Ships of the Terran Federation
The Federation operates many more vessels than the Empire, though its military is smaller, many of the designs were created by private citizens or small companies, leading to some unusual class names.
Habitats
The vast majority of the population lives in Rama class habitats, with one million people each, these are fully contained cities, and there are 190 of them currently in operation.
Rama class Orbital Habitat 5,132,800 tons 630 Crew 17318 BP TCS 102656 TH 0 EM 0
1 km/s Armour 5-2650 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 2 Max Repair 5 MSP
Habitation Capacity 1,000,000
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as an Orbital Habitat for construction purposes
Freighters
The most popular freighter is the imaginatively titled "Biff" class... it was designed by Biff apparently. It is much slower than its Empire counterpart, but also smaller and cheaper.
Biff class Freighter 31,300 tons 168 Crew 303.5 BP TCS 626 TH 400 EM 0
638 km/s Armour 1-88 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 6 Max Repair 25 MSP
Cargo 25000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Titan Applied Research NPE(C) E0.9 2080 (4) Power 100 Fuel Use 9% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 31.9 billion km (578 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Fuel Harvesters
The Flea class fuel harvester is the second largest vessel in space after the Rama, these have no engines and rely on tugs to move around, but are currently deployed to Saturn and will likely not need to move for the foreseeable future.
Flea class Fuel Harvester 53,550 tons 650 Crew 1191.5 BP TCS 1071 TH 0 EM 0
1 km/s Armour 1-126 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 14 Max Repair 60 MSP
Fuel Harvester: 10 modules producing 240000 litres per annum
Fuel Capacity 2,000,000 Litres Range N/A
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Tankers
The Federation operates tankers solely to assist with fuel harvesting at this time, as the Solar system is small enough that long range operations rarely need such support. The Tick ads engines and removes harvesting equipment from the Flea design. It has never been known to prevent crime.
Tick class Tanker 4,950 tons 190 Crew 511 BP TCS 99 TH 200 EM 0
2020 km/s Armour 1-25 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 65 Max Repair 25 MSP
Titan Applied Research NPE(C) E0.9 2080 (2) Power 100 Fuel Use 9% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 2,000,000 Litres Range 8080.0 billion km (46296 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Tugs
Occasionally a colony will need to move to a new source of minerals, when this happens the Federation calls upon its Mule class tugs, as the fastest non military ship in space, they are sometimes used for rapid secure message or personnel delivery.
Mule class Tug 3,650 tons 317 Crew 411 BP TCS 73 TH 400 EM 0
5479 km/s Armour 1-21 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 1.62 Years MSP 70 AFR 106% IFR 1.5% 1YR 31 5YR 470 Max Repair 100 MSP
Tractor Beam
MIlton NPE E9 2080 (10) Power 40 Fuel Use 90% Signature 40 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres Range 109.6 billion km (231 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Asteroid Miners
Supplementing the static colonies are the pilots and family crews of the creatively titled Miner class asteroid miner. They roam where they will, mining out deposits and leaving them for follow on freighters to pick up.
Miner class Asteroid Miner 31,300 tons 639 Crew 883.5 BP TCS 626 TH 400 EM 0
638 km/s Armour 1-88 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 18 Max Repair 120 MSP
Asteroid Miner: 5 module(s) producing 60 tons per mineral per annum
Titan Applied Research NPE(C) E0.9 2080 (4) Power 100 Fuel Use 9% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 150,000 Litres Range 95.7 billion km (1736 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Troop Transports
The Federation has not needed a troop transport since the end of the latest conflict, but design and production of the Robert's Claim went ahead anyway, named for the asteroid colony destroyed near the end of the war, it is slow, thin skinned, and short ranged, though not intended to make hot drops anyway.
Robert's Claim class Troop Transport 19,900 tons 193 Crew 561 BP TCS 398 TH 400 EM 0
1005 km/s Armour 3-65 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 18 Max Repair 40 MSP
Troop Capacity: 5 Battalions Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Titan Applied Research NPE(C) E0.9 2080 (4) Power 100 Fuel Use 9% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 50.3 billion km (578 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
Survey Vessels
The Federation has no Geo Survey vessels currently, but they do have a design, a near copy of the Empires Coriolis class, though without the same fuel efficient engines. The Prospector would be built if a survey ship is urgently needed for some reason, otherwise it is likely a new design will be made.
Prospector class Geosurvey Ship 3,700 tons 138 Crew 366.5 BP TCS 74 TH 200 EM 0
2702 km/s Armour 1-21 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 62 Max Repair 100 MSP
Titan Applied Research NPE(C) E0.9 2080 (2) Power 100 Fuel Use 9% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 1%
Fuel Capacity 300,000 Litres Range 1621.2 billion km (6944 days at full power)
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes
The newly created Discovery class Grav survey ships represent a major departure from Empire design philosophy, fast, long ranged, and with twice the sensors of its counterpart, when created it completed its system survey before its Empire competitors, despite starting several months later due to production delays.
