SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT: UN Socialist Solar Empire
TYPE: Interstellar Space Cruiser/Light Gunship
MODEL: Valkyrie class SCC-73 (Ironclad Mark-II)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2173 AD
LENGTH: 570.9 feet (174 meters)
WIDTH: 236.22 feet (72 meters)
HEIGHT: 120.4 feet (36.7 meters)
MATERIAL: Crystal Composite
POWER PLANT: Hensai Energy HEFR-39K fusion reactor
OUTPUT: 39,000 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 2 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 8000 tons
CREW: 77 (8 Operators, 32 Gunners, 8 Officers, 8 Engineers, 8 Technicians, 8 Electricians, 5 Medical, plus 12 pilots.)

PROPULSION
             FASTER THAN LIGHT DRIVE :
             1x Pallas Research PRID-T2-800 Type-2, Mark-II Intersection Drive unit
             SPEED: .12 light years per hour (195,523,200 miles per second, or 708,883,520,000 miles per hour)

             SUBLIGHT DRIVE:
             (Primary)
             2x Eurospace HYIE-8000 high yield ion engines
             SPEED: 76,000 mph each (152,000 mph total)

             (Secondary)
             2x Eurospace HYIE-4000 high yield ion engines
             SPEED: 38,000 mph each (76,000 mph total)

WEAPONS:
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             4x Lithgear LG-PC-2002 dual 200-megawatt PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 1600 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch recharged from the vessel's main reactor; ROF: up to 9 dual blasts per minute in cycles of 1 twin blast per 6.7 seconds.

             SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Lithgear LG-EMPAC-500 500-megawatt electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon turrets; Effective Range: 2500 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch recharged from the vessel's main reactor; ROF: up to 6 blasts per minute in cycles of 1 blast per 10 seconds. 

             PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
             5x Lithgear LG-RFL-502 dual 50-megawatt rapid-fire laser cannon turrets; Effective Range: 500 miles; Payload: unlimited with a 1000-megawatt nuclear battery clutch recharged from the vessel's main reactor; ROF: up to 60 blasts per minute in cycles of 10 blasts per 10 seconds.

ELECTRONICS:
              1x Microwave Radio Communications array with a 1000 AU range.
              1x Super Luminal Velocity Communications Suite with a range of 1 light year.
              1x LADAR array with a range of 220,000 miles.
              1x Passive EMS array with a range of 1,000,000 miles.
              1x Active EMS array with a range of 100,000 miles.
              1x Super Luminal Velocity Sensor Suite with a range of 1 parsec (3.26 light years).
              1x Gravitational/Antigravity Control Unit; Effect: Provides artificial lift, g-force compensation, and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS:
             6x Cydonia Research CR-DF-1000 omnidirectional LEVEL-1 Gravitonic deflector field generator; Range: 1000 feet from hull; Power Requirement: 1000 megawatts each; Output: 180 terajoules with a regeneration of 18 terajoules every ten seconds.

HANGAR BAYS:
             1x 2000-yd3 space fighter hangar that holds up to twelve SF-01A or SF-02 space fighters..

Description/Overview:
             Unremarkable is the way Supreme Commander Edric VonStalin viewed the Valkyrie class cruiser after the Battle of Vesta in 2174 AD.  The Supreme Commander was not impressed with this class of vessel due to its lack of cruise missiles and its reliance on purely energy weapons for its offensive and defensive armament.  This class of ship was a very capable anti-mecha/light gunship platform that served well in protecting the UN Solar Empire’s carrier fleet forces from both Zhukovian/USR and EFSN/EFSM space fighters and battle robots.  This was due mostly to the Lithgear LG-RFL-502 twin 50-megawatt rapid-fire laser cannon ball turrets that were strategically mounted on the hull of the ship to repel enemy mecha.  This gave the ship a distinct advantage that previous UN fighting ships lacked.
             The power requirements of the Valkyrie class cruiser were only slightly higher than that of the Triumph class frigate. Therefore, the ship was fitted with only one Hensai Energy HEFR-39K thirty-nine thousand megawatt fusion reactor, which provided plenty of power for the heavy cruiser.
             The Pallas Research PRID-T2-800 Type-2, MARK-II Intersection Drive of this vessel used the “Dr. Kommuna” Optimum-Warp-Field-Generation (OWFG) configuration for its graviton field emitter and warp field generator. This configuration was a compromise between the two previous configurations used on the Conqueror and Triumph class vessels.
             The Valkyrie class used two different types of sublight engines. A pair of low-profile Eurospace HYIE-4000 high yield ion engines were mounted directly above a pair of Eurospace HYIE-8000 high yield ion engines. The HYIE-4000s were capable of propelling the vessel at speeds of 38,000 mph individually or 76,000 mph combined. The HYIE-8000s were able to each propel the craft at a velocity of 76,000 mph or 152,000 mph combined. The total speed from all four engines was 228,000 mph. This speed gave the vessel enough speed to travel anywhere within the inner sphere of the solar system.
             The primary weapons of the Valkyrie were four Lithgear LG-PC-2002 dual 200 MW PHELAC turrets and a pair of Lithgear LG-EMPAC-500 Electromagnetic Beam Cannon turrets. Both of these energy weapon types were useful against Terran warships. However, they were all but useless against the alien ships of the early Zhukovist/USR fleet.
             The main defenses of the ship were six of the then standard Cydonia Research CR-DF-1000 deflector field generators. These deflector field generators were considered adequate to protect the Valkyrie class throughout the 1st Interplanetary War.
             After the 1st Interplanetary War ended, these warships were a favorite of space pirates throughout the 22nd and early 23rd centuries due to its pure energy weapon armaments that did not require resupply of ammunition.