UNSCas01

SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:United Nations
TYPE: Main Multipurpose Shuttle Type-01
MODEL:
Eurospace SS-01 (space shuttle)
Pallas Factory #2, AS-01 (assault shuttle)
Deimos Factory #112, AS-02 (assault shuttle)
DATE INTRODUCED:
2040 AD
2052 AD
2053 AD
DIMENSIONS:
Main Body: 100 feet long x 20 foot diameter.
Wings: 40 feet long x 20 feet wide x 5 feet high
Engine Pods: 50 feet long x 10 feet diameter
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT:
Hensai Energy HENR-500 nuclear reactor (SS-01)
Hensai Energy HEFR-1200 fusion reactor (AS-01, AS-02)
OUTPUT:
500 megawatts (SS-01)
1200 megawatts (AS-01, AS-02)
ARMOR TYPE: Composite-Alloy
ARMOR THICKNESS:
NA (SS-01)
1 inch (AS-01)
1.5 inches (AS-02)
DISPLACEMENT: 200 tons
CREW: 6 (1 Pilot, 1 Technician, 1 Electrician, 1 Engineer,1 Gunner, 1 Officer)

PROPULSION

PRIMARY:
(SS-01)
2xEurospace ES-NR-200
SPEED:1520 mph each (3040 mph total)

(AS-01, AS-02)
2xEurospace ES-ID-400
SPEED: 152,000 mph each (304,000 mph total)

SECONDARY:
(SS-01)
2x MIGOYAN MIG-NR-65
SPEED: 760 mph (1520 mph total)

(AS-01, AS-02)
2x Eurospace ES-ID-120
SPEED: 45,600 mph each (91,200 mph total)

WEAPONS:

(SS-01)
PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
2xLithgear LG-30RC rail cannon; Effective Range: 518 yards; Payload: 600 rounds in an electromagnetic belt-fed drum; ROF: up to 900 rounds per minute in bursts of 50 per discharge.

(AS-01)
PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
2xDaigin Industries DI-50RC; Effective Range: 1440 yards; Payload: 8000 rounds in an electromagnetic belt-fed drum; ROF: up to 300 rounds per minute in bursts of 10 per discharge.

PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
2xLithgear LG-STL-500; Missile Type: UNSST-01 500-pound television-guided warhead; Effective Range: 5.4 miles; Payload: 10 rockets each; ROF: any combination of 1 to 5 rockets can be fired at once from each launcher for a total of 10 mini-missiles per salvo.

(AS-02)
PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
2xUNSC LC-01; Effective Range: 400 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system recharged by the shuttle's main reactor: ROF: up to 6 blasts per minute each fired in single shots for a total of 12 blasts per minute from both cannons combined.

ELECTRONICS:
(ALL MODELS)
1x Laser Communications array with a 1AU range.
1x Passive EMS array with a range of 500,000 miles.
1x Active EMS array with a range of 1000 miles.
(AS-01 & AS-02 ONLY)
1xAntigravity control system.

Description/Overview:
In 2038 AD, the UN member nations called for the creation of a small, fast (for its time) space shuttle capable of transporting goods and personnel from Earth to anywhere in the inner sphere of the Solar System. The European Union company Eurospace unveiled the UN SS-01 (United Nations Space Shuttle Type-1) in 2040 AD to fill this requirement. The SS-01 was used extensively by the UNSC from 2051 to 2054 AD as the main ship in their small space fleet, which at that time consisted of 365 ships.
However, the US SpaceNavy introduced the Kentucky class assault shuttle in 2052 AD The Kentucky was more than a match for the SS-01 and the UN found themselves somewhat helpless against the US forces. Therefore, in 2052 AD the UN introduced an improved version of the SS-01, the AS-01.
The Kentucky class ships were still able to go head-to-head with the AS-01s due to the Kentucky class weapons being greater in range then those of the AS-01, which lead to the creation of the AS-02 in 2053 AD.
The AS-02 was better armed and armored than the AS-01 and still retained the AS-01’s speed. The AS-02s were more expensive than the AS-01s, and were thus fewer in number by a margin of 2 to 1. This family of space shuttles remained in service with the UNSC and subsequent powers throughout the interplanetary era.