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Message to all Space-Fareing Nations

It happened so quickly, Anagonia wanting to explore what was out there. Yet, even as we wanted to discover new things, meet new people, join those whom took that last step to Space Cruisers and such, our Engineers just couldn't figure out what to build. So, intern, we come before you with a simple request.

This is not a request not to copy, or make our own. This is not a a request to steal, or to sell to others at our own choosing. Instead, this is a request to be allowed to have, not to make our own.

You see, since our Engineers have only a minor amount of ideas to go by, we know the lot of Space Empires out there have many ideas concerning their own origional ships. Indeed, we have constructed our own Shipyards, secretly, and indeed we have the capability to construct. Yet what we lack is chassis, or simple designs for the outer/inner hulls.

That is our simple request, to be allowed to borrow some designs for ships. Of course we ask to be allowed to place our own technology within, and not use the full range of the ship. We just ask, we just request, a design platform for a ship chassis. Nothing more, nothing else.

We thank you for your kindness of reading this.

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BUMP

Not letting this go down, sorry.

BUMP

My Government authorized me to send you a "telegram" so I have. Please read it.

High Senator P'Rala
of the Litth'raal region
of the planet Ferasa

Message from: Michael Hack, Falcanian Ambassador to Janky Nations; on behalf of King Falcon II
Message to: Anagonia Space program

In an unsuccessful bid for colonisation, all three of our experimental shuttles were destroyed. However, as Nather, the Janky Nations Ambassador to Falcania will tell you, they were very efficient in fighting off the Alien hordes for long enough to escape, and enclosed are the blueprints.

We can sell you the designs for the X-101.
If you would like we can also include the stats on a few of our fighters for the hanger.
The stats are as fallows.
X-101
http://www.robot-japan.com/Gundam-robot/gundam/0079/images/doros.jpg
Class: Expiramental Dreadnaught
Manufacturer: Reach Orbital Shipyards
Demnsions:
Overall Length: 492 meters
Overall Height: 351.5 meters
Overall Width: 123.7 meters
Full Weight: 144000 metric tons
Propulsion:
x3 Mark XVII Space Fold Drive
x5 Earth Shaker Engins

Fixed Armaments:
75x 50mm anti-fighter cannons
6x Dark Star Plasma Cannons
20x Plasma Torpedo Launchers
13X Hydra Nuclear Missles
75x Archer Expanded Missle Pods

Hanger Storage: 400 Fighters

Cryobay storage space: 500 Pods (they can be ejected when an emergency occurs)

Special Systems:Overlaping Space Fold feild generator

Launch Catapaults: 7

Crew Complement: 7,000 no fighter pilots 7,400 with fighter pilots

My Government authorized me to send you a "telegram" so I have. Please read it.

High Senator P'Rala
of the Litth'raal region
of the planet Ferasa

We thank your government and shall immedietly respond to the telegram.

Message from: Michael Hack, Falcanian Ambassador to Janky Nations; on behalf of King Falcon II
Message to: Anagonia Space program

In an unsuccessful bid for colonisation, all three of our experimental shuttles were destroyed. However, as Nather, the Janky Nations Ambassador to Falcania will tell you, they were very efficient in fighting off the Alien hordes for long enough to escape, and enclosed are the blueprints.

We thank our good ally and shall consider their suggestions for a fighter chassis.

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For all others....BUMP

We can sell you the designs for the X-101.
If you would like we can also include the stats on a few of our fighters for the hanger.
The stats are as fallows.
X-101
http://www.robot-japan.com/Gundam-robot/gundam/0079/images/doros.jpg
Class: Expiramental Dreadnaught
Manufacturer: Reach Orbital Shipyards
Demnsions:
Overall Length: 492 meters
Overall Height: 351.5 meters
Overall Width: 123.7 meters
Full Weight: 144000 metric tons
Propulsion:
x3 Mark XVII Space Fold Drive
x5 Earth Shaker Engins

Fixed Armaments:
75x 50mm anti-fighter cannons
6x Dark Star Plasma Cannons
20x Plasma Torpedo Launchers
13X Hydra Nuclear Missles
75x Archer Expanded Missle Pods

Hanger Storage: 400 Fighters

Cryobay storage space: 500 Pods (they can be ejected when an emergency occurs)

Special Systems:Overlaping Space Fold feild generator

Launch Catapaults: 7

Crew Complement: 7,000 no fighter pilots 7,400 with fighter pilots


Hmm, interesting. Very interesting. We appriciate your willingness to sell us such technology, and we shall take your offer.

Anyone else?

OCC: Just a note that my nation won't supply the darkstar cannon design or the nukes and the only reason they are selling the design is that it is very touchy in combat
IC: What price would you like to offer for it?

