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The Ships and Worlds of the Terran Federation, 2158 edition.
Cavgunner:
By the late 21st century the flames of World War III had devastated Earth and had reduced the population to about one billion people suffering a subsistence-level existence. Despite this, the technological gains brought about by the Last War birthed the single greatest advancement since the discovery of agriculture: the unlocking of Trans-Newtonian technology. With the discovery of this technology, humans no longer needed to fight over Earth's limited resources, for the entire galaxy could now be reached using starships possessing capabilities that seemed nearly magical. With little opposition, in 2100 the remaining governments reformed the United Nations into a true one-world authority: The Terran Federation.
In the year 2158 the Terran Federation is the dominant power in known space, boasting a population of over 2 billion souls. The Federation currently claims over 50 star systems, although many of these have not been visited for years, and only 14 of them are actually inhabited by humans.
The most important system, of course, is Sol itself.
Sol System
* Earth: 1.33 billion. The homeworld and capital. Primary center of industry, shipbuilding, research, and finance. The Federation Military Academy is also located here. The most important current project is the expansion of the main naval bases to support a future class of super-dreadnought of up to 100,000 tons.
* Mars: 280 million. A rising power in its own right, only Earth possesses greater industrial capability. Mars may soon surpass Earth as the financial center of the Federation. Mars boasts a very high standard of living, leading to the stereotype that Martians are somewhat soft. This is an inaccurate statement however, for it overlooks the fact that Mars still has not quite been tamed, and the Martians themselves remain a hardy and industrious folk.
* Luna: 71.6 million. Luna now resembles a smaller, sister version of Earth, covered in wispy clouds and greenery, and dotted with a few small seas in some of the lowland areas. Luna is particularly important for its rich Duranium deposits and its abundant supply of Precious Metal trade goods.
* Europa: 51.7 million. It is now possible to breathe the air of Europa without a filtering device. However, it is still necessary to don extreme cold-weather gear when venturing outside, as the extreme cold (-70 celcius on average) is deadly to an unprotected human. Unfortunately, the efforts to further terraform Europa seem to be hitting diminishing returns, and it is likely that the planet will not ever become much more habitable than it is currently. Europa is by far the Sol system's most important mining colony, possessing a vast and diverse array of T-N deposits. At current rates of extraction, it is projected that Europa's deposits will last for centuries.
As Earth's Trans-Newtonian resources were totally depleted about 10 years ago, nearly every rock in the Sol system with a significant deposit has been directed to feed the voracious appetite of Earth's massive industrial complex. The most important civilian or government-owned automated sites include Venus, Mercury, Halley's Comet, and Io. Io also functions as a fuel drop-off point for the large fleet of Sorium harvesters plying the skies above Jupiter.
Aside from the Solar System, the Federation's major colony systems include:
Alpha Centauri
* Darwin: 81 million. The first extra-solar colony. An earthlike planet, it also possesses the single richest source of Duranium in the Federation. For that alone it is critically important.
* Perdition: 10 million. Perdition itself is a uninhabitable hellscape resembling Venus. Because surface habitation is essentially impossible, the population resides entirely in orbital habitats. Perdition is currently the only colony in the Federation to function this way. The reason for this colonization is the naturally-occurring stellar radiation that occurs as a result of an unusual reaction between Perdition's magnetic field and the dim star called Alpha Centauri-B. In time, the Federation's plan is to exploit the research potential this anomaly represents. Unfortunately, this will require a much larger population, and the effort to build more orbital habitats has often been derailed by more immediate construction needs.
Gliese 667
* Adim (Gliese 667-C II): 89.4 million. The Gliese star system is an unusual trinary star system that was liberated from hostile drone warships approximately 30 years ago. What makes it even more unusual is that habitable planets orbit each of the system's stars. Chief among these is Gliese 667-C II, now called Adim, after the race of aliens who used to inhabit the system. The Adim once had an impressive pre-TN civilization in the Gliese 667 star system, but it appears that their civilization was destroyed by warfare approximately 800 years ago. The main legacy of the Adim is a partially functional Power/Propulsion (30%) research center located on Adim itself. The other factor that makes the Gliese 667 system so valuable is the sheer quantity of every known T-N mineral available on the other worlds of this system. In time, Gliese 667 may one day rival the Sol System as the Federation's most important industrial center.
