SPECIFICATIONS

GOVERNMENT:Earth Federal Space Marines/Jovian Defense Forces
TYPE: Interplanetary Heavy Cruiser
MODEL: Neo-Port News Warspite Class
DATE INTRODUCED: 2074 AD
LENGTH: 600 feet
WIDTH: 116 feet
HEIGHT: 120 feet
MATERIAL: Composite-Alloy
POWER PLANT: Macrotechnologies IPFF-76K Ion Plasma Fusion Furnace
OUTPUT: 76,000 megawatts
ARMOR TYPE: Crystal Composite
ARMOR THICKNESS: 2 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 12,000 tons
CREW: 204 + 40 mecha pilots
(43 GUNNERS, 12 ENGINEERS, 12 ELECTRICIANS, 12 TECHNICIANS, 12 OPERATORS, 21 OFFICERS, 12 MEDICAL, 40 FLIGHT, 60 SECURITY, 20 SCIENCE)

PROPULSION

             PRIMARY (Main Engine):
             1x Macrotechnologies IPFE-48K ion plasma fusion engine
             SPEED: kiloMACH 100 (76,000,000 mph/.01C)

             SECONDARY (Main Engines):
             3x Warptron FT-720 Fusion thrusters
             SPEED: 15,200 mph each (45,600 mph total)

WEAPONS:

             PRIMARY (ASSAULT):
             1x 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 (2 melees) to completely cool off before it can fire again safely.

             PRIMARY (OFFENSIVE):
             5x Lunar Dynamics LD-PC-600 dual 300-megawatt PHELAC turrets; Effective Range: 2400 miles; Payload: unlimited with nuclear battery clutch system; ROF: 3 blasts every twenty seconds with a cyclic rate of 9 blasts per minute.

              SECONDARY (OFFENSIVE):
              10x  Republic Arms RA-STL-02A space torpedo tubes; Missile Type: MST-1M 1000-pound Active EMS-guided space torpedo; 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.

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 Gravitational Control/Antigravity unit. Effect: Provides artificial lift, g-force compensation, and enhanced maneuverability.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS:

             6x Warptron IF-150 150-megawatt ion field dampeners; Effect: Absorbs up to 200 gigajoules of energy weapon damage, including reaction and nuclear missile weapons.

HANGAR BAYS:
             1x 14,000 yd3; Bay holds forty 50-ton spacefighters, two 100-ton shuttles, and up to 5200 yd3 of ordinance for the spacefighters.

