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The Battle of Marlost Prime
« on: August 06, 2014, 03:56:43 AM »
The Battle of Marlost Prime - part 1

The Colonial Alliance is a new interstellar power, which was founded after the colonists of New London in the system of Albion had lost contact with Earth. Two centuries have passed since the loss of contact. There were conspiracy theories about a civil war on Earth, realignment of jump points, alien invasion of Earth etc. Earth was never found again.
The inhabitants of New London were primarly from the British Isles. There were colonists from France, Germany, Russia and Japan as well.

In the year 2325 the Colonial Alliance has found a second alien race in the system of Marlost. The first one was the Empire of Cypra Mundi, which was still primitive and wasn't ready to explore the space. The Marlost Empire, on the other hand had numerous spaceships of unknown capabilities. The worst thing is, that the system of Marlost is connected to the populated system of Ahlenn with the colony of New Cairo.
Six different classes were recognized.

Drusus - 8250t, observed speed: 4072 km/s, count: 1
Marcus Antonius - 8250t, o.s.: 2036 km/s, count: 1
Cicero - 8250t., o.s: 2036 km/s, count: 1
Trajan - 8250t, o.s.: 2036 km/s, count: 3
Phyrrus - 23750t, o.s.: 2036 km/s, count: 1
Pilum - 16450t, o.s.: 2036 km/s, count: 2

It was decided, that a preemptive strike should be made to severly cripple the offensive capabilities of the Marlost Empire. The 2nd Battle Division "Warspite" was appointed to the task.

The 2nd Battle Division under the command of Commodore Tasha Sobolev consists of :

CNS Himalaya - Atlas class Fleet support vessel(jump ship)
CNS Warspite - Orion class BB
CNS Agamemnon - Orion class BB
CNS Alger - Suffren class CA
CNS Jean Bart - Suffren class CA
CNS Montcalm - Suffren class CA
CNS Strasbourg - Suffren class CA
CNS Baku - Kirov class DDG
CNS Moskva - Kirov class DDG
CNS Kiev - Kirov class DDG
CNS Dewey - Farragut class DE
CNS Gregory - Farragut class DE
CNS Porter - Farragut class DE
CNS Hunt - Farragut class DE

Atlas class - in service: 2
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Atlas class Fleet Support Vessel    25 000 tons     532 Crew     2574.5 BP      TCS 500  TH 1920  EM 0
3840 km/s    JR 3-50     Armour 1-76     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 28     PPV 0
Maint Life 2.37 Years     MSP 1802    AFR 178%    IFR 2.5%    1YR 440    5YR 6595    Max Repair 995 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    Spare Berths 1   
Magazine 1110   

Riesbeck J25000 Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 25000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3
Thorpe Civilian Magneto-plasma Drive (6)    Power 320    Fuel Use 7.43%    Signature 320    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 400 000 Litres    Range 38.8 billion km   (116 days at full power)

Bastion CIWS-160 (3x4)    Range 1000 km     TS: 16000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

Orion class, in service: 5

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Orion (Mod 16) class Battleship    21 000 tons     540 Crew     3126.32 BP      TCS 420  TH 1680  EM 0
4000 km/s     Armour 6-67     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/8/0/0     Damage Control Rating 13     PPV 91
Maint Life 2.51 Years     MSP 1210    AFR 271%    IFR 3.8%    1YR 268    5YR 4017    Max Repair 280 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 1   
Magazine 660   

ANHEIN Military Magneto-plasma Drive (3)    Power 560    Fuel Use 45.5%    Signature 560    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 1 400 000 Litres    Range 26.4 billion km   (76 days at full power)

Rheinmetall Type 44 Particle Accelerator (8)    Range 192 000km     TS: 4000 km/s     Power 10-3    ROF 20        4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Guardian CIWS-120 (6x4)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
CC-9 Main Battery Fire Control Computer (2)    Max Range: 192 000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Nakajima P-6 Stellarator Fusion Reactor (4)     Total Power Output 24    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Type 10 Torpedo Tube (14)    Missile Size 5    Rate of Fire 375
Raytheon C-68 Torpedo Fire Control (2)     Range 73.0m km    Resolution 20
T28 Tigerfish Torpedo (132)  Speed: 28 000 km/s   End: 46.6m    Range: 78.3m km   WH: 9    Size: 5    TH: 130/78/39

