Posted by: Tanj
« on: February 12, 2012, 03:32:31 PM »Future Fleet Developments - 2050 onwards
Midway class Fleet Carrier
Almost 6,000 tons larger than the preceding Audacity class the new Fleet Carrier is designed to deliver a strike force of 36 dozen Viper class Fighter-Bombers to a hostile system, where they can then engage the enemy at a range of almost 1 billion mkm, far exceeding conventional missile engagements, before returning for refuelling and rearmament. However even without carrying any armour the Midway can only carry enough munitions to reload her fighter complment 1 and a half times. Although space fighters are a new and untested development the successes of the FAC program have highlighted the capabilities of these small vessels. Currently 1 vessel of this class is in production.
England class Battleship
A true heavy-weight the new Battleship design is set to be the dream of any aspiring naval captain. Intended to only operate within a battle group of escorting Nelson and King class Cruisers the England class forsakes any compromise over its armament and is a dedicated long-range missile platform. Although currently the Terran Navy has held a range advantage in every missile engagement, even against advanced Centauri vessels, Fleet Command feels that this vessel will ensure that this advantage is as true tomorrow as it was in years past. While no vessels of this class are yet in production 2 are expected to be laid down with the launch of the first Midway class Fleet Carrier.
America class Strike Cruiser
Taking the concept of the Warrior class Guided Missile Destroyer and the Vanguard class FAC's to the extreme the America class carries an overwhelming number of box launchers and is envisioned with 2 distinct purposes. Firstly to deliver an overwhelming alpha-strike against any targets with AM defences (Fleet analysts note that had the Commonwealth fleet been carrying Federation AMM's their preponderance of Escort vessels would have reduced the effectiveness of the King and Nelson classes by almost 90%), and secondly to launch a rapid knock-out punch against multiple enemy warships at close range, such as a jump point blockade. 2 vessels of this class are currently being built in Earth orbit.
Alexander class Command Ship
The Alexander is the proposed successor to the Churchill class Jump Leader capable of transiting up to 4 escorting warships at up to 21,000 tons. The Alexander boasts massively increased defences intended to prevent the loss of jump ships during a hostile transit. The Alexander also boasts a flag bridge for commanding officers and a new large area search sensor with a range of 515mkm. Current plans are for at least 1 Alexander to be attached to each fleet.
General Combat Cruiser (GC2) Concept
The GC2 concept was first proposed in the aftermath of the Gliese-109 campaign as a means of improving the effectiveness of the Nelson class both as detached units and as part of a battle group. During the Gliese-109 Campaign the fleets only AMM defence ships, 2 Tribal class Area Defence Cruisers, were destroyed shortly after transit. For the rest of the Campaign the fleet was without missile defences aside from 2 Hood class Light Cruisers. The GC2 concept argues that had the cruisers with the fleet carried AMM launchers like the Tribal class this would have made the loss of 2 out of 11 warships less of a disaster. In addition it would mean in the future the Nelson class can deploy as discrete units without the need to wait for other support elements to arrive in the event of an emergency. This concept, which its detractors feels dilutes the proven effectiveness of the Nelson class, is still under review at this time and no hulls have been laid down.
Future Fleet Organisation
In the future the current fleet vessels will be divided into 3 administrative fleets as detailed below. 2nd Fleet will be deployed around Dishian while 3rd Fleet will be deployed around Newport. Both these fleets will be responsible for the security of these and the surrounding systems. Meanwhile the 1st Fleet under will be held in Sol system as both a defensive force and a strategic strike force should any new threats emerge. One key point of this deployment is that the Federations largest vessels will be kept safely out of sight at the heart of the Federation - should any hostile force engage the 2nd or 3rd Fleets the arrival of this Strike Force is expected to severely disrupt any enemy plans.
Midway class Fleet Carrier
Almost 6,000 tons larger than the preceding Audacity class the new Fleet Carrier is designed to deliver a strike force of 36 dozen Viper class Fighter-Bombers to a hostile system, where they can then engage the enemy at a range of almost 1 billion mkm, far exceeding conventional missile engagements, before returning for refuelling and rearmament. However even without carrying any armour the Midway can only carry enough munitions to reload her fighter complment 1 and a half times. Although space fighters are a new and untested development the successes of the FAC program have highlighted the capabilities of these small vessels. Currently 1 vessel of this class is in production.
