SPECIFICATIONS

TEXAS CLASS DESTROYER-ESCORT
GOVERNMENT: Earth Federal Republic
TYPE: Space Destroyer-escort (SDE)
MODELS: Texas class
DATE INTRODUCED: 2175 AD
LENGTH: 310 feet
WIDTH: 50 feet
HEIGHT: 65 feet
MATERIAL: Crystal Composite
POWER PLANT: 3x Federal Energy FEFR-5000A fusion reactor 
OUTPUT: three 5000 megawatt reactors (FEFR-5000A); 15,000 megawatts total
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite (Texas class)
ARMOR THICKNESS: .6525 inches (Texas class)
DISPLACEMENT: 1600 tons
CREW: 18 (1 Operators, 12 Gunners, 1 Officers, 1 Engineers, 1 Technicians, 1 Electricians, 1 Medical)

PROPULSION:
             PRIMARY (Main Engine):
             1x Arctic Motors PD-4000 plasma drive
             SPEED: kiloMACH 50 (38,000,000 mph or .056C)

             SECONDARY (Main Engines)
             3x Lunar Dynamics PD-2000 plasma drives
             SPEED: kiloMACH 25each (19,000,000 mph each or .023C each: .085C total for all three engines combined)

WEAPONS:
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             3x Federal Armory FA-LC-200 200-megawatt laser cannon turrets; Effective Range: 2000 miles; Payload: unlimited nuclear battery clutch; ROF: 3 blasts every twenty seconds with a cyclic rate of 9 blasts per minute.

             SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             6x Republic Arms RA-STL-02A space torpedo tubes; Missile Type: MST-1M 1000-pound Active EMS-guided space torpedo; Effective Range: 7111 miles; Payload: 10 space torpedoes each in an auto-loading torpedo tube; ROF: 1 torpedo per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 30 torpedoes per minute.

ELECTRONICS:
             1x Laser Communications array with a 10 AU range.
             1x Passive EMS sensor array with a range of 500,000 miles.
             1x Gravitational Control/Antigravity unit Effect: provides artificial lift,g-force compensation and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:
              6x Warptron DF-100 100-megawatt, Level-1 Gravitic deflector field generators; RANGE: 100 feet; OUTPUT: 18,000 gigajoules (18 Tj) with a regeneration rate of 1800 gigajoules/1.8 Tj every ten seconds.

HANGAR BAYS:
             1x 1082-yd3 this general purpose hangar holds up to three 10-ton general purpose space shuttles or five EA-59A Jet Jaegers.

Description/Overview:
         The second ship in the Arctic class family of warships was the Texas class. This class was simply a slightly enlarged and upgraded version of the older Arctic class. The Texas class shared the same basic mission of the older class and was the primary patrol and policing warship of the Sol star system (our solar system). The main difference between the two classes was in the engines, hull extensions, external fuel tanks, and power plants.
         The Texas class used four plasma drives in place of the old fusion thrusters. The main plasma drive was one Arctic Motors PD-4000, 4000 MW, plasma drive capable of KiloMach 50 or .056C (5.6% light speed).  This engine required two hull extensions (one ahead of and one behind the core-section).  Like all ships of the EFR/USSN and LaGrange, the Arctic class was built with upgrades in mind so the hull was modular (with a forward, core, and aft module configuration).  The two hull extensions for the new engine consisted of a buzzard-ram scoop section in front of the core-module and a fuel-housing section behind it.  The secondary engines were three Lunar Dynamics PD-2000, 2000 MW, plasma drives capable of KiloMach 25 each or .023C each ( 2.3% the speed of light).  The nacelles of these auxiliary engines each housed external fuel tanks that provided the necessary radioactive (liquid-Tritium) fuel for the plasma-drives.  When combined, these engines were able to propel the ship at .125C or 12.5% the speed of light (KiloMach 125).
         The Texas class required an enormous amount of power for a ship of its size (almost 15,000 MW) and was fitted with three Rockwell RFR-5000A, improved 5000 MW fusion reactors to feed its power hungry systems.
         The armaments of the Texas class were three, single barrel, Federal Armory, FA-LC-200, 200 MW laser cannons. These turrets were used primarily as anti-space fighter and MECHA batteries. However, they could also be used against shuttles and other escort craft if needed.
         The primary anti-ship weapons of the Texas class were six, RA-STL-02A space torpedo launchers built by Republic Arms. These torpedo launchers used both the SST-1M 1000 lb short range space torpedo and the MST-1M 1000 lb medium range space torpedo. Normally the ship was fitted with the type of space torpedo which best suited the needs of the mission. Standard payload was 10 MST-1M space torpedoes.
         The defenses of the Texas class were six DF-100, 100 MW deflector field generators, built by Warptron. These defense systems were standard on ships of this size and were unremarkable.
         The Texas class served in the Ceres conflict with distinction and most of these ships survived that war. This class was replaced by the Spartan class in 2193 A.D.