* Gliese 667-B III: 27.85 million. Mining center with millions of tons of every known T-N resource, particularly Mercassium and Vendarite.
* Gliese 667-A III: 14.58 million. Mining center with millions of tons of every known T-N resource, particularly Corbomite and Tritanium.
HIP 86961
* New Earth, 84.1 million. New Earth required only a gentle touch of terraforming to make it ideal for human habitation. With its rich mineral resources and extensive network of supporting civilian mining operations, only Mars and Earth possess greater industrial capacity. New Earth is the Federation's largest and most strategically important colony facing the Rimward region of unknown space. The Federation has long-term plans to build a major naval base here, although currently only ships of 10,000 tons or less can be supported.
Delta Trianguli
* Amravan, approximately 1 billion (Amravati), 41.39 million (human). Delta Trianguli-A I, aka Amravan, is home to the first non-hostile alien civilization encountered by the Federation, the Ascendancy of Amravati. The Amravati possess unearthly, avian-like characteristics and a curious personality. Perhaps because of this, they did not shoot down the first Pathfinders entering their system long ago, although they certainly could have. Officially, the Amravati are considered close allies and a very important trading partner. Amravati spices are particularly popular in the Federation. Despite this outward warmth, there are many in the Federation who would prefer it if the Amravati were conquered and absorbed directly into the Federation as a client rather than remain a potential competitor. Things came to a head when a Federation Pathfinder finally reached the distant planetoid of Delta Trianguli-B 6, Moon 2, over 50 billion kilometers from the system's primary star. The Pathfinder crew discovered that this moon possessed a rich abundance of resources, including the single largest and most accessible deposit of raw Sorium yet encountered anywhere. Due to the moon's isolation, it was decided to use long-haul civilian freighters to build an automated mining operation here rather than a full colony, along with a battery of mass drivers. Meanwhile the Federation, without asking for permission, founded a small colony on the Amravati homeworld on one of the smaller, warmer continents that the cold-blooded Amravati had left unsettled. Ostensibly the purpose of this colony is to process mass driver packets from the distant moon and thus provide critical fuel processing services for the Federation's growing and voraciously fuel-hungry fleet, which it indeed does. However, the Federation is *also* in the process of shipping prefabbed Capella-class missile bases here. Finally, the Federation has quietly relocated nearly the entire offensive strength of the Army to their enclave on Amravan, totaling 8 full combat divisions. The Amravati seem unaware or unwilling to do anything about this. The strength of the Amravati army is unknown, but their fleet is quite numerous and only slightly less technologically advanced than the Federation Navy, although their major combat vessels tend to be much smaller on a ship-by-ship basis. Therefore a Federation military victory, while likely, could also be quite bloody. Most importantly, it has not been lost on many in the high command that such a surprise attack would be a tremendous betrayal forever staining the Federation's honor, thus the "doves" in the military seem to hold the upper hand for now. The Amravati have numerous small mining colonies in Delta Trianguli, and it is believed that they have at least one off-world colony in another system, but if so the precise location has not yet been determined.
GJ 1286
* Barlok, 68.65 million. Like Gliese 667, GJ 1286 was another system cleared of hostile drone warships about 15 years ago. The primary world, named Barlok by the long-dead inhabitants, had suffered extensive environmental damage from orbital bombardment. Much of the atmosphere had been stripped away and the world was in the grip of a perpetual ice age. Years of terraforming have finally restored Barlok to a semblance of its original state. Barlok is now one of the most important worlds in the Federation because, like Adim, it also possesses an ancient Power/Propulsion (80%) research center here. Nearly all activity on Barlok is directed at unlocking new heights of energy research. It was due to the combined efforts of the researchers on Barlok and Adim that the Federation was able to release the newest generation of high-efficiency Internal Confinement Fusion Drive engines (ICFD) as well as the first practical rapid-fire spinal laser, currently featured on the Lancer gunboat.
Wolf 1061
* Abhea, approximately 600 million (Abhean), no permanent human population. Abhea, homeworld of the Abhean Collective, lies a distant 7 jumps away from the Sol system in a region of space that the Federation has not yet fully explored. The Abheans themselves are warm-blooded insectoids, much larger than humans and possessed of a mercurial disposition. Although the Abheans possess Trans-Newtonian technology they appear to have only a few warships and their technology is generations behind that of the Federation or even the Amravati. Relations with the Abheans are currently friendly, and human freighters occasionally trade here. Due to their lack of military power and extreme isolation the Federation does not view the Abhean Collective as a threat.
