Sambizie
23-02-2004, 17:59
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CLASSIFICATION: Medium Cruiser/Frigate
TYPE: Sambizie Space Vessel (SSV) Zulu Class
HULL NUMBER: SSV-1087
COMMISIONED: "The Diplomat"
Bridge Plaque: "We few, we Band of Brothers"
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Advance Technical Specifications
-Accommodation: Standard compliment - 190 (25 officers, 165 enlisted)
-Funding for Zulu Class Development Project Provided by: Aero-Tech Industries, IVA Industries, Sambizie Depart of Defence, Sambizie Aerospace Division.
-Development Project Started: CLASSIFIED
-Production Start Date: CLASSIFIED
-Refit and Redesign: CLASSIFIED
-Production Resumed: CLASSIFIED
Production End Date: Still in Production
-Current Status: COMMISIONED
-Locations of Zulu Class Construction:
Sambizie/Adejaani Yards, Siesana
Sambizie Yard #187, DakBa
ShaRa Yard #SR-387, Zolonia
TBM Yard, Earth
Rental Yard, Classified
-Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:
SSV-1087 "The Diplomat"
SSV-1088 "Captain's Keep"
SSV-1089 "Spearhead"
SSV-1090 "Avenger" (Under Construction)
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1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES
1. Provide a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research, and diplomatic projects.
2. Replace the AP Class and the Mustfa Class for long-term scientific missions and Sambizie related diplomatic excursions.
3. Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Sambizie defensive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory.
4. Serve as a frontline support vehicle during emergencies and a platform for the extension of Sambizie diplomacy and policy.
5. Provide non-critical functions such as transport of personnel and cargo when necessary, extended aid, and short-range patrol.
1.2 DESIGN STATISTICS
Length: 445.02 meters
Width: 275.24 meters
Height: 64.00 meters
Weight: 758,840 Metric Tonnes
Cargo Capacity: 32,200 Metric Tonnes
Hull: Duranium-Tritanium composite
Number of Decks: 17 Total, 16 Habitable
1.3 General Overview
The Sambizie have rolled out the newest of a class of ships intended to re-center the Aerospace Industries and move it away from the bigger-is-better philosophy envisioned in the largest ships of the last few build cycles; such as the Allied Powers Class Drednaughts, Roland Class Destroyers and the Mustafa Classes.
The Zulu Class vessel began in the mind of engineers at the Adejaani/Sambizie Fleet Yards located near Siesana. The idea was that the Sambizie should reawaken a building policy that was more directed and specific when it comes to the manufacture of vessels. However, general Sambizie policy of the last two decades had lead to the design of faster, more aggressive ships that are well armed against the emerging and hidden threats Sambizie had seen appear with alarming regularity, such as the ShaRa.
Initial plans for the ship sketched it in the format of other vessels in service. However, that initial design was scrapped in favor of increasing numbers of uni-hull ships being developed by other nations. Four test designs were proposed and elimination lead to the flattened arrowhead saucer and catamaran design put into service.
Designed to function for long periods in non-definitive missions, the Zulu Class starship is visually impressive on first sight. Though not the largest ship in the Sambizie fleet by any means, its midsize condition allows it to both impose and relieve those that see it as an arm of Sambizie sovereignty when it is encountered.
As a ship tasked with diplomacy as much as scientific endeavors, the Zulu Class starship is stronger than it is powerful. High-powered engines, computer systems, and shields allow the vessel to operate in relative safety even in the presence of larger more heavily armed enemy vessels. At the very least, the Zulu Class’s non-standard configuration can be made use of strategically and allow the ship to escape to safety with its crew and any VIPs that may or may not be aboard.
The Zulu Class’s small size allows the ship to be more determinedly designed for its task of Science/Diplomacy. Much of the interior of the ship is utilized primarily by science systems and has almost two full decks tasked specifically for diplomatic housing and functions.
An additional ability of the Zulu Class is atmospheric entry and landing. With better ‘breathing’ intakes to handle the stresses of atmosphere, the Zulu Class can enter planetary atmospheres with impunity and utilize its strategically placed and sensitive anti-gravity engines and ventral impulse engines when out of the relative weightlessness of space, and to maneuver the seven hundred thousand tonne starship over a planet. Additionally, the broad wing-type nacelle struts on the catamaran aft section allows simple lift to slow the ship’s descent and guide it with the help of etheric rudder in the form of manipulated gravity and impulse propulsion. Once near the surface, three landing struts are extended from the ventral hull with the aft legs angled toward the back to counterbalance the weight of the nacelles and catamaran.
