Guardian class Monitor
| VNS 68A Guardian Class | |
|---|---|
| Type: BM Monitor | |
| Size | 120,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–14 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1,200 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 2,006 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 891 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Vegan |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr 138,039.246 |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Description
Designed to dismantle invading Battleships this class was the queen of system defense for a time. Unburdened by jump drives and fuel she was the embodiment of the battle rider versus battle ship debate. Fast, agile, well defended and carrying a formidable weapons array she could confidently pound enemy vessels. The room freed up from drives and jump fuel allowed her to carry swarms of very heavy interceptors, an equal number of lighter fighters. With 24 fighter squadrons she became a system control carrier. Generally too large to be carried as a rider, these craft tended to stay in a single system for their entire careers. Should troops be needed, a portion of the two frozen watches could be used. Human mercenaries were popular for this duty. The presence of these monitors was seen as such an obstacle it served as a strategic deterrent force to discourage enemy aggression and tended to discourage pirate raiders within Vegan borders.
MN-R306BH4-E96608-999S9-Q MCr. 138,039.246 120,000tons Bearing F 7 N771M Crew 2,006 Batteries M A ZAA1Y TL 14 Cargo: 891 tons Frozen Watchx2 Fuel: 13,200 tons EP: 13,200 Agility: 6 Shipboard Security Detail: 120 Craft: 2 x 30T Ship's Boats, 120 x 90T Heavy Interceptors, 120 x 30T Medium Fighters, 1 90T Launch Tube Fuel Treatment: Fuel Scoops Backups: 1 x Model/8fib Computer 1 x Factor 6 Nuclear Damper 1 x Factor 6 Meson Screen Substitutions: Y = 30 Z = 31
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy