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Ledan Arms Manufacturing Shop Thread (space-tech)

Leda colony
16-12-2003, 19:24
LAMA has decided to start selling some of it's wares. This is all future tech, and costs an awful lot. Therefore, if you RP modern tech, or are a young nation, you won't be sold any of this. If you want modern tech, wait for the new and improved Warmongering Evildoers (W.M.D.) Arms shop thread.
Anyway, on with the sale!

Starships:

Heavy Cruiser, Jovian Storm Class (JS)

Platform Overview:
The Jovian Storm class Heavy Cruiser is the bright star of the Ineffable Space-Fleet. As the most visible symbol of the reach and power of the Ineffable Empire, command of these vessels is reserved for the best and the brightest. They are ideally suited for interplanetary combat, although they can play a significant role in planetary strike operations. During peacetime, XMCs are most often tasked with independent intergalactic exploration, charting and documenting the star systems of the Local Cluster. They are also the preferred platform for first contact missions, given their formidable combat capabilities and their ability to operate without a battlegroup.

Physical Characteristics:
Length: 1301m
Beam: 976m
Height: 325m
Inertial Mass: 96,408,876kg
Max Speed: Classified


Manpower:
Ship's Complement: 4132
Officer/Enlisted: 1/11

Cost: $20 Billion

Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship 1, Righteous Fist of Bob Class (RFB)
Platform Overview:
The Righteous Fist of Bob class Deep Stand-off Attack Ship is the workhorse of the Ineffable space-combat fleet. Optimized for extreme-range destruction of hostile starships and planetary pacification missions, the RFB is long on offensive capabilities and short on defensive systems. Sensor systems on the DSA are dedicated almost entirely to battle management support, though they can be used in a pinch as additional extended range surveillance platforms. The RFB is also equipped with Low Observability technology, making them more difficult for hostile forces to target and destroy. DSAs rarely operate independently and rely on battlefleet assets for their self-defense and logistics support. When detached from their primary battlefleet, DSAs run in "packs" of two.

Physical Characteristics:
Length: 651m
Beam: 488m
Height: 163m
Inertial Mass: 23,045,599kg
Max Speed: Classified


Manpower:
Ship's Complement: 356
Officer/Enlisted: 1/8

Note: These have now been retired from the Ineffable Spacefleet, and replaced with the Wrath of Achilles
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Cost: $12 Billion, $10 Billion for old ships

Wrath of Achilles class Deep Stand off Attack Ship
Physical Characteristics:
Length: 666m
Beam: 471m
Height: 211m
Inertial Mass: 18,045,521kg
Max Speed: Classified


Manpower:
Ship's Complement: 212
Officer/Enlisted: 1/8


Sensors:
PAS-37Q System Search Sensor (Phased Array)
HSS-114D Hyper-Spectral Scanner (EO)
AIS-117M Advanced Imaging Sensor (Synthetic Aperture/Moving Target Indicator)
AIS-117I Advanced Imaging Sensor (Inverse Synthetic Aperture)
ES/A-9R Electronic Support and Attack Measure Suite


Combat Systems:
180 ELS missile tubes
24 PDL 35Mw turrets
4 AP cannons
32 ES-14 Janus light sensor/attack drones


Cost: $25 Billion

Group Defense Frigate, Pride of Jupiter Class (POJ)
Platform Overview:
The Pride of Jupiter class Group Defense Frigate is the first line of defense for the battlefleets. Designed to track, target and destroy incoming enemy missiles and fighters, the battlegroup relies on the POJ commanders to ensure that the battlespace is clear for maneuver and attack operations. Each vessel is armed with limited offensive capabilities, but these capabilities are rarely used except in cases where the battlegroup has suffered significant casualties or the threat of hostile interdiction is low. With their superior deep sensing and target correlation abilities, POJs can also serve as augmentation for the battlefleets's extended range surveillance platforms. Although rarely deployed independently of a battlefleet, large ad hoc networks of detached POJs can be used as planetary defense assets in the unlikely event of invasion by hostile forces or massive missile attack.

Physical Characteristics:
Length: 391m
Beam: 293m
Height: 98m
Inertial Mass: 7,997,711kg
Max Speed: Classified

Manpower:
Ship's Complement: 341
Officer/Enlisted: 1/8

Cost: $9 Billion

Light Patrol Craft (LPC)
Non-Slipstream capable planetary defense craft that supplement and augment Home Guard defensive capabilities. LPCs are usually equipped with a single missile tube, several DM-5 defensive kinetic kill missiles and a crew of 10 or fewer. Several sub-classes of LPC are in use throughout the Ineffable Empire, depending on the particulars of the operational environment. LPCs are very fast, highly maneuverable and operate most often in squadrons of eight.

Cost: $30 Million

Heavy Patrol Craft (HPC)
Similar to the light craft, but equipped with 2 missile tubes and an rapid-fire Rail-Gun turret. HPCs carry a crew complement between 20 and 30 people and usually serve as the command ship for a squadron of LPCs. Like the LPC, several sub-classes of the HPC are in use throughout the Ineffable Empire.

Cost: $50 Million

Jovian Lightning strike fighters (JL)
The JL is a fearsome high-speed attack craft used to support medium to long range anti-starship strike operations. Although not as maneuverable as a tactical fighter, the true advantage of the JL is its ability to put steel on target while avoiding retribution from hostile assets. It also provides the Group Operational Commander with the flexibility to hit the enemy from a number of angles at a tempo of his/her own choosing. The JL is equipped with 2 rapid-fire railguns and 4 missile tubes which can fire Star Arrow smart missiles. Like the Centaur, it can be controlled either from the cockpit or remotely, though the JL requires both a pilot and a weapons officer in either mode.

Cost: $50 Million

Centaur tactical fighters (CTF)
The Centaur is the premiere space superiority fighter in the Local Cluster. Designed to conduct high speed, fire-and-forget combat maneuvers, it is unmatched in its ability to engage multiple targets at short and medium distances. The primary mission of the Centaur is to provide combat patrol support for Heavy Cruisers. It also flies tactical escort for strike fighters and conducts Suppression of Enemy Defense (SED) operations during interplanetary combat. These fighters are equipped with dual rapid-fire CTFcan be piloted either from the cockpit or remotely from a Flight Operations Center.

Cost: $55 Million

Phoenix atmospheric attack craft (PAAC)
The Phoenix is a combined fighter/attack craft designed to operate in Earth-normal atmospheres and high-orbit. Extremely maneuverable, the Phoenix is the primary Close Air Support and long-range interdiction asset for the Lancer Corps during planetary combat operations. It is also used to clear hostile skies of tactical fighters, to clear the way for incoming Lancer drop ships and establish air dominance in advance of the main planetfall assault element. The Phoenix is equipped with dual Point Defence Laser cannons and three missile tubes capable of firing up to 6 SAPM-6III Strike Arrow missiles.

Cost: $70 Million

Mechas: None for sale.