John F. Kennedy class Fast
Missile Carrier
Text by Bryn Monnery, based off the work of GDW
Model by Mark Lucas
Narrative
Rear Admiral Richard Spence was strapped into
his command station on the bridge of the USS John F. Kennedy, vaguely daydreaming.
It was about time America pulled her weight in this war, and finally he
had a chance to make sure they got their fair share of glory. His daydreaming
was interrupted by a report from his Chief Tactical Officer;
“Sierra contacts bearing six four hundred mils,
incline one hundred mils, range fifty.”
Spence knew his moment had come, licking his
lips he anticipated contact with the enemy and a glorious victory for his
country, ship and himself;
“General Quarters. Maintain course, 50% power.
Signal Washington to keep formation, prepare four fish for launch, weapons
tight. Have our fighters close on the sierras and report.”
As the crew moved to bring the ship to full battle
readiness, four FS-19 fighters of 5th Fighter Squadron “Helldivers”
surged forward, Kafer Foxtrot fighters moved out to meet them, clashing
with lances of invisible light, coherent X-rays punching through space
trying to meet their targets, then the fireballs as the Helldivers submunition
warheads detonated, smashing 2 of the Kafer fighters. One US fighter slipped
through the Kafer screen, lighting up her active array and scanning the
enemy capital ships, the tightbeam datalink repeating the information on
the screens of the Kennedy.
“Sir, Confirm Master contacts, designating one
Alpha, one Beta, four Foxtrots as Master 1 to 6, confirming four more Master
contacts, missiles sir, going for our fighters.”
“Okay, full power, weapons online, they haven’t
got weapons lock on us yet. Launch four fish, concentrate on Master-1,
tell Washington to do likewise.”
Outside, the 2 American fighters were slashed down
by focused light, one terminal, while the full fury of the US missiles
was spent on Alpha-45.”
- Extract from “ENTENTE – The Miracle of Kimanjano”
–2305 Oxford University Press
Historical Background
America has had a long history in space, being the
first to walk on Luna before the Twilight War, and the first to develop
a reusable spacecraft, the Shuttle. Despite this head start America does
not dominate space, as the experiences of the Twilight War and subsequent
recovery had made her less willing to get involved in international affairs.
Indeed, America stayed out of space (barring unmanned satellites) until
well into the 22nd century. It was the development of a working
stardrive by a consortium of French, British and German scientists that
finally pulled America back into space.
Spain had been approached by those nations, co-operating
as a new ESA (named after the old ESA of the 20th century, which
had since become the Agence Française De l'Espace) for her tantalum
resources. Tantalum is a vital component of all stardrives, and ESA offered
membership to certain nations in return for access to their tantalum. Instead
the Spanish sold their secret to America, and opened themselves to American
miners. Unfortunately the deal wasn’t as good as that they’d have gotten
from ESA, Spain is not a starfarer.
ESA had found a terran type world, Tirane, in the
Alpha Centauri system, and pressed a sole claim to it. Several nations
objected, but only Argentina acted, building two warships with their native
tantalum and engaging ESA in the first interstellar war, forcing open the
issue of colonisation. Within a generation Tirane would have colonies not
only from the ESA nations, but Argentina, Brazil, Japan and America as
well.
The American Space Force, formed around this time,
languished as an anti-piracy force of “Patrol Ships” and “Escort Ships”
for over a century.
Development
Original Design Model of the
Kennedy -
Courtesy of USSF Procurement
Command
In the early 2280’s, American policy changed from
one of isolationism to that of engagement. Congress authorised the building
of a new “Great White Fleet”. Loren Fryer (a Trilon subsidiary) won the
contract for a new large warship against stiff competition. Their JFK class
was developed to fill the both the roles of a long range raider and a main
line combat vessel within the ASF. Although the European navies split these
functions, the ASF felt it could combine them successfully. She was to
carry a large number of missiles, 20, 5 times that of any preceding US
space warship.
The primary design requirements were speed and manoeuvrability.
The new ASF doctrine stressed manoeuvre superiority and long ranged missile
attacks, and close in defences were largely ignored as they would slow
the JFK down.
The JFK has a fairly boxy hull, that is not particularly
stealthy for its size, but it is composed for stealthy materials. She is
70 meters long, and 21 meters in diameter, displacing 12,350 cubic meters
(approximately 900 tons of hydrogen). She has two extendible spin boom
arms, each of which carries spin quarters. The spin quarters are cramped
for a starship, and many of the main facilities are in the zero-gravity
parts of the vessel. Gravity is maintained at .11G with the arms retracted
but in operation. While outsystem, where the larger profile doesn’t matter,
the arms are extended and gravity reaches .21G.
