UCG District Federal (Presidents Point) Flag. | President's Point-Class Space Station. | UCG District Federal (Presidents Point) Flag. |
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UCG District Federal (Presidents Point) with Nanotube 'Whip' Extended. |
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The President's Point-Class Space Station are converted FULBTZS-BERRENTZS-Class (T'sentraedi command base, such as DOLZA had); The conversions include making them compatible for mićronne use, adding a permanent spin of 1 RPM to generate artificial gravity without the use of grav pods (saving billions of credit per day in operational costs), and the addition of a nanotube 'whip' from the aft (formerly the ventral side); At the end of the whip is a TOU REDIR-Class Salan Scout. The whip is in fact an anchor; other ships clamp onto the line to hold their position relative to the station. For safety reasons the whip also twists, at the same rate as the station and in the opposite direction, so that it remains still relative to the planet- That means pilots only have to calculate speed and direction as they approach, and don't have to additionally factor in yaw.Overall, the FULBTZS-BERRENTZS-Class are a sustaining disappointment to the UGC; They are so big that basic maintenance is far too costly to consider, too big to even scrap, and too dangerous to leave lying around; However the President's Point-Class is helping to mitigate the situation. There are currently three on-line; One over Jove, Terra, one over Fantoma/Tirol, Valivarre, and the Third over Optera (New Paraxia), Tzuptum.The President's Point-Class are somewhat light on defenses considering their size and importance, but that's because they can fold away in minutes if a legitimate threat presents. The operators and staff aren't terribly worried about that; They're more worried about terrorism, and in this they're deathy right; A single suicide bomber could, at least in theory, blow out an entire sector of the station, killing many (either by the shrapnel, overpressure wave, or by vacuum exposure), injuring many times that, and worse disrupting the station, making the business of governance difficult or impossible. Targeting the spacefold drives would amplify this many times, as the station then couldn't "just fold away" in the face of a threat. That is why there is a yearly Security Crisis Drill in the month of August, just before the members of the Joint Council return home (in fact their departure is part of the drill- evacuation). Each year's drill is different, drawn from a lottery of types of threats and locations (though "suicide bomb" or "car bomb" are the most common, and areas to which non-staff have access most common for location). The entire gamut of potential ramifications are drilled, including initial response, recovery, non-essential staff evacuation, recovery, and repairs and cleanup. Actual blood (from slaughterhouses) are used in the drill, as is real (spoiled) meat (during the recovery phase). The station's commander (an admiral grade post) has to lead their people in all phases, including simulating a return to previous orbit (they actually change orbits for the drill). Security aboard the stations is quite obvious, and also not so obvious; This is one of the few places in the UGC where one really CAN find a cop on every corner, and private security is everywhere (many of them in plain clothes), recording even meals at eateries. It's so overbearing, in fact, that most people quite the station after only 6 months, even though this usually means they get NOTHING in terms of pay.Ship Type: Long Duration Space Habitation/Office VesselCrew (not including connected ships): 1.2 million totalMilitry Crew: 2,2000Civilian Crew/Scientists: 25,500Police/Civil Defense: 15,000MDC By Location: |
* Hull Small Airlocks/Access Hatches (200) Main Airlock Outer Hull (per 40ft area) Bulkheads (per 20ft) External Engineering/Sensor Spokes (8) Lower Sensor Spoke | 60,000 250 each 1,000 120 40 2,000 each 1,200
| Exterior Central Line Pods (2) Exterior Rear Pods (2) Connection Joint/Engineering Section **Main Engines/Power Plant (2) ** Auxiliary Engines (4) *** Pin Point Barriers (4) | 6,750 each 10,000 each 8,500 12,500 each 6,000 each 5,000 each |
Notes:* Depleting the MDC of the hull will essentially destroy the vessel. All internal systems will shut down, including life support and internal gravity. The colony ship itself will be an unsalvageable floating wreck, and any surviving colonists must be rescued quickly or will die from asphyxiation as the remaining atmosphere drains into space.** Depleting the MDC of the main engines will force the ship to rely on its auxiliary engines. Depleting the MDC of the main engines AND auxiliary engines will leave the colony ship adrift in space. If in an atmosphere, the colony ship will crash (destruction of the main engines will render the antigravity system useless due to loss of power).*** The Pinpoint Barriers regenerate at a rate of 1,250 MD per second (2,500 MD per melee round). If destroyed, a barrier will completely regenerate within four seconds (2 melee rounds).Speed and Statistical Data: |
Speed (sublight): 0.16 speed of light (25,600 miles per second). Speed (Auxiliary Drives): Mach 3. Space Fold: Equipped. Planet Bound: Designed to land in a planetary ocean when necessary but not designed to maneuver in an atmosphere. The Einstein-Class is NOT designed to land on the ground. If it does so the landing will inflict 3D6 times 1000 MD damage to the main body of the spacecraft (the lower sensor spoke will be automatically destroyed). Maximum Range: Unlimited (estimated 30 year life span). Hull Length: 4 101 feet 1/2 inch (XXm). | Hull Clearance: 4 921 feet 04 inch (XXm). Length (connector/engineering section): 215 m. Weight: Approximately 5.5 billion tons standard. Power System: ORTEC/General Galaxy Main Reactor. Fold System: ORTEC/Shinnakasu/General Galaxy Advanced Fold System Cluster. Sublight Drive: ORTEC/Centinel Impulse Drive Cluster. Gravity Control System: Internal. Auxiliary Engine: Shinnakasu/Shinsei Industries/Agar Nuclear Pulse Rocket Motor Cluster. |