OCC: Just a note that my nation won't supply the darkstar cannon design or the nukes and the only reason they are selling the design is that it is very touchy in combat
IC: What price would you like to offer for it?

That: ONE: YOU GET ON AIM!

That: Two: I give you....oh....$4 Billion?

OCC: I'm at school dude.
IC:
Fair offer we'll accept it as long as you use a color system that differs from the current X-101 and X-102 designs

OOC:

My bad, lol.

IC:

Thank you and we shall do that. Although you may not see this ship much, but we will use it nonetheless.

ANYONE ELSE?!? ME PAY GOOD!

Shadow Tech would be willing to produce ships for you or give you the designs for ships in exchange for technology, interesting relics of the past, or extensive starmaps with large FT nations coordinates.

Anagaonia Space Command will take up Shadow-Techs offer in exchange for you designing us ships and we...offering currency or technology for you to work upon. Relics, whatever.

Pyrish - Nuos, lu natainal da Paiarrea, s'etre honure a'ssistura te natain ne te prugramma espasa. Qu maturail faira tu besuon?

English - We, the nation of Paiarrea, would be honoured to assist your nation in your space program. What materials do you need?

In the spirit of friendship, I offer you your pick of 4 units from our nation's premiere manufacturing facilities, the New Exodus Shipyards (http://s6.invisionfree.com/International_Mall/index.php?showforum=40). We will give you the production rights to the four units you choose, free of charge.

After you have made your selections, if you wish to purchase the production rights to any of the other products, we would be happy to sell them to you.

Please reply with your choice either on the individual sections of the store, through a telegram, or in this thread.

Sincerely,
Michael Haase, Colonial Commander of New Exodus

Pyrish - Nuos, lu natainal da Paiarrea, s'etre honure a'ssistura te natain ne te prugramma espasa. Qu maturail faira tu besuon?

English - We, the nation of Paiarrea, would be honoured to assist your nation in your space program. What materials do you need?

Mainly a reinforced type of Titanium, made just so it can ble spliced with other matreials for extra strength.

Thanks.

In the spirit of friendship, I offer you your pick of 4 units from our nation's premiere manufacturing facilities, the New Exodus Shipyards. We will give you the production rights to the four units you choose, free of charge.

After you have made your selections, if you wish to purchase the production rights to any of the other products, we would be happy to sell them to you.

Please reply with your choice either on the individual sections of the store, through a telegram, or in this thread.

Sincerely,
Michael Haase, Colonial Commander of New Exodus

We thank you for your extreme kindness in this matter, and intern we choose the following:

Aries-class
Hailstorm-class
SF-43 Hammerhead
Samaritan Medical Frigate

We thank you, again, kindly for your allowing us to have production rights of these wonderous space-faring ships.

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ANYONE ELSE?
:) :) :) :)

BUMP

As a sign of friendship, we will send 6 Menolus class Medium Assault Carrier groups. Each group consists of one Menolus Carrier and 3, 4 fighter squadrons.

The Menolus Carrier-

2x Hyerion Fluid Particle Conventional Engine
2x Twin Barrel Heavy Turret Mass Driver Cannons
5x Setin Point Defense Lasers
11x Twin Barrel Pulsar Medium Turret Particle Cannon
4x Interior Torpedo tubes
1x Hyperlight Jump Drive
28x Small Sublight Manevering Thrusters

Geno Fighter

1x Sublight Main Conventional Engine
1x Skipper Short Range Jump Drive
3x Auto Cannons
2x Missle/Rocket Pods

img- http://www.shaunsgallery.co.uk/spaceships.jpg

As a sign of friendship, we will send 6 Menolus class Medium Assault Carrier groups. Each group consists of one Menolus Carrier and 3, 4 fighter squadrons.

The Menolus Carrier-

2x Hyerion Fluid Particle Conventional Engine
2x Twin Barrel Heavy Turret Mass Driver Cannons
5x Setin Point Defense Lasers
11x Twin Barrel Pulsar Medium Turret Particle Cannon
4x Interior Torpedo tubes
1x Hyperlight Jump Drive
28x Small Sublight Manevering Thrusters

Geno Fighter

1x Sublight Main Conventional Engine
1x Skipper Short Range Jump Drive
3x Auto Cannons
2x Missle/Rocket Pods

img- http://www.shaunsgallery.co.uk/spaceships.jpg

The Anagonian Space Command is satisfied extremely with your generosity, as with the past offer of generosity, also. If we may be so kind to ask, is there any single images of the Carrier and Fighter so as to make seperate specs?

We thank you in advance, and ALL of you for your generocity.

Just in case there are more generous people out there....

BUMP

As I saw in someones elses thread...

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OOC: Ignore the weapons damage ratings unless you like numbers. I have them up for anyone who comes at me with statements that his giant ball of doom is better than my ships because he can fire some incredible number of terasomethings......