The main engineering is a 150MW TerraFuse fusion
reactor with a life span of 15 years. It powers the SAT Mk100 Stutterwarp
Drive (some earlier models were built with Mk80, but were upgraded to the
new standard in 2295), 10 laser cannon, generally Hyde Dynamics EA-112
but sometimes EA-1000’s and the Simmons SN-526 "Long Reach" active search
sensor.
Misinformation
The ASF mounted a concerted misinformation campaign
in the 90’s, designed to make the world think that they had many more ships
than indeed them did. Each ship was given multiple identities, and it was
duly reported that the ASF had maybe 20 of these vessels. In fact in the
time period concerned they had between 7 and 10. However, with the Kafer
War under way, the ASF has come apparently clean, 9 Kennedy’s are in the
ASF Order of Battle as of 1st June 2301, with the next due for
delivery in early 2303.
Attritional vs Manoeuvre Warfare
The two main theories that govern space warfare,
attrition and manoeuvre. Attrition warfare stresses the use of screens
and armour, that of always being the stronger force. The German fleet is
a typical example of one designed with attritional warfare. The opposite
view stresses the use of speed to achieve what is called in USSF Doctrinal
Speak; “Dominant Manoeuvre”. This allows ships to concentrate strength
against isolated enemy pockets, driving in attacks quickly, so as to minimise
the damage taken. It was this path the American have taken in their ship
design.
The ASF use a very extreme form of manoeuvre doctrine,
anything that can interfere with speed is sacrificed. Thus the Kennedy
was no armour, no screens and for most of the time her point defence weapons
are powered down. The Kennedy operates by locating isolated enemy pockets,
driving at high speed and releasing missiles at the opportune moment. Timed
correctly, the missile will strike before the enemy sensors have spiked
it for the point defence. In this manner, US tactics are similar to British
or French tactics. However, in shunning armour, the Kennedy can
find itself in great difficulty if the attack goes wrong. Screening fighters
and missiles can rake the ships with fire, and a poor commander can misjudge
his run, especially if facing an unknown adversary. It was just this that
caused the loss of USS J. Sanchez with all hands.
However, this form of warfare has proven very useful.
Kennedys
cannot stand in the battleline, much as US politicians seem to want them
too, but they often act as “Heavy Cavalry” for Terran task forces, and
are very good in this role.
Organisation
The ASF organises ships into units. Each “Division”
usually consists of two ships, although the loss of the Sanchez has meant
that CruDiv2 is only operating at half strength. CruDiv5 has detached the
Reagan for peacekeeping duties at Vogelheim
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Division
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Ships
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Commander
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Station (1st June 2301)
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CruDiv1
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USS John F. Kennedy
USS George Washington
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Rear Admiral Spence
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Earth
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CruDiv2
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USS Thomas Jefferson
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Rear Admiral David F. Parker
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Eta Bootis
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CruDiv3
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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
USS Jane Kostek
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Rear Admiral Douglas Blake
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Earth, refitting from Lone Wolf operations
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CruDiv4
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USS Julia Pemberton
USS Ernest White
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Rear Admiral Julia Harwich
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Earth
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CruDiv5
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USS Abraham Lincoln
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Rear Admiral M. Abejorro
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Earth
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CruDiv5 (detached from)
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USS Ronald Reagan
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Captain John Gsell
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Vogelheim
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CruDiv1
This Division was the first to be mobilised to reinforce
human forces up arm, arriving at Beowulf in November, 2301. CruDiv1 was
ordered to stay in place and act as a reserve for the Terran Reserve Fleet
under Admiral Graham. Their first blooding would be during the desperate
rescue of Terran forces from Kimanjano, Operation ENTENTE. As part of TF
Green, the Division was the starboard flank guard, providing cover for
the troopships. As the battered TF escaped the system, the American Cruisers,
along with 2 French Cuirassés and 2 Chasseurs formed the rearguard,
fighting a running battle against pursuing Kafer fleet elements.
After a considerable refit at Beowulf, Graham was
ready to take the offensive, but divisions in command caused this plan
to be aborted. Thus the Division was at Beowulf when the Kafers made their
attack.
CruDiv1 was assigned to TF 17, a covering group
of British Fleet Cruisers and French Chasseurs with Spence in command.
