Wormia
26-03-2004, 07:18
Wormia has called a bit of fame to itself after declassifying a test run of the Raptor-class Frigate.
The ship has been in full service of the Wormian Domestic Star Patrol and the Federated Wormian Navy for 3 years now, as part of the rebuilt Wormian Starfleet.
During trial runs, these ships performed above and beyond what manufacturer's best hopes' had been. However, everyone in the upper levels of government were looking for not only a fast, nimble defensive craft, but also, a stealth one.
The declassified report entails a dangerous (and, mind you, illegal) jaunt into non-Wormian space, though it goes not into detail of whose space it actually was. Controversy in the public offices of several neighboring nations have opened up debates regarding the report and Wormian space capabilities, not to mention a riot in one Wormian city.
"The test run was to ensure that the stealth technology utilized in the craft actually worked." Secretary of Defense Markus Polluck said.
"Wormia has six full planets capable of supporting 100 billion people each. Comfortably. Our current population is nearing 2 billion. We're not interested in 'Manifest Destiny of the Stars,' but we're damn sure prepared for anyone who thinks they are." He added, when asked why the ship was prepared using stealth devices.
Other governments are expected to comment, and Earth's United Nations has not yet made a decision regarding this.
"We've stayed well within reasonable limits. Anyone who knows anything about spacefaring nations knows Wormia is not the America of space."
---------------------Declassified Statistics----------------------------
Raptor-Class Frigate
http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Right.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Approach.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Depart.jpg
The Raptor class frigate remains the backbone of the Domestic Star Patrol and the Stellar Defense Corps. These craft are most effectively wielded in battlegroups often comprised of the same ships. These ships have the norm of firepower for their counterparts in other national fleets.
These craft are reliant mainly on their superb speed and maneuverability, unsurpassed in any capital ship in its class. Perhaps its most adequate counterparts are the Federation Defiant-class and the Marauder Corvette.
Another advantage indigenous to the Raptor class is virtual invisibility. It can be detected only by the naked eye or a very acute gravitational scanner. Solo missions into neighboring territory can prove very useful in intelligence. Detection of them is difficult, but even when detected, the ships' blazing speed can evacuate them of enemy territory before a positive I.D. can be made.
Length: 133 ft
Width: 142 ft
Height: 40 ft
Crew: 80
-Enlisted: 55
-Officers: 5
-Marines: 20
Armament
-Microwave Disruptor Cannons: 8
-Plasma Cannons: 1
-Amplified Photon Cannons: 14
-Standard Torpedo Launchers: 2 (500)
Armor
-Carbon steel primary plates interwoven w/ titanium-diamond weave armor supported by carbon nanotube cytoskeleton. Exterior armor comprised of diamond-carbon energy/heat dispersion armor.
Shielding
-Primary shields of carbon-60 buckyballs arranged triangularly in electromagnetic field. Helium-12 plasma energy dispersion/absorption shielding.
Speed
-Sublight: .92c
-Superluminous: 1,800c
Docking Bays: 2
-Shuttles: 4
[OOC: What of the pics? Anyone like 'em?]
The ship has been in full service of the Wormian Domestic Star Patrol and the Federated Wormian Navy for 3 years now, as part of the rebuilt Wormian Starfleet.
During trial runs, these ships performed above and beyond what manufacturer's best hopes' had been. However, everyone in the upper levels of government were looking for not only a fast, nimble defensive craft, but also, a stealth one.
The declassified report entails a dangerous (and, mind you, illegal) jaunt into non-Wormian space, though it goes not into detail of whose space it actually was. Controversy in the public offices of several neighboring nations have opened up debates regarding the report and Wormian space capabilities, not to mention a riot in one Wormian city.
"The test run was to ensure that the stealth technology utilized in the craft actually worked." Secretary of Defense Markus Polluck said.
"Wormia has six full planets capable of supporting 100 billion people each. Comfortably. Our current population is nearing 2 billion. We're not interested in 'Manifest Destiny of the Stars,' but we're damn sure prepared for anyone who thinks they are." He added, when asked why the ship was prepared using stealth devices.
Other governments are expected to comment, and Earth's United Nations has not yet made a decision regarding this.
"We've stayed well within reasonable limits. Anyone who knows anything about spacefaring nations knows Wormia is not the America of space."
---------------------Declassified Statistics----------------------------
Raptor-Class Frigate
http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Right.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Approach.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/stars5/karasitha/Corvette_-_Depart.jpg
The Raptor class frigate remains the backbone of the Domestic Star Patrol and the Stellar Defense Corps. These craft are most effectively wielded in battlegroups often comprised of the same ships. These ships have the norm of firepower for their counterparts in other national fleets.
These craft are reliant mainly on their superb speed and maneuverability, unsurpassed in any capital ship in its class. Perhaps its most adequate counterparts are the Federation Defiant-class and the Marauder Corvette.
Another advantage indigenous to the Raptor class is virtual invisibility. It can be detected only by the naked eye or a very acute gravitational scanner. Solo missions into neighboring territory can prove very useful in intelligence. Detection of them is difficult, but even when detected, the ships' blazing speed can evacuate them of enemy territory before a positive I.D. can be made.
Length: 133 ft
Width: 142 ft
Height: 40 ft
Crew: 80
-Enlisted: 55
-Officers: 5
-Marines: 20
Armament
-Microwave Disruptor Cannons: 8
-Plasma Cannons: 1
-Amplified Photon Cannons: 14
-Standard Torpedo Launchers: 2 (500)
Armor
-Carbon steel primary plates interwoven w/ titanium-diamond weave armor supported by carbon nanotube cytoskeleton. Exterior armor comprised of diamond-carbon energy/heat dispersion armor.
Shielding
-Primary shields of carbon-60 buckyballs arranged triangularly in electromagnetic field. Helium-12 plasma energy dispersion/absorption shielding.
Speed
-Sublight: .92c
-Superluminous: 1,800c
Docking Bays: 2
-Shuttles: 4
[OOC: What of the pics? Anyone like 'em?]