Falasmayon
15-01-2004, 04:21
The space naval assets of the High Dominion of Falasmayon are known as the High Fleet. The ships of the fleet can be encountered performing any one of their myriad of duties, from commerce escorting, to system defense, or outright war. The High Fleet is ready and able to perform any of its duties.
The ships of the fleet are designed to operate in traditional squadrons and walls of battle. they have powerful broadsides and significant chase armaments.
The High Fleet uses Impeller Drive Technology as its primary means of getting around in normal space. The drive projects an area of streesed gravity bands above and below the ship, which are manipulated to pull the ship through space. The physics of the bands require that they be open to the front and rear, leaving these areas completely unshielded. The sides are protects by "sidewalls", which are in essence significantly weaker gravity walls which stitch together the top and bottom impeller wedges. No weaponry can be mounted above or below the ships, because no known weapon can penetrate an impeller band due to the fact that its incredible gravity band (up to 90,000 gravities) destroys any substance which it encounter and even warps photons to the point that laser weapons lose their coherence and are made ineffective.
All of the hypercapable-ships are designed in the shape of double sided Thor's Hammer's. They are cylinders which taper slightly as they reach the front and rear. The ships then widen again to allow space for chase armaments.
Pictured is a missile dreadnought shown from a rear view. The large hole in the rear is a weapons port for dropping missile pods, which is absent on other ship classes, otherwise the shape is typical of all hyper-capable Falasmayon naval vessels.
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Emperor-class Dreadnought
Length: 5,500m
Mass: 7,250,000 tons
Personnel: 2,000 ships crew, 1,500 flight crew, 500 stormguard
Max speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 592 gravities
Weaponry:Chase- 4 Grazer Mounts
6 Missile Tubes
Defenses: Broadside: 15 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
15 Counter-Missile Tubes
Chase- 6 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
6 Counter-Missile Tubes
Carrier Capacity: 8 LAC squadrons (96 ships)
Retribution-class Dreadnought
Length: 5,500m
Mass: 7,000,000 tons
Personnel: 3,000 ships crew, 1,000 stormguard
Max speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 608 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 20 Grazer Mounts
30 Missile Tubes
12 Laser Mounts
Chase- 6 Missile Tubes
4 Grazer Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 31 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
30 Counter-Missile Tubes
Chase- 6 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
6 Counter-Missile Tubes
Emperor-class ships maintian several similarities to their sister ships, the Retribution-class in general hull shape, but they have the broadside armaments stripped to provide the launch bays for LAC attack craft. The Retribution-class ships are designed as full scale attack ships. They operate in squadrons, forming walls of battle to throw massive broadsides at an enemy.
Mars-class Battlecruiser
Length: 3,000m
Mass: 1,000,000 tons
Personnel: 2,000 ship's crew, 750 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 658 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 10 Grazer Mounts
20 Missile Tubes
10 Laser Mounts
Chase- 4 Missile Tubes
2 Grazer Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 15 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
15 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
4 Counter-Missile Tubes
The Mars Battlecruisers are the most independent large ships of the fleet. They have respectable firepower, and often act in small groups to defend outposts, and explore.
Lunar-class Hvy. Cruiser
Length: 2,000m
Mass: 400,000 tons
Personnel: 1,000 ship's crew, 250 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 727 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 5 Grazer Mounts
10 Missile Tubes
5 Laser Mounts
Chase- 4 Missile Tubes
1 Grazer Mount
2 Laser Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 8 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
10 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
4 Counter-Missile Tubes
The Lunar-class Hvy. Cruisers work as part of a larger task force, screening for dreadnoughts, or in squadrons of their own. A full squadron of Lunars, is more than a match for most small adversaries.
Dauntless-class Light Cruiser
Length: 850m
Mass: 125,000 tons
Personnel: 500 ships crew, 200 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 796 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 1 Grazer Mounts
3 Missile Tubes
2 Laser mounts
Chase- 2 Missile Tubes
1 Grazer Mount
Defenses: Broadside- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 2 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Tubes
Dauntless-class ships primarily act as scouts and screens for task forces. They are also sent out on their own for convoy escort and exploration or patrol.
Cobra-class Destroyer
Length: 500m
Mass: 75,000 tons
Personnel: 100 ships crew
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 885 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 4 Laser Batteries
2 Missile Tubes
Prow- 1 Missile Tubes
2 Laser Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 2 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Tubes
Cobra destroyers work exclusively as part of screening elements for fleet assets and convoy escorts. They are to small to be a danger to full scale capital ships on their own, but they mount a large amount of point defenses and are extremely capable screeners en masse.
Stiletto-class Light Attack Craft(LAC)
Length: 100m
Mass: 50,000 tons
Personnel 10 ships crew
Max Speed: .7c
Max Acceleration: 846 gravities
Weaponry: Prow- 1 Grazer
1 Rapid-Fire Missile Tube
Defenses: Prow- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
1 Counter-Missile Launchers
Stern- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
The Stiletto LAC's act like the atmospheric fighter craft of olden days. They swarm larger ships and attack with the dreadnought strength Grazers. The LAC's are deadly to anything smaller than a battleship, but tend to suffer prohibitive casualties when used against larger ships.
Stalwart-class Light Attack Craft(LAC)
Length: 100m
Mass: 50,000 tons
Personnel 10 ships crew
Max Speed: .7c
Max Acceleration: 846 gravities
Weaponry: Prow- 1 Rapid-Fire Missile Tube
Defenses: Prow- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
3 Counter-Missile Launchers
Stern- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
The Stalwart LAC's act in coordination with the Stiletto's, escorting them in to an attack and providing misisle support as the Grazer armed ships close for the kill.