They were assigned the unenviable task of disrupting the weaker Kafer fleet
and keeping them from influencing the battle for as long as possible. The
6 ships of this group faced 7 regular Kafer warships, with fighter escorts,
in an action which should have been sacrificial. Instead Spence turned
it into a victory, using the excellent manoeuvrability of the screening
group to lure the Kafers into several fire-pocket ambushes. By the time
TF 17 linked back into the line, 3 line ships were destroyed and only 2
of the remaining group were combat capable this was not without cost, as
the Washington was badly hit and only just limped back to the fleet.
While largely undamaged, Kennedy was out
of ordnance and Washington required several months in a major facility
back at Earth. After rearming, the Kennedy was assigned command of an American
Hunter-Killer group, TF29 with 2 US Cayuga class Close Escorts.
For much of the next year, the Kennedy patrolled behind terran lines, searching
for Kafer raiders.
Meanwhile Washington was refit and assigned
to the newly formed CruDiv6, with the latest US warship off the line, USS
J.
Kimberly and was sent to the American Arm, spending the next year guarding
against a possible Kafer incursion across the Backdoor.
The Kennedy finally had her moment of glory when CruDiv2
was disbanded and Jefferson was reassigned to CruDiv1 and TF29, along with
a German Task Group of 4 ships. The new TF29 was now an orbital assault
group, possibly not the best role for specialised manoeuvre warfare vessels,
but one which America accepted. The new TF29 was to assault into the Dunkelheim
system, secure orbit and drop a German-American Division onto the surface.
The 7th Marine Brigade would be the Coup de Main force, securing
the spaceport, neutralising the Kafer surface batteries and allowing the
rest of the Division to land. The operation was successful with one casualty
amongst the ASF forces, the USS Cayuga lost with all hands covering
the initial drop.
Crew Quality: +2 (Kennedy), +3 (Jefferson), +2 (Washington)
CruDiv2
CruDiv2 was the first US unit to contact Kafer forces
and the first to engage an Improved Alpha in combat. In 2299, fresh from
their victory at 2nd Tithonus, and reinforced with US and Australian
squadrons, the Terran forces decided to mount a probe towards Arcturus.
CruDiv1 was assigned to the task. Upon entering system and discharging,
and Division moved towards Station Arcture, but soon detected another contact,
similar to a Kafer warship in configuration. They promptly engaged this
ship (Alpha-3, Song of Triumph) with missile fire from long
range, but this was ineffective. Moving closer to deliver more effective
strikes, the Sanchez was caught by Kafer fighters and had her drive
disabled. Pounded to a hulk by Kafer fire, the Sanchez was abandoned
with all hands and destroyed with a nuclear warhead to stop the Kafers
exploiting her for intelligence. The surviving Jefferson returned to Aurore,
reporting the loss of the Sanchez and the destruction of Alpha-3.
Rearmed, the Jefferson was insystem when reports
came in of an attack at Hochbaden from the French merchant Beau Soliel.
Racing to engage the enemy, leaving only a small force of converted auxiliaries
behind and the returning Australian 2nd Destroyer Division,
Jefferson was at the vanguard of the counterattack. Unfortunately, the
faster US and French vessels arrived way ahead of the other nations ships,
but promptly engaged the enemy anyway. Driving down hard on the Kafer forces,
which proved to be far more numerous than at Aurore the Terran forces were
terribly battered. Leaving the French Flagship Carrier Tallayrand
mortally wounded, and towing the near ruined USS Temptress, the
American and French tucked tail and retreated from the system, covered
by the fresh Russo-German forces.
Reorganised by the Ukrainian Borodin, the next action
faced by the Jefferson was 2nd Laodaemon. Pulling the Kafer
forces into a trap baited with 2 French warships, the combined Auroran
forces destroyed the small Kafer fleet of an Alpha, Beta and 3 Epsilons
pursuing them in what Lutke later called “A Witches Cauldron”.
Fresh from the attack, Borodin decided to take the
medium sized vessels of his fleet, including Jefferson on a probe
into Arcturus space. Meeting with a three scattered Kafer warships insystem
and destroying them in detail before returning to base. By this time the
munitions situation was nearing critical. Fortunately, the Jefferson has
2 ships missile reserves to call on, and was the only remaining fully armed
Terran craft at Aurore.
Kafer ships were constantly transiting the system,
making it very dangerous, especially for ships near Aurore, as the nearby
FTL shelf gave hardly any warning of attack. One transiting ship was successful
tagged back to the DM+18 2776 by the ex-frigate USS Spitfire, converted
to a scout after the loss of her major weapons systems at Hochbaden. After
several more unsuccessful probes of Hochbaden and Arcturus, the Jefferson
was part of Borodins raid on the DM+18 2776, which found the existence
of a Kafer base insystem, but could not locate it.
