HAFS Everest class Gun Cruiser:
This cruiser design was built by the Human Alliance Forces Navy for close range energy combat and to picket the Kurganov class Missile cruisers. While built in smaller quantities then the missile cruisers, they were still an important design in the fleets. These ships were adopted by the Consortium Armed Forces fleets when formed and were produced by the Consortium of Civilized Worlds until the Warshield cruiser replaced both ship classes. In virtually every military action, these ships could be seen as the battle line protecting the missile ships of the rest of the fleet and in direct support of Yamato class battleships when they entered close range combat. None of these ships are presently serving in the C.A.F. but there still remains ships of this class sitting in the mothball fleet. When the class was discontinued, large numbers of the ships were sold by the C.C.W. and can often be found in mercenary units hands. These ships still serve in the remnants of the Human Alliance Forces Navy and Independent Defense Forces within the C.A.F. The C.AF. is also working on construction of a ship that carries a much larger battery of energy weapons that is effectively a mini battleship in the ships energy weaponry.
This ship class sacrifices missile weaponry for heavier energy weaponry. This allows the starship to carry two 28 cm particle beams as its main weaponry, four 18 cm particle beams for its secondary weaponry, and four 12 cm laser cannons as its support weaponry. For point defense, it is almost as well protected as a Kurganov class cruiser cruiser and has six point defense rail guns, eight point defense laser cannons, and six point mini-missile launcher. The missile batteries are reduced and the ship has no cruise missile launchers. The ships only missile launchers are four long range missile batteries. These launchers are the same model carried on most ships that were commissioned at the time and launchers are bulkier than those carried on a Warshield class crusier.
Depending on when the ship was decommissioned, the fighter compliment could be relatively modern or could be carrying older fighter models. Ships of the class that are not in the C.A.F. Mothball fleet often carry completely different compliments of fighters types. The ship design is not fitted for battleram robots but carries slightly more fighters than a Warshield cruiser to compensate for the ships lack of cruise missiles. The ship also carries more marines than a Warshield because the ship is often used in support of planetary assault landings.
This class of ship was originally named after planets in the Human Alliance. These can be populated planets or unpopulated planets but they normally have either historical or military significance. The same naming convention was used when the ships were built by the C.C.W. but where named after planets anywere within the C.A.F. Everest is the name of a gas giant that a major battle of the early Human Alliance was fought at.
This starship design uses modified starship speed and ranges. See Revised Starship Rules for Phase World for more details.
Model Type: CA-34
Vehicle Type: Gun Cruiser
Crew: 312 (ship ca be run by 80 crew)
Troops: 120 marines, 15 Silverhawk Pilots,
Vehicles: These listing are for modern compliments. Old compliments
were similar in number but were of earlier designs. Ship not in the C.A.F.
or H.F.N. fleets may have totally different types of vehicles as ships
compliment but numbers will be about the same for the various classes of
vehicles.
Power Armors & Robots:
| 15 | SH-CCW100 Silverhawk Attack ExoSkeleton |
| 8 | SF-69 CAF Scorpion Star Interceptor | |
| 8 | BIF-67 Katana Starfighters, SF-6 Osprey Starfighters, or SF-101 Black Eagle Starfighters |
M.D.C By Location:
| Main Particle Beam Batteries (2): | 1,500 each | |
| Secondary Particle Beam Batteries (4): | 1,200 each | |
| Support Heavy Laser Cannons (4): | 750 each | |
| Point Defense Rail Gun Turrets (6): | 150 each | |
| Triple Barrel Defense Laser Turrets (8): | 150 each | |
| Long Range Missile Batteries (4): | 500 each | |
| Mini-Missile Launchers (6): | 100 each | |
| Outer Hull (40 ft/ 12.2 m Area): | 150 | |
| Inner Hull (40 ft/ 12.2 m Area): | 100 | |
| [1] Bridge: | 10,000 | |
| [1] Auxiliary Bridge: | 10,000 | |
| Hanger Bay: | 12,000 | |
| [2] Main Engines (2): | 15,000 each | |
| [3] Main Body: | 40,000 | |
| [4] Variable Force Field: | 4,000 a side (24,000 Total) |
Notes:
[1] In reality this is how much damage needs to be done for a weapon
to hit the bridge through the ships armor. This ship also has an auxiliary
bridge. Even if both bridges are taken out, the ship can still be piloted
from engineering but ship is -3 to dodge and all weapon systems will be
at local control. Weapon hits near the bridge that do not penetrate the
ships integrity can injure crew members on or near the bridge.
[2] Destroying the main engines means that ship FTL systems are destroyed
and maximum sublight speed is reduced by half.
[3] Depleting the MDC of the main body will put the cruiser out of
commission. All internal systems will shut down, including life support
and internal gravity. The ship itself will be an unsalvageable floating
wreck.
[4] Shields positions can be varied and all could be combined in one
shield. Shields regenerate at the rate of 5% (1200 MDC) per melee round.
Speed:
Driving on the Ground: Not Possible.
Sublight: Has a special sublight engine that allows the ship
to travel up to 60 percent of the speed of light. Star Ship can accelerate/decelerate
at the rate of 0.8 percent of light per melee.
Atmospheric Propulsion: Maximum speed is 400 mph (644 kph),
can enter an atmosphere and can leave but is not designed for atmospheric
flight
Stardrive: Uses a Gravitonic Drive system that allows the ship
to reach a maximum of 3.5 lightyears per hour.
Maximum Range: Effectively Unlimited by either Drive system.
Carries about four years worth of supplies on board.
Statistical Data:
Length: 720 feet (219.5 meters)
Height: 280 feet (85.3 meters)
Width: 450 feet (137.2 meters)
Weight/Mass: 185,000 Tons (168,000 tons)
Power System: Anti-Matter with a 25 year life span
Cargo: Cargo holds are scattered about the ship that allows
for carrying up to 4,000 tons of Cargo in addition to standard compliment
of supplies and ammunition.
Market Cost: Ship would cost about 2.1 billion credits to manufacture
in present time in the Three Galaxies. Ships are no longer being produced.
When available, these ships sell for 4.3 to 6.4 billion credits.
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