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| Valley Forward - Geography Direction Class Light Carrier |
| Designed by: Menderes Space Systems |
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7,000-ton Hull (Flattened Sphere) - Streamlined
AC: 17 (9 vs. Meson Guns) AR: 6 (TL-15) SI: 400 Initiative: 2
Starship Size: Large Cost: 3,117.479 MCr (3,896.849 MCr without discount)
Model/7 Computer Avionics: Less than 10,000-ton Sensors: System Wide Communications: Extreme Range (Maser)
Cargo: 114.2-tons
Annual Maintenance = 311.748 KCr (155.874 KCr if routinely maintained)
Routine Maintenance = 77.937 KCr/Month (779.37 KCr per year) |
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Jump-4 (enough fuel for 1x Jump-4)
Acceleration: 2-G Agility: 2
Power Plant: TL-15 Fusion (680 EP output, enough fuel for 4 weeks)
Fuel Scoops, Fuel Purification Plant (TL-15, 5hrs per 2,800 tons of fuel)
Atmospheric Speeds: NOE = 1,175kph Cruising = 3,525kph Maximum = 4,700kph |
Active Defenses: |
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Nuclear Dampers USP:6
Meson Screens USP:6
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Weapons: |
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30x Triple Beam Laser Turret TL-15, +4 To Hit, 4d8 (20/x1), Range: 30,000km
20x Triple Sandcaster Turret TL-15, +5 AC, Ammo: 600 sand canisters
4x 50-ton Nuclear Missile Bay TL-15, +9 To Hit, 9d6 (17/x2), Range: 90,000km
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Ship's Vehicles: |
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16x 30-ton small craft (External Dock - Unstreamlined)
8x 40-ton small craft (External Dock - Unstreamlined)
2x 10-ton small craft (Internal Hangar)
1x maintenance shop (20 Mechanics)
Launch facilities for 1 Craft per turn |
Accomodations & Fittings: |
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102x Double Occupancy Stateroom (204 People)
12x Emergency Low Berth (48 People)
1x Engineering Shop (20 Engineers)
2x Sickbay (4 Patients)
2x Autodoc
30x Airlocks
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Crew Details: |
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7x Command Officers, 3x Command Crew
1x Flight Officers, 26x Flight Crew
1x Gunnery Officers, 66x Gunnery Crew
2x Engineering Officers, 11x Engineering Crew
1x Medical Officers, 1x Medical Crew
1x Marine Officers, 42x Marines
34x Service Crew |
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Description: |
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The Geography Direction class light carriers are designed for anti-corsair duties, and system protection duties. The fighter complement is weighted towards space superiority fighters, with less than half as many heavy fighters. The class has proven itself in duty versus multiple smaller ships, but ships of this class rarely see duty in the line of battle, as their defenses will not hold versus cruiser and battleship main weapons.
However, the Geography Direction class were never intended to replace the State Colour class carriers, but instead give the Star Legion the ability to deploy smaller numbers of fighters, when the threat is less grave.
The Valley Forward is an older example of the class, with certain systems recently replaced with superior TL-15 models. It is currently serving outside the Julian Protectorate, in the Gelath sector, as part of a small squadron involved in anti-corsair, commerce protection (ACCP) duty for the Lorean Hegemony. The Gelath sector's importance is due to the trade route through to the K'Kree's Two Thousand Worlds, which is occaisonally attacked by Vargr corsairs determined to make a name for themselves, whilst taking the rich booty of the vegetarians' trade with the Lorean Hegemony. |
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