EP Eridani
* EP Eridani-A III, 223,000. The list of Federation colonies provided above is not exhaustive. That being said, EP Eridani-A III represents a "typical" Federation frontier colony at the very edge of Federation space, 7 jumps from Earth. Federation Terraformers completed their work here about a year ago, and although the planet remains a bit on the cool side compared to Earth, it is now possible for humans to conduct all normal activity outdoors without environmental safeguards. The Federation has taken care to settle worlds not just for their terraforming potential, but also to ensure that such colonies can eventually be mostly self-sufficient. Although the colony does not possess every known T-N element, those deposits it does have are available in vast amounts and will eventually be unlocked with sufficient effort.
Cavgunner:
The Ships of the Terran Federation: Fleet Support
The legendary Pathfinder-class exploration ship was the very first non-civilian vessel constructed for the Navy. The simple strength and practicality of the design has allowed it to remain in service for decades. The current version, the Block III, improves upon the earlier marks by utilizing a more powerful, fuel-sipping ICFD engine. It also replaces the old-style liquid fuel tanks with compressed fuel storage units based on designs acquired (others would say stolen) from the Amravati Ascendancy. These improvements have increased the Pathfinder Block III's range by 50% over the Block II.
The Pathfinder is designed expressly for long-range, deep space exploration. As such, it accommodates sufficient crew facilities and self-maintenance capability to allow for fully independent operations of up to 5 years or even longer if needed.
The Pathfinder's primary drive is designed for efficiency, not power, and thus it has never been a swift vessel. The Pathfinder's main defense is the General Dynamics Infiltrator MK I cloaking device. The Cloaking Device reduces the Pathfinder's sensor signature to approximately that of a Kiowa shuttle. Meanwhile, the Pathfinder uses a compact but sensitive thermal sensor to quietly sniff out potentially hostile contacts. In this way, on numerous occasions Pathfinders have been able to avoid combat by locating hostile contacts well outside the envelope that the ship itself could theoretically be detected. Despite the success of the cloaking device the Pathfinder is currently the only human vessel to make use of this technology. The Pathfinder also features a small hangar capable of accommodating a single Kiowa shuttle. This capability has proven extremely useful, for the Kiowa can swiftly and easily be dispatched to explore new jump points, or as was the case with the loss of the Farsight, act as a rescue ship if the Pathfinder itself should somehow be destroyed.
Assignment to a Pathfinder is considered demanding yet prestigious. Ten vessels of this class are currently in service. Two vessels of the earlier Block I variety have been destroyed, one by Precursor missiles and the other by Swarm bio-drones. In both cases the enemy units were running "dark."
--- Code: ---Pathfinder Block III class Exploration Ship 5 000 tons 134 Crew 1159.75 BP TCS 15 TH 78 EM 0
3250 km/s Armour 1-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 110/1/2/2 Damage Control Rating 6 PPV 0
Maint Life 5.88 Years MSP 870 AFR 33% IFR 0.5% 1YR 43 5YR 643 Max Repair 211.25 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 60 months Flight Crew Berths 1
Hangar Deck Capacity 125 tons
Freeman Megacorp Exploration 325 EP Internal Fusion Drive (1) Power 325 Fuel Use 10.22% Signature 78 Exp 6%
Fuel Capacity 870 000 Litres Range 306.5 billion km (1091 days at full power)
General Dynamics Thermal Sensor TH10-110 (1) Sensitivity 110 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 110m km
Improved Gravitational Sensors (1) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
Improved Geological Sensors (1) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
Cloaking Device: Class cross-section reduced to 15% of normal
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
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Along with the Pathfinder, the tiny Argonne-class buoy tender is one of the Federation's earliest designs. In its earliest years the Federation had limited shipbuilding capability, and the first Luna-class destroyers were still just ideas on a drafting board and decades away from being fielded. Despite this, military planners realized that it was vitally important that the Federation have some idea if non-human starships were using Jump Points known to the Federation. The tiny Argonne-class buoy tender was designed expressly to deposit its Size 5 active sensor buoys on both sides of a jump point. In this way, even if the buoys were attacked any ship using the Jump Point would be subject to a detailed close-range scan. Like nearly all Federation Navy ships that came after it, the Argonne is equipped with a small shuttle bay that can support VIP transport and SAR operations. In order to simplify logistics during a time when the Federation could ill afford a lack of standardization, the Argonne was designed to use the same thruster as the original Block I Pathfinder.