It takes around three New Paradigms to take down a Star Destroyer, provided you don't get into a slugging match.
The Storm can take on a Super Star Destroyer and win.
The Whoopers are powerful, but get knocked out very easily by enemy fire.
The Hive is not for sale as of yet.

All craft come equipped with standard PI (Pseudo-Intelligence). That means that your ship has a real personality and a cyborg avatar. You only really need a dozen people to be able to use any vessel in battle, provided you don't get boarded. Interior passageways have integrated defense mechanisms. There are no teleporters.

All the craft you buy will naturally be one version lower than what is sold to the Weyrean armed forces.

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Credit of three hundred billion Weyrs from the Weyrik Board of Estimates, to be repaid in thirty years ((~1 RL month)), with an interest rate of 3% per year after that term, to be spent on craft and systems manufactured by Phyles with holdings in the Imperial Distributed Kingdom of Weyr.

Sincerely,
Panel for Interphyle Investments

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Wave Motion Cannon
Wave Motion Cannon (WMC) are standard kinetic weapons. They fire very dense, subetheric projectiles at high velocities. The design resembles WW2-era Terran naval guns. With increasing WMC power damage, the firing vessel recieves a greater backlash, which requires more powerful shock absorbers and stronger craft frames. New Paradigm Battle Cruisers are currently equipped with six tripple Class 6.6 WMC turrets.

A Class rating is the maximum output of a single barrel of a given WMC turret. A WMC can be set to a higher output than its rating, but the results are often devastating for all vessels involved. The backlash from an overpowered WMC can blow a turret off the vessel hull, or even split the hull in half. The smaller, more dense WMC projectile can go through an SSD's forward deflector shields, however, making a WMC overload an attractive choice for a cornered ship CO.

Class 1 :: 479.1KT
Class 2 :: 3.8MT
Class 3 :: 30.7MT
Class 4 :: 245.3MT
Class 5 :: 2GT
Class 6 :: 15.7GT
Class 7 :: 125.6GT
Class 8 :: 1000GT
Class 9 :: 8040GT
Class 10 :: 64300GT
Class 11 :: 5.140E5GT
Class 12 :: 4.120E6GT (81920)

REASON
REASON is an anti-parasite rapid-fire gun similar to the Wave Motion Cannon. It is designed to shoot down enemy fighter and bomber craft, and is also effective against freighter and civilian craft. The REASON fires several hundred rounds per minute, and is usually accurate up to a distance of five thousand kilometers, depending on jamming and other factors. REASON is also used to counter misiles and some kinetic projectiles.

rWMC
The rWMC is a small, four-barrel turret that fires up to three hundred rounds per minute. It is similar to a standard WMC, but is designed for anti-shipping and anti-parasite duties. Unlike REASON, the rWMC can accutarely fire just as far as a traditional WMC.

FLAK
FLAK guns fire small clusters of pellets. The pellets can be exploded at a specific range from either the vessel or the target. High-velocity DU pellets are released from the pellets upon explosion, and can shred through most shields and armor. FLAK is not used aboard parasite carriers due to its high potential for friendly-fire causalties. At this time, FLAK guns have been replaced by rWMC, which can fire frag rounds.

Point Singularity Cannon
The Point Singularity Cannon fire singularities (read: little black holes) at enemy vessels. Such weapons are currently only mounted on the Storm dreadnaught, and do not have a high rate of fire. PSC are mounted in semi-stationary

Hyperfusion Missile
A hyperfusion misile is a capShip weapop, mader specifically for destroying large weapons platforms. The missile carries a heavy warhead, and is mounted on hyperspace-chain drive. An inbuilt PI allows the missile to adjust its course in mid-flight, to take evasive action, and to even change its mission if its asigned one canot be completed. Normally, a hyperfusion missile goes hyper seconds after launch, and drops hyper three to five seconds before impact, making it difficult to shoot down.

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Translation
Translation lquite literally turns a craft into a leyNet datastream. Normal laws of physics do not apply on the leyNet. A craft can travel halfway across the galaxy in under half an hour. However, that same craft can then spend a year coming back if the leyLine she is using is not well-traveled. Entering tranSpace requires a craft to achieve a velocity close to that of light. Influence fields allow a craft to bypass this requirement, however. Translation is not influenced by some FTLi fields. The closest known analogy to translation is slipstream travel.

Chain Drive
Around 69AL, a thaumaturg stumbled across records of air-streaming ship travel. By making air stream around a watership -- thin at the bow and dense behinjd the sails -- a craft could be accelerated under any conditions. Proper positioning of sails could allow dish-like craft to be maneuvered in any direction desired, with almost no effort. The chain drive operates on the same principle.

