George Mason Class Dreadnought

SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT: Earth Federal Republic
TYPE: Main Space Dreadnought (SDN)
MODELS: George Mason class
DATE INTRODUCED: 2182 AD
LENGTH: 2230.9 feet
WIDTH: 393.4feet
HEIGHT: 820.2 feet
MATERIAL: Crystal Composite
POWER PLANT: 134x Federal Energy FEFR-60MA fusion reactor
OUTPUT: 60,000 megawatts each (8,040,000 megawatts total)
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 8 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 1,200,000 tons
CREW: 6284 + 84 pilots (6368 total) and up to 50 passengers (1200 Operators, 262 Gunners, 550 Officers, 1200 Engineers, 1200 Technicians, 1200 Electricians, 302 Medical, 84 Pilots, 300 Security, 50 passengers, 20 Science.)

PROPULSION:
   PRIMARY (Main Engines):
   6x OTRAG-EMD-990M 990,000-megawatt Electromagnetic Drive
SPEED: kiloMACH 9.5 each (7,220,000 mph or 43,320,000 mph total)

           FASTER THAN LIGHT DRIVE:
   2x TransLight TL-IDT3-58K Type-3 Mark-II intersection drive nacelle
SPEED: .09 light years per hour each (.18 light years total)

WEAPONS:
   HEAVY ASSAULT
   2x Lunar Dynamics EMPAC-20M 20,000-megawatt electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon; Effective Range: 100,000 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: fires one blast per ten seconds, however the weapon requires 50 seconds to completely cool off after each shot so as not to overheat/melt the unit. Therefore, the EMPAC weapon's effective/safe ROF is once per minute.

PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
   8x Federal Armory FA-RFPC-8002 dual 800-megawatt rapid-fire PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 3200 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 1 blast per second with a cyclic rate of 60 dual blasts per minute.

        PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
4x Federal Armory FA-LC-720 dual 360-megawatt laser cannon turrets; Effective Range: 3600 miles; Payload: unlimited nuclear battery clutch; ROF: 10 dual blasts every ten seconds with a cyclic rate of 60 dual blasts per minute.

SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
   54x Republic Arms RA-STL-02A1 space torpedo tubes; Missile Type: MST-1M 1000-pound Active EMS-guided space torpedo (143.4 kiloton nuclear warhead); Effective Range: 7111 miles; Payload: 20 space torpedoes each in an autoloading torpedo tube; ROF: 1 torpedo per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 30 torpedoes per minute.

        TERTIARY (OFFENSIVE):
   3x Militia Military Industries MMI-MSTL-02 six-shot space torpedo launcher turrets; Missile Type: MHST-01 2000-pound SMART-guided space torpedo with 239-Kiloton yield nuclear warhead; Effective Range: 27 miles; Payload: 18 space torpedoes each in an autoloading torpedo tube; ROF: 1-6 torpedo per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 180 torpedoes per minute.

        PRIMARY (ASSAULT/BALLISTIC):
    18x Terran Tech ASTT-10KB anti-ship cruise missile "torpedo" tube; Missile Type: ASM-10K 10,000-pound computer-guided medium-range cruise missile with 47.8-megaton yield; Effective Range: 1161.1 miles; Payload: 9 space torpedoes each torpedo launcher for a total of 108 cruise missiles; ROF: 1 torpedo per two seconds each.

PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
   12x Norking RFL-602 dual 60-megawatt rapid-fire laser turrets; Effective Range: 500 miles; Payload: unlimited with 600-megawatt nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 10 dual blasts every ten seconds with a cyclic rate of 60 dual blasts per minute.

            SECONDARY (DEFENSIVE):
            10 x Norking RFL-404 rapid-fire 40-megawatt quad laser cannon turrets; Effective Range: 100miles; Payload: unlimited with FEFR-400 fusion reactor; ROF: up to 10 quad blasts per ten seconds with a cyclic rate of 60 quad blasts per minute.

ELECTRONICS:
           1x Microwave Communications array with a 100 AU range.
1x Laser Communications array with a 1000 AU range.
           1x SLV communications array with a 8-light year range.
           1x RADAR sensor array with a 200,000 mile range.
           1x LADAR sensor array with a 80,000 mile 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 SLV sensor array with a 10 parsec range.
   3x Gravitational Control/Antigravity unit Effect: provides artificial lift,g-force compensation and enhanced maneuverability.

Electronic Counter Measures:
           1x Microwave Communications Jammer with a 100 AU range.
1x Laser Communications Jammer with a 1000 AU range.
           1x RADAR Sensor Jammer with a 200,000 mile range.
           1x LADAR Sensor Jammer with a 80,000 mile range.
           1x Passive EMS Sensor Jammer with a 1,000,000 range.
           1x Active EMS Sensor Jammer with a 100,000 mile range.
           2x ECM targetting scramblers with a 1500 foot range.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:
        (General):
        PRIMARY:
6x Warptron DF-5M 5000-megawatt LEVEL-02 Gravitonic deflector field generators; RANGE: 5000 feet; OUTPUT: 1080 terajoules with a regeneration rate of 108 terajoules per ten seconds.

        (KINETIC):
        SECONDARY:
        4x Lunar Dynamics ESA-275M Electrostatic armor; RANGE: 15 feet from hull; EFFECT: Random due to numerous variables. In general, projectile weapons are only marginally effective and explosive warheads (of missiles, grenades and torpedoes) are rendered useless/inert.

        (ENERGY):
        SECONDARY:
          6x MMI ND-55M 55,000-megawatt nuclear dampener generators; RANGE: 5500 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:
1x 47,000-yd³; Bay holds one Terran Spaceways general purpose space shuttle with one of each module, plus eighty 30-ton SBR-01R or SBR-01S space battle robots plus 7000 yd³ of ordinance for the battle robots.

SPECIAL SYSTEMS:
   1058x Escape Pods; Range: 18,240 miles; Effect: Each escape pod holds six individuals, can fly at a speed of Mach 1 for up to 24-hours, has a food supply to provide six persons with 2-weeks of food.

DESCRIPTION:
        The George Mason class of space Dreadnought was the first attempt at an up-sized version of the Kongo Class Space Battleship into a command ship.   The new design combined two Kurita type hulls onto a single massive "mating" fuselage. Once again a combination of USSN/EFR technology was married with shipwright techniques garnered from the former UN Solar Empire and LaGrange's findings from the Revenge class ships. The size of the ship was doubled accommodate the new systems which reduced the speed of the ship in both normal space and FTL-speeds, but the mission of the ship was not hampered by this reduction. The EFR forces wanted the George Mason as a Solar System Defense Ship, not a long-range space exploration starship.   The George Mason class ships were built in smaller numbers than the Revenge and Kongo class ships; and consisted of hull numbers that were part of their own line: SDN-001 George Mason, SDN-002 Michinomiya Hirohito, SDN-003 Friedrich Wilhelm, SDN-004 Charles De Gaulle, SDN-005 Julius Caesar.