Gagarin class Exploration Ship 1 600 tons 41 Crew 326 BP TCS 32 TH 144 EM 0
4500 km/s JR 1-50 Armour 1-12 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/11/2/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 8.31 Years MSP 191 AFR 13% IFR 0.2% 1YR 5 5YR 74 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Horizon Foundation J1600(1-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 1600 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 1
Nakasawa Limited MP72ME (2) Power 72 Fuel Use 27.47% Signature 72 Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 205 000 Litres Range 84.0 billion km (215 days at full power)
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM1-11 (1) Sensitivity 11 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 11m km
Improved Gravitational Sensors (1) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Next-generation surveyor concepts focused on two possibilities - a 6,000 ton general purpose design with basic self-defense armament and the "Suicide Special," a small specialized ship likely to avoid hostile notice and be more or less expendable in a worst-case first contact. Fleet Command favored the first option, with an eye towards use as an armed auxiliary during wartime, while Survey Command favored the second, noting that even the heaviest feasible armament would buy a few minutes at most against the alerted forces of an entire system. In the end the "Suicide Special" Gagarin-class won out, although several compromises had to be made in the final design, most notably lack of active sensor capabilities.
Ships in Class: 6
Darwin class Geological Survey Vessel 1 600 tons 41 Crew 326 BP TCS 32 TH 144 EM 0
4500 km/s JR 1-50 Armour 1-12 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/11/0/2 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
Maint Life 8.31 Years MSP 191 AFR 13% IFR 0.2% 1YR 5 5YR 74 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Horizon Foundation J1600(1-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 1600 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 1
Nakasawa Limited MP72ME (2) Power 72 Fuel Use 27.47% Signature 72 Exp 7%
Fuel Capacity 205 000 Litres Range 84.0 billion km (215 days at full power)
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM1-11 (1) Sensitivity 11 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 11m km
Improved Geological Sensors (1) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The geological survey variant of the Gagarin.
Icarus class Light Carrier 18 000 tons 287 Crew 2351.6 BP TCS 360 TH 1080 EM 0
4000 km/s Armour 5-61 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/11/0/0 Damage Control Rating 8 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.6 Years MSP 1653 AFR 324% IFR 4.5% 1YR 345 5YR 5171 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 62
Hangar Deck Capacity 5000 tons Troop Capacity: 1 Company Magazine 384 Cargo Handling Multiplier 5
Faulkner Thrust Ion240M (6) Power 240 Fuel Use 48% Signature 180 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 1 200 000 Litres Range 25.0 billion km (72 days at full power)
Knight Kinetics CIWS-160 (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 16000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Khan Industries Active Search Sensor MR2-R1 (1) GPS 21 Range 2.3m km MCR 252k km Resolution 1
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM1-11 (1) Sensitivity 11 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 11m km
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Obsolete before completion, will likely be relegated to training.
Ships in Class: 1
Comet class Destroyer 10 000 tons 247 Crew 2001 BP TCS 200 TH 900 EM 0
6000 km/s Armour 6-41 Shields 0-0 Sensors 16/11/0/0 Damage Control Rating 6 PPV 40.56
Maint Life 2.45 Years MSP 750 AFR 133% IFR 1.9% 1YR 172 5YR 2581 Max Repair 250 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Spare Berths 0
Magazine 320 Cryogenic Berths 200
Faulkner Thrust MP400M (3) Power 400 Fuel Use 45% Signature 300 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 500 000 Litres Range 20.0 billion km (38 days at full power)
Twin Knight Kinetics Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (1x6) Range 30 000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight Kinetics Fire Control S01 20-20000 (1) Max Range: 40 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archer-Metcalfe Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 60
Khan Industries Missile Fire Control FC105-R20 (2) Range 105.2m km Resolution 20
Black Jack (48) Speed: 24 000 km/s End: 35.8m Range: 51.6m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 88/52/26
Black Magic (32) Speed: 32 000 km/s End: 38m Range: 73.1m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 128/76/38
Hunt-Parkin Active Search Sensor MR3-R1 (1) GPS 28 Range 3.9m km MCR 427k km Resolution 1
Khan Industries Active Search Sensor MR87-R20 (1) GPS 2800 Range 87.7m km Resolution 20
Tokarev Engineering Thermal Sensor TH2-16 (1) Sensitivity 16 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 16m km
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM1-11 (1) Sensitivity 11 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 11m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
Before the loss of the Albrae-Don colony and its defending destroyer group, Fleet Command was aiming for a 1000 kms increase in fleet speed for its projected magnetoplasma warships. There were two wrinkles in the plan - Albrae-Don showed 5000 kms was simply not enough against the implacable Bogeys, and an unexpected breakthrough in fusion technology. 6000 kms and inertial fusion drives were now the future - except for the small matter of a 10 billion solaro capital investment in now obsolete magnetoplasma engines. The Comet was hurriedly reconceptualized to meet speed requirements while making use of the stockpiled engines, which meant that its projected increase in firepower evaporated. Very likely the only magnetoplasma warships the Union will produce.