The chain drive, now reffered to as the reDrive (real-space Drive), manipulates the density of space-time around the craft. By increasing the density of space on one side, the craft is be propelled in the opposite direction. As an additional benefit, the reDrive acts as a second shield on the denser side of the craft.

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New Paradigm Mk6

The New Paradigm is the bread and butter of the Weyrean fleet. A deadly craft, it combines the weapons of a battleship with the agility of a destroyer. With no missile or parasite complements, the New Paradigm dedicates all of its internal space to its six massive main WMC. A powerful drive system allows the New Paradigm an unprecedented degree of maneuverabilty. Anti-parasite systems consist of six rapid-fire Class 3 WMC and eight REASON coilgun gatlings.

Tripple shielding protects the New Paradigm from frontal assault, making this vessel especially adept at hit-and-run missions where the New Paradigm's flank is presented to the enemy for only a short time.

Due to its small size, the New Paradigm does not have much internal stowage, and cannot operate without support craft. Stealth systems are rudimentary -- the New Paradigm is the noisiest craft in the Weyrean fleet. The backlash from the craft's six WMC has been known to cause massive structural failure.

The best tactic against a New Paradigm is a direct flank attack by turbolaser or kinetic weapons.

Name: New Paradigm Mk6
Class: Battle Cruiser
Type: Assault Interception Heavy Cannon Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradigm Staryards
Mass: 120,940 tonns
Beam: 38 meters
Draft: 42 meters
Superstructure: 64 meters
Length: 260 meters
Crew: 410
Parasites: None
Airbus: No
Armament
Dorsal: 3x Class 6.6 WMC (2 fore, 1 aft), 2x Class 3 rWMC
Ventral: 3x Class 6.6 WMC (2 fore, 1 aft), 2x Class 3 rWMC
Starboard: 2x Class 3 rWMC; 4x REASON
Larboard: 2x Class 3 rWMC; 4x REASON
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: High
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W66billion

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Marchese Mk2

In 81AL, the Star Guard issued a contract for a cruiser-type craft capable of countering Star Destroyers. The result was the Marchese Heavy Cruiser. Larger than the New Paradigm, the Marchese also contains a much more impressive arsenal of anti-capship weapons.

The heart of the Marchese's armament are its ten Class 7.x These weapons have proven to be effective against ISDs. However, repeated firing of these cannon at full power has been known to fracture the skeleton of the firing craft.

The Marchese is considered a failure due to its lack of heavy armor and shielding. Its heavy armament is still impressive, but the lack armor and somewhat low maneuverability make the Marchese an easier target for enemy batteries than the New Paradigm.

Name: Marchese
Class: Heavy Cruiser
Type: Assault Interception Heavy Cannon-Missile Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Weyr Sky and Space Designworks
Mass: 148,230 tonns
Beam: 42 meters
Draft: 48 meters
Superstructure: 66 meters
Length: 320 meters
Crew: 510
Parasites: None
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 4x Class 7 WMC (3 fore, 1 aft), 4x Class 3 rWMC
Ventral: 4x Class 7 WMC (3 fore, 1 aft), 4x Class 3 rWMC
Starboard: 1x Class 7 WMC; 3x Class 3 rWMC; 6x REASON
Larboard: 1x Class 7 WMC; 3x Class 3 rWMC; 6x REASON
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Good+
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W82billion

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Nox Mk3

The Nox class is designed to go toe-to-te with enemy capital ships. Originally developed as a task force flagship, it has evolved into the best craft in the Weyrean arsenal. Normally, it will be found in the company of several New Paradigm and MArchese cruisers.

The Nox carries sixteen Class 7.3 WMC, and four Class 8 WMC -- an armament second only to the Storm dreadnaught in sheer power.

Name: Nox
Class: Ship of the Line
Type: Assault Parasite Heavy Cannon Missile Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradox Inc.
Mass: 884,130 tonns
Beam: 298 meters
Draft: 336 meters
Superstructure: 366 meters
Length: 1510 meters
Crew: 3710
Parasites: 80
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 8x Class 7.3 WMC (6 fore, 3 aft),8x Class 4 rWMC
Ventral: 8x Class 7.3 WMC (6 fore, 3 aft), 8x Class 4 rWMC
Starboard: 2x Class 8 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 12x REASON
Larboard: 2x Class 8 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 12x REASON
Missile: 2400 Hyperfusion missiles in eight 5x20 cells.
Core: 6x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Octa chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Average
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W240billion

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Hive Parasite Cruiser

The Hive cruiser is the latest addition to the Weyrean fleet. With a new Pseudo-Intelligence system, the Hive requires a minimal crew.

