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The Ilham Space Guard is seeking contractors to design a Stealth Frigate for use in Interplanetary Space and Orbital Space operations,capable of a speed up to 0.6c(60% the Speed of Light).It should be invisible on radar and visually,with a reduced electromagnetic signature.It should have a mass of 20 000 tons with minimal crew requirements.

The contract is worth 80 billion USD.Submit your designs.Transfer of energy shielding would be most appreciated.Design will be bought and produced in Ilhami orbital docks in the Oort cloud at the periphery of the solar system.

Transfer of technology will be reciprocated with transfer of Gravitic Impeller Drive and Tyral-Chan Drive.

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This has been laying around in our archives, we have no use for the design as Kurai Nami FTL ships are forbidden by law.
I belive this ship can be modified to your specifications..


http://www.kurainami.com/ns/data.jpg

http://www.aemann.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/spacecraft/skylon/index.html

Equipped with both sub-light and hyper-drive engines, powered by a fusion generator this craft is capable of twice your required speed. Armed with a cloaking device, 5 micro reconnaissance probes, 2 bluebird pilot less drones and a high power 120-mm telescopic photo lens for aerial photography. This along with the fact it makes no more noise than a birds wings makes it the ultimate stealth craft. Requires no crew thanks to its trans-warp positron matrix AI computer, in event of computer failure it needs only 2 crew. Also armed with a twin barrel 105-mm howitzer laser cannon for self-defence. :wink:

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http://www.aemann.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/spacecraft/skylon/index.html

Equipped with both sub-light and hyper-drive engines, powered by a fusion generator this craft is capable of twice your required speed. Armed with a cloaking device, 5 micro reconnaissance probes, 2 bluebird pilot less drones and a high power 120-mm telescopic photo lens for aerial photography. This along with the fact it makes no more noise than a birds wings makes it the ultimate stealth craft. Requires no crew thanks to its trans-warp positron matrix AI computer, in event of computer failure it needs only 2 crew. Also armed with a twin barrel 105-mm howitzer laser cannon for self-defence. :wink:

Although Stealth frigates are currently not on Meulmania's agenda we have created an extremely powerful weapon which can be adapted for use on frigates of all types.

Codenamed EG-472, it is a relatively simple theory. The weapon transmits ultra high frequency waves of the Gamma variety. Using a satellite dish to aim it has an approximate range of 750m through the vacuum of space.

The beauty of the weapon is that it is so powerful it is lethal to humans but it will not damage ships. Therefore taking ships without a fight at all.

The only known defence of yet is a planet's atmosphere containing ozone.

Incorporating this weapon into a ship's arsenal should be essential. Scientists are gradually working on a way to increase the weapons range.

The price for this best weapon is best used as an exchange of weapons or technology. Meulmania is currently looking to purchase new and highly advanced Long range detection systems.

Although Stealth frigates are currently not on Meulmania's agenda we have created an extremely powerful weapon which can be adapted for use on frigates of all types.

Codenamed EG-472, it is a relatively simple theory. The weapon transmits ultra high frequency waves of the Gamma variety. Using a satellite dish to aim it has an approximate range of 750m through the vacuum of space.

The beauty of the weapon is that it is so powerful it is lethal to humans but it will not damage ships. Therefore taking ships without a fight at all.

The only known defence of yet is a planet's atmosphere containing ozone.

Incorporating this weapon into a ship's arsenal should be essential. Scientists are gradually working on a way to increase the weapons range.

The price for this best weapon is best used as an exchange of weapons or technology. Meulmania is currently looking to purchase new and highly advanced Long range detection systems.

The designs shown so far hold no appeal no the Space Guard.We have our own interstellar flight technology in the Tyral-Chan spacefolding drive.We simply wish for a stealth frigate that is armoured heavily,has minimal crew requirements,can work in orbital and interplanetary space and packs enough firepower necessary for planteary bombardment.

Fann Wong
Spokesperson
Ilham Space Guard

OOC:will only be accepting REALISTIC designs that operate with reasonable physics.No super-duper designs or shit of that sort.and 750m in space is ridiculously short-ranged.Furthermore,you cannot exceed the speed of light,at least within einsteinian space,the space we operate in.

The Clairmont Space Navy might have something for you. Since we have quite long since taken into use our reactionless drive method, we have little use for our older ships that use Dense Plasma Focus Engine propulsion and thus we have several of those old ships in mothballs.

One of those ship designs which might interest you is the Columbia-class Patrol Frigate. Now it isnt stealth frigate in design per se, but that problem is easilly solved by cramming in more Electronic Warfare and plating the hull with refractory materials to make it less visible against LIDAR.

http://sivut.koti.soon.fi/villerainamo/Destiny.jpg

Statistics:
Mass / Displacement: 44,500 tons
Length: 168 meters
Width: 79 meters
Height: 52 meters
Powerplant: Mag-Bottle Fusion Reactor
Propulsion: Two Frigate-Chassis Dense Plasma Focus Engines
Maximum Acceleration: 68 G's
Crew Complement: 124 (14 Officers + 110 Warrant / Enlisted)
Armament mounted: Dual 100mm Coil Cannon turret (3x Ventral / 2x Dorsal) Dual 25mm Coil Cannon turret (2x Ventral / 1x Dorsal) , Mark IV Missile Launch Tube (2 x Port / 2x Starboard , 2x Fore / 1x Aft)
Parasite Complement: 8 Escape Pods

(The capability to accelerate at 68 G's and the crew to survive it is achieved via Inertial Compensator, a bit of pseudo-scientific tech i know but its the only way to move relatively quickly without the crew getting turned to paste)

OOC: Realistic and resonable, are two words that don't go together :D

I fear i don't understand why we did'nt meet your criteria, you asked for a minimal crew, frigate and we gave it to you. Granted it's only a hull design, but surely you must have the technology to fill the hull with your specifications.

Or did you expect us to fill it with our technology?