Action mainly moved downarm, until Christmas Day,
2301, when 16 Kafer ships of TF Victor under Smasher of Skull enter
the system and engage the Aurore fleet, and were repulsed with the loss
of 2 Betas and 2 Epsilons. The Terran fleet was effectively open, with
almost all their arms expended, but were saved by the arrival of the Relief
force on January 5th, with fresh munitions. Less than a week
later the Three Battles of Eta Bootis commenced, with major Kafer elements
closing on all sides trying to smash the depleted defenders. The first
group was TF Victor, arriving on the 12th, Borodin deployed
his light forces in three successive lines falling back while harassing
the enemy until bringing his heavy ships up to finish the job, sending
Bismarck
and Heavy elements including Jefferson in pursuit. The second group,
TF Whiskey was ambushed in the rings Laodaemon, destroying the lead Delta
Echo
of Sorrow, but before the fleet could pursue the broken Kafers,
the final group, TF Yankee from Hochbaden arrived, and were dealt with
in a stand up fight ending on January 15th. Aurore was effectively
secured after seven months of siege and Jefferson is stood down for refit.
Meanwhile, Triumphant Destiny returned with TF X-Ray to shore
up Hochbaden and its supply lines. This allowed for divisions in the command
structure to weaken the main Kafer fleet, TF Zulu, and cost them many ships
which would be crucial in the coming months. This battle,
the largest before Beowulf involved 34 vessels on the human side, including
12 fighters, a record for that time.
After Beowulf, CruDiv2 was dissolved, and Jefferson
sent to round out CruDiv1. The Jeffersons story is continued there.
Crew Quality: +4
CruDiv3
The Roosevelt was the flag of Rear Admiral Douglas
Blake, Commander of CruDiv3 during the “Lone Wolf” incursion of early 2301.
The Lone Wolf was a specialised Kafer Improved Alpha with an experimental
crew which had been tasked by Triumphant Destiny to mount a recon in force
of the Terran systems and cause as much disruption as possible. Her first
attack was at Hochbaden, January 2301. The Lone Wolf overwhelmed the French
Aigle
class Frigate Faucon, and destroyed the 3 merchants of convoy HE12.1.
When the French Navy Courier Joyeusse reached Earth with word of
the attack, the US decided to send ships of their own to counter the threat.
This was especially pertinent as one of the merchants the American ship
ACS New York, New York.
Captain Douglas Blake was the junior commander of
CruDiv3 at the time, but his superior, Rear Admiral Pat Yokum was to be
reassigned to the newly built USS Columbia, and so Blake was promoted
O-7 (Rear Admiral) and placed in command of the Division, the youngest
ASF Division Commander this century. The immediate problems facing him
was that he was ordered not to take a sub-ordinate position to the French
or German Divisions hunting the Kafer, and the British were going something
else on their own. The USSF Officer Corps belief in their own superiority
and that of their ships also led to a sense of false superiority over the
other nations. These factors led to conflicts over courses of action, and
the various contingents co-operated poorly.
In April, the human forces had sorted out many of
their problems and had been substantially reinforced. To improve things,
the French had destroyed one of the raiders supply ships in Hochbaden space.
The US had sent the 1st Scout Group, their elite intelligence
gathering grouping consisting of the scoutships Retief, Flandry,and
Falkenberg, backed up the transport Hanford. These ships allowed
the Terran forces to track the Lone Wolf and finally engage her at Beta
Canum, crippling her. Unfortunately French attempts to board her went wrong
when the remaining Kafers set off a self-destruct device, killing over
100 French Marine Commandoes.
Returning to Earth, CruDiv3 was in refit when the
Invasion commenced. Leaving refit in November, they were assigned to show
the flag on the American Arm and protect US interests there.
Crew Quality: +3
CruDiv4
CruDiv4 was retained at Earth as a final reserve
for much of the fighting, until Beowulf. With the immediate threat over,
the US was free to launch forward this grouping into battle. Graham assigned
them to the Britannia Battle Group, from whence they were the Vanguard
of advances into several still hostile star systems up arm.
