The WIck
04-06-2005, 18:26
The Armed Forces of the Ticonderogan Concordat
(AFTC)
Vessels of the Concordat Space Navy
Ships of the Line:- Ships-of-the-Line are the massive battlewagons of the Concordat Space Navy, they are designed to deal with enemy battleships from near or a far. These are not ships to be messed around with.
Independence Class Dreadnaught
http://img235.echo.cx/img235/7795/dreadnought0nj.jpg
This Dreadnaught has served in the Navy for over 100 years and represents the WIckians abhorrence of waste. Although some of these hulls have been in service since the war of the Lion, they are not the same vessel that served at that time. The broadside grasers have been reduced to a mere Fifteen mounts from the original forty, however each mount is larger then those first equipped. This is the first vessel that allows the broadside grasers to converge on one point, allowing for them to penetrate a small area of the shield and damage the hull underneath, each graser on the three gun decks can target using this method.
In addition to a modified energy broadside the bow of this vessel mounts a single massive 1200cm spinal graser which runs nearly ¾ the length of the hull it is said to have the strength of the main laser mounted on and Ortagan Phoenix class dreadnaught if not the range, it is a potent weapon. Also four Rapid-fire capital class rail guns are also mounted on Turrets on the bow of the ship giving it a long reach.
The original dreadnaughts where hollow-core vessels to make room for massive magazines of missiles, over ¾ of this volume has been replaced by additional generators and allowing for the space necessary for the increased size of the broadside energy mounts and spinal graser. However a Flight deck was also constructed allowing space for three squadrons of Cav-Ships or fighters.
This is the most common dreadnaught in service as it was far cheaper and easier to refit existing hulls rather then to construct a newer design. Construction on this venerable ship has slacked in recent years being replace by the new and more effect Covington Class Dreadnaught, although being chosen to serve onboard one of these venerable ships of the line is considered an honor.
Length- 2.3 KM
Beam-300 meters
Displacement-6,000,000 tons
Crew-2500
Officers: 200
Pilots/Support: 250
Enlisted: 1800
Marines: 250
Armament-
Broadside:
15 600cm Grasers per Broadside
25 PD Laser Clusters per Broadside
30 Counter Missiles Broadside
Chase:
1 1200cm Spinal Graser
4 Capital Class Rail guns
18 Sprint Missile Launcher
Parasite Compliment:
4 Type III Assault Ships
6 Type II Dropships
3 Squadrons LACs
Covington Class Dreadnaught
http://img87.echo.cx/img87/9996/3437appreciation1med8bs.jpg
Liberty Class Super-Dreadnaught
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/9876/5551acherondqe5xc.jpg
Battle Cruisers:
Indefatigable Class Battle Cruiser
http://img143.echo.cx/img143/4298/warship1ye.jpg
Revenge Class Battle Cruiser
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/3755/3437sulcao0cg.jpg
Heavy Cruisers:
Hexapuma Class Cruiser-
http://img136.echo.cx/img136/5627/desroyer1b5an.jpg
Warrior Class Heavy Cruiser
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/3755/3437sulcao0cg.jpg
Light Cruisers:
Wolverine Class Lt. Cruiser-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/segenfrigate.jpg
Destroyers:
Fleet Class Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/corvette.jpg
The Fleet Class Destroyer is used mostly in conjugation with maneuvers with the Home Fleet, while the larger ships of the screen and the battle wagons slug it out this ships attempt to turn the flank on their opponents often working in tendon with cav-ships or LACs and Bomber wings. The enemy who does not take concern at this maneuver often regrets it as these destroyers while they lack a spinal grasers do have Sprint Missile Pods which at close range will ravage any men-of-war. Because of their modular form and relatively small scale when compared to larger screening units this are some of the most common vessels found in the CSN and are often used as convoy escorts or even as a personal transport for VIPs from the Government or the Merchant Guilds.
Raider Class Destroyer-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/c874fa74.jpg
The Raider Class Destroyer is about 2/3 the length or a typical destroyer, in many respects they are scaled up versions of the venerable Shirke class LACs. And so they are swift and maneuverable raiders of the new CSN. They are the cornerstone of the CSN‘s Frontier Fleet. Equipped with powerful spinal grasers that are capable of slicing even the largest warship in two, they use their speed to move into an attack position, fire and escape before retaliation can take place. They are only moderately shielded and carry limited self defense weapons and so must rely heavily upon their agility to keep them out of harm's way. In many Respects they are scaled up versions of the venerable Shirke class LACs.
Concordat Merchant Marine(CMM)-
Medium Freighter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/e78ea7de.jpg
This is the standard medium freighter used by many of the guilds and private shipping lines throughout the relatively secure shipping lanes of the Inner Raumreich. They are not armed and are sluggish at the helm but they carry over 3,000 tons of cargo making them an economical solution for the exportation of goods from the Ticonderogan and other Concordat systems to their trade partners.
