The Norad II is a Behemoth-class battlecruiser in the fictional StarCraft universe, commanded by General Edmund Duke. It had enhanced weapons systems compared to most other battlecruisers. It was the flagship of the Terran Confederacy elite Alpha Squadron. It has been hypothesized that the name Norad was a palindrome to Doran Routhe, the man who originally sent the criminals and psionicists of Earth into the supercarriers that eventually reached the Korprulu Sector a quarter of a million light-years away. More likely, the name is 'borrowed' from NORAD(hence the II at the end), much like the Yamato Gun shares its name with the largest battleship ever built. A crashing Terran Confederacy Behemoth-class battlecruiser in space. ... StarCraft is a real-time strategy computer game by Blizzard Entertainment. ... General Edmund Duke was the Terran Confederacy officer in charge of Alpha Squadron, a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy of Man, was an interstellar confederacy established by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... A light-year, symbol ly, is the distance light travels in one year: exactly 9. ... The NORAD shield. ... Categories: Stub | Ship classes ...

These weapons systems could not save it from a Zerg assault over Antiga Prime, however. It crashed on Antiga Prime and had to be taken by Duke's enemy, the Sons of Korhal. A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ...

After Duke joined the Sons of Korhal, it was repaired and used in Duke's attack on the Confederates over Tarsonis. In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy of Man, was an interstellar confederacy established by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... Tarsonis was the capital of the Terran Confederacy in the StarCraft universe. ...

As an in-game unit, the Norad II is incredibly powerful. It has 700 HP, flies slowly, has access to the Yamato Gun, which uses 150 of the Norad II's 250 energy reserves, but does 260 damage. Its Laser Batteries do 50 damage, allowing the Norad II to destroy most Terran infantry units in one shot.

Norad III

The Norad III makes appearances after StarCraft Episode I. It makes an appearance in StarCraft: Queen of Blades and StarCraft Episode V. In its final mission, it has 1500 HP, an armor rating of 5, and laser batteries that inflict 50 damage per shot. This battlecruiser was destroyed by Kerrigan's forces on Korhal shortly after the Zerg attacked the Terran Dominion. // Introduction to StarCraft Episode I StarCraft Episode 1 is part of the StarCraft storyline -- the history of the in the fictional universe of StarCraft. ... // Introduction StarCraft Episode V is part of the StarCraft storyline -- the history of the in the fictional universe of StarCraft. ... Korhal IV was an important Terran Confederacy core world, considered the jewel of the Confederacy. ... The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ...

Norad I

The name Norad II implies the existence of a battlecruiser known as Norad or Norad I. However, no mention of a precursor to the Norad II has ever been mentioned. The II could simply be a reference to how this might have been named after NORAD. The NORAD shield. ...

Discrepancy

It is clear from the events of StarCraft Episode I: Rebel Yell, that the Norad II took fire from a swarm of Zerg scourges and crashed on the planet of Antiga Prime. Arcturus Mengsk promptly commanded Jim Raynor to rescue the General, and try to convince him to join the growing rebel organization of the Sons of Korhal. The Sons of Korhal somehow managed to repair the wrecked battleship under intense Zerg attack, and Edmund Duke took off and retreated with the rest of the rebel fleet. However, in StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade, it is clearly stated that after both Jimmy Raynor and Mike Liberty rescued Duke from the wreck of the Norad II, the former Terran Confederacy general set the self-destruct on the battleship, and twenty minutes after they left, the proud flagship of Alpha Squadron ignited into a thermonuclear fireball, presumably taking out many nearby Zerg. StarCraft is a real-time strategy computer game by Blizzard Entertainment. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... A scourge (from the Italian scoriada, ultimately from the Latin excoriare = to flay and corium = skin) is a whip or lash, especially a multi-tong type used in order to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification on the back. ... Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... Arcturus Mengsk is a character in the StarCraft universe. ... Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... General Edmund Duke was the Terran Confederacy officer in charge of Alpha Squadron, a military force in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... -Raynor James Jim Raynor is a fictional character in the StarCraft universe. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy, also known as the Confederacy of Man, was an interstellar confederacy established by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... At the end of the 20th century, Thermonuclear has came to imply anything which has to do with fusion nuclear reactions which are triggered by particles of thermal energy. ... A Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are a vaguely insectoid race in the fictional StarCraft universe. ...

References

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium