Project Excalibur
Blademasters
05-10-2003, 01:04
Due to the recent location of the reaining rebels opposing the original government, and their sworn allegiance to Drayus, Drayus has ordered the design of a new warshp. This vessel is to have immense firepower, good maneuverability, be crewed by humans and Drayus himself, and be able to escape a battle if needed. The design is expected to be completed in one year (NS time), and after that, production onn the craft will commence. There will be one of these craft built, it will serve as our flagship. This cruiser's expected cost has forced the decomissioning of the Maelstrom Juggernaut due to its utter uselessness in combat, and to free resources that were being spent to maintain it. Construction will take place on the Blademasters Spacedock, a 200km long shipyard in orbit of the Homeworld's twin stars. We will also be developing and producing a fighter design and Aerospace transport for the Excalibur project.
Blademasters
05-10-2003, 13:27
The plans for the Excalibur have been completed, and will follow: (all images of the excalibur are property of me, created in DOGA)
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/Excalibur.bmp
BWS Excalibur
Class: Battleship
Length: 11,492 meters
Mass: 213,800 tons
Armament: (60) “Crusher” Torpedo Launchers, (7) Pulse Turrets, (7) Twin Beam Turrets (3 on forward section, 4 on aft), (9) Fusion Cannons (5 forward firing, 4 aft firing), (1) and “Kharak II” Cannon
Crew: 200
Fighter Crew: 800
Troops: 4000
Passengers: 1000
Ship Capacity: 80 (under 100 meters)
AI system: Drayus
Maximum Acceleration: 8000 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 800 m/s^2
Maneuver Acceleration: 790 m/s^2
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity, One Heavy Fusion Reactor (auxiliary power only)
Engines: three Gravimetric Drives
Defenses: 20 meters Duranium/Neutronium Alloy Armor, Point Defense Grid, “Active Stealth” system, Countermeasures, ECM, Comms Jammers, JDG-800x Plasma Shielding
Jump Drive: JSS-1000ly Hyper-Jump Drive
The Excalibur is the ultimate warship. It is crewed by Drayus and a number of the remaining original citizens of Blademasters, who Drayus convinced to work with the AIs and himself. The Excalibur’s armor can reflect 70-80% of the damage inflicted by enemy weaponry, although the 20-30% can mount up quickly. Drayus commands the ship’s weapons and maneuvers while in combat, and the crew commands the tactical and strategic aspects of the fight. Drayus takes on amore passive role while the craft is not actively in combat. The soldiers carried are suited in heavy body armor, with built in weaponry. They also carry a pulse cannon, and in-ship weaponry for boarding defense. Passengers are classified as persons not part of the crew, and not in full body armor, passengers can be diplomats, or soldiers in light armor. The Fighter crew includes pilots, and maintenance crews. The Kharak II Cannon is a heavier version of the Kharak cannon, more powerful, and requiring considerably more energy. The cannon takes 30 seconds to charge, and after it fires, the ship must wait 30 seconds before its systems become operational again, because of the massive strain this gun puts on the Quantum Singularity. Only basic maneuvering and life support are functional while the singularity is rebuilding its power. Firing this cannon more than once every few hours will put a huge amount of strain on the power core, the ship’s frame, and the cannon itself. Prototype repeated fire of the cannon has resulted in loss of the entire prototype, the AI onboard, and the entire crew. The prototype literally shattered from the massive stress the repeated firing of the gun caused, and the Excalibur has been refitted to attempt to allow it to fire more often.
Blademasters
05-10-2003, 14:40
The Excalibur has been refined, due to the actual power surplus generated by the Quantum Singularity prototype, the designs have been modified to better use the excess power.
