The combat power of the Armada Española is concentrated in a single class of ship - the Torquemada class Strike Cruiser. With a smaller economy than the other powers, the leaders of the Spanish Church were well aware that they could not maintain technological parity in the longer-term. Cardinal Ximénez, head of the Church, sought guidance from prayer and instructed the ship designers of the Armada Española to forego missile warfare entirely in order to concentrate their research and development efforts on a narrower front. Concerned that any disagreement with this directive would result in a visit from the Inquisition, the designers threw themselves completely into their task. The result was the Torquemada. The four Meson cannon with their impressive 200,000 kilometre range are designed to penetrate whatever defences the other powers might develop while the twin gauss cannon and strong armour protect the ship from missile attack. Due to the need to chase down hostile targets to bring the mesons into range the Torquemada is powered by a quintet of Navarre-150 Ion Drives, an engine designed boosted by 25% beyond its normal output. This increases the chance of a damaged engine exploding and significantly reduces fuel efficiency but was deemed necessary because without the ability to close the range, the Torquemada would be ineffective. Five Torquemadas are in service (Tomás de Torquemada, Diego de Deza Tavera, Diego Ramírez de Guzmán, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros and Juan Enguera) and are intended to operate as a group in order to boost their missile defences.
Torquemada class Strike Cruiser 8,000 tons 257 Crew 1260.6 BP TCS 160 TH 750 EM 0
4687 km/s Armour 6-35 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/6/0/0 Damage Control Rating 3 PPV 40.56
Maint Life 2.05 Years MSP 295 AFR 170% IFR 2.4% 1YR 93 5YR 1399 Max Repair 95 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 11.7 months Spare Berths 0
Navarre-150 Ion Drive (5) Power 150 Fuel Use 110.05% Signature 150 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 500,000 Litres Range 10.2 billion km (25 days at full power)
Asturias Meson Cannon (4) Range 200,000km TS: 4687 km/s Power 10-4 RM 20 ROF 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Twin Gauss Cannon Turret (1x6) Range 30,000km TS: 16000 km/s Power 0-0 RM 3 ROF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gauss Fire Control (1) Max Range: 64,000 km TS: 16000 km/s 84 69 53 38 22 6 0 0 0 0
Meson Fire Control (1) Max Range: 256,000 km TS: 4000 km/s 96 92 88 84 80 77 73 69 65 61
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (4) Total Power Output 18 Armour 0 Exp 5%
Galicia-20 Active Search Sensor (1) GPS 3840 Range 21.0m km Resolution 120
Galicia-2 Missile Detection Sensor (1) GPS 32 Range 1.9m km MCR 209k km Resolution 1
EM Detection Sensor (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
The geological survey ships of the Armada Española (Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria) are of a simple, and economical and low maintenance design intended for long-range operations.
Santa Maria class Geosurvey Ship 2,750 tons 56 Crew 464.1 BP TCS 55 TH 150 EM 0
2727 km/s Armour 1-17 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/6/0/3 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 105 Max Repair 100 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 36 months Spare Berths 0
Commercial Ion Drive (1) Power 150 Fuel Use 9.28% Signature 150 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres Range 176.3 billion km (748 days at full power)
Navigation Sensor (1) GPS 1920 Range 10.5m km Resolution 120
EM Detection Sensor (1) Sensitivity 6 Detect Sig Strength 1000: 6m km
Geological Survey Sensors (3) 3 Survey Points Per Hour
The two Ferdinand class freighters and the single Isabella class colony ship are basic designs, although with its 70,000 capacity the Isabella is one of the larger colony ships in service.
Ferdinand class Freighter 36,400 tons 135 Crew 557.6 BP TCS 728 TH 1200 EM 0
1648 km/s Armour 1-97 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 10 Max Repair 75 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 3
Cargo 25000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 10
Large Commercial Ion Drive (4) Power 300 Fuel Use 6.19% Signature 300 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres Range 20.0 billion km (140 days at full power)
Isabella class Colony Ship 29,000 tons 210 Crew 1225 BP TCS 580 TH 1200 EM 0
2068 km/s Armour 1-84 Shields 0-0 Sensors 1/1/0/0 Damage Control Rating 1 PPV 0
MSP 26 Max Repair 75 MSP
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months Spare Berths 1
Cryogenic Berths 70000 Cargo Handling Multiplier 15
Large Commercial Ion Drive (4) Power 300 Fuel Use 6.19% Signature 300 Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 250,000 Litres Range 25.1 billion km (140 days at full power)