Korsakov SA-80 Area Search Sensor (1)     GPS 10400     Range 73.0m km    Resolution 130
Kihara-Yamada  SPE-8 EM Detection Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 8     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  8m km

ECCM-1 (1)         ECM 10

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


Suffren class, in service: 7

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Suffren (Mod 18) class Cruiser    14 000 tons     380 Crew     2314.8 BP      TCS 280  TH 1120  EM 0
4000 km/s     Armour 5-51     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 10     PPV 78.8
Maint Life 2.85 Years     MSP 1085    AFR 149%    IFR 2.1%    1YR 196    5YR 2934    Max Repair 280 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 234   

ANHEIN Military Magneto-plasma Drive (2)    Power 560    Fuel Use 45.5%    Signature 560    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 1 000 000 Litres    Range 28.3 billion km   (81 days at full power)

Horton Type 29 Particle Accelerator (2)    Range 150 000km     TS: 4000 km/s     Power 7-2    ROF 20        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Twin Browning 40mm Coilgun Turret (2x4)    Range 20 000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quad Browning 40mm Coilgun Turret (1x8)    Range 20 000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CC-9 Main Battery Fire Control Computer (1)    Max Range: 192 000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
CC-3 Autocannon Fire Control Computer (2)    Max Range: 48 000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     79 58 38 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nakajima P-1 Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (1)     Total Power Output 4.5    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Type 1 Anti-missile Launcher (12)    Missile Size 1    Rate of Fire 15
Raytheon C-80 Anti-Missile Fire Control (3)     Range 19.2m km    Resolution 1
M26 Bolt Missile (234)  Speed: 28 000 km/s   End: 1.4m    Range: 2.3m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 224/134/67

Korsakov SA-240 Low Resolution Sensor (1)     GPS 240     Range 19.2m km    MCR 2.1m km    Resolution 1
Korsakov SA-16 Navigational Sensor (1)     GPS 2080     Range 14.6m km    Resolution 130

ECM 10

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

Kirov class, in service: 6

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Kirov (Mod 15) class Missile Destroyer    9 750 tons     246 Crew     1651.8 BP      TCS 195  TH 800  EM 0
4102 km/s     Armour 4-40     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 5     PPV 25
Maint Life 2.26 Years     MSP 582    AFR 138%    IFR 1.9%    1YR 154    5YR 2306    Max Repair 240 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 0   
Magazine 262   

ANHEIN Medium Military Magneto-plasma Drive (2)    Power 400    Fuel Use 52.5%    Signature 400    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 800 000 Litres    Range 28.1 billion km   (79 days at full power)

Guardian CIWS-120 (2x4)    Range 1000 km     TS: 12000 km/s     ROF 5       Base 50% To Hit
Type 1 Anti-missile Launcher (10)    Missile Size 1    Rate of Fire 15
Type 10 Torpedo Tube (6)    Missile Size 5    Rate of Fire 375
Raytheon C-80 Anti-Missile Fire Control (2)     Range 19.2m km    Resolution 1
Raytheon C-68 Torpedo Fire Control (1)     Range 73.0m km    Resolution 20
M26 Bolt Missile (112)  Speed: 28 000 km/s   End: 1.4m    Range: 2.3m km   WH: 1    Size: 1    TH: 224/134/67
T28 Tigerfish Torpedo (30)  Speed: 28 000 km/s   End: 46.6m    Range: 78.3m km   WH: 9    Size: 5    TH: 130/78/39

Korsakov SA-56 Target Aquisition Sensor (1)     GPS 7280     Range 51.1m km    Resolution 130
Korsakov SA-240 Low Resolution Sensor (1)     GPS 240     Range 19.2m km    MCR 2.1m km    Resolution 1