Large Freighter:
The larger consort of the medium freighter this ship has been used since the Merchant Marine took too the trade lanes. It sports a respectable defense grid and shields, some of the Trading Companies that use some of the more hazardous trade lanes even equip these ships with offensive armaments that could stand off a modern cruiser. Though any captain of such a vessel would know his ship does not have the armor or protection for that kind of engagement, thankfully many pirates do not use modern warships. These are immense vessels coming it at more then four kilometers in length they are capable of transporting seven thousand tons of cargo.
Lug Ship
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/lugship.jpg
The Lugship is one of the most Spartan and simple star liners in use. It was highly used through the Ticonderoga system because of its affordability. It was used to transport miners from one mining base to another in relitive comfort. Now though with the exponential growth of the civilian population in the system many of these ships were conscripted into transports between Space Habitants, Hydroponics Farms, Foundries, Shipyards, and any of the other commercial or industrial facilities within the system.
Ticonderogan Guilds-
Mining Ships:[b]
[b]PackShip Mk. I :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/packship1.jpg
The Packship is used by the Ticonderogan Mining Guilds as a fast and maneuverable transport vessel able to navigate the dense asteroid fields of the system. The Packship is able to transport a miner Dropship to their objective, when the Dropship’s hold is filled with ore it deposits its yield into one of the three storage bins carried by the Packship. However while these ships are quick and maneuverable for a civilian vessel, they are only lightly armed and are protect by only basic interceptor and defense grids. Often times these ships move in convoy to the target asteroid field escorted by Guild Police ships or Ticonderoga Marshals. These ships are used because they are economical and so they are not equipped with a jump-drive, they often dock with the Guilds Base ships which in turn dock with a jump-ships to proceed to mining fields outside the home system.
Packship Mk. II:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/packship2.jpg
This vessel is the second generation Packship, it has better acceleration then its predecessor and enough weapons to fend off but all the most determined pirates. Because of its advantages over the more economical Mk. I it is often has no need to wait for a convoy to be formed heading into potentially dangerous waters alone. While the ship is not capable of interstellar travel many merchant guilds and even private shipping companies have embraced the vessel as a fast light transport.
Miner’s Dropship:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/miner.jpg
This is a typical mining Dropship for the Ticonderogan Guilds, two such vessels are normally carried by a mk.I Packship. A Miner’s Dropship is essentially a hollow cored vessel which drills into the asteroids surface and stores the wanted ore within its hold. Once filled it will deposit the ore in one of the storage bins on the pack ship.
(AFTC)
Vessels of the Concordat Space Navy
Ships of the Line:- Ships-of-the-Line are the massive battlewagons of the Concordat Space Navy, they are designed to deal with enemy battleships from near or a far. These are not ships to be messed around with.
Independence Class Dreadnaught
http://img235.echo.cx/img235/7795/dreadnought0nj.jpg
This Dreadnaught has served in the Navy for over 100 years and represents the WIckians abhorrence of waste. Although some of these hulls have been in service since the war of the Lion, they are not the same vessel that served at that time. The broadside grasers have been reduced to a mere Fifteen mounts from the original forty, however each mount is larger then those first equipped. This is the first vessel that allows the broadside grasers to converge on one point, allowing for them to penetrate a small area of the shield and damage the hull underneath, each graser on the three gun decks can target using this method.
In addition to a modified energy broadside the bow of this vessel mounts a single massive 1200cm spinal graser which runs nearly ¾ the length of the hull it is said to have the strength of the main laser mounted on and Ortagan Phoenix class dreadnaught if not the range, it is a potent weapon. Also four Rapid-fire capital class rail guns are also mounted on Turrets on the bow of the ship giving it a long reach.
The original dreadnaughts where hollow-core vessels to make room for massive magazines of missiles, over ¾ of this volume has been replaced by additional generators and allowing for the space necessary for the increased size of the broadside energy mounts and spinal graser. However a Flight deck was also constructed allowing space for three squadrons of Cav-Ships or fighters.
This is the most common dreadnaught in service as it was far cheaper and easier to refit existing hulls rather then to construct a newer design. Construction on this venerable ship has slacked in recent years being replace by the new and more effect Covington Class Dreadnaught, although being chosen to serve onboard one of these venerable ships of the line is considered an honor.
