ORION (D) CLASS BATTLESHIP STATS

Version 1.0 - Wednesday, April 14, 2004

BACKGROUND

The Orion-Class Battleship is the most powerful starship class to ever be developed. It was designed as a vessel that could strike fear into the hearts of enemy forces and as an insurmountable force on the battlefield. When it was first deployed in the early 2060s, it was recognized as the flagship vessel of the entire NDI Spacy and wherever it appeared, enemy forces were sent into a state of disarray. Entire enemy fleets directed their full assaults against the first ship of its class, the Uriel, and were summarily cut down by the battleship's awesome array of weapons systems. Assigned to former Grand Admiral (and current Strategic Military Director) Kage Xeraux, the Uriel became the most well-known, respected, and simultaneously feared warship to ever exist.

There are three other Orion classes that have been produced and have largely remained in hiding with the elite 20th and 21st numbered fleets. Along with their sister ship, Uriel, they have undergone extreme modifications to their current form, thus earning the designation Orion D.

RPG STATS

SPEEDS:

Speed(sub light): 0.99c (Can accelerate from motionlessness to this speed in less than fifteen seconds).
Speed (hyperpulse): ~96,554c (highest tested speed for the Hyperpulse drive, though maximum speeds may exceed 120,000c)
Speed(Auxiliary Drives): 0.46c
Space Fold: Range Unlimited. The inter-phased fold drive can propel the ship at speeds exceeding 50 million times the speed of light.
Planet bound: Can land if necessary but not designed to maneuver in an atmosphere. Can only land in a body of water (does not have landing gear).
Maximum Range: Unlimited (estimated 20 year life span, which can be extended with regular maintenance and overhauls)

STATISTICAL DATA:

Length: 28.85 km
Width: 17.65 km
Height: 14.52 km

Propulsion systems:

• Main power system: 3 x Argus Macrotechnologies Naraku Series ZPF Hyperspace Taps. The power plants can deliver a near infinite source of energy.
• Secondary power system: Argus Macrotechnologies Victory II Series Quantum Singularity Generators (1800).
• Primary Thrusters (1800): Genesis Propulsion Systems Hrodian Series Gravimetric Drives.
• Maneuvering (Secondary) Thrusters (1860): Genesis Propulsion Systems Eteria Series ion impulse engines.
• Anti-gravity System (10): Anti-Gravity Propulsion System
• Space Fold: Vaishan Type XIIb Wormhole Generator. Can create multiple wormholes of varying types to travel to a destination instantly. Can also create wormholes for friendly forces to enter.
• Hyperpulse Drive: Genesis Propulsion Systems/Argus Millitech Kalmedia Type A Hyperpulse Drive.

 