The Hive specializes in parasite warfare. It is equipped with 280 drones, each smaller and more maneuverable than a crewed parasite, but with the same armament and armor. In battle, the Hive's outer hull armor, which protects parasites in transit, comes apart. It takes less than ten minutes for the Hive to deploy its entire parasite complement. Drones have independent PI systems, but recieve instructions from the central PI onbard their mother Hive cruiser. if necessary, the drones can suicide into an enemy craft. They can alsor eturn to any Hive cruiser for rearmament.

Name: Hive
Class: Hive Cruiser
Type: Assault Parasite Support Deployment Platform
Manufacturer: Paradox Inc.
Mass: 184,130 tonns
Beam: 42 meters
Draft: 42 meters
Superstructure: 66 meters
Length: 320 meters
Crew: 140
Parasites: 340
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 3x Class 4 rWMC
Ventral:3x Class 4 rWMC
Starboard: 6x REASON
Larboard: 6x REASON
Missile: N/A
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Good
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: Classified

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Storm Mk1

The Storm is the largest weapons system fielded by Weyr. As a dreadnaught, it carries everything from misiles to parasites. It is not designed for speed, but for damage. Although three times smaller than an SSD, the Storm is more than a match for any vessel fielded today.

The Class 8 WMC on the Storm can damage and destroy any known capShip. Its six Point Singularity Cannon can rip through any shield. Unfortunately, the sheer size of the Storm's primary armament does not allow it to effectively target anything smaller than a cruiser.

The Storm is protected by the heaviest shields and armor in the Weyrean fleet. It can take damage from four Whooper cannon with little loss in performance.

Name: Storm
Class: Dreadnaught
Type: Projection Heavy Cannon Missile Parasite Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradigm Staryards
Mass: 1,684,130 tonns
Beam: 808 meters
Draft: 716 meters
Superstructure: 716 meters
Length: 4010 meters
Crew: 9810
Parasites: 610
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Forward: 4x Point-Singularity Cannon (PSC)
Dorsal: 12x Class 8 WMC (8 fore, 4 aft), 12x Class 4 rWMC, 4x REASON
Ventral: 12x Class 8 WMC (8 fore, 4 aft), 12x Class 4 rWMC, 4x REASON
Starboard: 1x PSC, 7x Class 9 WMC; 8x Class 4.5 rWMC; 14x REASON
Larboard: 1x PSC, 7x Class 9 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 14x REASON
Missile: 9600 Hyperfusion missiles in sixteen 5x24 cells.
Core: 8x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Hex chain drives
Acceleration: Low
Maneuverability: Low
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W810billion

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Whooper Mk24

The mobile Whooper cannon is the little brother of the heavy orbital platforms that protect most Weyrean planets and settlements. The Whooper functions as a capShip destroyer and several of them can act as a planetbuster. The power output of two Whooper cannon can rip through an SSDs forward deflector shields with one hit from across a solar system, provided they are guided by observation craft.

The Whooper design is a stack of fusactors and Firien buffer cells located around a central power core. The actual beam-lance is formed at the head of the Whooper, and is focused onto a specific vector. The beam does not significantly dissipate over standard combat distances.

Whooper canon do not carry significant scanner systems due to their massive emissions, and rely on other craft for target coordinates.

After the battle at Vortex, the Whooper cannon recieved additional integrated protection. They now carry powerful sheilds and automated defense mechanisms. Backup power transmission systems allow the Whooper to fire until either its projector or its fusactors are completely destroyed. The armor protecting the projector head has been boosted, and can now close between firings.

Name: Whooper
Class: Heavy sArtillery
Type: Lance Siege Heavy Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Orbital Defense
Mass: 684,130 tonns
Max Diameter: 220 meters
Length: 1010 meters
Crew: 410
Parasites: N/A
Airbus: N/A
Armament
Dorsal: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Ventral: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Starboard: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Larboard: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Missile: N/A
Core: 84x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Hex chain drives
Acceleration: Low
Maneuverability: Low
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Shield: reDrive density shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W210billion

OOC: Ignore the weapons damage ratings unless you like numbers. I have them up for anyone who comes at me with statements that his giant ball of doom is better than my ships because he can fire some incredible number of terasomethings......

It takes around three New Paradigms to take down a Star Destroyer, provided you don't get into a slugging match.
The Storm can take on a Super Star Destroyer and win.
The Whoopers are powerful, but get knocked out very easily by enemy fire.
The Hive is not for sale as of yet.

All craft come equipped with standard PI (Pseudo-Intelligence). That means that your ship has a real personality and a cyborg avatar. You only really need a dozen people to be able to use any vessel in battle, provided you don't get boarded. Interior passageways have integrated defense mechanisms. There are no teleporters.

All the craft you buy will naturally be one version lower than what is sold to the Weyrean armed forces.