ECCM-1 (1)         ECM 10

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

Farragut class, in service: 8

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Farragut (Mod 18) class Destroyer Escort    6 750 tons     211 Crew     1064 BP      TCS 135  TH 560  EM 0
4148 km/s     Armour 3-31     Shields 0-0     Sensors 1/1/0/0     Damage Control Rating 4     PPV 47.6
Maint Life 2.81 Years     MSP 443    AFR 81%    IFR 1.1%    1YR 82    5YR 1226    Max Repair 280 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 12 months    Spare Berths 0   

ANHEIN Military Magneto-plasma Drive (1)    Power 560    Fuel Use 45.5%    Signature 560    Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 500 000 Litres    Range 29.3 billion km   (81 days at full power)

Twin Browning 40mm Coilgun Turret (2x4)    Range 20 000km     TS: 12000 km/s     Power 0-0     RM 2    ROF 5        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Horton 120mm Type 15 Railgun (4x4)    Range 60 000km     TS: 4148 km/s     Power 6-3     RM 3    ROF 10        2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
CC-3 Autocannon Fire Control Computer (2)    Max Range: 48 000 km   TS: 12000 km/s     79 58 38 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
CC-9 Main Battery Fire Control Computer (1)    Max Range: 192 000 km   TS: 3000 km/s     95 90 84 79 74 69 64 58 53 48
Nakajima P-6 Stellarator Fusion Reactor (2)     Total Power Output 12    Armour 0    Exp 5%

Korsakov SA-6 Low Resolution Sensor (1)     GPS 80     Range 6.4m km    MCR 697k km    Resolution 1
Korsakov SA-16 Navigational Sensor (1)     GPS 2080     Range 14.6m km    Resolution 130

ECM 10

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes

I'll post part 2 later.
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Re: The Battle of Marlost Prime
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2014, 07:29:48 AM »
Battle of Marlost Prime - Part 2

The 2nd Battle Division jumped in the system of Marlost after a brief visit at New Cairo.
Everything was quiet, so the Commodore ordered the fleet to move to Marlost Prime.


The jump point is quite far from the inner planets, so the trip took ten days. When the 2nd Battle Division was close enough
CNS Agamemnon and CNS Alger activated her sensors.

The sensors revealed 14 alien ships along with a shipyard complex of 640 000t.



2x Nero class, 16 400t
3x Verutum, 16 150t
3x Spiculum, 24 150t
3x Maximus, 36 800t
2x Pilum, 16 450t
1x Pyrrhus, 24 750t

The Drusus, Marcus Antonius, Cicero and the three Trajans were not found at the planet.
Obviously not all the ships were military designs, but the decision was made to declare hostilities and fire a test salvo. Ships,
that would activate their sensors, or head for the ships of the Colonial Alliance would be the targets of the subsequent salvos.
The CNS Moskva, CNS Baku and the CNS Kiev had fired two salvos of T28 Tigerfish torpedos at the Nero 001. Since the
target was stationary all torpedos hit. One of them hit a reactor, which exploded, but the ships still lived. It was severely crippled though.
As the second salvo closed in the three Spiculums and the three Maximus' began to flee in the opposite direction indicating, that they are commercial ships.
On the other hand, the Phyrrus had his sensors activated and with the two Pilums headed for the ships of Albion. The two Neros and the three Verutums remained at the planet. Maybe they are stationary defence platforms or PDCs.

Meanwhile three torpedoes from the CNS Moskva were enough to tear the damaged Nero 001 apart. The whole 2nd Battle Division now targeted the Phyrrus, which was 62m kilometers away. 46 torpedoes were launched, so far no sign of any offensive action, incoming missiles, etc.

As the torpedos closed in, the enemy has responded with defensive fire. 14 T28s were shot down, but the rest severely damaged the Phyrrus and the speed of the
 enemy group dropped to 1000 km/s.
CNS Baku was ordered to launch six T28s at the Phyrrus, while Warspite, Agamemnon, Kiev and Moskva engaged the two Pilums.
All three Marlostian ships were blown up at the same time.
Now, the next task is to investigate the stationary enemy units at Marlost Prime and to find out where are the missing Malrostian ships.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2014, 07:38:22 AM by Icecoon »
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Re: The Battle of Marlost Prime
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 07:43:26 AM »
I like your background story to this battle, but the actual game situation seems to be rather one-sided... What was the outcome? Did the enemy ever even fire a shot at your ships?
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