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. MEGA STELLAR CONVERTER CANNON (1): The Orion-D's principal weapons system is a overhauled, powered-up version of the traditional stellar converter cannon, which uses a near-perfect energy-to-mass conversion system to generate a plasma beam so incredibly powerful that it can completely obliterate planets. This upgraded version of the stellar converter is more powerful than the original stellar converter by a factor of ten orders of magnitude, creating such a destructive blast that entire stars can be wiped out by its full-power blast. While such incredible power is hardly applicable outside of a scorched earth-type policy, the cannon has an alternate 'rapid-fire' mode that allows it to fire once every five seconds, which allows the Orion to bring to bear its full destructive firepower at any time during a conflict and do so however many times is necessary.
   • Primary Purpose: Anti-Warship/Anti-Planet
   • Range: 1 AU (93,000,000 miles)
   • Damage: Destoys everything in its path. Any ship struck by the converter's awesome power is completely obliterated. Against planetary targets, the impact is so incredible that the weapon will penetrate any shield and completely destroy planets, stars, or any other celestial body.
   • Rate of Fire: It takes the Stellar Converter approximately 2 minutes to be raised to full power. However, when not using its full power, the weapon can unleash 1E22 megaton blasts once every five seconds.
   • Payload: Effectively Unlimted. Will function so long as main engines are intact.
2. DRACONIAN WEAPON: One of the most guarded technologies of the Draconian Alliance is a system simply known as the 'Draconian Device.' It is a weapon that taps the energy barrier between universes and brings that energy into our universe. The energy can be made to mainfest in any shape, and it simply appears on the target (it is not a beam) making it hard to dodge. Range for the Dracionian Weapon is not measured in kilometers, but rather parsecs.
   • Primary Purpose: Anti-Warship/Anti-Planet
   • Range: 10 parsecs+
   • Damage: Destroys anything it strikes. Draconian Weapon intrusions are measured in the magnitude of a lower limit of 1E55 megatons but the output can be several orders of magnitude higher.
   • Rate of Fire: One intrusion every minute.
   • Payload: Effectively Unlimted. Will function so long as main engines are intact.
3. TYPE 24 GRAVITON BEAM:  One of the most unconventional and feared weapons in the NDI Spacy’s arsenal is the graviton beam, which is a by-product of tractor and repulsor beam technology in that it uses very powerful, concentrated gravitic waves to exert a devastating push-pull effect on objects. Its effects against enemy starships is simply horrific as entire capital ships have been literally ripped apart and left as twisted, broken husks by the sheer ferocity of this weapons system.  
   • Primary Purpose: Anti-Warship
   • Range: 1 AU+
   • Rate of Fire: Can create a continuous beam for an indefinite period of time.
   • Payload: Effectively Unlimited. Will function so long as main engines are intact.
4. TYPE 25 ENERGY WAVE PROJECTION CANNON (4,500): The Energy Wave Projection Cannon is the premier anti-warship weapon of the Nerimian Defense Initiative and Hushain Empires. Based loosely off hyperspace tap technology, the weapon is capable of generating incredible amounts of destructive energy and releasing it as a destructive blast that has been known to completely vaporize enemy vessels. The low-end of the weapon's power is measured in the mid-gigaton ranges (50-75 gigatons of destructive power) and it's high-end output generates in excess of 1,000 gigatons at peak levels.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Warship
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Orbital Bombardment
   • RANGE: 1 AU+
   • RATE OF FIRE: One shot every five seconds.
5. TYPE 19 GATLING PLASMA CANNONS (6,400): The Type 19 Gatling Plasma Cannon is a new high-power, rapid-fire plasma cannon that operates on the same principles as the tri-focus plasma cannon but is placed in a four-barrel vulcan that fires plasma bolts in very rapid succession. The low-end estimate of the Type 19 plasma cannon's destructive power has been measured as the equivalent of a 25 gigaton fusion weapon. High-end estimates have been placed in the 55-60 gigaton range.
   • Primary Purpose: Anti-Spaceship.
   • Secondary Purpose: Assault.
   • Range: 1 AU+
   • Rate of Fire: 20 shots/second
6. PHOENIX ARMS TRC-1000 PULSE CANNONS (180,000): For last-ditch point defense, the cruiser mounts fast tracking pulse cannon turrets that fire phased energy blasts at an extremely high rate of fire that are effective against all manners of mecha, missile, and other assorted targets. These weapons, however, are not effective against larger targets as they simply lack the sufficient power to deal damage. Low-end estimates for the TRC-1000 pulse cannon's destructive power has been calculated in the 700 gigawatt range. High-end estimates have been placed in the 105-130 terawatt range.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Fighter
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Warship
   • RANGE: 450,000 miles.
   • RATE OF FIRE: 4 pulses per second. 

SYSTEMS OF NOTE:

• ADVANCED DAMAGE CONTROL: As ships of war, the NDI Spacy's warships are designed to maximize their offensive capability while using their defenses to defeat enemy offensive power. However, damage is inevitable, and the only way to prevent massive ship losses to consecutive enemy attacks is to have adequate damage control systems. Unlike previous versions of damage control, where men and women had to go to the site to repair critical damage, Adv. Damage Control systems use automated nanolathing units to patch up holes in the hull and repair vital systems during the heat of battle. One of the more effective defensive countermeasures is a system that deals with internal explosions. The Trapdoor system transports any unwanted energy straight into hyperspace where it can dissipate harmlessly.
• ARMOR: The battleships are heavily armored with highly-advanced Xintium-B heavy armor. The new standard in armor materials, Xintium-B is a lighter weight version of standard Xintium alloy, with more protection per square centimeter than any other known armor material in existence. Xintium-B's molecular structure possesses a unique nuclear force in its atoms that allows it to regenerate even after tremendous damage. The armor is further augmented with Zanarium stealth armor that has moderate protective value, but mainly serves to generate a stealth field around the vessel that renders most active forms of sensors useless against the vessel. The stealth field generated by Zanarium also masks the vessel's presence to scalar wave and quintessence differentialometer type sensors. The overall protective strength of the armor can disperse all energy that strikes it, making the only effective option anti-matter type weapons.
• DAMPER FIELD GENERATOR: A by-product of antigravity (repulsor) technology, the damper field has been heralded as the best defense against scalar electrogravitational pulse weaponry, which are notorious for their ability to destroy ammunition, electronics, and organic life forms. While scalar EM waves penetrate conventional shielding because they can travel wherever gravity can go, the damper field uses a low-power antigravity field that negates the force of gravity and consequently provides an effective shielding system against scalar EM weapons systems.
• DIRECT ELECTRONIC INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLEXING OPERATING SYSTEMS (DEIMOS): The most advanced combat computer suite available to Confederate military forces in the field, DEIMOS is a highly advanecd computer system with near-infinite processing power operating on yoctotronic computer technology. All communications and electronic sensor systems are under the direct control of DEIMOS.