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Midway class Carrier
21,000 tons 1054 Crew 2821.1 BP TCS 420 TH 2500 EM 0
5952 km/s Armour 1-67 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 0
Maint Life 1.69 Years MSP 1252 AFR 1176% IFR 16.3% 1YR 527 5YR 7902 Max Repair 50 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 10000 tons Magazine 918
MilSpec ICF Drive E6 (25) Power 100 Fuel Use 60% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres Range 64.3 billion km (125 days at full power)
ASM-N4-Nova Anti-ship Missile (230) Speed: 25,000 km/s End: 16.7m Range: 25.1m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 275 / 165 / 82
Strike Group
36x Viper-Class Fighter-Bomber Fighter-bomber Speed: 12000 km/s Size: 5
4x Raptor-Class Fighter-Bomber Fighter-bomber Speed: 12000 km/s Size: 5
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 Midway will carry a complement of 36 Viper class Fighter Bombers and 4 Raptor class Fighter Bombers. Each Viper carries 4 size-4 Nova ASM’s which while slow and short ranged by modern standards pack an impressive strength 9 warhead. The Vipers will be accompanied by Raptors which carry active search sensors in the place of box launchers, as well as carrying additional reaction mass should it be required.Code: [Select]
Viper class Fighter-bomber
250 tons 4 Crew 51.1 BP TCS 5 TH 30 EM 0
12000 km/s Armour 2-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 2.4
Maint Life 13.34 Years MSP 13 AFR 5% IFR 0.1% 1YR 0 5YR 2 Max Repair 15 MSP
Magazine 16
FTR ICF Drive E600 (1) Power 60 Fuel Use 6000% Signature 30 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres Range 2.4 billion km (55 hours at full power)
Size 4 Box Launcher (4) Missile Size 4 Hangar Reload 30 minutes MF Reload 5 hours
Missile Fire Control FC25-R85 (1) Range 25.5m km Resolution 85
ASM-N5-Nova Anti-ship Missile (3) Speed: 25,000 km/s End: 16.7m Range: 25.1m km WH: 9 Size: 4 TH: 275 / 165 / 82
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 Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
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Raptor class Fighter-bomber
250 tons 6 Crew 73.5 BP TCS 5 TH 30 EM 0
12000 km/s Armour 2-3 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 8 Years MSP 18 AFR 5% IFR 0.1% 1YR 1 5YR 8 Max Repair 25 MSP
FTR ICF Drive E600 (1) Power 60 Fuel Use 6000% Signature 30 Armour 0 Exp 25%
Fuel Capacity 110,000 Litres Range 13.2 billion km (12 days at full power)
Active Search Sensor MR25-R85 (1) GPS 2143 Range 25.6m km Resolution 85
This design is classed as a Fighter for production, combat and maintenance purposes
England class Battleship
A true heavy-weight the new Battleship design is set to be the dream of any aspiring naval captain. Intended to only operate within a battle group of escorting Nelson and King class Cruisers the England class forsakes any compromise over its armament and is a dedicated long-range missile platform. Although currently the Terran Navy has held a range advantage in every missile engagement, even against advanced Centauri vessels, Fleet Command feels that this vessel will ensure that this advantage is as true tomorrow as it was in years past. While no vessels of this class are yet in production 2 are expected to be laid down with the launch of the first Midway class Fleet Carrier.
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England class Battleship
19,450 tons 1843 Crew 3286 BP TCS 389 TH 2400 EM 1800
6169 km/s Armour 5-64 Shields 60-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 4 PPV 90
Maint Life 2.56 Years MSP 1422 AFR 756% IFR 10.5% 1YR 304 5YR 4560 Max Repair 50 MSP
Magazine 1650
MilSpec ICF Drive E6 (24) Power 100 Fuel Use 60% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 650,000 Litres Range 100.2 billion km (188 days at full power)
Delta R300/15 Shields (24) Total Fuel Cost 360 Litres per day
S6-R75 Missile Launcher (75%) (20) Missile Size 6 Rate of Fire 75
Missile Fire Control FC103-R120 (1) Range 103.1m km Resolution 120
ASM-N6-Starfury Anti-ship Missile (275) Speed: 41,700 km/s End: 30m Range: 75.1m km WH: 6 Size: 6 TH: 319 / 191 / 95
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
America class Strike Cruiser
Taking the concept of the Warrior class Guided Missile Destroyer and the Vanguard class FAC's to the extreme the America class carries an overwhelming number of box launchers and is envisioned with 2 distinct purposes. Firstly to deliver an overwhelming alpha-strike against any targets with AM defences (Fleet analysts note that had the Commonwealth fleet been carrying Federation AMM's their preponderance of Escort vessels would have reduced the effectiveness of the King and Nelson classes by almost 90%), and secondly to launch a rapid knock-out punch against multiple enemy warships at close range, such as a jump point blockade. 2 vessels of this class are currently being built in Earth orbit.
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America class Strike Cruiser
15,000 tons 896 Crew 2518 BP TCS 300 TH 1800 EM 900
6000 km/s Armour 4-54 Shields 30-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 2 PPV 136.5
Maint Life 2.64 Years MSP 1210 AFR 900% IFR 12.5% 1YR 246 5YR 3690 Max Repair 180 MSP
Magazine 750
MilSpec ICF Drive E6 (18) Power 100 Fuel Use 60% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 450,000 Litres Range 90.0 billion km (173 days at full power)
Delta R300/15 Shields (12) Total Fuel Cost 180 Litres per day
20cm C3 Ultraviolet Laser (4) Range 320,000km TS: 6000 km/s Power 10-3 RM 4 ROF 20 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
Fire Control S06 160-7500 (1) Max Range: 320,000 km TS: 7500 km/s 97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (5) Total Power Output 40 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Size 5 Box Launcher (150) Missile Size 5 Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes MF Reload 6.2 hours
Missile Fire Control FC103-R120 (1) Range 103.1m km Resolution 120
ASM-N5-Pulsar Anti-ship Missile (150) Speed: 56,300 km/s End: 15m Range: 50.7m km WH: 5 Size: 5 TH: 337 / 202 / 101
Active Search Sensor MR104-R120 (1) GPS 14280 Range 104.3m km Resolution 120
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
Alexander class Command Ship
The Alexander is the proposed successor to the Churchill class Jump Leader capable of transiting up to 4 escorting warships at up to 21,000 tons. The Alexander boasts massively increased defences intended to prevent the loss of jump ships during a hostile transit. The Alexander also boasts a flag bridge for commanding officers and a new large area search sensor with a range of 515mkm. Current plans are for at least 1 Alexander to be attached to each fleet.