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/ExcaliburFinal.BMP
BWS Excalibur
Class: Battleship
Length: 11,492 meters
Mass: 213,800 tons
Armament: (60) “Crusher” Torpedo Launchers, (7) Pulse Turrets, (10) Twin Beam Turrets (6 on forward section, 4 on aft), (9) Fusion Cannons (5 forward firing, 4 aft firing), (1) and “Kharak II” Cannon
Crew: 200
Fighter Crew: 800
Troops: 4000
Passengers: 1000
Ship Capacity: 90 (under 100 meters)
AI system: Drayus
Maximum Acceleration: 8000 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 900 m/s^2
Maneuver Acceleration: 880 m/s^2
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity, One Heavy Fusion Reactor (auxiliary power only)
Engines: three Gravimetric Drives
Defenses: 22.5 meter Duranium/Neutronium Alloy Armor, Point Defense Grid, “Active Stealth” system, Countermeasures, ECM, Comms Jammers, JDG-800x Plasma Shielding
Jump Drive: JSS-1000ly Hyper-Jump Drive
The Excalibur is the ultimate warship. It is crewed by Drayus and a number of the remaining original citizens of Blademasters, who Drayus convinced to work with the AIs and himself. The Excalibur’s armor can reflect 70-80% of the damage inflicted by enemy weaponry, although the 20-30% can mount up quickly. Drayus commands the ship’s weapons and maneuvers while in combat, and the crew commands the tactical and strategic aspects of the fight. Drayus takes on amore passive role while the craft is not actively in combat. The soldiers carried are suited in heavy body armor, with built in weaponry. They also carry a pulse cannon, and in-ship weaponry for boarding defense. Passengers are classified as persons not part of the crew, and not in full body armor, passengers can be diplomats, or soldiers in light armor. The Fighter crew includes pilots, and maintenance crews. The Kharak II Cannon is a heavier version of the Kharak cannon, more powerful, and requiring considerably more energy. The cannon takes 30 seconds to charge, and after it fires, the ship must wait 30 seconds before its systems become operational again, because of the massive strain this gun puts on the Quantum Singularity. Only basic maneuvering and life support are functional while the singularity is rebuilding its power. Firing this cannon more than once every few hours will put a huge amount of strain on the power core, the ship’s frame, and the cannon itself. Prototype repeated fire of the cannon has resulted in loss of the entire prototype, the AI onboard, and the entire crew. The prototype literally shattered from the massive stress the repeated firing of the gun caused, and the Excalibur has been refitted to attempt to allow it to fire more often.
Blademasters
05-10-2003, 17:32
Construction of the Excalibur has begun, it will be completed in 5 years at curret estimate
BWS Excalibur Status
Constrution: 5% complete
Current Estimated Date of Completion: 10/10/2003
Blademasters
05-10-2003, 17:37
Thanks.
Blademasters
06-10-2003, 20:58
The Excalibur is approximentally 20% complete at this stage, no problems have been reported as of yet
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Need any help? It's pritty cool. Can I buy one when it's done?
Quantum Singularity!!
How did you procure such technology?? It has been top secret for years!!
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=72900
Our Military forces are prepared to defend our technology.
Blademasters
06-10-2003, 21:03
No, and No. I'm building One, and One alone, and it will be controlled by my AI leader, so no, you can't buy one... look in my storefront for somethign similiar soon though *hinthint*
Edit: and I have my own Quantum singularities, we di not steal it from you
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
No, and No. I'm building One, and One alone, and it will be controlled by my AI leader, so no, you can't buy one... look in my storefront for somethign similiar soon though *hinthint*
Edit: and I have my own Quantum singularities, we di not steal it from you
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
How can you come up with a theory, that I made myself, name it the same thing, when I already had a slightly modified version of it Published by the Brooklyn College Science department in RL?
Can you describe to me how your "Active Stealth" works?
As long as you only develop one vessel using these Engines I won't really care, but if you start to mass produce it...then we have a problem.
The Eastern Bloc
07-10-2003, 00:14
haha... alot of my ships use a Quantum Singularity Reactor... are you going to threaten me too?
Quite frankly... you cant copyright and/or dictate who can use the reactor when its been used in Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
haha... alot of my ships use a Quantum Singularity Reactor... are you going to threaten me too?
Quite frankly... you cant copyright and/or dictate who can use the reactor when its been used in Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
I don't thinkt it wasn't used in Star Trek. Then again I never watched it. I also certainly do not know anything about Babylon 5.
And Brooklyn College didn't seem to think so.
The Eastern Bloc
07-10-2003, 00:48
haha... alot of my ships use a Quantum Singularity Reactor... are you going to threaten me too?
Quite frankly... you cant copyright and/or dictate who can use the reactor when its been used in Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
It wasn't used in Star Trek, don't know about Babylon 5 though.
