | ||