[FT] Andromeda and other ship stats {LONG}

1 posts · Apr 29 2002

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