1.4 Construction History
In an era of reset, the mood of the Emperor and Aero-Tech Industries diverges sharply in both arenas. Split down the middle, half of both entities favored a mobilization of government resources toward defense of borders in an increasingly precarious climate in the galaxy. The opposing view consisted of those that believed the weapons of peace were more effective and focused on exploration and diplomacy as the salvation of the status quo.
With two confusing focuses to satisfy, the Aero-Tech engineers borrowed ideas from some groundbreaking and risky designs being thrown around the lunchroom per say. With the contemporaries of this time, this ship would serve to test the resolve of the Emperor and government controlled Aerospace industries.
With carte blanch from their oversight, the engineers involved in the project were free to produce ideas and put them into practice in short order. With ideas in hand, design and construction began on the skeleton on what was to be named the Zulu Class.
Several other designs of the era were adopting a more aggressive looking elliptical ‘arrowhead’ design in contrast to the standard rectangular shape of the period. Along with that came the eradication of the secondary hull that was incorporated into the primary arrowhead saucer section of the Zulu's superstructure. An interesting design element that had been proposed but deemed inappropriate in a killed project was revamped and added to the Zulu’s arrowhead in the form of aft catamaran-like pylons to attach the nacelle struts to the ship and allowed for a safer area of plasma routing that kept lives and essential systems safe from accidents. Additionally, the distance from the saucer made repair and replacement of damaged nacelles faster and safer.
The heart of any modern starship is its M/ARA core and the new Zulu was no different. The original ship’s feasibility test was run utilizing the Pulsar I M/AM Warp core and had a cap of Warp 8.8 (considered swift at the time).
The test was a disaster. Less than two hours into the mission, the core gave out and the abrupt loss of power drew the ship out of warp and blew over 80% of the ship’s structural security systems. Depressed, the Sambizie brought the ship back in to be revamped.
The second test was far more successful than the first, and the Sambizie made orders for two more of the brand new Zulu-class starships to field in close survey and mapping missions along the inner borders of GZNRII space. Soon, the Zulu's buoyancy was short-lived however, as the ships soon displayed engine and structural problems. Their captain electively docked the ships and refused to take the ships out of port again until the problems were fixed.
With the functioning starship unable to be used conventionally, the Emperor assumed stewardship of the vessels and used their hulls and mostly-functioning equipment to serve as test beds for everything from EMH systems to new torpedo loading arms. The Zulu Class had officially been disbanded and shelved, the hulls stripped of name and numbers as they were removed from active service and brought back to Siesana.
Advances in technology, and the horror of ShaRa invasions, brought about the resurrection of the Zulu Class. Half-stripped for ease of swapping, the vessel was quickly brought up to current ship specifications and went through a hasty testing phase to speed the ships’ fielding. This time, the tests went off flawlessly with the addition of the C-Grade warpcore from Zoarg and a slew of upgraded computer systems, weapons, and high-grade shields to fit the ships’ new roles and new identities.
The Zulu was to fill the shadows of this new ethos in the Empire. With more and newer ships being armed disproportionately for the projection of power, the Zulu was scaled down and utilized those ‘weapons of peace’ the council required initially. Scientifically, the ship was outfitted with standard sensor pallets around the hull but also sported a massive array of high-definition subspace sensor arrays and longer ranged sensors.
Outfitted with numerous VIP and diplomatic quarters, a massive conference hall, and dedicated science labs through a vast portion of the ship, the new Zulu Class starships are considered ‘cushy’ by those officers used to the spartan conditions aboard other starships. The trade-off to those serving aboard is the reality that the Zulu's mission profile can keep them away from home for extreme periods.
Not considered ‘highly in demand,’ there are less than four Zulu Class starships currently in service, with additional ships under construction in orbit of Siesana and DakBa. It remains to be seen if these weapons of peace will yield the hopes placed on their shoulders.
More to come...