As the area of space known to humanity expands, the Argonne remains in frequent use. The Navy tends to assign crew short rotations to this class, with the idea that it allows as many crewman and officers as possible a chance to "get their feet wet" prior to assignment to a larger vessel. Due to the ship's very small size and non-combat nature it is unlikely that an upgraded mark will ever be fielded. Two vessels are in service, the Argonne and the Alcor.
--- Code: ---Argonne class Buoy Tender 3 000 tons 40 Crew 335.4 BP TCS 60 TH 120 EM 0
4000 km/s Armour 4-18 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 1.25
Maint Life 3.36 Years MSP 140 AFR 36% IFR 0.5% 1YR 19 5YR 283 Max Repair 108 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 15
Hangar Deck Capacity 125 tons Magazine 165
Freeman Megacorp 240 EP Magneto-plasma Exploration Drive (1) Power 240 Fuel Use 10.46% Signature 120 Exp 6%
Fuel Capacity 150 000 Litres Range 86.0 billion km (248 days at full power)
Raytheon Size 5 Buoy Dispenser (1) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 15000
Beagle Mk 1 (33) Speed: 0 km/s End: 0m Range: 0m km WH: 0 Size: 5 TH: 0/0/0
Strike Group
1x Kiowa Shuttle Speed: 6451 km/s Size: 2.48
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
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The ubiquitous Kiowa-class shuttle has earned its place as one of the most important assets in the fleet. This humble, simple craft features good speed, excellent range, low sensor visibility, and the ability to provide reasonable accommodation for up to 30 humans, including the pilot. The Kiowa's most important roles include scouting low-risk areas, performing search and rescue operations, and quickly and efficiently transporting important passengers from one site to another. Nearly every ship in the Navy that possesses a hangar bay includes at least one Kiowa. Some of the fleet's best captains earned their stars flying a Kiowa.
Dozens of Kiowa shuttles are currently in service. Any future replacement would likely be an entirely new vessel rather than an upgrade.
--- Code: ---Kiowa class Shuttle 124 tons 1 Crew 28.2 BP TCS 2.48 TH 5.6 EM 0
6451 km/s Armour 1-2 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 0 Years MSP 0 AFR 24% IFR 0.3% 1YR 0 5YR 7 Max Repair 14 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 29
Freeman Megacorp 16 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (1) Power 16 Fuel Use 49.5% Signature 5.6 Exp 10%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres Range 29.3 billion km (52 days at full power)
This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
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Cavgunner:
The Ships of the Terran Federation: Luna-class Destroyer and Moray-class Frigate
The mighty Luna-class Destroyer is the backbone of the Federation Navy. These large, multi-function ships were designed to be more than a match for any ship that any conceivable opponent might bring to battle, with the exception of the Swarm motherships. As such the Luna features half a dozen Size 5 missile tubes, a generous ammunition bay, and powerful long-range sensors, along with a backup short-range sensor. The Luna primarily uses its speed and long-range missiles to destroy most opponents at a distance. However, when necessary it can also engage targets at point blank range with its quick-firing 15cm laser cannon and its dual gauss cannons. The gauss array also functions as the ship's primary anti-missile defense; the more Luna vessels that comprise a fleet, the more impenetrable the fleet's point defense becomes. The Luna's flight bay can accommodate two Kiowa shuttlecraft.
The Luna-class has historically faced three main drawbacks. Firstly, the vessel's armor protection and energy shielding is merely adequate, designed to protect the ship from "leakers" rather than a sustained battering. Secondly, the facilities needed to sustain such a large ship in port currently exist only on Earth. Finally, the vessel consumes exorbitant amounts of fuel. However, the latter problem has largely been partially mitigated by the introduction of the Block III version. The Luna Block III replaces the old, inefficient MagCon drive with an improved, cool-burning ICFD unit that yields the same amount of thrust for much less fuel consumption. The liquid fuel tanks have also been replaced with Compressed Fuel storage units. With these improvements the Block III's range has been more than tripled over the previous Block II version.
