Bilskirnir-Class
Asgard Mothership
History of Bilskirnir-Class
The Bilskirnir-class, also known as an Asgard mothership, was a series of spaceships used by the Asgard at the height of their power. A powerful shield protected the Asgard ships from external threats. This included powerful shockwaves from vessels that detonated some distance away; however the shield was incapable of protecting the vessel from explosions already inside the shield barrier and close to the hull itself. Internally, the Bilskirnir-class utilized an Explosion suppression system which activated in the event of an explosion. This prevented the use of explosive devices inside the ship and dampened the impact they had if they were triggered inside the vessel. The ship also included a form of cloaking which did not distort the appearance of the vessel but rather made it invisible to primitive scanning technology. Like most Asgard vessels, the Bilskirnir-class possessed a number of Asgard transporter arrays located on the ship. These were all aimed in different directions and allowed for maximum coverage. After entering a specific code into a computer terminal, the transporter array activated and the targeted material would be transported into the vessel. The limits of the transporter technology remains unknown, though the Prometheus was capable of transporting an entire skyscraper into orbit. Daedalus-class vessels are capable of at least equal feats. It is obvious that such feats were easily performable on the Bilskirnir-class as well, since it was capable transporting an entire army of Jaffa and three incomplete Goa'uld landing pads. The ships were equipped with a forward firing Ion gun which served as its primary armament. These were more than capable of dealing with Goa'uld Ha'taks until Anubis began modifying his ships with Ancient technology making their shields resistant to this weapon, as well as other similar ion based weapons such as the Tollan's ion cannons.
Bilskirnir-Class is also known as; Asgard Mothership
