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Belknap-class space corvette
Length: 82 m; Wingspan: 48 m; Height: 18 m
Armament: 2 x Polaris laser cannons in 245 degree rotating turret; 2 x 203 mm railguns in one double turret fore; 3 x kinetic tungsten missile launchers (two fore, one aft).
Protection: 1,400 mm-1,800 mm advanced armour composite (titanium, vadium, aluminum, enhanced ERA, and ballistic ceramics); EMP hardening along engines and weapons stores; hardened crossbeams installed across bulkheads in honeycomb configuration.
Propulsion: Two nuclear powered fission reactors; two internal rocket boosters; two SCRAM jets. Maximum thrust 50,000 km/sec. normal; 75,000 km/sec. emergency (all engines firing full burst).
Complement: 20 (six can serve as emergency skeleton crew)
Emergency features: Equipped with four five person escape pods; Emergency battery provides power to ship systems for up to 48 hours with full utilisation; up to 72 hours with minimum utilisation; up to 96 hours with life support only.
Price: $35 billion.

OOC: Feedback? It's been a while since I tried to design anything spacey and this is really more of an attempt at a postmodern tech ship than my other designs (which were early future tech).

The government of Dratheria believes this is a very good design and wishes to purchase 4 of them once they are available for purchase. Although we are far future tech those types of vessels have their usefulness.

you can but from one of my storefronts if you want but I think the ship is vary good ;) :cool: :fluffle: :D

LOL, thanks.

I wasn't ready to roll this out ICly, but I'll take the request to order it as a good sign. ;)

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I'm interested in why you chose to equip it with more conventional weapons (rail guns, tungstun launchers) versus laser guns or the like. Is it personal preference or just because its a near future ship?

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I like kinetic energy weapons for near future spacecraft. Odds are pretty good we will have them working before we have useful lasers and particle beams in any case.

Nice ship Sarzonia.

I used Traveller RPG ship design rules simply because I am used to using them and your ship matches closely what my Space Force uses (which I designed using those rules).

I'm interested in why you chose to equip it with more conventional weapons (rail guns, tungstun launchers) versus laser guns or the like. Is it personal preference or just because its a near future ship?I gave it more conventional weapons because I was designing it as a near-future ship. If I were designing a true FT vessel, I would have used laser weapons or plasma or somesuch.

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I'll order 100 when they're released

Note: If this is PMT
Use Fusion, it generates more power.

I may do so later in a refit of this ship if it does well enough in RPs or whatnot.

((OC- Do you want any rp help in it's construction? It looks like a good design off the bat, and can help, since I've built many vessels for other nations. =^^= ))

((OC- Do you want any rp help in it's construction? It looks like a good design off the bat, and can help, since I've built many vessels for other nations. =^^= ))OOC: Sure. =)

With the rollout of the new Belknap-class space defence vessel, Space Force Chief Tag McGuire conferred with former Sarzonian Space Force Admiral Hugh Townley regarding the re-establishment of the Saugerties Space Works. Once the Belknap has taken to the stars, the Space Works would be re-established as a subset of the Space Force until such time as it earns self-suffiency.

Sarzonia has launched its first vessel, the ISS Belknap and it has begun a trial mission to leave Earth's orbit, make a flyover of the Moon, and then return. Once the ship is officially commissioned, the nations that have enquired regarding purchase will be notified of the government's decision regarding construction.

This has been Clyde Farrier for SNN News.

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TIN The Pirate gives this thread his YARR Aproval!

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Thanks TIN! :D

(Sarzonia do you have MSN? I wish to talk to ye.)

(Sarzonia do you have MSN? I wish to talk to ye.)OOC: I do, but I'm rarely on it and I can't get on right now because I'm at work.

(Darn. Well, Imma TG you my MSN Contact. When you can get on MSN Messanger, please contact me. Okay?)

Thanks TIN! :D

No problem Captain Crunch! ;)

(Darn. Well, Imma TG you my MSN Contact. When you can get on MSN Messanger, please contact me. Okay?)OOC: Okay. I'll try to get on tonight.

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(OOC: Tag for later comments. I have some things about the propulsion, which I'll mention later today.)

(OOC: Tag for later comments. I have some things about the propulsion, which I'll mention later today.)OOC: I'm waiting...

My nation would purchase a dozen ships as long as they are fitted with a toaster and a 100 berth hoding facility for insurgents.

OOC: Great-looking design, Sarzonia; I'll probably buy some if/when you roll these out for sale. Do you happen to have a picture?

I'd agree with MassPwnage, though, about the power plants; any PMT or early-FT nation capable of building something like this should be able to outfit it with fairly sophisticated fusion reactors. Also, what's the deal behind the Polaris laser cannons? Is that just your name for them, or are you thinking along the lines of EVN Polaris weapons?

OOC: Sorry for the wicked long response time. I was taking a sort of mini break from RP except for doing the World Cup.

The reason I didn't outfit the Belknap with fusion reactors is the fact that I don't believe it's certain that fusion reactors can be considered PMT. It's possible they can be harnessed within the next five years or it may take another 25 years, which would place the technology outside the PMT limits in my book.

Polaris is just my name for the lasers, sort of like a brand name of sorts. They're somewhat low yield since I'm PMT, but they're present as an energy weapon.

And considering the widespread acceptance I seem to have gotten for this, I think it's safe to say I can roll it out now. I'll still accept constructive feedback on it, but I guess I can start RPing using this for my nascent space force.

OOC: Looks good Sarz. Can't wait to see it used as an RP tool.