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Starship Guide

The ship classes and small craft of the saga's fleets, with their specifications as they stand in the books.

Terran Fleet Command

Frigate

Ingenuity-class

Named for positive attributes/characteristics

Class includes

TFS Ingenuity, TFS Diligence, TFS Decisive, TFS Dauntless, TFS Indefatigable, TFS Industrious

Length
200 meters
Beam
88 meters
Height
38 meters
Displacement
66,900 metric tons
Complement
97 plus 14 TFC Marines
Aircraft
4 - 8 Hunter RPSVs
Reactors
2
Speed
1400c (prior to C-Drive integration)
Maximum C-Jump Range
50 LY
Vertical Launch Missile Cells
64
Armor
2.5 meters thick, inner hull is 30 cm thick
Forward plasma torpedo tubes
2 (20% c)
Aft plasma torpedo tubes
2 (20% c)
Railgun Mounts
10, bow = 4 (10% c); Standard, 50kg penetrator or fragmentation rounds
Beam Emitters
30

Destroyer

Theseus-class

Named for mythological figures

TFS Theseus ship's seal

Scaled-up version of frigate.

Class includes

TFS Theseus, TFS Karna, TFS Aeneas

Length
625 meters
Beam
275 meters
Height
119 meters
Displacement
2.05 × 10⁶ metric tons
Complement
278 plus 43 TFC Spec-Ops Marines
Aircraft
24 Hunter RPSVs; 2 Sherpa ASVs; 4 Gurkha Assault ASVs
Reactors
6
Speed
1400c (prior to C-Drive integration)
Maximum C-Jump Range
100 LY with 30 minute dwell time required for recharge
Vertical Launch Missile Cells
192
Forward plasma torpedo tubes
5 (30% c)
Aft plasma torpedo tubes
4 (30% c)
Railgun Mounts
15, bow = 6 (10% c); Standard, 50kg penetrator or fragmentation rounds
Beam Emitters
50

Carrier

Jutland-class

Named for significant naval battles

A large fleet carrier built around flight operations and its very large embarked complement of Hunter RPSVs and F-373 Reaper fighters. Similar to the cruiser design, but more rectangular.

Class includes

TFS Jutland, TFS Philippine Sea, TFS Ushant

Length
1,150 meters
Beam
288 meters
Height
250 meters
Displacement
8.28 × 10⁶ metric tons
Aircraft
192 Hunter RPSVs; 48 F-373 Reaper fighters
Reactors
12
Speed
1400c (prior to C-Drive integration)
Maximum C-Jump Range
100 LY with 30 minute dwell time required for recharge
Flight Deck Area
331,200 square meters (81.84 acres)
Railgun Mounts
40 (10% c); Standard, 50kg penetrator or fragmentation rounds
Beam Emitters
40

Remotely piloted space vehicle

Hunter RPSV

Small, remotely piloted (or autonomous/AI controlled) spacecraft used for a variety of missions including antiship/strike, close air support, reconnaissance, and search/rescue operations. Often equipped with eight HB-7 multimission missiles as well as dorsal/ventral railgun turrets. Hunters are extremely maneuverable and capable of tremendous acceleration to relativistic speeds (.5c). Newer, block 3A versions are also equipped with C-Drives, allowing for tremendous versatility and virtually unlimited range. Relatively inexpensive compared to manned aircraft such as the F-373, Hunters are being manufactured in large numbers.

Length
15 m
Wingspan
10 m
Height
4 m
Maximum C-Jump Range
25 LY
Shields
Unshielded

Aerospace superiority fighter

F-373 Reaper

Advanced, multimission air/spacecraft designed primarily for traditional manned missions. Capable of rapid climb to orbit using their Cannae thrusters, all block two F-373s are to be retrofitted with C-Drives. Although classified as fighters, these spacecraft are quite large and can carry an impressive array of weaponry. Often equipped with up to fourteen HB-7 multimission missiles (6 internal / 8 on wing pylons) as well as dorsal/ventral railgun turrets. Reapers are extremely maneuverable and capable of tremendous acceleration to relativistic speeds (.5c).

Length
20 m
Wingspan
15 m
Height
6 m
Maximum C-Jump Range
50 LY
Shields
Gravitic shields

MMSV — Multi-Mission Space Vehicle

TFS Fugitive

TFS Fugitive ship's seal

An individual vessel rather than a class: a special-purpose, multi-mission space vehicle (also referred to as Le Fugitif) built to operate in Low-Observable mode. Small enough to carry only a modest complement and a handful of Hunter RPSVs, it is nonetheless armed with a keel-mounted Fire Lance kinetic-energy weapon and railgun mounts fore and aft.

Length
140 meters
Wingspan
50 meters
Height
20 meters
Complement
99 plus 14 TFC Spec-Ops Marines
Aircraft
Up to 3 Hunter RPSVs
Maximum C-Jump Range
500 LY with 15 minute dwell time required for recharge
Railgun Mounts
4 (fore and aft, dorsal and ventral; 10% c); Standard, 50kg penetrator or fragmentation rounds; 20 rounds per minute (one every 3 seconds)
Primary weapon
Fire Lance kinetic-energy weapon mounted beneath the keel (35% c)
Low-observable limitation
5 minutes to return to Low-Observable mode after firing the main weapon
Beam Emitters
10
Shields
Gravitic shields

Sajeth Collective

Destroyer

Gresav-class

Named for unknown

Class includes

SCS Gresav, SCS Gunov

Length
600 meters
Beam
200 meters
Height
90 meters
Sublight engines
6
Speed
1100c

Standard Cruiser

Shopak-class

Named for unknown

Class includes

SCS Shopak, SCS Babayev

Length
750 meters
Beam
150 meters
Height
100 meters
Sublight engines
8
Speed
550c

Battlespace Defense (BD) Cruiser

Keturah-class

Named for unknown

Class includes

SCS Hadeon, SCS Keturah

Length
750 meters
Beam
150 meters
Height
100 meters
Sublight engines
8
Complement
400 - includes 30 Wek Marines used primarily for security
Speed
1100c

Battleship (newer)

Baldev-class

Named for unknown

Class includes

SCS Baldev, SCS Zhelov, SCS Serapion, WFS Mithcah

Length
1300 meters
Beam
350 meters
Height
225 meters
Sublight engines
12
Complement
12,000+ - includes 2500 Wek Marine Expeditionary Unit
Speed
1100c

Battleship (older)

Rusalov-class

Named for unknown

Class includes

SCS Rusalov

Length
1250 meters
Beam
325 meters
Height
220 meters
Sublight engines
12
Complement
10,000+ - includes 2500 Wek Marine Expeditionary Unit
Speed
550c
Main Guns
6 (3 dorsal mounts)
Projectile
820kg (nuclear tipped)
Velocity
5000 km/s
Beam Emitters
326 (precise number unknown)

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