Description/Overview:
         The Warspite class of heavy cruiser was a direct development of the Anapolis class of cruiser. The designers in General Walsh’s EFSM R&D warship commission had already completed and tested both the Nevada and Alaska class prototypes and were in the final stages of mass production of those spacecraft when they set to working on the development of the Warspite. The new cruiser was intended for use against all types of capital ships of both the UN and EFR with particular emphasis on EFR warship types due to the political events that had unveiled over the course of the first half of 2074. As it became increasingly clear that the Eudaemonists were against the continuation of the war and leaning towards a peace through diplomacy rather than force of arms, the schism between General Walsh’s predominantly Federalist EFSM and the Eudaemonist controlled EFSN was widening.
         However, the General had limited resources with which to build his new 3rd SpaceNavy. Therefore, the original seventy ships chosen to be rebuilt into his vision of a heavy cruiser class came from original Anapolis class ships that had been badly damaged at the Battle of Pallas in 2073.
         The Warspite was not a simple upgrade of the Anapolis; it was an entirely new class of ship. The old fusion reactor of the Anapolis class cruiser was insufficient to supply the energy that the power-hungry heavy cruiser needed. The newly developed ion plasma fusion furnace type power plant was chosen to serve as the main power generator of the Warspite class of ships. One Macrotechnologies IPFF-76K ion plasma fusion furnace provided the 76,000 megawatts of power for the heavy cruiser. No traditional spaceship fusion reactor of that era was capable of producing that much power at the time Warspite was laid down; only the alien spacecraft and spacestation reactors of that time were larger than the one used on the Warspite.
         A Macrotechnologies IPFE-48K ion plasma fusion engine provided the main propulsion of the ship. This engine was able to push the vessel at the extraordinarily high speed (for the 2070s) of up to .10C or 10% the speed of light (kiloMach 100 or 76,000,000 mph or about 21,000 mps). This allowed the heavy cruiser to travel interplanetary distances within the inner sphere of the Sol star-system quickly and the EFSM to dominate the battlespace of the inner planets during the middle years of the 1st Interplanetary War.
         A set of three Warptron FT-720 fusion thrusters comprised the secondary propulsion systems of the Warspite class. These thrusters provided a maximum combat speed of 45,600 mph (Mach 60). This was considered average for close-orbital craft of the era. These engines were combined with an omni-gyroscopic thruster array that provided enhanced maneuvering for the Warspite class of cruisers in space.
         The primary armaments of the Warspite were five LD-PC-600 dual 300-megawatt PHELAC turrets built by Lunar Dynamics. These turrets were identical to the ones on the Alaska class heavy missile destroyer. Up to four of these cannons could be brought to bear on a target simultaneously in every arc of the ship except the aft. The combined firepower of four of these turrets was capable of destroying an Anapolis class ship with a single well-placed barrage. This was intentional, as the Warspite was fully expected to engage Anapolis class ships in the coming months after the completion of the new vessel. General Walsh and his EFSM command staff were fully aware that if the Eudaemonists took control of the Federal government, then they would have to attack Mars against the wishes of the newly elected politicians.
         The Warspite was fitted with ten Republic Arms RA-STL-02A1 space torpedo tubes like those found on the Nevada class. These torpedo launchers were used for planetary bombardment, anti-ship, and anti-spacestation applications.
         The last weapon system was the Militia Military Industries EMPAC-10M 10,000-megawatt electromagnetic particle accelerator cannon. This devastating weapon was intended for use against alien and UNSC warships though it was also quite effective against the warships of the EFSN.
         The defense systems of the Warspite consisted of six Warptron IF-1000 ion field dampeners. Like the Nevada and the Alaska class, the Warspite was one of the few warships to ever mount an I-Field generator array. These six generators provided a considerable defensive shield against energy and reactive weapons. All six generators were capable of being overlapped in any given arc of the vessel to provide multi-layer shielding. While these defense systems were adequate for the time, they were eventually replaced in future designs.
         The Warspite class may have been designed and developed by the Earth Federal Space Marines for their secession from the EFR during the 1st Interplanetary War, but their real claim to fame came with the class’ service in the Jupiter Defense Forces. During the 2080s, the Warspite class of ships was all that stood in the way of the ambitions of Ceres. The Jupiter Federal Colonies had put the Warspite class into full production during the last years of the 2070s and the first years of the 2080s. An incredible 350 additional Warspite class vessels were added to the fleet of thirty-five craft that had survived the 1st Interplanetary War.

GENERAL DATA
NUMBER CONSTRUCTED: 70 (350 additional)
TOTAL COST: 977,042.65 gp
SUPER/PR: 45,600/45,600 HSP
SUPER/PR BY ARC: 7600/7600 HSP
ARMOR SUPER/PR: 1,333,872/1,333,872 HSP
ARMOR SPR/PR/ARC: 222,312/222,312 HSP
ARMOR COST: 666,936 gp
VOLUME: 45,600 yd3
CONFIGURATION: CYLINDER
FEATURES: C1, C4, C5, C7, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, I3, I1, I2, I4
TAL: O

SUPERSTRUCTURE BY LOCATION (Abreviations; F= Forward, A= Aft, T= Top, B= Bottom,):
LEFT

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 2000/2000
Hangar: 3000/3000
PHELAC turret: 1000/1000
Landing Bay Elevator: 1000/1000
Landing Bay: 2000/2000
Torpedo Tubes (3F): 100/100 each
Torpedo Tubes (2A): 100/100 each

CENTER

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 2000/2000
Fuselage/Main Body: 8000/8000
Main Engine Cone (A): 3000/3000
Flight Deck: 3000/3000
PHELAC turret (BF): 1000/1000
Bridge (T): 2800/2800
PHELAC turret (TF): 1000/1000
PHELAC turret (BA): 1000/1000
EMS Sensor Globes (2 TA): 400/400 each
Maw Gun: 3000/3000

RIGHT

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 2000/2000
Hangar: 3000/3000
PHELAC turret: 1000/1000
Landing Bay Elevator: 1000/1000
Landing Bay: 2000/2000
Torpedo Tubes (3F): 100/100 each
Torpedo Tubes (2A): 100/100 each

ARMOR BY LOCATION (Abreviations; F= Forward, A= Aft, T= Top, B= Bottom,):

LEFT

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 20,000/20,000
Hangar: 100,000/100,000
PHELAC turret: 10,000/10,000
Landing Bay Elevator: 20,000/20,000
Landing Bay: 40,000/40,000
Torpedo Tubes (3F): 1000/1000
Torpedo Tubes (2A): 1000/1000