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2050
Alexander class Command Ship
21,000 tons 1613 Crew 5774 BP TCS 420 TH 2600 EM 3000
6190 km/s JR 5-50 Armour 10-67 Shields 100-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 10 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.1 Years MSP 5718 AFR 352% IFR 4.9% 1YR 1736 5YR 26039 Max Repair 1764 MSP
Flag Bridge
J21000(5-50) Military Jump Drive Max Ship Size 21000 tons Distance 50k km Squadron Size 5
MilSpec ICF Drive E6 (26) Power 100 Fuel Use 60% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 980,000 Litres Range 140.0 billion km (261 days at full power)
Delta R300/15 Shields (40) Total Fuel Cost 600 Litres per day
Active Search Sensor MR46-R1 (1) GPS 420 Range 46.2m km Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR515-R120 (1) GPS 70560 Range 515.3m km Resolution 120
This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
General Combat Cruiser (GC2) Concept
The GC2 concept was first proposed in the aftermath of the Gliese-109 campaign as a means of improving the effectiveness of the Nelson class both as detached units and as part of a battle group. During the Gliese-109 Campaign the fleets only AMM defence ships, 2 Tribal class Area Defence Cruisers, were destroyed shortly after transit. For the rest of the Campaign the fleet was without missile defences aside from 2 Hood class Light Cruisers. The GC2 concept argues that had the cruisers with the fleet carried AMM launchers like the Tribal class this would have made the loss of 2 out of 11 warships less of a disaster. In addition it would mean in the future the Nelson class can deploy as discrete units without the need to wait for other support elements to arrive in the event of an emergency. This concept, which its detractors feels dilutes the proven effectiveness of the Nelson class, is still under review at this time and no hulls have been laid down.
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GC2 Concept
13,300 tons 1138 Crew 2867.2 BP TCS 266 TH 1600 EM 1050
6015 km/s Armour 4-50 Shields 35-300 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 5 PPV 54.5
Maint Life 2.62 Years MSP 1674 AFR 283% IFR 3.9% 1YR 345 5YR 5180 Max Repair 420 MSP
Magazine 853
MilSpec ICF Drive E6 (16) Power 100 Fuel Use 60% Signature 100 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres Range 56.4 billion km (108 days at full power)
Delta R300/15 Shields (14) Total Fuel Cost 210 Litres per day
20cm C3 Ultraviolet Laser (2) Range 320,000km TS: 6015 km/s Power 10-3 RM 4 ROF 20 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4
Fire Control S06 160-7500 (1) Max Range: 320,000 km TS: 7500 km/s 97 94 91 88 84 81 78 75 72 69
Tokamak Fusion Reactor Technology PB-1 (3) Total Power Output 24 Armour 0 Exp 5%
S5-R60 (75% Reduction) (5) Missile Size 5 Rate of Fire 60
Size 5 Box Launcher (25) Missile Size 5 Hangar Reload 37.5 minutes MF Reload 6.2 hours
S1-R10 Missile Launcher (5) Missile Size 1 Rate of Fire 10
Missile Fire Control FC103-R120 (1) Range 103.1m km Resolution 120
Missile Fire Control FC46-R1 (1) Range 46.2m km Resolution 1
AMM-N1-Hornet Anti-missile Missile (100) Speed: 50,000 km/s End: 1m Range: 3m km WH: 1 Size: 1 TH: 600 / 360 / 180
ASM-N5-Pulsar Anti-ship Missile (150) Speed: 56,300 km/s End: 15m Range: 50.7m km WH: 5 Size: 5 TH: 337 / 202 / 101
Active Search Sensor MR46-R1 (1) GPS 420 Range 46.2m km Resolution 1
Active Search Sensor MR104-R120 (1) GPS 14280 Range 104.3m km Resolution 120
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
Future Fleet Organisation
In the future the current fleet vessels will be divided into 3 administrative fleets as detailed below. 2nd Fleet will be deployed around Dishian while 3rd Fleet will be deployed around Newport. Both these fleets will be responsible for the security of these and the surrounding systems. Meanwhile the 1st Fleet under will be held in Sol system as both a defensive force and a strategic strike force should any new threats emerge. One key point of this deployment is that the Federations largest vessels will be kept safely out of sight at the heart of the Federation - should any hostile force engage the 2nd or 3rd Fleets the arrival of this Strike Force is expected to severely disrupt any enemy plans.