SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:United Nations
TYPE: Shuttle-Transport Ship/Space fighter Carrier
MODEL: Ceres Industrial ST-52 and ST-68
DATE INTRODUCED:
         2152 AD (ST-52)
         2168 AD (ST-68)
LENGTH: 1436.4 feet (437.8 meters)
WIDTH: 287.3 feet (87.6 meters)
HEIGHT: 191.5 feet (58.4 meters)
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT:
         100x Hensai Energy HEFR-1850 fusion reactor (ST-52)
         100x Hensai Energy HEFR-4100 fusion reactor (ST-68)
OUTPUT:
         1850 megawatts each reactor: 185,000 megawatts total (ST-52)
         4100 megawatts each reactor: 410,000 megawatts total (ST-68)
ARMOR TYPE: none
ARMOR THICKNESS: NA
DISPLACEMENT: 150,000 tons
CREW:
         (Both Models)
        84 (4 Pilots, 4 Technicians, 4 Electricians, 4 Engineers, 12 Gunners, 2 Officers, 2 Medical, and up to 60 space fighter pilots)

PROPULSION
             PRIMARY:
             (ST-52)
             1x Migoyan HYIE-360K
             SPEED: 22,800 mph

             SECONDARY:
             4x Eurospace HYIE-15K
             SPEED: 7600 mph each (30,400 mph total)

             PRIMARY:
             (ST-68)
             1x Daigun HYIE-90K
             SPEED: 45,600 mph

             SECONDARY:
             4x Eurospace ES-ID-60K
             SPEED: 30,400 mph each (121,600 mph total)

WEAPONS:
             (ST-52)
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Lunar Dynamics LD-2B80LC dual laser cannon turret; Effective Range: 400 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch recharged from the vessel's main reactor; ROF: up to 6 dual blasts per minute in cycles of 1 dual blast per ten seconds.

             PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
             10x Daigun Industries DI-STL-800 six-shot multi-tube torpedo launchers; Missile Type: UNSST-01 800-pound television-guided space torpedo; Effective Range: 54.2 miles; Payload: 20 space torpedoes per launcher in an autoloading torpedo tube; ROF: 1 to 6 torpedoes per salvo per multi-tube launcher. Up to 60 torpedoes can be fired at once and 300 within a ten second period.

             (ST-68)
             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             2x Cydonia Research CR-P100 dual PHELAC cannon turrets; Effective Range: 400 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system recharged by the shuttle's main reactor. ROF: 3 blasts every twenty seconds for up to 9 blasts per minute.

             PRIMARY (DEFENSIVE):
             10xDaigun Industries DI-ST-800A six-shot concealed retractable space torpedo launchers; Missile Type: UN-SRT-800A short-range passive EMS-guided space torpedo with 800-pound warhead; Effective Range: 10,833 miles; Payload: 25 torpedoes each launcher; ROF: 1 to 6 torpedoes each launcher per discharge for a total of 60 torpedoes per salvo of all multi-tube launchers or 300 per ten seconds.

ELECTRONICS:
              (BOTH MODELS)
              1x Microwave Communications array with a 10AU range.
              1x RADAR array with a range of 200,000 miles.
              1x Passive EMS array with a range of 1000 miles.
              1x Active EMS array with a range of 1000 miles.
             
              (ST-52 ONLY) 
              1x Electromagnetic gravitational control unit (0.1G of gravity only) 
             
              (ST-68 ONLY)
              1xAntigravity control system.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:
             (ST-52)
             1x Tangfoglio SA-75K electrostatic armor generators; Range: 15 feet from hull; Power Requirement: 75,000 megawatts each.

             (ST-68)
             6xCydonia Research CR-DF-2000 omnidirectional deflector field generator; Range: 2000 feet from hull; Power Requirement: 2000 megawatts each; Output: 360,000 gigajoules with a regeneration of 36,000 gigajoules every ten seconds.

CARGO BAY:
            (BOTH MODELS)
            1x 2100 cubic yards.  A 6 year food and supplies were stored in this cargo bay.
            1x 10,000 cubic yards.  This cargo bay is capable of holding many types of cargo, including tanks, battle robots, or other cargo.

HANGAR BAYS:
             (BOTH MODELS)
             6x 15,000 yd3 space fighter hangars that each holds 10 SF-01 or SF-01A space fighters in vertical launch cages.
             2x 6000 yd3 shuttle hangars that each holds up to two SS-01, AS-01, or AS-02 space shuttles.

Description/Overview:
         The ST class of UN shuttle-transport ships was originally built by the United Nations Space Corps in 2152 AD to act as defense carriers for the cargo ships going to and from Earth, Luna, Mars, and the various planetoid bases. These craft were somewhat successful as space fighter transports and were quite agile in both space and in an atmosphere. The mission of the ST series did not change much with the introduction of the second model. The second class of ST ships was intended to be a very capable ship-to-ship combat craft even though the original type was not designed for this mission. This class of ships was therefore used in squadrons of six to twelve or more for mutual protection.
         (ST-52)
         The Shuttle-Transport Model 52 was built out of need for a long-range, high-speed vessel capable of ferrying cargo shuttles over long distances between Earth, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. Initially the UNSC intended the ST-52 class of ships as an attack carrier capable of transporting ten full squadrons of SF-01 space fighters into a battle, thus overwhelming the Kentucky class assault shuttles used by the USSN. However, the ST-52 class was immediately reassigned to guard and transport cargo shuttles due to the USSN changing tactics. The Kentucky class ships learned quickly to avoid the ST-52 squadrons when they were not protecting a cargo convoy or transporting cargo ships themselves. The ST-52 was a dominant force during the Great War. It helped stop the relentless onslaught of pirate raids by the USSN forces. However, after the war was over and the USSN abandoned privateering to adopt a space-borne campaign of defense of the Earth-Luna Sphere, new ships entered into service with the USSN: the Type-59 corvette, Juno class, and Saturn class space frigates. The new USSN fleet of ships were armed with multiple laser cannon turrets and space torpedo launchers with a focus on hunting down and destroying the ST-52 type defense carrier transports.
         (ST-68)
         The second version of the UN shuttle-transport ship was built in order to provide the UNSC with a craft capable of dealing with the Juno. This version was simply an upgraded ST-52. However, nearly every one of the ST-52 type transports had been destroyed by the USSN during the Battle of Luna in 2165, and therefore most of the ST-68s were completely new ships.
         The new ST-68s were fitted with antigravity systems modeled after the Tesla-Shauberger type units recovered from captured USSN and Lagrange type frigates instead of the UN-designed electromagnetic gravitational system common on the large spacecraft of the UNSC. The addition of this new system to the shuttle-transport allowed the craft to travel at far greater speeds than the ST-52. The ship still had to maintain speeds at or below MACH 30 while transporting ships that lacked an antigravity system, but when used as a combat fighter carrier platform, the ST-68 could engage all five engines for maximum speed without the fear of injury to her crew.