CENTER

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 20,000/20,000
Fuselage/Main Body: 700,000/700,000
Main Engine Cone (A): 50,000/50,000
Flight Deck: 50,000/50,000
Bridge: (T): 33,872/33,872
PHELAC turret (BF): 10,000/10,000
PHELAC turret (TF): 10,000/10,000
PHELAC turret (BA): 10,000/10,000
EMS Sensor Globes (2 TA): 5000/5000 each
Maw Gun: 50,000/50,000

RIGHT

Engine Cowling & Cone (BA): 20,000/20,000
Hangar: 100,000/100,000
PHELAC turret: 10,000/10,000
Landing Bay Elevator: 20,000/20,000
Landing Bay: 40,000/40,000
Torpedo Tubes (3F): 1000/1000
Torpedo Tubes (2A): 1000/1000

PROPULSION
MAIN PROPULSION

TYPE: TAL-O Macrotechnologies IPFE-48K Ion Plasma Fusion Engine
SPEED: KiloMach 100 (.10C)
SUPER/PR: 43,200/43,200
POWER REQUIRED: 48,000 MW
FUEL: liqud tritium
BURNTIME: 43.2 yd3/day
TOTAL FUEL: 15,768 yd3 (365 days/1 year)
EXT/INT: EXT
LOCAL: CA

AUXILIARY PROPULSION

TYPE: TAL-O Warptron FT-720 Fusion Thruster
SPEED: 15,200 mph ea. (45,600 mph total)
SUPER/PR: 1080/1080 each
POWER REQUIRED: 720 MW each
LOCAL: 3 CBA
EXT/INT: EXT

POWER PLANT

TYPE: TAL-O Macrotechnologies IPFF-76K Fusion Reactor
OUTPUT: 76,000 MW
SUPER/PR: 3800/3800
LIFE: 15 years
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
SYSTEMS POWERED: all electrical
FUEL TYPE: liquid tritium
TOTAL FUEL: 4560 yd3

ELECTRONICS

(Computers)

TYPE: TAL-O COMPUTER
NUMBER: 13
SUPER/PR: 25/25 each
LOCAL: 2 bridge, 1 fire control, 2 engine room, 8 for crew
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 1.5 KW

(Communications)

TYPE: TAL-O microwave communications
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 800/800
LOCAL: CBF
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 800 MW
RANGE: 1000 AU

TYPE: TAL-O laser communications
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 80/80
LOCAL: CBF
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 80 MW
RANGE: 1000 AU

(Sensors)

TYPE: TAL-O LADAR
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 10,240/10,240
LOCAL: Bridge
EXT/INT: INT
POWER REQ: 1024 MW
RANGE: 220,000 miles

TYPE: TAL-O PASSIVE EMS
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 100/100
LOCAL: FT (Sensor Globe)
EXT/INT: EXT
POWER REQ: 20 MW
RANGE: 1,000,000 miles

TYPE: TAL-O ACTIVE EMS
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 90/90
LOCAL: AT (Sensor Globe)
EXT/INT: EXT
POWER REQ: 18 MW
RANGE: 100,000 miles

WEAPON SYSTEMS

TYPE: TAL-O MMI EMPAC-10M Electromagnetic Particle Accelerator Cannon
NUMBER: 1
SUPER/PR: 200,000/200,000
ROF: 1 blasts per melee*
DAMAGE/PF: 1D10x200,000/ 2,000,000 per blast
CREW: 3
RANGE: 50,000 miles
LOCAL: 1 CF
POWER REQUIRED: 10,000 MW
POWER SOURCE: TAL-O nuclear battery
SUPER/PR: 100/100
EXT/INT: INT
ARCS: 1 F
*NOTE: Requires 20 seconds (2 melees) to completely cool off before it can fire again safely.

TYPE: TAL-O MMI ASML-810K Anti-Ship Missile Launcher
NUMBER: 1x8 shot
SUPER/PR: 1075/1075
ROF: 1 torpedo per melee attack
DAMAGE/PF: 1D4x10* (USP damage)
CREW: 16
RANGE: 1161.1 miles (melee)
LOCAL: 1 TCA
MAGAZINE: auto load torp tube
PAYLOAD: 8 torpedoes
SUPER/PR: 6000/6000
EXT/INT: INT
ARCS: ANY (Computer Guided, Bonus: +5 to hit)
AOE: 38 mile blast diameter.
*NOTE: This weapon inflicts Ultra-Structure Point damage equal to 40,000,000 HSP with an equal PF, or 40 terajoules.