And Brooklyn College didn't seem to think so.
Minbari War Cruisers used Quantum Singularity Reactors...
http://www.b5tech.com/misctech/reactors/reactors.html
Just scroll down until you see the Quantum Singularity Reactor part.
I meant no offense with my first post... but it was kind of funny to see something like that.
Anyways... I still find it... strange that you think you can come in here and dictate what a person does and doesnt use... whether you came up with it or not.
Minbari War Cruisers used Quantum Singularity Reactors...
http://www.b5tech.com/misctech/reactors/reactors.html
Just scroll down until you see the Quantum Singularity Reactor part.
I meant no offense with my first post... but it was kind of funny to see something like that.
Anyways... I still find it... strange that you think you can come in here and dictate what a person does and doesnt use... whether you think you came up with it or not.
Well, It is copyrighted as a scientific theorum in real life....
Now that I see what kind of Quantum Singularity you use I realize it is completely different then mine. The kind that site describes actually uses Controlled Singularity to create energy while mine uses Controlled Singularity to store an immense amount of Quantum for later use in Fission.
The Eastern Bloc
07-10-2003, 00:55
Well in that case we can stop hijacking his thread and just leave it at... "its got the same name but does something different."
I'm sure you have copyrighted some sort of theory... I just worded my previous statement badly. Sorry for the uh... confusion.
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 00:59
the Quantum Singluarity is also from Babylon 5, Star Trek, even The Original Series (think romulans) and other things, and I'm only making one of these ships, so it won't hurt you any. Now you guys take your argument out of my thread. and my singularities are more similar to the ones in Star Trek, moving right along...
Caedlandia: The Active Stealth system: The entire ship is covered with a series of opposing cameras and holographic projectors. these, when activated make teh ship blend into the background, and when coupled with sensor jammers make it difficult to detect.
Any questions about Gravimetric engines should also be directed to b5tech.com (thats where i get most of my tech theories excluding weapons)
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
the Quantum Singluarity is also from Babylon 5, Star Trek, even The Original Series (think romulans) and other things, and I'm only making one of these ships, so it won't hurt you any. Now you guys take your argument out of my thread. and my singularities are more similar to the ones in Star Trek, moving right along...
Caedlandia: The Active Stealth system: The entire ship is covered with a series of opposing cameras and holographic projectors. these, when activated make teh ship blend into the background, and when coupled with sensor jammers make it difficult to detect.
Any questions about Gravimetric engines should also be directed to b5tech.com (thats where i get most of my tech theories excluding weapons)
Its a completely different form of Reactor, just same name. Sorry for the trouble.
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 01:02
no problem, glad we cleared that up.
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Furry Folk
07-10-2003, 01:03
The Romulans also use Singularity drives which predates B5
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 01:05
thats been said already. if you had bothered to read it all.
No more spaaming of this thread only posts relating to the EXCALIBUR!
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
imported_Egocenturia
07-10-2003, 01:15
Skapunkdotnet: Do you by chance have a web link to a copy of your paper? I probably won't understand a word of it, but it would be interesting to see your idea.
Blademasters: Out of curiosity, is it worthwhile to build an 11 kilometer ship, then cover the entire thing with an extremely fragile and possibly faulty camoflauge system?
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 01:16
Holographic generators are highly compact... plus if you looked at teh specs you would see that it has a 20 meter thick hull underneath that :D
imported_Egocenturia
07-10-2003, 01:21
Right...but the cameras, theoreticlly highly sensitive cameras, would be on the outside of the hull.
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 01:22
OC: I designed it that way... I don't want to be accused of godmoding, unlike almost all of the other space nations.
Skapunkdotnet: Do you by chance have a web link to a copy of your paper? I probably won't understand a word of it, but it would be interesting to see your idea.
Sorry, I don't think it is published online anywhere, If you want I can go to the College's hall of records and scan it...aww screw that. I wrote it when I was teaching there as an adjunct.
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 22:39
Excalibur is 30% complete
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Soviet Canukastan is greatly troubled by your grand battle ship, we will be observing your ship closely...
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 22:51
There is no way you can monitor teh progress of my ship, considering I'm building it at my spacedocks in my system, which only about ten other nations know the location of, and even if you did find it, you could not get past teh border defense sphere aka "the barrier" considering it has massive defensive weapons and hyperdrive inhibitors, FTL inhibitors, etc...