Length- 2.3 KM
Beam-300 meters
Displacement-6,000,000 tons
Crew-2500
Officers: 200
Pilots/Support: 250
Enlisted: 1800
Marines: 250
Armament-
Broadside:
15 600cm Grasers per Broadside
25 PD Laser Clusters per Broadside
30 Counter Missiles Broadside
Chase:
1 1200cm Spinal Graser
4 Capital Class Rail guns
18 Sprint Missile Launcher
Parasite Compliment:
4 Type III Assault Ships
6 Type II Dropships
3 Squadrons LACs
Covington Class Dreadnaught
http://img87.echo.cx/img87/9996/3437appreciation1med8bs.jpg
Liberty Class Super-Dreadnaught
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/9876/5551acherondqe5xc.jpg
Battle Cruisers:
Indefatigable Class Battle Cruiser
http://img143.echo.cx/img143/4298/warship1ye.jpg
Revenge Class Battle Cruiser
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/3755/3437sulcao0cg.jpg
Heavy Cruisers:
Hexapuma Class Cruiser-
http://img136.echo.cx/img136/5627/desroyer1b5an.jpg
Warrior Class Heavy Cruiser
http://img155.echo.cx/img155/3755/3437sulcao0cg.jpg
Light Cruisers:
Wolverine Class Lt. Cruiser-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/segenfrigate.jpg
Destroyers:
Fleet Class Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/corvette.jpg
The Fleet Class Destroyer is used mostly in conjugation with maneuvers with the Home Fleet, while the larger ships of the screen and the battle wagons slug it out this ships attempt to turn the flank on their opponents often working in tendon with cav-ships or LACs and Bomber wings. The enemy who does not take concern at this maneuver often regrets it as these destroyers while they lack a spinal grasers do have Sprint Missile Pods which at close range will ravage any men-of-war. Because of their modular form and relatively small scale when compared to larger screening units this are some of the most common vessels found in the CSN and are often used as convoy escorts or even as a personal transport for VIPs from the Government or the Merchant Guilds.
Raider Class Destroyer-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/c874fa74.jpg
The Raider Class Destroyer is about 2/3 the length or a typical destroyer, in many respects they are scaled up versions of the venerable Shirke class LACs. And so they are swift and maneuverable raiders of the new CSN. They are the cornerstone of the CSN‘s Frontier Fleet. Equipped with powerful spinal grasers that are capable of slicing even the largest warship in two, they use their speed to move into an attack position, fire and escape before retaliation can take place. They are only moderately shielded and carry limited self defense weapons and so must rely heavily upon their agility to keep them out of harm's way. In many Respects they are scaled up versions of the venerable Shirke class LACs.
Concordat Merchant Marine(CMM)-
Medium Freighter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/e78ea7de.jpg
This is the standard medium freighter used by many of the guilds and private shipping lines throughout the relatively secure shipping lanes of the Inner Raumreich. They are not armed and are sluggish at the helm but they carry over 3,000 tons of cargo making them an economical solution for the exportation of goods from the Ticonderogan and other Concordat systems to their trade partners.
Large Freighter:
The larger consort of the medium freighter this ship has been used since the Merchant Marine took too the trade lanes. It sports a respectable defense grid and shields, some of the Trading Companies that use some of the more hazardous trade lanes even equip these ships with offensive armaments that could stand off a modern cruiser. Though any captain of such a vessel would know his ship does not have the armor or protection for that kind of engagement, thankfully many pirates do not use modern warships. These are immense vessels coming it at more then four kilometers in length they are capable of transporting seven thousand tons of cargo.
Lug Ship
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/lugship.jpg
The Lugship is one of the most Spartan and simple star liners in use. It was highly used through the Ticonderoga system because of its affordability. It was used to transport miners from one mining base to another in relitive comfort. Now though with the exponential growth of the civilian population in the system many of these ships were conscripted into transports between Space Habitants, Hydroponics Farms, Foundries, Shipyards, and any of the other commercial or industrial facilities within the system.
Ticonderogan Guilds-
Mining Ships:[b]
[b]PackShip Mk. I :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/packship1.jpg
The Packship is used by the Ticonderogan Mining Guilds as a fast and maneuverable transport vessel able to navigate the dense asteroid fields of the system. The Packship is able to transport a miner Dropship to their objective, when the Dropship’s hold is filled with ore it deposits its yield into one of the three storage bins carried by the Packship. However while these ships are quick and maneuverable for a civilian vessel, they are only lightly armed and are protect by only basic interceptor and defense grids. Often times these ships move in convoy to the target asteroid field escorted by Guild Police ships or Ticonderoga Marshals. These ships are used because they are economical and so they are not equipped with a jump-drive, they often dock with the Guilds Base ships which in turn dock with a jump-ships to proceed to mining fields outside the home system.
Packship Mk. II:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/packship2.jpg
This vessel is the second generation Packship, it has better acceleration then its predecessor and enough weapons to fend off but all the most determined pirates. Because of its advantages over the more economical Mk. I it is often has no need to wait for a convoy to be formed heading into potentially dangerous waters alone. While the ship is not capable of interstellar travel many merchant guilds and even private shipping companies have embraced the vessel as a fast light transport.
Miner’s Dropship:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/thewick/miner.jpg
This is a typical mining Dropship for the Ticonderogan Guilds, two such vessels are normally carried by a mk.I Packship. A Miner’s Dropship is essentially a hollow cored vessel which drills into the asteroids surface and stores the wanted ore within its hold. Once filled it will deposit the ore in one of the storage bins on the pack ship.