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| Planet Carbonarra, Sentinel World. | Planet Carbonarra, Sentinel World. | ||||
VEROCHA typically operate in pairs, whether assigned to a battle fleet or independently; As part of a battle fleet, they serve as a screening force against fighters and attack shuttles; Independently, they are typically used to ferry attack shuttles and/or fighters to the theater, then supply fire support for the assault. The VEROCHA-Class was first developed by the Carbonnarans during the Unification Wars by Sullian Industries of Carbonnara, which was a front for REF Intelligence; The Carbonnaran Government sank BILLIONS to develop and build the first 5 of the ships, but before the fifth was built, they were stolen by Pro-Unificationsists Carbonarans. This led to the Carbonnaran request for a cease-fire, and in turn the Carbonarans to join the IPA. (The Unificationsists were NOT an REF front, but the REF allowed the Carbonarans to think so until after the talks were concluded.) Since then, this class has remained in service; As of 2412 the VEROCHA-Class completely took over the IKAZUCHI-Class duties, with the last one in service decommissioned and transferred to the Historic Ships Fleet. Blocks: This list is limited to major changes 01. The first 4 of the class; Armed with T'sentraedi style energy turrets, including 20 heavy energy beams mounted three to a turret with 4 turrets to a belt (3 belts forward 2 aft). 02. The second block off the class. The turrets were re-arranged into belts of 3, with an additional belt added aft. This configuration remains in service today. 12. Replacment of T'sentraedi energy weapons with rail launchers (L-22's in the main turrets, L-15's in anti-fighter batteries, and L-02's for point defense and anti-missile batteries). 13. Hulls were lengthened by 70 feet by the addition of 6 frames to increase the main magazine. 21. Final removal of all missile launchers and conversion to fighter bays; The fighters are now vertically launched and usually vertically recovered, but parasite hooks (modified Canadarms) can be used in emergency situations. The original fighter launch/hanger bays were sealed at this point. 23. This block was developed as dedicated fighter carriers, with the main rail launcher turrets removed entirely and the magazine space converted to increased fighter capacity. This block was discontinued after 200 ships due to the results of The Battle Of Undarie. 24. Dedicated jeep carriers; No fighter recovery capabilities were included, increasing capacity by 10%. Fighters from box carriers are transferred over and prepped for integration to the fleet, and as such the #2 fighter launch doors were re-installed. This block was discontinued due to the results of The Battle Of Undarie. 31. Replaced half of the L-08 micro missile turrets with T'sentraedi light energy turrets as a result of The Battle Of Undarie. 69. The ships were reconfigured for full coed crew capabilities; Before this, the crew berthing had to be re-arranged for male/female ratios from time to time. With this block, quasi-portable partitions were developed to allows the berthing to be bifurcated as needed to accommodate crew needs; Additionally, ship's heads can be swapped around as needed with only a few hours labor. Numbers: The simple fact is nobody's actually sure how many of these ships actually exist now; As of 2482, the UGC lost even the ability to track the numbers effectively. As a result the UGC chose to change the requirements, dictating that every fleet would have not less than 100 and not more than ships at all times, with not less than one third battle ready ("Kara thun") at any time. The best assessment of the fleet indicates that there are around 1 millions ships. Name: REF VEROCHA-Class Frigate/Fleet Carrier Model Type: Frigate and Jeep Carrier (a designation that will be switched with the IKAZUCHI-Class eventually). Crew: 2,000 Passengers: Roughly 2,000, mostly Marines. MDC By Location: | |||||
| Main Hull- Bridge- External Hatches (about 150)- | 10,000,000 10,000 150 each | Internal Hatches (up to 10,000)- Fighter Hanger Doors (2)- Thrusters (10)- | 100 each 500 each 10,000 | ||
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| Spacefold: Equipped. FTL: Factor 10. Cruising Speed: Mach 10. In Atmosphere: Not possible; Will crash, essentially rendering the planet uninhabitable. Clearance: 1,100 feet. Beam: 500 feet. Length: 6500 feet. Weight: 60 million tons. Cargo: 5,000 tons. | Power Systems: Primary: MARS-72,000 (Anti-Matter); Lifespan: 200 years. Secondary: Solar Sails; Lifespan: Unlimited, but can not achieve FTL; Used for station keeping in system. Tertiary: Emergency Batteries 20,000; Lifespan: 1 million hours on emergency power status. Cost and Availability: 100 million credits; Extremely rare. Black Market: 600 million credits; Only one is known to have made it to the black market, into the hands of T'sentraedi malconts. Knockoffs appear from time to time, especially in the hands of Fehran malconts. | ||||
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| 1. L-02 Rail Launchers (50): Quad mounted on retractable turrets as point defense and anti-missile defenses. Fed by unlinked belts on both sides of the system, strictly radar controlled. Designed for Micro-Missiles. Purpose: Point and anti-missile defense. Damage and Range: Varies by type used. Rate Of Fire: Six attacks per melee. Payload: 500,000 Micro Missiles. Bonus: Triples normal range it and adds +3 to strike. 2. L-15b Rail Launchers (50): This self propelled rail launcher system consists of a semi automatic weapon system. The Type 15b system is fed from an unlinked belt. The system is radar controlled. Designed for SRM's. Purpose: Anti-ship/Bombardment. Damage and Range: Varies by type used. Rate Of Fire: Three attacks per melee. Payload: 10,000 SRM's. Bonus: Quadruples the normal range of the missile and adds +3 to strike. 3. L-22 Rail Launchers (72): Four of these launchers are mounted in each of the ship's 18 turrets as the ship's main weapons. It is radar controlled, manually commanded, and can be supported by off-site radar designators. Designed for MRM's. Purpose: Heavy Assault. Damage and Range: Varies by type used. Rate Of Fire: Once per melee. Payload: 7,200 MRM's (100 per launcher. Bonus: Triples the normal range of the missile and adds +3 to strike. | 4. Defensive Laser Batteries (100): Each vessel has at least 50 defensive laser batteries for anti-missile and meteorite defense. MD: 5D6 per blast. Rate of Fire: Per gunners attacks per melee plus bonuses (generally 4 or 5 per melee). Range: 500 feet. Payload: Unlimited. 5. Ships, Fighters, Power Armor, and Robots: A long tube through the center of the main hull, reaching from bow to stern, works like a gigantic rail-gun to either launch or recover Space Fighters, Guardian Fighters, and Veritech Fighters. As a fighter approaches the stern, electromagnets "reel" it in, then decelerate the craft, or re-launch it (if there is a danger). The same electromagnets also launch fighters out the bow in groups of 5 at around 30 seconds between them, at up to 10 g's (pilots don't feel it so badly, due to weightlessness and compensators). Additionally, Destroids and Shuttles can be launched in this fashion. With the advent of Block 21, the launch and recovery tube remained in place but is now rarely used for the ship's own fighter compliment for recovery as it was discovered that recovery of fighters that could land on their own was best done through large recovery bays and now are mostly for visiting/arriving craft and damaged fighters. Shuttles- As many as 1,000 Space, Guardian, and Veritech Fighters- As many as 1 MILLION, though normally about 2/3 will be Space Fighters, 1/4 Guardians, and the remainder Veritechs. Aerial Fighters and attackers may also be carried. Destroids- As many as 100,000 Standard Hovertanks and other hover vehicles- As many as 5,000 Veritech Hovertanks- Up to 2,000. | ||||
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