Discovery class Gravsurvey Ship 3,500 tons 332 Crew 670.5 BP TCS 70 TH 280 EM 0
4000 km/s Armour 1-20 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/4/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 0
Maint Life 6.78 Years MSP 359 AFR 32% IFR 0.5% 1YR 14 5YR 204 Max Repair 100 MSP
MIlton NPE E9 2080 (7) Power 40 Fuel Use 90% Signature 40 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres Range 114.3 billion km (330 days at full power)
Gravitational Survey Sensors (4) 4 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Military Vessels
The Federation military is untested, and a testament to how a group of individuals make poor military planners, unable to settle on an organized theme for a navy, each class is built to remarkably different specifications. Though as yet untested in battle, military planners are not greatly optimistic.
The Swarm class FAC is the smallest and fastest vessel in the system, but its fragility, small laser armament and short range places its usefulness in doubt.
Swarm class Fast Attack Craft 800 tons 88 Crew 113.5 BP TCS 16 TH 80 EM 0
5000 km/s Armour 1-7 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 3
Maint Life 6.68 Years MSP 44 AFR 10% IFR 0.1% 1YR 2 5YR 26 Max Repair 32 MSP
TSN GB NPE E90 2080 (1) Power 80 Fuel Use 900% Signature 80 Armour 0 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 50,000 Litres Range 12.5 billion km (28 days at full power)
ILM 10cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser 2080 (1) Range 72,000km TS: 5000 km/s Power 3-3 RM 3 ROF 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
TAT Swarm Beam FC 2080 (1) Max Range: 72,000 km TS: 6000 km/s 86 72 58 44 31 17 3 0 0 0
ILM PB Reactor 3 2080 (1) Total Power Output 3 Armour 0 Exp 5%
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Vanguard class escort is a respectable entry, more heavily armed than its Empire counterpart, it is also about the same speed and due to its weight, better armored. Additionally its sensors and fire controls can direct its missiles for the entirety of their range, indeed designers have even future proofed it by building in longer detection range than needed.
Vanguard class Escort 7,900 tons 661 Crew 1056.5 BP TCS 158 TH 480 EM 0
3037 km/s Armour 4-35 Shields 0-0 Sensors 6/6/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 15
Maint Life 1.79 Years MSP 251 AFR 166% IFR 2.3% 1YR 97 5YR 1456 Max Repair 176 MSP
Magazine 355
MIlton NPE E9 2080 (12) Power 40 Fuel Use 90% Signature 40 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 100,000 Litres Range 25.3 billion km (96 days at full power)
Thunderbolt Missile Launcher 2080 (15) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Thunderbolt AMM MFC 2080 (3) Range 11.5m km Resolution 1
Thunderbolt AMM Sensor 2080 (1) GPS 176 Range 10.6m km Resolution 1
TAT Thermal Sensor(S) 2080 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
TAT EM Detection Sensor(S) 2080 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Invincible is intended to be the primary shipkiller of the fleet, and is easily the largest and most well protected military vessel in existence, however its design is a product of compromise, it can fire large shipkilling missiles and very long range, though it can only keep this up for perhaps 10 salvoes. It has self defense ability in the form of its turrets, as well as a large anti ship laser battery. But with all these options it may not excel in any area, its speed particularly limits it by making it an easy target and being highly unlikely to catch anything with its lasers. Time will tell if the Invincible is a proof of concept for future designs, or will be relegated to the scrap heap.
Invincible class Heavy Cruiser 13,100 tons 1336 Crew 1738.5 BP TCS 262 TH 640 EM 0
2442 km/s Armour 3-49 Shields 0-0 Sensors 6/6/0/0 Damage Control Rating 13 PPV 60.56
Maint Life 2.73 Years MSP 1249 AFR 457% IFR 6.4% 1YR 241 5YR 3612 Max Repair 176 MSP
Magazine 376
MIlton NPE E9 2080 (16) Power 40 Fuel Use 90% Signature 40 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 200,000 Litres Range 30.5 billion km (144 days at full power)
ILM 15cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser (2) Range 180,000km TS: 3000 km/s Power 6-3 RM 3 ROF 10 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 1
Twin ILM 10cm C3 Near Ultraviolet Laser 2080 Turret (2x2) Range 90,000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 6-6 RM 3 ROF 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
ILM 15 CM FC (2) Max Range: 192,000 km TS: 4500 km/s 95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
ILM AM Fire Control 10cm (2) Max Range: 96,000 km TS: 12000 km/s 90 79 69 58 48 38 27 17 6 0
Mongoose Missile Launcher 2080 (6) Missile Size 6 Rate of Fire 60
Mongoose ASM FC 2080 (1) Range 44.6m km Resolution 60
Thunderbolt AMM Sensor 2080 (1) GPS 176 Range 10.6m km Resolution 1
Mongoose ASM Sensor 2080 (1) GPS 5760 Range 44.6m km Resolution 60
TAT Thermal Sensor(S) 2080 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
TAT EM Detection Sensor(S) 2080 (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
