SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:Earth Federal Space Marines/Jovian Defense Forces
TYPE: Main Space Station (MSS)
MODEL: MSS-01 Nowhere Class spacestation
DATE INTRODUCED: 2073 AD
LENGTH: 980 feet
WIDTH: 980 feet
HEIGHT: 1420 feet
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT: Rokwheel RFR-300M
OUTPUT: 300,000 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: NA
ARMOR THICKNESS: NA
DISPLACEMENT: 200,000 tons
CREW: 12,359 + up to 7641 (16 Gunners, 2000 Technicians, 2000 Electricians, 2000 Engineers, 2000 Operators, 1000 Security, 1070 Officers, 1684 Marines, 589 Medical, plus up to 7641 Passengers)

PROPULSION (NONE)

WEAPONS:

             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             4x Lunar Dynamics LD-LC-2M dual 1000-megawatt laser cannon turrets;Effective Range: 10,000 miles;Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 1 dual blast every ten seconds with a cyclic rate of 6 blasts per minute.

              SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
              4x Bohing/MMI STL-01B ten-shot heavy space torpedo launcher; Missile Type: MHST-01 2000-pound SMART-guided short-range heavy space torpedo; Effective Range: 27 miles; Payload: 30 space torpedoes each in an autoloading torpedo tube; ROF: 1-10 torpedoes per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 300 torpedoes per minute.

ELECTRONICS:

             4x Laser Communications array with a 10,000 mile range (one in each flight-control tower).
             1x Laser Communications array with a 1000 AU range.
             1x Passive EMS Sensor array with a range of 1,000,000 miles.
             1x Active EMS Sensor array with a range of 100,000 miles.
             1x Gravitational Control/Antigravity unit. Effect: Provides artificial lift, g-force compensation, and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:

             6x MMI ND-20M 20,000-megawatt nuclear dampeners; Range: 2000 miles; Effect: Random due to numerous variables. In general,the nuclear dampeners provided moderate to considerable resistance to energy weapons and was able to cause missile warheads to either explode or go inert within its area of effect.

HANGAR BAYS:
             8x 25,000 yd3; Each bay holds up to 6,250 tons of craft or equipment. These bays were normally used for repair of spacecraft. Each bay had 1200 yd3 of space dedicated to 6 HSF-01 spacefighters for defense of the spacestation(48 total).

LANDING PLATFORMS:
             8x 13,344 yd3; Holds 13,343.5 tons of craft or equipment. Platforms were used to service and repair ships within the EFSM SpaceNavy and as external shipyards.

Description/Overview:
         The MSS-01 was the first large-scale spacestation built by men of Earth. The MSS-01 design was actually taken from the NoWhere spacestation that was constructed some twelve thousand miles from the planetoid Pallas by the Earth Federal Space Marines after the infamous “Operation Athena” debacle. The NoWhere spacestation was constructed in order to repair the EFSM stranded fleet of class troopships and upgrade the entire EFSM SpaceNavy. The MSS-01 was nearly an exact copy of the NoWhere spacestation shipyard. The MSS-01 type of main spacestations was used throughout the 1st Interplanetary War. They were a vital part of the Jovian SpaceNavy’s control of the outer sphere through much of the Interplanetary Era.
         The MSS-01 series of spacestations were fitted with one RFR-300M, 300,000-megawatt fusion reactor that provided power for the entire station. The station was not fitted with propulsion systems and was thus anchored to a fixed position in space via its antigravity system.
         The station was armed with four dual-barrel Lunar Dynamics LD-LC-2M, 2000-megawatt laser cannons. These weapons provided both anti-mecha and anti-capital ship defense of the station. The primary anti-capital ship weapons were four ten-shot, Boeing/MMI STL-01B, space torpedo launchers. These torpedo launchers fired the 2000-pound SST-2M short-range space torpedo.
         The defense systems of the MSS-01 were six ND-20M nuclear dampeners built by MMI. These dampeners were adequate during the 1st Interplanetary War.
         Numerous MSS-01/Nowhere class spacestations were built around Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and much of the space in between. These spacestations acted as “islands” for interplanetary craft (both civilian and military) to travel throughout the outer sphere of the Sol System during the last few decades of the 21st century and the first few decades of the 22nd before faster-than-light drives become commonplace.
         The MSS-01 remained in service up until 2088 AD when the MSS-02 was introduced after the Outer Sphere War. All existing MSS-01s were converted to MSS-02s by 2089 AD.