Weapons Systems: |
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1. Pinpoint Barrier Defense System: Originally developed by researchers onboard the SDF-01 MACROSS during the First Robotech War, the Pinpoint Barrier System is a standard defense system on board all UN Spacy starships and colony vessels, including the Einstein colony ships. The system generates four small disc-shaped force fields that can be positioned anywhere along the ship to deflect missiles, energy beams or projectiles. Each pinpoint barrier is about 200 ft (61 m) in length and can absorb up to 5,000 MD in damage, which then regenerates within four seconds (2 melee rounds). The barriers can also be layered on top of each other to generate a field which provides 20,000 MDC and can even deflect heavy particle beams (usually).The four barriers are controlled by operators in the command tower of the carrier. These operators are instructed to defend (1) any breaks or weaknesses in the main hull, (2) the engineering section/battle carrier docking section, and (3) the main and auxiliary engines, in that order. The operators primarily concentrate on defending the ship against larger spacecraft and leave defense against attacking Mecha to the VF pilots from the battle carrier. Purpose: Defense (the pinpoint barrier system cannot be used as a weapon). Range: Up to 300 feet (91.5 m) from the surface of the vessel. MDC: Can sustain up to 5,000 MD per round. Regenerates at a rate of 2,500 MD per melee round. Radius: 200 ft (61 m). Attacks Per Melee: Can move from one end of the vessel to the other in less than a single round. Trained operators can attempt to block attacks up to 8 times per melee (counts as a parry) and are at +7 to block. Untrained characters can parry up to their number of hand-to-hand attacks with their normal parry bonuses only. Payload: Nearly inexhaustible. Will work as long as system is functional (see below) and engines are intact. If main engines are destroyed, the barrier will loose power and not function. Note: If all four barriers are grouped in a single spot they can deflect a heavy particle beam attack, such as the one generated by the Macross Cannon and T'sentraedi command Warships. However, the beam will completely destroy all four barriers and put incredible strain on the pinpoint barrier system, to the point where it may short out. After deflecting an energy beam, roll percentile dice on the table below to determine additional effects/damage.01-15: Lucked out, system will be operational in 1D6 hours.16-30: Minor damage, system will require 4D6 hours to repair.31-45: Major damage, system will require 2D6 times 10 hours to repair (yes, DAYS of work).46-60: Completely destroyed! System can be rebuilt, but will require new parts and 2D6 DAYS of work to replace.61-75: Major damage, system will require 2D6 times 10 hours to repair.76-90: Minor damage, system will require 4D6 hours to repair.91-95: Lucked out, system will be operational in 1D6 hours.96-00: It's a miracle! Trivial damage only, system will be operational again in only 4D6 melee rounds! | 2. Automated Missile Battery (02): 02 of these batteries are on each vessel, on dorsal and one ventral. Missile Type: Any MRM or LRM Purpose: Anti-Ship Defense. MD and Range: Varies by type used. Rate of Fire: Twice per melee. Payload: Up to 1,000.
3. Defensive Laser Batteries (20): Each vessel has 20 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.
4. Ships, Fighters, Power Armor, and Robots: The various landing bays of the President's Point-Class have enough room and resources to adequately support up to 200 squadrons of VFs, hundreds of shuttles, and even a dozen or so full NUPETIET VERGNITZS-Class Fleet Command Ship internally; However, the typical compliment, based on President's Point herself is a couple squadrons of VT's, 'several' shuttles, and a couple of frigates at any given time. Additionally, the anchor whip can hold up to 2,000 standard Warships.
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Features: |
- Long Range Radar: The forward radar array can track and identify up to 10,000 craft simultaneously and has a 5,000 mile range. The radar has a full 180 degrees times 180 degrees times 180 degrees sphere of coverage.
- Scanning Search Radar: The ship has a second scanning radar, with a 90 degrees cone of coverage at 150,000 miles range. This is ussually used to extensively scan a given point.
- Data Recorder: Records from the HUD. 5,000 hours of recording available.
- Full range optic sensory suite: Infrared, ultra violet, Magnification, night sight, color filters, thermal imager. Range is about 200 miles for MOST sensors.
- Bridge Display: Displays maps, radar, targeting information, and any OTHER information the OOD/Captain wants directly in front of them.
| - Auto-Pilot: The ship is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot intended to reduce helmsman fatigue. The auto-pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the helmsman and OOD when the ship is near a waypoint (turn), and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near her as well as take corrective (or evasive) action up to 15 degrees of assigned course or 2% of assigned speed. The auto-pilot was designed with long intra-system space journeys in mind.
- Space Fold System: For FTL propulsion, the ship is equipped with a Fold System Cluster, capable of propelling her through hyperspace independently of another vessel. The range of the fold drive is theoretically unlimited except by the life expectancy of the spacecraft.
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President's Point-Class Combat Profile:- 2,000 attacks per melee; However, all of them are restricted to strikes against targets within the range of laser and missile batteries, and are usually against fighters.
- +8 Strike.
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