Shinano Class Planetary Assault Ship

SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT: Jovian Defense Forces (Jupiter fleet Only)
TYPE: Interstellar Heavy Spacecraft Carrier Vessel (HSCV)
MODEL: Shinano class (Lord Nelson Class variant)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2179 AD
LENGTH: 1750 feet (533.4 meters)
WIDTH: 600 feet (182.9 meters)
HEIGHT: 475 feet (144.8 meters)
MATERIAL: Crystal Composite
POWER PLANT: 84x Macrotechnologies IPFF-5000 Ion Plasma Fusion Furnace
OUTPUT: 5000 megawatts each (420,000 megawatts total)
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 1 inch
DISPLACEMENT: 175,000 tons
CREW: 963 base + up to 1066 mecha pilots (124 Gunners, 416 Engineers, 18 Electricians, 18 Technicians, 18 Operators, 83 Officers, 46 Medical, 200 Security, 40 Science, and up to 1066 pilots)

PROPULSION:
           FASTER THAN LIGHT :
   4x Prodotech SWD-47.5K 2nd Generation, Mark-III, stellar warp drive
SPEED: .109 light years per hour each (.434 light years per hour total)

   PRIMARY (Main Engine):
2x Io Heavy Industries IHI-IPFE-22K Ion Plasma Fusion engines
SPEED: KiloMach 3.1 each (2,356,000 mph each; 4,712,000 mph total)

SECONDARY (Combat Speed Engines):
   6x Io Heavy Industries IHI- FT-3300 fusion thrusters
SPEED: 4788 mph each (28,728 mph total)

WEAPONS:
   PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
   2x MMI EMPAC-10M Militia Military Industries 10,000-megawatt electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon maw gun; Effective Range: 50,000 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: Theoretically 1 blast every ten seconds, however the weapon requires 20 seconds to completely cool off before it can fire again safely.

   PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
   5x Federal Armory FA-PC-4002 dual 400-megawatt PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 3200 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 3 dual blasts every twenty seconds with a cyclic rate of 9 dual 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.

         TERTIARY (OFFENSIVE):
   8x Norking ASML-S10K single-shot cruise missile box launcher; Missile Type: ASM-10K 10,000-pound computer-guided medium-range cruise missile with 1.195 megaton yield; Effective Range: 1161.1 miles; Payload: 1 space torpedo each in a missile box launcher; ROF: 1 torpedo per two seconds with a cyclic rate of 30 torpedoes per minute.

            FOURTH LINE (OFFENSIVE):
   12x Republic Arms RA-STL-02A2 fully automated 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.

             PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
   28x Republic Arms RFLC-502 dual 50-megawatt rapid-fire laser turrets; Effective Range: 500 miles; Payload: unlimited with 800-megawatt nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 8 dual blasts every ten seconds with a cyclic rate of 48 dual blasts 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 Superluminal Velocity Communications array with a 1 light year range.
           1x Superluminal Velocity Sensor array with a 1 parsec range.
   1x Gravitational Control/Antigravity unit. Effect: Provides artificial lift, g-force compensation, and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:
2x MacroTechnologies MT-IFG-2K 2000-kilowatt (2 megawatt) Ion-Field Generators; Effect: Can withstand up to 4000 terajoules each (8 Petajoules total) of energy force before needing recharge. Each field regenerates at 400 terajoules every 10 seconds.   Ion Field generators are useless against slug weapons (autocannons and rail cannons) and non-nuclear missile weapons, or any type of non-energy weapon attacks.

CARGO BAY:
        1x 18,468 yd³Bay holds 5 years of food and supplies for the basic crew, and 2.4 years for a full compliment with pilots (missions were rarely more than 3 years for this vessel).
HANGAR BAYS:
    (Internal bay) 1x 227,969-yd³ Bay that holds eighty space fighters (usually VBR-81 after 2085) up to 50 tons each, and seven 100-ton shuttles (usually AS-01D type).
          Mission specific complements were:
        PATROL: 20 HSF-01E
          SCOUT: 40 HSF-01D, and 8 HSF-01E
        PLANETARY ASSAULT: 600 HBR-01D, and 60 HBR-01K battle robots

        (External Top bay) 1x 330,556-yd³ Bay that holds 120 space fighters (usually VBR-81 after 2085) up to 40 tons each.
          Mission specific complements were:
        PATROL: 100 SF-02 Space Fighters and 100 SF-03 Space fighter-bombers
        SCOUT: 100 HSF-01B Heavy Space Fighters with Boosters
          PLANETARY ASSAULT: 400 SF-01A space fighters

        (Outside Landing Pad)1x 130,000 square foot landing pad area consisting of 10 Gravito-electromagnetic plates that hold a variety of medium to large spacecraft.
        Mission specific complements were:
          PATROL: 6 Type-2041 shuttles (usually patrol models)
        SCOUT: 10 AS-01 type shuttles (usually AS-01D)
        PLANETARY ASSAULT: 2 Ogre class non-FTL troop transport ships

SPECIAL SYSTEMS:
   162x 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 one month of food.