USR_SBC-01_Battlecruiser

SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT: Union of Solar Republics
TYPE: Omni-Hull Warship Frame
MODELS: SBC-01 (Space Battlecruiser)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2176 AD
LENGTH: 1700.8 feet (518.4 meters))
WIDTH: 643.1 feet (196 meters)
HEIGHT: 386.3 feet (117.7 meters)
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT: Gaea Energy GEFR-5000 (88 port, 88 starboard, 88 aft: 254 total)
OUTPUT: 5000 megawatts each reactor (1,320,000 megawatts/1.32 Terawatts)
ARMOR TYPE: Composite-Alloy
ARMOR THICKNESS: 1.5 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 330,000 tons
CREW: 192 (CREW ROSTER: 43 GUNNERS, 16 ENGINEERS, 10 ELECTRICIANS, 10 TECHNICIANS, 10 OPERATORS, 8 MEDICAL, 15 OFFICERS, 40 FIGHTER/BOMBER PILOTS, 40 BATTLEKNIGHT PILOTS)

PROPULSION

   FASTER THAN LIGHT :
2x Prodotech SWD-104.5K 2nd Generation Mark-II stellar warp drives
SPEED: .252 light years per hour total (.126 light years per hour each warp engine)

INTERPLANETARY:
    2x Eurospace ES-ID-550K high yield ion engine
SPEED: 126,160 mph each (252,320 mph total)

WEAPONS:

PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
   7x Centauri Research CR-PC-3252 dual 325-megawatt PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 2600 miles; Payload: 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.

PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
   6x Proxima Arms PA-STL-800 space torpedo tubes; Missile Type: USR-SRT-800 short-range 800-pound computer-guided space torpedo; Effective Range: 33.3 miles; Payload: 20 torpedoes in a machine-fed torpedo tube; ROF: 1 torpedo each launcher every two seconds with a cyclic rate of 30 torpedoes per minute each tube.

       HEAVY ASSAULT:
1x Centauri Research CR-EMPAC-10K 10,000-megawatt electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon; Effective Range: 50,000 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.

ELECTRONICS:
1x Laser Communications array with a 10 AU range.
1x Super Luminal Velocity Communications suite with a range of 10 light years.
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 20 parsec (63.2 light years)
1x Gravitational/Antigravity Control Unit; Effect: Provides artificial lift, g-force compensation, and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:
   6x Centauri Research CR-DF-2600 omnidirectional deflector field generator; Range: 2600 feet from hull; Power Requirement: 2600 megawatts each; Output: 561.6 terajoules with a regeneration of 56.16 terajoules every ten seconds.

HANGARS:
           (MAIN HANGAR: MAIN BODY)
   1x 62,000 yd³ Holds 20 SF-03A space fighters (20 tons each), or two AS-01 type assault shuttles (or equivalent).

        (BATTLEKNIGHT HANGAR: BRIDGE SECTION)
            1x 42,700yd³ Holds 20 BK-01L series BattleKnights, and 20 assorted BK-01s (usually BK-01S models).

        (SHUTTLECRAFT HANGAR: BRIDGE SECTION)
          1x 42,700yd³ Holds four AS-01 type shuttlecraft.

Description/Overview:
   (SBC-01 BATTLECRUISER)
The SBC-01 Battlecruiser was a nasty warship--built as a command/control ship--with an emphasis centered on ship-to-ship combat. Its massive firepower (for a ship of its time) indicated that it was not intended for use against the Earth Federal Republic’s space fleet, as it was far more powerful than it needed to be in order to contend with the EFSN or EFSM fleet of the day. It was obviously designed to do combat with the alien (Prodono) type warships and the Solar Empire Ironclad fleet. This was a clear indicator to the Zhukovists that the conspirators had a hand in the development of this craft and ultimately the entire Omni-Hull Warship Frame family of ships.
The fusion reactor clusters of the battlecruiser consisted of the same configuration as the SHF-01 Heavy Frigate only using three clusters of 22 instead of just one. Each of the side clusters powered one of the high yield ion engines and one of the stellar warp drives, but also had one reactor each to power the forward EMPAC weapon.    Two of the side reactors and the rear cluster powered all of the other systems.
The SBC-01 was built on the same basic frame as that of the HSD-01 and SHF-01, except that it had an enlarged hangar bay added to the bridge section, seven PHELAC turrets, a maw-gun, and an improved deflector generator array. This added an additional 5000 tons to the ship's displacement from the SHF-01 hull design.
The FTL drive of the space battlecruiser was the same as the other two ships in its class, that being a parallel pair of Prodotech SWD-19K 2nd Generation Mark-II stellar warp drives. The speed of the FTL drives was reduced to .252 light years per hour due to the increased weight of the craft over that of the HSD-01.
The sublight drives were also the same as those of the HSD-01, a pair of 2x Eurospace ES-ID-100K high yield ion engines. These drives were able to propel the SBC-01 at a maximum speed of 126,160 mph/Mach 166 each (252,320mph/Mach 332 combined) due to the increased tonnage of the SBC-01. This was the slowest the USR found acceptable for a warship of the SBC-01’s caliber. The speed was still adequate for most operations.
The SBC-01 used seven Centauri Research CR-PC-3252 dual 325-megawatt PHELAC turrets positioned at key points on the hull of the vessel.
The space battlecruiser had six USR-SRT-800 short-range space torpedo launchers identical to the ones used on the other two ships of the omni-hull family.
Its unique weapon was a single Centauri Research CR-EMPAC-10K 10,000-megawatt heavy electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon that was mounted at the bow of the ship as a maw-gun. This weapon provided a devastating blast for a warship the size of the SBC-01. It was equivalent to the main gun of the Anapolis/Thomas Jefferson class cruiser upgrade.
The combination of weapon systems of the SBC-01 made this battlecruiser far more powerful than anything found on most other warships of the 1st Interplanetary Era.
The defenses of the SBC-01 were also greater then those of the other two ships in the omni-hull family. Six Centauri Research CR-DF-2600 deflector field generators were fitted to the battlecruiser as its main defense systems. These deflector fields were quite powerful and could withstand hits from some of the strongest capital ship weapons of the 22nd century.
There were 200 SBC-01 class ships built prior to 2179 AD. All of these craft survived the 1st Interplanetary War. Afterwards, they were used in the space navy of the USR at Proxima and Alpha Centauri. The number produced after 2179 AD is completely unknown. However, military analysts put the estimated total number built at 1250 to 2500 as of 2210 AD.