CLASSIFICATION: Medium Cruiser/Frigate
TYPE: Sambizie Space Vessel (SSV) Zulu Class
HULL NUMBER: SSV-1087
COMMISIONED: "The Diplomat"
Bridge Plaque: "We few, we Band of Brothers"
http://www.ccdump.org/images/norwayclass-top.gif
Advance Technical Specifications
-Accommodation: Standard compliment - 190 (25 officers, 165 enlisted)
-Funding for Zulu Class Development Project Provided by: Aero-Tech Industries, IVA Industries, Sambizie Depart of Defence, Sambizie Aerospace Division.
-Development Project Started: CLASSIFIED
-Production Start Date: CLASSIFIED
-Refit and Redesign: CLASSIFIED
-Production Resumed: CLASSIFIED
Production End Date: Still in Production
-Current Status: COMMISIONED
-Locations of Zulu Class Construction:
Sambizie/Adejaani Yards, Siesana
Sambizie Yard #187, DakBa
ShaRa Yard #SR-387, Zolonia
TBM Yard, Earth
Rental Yard, Classified
-Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:
SSV-1087 "The Diplomat"
SSV-1088 "Captain's Keep"
SSV-1089 "Spearhead"
SSV-1090 "Avenger" (Under Construction)
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1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES
1. Provide a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research, and diplomatic projects.
2. Replace the AP Class and the Mustfa Class for long-term scientific missions and Sambizie related diplomatic excursions.
3. Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Sambizie defensive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory.
4. Serve as a frontline support vehicle during emergencies and a platform for the extension of Sambizie diplomacy and policy.
5. Provide non-critical functions such as transport of personnel and cargo when necessary, extended aid, and short-range patrol.
1.2 DESIGN STATISTICS
Length: 445.02 meters
Width: 275.24 meters
Height: 64.00 meters
Weight: 758,840 Metric Tonnes
Cargo Capacity: 32,200 Metric Tonnes
Hull: Duranium-Tritanium composite
Number of Decks: 17 Total, 16 Habitable
1.3 General Overview
The Sambizie have rolled out the newest of a class of ships intended to re-center the Aerospace Industries and move it away from the bigger-is-better philosophy envisioned in the largest ships of the last few build cycles; such as the Allied Powers Class Drednaughts, Roland Class Destroyers and the Mustafa Classes.
The Zulu Class vessel began in the mind of engineers at the Adejaani/Sambizie Fleet Yards located near Siesana. The idea was that the Sambizie should reawaken a building policy that was more directed and specific when it comes to the manufacture of vessels. However, general Sambizie policy of the last two decades had lead to the design of faster, more aggressive ships that are well armed against the emerging and hidden threats Sambizie had seen appear with alarming regularity, such as the ShaRa.
Initial plans for the ship sketched it in the format of other vessels in service. However, that initial design was scrapped in favor of increasing numbers of uni-hull ships being developed by other nations. Four test designs were proposed and elimination lead to the flattened arrowhead saucer and catamaran design put into service.
Designed to function for long periods in non-definitive missions, the Zulu Class starship is visually impressive on first sight. Though not the largest ship in the Sambizie fleet by any means, its midsize condition allows it to both impose and relieve those that see it as an arm of Sambizie sovereignty when it is encountered.
As a ship tasked with diplomacy as much as scientific endeavors, the Zulu Class starship is stronger than it is powerful. High-powered engines, computer systems, and shields allow the vessel to operate in relative safety even in the presence of larger more heavily armed enemy vessels. At the very least, the Zulu Class’s non-standard configuration can be made use of strategically and allow the ship to escape to safety with its crew and any VIPs that may or may not be aboard.
The Zulu Class’s small size allows the ship to be more determinedly designed for its task of Science/Diplomacy. Much of the interior of the ship is utilized primarily by science systems and has almost two full decks tasked specifically for diplomatic housing and functions.
