NationStates Jolt Archive

The Red Hammer system, a Red Dwarf with small rocky planets and a great asteroid field, was usually dormant. The most activity was usually confined to the asteroid belt, where miners silently chewed the asteroids into usable material.

For the past two days, radical new ship designs and weapons were being tested. The most powerful, a 'Siege Cannon', would be tested soon. The massing of ships and hyperspace signatures would probably draw a crowd of observing vessels, which would only probably be allowed into the kuiper belt without hassle.

Out of hyperspace on the fourth day came an Island-class mothership, a variant that had been undergoing modification in drydock for over two years. The Island-SC Class Mothership (SC designating Siege Cannon Variant), the NHNV Baltic, took up position 25,000 km from its target, a mined out asteroid that was scheduled for demolition. The mothership was at the outer limits of 'optimal range' for the gun and ready to fire.

"All vessels within 100,000 km, be advised to adjust course immediately if you already haven't done so. Siege Cannon charging complete, firing in ten seconds." The siege cannon's seperate reactor loaded the reactor plasma on top of a shielded gravity projectile, which was poised to be fired from the center of the massive barrel (which lay on the underside of the mothership).

OOC:

If anyone is observing, better state so.

OOC:

Information regarding new New Havenic vessels --

Island-class Mothership/Super-Dreadnaught - approx. 4800 meters long

Weapons:
1 Siege Cannon
14 Super-Heavy Dual Ion Cannon Turrets
18 Super-Heavy Dual Gravgun Turrets
56 Point-Defense Gravguns

Heavy shields
Improved Gravdrive
Advanced Fusion-Antimatter Catalyst Powerplant (6 Exawatts)
250 man crew (205 crewmen, 45 officers)
Moderate Profile
Advanced Combat Assistance AI
Advanced Sensors Suite
Advanced Construction Facility (Can build any 13th Generation Vessel and Hyperspace Gates)
Solid-State Hyperspace Module (Range of 1,000 LYs)
Mothership Hyperspace Module can jump a large amount of ships at one time.
Can launch and support 1000 NHF-03 Tiger Shark Fighter/Bombers
Can launch and support 100 Baltic-class Corvettes

Juggernaut-class Cruiser - 600 meters long

Weapons:
4 Heavy Dual Ion Cannon Turrets
4 Heavy Dual Gravgun Turrets
48 Point-Defense Gravguns

Heavy shields
Advanced Fusion-Antimatter Catalyst Powerplant (2.5 Exawatts)
100 man crew (85 crewmen, 15 officers)
Moderate Profile
Advanced Combat Assistance AI
Advanced Sensors Suite
Solid-State Hyperspace Module (Range of 1,000 LYs)


Remora Mk.III Utility Cruiser (600 meters long):

Weapons:
4 Heavy Dual Ion Cannon Turrets
2 Heavy Dual Gravgun Turrets
24 Point-Defense Gravguns

Advanced Fusion-Antimatter Catalyst Powerplant (2.5 Exawatts)
Improved Gravdrive
Cruiser Advanced Battle Armor
Moderate Profile
100 man crew (85 crewmen, 15 officers)
Advanced Combat Assistance AI
Moderate Energy Shields
Solid-State Hyperspace Drive (1,000 LY Range)
Gravitic Towing Array (able to tow vessels, asteroids, stations, etc.)


Trinity-class Ortillery Platform
Length: 500 meters

Weapons:
1 Spine-mounted heavy Gravgun
Gun Stats: Fires 1m DU rod (1860kg) at .05c w/ energy release of 30 megatons

Improved Gravdrives
Advanced Fusion-Antimatter Catalyst Powerplant (1.5 Exawatts)
Heavy Shields
Heavy Armor
Large profile


Asherton-class Support Frigate (300 meters long):

Weapons:
3 Heavy Dual Gravgun Turrets

Improved Gravdrive
Frigate Advanced Battle Armor
Advanced Fusion-Antimatter Catalyst Powerplant (1 Exawatt)
High Profile
30 man crew (25 crewmen, 5 officers)
Advanced Combat Assistance AI
Light Energy Shields
Solid-State Hyperspace Module (Range of 1,000 LYs)
Can Dock and Service 6 Baltic-class Corvettes on the top deck
Can Dock and Service 48 NHF-03 Tigersharks along the Top and Control Tower


Baltic-class Gunship (50 meters long):

Weapons:
1 Spine-Mounted Gattling Gravgun
2 Turreted Gattling Gravguns
4 External Astra Mk.II Torpedoes (Maximum Yield of 100 megatons)

Improved Gravdrive
Gunship Advanced Battle Armor
High Profile
2 Officer Crew (Pilot, Copilot/gunner)
Advanced Combat Assistance AI
Light Energy Shields
Solid-State Hyperspace Module (Range of 10 Light-Years)


NHF-03 "Tiger Shark" Drone Fighter (15 meters long):

Weapons:
1 Spine-Mounted Gattling Gravgun
2 External Astra Mk.II Torpedoes (Maximum Yield of 100 megatons)

Improved Gravdrive
Fighter Advanced Battle Armor
Low Profile
Advanced Combat AI

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The New Haven Navy consists of Three Fleets.

A fleet consists of:

1 Island-class Mothership
15 Juggernaut-class Cruisers
50 Asherton-class Support Frigates
600 Baltic-class Combat Corvettes
3,400 NHF-03A Tiger Shark Fighter Drones

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Each fleet consists of 5 task forces.

Each task force consists of:

3 Juggernaut-class Cruisers
10 Asherton-class Support Frigates
100 Baltic-class Combat Corvettes
480 NHF-03A Tiger Shark Fighter Drones

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Total Amount of Vessels in the Fleet:

3 Island-class Motherships
45 Juggernaut-class Cruisers
45 Remora-class Utility Cruisers
30 Vanguard Defense Stations
10 Trinity Ortillery Platforms
150 Asherton-class Support Frigates
5,000 Baltic-class Combat Corvettes
20,000 NHF-02A Tiger Shark Fighter Drones

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