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        CAPITAL CLASS STARSHIPS
 

    TECHNOLOGICAL OVERVIEW:

    Capital class stands for a FTL capable starship, whose mass exceeds 1000 tons. All capital class ships have at least two primary propulsion systems: a dilithium-powered hyperdrive system for Faster-Than-Light travel, a fusion powered ion drive and/or traditional hydrogen rocket thrusters. All capital class starships have a inertia dampening field, which allows acceleration rates up to 800 thousand G:s. Many of them have advanced air and water recycling systems that allow ships to travel unsupplied for up to five years time.
 

    United Nations Space Forces (UNSF)

    There are two major ship-building companies that have been involved in building ships for United Nations: Microspace Corporation and Hex-Optimum Inc. Hex-Optimum was the major one all the way until 2198, when UNSF's infamous flagship NCC Exquisite and it's sister ship NCC Excruciator destroyed each other under strange circumstances.
 
 


NCC Heavy Cruiser - Exquisite class

Length 1850 meters 
Width 380 meters
Mass up to 600 metric kilotons
Manufactured by Hex-Optimum Inc. in 2196
Carries 30 starfighters
Twenty particle turrets, high-energy plasma gun
Drive systems include 1 x Hex-Optimum W.O.P. hyperdrive, 
4 x plasma-ion thrusters and 4 x hydrogen rockets

Typical role: Super-heavy attack craft or command vessel
 

UNSF doesn't use Hex-Optimum ships anymore, since they're proven to be extremely unreliable and very, very expensive. MicroSpace design proved to be a more robust and affordable solution during the Dilithium war. Thus no ships exist today that could match NCC Exquisite's performance.
 


Container transport, Luxemburg class

Length 500 meters 
Width 80 meters
Mass up to 100 metric kilotons
Manufactured by MicroSpace corporation in 2198
Weapons none, can be retro-fitted with up to three gun turrets
Drive systems include 1 x MicroSpace TransitX hyperdrive, 
2 x plasma-ion thrusters and 2 x hydrogen rockets

Typical role: heavy long-range cargo freighter or assault transporter
 


 

Light carrier - Genova class

Length 450 meters 
Width 70 meters
Mass up to 20 metric kilotons
Manufactured by MicroSpace corporation in 2199
Carries 12 starfighters
Two plasma-gun turrets, one photon torpedo launcher
Drive systems include 1 x MicroSpace TransitX hyperdrive, 
2 x plasma-ion thrusters and 2 x hydrogen rockets

Typical role: Light carrier or front-line assault craft
 


 

Dreadnought - Stirling class

Length 1150 meters 
Width 250 meters
Mass up to 300 metric kilotons
Manufactured by MicroSpace corporation in 2198
Carries 24 starfighters
Eight plasma-gun turrets, four photon torpedo launchers
Drive systems include 1 x MicroSpace TransitX hyperdrive, 
4 x plasma-ion thrusters and 4 x hydrogen rockets

Typical role: Heavy carrier or fleet command vessel
 


 

     Soviet States of Mezen (SSM)

    Unlike UNSF the SSM has no rivaling companies in terms of ship-building. All ships are manufactured under strict govermental control. Altough SSM ship designs lack some of the performance of their UNSF counterparts they're extremely durable and cheap to build. SSM Supercarrier is the heaviest starship to date.
 
 
 


Light Cruiser - Molotov class

Length 410 meters 
Width 40 meters
Mass up to 3 metric kilotons
Two plasma-gun turrets, one turbo laser 
Drive systems include 1 x Rybjev Mark V hyperdrive and
one hydrogen fueled rocket thruster

Typical role: front-line assault craft
 


 

Medium Cruiser - Stalin class

Length 600 meters 
Width 80 meters
Mass up to 80 metric kilotons
Four plasma-gun turrets, two turbo lasers 
Drive systems include 1 x Rybjev Mark VII hyperdrive and
two hydrogen fueled rocket thrusters

Typical role: medium assault craft and escort cruiser
 


 

Supercarrier - Moscow class

Length 1500 meters 
Width 350 meters
Mass up to 500 metric kilotons
Carries up to 45 starfighters 
Six plasma-gun turrets, two turbo lasers
Drive systems include 1 x Rybjev Mark IV hyperdrive and
six hydrogen fueled rocket thrusters

Typical role: super-heavy carrier and command vessel