Be troubled all you like, but you can't stop it.
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
There is no way you can monitor teh progress of my ship, considering I'm building it at my spacedocks in my system, which only about ten other nations know the location of, and even if you did find it, you could not get past teh border defense sphere aka "the barrier" considering it has massive defensive weapons and hyperdrive inhibitors, FTL inhibitors, etc...
Be troubled all you like, but you can't stop it.
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
I'm sure I can't stop it... Especially when my space fleet consists of a small squadron of Space Shuttles converted to hold a large 250mm artillery gun in it's cargo hold... Yeah pretty crappy and probably won't even scratch your battle ship's paint.
Blademasters
07-10-2003, 23:00
Yeah, pretty much, and if you're going to yell godmoder after this, consider this: a september space nation (penguenia) has well over 2000 ships, I have 108 including my 100 fighters and light transports, so esentially, i have 8 capital ships. 'course, I'm strictly defensive unless someone pisses me off really badly. my defenses consist of an impenetrable wall, if it is penetrated, all my planets have massive defenses too, and then, as a last resort, i unload 30,000 tons of antimatter around my system, and completely annihilate everything within about 4 light years.
Blademasters
09-10-2003, 00:26
Project Excalibur has been modified to include upgrades to all current ships and the addition of a few new classes, and decomissioning of all other craft.
Avian Combat Frigate
Length: 80 meters
Width: 8 meters
Mass: 900 tons
Crew: One AI, 20 humans
Armament: (2) Turreted LORAN Gauss Cannons
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity
Engines: One Gravimetric Drive
Shielding: JZ-8900FG generator
Armor: 70cm Titanium/Neutronium Alloy
Max Acceleration: 400 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 200 m/s^2
Cost: $40 Billion
Avatar Dropship
Length: 30 meters
Width: 35 meters
Mass: 500 tons
Crew: 3 Humans, 8 Passengers
Armament: (2) Side-Turreted Mass Cannons
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity
Engines: Two Gravimetric Drives
Shielding: JZ-8900FR generator
Armor: 80cm Titanium/Neutronium Alloy
Max Acceleration: 1400 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 1200 m/s^2
Cost: $20 Billion
Zealot Light Corvette
Length: 10 meters
Width: 3 meters
Mass: 200 tons
Crew: One AI, 2 humans
Armament: (6) Light Mass Cannons
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity
Engines: One Gravimetric Drive
Shielding: JZ-8900FR generator
Armor: 80cm Titanium/Neutronium Alloy
Max Acceleration: 1400 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 1200 m/s^2
Cost: $8 Billion
Drayus Defender
Length: 10 meters
Width: 4 meters
Mass: 300 tons
Armament: (2) LORAN Gauss Cannons
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity
Engines: One Gravimetric Drive
Shielding: JZ-800FR generator
Armor: 80cm Titanium/Neutronium Alloy
Max Acceleration: 14000 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 12000 m/s^2
Cost: $10 Billion
Drayus Heavy Warcruiser
Length: 1200 meters
Width: 200 meters
Mass: 80,000 tons
Light Ship Capacity: 5 Drayus Defender
Armament: (1) FEP Cannon, (8 ) Heavy LORAN Gauss Cannons, (2) Fusion Cannons, (8 ) Drailus Missile Tubes
Powerplant: One Quantum Singularity
Engines: One Gravimetric Drive
Shielding: JZ-100 generator
Armor: 14m Titanium/Neutronium Alloy
Max Acceleration: 12000 m/s^2
Cruise Acceleration: 10000 m/s^2
Cost: $1 Trillion
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Blademasters
09-10-2003, 22:28
The Excalibur is 50% complete, and the refitted designs are 85% complete in refitting, the new craft have not begun construction.
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Blademasters
12-10-2003, 15:42
The Excalibur is ahead of schedule, 75% complete, and the ships being produced to suplement the fleet are complete.
-Drayus
Leader Armed Republic of Blademasters
Founder Firestorm Region
Member Galactic Alliance
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/falconrising2/BSS.bmp (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=69702)
Blademasters
19-10-2003, 20:27
The Excalibur, and other ships have been completed.