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Credit of three hundred billion Weyrs from the Weyrik Board of Estimates, to be repaid in thirty years ((~1 RL month)), with an interest rate of 3% per year after that term, to be spent on craft and systems manufactured by Phyles with holdings in the Imperial Distributed Kingdom of Weyr.

Sincerely,
Panel for Interphyle Investments

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Wave Motion Cannon
Wave Motion Cannon (WMC) are standard kinetic weapons. They fire very dense, subetheric projectiles at high velocities. The design resembles WW2-era Terran naval guns. With increasing WMC power damage, the firing vessel recieves a greater backlash, which requires more powerful shock absorbers and stronger craft frames. New Paradigm Battle Cruisers are currently equipped with six tripple Class 6.6 WMC turrets.

A Class rating is the maximum output of a single barrel of a given WMC turret. A WMC can be set to a higher output than its rating, but the results are often devastating for all vessels involved. The backlash from an overpowered WMC can blow a turret off the vessel hull, or even split the hull in half. The smaller, more dense WMC projectile can go through an SSD's forward deflector shields, however, making a WMC overload an attractive choice for a cornered ship CO.

Class 1 :: 479.1KT
Class 2 :: 3.8MT
Class 3 :: 30.7MT
Class 4 :: 245.3MT
Class 5 :: 2GT
Class 6 :: 15.7GT
Class 7 :: 125.6GT
Class 8 :: 1000GT
Class 9 :: 8040GT
Class 10 :: 64300GT
Class 11 :: 5.140E5GT
Class 12 :: 4.120E6GT (81920)

REASON
REASON is an anti-parasite rapid-fire gun similar to the Wave Motion Cannon. It is designed to shoot down enemy fighter and bomber craft, and is also effective against freighter and civilian craft. The REASON fires several hundred rounds per minute, and is usually accurate up to a distance of five thousand kilometers, depending on jamming and other factors. REASON is also used to counter misiles and some kinetic projectiles.

rWMC
The rWMC is a small, four-barrel turret that fires up to three hundred rounds per minute. It is similar to a standard WMC, but is designed for anti-shipping and anti-parasite duties. Unlike REASON, the rWMC can accutarely fire just as far as a traditional WMC.

FLAK
FLAK guns fire small clusters of pellets. The pellets can be exploded at a specific range from either the vessel or the target. High-velocity DU pellets are released from the pellets upon explosion, and can shred through most shields and armor. FLAK is not used aboard parasite carriers due to its high potential for friendly-fire causalties. At this time, FLAK guns have been replaced by rWMC, which can fire frag rounds.

Point Singularity Cannon
The Point Singularity Cannon fire singularities (read: little black holes) at enemy vessels. Such weapons are currently only mounted on the Storm dreadnaught, and do not have a high rate of fire. PSC are mounted in semi-stationary

Hyperfusion Missile
A hyperfusion misile is a capShip weapop, mader specifically for destroying large weapons platforms. The missile carries a heavy warhead, and is mounted on hyperspace-chain drive. An inbuilt PI allows the missile to adjust its course in mid-flight, to take evasive action, and to even change its mission if its asigned one canot be completed. Normally, a hyperfusion missile goes hyper seconds after launch, and drops hyper three to five seconds before impact, making it difficult to shoot down.

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Translation
Translation lquite literally turns a craft into a leyNet datastream. Normal laws of physics do not apply on the leyNet. A craft can travel halfway across the galaxy in under half an hour. However, that same craft can then spend a year coming back if the leyLine she is using is not well-traveled. Entering tranSpace requires a craft to achieve a velocity close to that of light. Influence fields allow a craft to bypass this requirement, however. Translation is not influenced by some FTLi fields. The closest known analogy to translation is slipstream travel.

Chain Drive
Around 69AL, a thaumaturg stumbled across records of air-streaming ship travel. By making air stream around a watership -- thin at the bow and dense behinjd the sails -- a craft could be accelerated under any conditions. Proper positioning of sails could allow dish-like craft to be maneuvered in any direction desired, with almost no effort. The chain drive operates on the same principle.

The chain drive, now reffered to as the reDrive (real-space Drive), manipulates the density of space-time around the craft. By increasing the density of space on one side, the craft is be propelled in the opposite direction. As an additional benefit, the reDrive acts as a second shield on the denser side of the craft.

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New Paradigm Mk6

The New Paradigm is the bread and butter of the Weyrean fleet. A deadly craft, it combines the weapons of a battleship with the agility of a destroyer. With no missile or parasite complements, the New Paradigm dedicates all of its internal space to its six massive main WMC. A powerful drive system allows the New Paradigm an unprecedented degree of maneuverabilty. Anti-parasite systems consist of six rapid-fire Class 3 WMC and eight REASON coilgun gatlings.