14 Luna-class vessels are currently in service. About half the class have been refitted to the Block III version, with the remainder either currently in refit or scheduled to do so soon. Over many years of service every single ship in the class has achieved multiple kills in combat at one time or another. None have been destroyed, though on occasion some have received heavy damage. It must be noted that the plan to field so many large warships so early in the Federation's existence caused many logistical problems initially, but ultimately provided the impetus to secure the many resource-rich mining sites that the Federation controls today.
Ships in class: Luna, Frigoris, Foecundititus, Endymion, Crisium, Hipparchus, Iridium, Nectaris, Pallas, Pico, Serenitatis, Smniorum, Tranquilitatis, Vaporum
--- Code: ---Luna Block III class Destroyer 20 000 tons 450 Crew 5398 BP TCS 400 TH 576 EM 240
6000 km/s Armour 7-65 Shields 8-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 20 PPV 57.06
Maint Life 1.63 Years MSP 2771 AFR 304% IFR 4.2% 1YR 1224 5YR 18354 Max Repair 1200 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months Flight Crew Berths 0
Hangar Deck Capacity 250 tons Magazine 354
Freeman Megacorp 1200 EP Internal Fusion Drive (2) Power 1200 Fuel Use 31.55% Signature 288 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 7 125 000 Litres Range 203.2 billion km (392 days at full power)
Tesla Corporation Gamma R300/240 Shields (4) Total Fuel Cost 40 Litres per hour (960 per day)
Single Raytheon 15cm C6 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (1x1) Range 240 000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 6-6 RM 4 ROF 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
Twin General Dynamics Gauss Cannon R3-100 Turret (1x6) Range 30 000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raytheon Laser Fire Control S08 128-12000 (1) Max Range: 256 000 km TS: 12000 km/s 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
Raytheon Gauss Fire Control S06 72-12000 (1) Max Range: 144 000 km TS: 12000 km/s 93 86 79 72 65 58 51 44 37 31
General Dynamics Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Raytheon RL 5 Size 5 Missile Launcher (6) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 30
Raytheon Missile Fire Control FC277-R100 (1) Range 277.2m km Resolution 100
Javelin Mark III (71) Speed: 36 800 km/s End: 84.1m Range: 185.7m km WH: 9 Size: 5 TH: 135/81/40
Raytheon Active Search Sensor MR11-R1 (1) GPS 105 Range 11.6m km MCR 1.3m km Resolution 1
Raytheon Active Search Sensor MR231-R100 (1) GPS 21000 Range 231.0m km Resolution 100
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
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The Moray-class frigate is the most important of a new, smaller generation of warship designs utilizing advanced technologies acquired from destroyed Precursor drones. While the Luna-class has proven capable of defending its own fleet from moderately-sized missile barrages, many Navy planners have voiced the rightful concern that relying totally on Gauss cannons for point defense means that a task force has one, and only one, chance to shoot down each incoming missile barrage. Therefore if the hailstorm of Gauss projectiles should prove insufficient, the fleet would simply have to absorb any missile strikes that get through. The Moray, therefore, is not necessarily envisioned as the means to destroy every incoming missile in a major fleet battle, but rather to provide a deeper anti-missile shield extending for many millions of kilometers. This allows a fleet more time to attrit large missile swarms, so that if any remaining missiles do reach the fleet the usual Gauss point-defense can more reasonably be expected to handle it.
Anti-missile work is not necessarily the Moray's only function, however. The Moray itself features an oversized sensor array, and the new "Dart" anti-missile missile has surprising range for such a small warhead. Therefore it is expected that the Moray will be able to safely and efficiently detect and engage fighters and small attack craft at range. As a last resort the Moray can engage targets with its 15cm laser turret, the same type used on the Luna. While the inclusion of the laser has received some criticism, the weapon does allow the ship some tactical flexibility it might not have otherwise. It also means that the ship always has "teeth." The prevailing attitude in the Navy is that all major warships above a certain tonnage should have at least one gun, regardless of anything else. The Moray also features the usual boat bay that can accommodate one shuttlecraft.
The Moray does have a few weaknesses. In order to achieve operational range equivalent to the Luna destroyers it is intended to support, the ship features only one large drive instead of a few smaller ones. During the research phase it was determined that having even two smaller drives instead of larger, single drive would drastically harm the ship's fuel efficiency. Of course, the downside to having only one drive is that the ship would be crippled if the drive were to be knocked out. In the end, operational range was considered to be more imporant. In addition, the ship's armor protection is quite light, and it is questionable as to whether the armor would be able to prevent shock damage from a heavy anti-ship missile. The Moray would likely only be able to absorb a few direct hits before sustaining serious damage.
