Verboten Lufftewaffe
04-06-2004, 06:22
After Several Decades of long Arduous R&D...The Scientific Caste of the Federated Suns has Completed their greatest achievement to date...This grand achievement was finalized only with the technical skills which Indra Prime possessed...
Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platform
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BACKGROUND
Maintenance and repair is a major problem facing all A.F.F.S long range colony missions. Typical colony missions are expected to last anywhere from 10 to 100 years, however the expected endurance of even the Fed Suns colony ships without refits is only 20 to 30 years. Carrying a large enough supply of spare parts for all mecha and starships in a colony mission was unfeasible, so the A.F.F.S needed to come up with a way for fleets to manufacture their own parts and supplies on a continual basis while light years away from the nearest supply depot. The Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platform is designed specifically to fulfill this role in colony operations.
As the name implies the Three Stars facilities are floating factories in space. The lower levels of the ship contain a complete refinery that can extract all necessary metals and raw materials from space debris such as asteroits and comets. These materials are then raised to the core of the starship, which contains a complete manufacturing facility. The automated factory can manufacture almost any component, from miniaturized microchips to complete mecha. The factory can even manufacture from scratch capital starships such as a battle carrier. However this process can take months depending on the complexity of the starship (a battle carrier will take almost a year to build from scratch while utilizing the complete resources of the platform during that time). The Forge facility is of course capable of conducting routine repair and maintenance on starships as well to prolong their active lifespan. A large beam is mounted from the rear of the ship which serves as a drydock for starship repair, refit, and construction.
The Three Stars facilities are also capable of developing new products and weapons. The crew complement of the ship includes a trained engineering staff of over 1,000 along with the most advanced CADAM (computer-aided design and manufacturing) systems available to the A.F.F.S. In addition Forge's maintain constant contact with other colony missions as well as A.F.F.S headquarters via the Galaxy Network communications net, allowing new designs to be quickly disseminated across the A.F.F.S fleet as they are developed. This permits even the most distant colony missions to keep their equipment and mecha up to date with the latest technology available.
The largest drawback to the Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platforms is their lack of defensive systems. Unlike other Fed Suns Colony ships they can only mate with a single Northampton-class stealth frigate for protection. For this reason Three Stars are always escorted by a small fleet of Northamptons to protect them against attack. Three Stars have become a critical part of the A.F.F.S colonization strategy, and every colony mission for the past 25 years has included 1 to 4 manufacturing platforms as part of their fleet.
A special note that had to be addressed at the time of the construction of the Mobile Mining Facilities, was the enormity of the size of the construction. Utilizing the most advanced propulsion technology the thrust would be insufficient to move the facility at velocities that would allow it to keep pace with the other fleet vessels without tearing itself apart. So the scientists turned to the best in the field of superstructure movement through Hyperspace, the Temporal Research Commission of Indra Prime for assistance in this matter. Indra Prime had spend centuries developing technical expertise on the space/time continuum and learning the best ways how to safely manipulate it. Within three months, the Temporal Research Institute came up with a specific engine design that would allow the mining facility to exist outside of the Galactic Gravitational Field. The Engine Module created specifically for this facility allowed it to be able to enter hyperspace at the same velocity as the vessels accompanying it. With the completion of the engine module the facility would be able to be used and sold for commercial applications.
STATS
Ship Type: Long Distance Mobile Manufacturing Platform
Class: Three Stars Class
Manufacturer: Federated Heavy Industries/Indra Prime
Crew: 233,000 total
Military Crew: 5,000
Civilian Crew: 75,000
Permanent Civilian Populace: 125,000
Military Combat Mecha: 10,000
Construction Mecha: Upto 20,000
Cost: $2.5 Trillion.....
Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platform
http://www.steelfalcon.com/Macross/Images/threestarfront.gif
BACKGROUND
Maintenance and repair is a major problem facing all A.F.F.S long range colony missions. Typical colony missions are expected to last anywhere from 10 to 100 years, however the expected endurance of even the Fed Suns colony ships without refits is only 20 to 30 years. Carrying a large enough supply of spare parts for all mecha and starships in a colony mission was unfeasible, so the A.F.F.S needed to come up with a way for fleets to manufacture their own parts and supplies on a continual basis while light years away from the nearest supply depot. The Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platform is designed specifically to fulfill this role in colony operations.
As the name implies the Three Stars facilities are floating factories in space. The lower levels of the ship contain a complete refinery that can extract all necessary metals and raw materials from space debris such as asteroits and comets. These materials are then raised to the core of the starship, which contains a complete manufacturing facility. The automated factory can manufacture almost any component, from miniaturized microchips to complete mecha. The factory can even manufacture from scratch capital starships such as a battle carrier. However this process can take months depending on the complexity of the starship (a battle carrier will take almost a year to build from scratch while utilizing the complete resources of the platform during that time). The Forge facility is of course capable of conducting routine repair and maintenance on starships as well to prolong their active lifespan. A large beam is mounted from the rear of the ship which serves as a drydock for starship repair, refit, and construction.
The Three Stars facilities are also capable of developing new products and weapons. The crew complement of the ship includes a trained engineering staff of over 1,000 along with the most advanced CADAM (computer-aided design and manufacturing) systems available to the A.F.F.S. In addition Forge's maintain constant contact with other colony missions as well as A.F.F.S headquarters via the Galaxy Network communications net, allowing new designs to be quickly disseminated across the A.F.F.S fleet as they are developed. This permits even the most distant colony missions to keep their equipment and mecha up to date with the latest technology available.
The largest drawback to the Three Stars Class Mobile Manufacturing Platforms is their lack of defensive systems. Unlike other Fed Suns Colony ships they can only mate with a single Northampton-class stealth frigate for protection. For this reason Three Stars are always escorted by a small fleet of Northamptons to protect them against attack. Three Stars have become a critical part of the A.F.F.S colonization strategy, and every colony mission for the past 25 years has included 1 to 4 manufacturing platforms as part of their fleet.
A special note that had to be addressed at the time of the construction of the Mobile Mining Facilities, was the enormity of the size of the construction. Utilizing the most advanced propulsion technology the thrust would be insufficient to move the facility at velocities that would allow it to keep pace with the other fleet vessels without tearing itself apart. So the scientists turned to the best in the field of superstructure movement through Hyperspace, the Temporal Research Commission of Indra Prime for assistance in this matter. Indra Prime had spend centuries developing technical expertise on the space/time continuum and learning the best ways how to safely manipulate it. Within three months, the Temporal Research Institute came up with a specific engine design that would allow the mining facility to exist outside of the Galactic Gravitational Field. The Engine Module created specifically for this facility allowed it to be able to enter hyperspace at the same velocity as the vessels accompanying it. With the completion of the engine module the facility would be able to be used and sold for commercial applications.
STATS
Ship Type: Long Distance Mobile Manufacturing Platform
Class: Three Stars Class
Manufacturer: Federated Heavy Industries/Indra Prime
Crew: 233,000 total
Military Crew: 5,000
Civilian Crew: 75,000
Permanent Civilian Populace: 125,000
Military Combat Mecha: 10,000
Construction Mecha: Upto 20,000
Cost: $2.5 Trillion.....