Ships in Class: 12
Nile Refit class Jump Cruiser 24 000 tons 648 Crew 4651.2 BP TCS 480 TH 2160 EM 0
6000 km/s JR 3-50 Armour 7-74 Shields 0-0 Sensors 16/33/0/0 Damage Control Rating 12 PPV 89.12
Maint Life 1.65 Years MSP 1454 AFR 384% IFR 5.3% 1YR 632 5YR 9473 Max Repair 397 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Spare Berths 1
Flag Bridge Magazine 320
Horizon Foundation J24000(3-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 24000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 3
Conway Engineering IF360M (8) Power 360 Fuel Use 36.88% Signature 270 Exp 9%
Fuel Capacity 1 000 000 Litres Range 20.3 billion km (39 days at full power)
Winter Systems 15cm C3 Ultraviolet Laser (8) Range 240 000km TS: 6000 km/s Power 6-3 RM 4 ROF 10 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
Twin Knight Kinetics Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (2x6) Range 30 000km TS: 20000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winter Systems Fire Control S03 160-6000 (2) Max Range: 320 000 km TS: 6000 km/s 97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Knight Kinetics Fire Control S01 20-20000 (2) Max Range: 40 000 km TS: 20000 km/s 75 50 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Munakata Cybernetics Tokamak Fusion Reactor PB-1 (3) Total Power Output 24 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Archer-Metcalfe Size 4 Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 4 Rate of Fire 60
Khan Industries Missile Fire Control FC61-R20 (2) Range 62.0m km Resolution 20
Black Jack (48) Speed: 24 000 km/s End: 35.8m Range: 51.6m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 88/52/26
Black Magic (32) Speed: 32 000 km/s End: 38m Range: 73.1m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 128/76/38
Khan Industries Active Search Sensor MR87-R20 (1) GPS 2800 Range 87.7m km Resolution 20
Hunt-Parkin Active Search Sensor MR3-R1 (1) GPS 28 Range 3.9m km MCR 427k km Resolution 1
Tokarev Engineering Thermal Sensor TH2-16 (1) Sensitivity 16 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 16m km
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM3-33 (1) Sensitivity 33 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 33m km
Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Niles were thoroughly modernized in the summer of 2118 at rather exorbitant cost. Nearly all major systems were replaced, making them effectively new ships.
Ships in Class: 4
Gagarin Refit class Exploration Ship 1 600 tons 45 Crew 348 BP TCS 32 TH 108 EM 0
4500 km/s JR 1-50 Armour 1-12 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/14/2/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 0
Maint Life 10.5 Years MSP 272 AFR 10% IFR 0.1% 1YR 4 5YR 67 Max Repair 150 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 18 months Spare Berths 0
Horizon Foundation J1600(1-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 1600 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 1
Conway Engineering IF144ME (1) Power 144 Fuel Use 14.73% Signature 108 Exp 6%
Fuel Capacity 120 000 Litres Range 91.6 billion km (235 days at full power)
Hunt-Parkin Active Search Sensor MR12-R10 (1) GPS 280 Range 12.4m km Resolution 10
Khan Industries EM Detection Sensor EM1-14 (1) Sensitivity 14 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 14m km
Improved Gravitational Sensors (1) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
The Gagarins were the happy recipients of an inertial fusion upgrade in early summer 2118, greatly increasing their fuel economy. The space saved in fuel tanks allowed for an active sensor installation.
Ships in Class: 6