Tripple shielding protects the New Paradigm from frontal assault, making this vessel especially adept at hit-and-run missions where the New Paradigm's flank is presented to the enemy for only a short time.

Due to its small size, the New Paradigm does not have much internal stowage, and cannot operate without support craft. Stealth systems are rudimentary -- the New Paradigm is the noisiest craft in the Weyrean fleet. The backlash from the craft's six WMC has been known to cause massive structural failure.

The best tactic against a New Paradigm is a direct flank attack by turbolaser or kinetic weapons.

Name: New Paradigm Mk6
Class: Battle Cruiser
Type: Assault Interception Heavy Cannon Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradigm Staryards
Mass: 120,940 tonns
Beam: 38 meters
Draft: 42 meters
Superstructure: 64 meters
Length: 260 meters
Crew: 410
Parasites: None
Airbus: No
Armament
Dorsal: 3x Class 6.6 WMC (2 fore, 1 aft), 2x Class 3 rWMC
Ventral: 3x Class 6.6 WMC (2 fore, 1 aft), 2x Class 3 rWMC
Starboard: 2x Class 3 rWMC; 4x REASON
Larboard: 2x Class 3 rWMC; 4x REASON
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: High
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W66billion

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Marchese Mk2

In 81AL, the Star Guard issued a contract for a cruiser-type craft capable of countering Star Destroyers. The result was the Marchese Heavy Cruiser. Larger than the New Paradigm, the Marchese also contains a much more impressive arsenal of anti-capship weapons.

The heart of the Marchese's armament are its ten Class 7.x These weapons have proven to be effective against ISDs. However, repeated firing of these cannon at full power has been known to fracture the skeleton of the firing craft.

The Marchese is considered a failure due to its lack of heavy armor and shielding. Its heavy armament is still impressive, but the lack armor and somewhat low maneuverability make the Marchese an easier target for enemy batteries than the New Paradigm.

Name: Marchese
Class: Heavy Cruiser
Type: Assault Interception Heavy Cannon-Missile Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Weyr Sky and Space Designworks
Mass: 148,230 tonns
Beam: 42 meters
Draft: 48 meters
Superstructure: 66 meters
Length: 320 meters
Crew: 510
Parasites: None
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 4x Class 7 WMC (3 fore, 1 aft), 4x Class 3 rWMC
Ventral: 4x Class 7 WMC (3 fore, 1 aft), 4x Class 3 rWMC
Starboard: 1x Class 7 WMC; 3x Class 3 rWMC; 6x REASON
Larboard: 1x Class 7 WMC; 3x Class 3 rWMC; 6x REASON
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Good+
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W82billion

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Nox Mk3

The Nox class is designed to go toe-to-te with enemy capital ships. Originally developed as a task force flagship, it has evolved into the best craft in the Weyrean arsenal. Normally, it will be found in the company of several New Paradigm and MArchese cruisers.

The Nox carries sixteen Class 7.3 WMC, and four Class 8 WMC -- an armament second only to the Storm dreadnaught in sheer power.

Name: Nox
Class: Ship of the Line
Type: Assault Parasite Heavy Cannon Missile Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradox Inc.
Mass: 884,130 tonns
Beam: 298 meters
Draft: 336 meters
Superstructure: 366 meters
Length: 1510 meters
Crew: 3710
Parasites: 80
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 8x Class 7.3 WMC (6 fore, 3 aft),8x Class 4 rWMC
Ventral: 8x Class 7.3 WMC (6 fore, 3 aft), 8x Class 4 rWMC
Starboard: 2x Class 8 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 12x REASON
Larboard: 2x Class 8 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 12x REASON
Missile: 2400 Hyperfusion missiles in eight 5x20 cells.
Core: 6x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Octa chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Average
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W240billion

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Hive Parasite Cruiser

The Hive cruiser is the latest addition to the Weyrean fleet. With a new Pseudo-Intelligence system, the Hive requires a minimal crew.

The Hive specializes in parasite warfare. It is equipped with 280 drones, each smaller and more maneuverable than a crewed parasite, but with the same armament and armor. In battle, the Hive's outer hull armor, which protects parasites in transit, comes apart. It takes less than ten minutes for the Hive to deploy its entire parasite complement. Drones have independent PI systems, but recieve instructions from the central PI onbard their mother Hive cruiser. if necessary, the drones can suicide into an enemy craft. They can alsor eturn to any Hive cruiser for rearmament.