One Moray is currently in service: the class leader herself, Moray. Two more vessels of this class are currently under construction. It remains to be seen how this class actually functions in combat.
--- Code: ---Moray class Frigate 10 000 tons 253 Crew 3433.5 BP TCS 200 TH 288 EM 240
6000 km/s Armour 6-41 Shields 8-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 6 PPV 14.65
Maint Life 1.55 Years MSP 1288 AFR 133% IFR 1.9% 1YR 614 5YR 9209 Max Repair 1200 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months Flight Crew Berths 2
Hangar Deck Capacity 125 tons Magazine 170
Freeman Megacorp 1200 EP Internal Fusion Drive (1) Power 1200 Fuel Use 31.55% Signature 288 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 2 725 000 Litres Range 155.5 billion km (299 days at full power)
Tesla Corporation Gamma R300/240 Shields (4) Total Fuel Cost 40 Litres per hour (960 per day)
Single Raytheon 15cm C6 Ultraviolet Laser Turret (1x1) Range 240 000km TS: 12000 km/s Power 6-6 RM 4 ROF 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2
Raytheon Laser Fire Control S08 128-12000 (1) Max Range: 256 000 km TS: 12000 km/s 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
General Dynamics Stellarator Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1) Total Power Output 6 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Raytheon Size 1 Anti-Missile Launcher (8) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Raytheon AMM Missile Fire Control FC95-R1 (1) Range 95.0m km Resolution 1
Dart Size 1 Anti-missile Missile (170) Speed: 52 000 km/s End: 11.2m Range: 34.9m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 260/156/78
Raytheon AMM Active Search Sensor MR79-R1 (1) GPS 720 Range 79.2m km MCR 8.6m 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
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Cavgunner:
The Ships of the Terran Federation: Akizuki-class Missile Boat and Lancer-class Gunboat
The Akizuki-class Missile Boat was the second warship class to be fielded after the Luna. During the Battle of 41 Arae a task force of Luna-class destroyers struggled to put down a Swarm mothership because the monstrous bio-ship was shooting down or simply absorbing most of their missiles. Although the Navy was victorious, a plan was put into motion to create a new class of missile-armed ship that could help its fleet overwhelm a target's point defense in the initial strike. The resulting ship, the Akizuki, is designed solely for maximizing that "first strike" missile wave: all other considerations are secondary. To this end the Akizuki features 40 size-5 external missile racks rather than the conventional missile tubes of the Luna. It also utilizes the same fire control system as the Luna. However the Akizuki does not have shields, it does not have shipboard sensors, and it is basically unarmored. Despite this a single Akizuki is theoretically capable of destroying any Precursor drone-ship with its single, devastating missile volley. Because the Akizuki cannot reload on its own, Navy doctrine states that an "empty" Akizuki should immediately withdraw to the nearest ammunition collier or friendly planet to rearm.
Six Akizuki-class Missile Boats are currently in service. The current Block III upgrade tripled the Akizuki's range with a ICFD engine and Compressed Fuel storage. It also added a shuttle bay, a feature that was sorely missing before.
