Last Armada class Armored Cruiser

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Last Armada Armored Cruiser
Type: CA Heavy Cruiser
Size 38,000 Tons
Hull Configuration [[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer
Jump J-2
Maneuver 2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 380
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 304
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 22 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Last Armada
Price
Cost MCr31,326.932
Qty: MCr25,061.546
Source
Canon Unpublished, fan design


Description / Specifications

The class were designed and built for the Expedition, which culminated with the exodus of the Last Armada.

These ships fled the Destruction of Terra at the hands of the Vilani Imperium in 2147AD, carrying with them the last remnants of Terran culture and independence, and ultimately settled the Distant Fringe. The vessel was classified as an Armored Cruiser and was constructed as a conventional design.

  • The vessel is a TL 11 design.

Hull

The Armored Cruiser is constructed using a 38,000 dTon hull built in a Wedge configuration: The hull is plated and structurally reinforced, with an armor rating of 4. The vessel is fully streamlined to allow gas giant refuelling: it is equipped with fuel scoops.

  • Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
  • The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.

Engineering

The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type jump-2 drive, a maneuver-2 drive, and a power plant 4, giving performance of jump-2 and 2G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1. There is fuel tankage of 16,720 dTons, sufficient for two jump-2s and giving the power plant four weeks duration. The vessel is fitted with a purification plant.

  • The engineering section has a main control room.
  • The jump drive utilises a lanthanum hull grid.
  • The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.

The laser batteries are used to engage approaching rocks and space debris. The plasma gun turrets provide point defense.

Supplemental Fuel Tankage

The vessel is fitted with drop tanks capable of providing sufficient fuel for one jump-2, and providing additonal fuel for the power plant.

Main Section

Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/5 fib: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/5 fib. There are 176 staterooms, 152 low berths, and 800 GenPods – Artificial Gestation Units carried in armored sealed compartments to ensure the survival of the species. Double occupancy accommodations are required for all except the command crew. Cargo capacity amounts to 22 dTons.

  • The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, full ECM, and an avionics suite.

Crew

The Armored Cruiser requires 304 crew: 13 command, 76x engineering, 98x gunnery, 76x service, 38 service crew, 2 medical and 1 flight crew.

  • There is a complete frozen watch to share and rotate the duties over the long voyage.

Weapons

The ship has 380 hardpoints. These are grouped into:

  • one spinal particle accelerator
  • two 50 dTon repulsor bays
  • ten plasma gun batteries, each consisting of a single-mount turret
  • thirty missile batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
  • one sandcaster battery, consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
  • one beam laser battery, consisting of 5 linked triple turrets

Subcraft

The ship carries one 60 dTon Survey Shuttle in a dedicated hanger.

Cost

The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its subcraft, is MCr31,326.932

  • If detailed architectural plans are to be drawn up an architect's fee of MCr 313.269 is chargeable.
  • If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr25,061.546.

History / Background

This class of vessel is historical - no extant examples are known to exist. It was constructed under the aegis of the Expedition to escort the vessels of the Last Armada on their perilous voyage into the unknown. Because of the demands for greater range, requiring additional onboard fuel, the design were armored more like a strike cruiser than the traditional heavy cruisers of the era. The 2G acceleration and low agility were also necessary trade-offs.

The over-engineered, extra-thick hull plating added greater structural strength to the design, allowing it to survive an extremely long voyage through unexplored space. The hull armor primarily served as shielding for the precious cargo of life rather than to protect the ship from serious battle damage. The armored hull helped in part to limit long-term radiation exposure, to shield embryos from lethal dosages from high speed, short wavelength particles.

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