Name: Hive
Class: Hive Cruiser
Type: Assault Parasite Support Deployment Platform
Manufacturer: Paradox Inc.
Mass: 184,130 tonns
Beam: 42 meters
Draft: 42 meters
Superstructure: 66 meters
Length: 320 meters
Crew: 140
Parasites: 340
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Dorsal: 3x Class 4 rWMC
Ventral:3x Class 4 rWMC
Starboard: 6x REASON
Larboard: 6x REASON
Missile: N/A
Core: 4x Starfire Fusactors
Screws: Quad chain drives
Acceleration: Good
Maneuverability: Good
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: Classified

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Storm Mk1

The Storm is the largest weapons system fielded by Weyr. As a dreadnaught, it carries everything from misiles to parasites. It is not designed for speed, but for damage. Although three times smaller than an SSD, the Storm is more than a match for any vessel fielded today.

The Class 8 WMC on the Storm can damage and destroy any known capShip. Its six Point Singularity Cannon can rip through any shield. Unfortunately, the sheer size of the Storm's primary armament does not allow it to effectively target anything smaller than a cruiser.

The Storm is protected by the heaviest shields and armor in the Weyrean fleet. It can take damage from four Whooper cannon with little loss in performance.

Name: Storm
Class: Dreadnaught
Type: Projection Heavy Cannon Missile Parasite Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Paradigm Staryards
Mass: 1,684,130 tonns
Beam: 808 meters
Draft: 716 meters
Superstructure: 716 meters
Length: 4010 meters
Crew: 9810
Parasites: 610
Airbus: Yes
Armament
Forward: 4x Point-Singularity Cannon (PSC)
Dorsal: 12x Class 8 WMC (8 fore, 4 aft), 12x Class 4 rWMC, 4x REASON
Ventral: 12x Class 8 WMC (8 fore, 4 aft), 12x Class 4 rWMC, 4x REASON
Starboard: 1x PSC, 7x Class 9 WMC; 8x Class 4.5 rWMC; 14x REASON
Larboard: 1x PSC, 7x Class 9 WMC; 8x Class 4 rWMC; 14x REASON
Missile: 9600 Hyperfusion missiles in sixteen 5x24 cells.
Core: 8x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Hex chain drives
Acceleration: Low
Maneuverability: Low
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W810billion

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Whooper Mk24

The mobile Whooper cannon is the little brother of the heavy orbital platforms that protect most Weyrean planets and settlements. The Whooper functions as a capShip destroyer and several of them can act as a planetbuster. The power output of two Whooper cannon can rip through an SSDs forward deflector shields with one hit from across a solar system, provided they are guided by observation craft.

The Whooper design is a stack of fusactors and Firien buffer cells located around a central power core. The actual beam-lance is formed at the head of the Whooper, and is focused onto a specific vector. The beam does not significantly dissipate over standard combat distances.

Whooper canon do not carry significant scanner systems due to their massive emissions, and rely on other craft for target coordinates.

After the battle at Vortex, the Whooper cannon recieved additional integrated protection. They now carry powerful sheilds and automated defense mechanisms. Backup power transmission systems allow the Whooper to fire until either its projector or its fusactors are completely destroyed. The armor protecting the projector head has been boosted, and can now close between firings.

Name: Whooper
Class: Heavy sArtillery
Type: Lance Siege Heavy Weapons Platform
Manufacturer: Orbital Defense
Mass: 684,130 tonns
Max Diameter: 220 meters
Length: 1010 meters
Crew: 410
Parasites: N/A
Airbus: N/A
Armament
Dorsal: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Ventral: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Starboard: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Larboard: 24x Class 4 rWMC, 24x REASON
Missile: N/A
Core: 84x Novafire Fusactors
Screws: Hex chain drives
Acceleration: Low
Maneuverability: Low
TransDrive: Yes
Scanner: Active-Passive wave scanner
Scanner: Spacio-Temporal distortion scanner
Shield: VORTEX linear inertial shield
Shield: Ion-magnetic shield
Shield: reDrive density shield
Armor: Polarized plasteel
Cost: W210billion


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Using the moneys lended in a manner other than that specifically stated in the agreement mentioned previously will result in an immediate implementation of a 30% surcharge ((read: buy from Weyrean companies or pay an extra 120 billion Weyrs)).

Paradigm Staryards can design a craft to fit any customer's special needs, for no special charge.

Paradigm Inc. does permit customers to modify their craft. However, such modifications nullify Paradigm's warranty on the said craft. Furthermore, all modifications must be presented to Paradigm Inc.

Sincerely,
Board of Estimates.

Using the moneys lended in a manner other than that specifically stated in the agreement mentioned previously will result in an immediate implementation of a 30% surcharge ((read: buy from Weyrean companies or pay an extra 120 billion Weyrs)).

Paradigm Staryards can design a craft to fit any customer's special needs, for no special charge.

Paradigm Inc. does permit customers to modify their craft. However, such modifications nullify Paradigm's warranty on the said craft. Furthermore, all modifications must be presented to Paradigm Inc.

Sincerely,
Board of Estimates.

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