SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT: Alkaid Republic
TYPE: Omni-Hull Warship Frame
MODELS: SDDG-02 (Heavy Space Frigate)
DATE INTRODUCED: 2188 AD
LENGTH: 1671.3 feet (509.4 meters)
WIDTH: 643.1 feet (196 meters)
HEIGHT: 386.2 feet (117.7 meters)
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT: Gaea Energy GEFR-5000 (80 port, 80 starboard, 88 aft: 248 total)
OUTPUT: 5000 megawatts each reactor (620,000 megawatts total)
ARMOR TYPE: Composite-Alloy
ARMOR THICKNESS: 1.5 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 300,000 tons
CREW: 130 (CREW ROSTER: 27 GUNNERS, 16 ENGINEERS, 10 ELECTRICIANS, 10 TECHNICIANS, 10 OPERATORS, 6 MEDICAL, 11 OFFICERS, 20 FIGHTER PILOTS, 20 BATTLEKNIGHT PILOTS)

PROPULSION
              FASTER THAN LIGHT :
              2x Prodotech SWD-104.5KA 6th Generation Mark-VII stellar warp drives
             SPEED: 0.464 light-years per hour each (0.928 light-years per hour total)

              INTERPLANETARY:
             2x Union Industrial UI-PD-225K Plasma Drive
             SPEED: KiloMACH 25 each (5278 miles per second each, KiloMACH 50/10,556 miles per second total)

WEAPONS:

             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             5x Gia Arms GA-EMPAC-3003 triple 300-megawatt EMPAC turrets; Effective Range: 1500 miles; Payload: Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch recharged from the vessel's main reactor; ROF: up to 6 triple blasts per minute in cycles of 1 triple blast per 10 seconds.

             PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
              6x Alkaid Arms AA-STL-02A3 space torpedo tubes; Missile Type: AA-ST-600 600-pound computer-guided space torpedo; Effective Range: 7111 miles; Payload: 60 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.

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-1600A omnidirectional LEVEL-3 Gravitonic deflector field generators; Range: 1600 feet from hull; Power Requirement: 1600 megawatts each; Output: 403,200 gigajoule (403.2 terajoules) with a regeneration of 40,320 gigajoules (40.32 terajoules) every ten seconds.

HANGARS:
              (MAIN HANGAR: MAIN BODY)
              1x 62,000 yd3 Holds 20 PS-35J Protean space fighter/bombers, or two AS-01 type assault shuttles (or equivalent).

             (BATTLEKNIGHT HANGAR: BRIDGE SECTION)
              1x 42,700yd3 Holds 20 BattleKnights, and one AS-01 type assault shuttle (or equivalent).

Description/Overview:
          The SDDG-02 Heavy Space Frigate was part of hte 2187 upgrade program of the Alkaid Republic space navy due to the lessons learned during the Outer Sphere War. Like the other ships of the refit program, the FTL drives, weapons, and deflector shield systems were all replaced with newer, more advanced versions.