--- Code: ---Akizuki Block III class Missile Boat 5 000 tons 71 Crew 1190.5 BP TCS 100 TH 144 EM 0
6000 km/s Armour 1-26 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 30
Maint Life 4.12 Years MSP 707 AFR 42% IFR 0.6% 1YR 67 5YR 1001 Max Repair 600 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Flight Crew Berths 1
Hangar Deck Capacity 125 tons Magazine 200
Freeman Megacorp 600 EP Internal Fusion Drive (1) Power 600 Fuel Use 47.32% Signature 144 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 2 055 000 Litres Range 156.3 billion km (301 days at full power)
Raytheon Size 5 Box Launcher (40) Missile Size 5 Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes MF Reload 6.2 hours
Raytheon Missile Fire Control FC277-R100 (1) Range 277.2m km Resolution 100
Javelin Mk II (40) Speed: 30 700 km/s End: 73.9m Range: 136.2m km WH: 9 Size: 5 TH: 112/67/33
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
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The Lancer-class Gunboat is a brand-new type of warship designed to provide devastating short-range firepower for its fleet. The Lancer is outwardly similar to the Akizuki, and in fact uses the exact same type of internal confinement fusion drive. However, the Lancer is actually an entirely new design purpose-built around its main weapon, a single General Dynamics 30cm Spinal Laser. This laser represents the highest damage output over time and certainly the highest damage per shot of any energy weapon yet fielded by the Federation. A direct hit at short range from this laser yields 24 megajoules of energy striking an area approximately the size of a dinner plate. While a larger, well-protected vessel might be able to sustain such a hit, it is anticipated that such a hit would completely deplete the energy shielding of nearly any vessel yet encountered, achieve a complete "burn-through" on most contemporary vessels of 5,000 tons or less, and likely incapacitate or destroy most targets in one shot. The laser's main advantage is the burst damage it is capable of delivering, however, the 15cm recharge time also represents the most advanced capacitor recharge technology that the Federation can field. While much larger lasers were considered (including a ridiculously large 45cm spinal laser capable of firing once every 35 seconds), the 30cm Spinal Laser was ultimately selected as a reasonable compromise between hitting power, compactness, and rate of fire. Because it is designed for close combat, every ton of the ship that is not devoted to weaponry, crew systems, or fuel storage is dedicated to armor and shielding. As such, the Lancer is quite tough for its size. However, in contrast to most other Federation military ships the Lancer does not have a shuttle bay. Like the Akizuki, the Lancer relies on other ships to provide active sensor coverage.
Two Lancers have recently been completed, and two more are currently under construction.
--- Code: ---Lancer class Gunboat 5 000 tons 96 Crew 1637.5 BP TCS 100 TH 144 EM 300
6000 km/s Armour 10-26 Shields 10-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 9
Maint Life 2.4 Years MSP 614 AFR 66% IFR 0.9% 1YR 146 5YR 2195 Max Repair 600 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 4 months Spare Berths 1
Freeman Megacorp 600 EP Internal Fusion Drive (1) Power 600 Fuel Use 47.32% Signature 144 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 1 770 000 Litres Range 134.7 billion km (259 days at full power)
Tesla Corporation Gamma R300/240 Shields (5) Total Fuel Cost 50 Litres per hour (1 200 per day)
General Dynamics 30cm C8 Spinal Ultraviolet Laser (1) Range 384 000km TS: 6000 km/s Power 24-8 RM 4 ROF 15 24 24 24 24 19 16 13 12 10 9
General Dynamics Spinal Fire Control S03 192-6000 (1) Max Range: 384 000 km TS: 6000 km/s 97 95 92 90 87 84 82 79 77 74
General Dynamics Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (1) Total Power Output 8 Armour 0 Exp 5%
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
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The Ships of the Terran Federation: Red Oak Victory-class ammunition transport and Capella-class missile base
The Red Oak Victory-class ammunition transport is the Federation Navy's main vessel for providing ammo replenishment for long-range Fleet operations. A single ship of this class has sufficient capacity to fully reload 5 Luna-class destroyers, and still have some missiles left over. Although it is not a carrier, the Red Oak Victory also features a 5,250-ton-capacity hangar bay capable of docking and reloading an Akizuki-class missile boat in less than 40 minutes. In fact, the Red Oak Victory was designed largely with that specific purpose in mind, thus allowing the missile boats to conduct sustained operations in deep space. It can also function as a maintenance supply ship or even as a refueling tanker, but with slightly shorter range than a Luna Block II it is not really ideal for the latter purpose. Typically, the Red Oak Victory saves its fuel reserves to assist critically damaged Federation ships during post-battle cleanup.
The Red Oak Victory does not possess offensive weaponry since it is not intended to engage in combat. However, it does possess a pair of Phalanx autoguns to shoot down missiles in the event that any enemy ships should slip past the main fleet. Lightly shielded and lightly armored, this class uses speed for defense.
The ship summary shown below represents the current, obsolete version of the class. An upgrade with ICFD engines, compressed fuel storage, and triple the operational range is planned. However, due to a shortage of 1200-rated ICFD drives no work on this upgrade will begin until the Luna-class destroyers have all received their replacement drives first. Unfortunately, the highly advanced Freeman Megacorp 1200 ICFD's are proving slow and difficult to construct, even with fully half the might of Earth's industrial capacity behind the project.
