Hakurabi
13-03-2006, 08:20
----Orbit above Upsilon Andromedae II, Near Iota Station--Aug 15th, 3975----
Far above the cities of the Hakurabi, ships began to move and factories were running day and night, churning out essential components for assembly in space.
A grand project was to be embarked upon, an enormous ship to be sent with the best and brightest - a ship the likes of which had never been attempted before (by this government, at any rate). Such a leap was unheard of in most circles, a deviation from the minimalist philosophy that governed most ship design in Hakurabi.
The mighty starship would take almost a quarter of a century to complete, and its crew would be recruited from every corner of the planet.
Captain Alephis Karellen had another look at the summary given to him, for he would have the responsibility of approaching the right men, women and AIs for his bridge crew. He sighed - such a large population would need truly exceptional officers. At least he could recruit from the military, too.
Somehow, the report seemed a little rough, as if an idea written down, not at all like a finalised decision. No doubt the details would be sorted out in time.
The Millennium
Scientific Academy Mothership
Length: 7 km
Width: 4 km (6 with radiators extended)
Height: 2.5 km
Maximum Acceleration: 70Km/S
Turning: 20°/Hr
Crew:
Operational Crew: 140,000
Service Staff: 6,000
Engineering Staff: 40,000
Hydroponics Engineers: 12,000
Academic Staff: 200
Diplomatic Contingent: 12
Military Staff: 10,000
Research Staff: 200,000
Remote Operators: 8,000
Medical Staff: 20,000
Command Staff: 300
Auxilary Crew: 300,000
Total Staff: 736,512
Maximum Population (includes families, etc.): 1,800,000
Armaments:
30,000 PDAPL250 250Mw Automated Point Defence Phased-Array Laser Emplacements
4,000 LRTLL500 500Mw Turreted Long-Range Lens Lasers
1,500 LRASGMT20 20m Long-Range Anti-Shipping Guided Missile Tubes
5,000 CARG200 200mm Co-axial Rail gun emplacements
Reactors:
Twin Reactor Antimatter Electrical Generator
Eight D-T Tokamak Fusion Reactors
Four Auxilary Fission Reactors
Two Hundred 200Mw Battery Banks
Four 1200x600 Photovoltaic Arrays (Retractable)
Propulsion:
Quadruple AM-Gas Main Thrusters
Eight D-T Auxilary Thrusters
Twelve Backup Ion Thrusters (Retractable)
Scanner Capabilities:
Active:
LIDAR – High Power, Intended for examination of particle formations. Doubles as combat LIDAR.
RADAR – Military Grade, for detection and avoidance of obstacles. Defends against embarrassing incidents (Crash into planet, etc.)
Acoustic Detection System – On Extendable Probe. Dual Use: Asteroid Composition analysis and operator intelligence test.
Kinetic Nanoprobing System – Nanobots with laser contacting system. A laser receiver coordinates the probes and analyses loss of contact.
Molecular Deflection Short-Range Detector – Detects objects within 1 km of ship via emission of molecules.
Gravitic Detection Probing – Nanobots are deployed and analyse the gravitational force acting upon their delicate circuits. This information is relayed to the mothership.
Passive:
Acoustic Analysis Probe – On Self Propelled Probes. For Planetary sound analysis and operator intelligence testing.
Thermal Imaging System – Thermal Imaging via infrared emissions.
Spectroscopic Imaging System – Optical identification over a variable wavelength.
Gravitic Scanners – Similar to the nanoprobes, except with an onboard system. Can identify the general direction of large vessels.
Radio Tracing Rangefinder – Traces objects by radio emissions.
Hull Maintainence system – Repairs minor damage to hull, has side effect of immediately pinpointing any major damage to hull.
Counter-Munitions Tracing Computer – Can trace detected fire back to ship.
Countermeasure Identification Computer – Correlates sensor information to identify any counter-munitions usage (i.e. ECM, Decoys).
Radiation Analysis Collectors – Analyses reactor and drive emissions to trace ships.
Hyperspatial Anomaly Identifier – A probe in hyperspace tests rippling and an array of instruments collects extensive information about any vehicle in FTL travel. Very difficult to circumvent, due to constant tweaking and modification by staff.
A modular system allows further systems to be added to its considerable array of instrumentation.
Other:
Shipyard – The Millenium features a large 2*1.5*1 shipyard with adjoining workshops and equipment that would allow the ship to construct and maintain even an Imperial Star Destroyer, given the materials, inclination and schematics. Its intent is for the building of expendable remote test vehicles and remote labs for highly dangerous artefacts and devices – though military officials have had a say and it is also tooled for the production of warships if necessary.
Docking Bay – There is a small space port facility on the Millennium, capable of housing up to ten corvette-sized ships and twenty shuttle-sized craft. Also included are facilities to house five fighter wings and docking clamps for eight capital ships (Top and Bottom mount).
Planetary Shielding – The ship is more than large enough to mount a single planetary shield grade generator with self contained antimatter reactor. Whilst the scale may not be as great, the shielding makes this ship a lot harder to destroy than most warships. Due to the far more valuable nature of its occupants and its focus on survivability the expense was deemed worth it.
Counter-munitions Supply – The Millenium is equipped with a veritable arsenal of counter-weapons equipment that can be expended as needed: the workshops are capable of restoring supplies from raw materials.
