From: B Lin <lin@r...>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:38:49 -0600
Subject: [FT] Andromeda and other ship stats {LONG}
Taken from Höhne's Fighting Ships of the High Guard 9781 CY Almanac Issue Andromeda Ascendent(Glorious Heritage Heavy Cruiser) is the top of the line for the High Guard. Other ships listed are significantly smaller, the next largest is the DSA: Stats: Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship (DSA) I Righteous Fist of Heaven Class Platform Overview: The Righteous Fist of Heaven class Deep Stand-off Attack Ship is the workhorse of the High Guard combat fleet. Optimized for extreme-range destruction of hostile starships and planetary pacification missions, the DSA is long on offensive capabilities and short on defensive systems. Sensor systems on the DSA are dedicated almost entirely to battle management support, though they can be used in a pinch as additional extended range surveillance platforms. The DSA is also equipped with Low Observability technology, making them more difficult for hostile forces to target and destroy. DSAs rarely operate independently and rely on battlegroup assets for their self-defense and logistics support. When detached from their primary HCBG, DSAs run in "packs" of two. Physical Characteristics: Length: 651m Beam: 488m Height: 163m Inertial Mass: 23,045,599kg Max Speed: Classified Manpower: Ship's Complement: 356 Officer/Enlisted: 1/8 Sensors: PAS-37Q System Search Sensor (Phased Array) HSS-114D Hyper-Spectral Scanner (EO) AIS-117M Advanced Imaging Sensor (Synthetic Aperture/Moving Target Indicator) AIS-117I Advanced Imaging Sensor (Inverse Synthetic Aperture) ES/A-9R Electronic Support and Attack Measure Suite Combat Systems: 60 ELS missile tubes 8 PDL 35Mw turrets 4 AP cannons 8 ES-14 Janus light sensor/attack drones 3 Radiating Counter Measure generators 1 A1 command and control entity Standard Armament: OM-5 standard offensive kinetic kill missiles DM-5 standard defensive kinetic kill missiles PM-6 Star Arrow smart anti-ship missiles PM-6L Strategic Star Arrow smart anti-ship missiles (extended range variant PM-6LII Strategic Star Arrow multiple independent kill vehicle (MIKV) variant SAPM-6III Strike Arrow surface attack variant Nova Bombs Another is the GDF: Group Defense Frigate (GDF) Pride of Kaldera Class Platform Overview: The Pride of Kaldera class Group Defense Frigate is the first line of defense for the HCBG and the PRG. Designed to track, target and destroy incoming enemy missiles and fighters, the battlegroup relies on the GDF commanders to ensure that the battlespace is clear for maneuver and attack operations. Each vessel is armed with limited offensive capabilities, but these capabilities are rarely used except in cases where the battlegroup has suffered significant casualties or the threat of hostile interdiction is low. With their superior deep sensing and target correlation abilities, GDFs can also serve as augmentation for the HCBG's extended range surveillance platforms. Although rarely deployed independently of a HCBG, large ad hoc networks of detached GDFs can be used as planetary defense assets in the unlikely event of invasion by hostile forces or massive missile attack. Physical Characteristics: Length: 391m Beam: 293m Height: 98m Inertial Mass: 7,997,711kg Max Speed: Classified Manpower: Ship's Complement: 341 Officer/Enlisted: 1/8 Sensors: PAS-37Q System Search Sensor (Phased Array) AIS-117M Advanced Imaging Sensor (Synthetic Aperture/Moving Target Indicator) ES/A-9R Electronic Support and Attack Measure Suite Combat Systems: 40 ELS missile tubes 12 PDL 50Mw turrets 8 ES-115 Oracle heavy sensor/attack drones 8 ES-14 Janus light sensor/attack drones 12 Radiating Counter Measure generators 3 AP Turrets 2 500Mw X-ray Laser turrets 1 A1 command and control entity Standard Armament: OM-5 standard offensive kinetic kill missiles DM-5 standard defensive kinetic kill missiles PM-6 Star Arrow smart anti-ship missiles