Crew Quality: +2
CruDiv5
This Division started the Invasion separated. The
Reagan was with the Vogelheim Peacekeeping Forces, while Lincoln was back
at Earth. Reagan was first engaged in combat on the 8th July,
2301 when 3 Kafer Beta class vessels attacked the Vogelheim colony. Captain
Gsell of the Reagan co-ordinated the activities of the 5 ships insystem,
and managed to inflict a shock defeat on the Kafers, destroying one Beta
and damaged the other 2 so badly they withdrew from the system. This caused
problems, as the French and German commanders both wished to mount aggressive
pursuits, while Gsell thought the defence of the colony more important.
Things changed the next month as the French Troisième
Flotte reinforced with British and German Squadrons entered the system
under the command of Vice-Amiral Rochemont. News from Aurore had reached
him and he intended to launch a counterattack on Hochbaden with the aim
of relieving the Terran Forces at Eta Bootis. His attack did not go well
and he was forced to retreat from Hochbaden, the Kafers mounting a pursuit
which was defeated at Vogelheim by the forces of the Peacekeeping force.
Shortly thereafter, the squadron was reinforced
by the remains of the American CruDiv5 and the British Cruiser HMS Trafalgar.
Vogelheim was probed in November, but this was merely a distraction, to
keep the Vogelheim forces tied down during the battles of this period.
The next major action was a major assault by TF
Yankee, which cost the Terrans the Schleswig and the Kafers 3 Epsilons.
This was merely a screening action for an attack by TF Zulu through the
Grosshiddenfaden system, however, the Kafer didn’t know that Rochemont
had shifted his main force to this system and that an Anglo-German Squadron
was operating there, resulting in a major defeat for the Kafers, and a
general advance by the human forces. Following on the heels of Grosshiddenfaden
was a counterattack at Joi, co-ordinated with the remaining Joian Defence
Forces and the recapture of Beta Canum orbit and the landing of troops,
including the Raven Brigade. CruDiv5 was part of the defence group for
the Raven Brigade and their transports, and carried between them the 4th
US Marine Raiders. They stayed at BCV as part of the Beta Canum Defence
Squadron until relieved post-Beowulf.
Currently the Division is in refit at Earth.
Crew Quality: +2 (Lincoln), +3 (Reagan)
Statistics
American John F. Kennedy
class Fast Missile Carrier
Design Date: 2282
First Example Laid Down: 2282
First Example Completed: 2285
Fleets in Service: America
Number in Service: 9
The Kennedy is the current US line of battle vessel. Rated
by the US Military (who adopt functional names like "Fast Missile Carrier"
(Missile Cruiser), "Close Escort" (Escort Frigate) and "Small Attack Ship"
(FS-17A fighter)) as a Fast Missile Carrier, by Britain as a Missile Battlecruiser
and by France as a Missile Cruiser. In essence she is a pure space combat
ship, with a minimal Marine presence (a 27 man platoon is carried, 3x 8
man squads, the platoon sergeant, platoon commander and a communications
specialist), and usually no dedicated interface craft.
This design is, whoever, nearly useless at the more mundane tasks the
USSF has to undertake day to day. She's wasted as a convoy escort or pirate
hunter, and even exposed to danger (as release of her main ordnance is
unlikely, resulting in a knife fight which an illegal has a chance of winning).
Smaller vessels can do the job better. Where she excels is as a long range
hunter-killer, in fact the Kennedy is surely the finest hunter-killer
in any nations arsenal. Unfortunately, she is also called upon to undertake
line of battle duties, where her lack of protection is a serious flaw.
10 Kennedys have been built, one destroyed and 9 are on active
service as of 2301.