Far above the cities of the Hakurabi, ships began to move and factories were running day and night, churning out essential components for assembly in space.
A grand project was to be embarked upon, an enormous ship to be sent with the best and brightest - a ship the likes of which had never been attempted before (by this government, at any rate). Such a leap was unheard of in most circles, a deviation from the minimalist philosophy that governed most ship design in Hakurabi.
The mighty starship would take almost a quarter of a century to complete, and its crew would be recruited from every corner of the planet.
Captain Alephis Karellen had another look at the summary given to him, for he would have the responsibility of approaching the right men, women and AIs for his bridge crew. He sighed - such a large population would need truly exceptional officers. At least he could recruit from the military, too.
Somehow, the report seemed a little rough, as if an idea written down, not at all like a finalised decision. No doubt the details would be sorted out in time.
The Millennium
Scientific Academy Mothership
Length: 7 km
Width: 4 km (6 with radiators extended)
Height: 2.5 km
Maximum Acceleration: 70Km/S
Turning: 20°/Hr
Crew:
Operational Crew: 140,000
Service Staff: 6,000
Engineering Staff: 40,000
Hydroponics Engineers: 12,000
Academic Staff: 200
Diplomatic Contingent: 12
Military Staff: 10,000
Research Staff: 200,000
Remote Operators: 8,000
Medical Staff: 20,000
Command Staff: 300
Auxilary Crew: 300,000
Total Staff: 736,512
Maximum Population (includes families, etc.): 1,800,000
Armaments:
30,000 PDAPL250 250Mw Automated Point Defence Phased-Array Laser Emplacements
4,000 LRTLL500 500Mw Turreted Long-Range Lens Lasers
1,500 LRASGMT20 20m Long-Range Anti-Shipping Guided Missile Tubes
5,000 CARG200 200mm Co-axial Rail gun emplacements
Reactors:
Twin Reactor Antimatter Electrical Generator
Eight D-T Tokamak Fusion Reactors
Four Auxilary Fission Reactors
Two Hundred 200Mw Battery Banks
Four 1200x600 Photovoltaic Arrays (Retractable)
Propulsion:
Quadruple AM-Gas Main Thrusters
Eight D-T Auxilary Thrusters
Twelve Backup Ion Thrusters (Retractable)
Scanner Capabilities:
Active:
LIDAR – High Power, Intended for examination of particle formations. Doubles as combat LIDAR.
RADAR – Military Grade, for detection and avoidance of obstacles. Defends against embarrassing incidents (Crash into planet, etc.)
Acoustic Detection System – On Extendable Probe. Dual Use: Asteroid Composition analysis and operator intelligence test.
Kinetic Nanoprobing System – Nanobots with laser contacting system. A laser receiver coordinates the probes and analyses loss of contact.
Molecular Deflection Short-Range Detector – Detects objects within 1 km of ship via emission of molecules.
Gravitic Detection Probing – Nanobots are deployed and analyse the gravitational force acting upon their delicate circuits. This information is relayed to the mothership.
Passive:
Acoustic Analysis Probe – On Self Propelled Probes. For Planetary sound analysis and operator intelligence testing.
Thermal Imaging System – Thermal Imaging via infrared emissions.
Spectroscopic Imaging System – Optical identification over a variable wavelength.
Gravitic Scanners – Similar to the nanoprobes, except with an onboard system. Can identify the general direction of large vessels.
Radio Tracing Rangefinder – Traces objects by radio emissions.
Hull Maintainence system – Repairs minor damage to hull, has side effect of immediately pinpointing any major damage to hull.
Counter-Munitions Tracing Computer – Can trace detected fire back to ship.
Countermeasure Identification Computer – Correlates sensor information to identify any counter-munitions usage (i.e. ECM, Decoys).
Radiation Analysis Collectors – Analyses reactor and drive emissions to trace ships.
Hyperspatial Anomaly Identifier – A probe in hyperspace tests rippling and an array of instruments collects extensive information about any vehicle in FTL travel. Very difficult to circumvent, due to constant tweaking and modification by staff.
A modular system allows further systems to be added to its considerable array of instrumentation.
Other:
Shipyard – The Millenium features a large 2*1.5*1 shipyard with adjoining workshops and equipment that would allow the ship to construct and maintain even an Imperial Star Destroyer, given the materials, inclination and schematics. Its intent is for the building of expendable remote test vehicles and remote labs for highly dangerous artefacts and devices – though military officials have had a say and it is also tooled for the production of warships if necessary.
Docking Bay – There is a small space port facility on the Millennium, capable of housing up to ten corvette-sized ships and twenty shuttle-sized craft. Also included are facilities to house five fighter wings and docking clamps for eight capital ships (Top and Bottom mount).
Planetary Shielding – The ship is more than large enough to mount a single planetary shield grade generator with self contained antimatter reactor. Whilst the scale may not be as great, the shielding makes this ship a lot harder to destroy than most warships. Due to the far more valuable nature of its occupants and its focus on survivability the expense was deemed worth it.
Counter-munitions Supply – The Millenium is equipped with a veritable arsenal of counter-weapons equipment that can be expended as needed: the workshops are capable of restoring supplies from raw materials.