Vessels in service: Red Oak Victory, China Victory, Greece Victory, USSR Victory
--- Code: ---Red Oak Victory class Ammunition Transport 30 000 tons 565 Crew 5547 BP TCS 600 TH 1260 EM 180
6000 km/s Armour 3-86 Shields 6-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 29 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.53 Years MSP 3351 AFR 248% IFR 3.4% 1YR 730 5YR 10955 Max Repair 1050 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Flight Crew Berths 3
Hangar Deck Capacity 5250 tons Magazine 2040 Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Freeman Megacorp 1200 EP Magneto-plasma Drive (3) Power 1200 Fuel Use 68.89% Signature 420 Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 6 010 000 Litres Range 52.3 billion km (100 days at full power)
Tesla Corporation Beta R300/180 Shields (4) Total Fuel Cost 30 Litres per hour (720 per day)
Phalanx CIWS-120 (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 12000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Javelin Mk II (408) Speed: 30 700 km/s End: 73.9m Range: 136.2m km WH: 9 Size: 5 TH: 112/67/33
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
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The Capella-class planetary missile base is the first armed planetary defense installation to achieve widespread deployment in the Federation. Military designers procrastinated for years debating what characteristics a main planetary defense base should possess until it was finally realized that unless a powerful, reasonably sized installation was fielded now then over half a dozen of the Federation's most important colonies would be totally undefended in the event of a surprise attack. As such, most Federation worlds in the 60-80 million population range can construct a Capella installation from scratch in less than a year, while even the smallest colonies would be able to assemble a prefabricated unit in a matter of a few months at most.
Intially the Capella was conceived as a platform for deploying massive, very long ranged MIRV-capable missiles. While promising, in order to avoid designing a whole host of new technologies to support such a missile it was decided that for now the Capella should be able to utlize existing stocks of Federation warheads. Of course, this also greatly simplifies logistics. Despite this the anti-ship barrage that a Capella can throw into space is still rather fearsome, comparatively speaking. The base also provides the surrounding space with a reasonable measure of anti-warhead and anti-small-craft defense. As a PDC the armor protection of the Capella is exceptionally thick; in theory, it could sustain dozens of direct fusion strikes and remain operational. Furthermore the massive ammunition bay, equivalent to an entire Red Oak Victory collier, allows for extended barrages to overcome the point defense of any target. Although it is not a fighter base the Capella can provide auxiliary support for small spacecraft operating within its theater. Finally, since the Capella is designed as a planet's main (and perhaps only) planetary base, it features a Flag Bridge to effectively coordinate all local operations. In time, the Federation plans to not only field at least one Capella on each major world, but also to seed asteroids and other planetary bodies near jump points with these units as well.
Two bases of this type are currently in service, with six more in various stages of construction. As a planetary defense base the Capella does not follow a formal naming system, instead being designated through whatever factors and traditions the local military authorities deem appropriate.
--- Code: ---Capella class Missile Base 27 600 tons 635 Crew 5418 BP TCS 552 TH 0 EM 0
Armour 28-81 Sensors 1/720 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 140
Intended Deployment Time: 1 months Flight Crew Berths 0
Flag Bridge Hangar Deck Capacity 1000 tons Magazine 2228
Phalanx CIWS-200 (2x6) Range 1000 km TS: 20000 km/s ROF 5 Base 50% To Hit
Raytheon Size 1 Anti-Missile Launcher (15) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Raytheon PDC Size 5 Missile Launcher (25) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 15
Raytheon Missile Fire Control FC277-R100 (1) Range 277.2m km Resolution 100
Raytheon AMM Missile Fire Control FC95-R1 (1) Range 95.0m km Resolution 1
Javelin Mark III (406) Speed: 36 800 km/s End: 84.1m Range: 185.7m km WH: 9 Size: 5 TH: 135/81/40
Dart Size 1 Anti-missile Missile (200) Speed: 52 000 km/s End: 11.2m Range: 34.9m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 260/156/78
Raytheon AMM Active Search Sensor MR79-R1 (1) GPS 720 Range 79.2m km MCR 8.6m km Resolution 1
Raytheon Active Search Sensor MR231-R100 (1) GPS 21000 Range 231.0m km Resolution 100
ECCM-2 (1) 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 Planetary Defence Centre and can be pre-fabricated in 12 sections
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