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Ship
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Builder
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Commenced
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Launched
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Commissioned
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John F. Kennedy
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2282
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2284
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2285
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George Washington
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2284
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2286
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2287
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Jacob Sanchez
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2286
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2288
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2289
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Thomas Jefferson
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2288
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2290
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2291
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2290
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2292
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2293
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Jane Kostek
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2292
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2294
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2295
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Julia Pemberton
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2293
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2295
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2296
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Ernest White
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2294
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2296
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2297
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Abraham Lincoln
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2296
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2298
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2299
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Ronald Reagan
|
Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2298
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2300
|
2301
|
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(James Kimberly)
|
Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2300
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2302
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2303
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(Colin MacMann)
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Loren Fryer Shipyards, Mars
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2301
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(2303)
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(2304)
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Performance
Warp efficiency:
|
Standard Load |
Unloaded |
| Travel |
4.19 (Move 8) |
4.749 (Move 9) |
| Combat |
4.03 (Move 8) |
4.56 (Move 9) |
Power Plant: 150 MW fusion
Fuel: none
Range: 7.7 light years
Endurance: up to 16 weeks
Mass: 10,927 tons (standard load with external
slings empty, 7,504 tons unloaded)
Cargo Capacity: 3,423 cubic meters
Crew: 99 (20 Bridge, 18 TAC, 24 Engineering,
6 small craft and pilots, 27 troops, 4 medical); Passengers: one (squadron
commander)
Comfort: 0;
Emergency Power: 100 hours
Total Life Support: 100 for 180 days
Cost: MLv232.21, exclusive of small craft
or ordnance (Standard Loadout costs MLv341.4)
Ship Status Sheet
Move: 8 (9 unloaded)
Screens: 0
Radiated Signature: 4(7)
Radial Reflected: 6
Lateral Reflected: 8
Target Computers: +2;
Radial Profile: 0
Lateral Profile: +2
Armour: 0
Hull hits: 59
Power Plant Hits: 100
Active: 15
Passive: 10
Manoeuvrability: 3
Other: 2 External Magnetic Slings
Weapons
10 x1+1 lasers in masked turrets with UTES (4x1234,
4x1678, 1x3456, 1x4567)
Ordnance Load
20 SIM-14 missiles in 4 bays, 4 missile communicator
2 external slings with HD-5 drones (these slings
may alternatively carry a FS-17A fighter each, a lander each or a missile
pack with 3 missiles each.), one (or two) dedicated communicator(s)
Sensors and Electronics:
Spherical Active-15
Spherical Passive-10
Navigation Radar
DSS
Gravitational
Crew Hits:
Bridge: Captain, Navigator, Helm, 3 Engineer, 2 Communications, 2 Computer
TAC: 10 Fire Control, 4 Remote Pilot (Missiles), 2 Remote Pilot (Drone)/
Flight Control, Active Operator, Passive Operator
Damage Control: 12
American Hyde Dynamics
SIM-14 Missile
Design Date: 2279
First Example Laid Down: 2279
First Example Completed: 2280
Fleets in Service: America
Number in Service: 828
The SIM-14 is the current missile of the ASF. Although expensive, the
SIM-14 has been produced in large numbers, and every US warship is safe
in the knowledge that an entire ordnance reload is held for them at Earth,
something no other major nation can boast. During the Kafer War, it was
fortunate that Jefferson has both her reload, and Sanchez’s to draw on,
allowing her to sustain an extremely high tempo of operations.
Combat Performance Data
Movement: 7
Radiated Signature: 1
Radial Reflected Signature: 1
Lateral Reflected Signature: 1
Radial Target Profile: -4
Lateral Target Profile: -4
Hull Hits: 1/1/1
Power Plant Hits: 1/1
Armament: one 10x2 detonation laser
Active Sensors: none
Passive Sensors: 8 Forward Looking (Folding)
Design Characteristics
Warp Efficiency: 3.4
Power Plant: 0.07 MW Fuel Cell
Fuel: 0.189 tons, sufficient for 8 hours
of operation
Mass: 10.4 tons
Length: 14 meters
Diameter: 1 meter
Price: MLv10.97
Bay Volume/Mass: 14 cubic meters
American Hyde Dynamics Model 5 “Scout” Drone
Design Date: 2288
First Example Laid Down: 2288
First Example Completed: 2289
Fleets in Service: America
Number in Service: 40
The Scout is deployed on most large ASF ships to provide forward reconnaissance
and target solutions way forward of that which the ship can get for itself.
ASF practice differs from many other in that each ship is assigned drones
permanently rather than on a “per mission” basis.
Combat Performance Data
Movement: 9
Radiated Signature: 4
Radial Reflected Signature: 5
Lateral Reflected Signature: 7
Radial Target Profile: -3
Lateral Target Profile: -2
Hull Hits: 1/1/1
Power Plant Hits: 10/2
Armament: none
Active Sensors: 13 Spherical
Passive Sensors: 10 (Folding)
Design Characteristics
Warp Efficiency: 4.63
Power Plant: 10MW MHD Turbine
Fuel: 60 tons, sufficient for 10 hours of
operation
Mass: 270 tons
Length: 10 meters
Diameter: 6 meters
Price: MLv61
Bay Volume/Mass: As vehicle, 1,680 cubic
meters/ 336 tons of hangar required for fast launch
Star Cruiser Scenarios
TBC
Technical Notes
The problem is, the Kennedy is actually a
slightly broken design as stands. The above statistics are based on the
Kennedy as presented in the Naval Architects Manual, with all the mistakes
corrected.
Sources
2300AD Boxed Set
Star Cruiser
Invasion