TYPE: TAL-O Lunar Dynamics LD-PC-600 PHELAC Turret
NUMBER: 5x dual barrel
SUPER/PR: 9000/9000
ROF: 3/2 blasts per melee*
DAMAGE/PF: 2D6x8000/96,000 perdual blast
CREW: 4 each
RANGE: 2400 miles
LOCAL: 1 BCF, 1 PF, 1 SF, 1TF, 1BF
POWER REQUIRED: 600 MW
POWER SOURCE: TAL-O nuclear battery
SUPER/PR: 6/6
EXT/INT: EXT
ARCS: 1 PSBA, 1 FBPT, 1 FBST, 1TFPS, 1BPFS
*NOTE: Fires 1 blast the first melee and two the next.

TYPE: TAL-O Republic Arms RA-STL-02A1 Space Torpedo Launcher
NUMBER: 10
SUPER/PR: 600/600
ROF: 1 torpedo per melee attack
DAMAGE/PF: varies
CREW: 2 each
RANGE: 7111 miles (melee)
LOCAL: 3PF, 3SF, 2PA, 2SA
MAGAZINE: auto load torp tube
PAYLOAD: 20 torpedoes
SUPER/PR: 800/800
EXT/INT: INT
ARCS: ANY (Computer Guided, Bonus: +5 to hit)

OTHER SYSTEMS

TYPE: TAL-O life support
SUPER/PR: 600/60
POWER REQ: 12 MW
COST: 120 gp
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT

TYPE: TAL-O antigravity device
SUPER/PR: 4800/4800
POWER REQ: 4800 MW
COST: 2400 gp
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT

CREW & STATIONS

CREW NUMBER: 244 total (204 + 40 mecha pilots)
CREW ROSTER: 43 GUNNERS, 12 ENGINEERS, 12 ELECTRICIANS, 12 TECHNICIANS, 12 OPERATORS, 21 OFFICERS, 12 MEDICAL, 40 FLIGHT, 60 SECURITY, 20 SCIENCE

STATION: Bridge
SUPER/PR: 11,400/11,400
LOCAL: CT
EXT/INT: EXT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Fire Control
SUPER/PR: 4560/4560
LOCAL: CF
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Engine Room
SUPER/PR: 4560/4560
LOCAL: CA
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Mess Hall
SUPER/PR: 5000/5000
LOCAL: PF
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Medical
SUPER/PR: 1000/1000
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Officer Mess
SUPER/PR: 1000/1000
LOCAL: SF
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Brig
SUPER/PR: 500/500
LOCAL: CB
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Armory
SUPER/PR: 500/500
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Security
SUPER/PR: 800/800
LOCAL: C
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Machine Shop
SUPER/PR: 20,000/20,000
LOCAL: HANGAR
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 1

STATION: Laboratory
SUPER/PR: 100/100
LOCAL: 5P, 5S
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 10

STATION: Conference Rooms
SUPER/PR: 100/100
LOCAL: 4 Bridge
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 4

STATION: Crew Quarters
SUPER/PR: 40/40
LOCAL: 23P, 24S, 1 Bridge
EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER: 48

STATION: Crew Quarters Type
Cramped: 36
Roomy: 11
Spacious: 1

CARGO BAY:

VOLUME: 927.2 yd3
SUPER/PR OF BAY: 927/927
BAY LOCAL: Hanagar
DOORS: 1 medium
SUPER/PR OF DOORS: 500/500
DOOR LOCAL: CTA
BAY EXT/INT: INT
NUMBER OF BAYS: 1
CREW PROVISIONS: 927.2 yd3 per year
PROVISION SUPPLY: 1 year.

HANGAR BAY:

VOLUME: 14,000 yd3
SUPER/PR: 14,000/14,000
BAY LOCAL: CTF
DOORS: 2 large
SUPER/PR OF DOORS: 1000/1000 each
DOOR LOCAL: 1P, 1S
BAY EXT/INT: EXT
NUMBER OF BAYS: 1
DESCRIPTION: Bay holds forty 50-ton space fighters, two 100-ton shuttles, and up to 5200 yd3 of ordinance for the space fighters.

AIRLOCKS/HATCHES:
NUMBER: 120
LOCAL: 30P, 30S, 30T, 30B
SUPER/PR: 50/50 each

SPECIAL SYSTEMS

TYPE: TAL-O Warptron IF-1000 I-Field Generator
RANGE: 2.8 miles
SUPER/PR: 15,000/15,000 each
NUMBER: 6
LOCAL: 1 each arc
POWER REQ: 1000 MW each
EXT/INT: EXT
EFFECT: Absorbs up to 200,000 HSP of energy weapon damage, including reaction and nuclear missile weapons.

BONUSES/PENALTIES
TERRAIN: None
ENVIRONMENT: The engines of the ship, combined with an omni-gyroscopic thruster array, provided enhanced maneuvering for the Warspite class of cruisers in sapce (+2 to dodge in space).
SPECIAL SYSTEMS: None