SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:Earth Federal Space Marines/Jovian Defense Forces
TYPE: Planetary Assault Ship
MODELS: Alaska Class (DDM)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2174 AD
LENGTH: 785 feet (239.3 meters)
WIDTH: 380 feet (115.8 meters)
HEIGHT: 207 feet (63.1 meters)
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT: 6x Macrotechnologies IPFF-5000 Ion Plasma Fusion Furnace
OUTPUT: 5000 megawatts (30,000 megawatts total)
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: .25 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 35,000 tons
CREW: 82 + 20 mecha Pilots (28 Gunners, 4 Engineers, 4 Electricians, 4 Technicians, 4 Operators, 9 Officers, 4 Medical, 20 Flight, 20 Security, 5 Science)

PROPULSION
             PRIMARY (Main Engine):
             1x Macrotechnologies IPFE-16K ion plasma fusion engine
             SPEED: kiloMACH 5 (3,800,000 mph/.005C)

             SECONDARY (Main Engines):
             3x Warptron FT-900 Fusion thrusters
             SPEED: 2850 mph each (8550 mph total)

WEAPONS:
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             3x Lunar Dynamics LD-PC-600 dual 300-megawatt PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 2400 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 3 blasts every twenty seconds with a cyclic rate of 9 blasts per minute.

              SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             1x MMI ASML-810K eight-shot cruise missile silo; Missile Type: ASM-10K 10,000-pound computer-guided medium-range cruise missile with 1.195 megaton yield; Effective Range: 1161.1 miles; Payload: 8 space torpedoes each in an autoloading torpedo tube; ROF: 1 torpedo per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 30 torpedoes per minute. 

ELECTRONICS:
             1x Microwave Communications array with a 1000 AU range.
             1x Laser Communications array with a 1000 AU range.
             1x LADAR Sensor array with a range of 220,000 miles.
             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 Warptron DF-600 600-megawatt Deflector Field Generator; Effect: Can withstand up to 108 terajoules of force.  The Level-1 Gravitonic Deflector Generator is able to replenish the force field at a rate of 10,800 gigajoules per 10 seconds.

CARGO BAY:
            1x 1938 yd3 Bay holds 5 years of food and supplies for the crew (missions were rarely more than 3 years for this vessel).
 
HANGAR BAYS:
          1x 95,000-yd3 Bay that holds twenty space fighters up to 50 tons each, two 100-ton shuttles, and up to 11,000 yd3 of ordinance for the space fighters.

Description/Overview:
         The Alaska class interplanetary missile destroyer was the backbone of the EFSM fleet. These ships were built to contend with both the newly designed UNSC fleet of “Project Ironclad” ships and the Prodono warships of Zhukov’s fleet should the need have arisen. This class of ship was also intended to be able to engage in ship-to-ship combat with the more conventional fleet of the EFSN due to the political climate of the Earth Federal Republic at the time. The Alaska class was built along the same fundamental concepts as that of the Nevada class, which preceded them by only a few months. The Y-shaped flight deck of the Nevada type ships was incorporated into the Alaska class design along with the side-hull spacecraft elevators and hangar modules.
         The Alaska class was fitted with a Macrotechnologies IPFE-16K ion plasma fusion engine as its main propulsion system in the same fashion as the Nevada class. After Nevada's crash course shakedown procedure was over, the proverbial “green light” was given by the EFSM military brass to place an IPFE on the Alaska class. This engine propelled the ship at the same speed as that of the Nevada class (kiloMach 5 or 930 miles per second or .005C). Ultimately, this engine proved itself during the Venus and Mars campaigns of the 1st Interplanetary War, and led to the installation of IPFE engines on all subsequent EFSM and eventually Saturn Defense Force ships of the 22nd century.
         This class of ship was initially conceived as a “missile” version of the Nevada class, but as the design progressed so did its size and displacement. Because it was intended as a variant of the Nevada class, the Alaska class used the standard Earth type triple fusion engine array. Unfortunately for the EFSM, their resources were limited and the initial engine procurement order for the Alaska class of ships was for the Warptron FT-900 fusion thruster engines. These engines were the exact same type as used on the Nevada class. The mass of the Alaska was 5000-tons larger than Nevada upon completion, thus the FT-900s had a greatly reduced combat speed compared to that of the Nevada class. To help compensate for this deficiency, an improved omni-gyroscopic maneuvering system was installed.
         The armament of the Alaska class consisted of two types of weapon systems. The first was intended for use against the UNSC “Project Ironclad” warships and the spacecraft of the EFSN. These were three, dual-barrel, Lunar Dynamics LD-PC-600 600-megawatt PHELAC turrets. Each of these turrets was able to deliver a considerable blow to enemy escort and light capital ships. The second weapon system of the Alaska class was intended for use against planetary targets and space stations. However, the eight-shot, Militia Military Industries ASML-810K anti-ship missile launcher found a more effective role as an anti-capital ship/fleet weapon system. The ASML-810K fired the Norking ASM-10K Advanced Cruiser Missile (ACM) with computer-guided 10,000-pound nuclear warhead. The ASM-10K was one of the first EFR missiles to use a warhead of this size combined with a fusion thruster propulsion system. The melee range of this missile was 1611 miles, but its maximum range was 50,160 miles after 7.2 minutes of flight, something the EFSM exploited considerably during the defense of Jupiter in 2178 AD. The blast of the nuclear warhead of this ACM was able to inflict massive damage to anything within its 38-mile area of effect.
         The Alaska class of missile destroyers was among the first Earth Federal Republic type ships to mount deflector field generators for defense. The Alaska had six Warptron DF-600 deflector field generators mounted in strategic defense locations on the hull of the ship. Each generator was able to englobe the craft in its protective field giving the ship four levels of protection. This made the Alaska class destroyers tough nuts to crack for enemy units.
         The Alaska class of missile destroyers were initially a part of the EFSM space forces before the Earth space marines seceded from the Earth Federal Republic during the 1st Interplanetary War period.