An additional ability of the Zulu Class is atmospheric entry and landing. With better ‘breathing’ intakes to handle the stresses of atmosphere, the Zulu Class can enter planetary atmospheres with impunity and utilize its strategically placed and sensitive anti-gravity engines and ventral impulse engines when out of the relative weightlessness of space, and to maneuver the seven hundred thousand tonne starship over a planet. Additionally, the broad wing-type nacelle struts on the catamaran aft section allows simple lift to slow the ship’s descent and guide it with the help of etheric rudder in the form of manipulated gravity and impulse propulsion. Once near the surface, three landing struts are extended from the ventral hull with the aft legs angled toward the back to counterbalance the weight of the nacelles and catamaran.
1.4 Construction History
In an era of reset, the mood of the Emperor and Aero-Tech Industries diverges sharply in both arenas. Split down the middle, half of both entities favored a mobilization of government resources toward defense of borders in an increasingly precarious climate in the galaxy. The opposing view consisted of those that believed the weapons of peace were more effective and focused on exploration and diplomacy as the salvation of the status quo.
With two confusing focuses to satisfy, the Aero-Tech engineers borrowed ideas from some groundbreaking and risky designs being thrown around the lunchroom per say. With the contemporaries of this time, this ship would serve to test the resolve of the Emperor and government controlled Aerospace industries.
With carte blanch from their oversight, the engineers involved in the project were free to produce ideas and put them into practice in short order. With ideas in hand, design and construction began on the skeleton on what was to be named the Zulu Class.
Several other designs of the era were adopting a more aggressive looking elliptical ‘arrowhead’ design in contrast to the standard rectangular shape of the period. Along with that came the eradication of the secondary hull that was incorporated into the primary arrowhead saucer section of the Zulu's superstructure. An interesting design element that had been proposed but deemed inappropriate in a killed project was revamped and added to the Zulu’s arrowhead in the form of aft catamaran-like pylons to attach the nacelle struts to the ship and allowed for a safer area of plasma routing that kept lives and essential systems safe from accidents. Additionally, the distance from the saucer made repair and replacement of damaged nacelles faster and safer.
The heart of any modern starship is its M/ARA core and the new Zulu was no different. The original ship’s feasibility test was run utilizing the Pulsar I M/AM Warp core and had a cap of Warp 8.8 (considered swift at the time).
The test was a disaster. Less than two hours into the mission, the core gave out and the abrupt loss of power drew the ship out of warp and blew over 80% of the ship’s structural security systems. Depressed, the Sambizie brought the ship back in to be revamped.
The second test was far more successful than the first, and the Sambizie made orders for two more of the brand new Zulu-class starships to field in close survey and mapping missions along the inner borders of GZNRII space. Soon, the Zulu's buoyancy was short-lived however, as the ships soon displayed engine and structural problems. Their captain electively docked the ships and refused to take the ships out of port again until the problems were fixed.
With the functioning starship unable to be used conventionally, the Emperor assumed stewardship of the vessels and used their hulls and mostly-functioning equipment to serve as test beds for everything from EMH systems to new torpedo loading arms. The Zulu Class had officially been disbanded and shelved, the hulls stripped of name and numbers as they were removed from active service and brought back to Siesana.
Advances in technology, and the horror of ShaRa invasions, brought about the resurrection of the Zulu Class. Half-stripped for ease of swapping, the vessel was quickly brought up to current ship specifications and went through a hasty testing phase to speed the ships’ fielding. This time, the tests went off flawlessly with the addition of the C-Grade warpcore from Zoarg and a slew of upgraded computer systems, weapons, and high-grade shields to fit the ships’ new roles and new identities.
The Zulu was to fill the shadows of this new ethos in the Empire. With more and newer ships being armed disproportionately for the projection of power, the Zulu was scaled down and utilized those ‘weapons of peace’ the council required initially. Scientifically, the ship was outfitted with standard sensor pallets around the hull but also sported a massive array of high-definition subspace sensor arrays and longer ranged sensors.
Outfitted with numerous VIP and diplomatic quarters, a massive conference hall, and dedicated science labs through a vast portion of the ship, the new Zulu Class starships are considered ‘cushy’ by those officers used to the spartan conditions aboard other starships. The trade-off to those serving aboard is the reality that the Zulu's mission profile can keep them away from home for extreme periods.
Not considered ‘highly in demand,’ there are less than four Zulu Class starships currently in service, with additional ships under construction in orbit of Siesana and DakBa. It remains to be seen if these weapons of peace will yield the hopes placed on their shoulders.
More to come...