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Overview The Al'kesh-Class, like most Goa'uld ships, is pyramid-shaped in design. Two large wings extend from the base, which curve into the cockpit at the head of the vessel. The Al'kesh is capable of sublight travel by means of four engine nacelles on the rear of the craft, as well as a hyperdrive for interstellar travel. The engine controls use the typical Goa'uld crystals. The bridge of the Al'kesh has a control station and two pilot chairs, one with a spherical control interface. The Al'kesh is equipped with two Staff cannons mounted on a pivoting turret on the ventral side. It can also drop plasma charges from the same side, which are powerful enough to penetrate and collapse Tok'ra tunnels. Its weapons are superior to that of a Udajeet, and it is shielded, falling behind only in maneuverability. The effectiveness of the shields is debatable however, since even a couple of shoulder fired missiles are capable of destroying them. Much more impressive is that they possess a cloaking device. It is commonly used to take out ground defenses, occasionally supported by Udajeets serving as a fighter screen. The cargo bay is sufficient to store several tons when configured strictly to cargo. The ships are capable of transporting loads via a suspended sling over the surface of a planet, and some have been adapted to tow vessels in space. Most however have been converted to full-time cargo ships in their own right, with the bomb bay doors removed and in some cases the main guns removed as well. The main user of the Al'Kesh-Class is the Lucian Alliance; In fact, they claim the design as their own, and that anyone caught using them has stolen property that they have a right to recover by whatever means necessary. This claim in their minds justifies boarding an Al'Kesh anywhere and seizing her; The UGC (Tau'ri) flatly denies this claim, awarding it to the Goa'uld System Lords, since the class predates the formation of the alliance by several decades at least. To double down on the denial, the UGC has claimed the design THEIR own, since the last of the System Lords made a standing truce (almost a surrender) over a decade ago, and thus all assets of the System Lords are the property of the UGC. The Council then took a very practical view of the matter, declaring that anyone who possessed an Al'Kesh at the time and registered her with the Council (via the Patrol) could retain possession of the ship, and that any boardings or attempted boardings of a registered Al'Kesh would be treated as piracy. The Lucian's claim of a right to recover property by reasonable force is true, and the Council accepted that; But, in the Council's ruling, the rejection of the alliance's claim to the ships made the boardings illegal anyways, adding to it the claim of rightful ownership made such attempts a crime against the UGC, allowing the Spacy and Patrol to act accordingly; The Lucians haven't forgotten this "theft," and neither has the UGC. Powerplant: The Al'kesh is powered by a mid-range Naquadah reactor. Thrust Systems: The ships use standard traction drive based sublight engines giving them a top potential speed of 75% of light speed. They use Goa'uld based hyperdrive, giving them a potential 10 times the speed of light. The Naquadah alloy tanks can hold enough fuel to run the ships for about 20 years at maximum speed, which is about 10 times their consumables under nominal circumstances. Weapons Systems: A standard Al'kesh is armed with twin ventral staff cannons, plasma torpedoes, shields, and ominously a cloaking device. Those built as bombers will typically carry about 200 plasma torpedoes, those fitted out as cargo ships will usually only carry two dozen at most. Current Status: As already discussed, the UGC claims the Al'kesh as their property, the Lucian Alliance claims it as theirs. The Galactiques acknowledge hulls already in Alliance control would remain in their hands as well as hulls they build themselves, but they do not acknowledge the Alliance's claim to ownership of the design. The matter is likely to boil over into a confrontation eventually. Ships without cloaking systems are used by many groups around the UGC for light-medium duty freight and by various law enforcement agencies; Customs enforcement agencies are permitted to use cloaked versions for intercepting illegal arms and drug shipments. Name: Al'kesh-Class. Model Type: Multi-Purpose Ship. Crew: Minimum: 2. Standard: 12. Passenger: 50 troops or 20 paying passengers. Up to 200 refugees could be carried in an emergency. M.D.C By Location: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuselage- Cockpit- Engine- | 250 100 100 each | Laser Cannons (2) Sheilds- | 80 each 100 each | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Driving on the Ground: Not Possible. In-System: 502 million mph tops. Atmospheric Propulsion: Mach 10. Maximum Range: 5 years (based on time, not distance). Length: 115 feet. Height: 49 feet. Span: 250 feet. | Weight: 0.2 tons (181.4 kg) unloaded. Power Systems: "Al'Kesh Propulsion System." The Goa'uld never gave the powerplant a designator or anything of that nature. Output: 6300 KWH; Lifespan: 5 years. Cargo: 12 tons. Cost and Availability: 1 million credit; It takes an average factory 2 weeks to build 1 ships. Black Market Cost and Availability: One tenth to one hundred times as much, depending on circumstances. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. Twin Forward Staff Cannons: Larger, more powerful version of the Ma'Tok Staff weapon. These are permanently mounted ventral weapons. MD: 3D10. Range: 20 miles (double in space) Rate of Fire: Per pilots attacks per melee. Payload: Effectively Unlimited. | Optional Missiles/Bombs: Early versions were reengineered to serve as bombers, and the craft still excels in this capacity. Purpose: Bombing. Damage and Range: Varies by type used. Rate Of Fire: Volleys of any combination; Four attacks per melee. Payload: 1,000 MRM's or 200 LRM's. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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