The ships of the fleet are designed to operate in traditional squadrons and walls of battle. they have powerful broadsides and significant chase armaments.
The High Fleet uses Impeller Drive Technology as its primary means of getting around in normal space. The drive projects an area of streesed gravity bands above and below the ship, which are manipulated to pull the ship through space. The physics of the bands require that they be open to the front and rear, leaving these areas completely unshielded. The sides are protects by "sidewalls", which are in essence significantly weaker gravity walls which stitch together the top and bottom impeller wedges. No weaponry can be mounted above or below the ships, because no known weapon can penetrate an impeller band due to the fact that its incredible gravity band (up to 90,000 gravities) destroys any substance which it encounter and even warps photons to the point that laser weapons lose their coherence and are made ineffective.
All of the hypercapable-ships are designed in the shape of double sided Thor's Hammer's. They are cylinders which taper slightly as they reach the front and rear. The ships then widen again to allow space for chase armaments.
Pictured is a missile dreadnought shown from a rear view. The large hole in the rear is a weapons port for dropping missile pods, which is absent on other ship classes, otherwise the shape is typical of all hyper-capable Falasmayon naval vessels.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~mark.hirst/artwork/gns_honor_harrington_512.jpg
Emperor-class Dreadnought
Length: 5,500m
Mass: 7,250,000 tons
Personnel: 2,000 ships crew, 1,500 flight crew, 500 stormguard
Max speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 592 gravities
Weaponry:Chase- 4 Grazer Mounts
6 Missile Tubes
Defenses: Broadside: 15 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
15 Counter-Missile Tubes
Chase- 6 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
6 Counter-Missile Tubes
Carrier Capacity: 8 LAC squadrons (96 ships)
Retribution-class Dreadnought
Length: 5,500m
Mass: 7,000,000 tons
Personnel: 3,000 ships crew, 1,000 stormguard
Max speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 608 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 20 Grazer Mounts
30 Missile Tubes
12 Laser Mounts
Chase- 6 Missile Tubes
4 Grazer Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 31 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
30 Counter-Missile Tubes
Chase- 6 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
6 Counter-Missile Tubes
Emperor-class ships maintian several similarities to their sister ships, the Retribution-class in general hull shape, but they have the broadside armaments stripped to provide the launch bays for LAC attack craft. The Retribution-class ships are designed as full scale attack ships. They operate in squadrons, forming walls of battle to throw massive broadsides at an enemy.
Mars-class Battlecruiser
Length: 3,000m
Mass: 1,000,000 tons
Personnel: 2,000 ship's crew, 750 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 658 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 10 Grazer Mounts
20 Missile Tubes
10 Laser Mounts
Chase- 4 Missile Tubes
2 Grazer Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 15 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
15 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
4 Counter-Missile Tubes
The Mars Battlecruisers are the most independent large ships of the fleet. They have respectable firepower, and often act in small groups to defend outposts, and explore.
Lunar-class Hvy. Cruiser
Length: 2,000m
Mass: 400,000 tons
Personnel: 1,000 ship's crew, 250 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 727 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 5 Grazer Mounts
10 Missile Tubes
5 Laser Mounts
Chase- 4 Missile Tubes
1 Grazer Mount
2 Laser Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 8 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
10 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
4 Counter-Missile Tubes
The Lunar-class Hvy. Cruisers work as part of a larger task force, screening for dreadnoughts, or in squadrons of their own. A full squadron of Lunars, is more than a match for most small adversaries.
Dauntless-class Light Cruiser
Length: 850m
Mass: 125,000 tons
Personnel: 500 ships crew, 200 stormguard
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 796 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 1 Grazer Mounts
3 Missile Tubes
2 Laser mounts
Chase- 2 Missile Tubes
1 Grazer Mount
Defenses: Broadside- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 2 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Tubes
Dauntless-class ships primarily act as scouts and screens for task forces. They are also sent out on their own for convoy escort and exploration or patrol.
Cobra-class Destroyer
Length: 500m
Mass: 75,000 tons
Personnel: 100 ships crew
Max Speed: .8c
Max Acceleration: 885 gravities
Weaponry: Broadside- 4 Laser Batteries
2 Missile Tubes
Prow- 1 Missile Tubes
2 Laser Mounts
Defenses: Broadside- 4 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Launchers
Chase- 2 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
2 Counter-Missile Tubes
Cobra destroyers work exclusively as part of screening elements for fleet assets and convoy escorts. They are to small to be a danger to full scale capital ships on their own, but they mount a large amount of point defenses and are extremely capable screeners en masse.
Stiletto-class Light Attack Craft(LAC)
Length: 100m
Mass: 50,000 tons
Personnel 10 ships crew
Max Speed: .7c
Max Acceleration: 846 gravities
Weaponry: Prow- 1 Grazer
1 Rapid-Fire Missile Tube
Defenses: Prow- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
1 Counter-Missile Launchers
Stern- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
The Stiletto LAC's act like the atmospheric fighter craft of olden days. They swarm larger ships and attack with the dreadnought strength Grazers. The LAC's are deadly to anything smaller than a battleship, but tend to suffer prohibitive casualties when used against larger ships.
Stalwart-class Light Attack Craft(LAC)
Length: 100m
Mass: 50,000 tons
Personnel 10 ships crew
Max Speed: .7c
Max Acceleration: 846 gravities
Weaponry: Prow- 1 Rapid-Fire Missile Tube
Defenses: Prow- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
3 Counter-Missile Launchers
Stern- 1 Point-Defense Laser Clusters
The Stalwart LAC's act in coordination with the Stiletto's, escorting them in to an attack and providing misisle support as the Grazer armed ships close for the kill.