The processing and information load capacity of the DEIMOS system is near infinite, using a combination of high-powered electronic components coupled with psychoactive crystal arrays that allow for incredibly high volumes of data to be processed simultaneously on practically limitless separate and complex tasks (an upper limit has not been theorized). DEIMOS, like its predecessors Oracle and GoldenGate, is completely self-aware within the parameters of its core operation principles. DEIMOS exists solely for the purpose of defending the Nerimian Confederation and all of its citizens and will perform whatever operations are necessary for that task. Because DEIMOS' loyalty rests completely with the Confederation and the NDI, it will never turn against them under any circumstances.

Onboard the ship, DEIMOS manifests itself as an artificially-created female humanoid with distinctive features and personality traits. Holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander, DEIMOS is second only to the ship's commander and his executive officer. DEIMOS oversees all operations of its parent vessel and can instantly access the operational systems of every ship subordinated to it. In this way, the DEIMOS can coordinate the operations of entire squadrons, battle groups, task forces, and even fleets seamlessly and without delay. All information from subordinate ships immediately moves through the Tactical Information Web where to DEIMOS, who translates all data into a form the ship's commander can understand.

• HARD SHIELDS: Hard Shields are reinforced against the ravages of many forms of incidental radiation. Hard shields are distortion shields that warp and bend enemy attacks away from the vessel. The distortion field also prevents teleportation across the barrier it creates, so when the shield is in operation, transphased and other similar weapons are rendered inert. The hard shields when coupled with the zyro shields are often layered together in an array that dissipates and distorts enemy beam weapon attacks to the point that only minute levels radiation will ever reach the outermost layer of armor.
• HIGH ENERGY FOCUS: The High Energy Focus is an engine modification that maximizes the amount of energy that can be unleashed through the warship's beam weapons. This doubles the effective range of all beam weapons, and doubles the damage they can do at their normal range due to the higher influx of energy.
• HYPERPULSE DRIVE: Genesis Propulsion Systems/Argus Millitech Kalmedia Type A Hyperpulse Drive is a relatively new addition to the Draconian Alliance's warships. Using layered asymmetrical warp fields that can envelop the entire vessel, the ship can move at superluminal velocities during combat. While nowhere near as fast as the interphased drives that allows ships to move from planet to planet, it allows for extremely rapid travel during combat.
• HYPERSPACE COMMUNICATIONS: Based on the same technology as the space fold system, the hyperspace communications relay allows faster-than-light communication between NDI Spacy starships and other vessels or planetary bases. Hyperspace communications are still not instantaneous, however. Audio/video communication travels through hyperspace at roughly 150 million times c. As with all NDI communications, the hyperspace communications array utilizes a proprietary set of signals that changes periodically, allowing secure communications between NDI warships without the fear of enemy interception.
• INTERDICTION FIELD: The battleship is capable of projecting a powerful artificial gravitic field that disrupts the operations of FTL drives of all types in a specific area of effect (minimal effective AOE is a 1,000 meter cubic area; maximum AOE is 1 AU cubic area). This is useful in preventing enemy vessels from escaping from battle. The interdiction field also has a secondary mode that can defeat the interdiction efforts of enemy forces in a localized area roughly half the size of its normal operation.
• LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: The battleships are designed to be self sufficient in that it can produce and maintain all materials necessary to sustain the lives of up to 30,000 people at one time.
• LIGHTNING SHIELD: The Lightning Shield is a powerful ionized energy field that is useful against any penetrating target. The intense plasma heating will fuse and even vaporize metallic bodies. In addition, any missile encountering the shell is subjected to an extremely intense EMP arising everywhere inside its circuitry. EM shielding is of no use against the creation of energy throughout the space time of the circuits; such shielding only helps against energy flow through space in the conventional sense. Thus, the electronics of any mecha or missile encountering the shield are instantly dudded, whether or not they are shielded against ordinary electromagnetic interference (EMI). Furthermore, explosive materials are exploded when such interference is encountered, and combustible materials are fiercely consumed or set afire. Ablative shielding suffers an interesting catastrophe: since energy does not try to flow into the shielding, but instead arises everywhere in it simultaneously, 'ablation' occurs everywhere throughout the ablative material, simply exploding it instantly. The first layer of defense can be relied upon to take out nearly 100% of all enemy missiles that have not been modified in someway to 'penetrate the envelope' (energy sheathing, phase-shifting methods seem to be most effective).
• NEUTRON STREAM PROJECTORS: Neutron Stream Projectors are a wide area effect weapons that fire a highly volatile blast of neutrinos that have a catastrophic effect on armor of all types. Stream projectors can easily bypass deflector shields and apply their damage directly to armor. Field tests have shown that against lower grades of armor, the armor will shatter completely. The higher grade of armor, the less overall damage is done and subsequent stream projector attacks are warranted.
• RADIATION SHIELDS: The Suzaku battleships are equipped with a Mercurite shielding system, which is capable of blocking most forms of electromagnetic radiation. This is useful for blocking electromagnetic pulse-type weapons.
• SHIELD CAPACITOR: The Suzaku's fast-charging shield capacitor allows the Zyro Shields to fully recharge to full power every 12 seconds instead of the standard 90 seconds.
• WORMHOLE GENERATIOR: The Suzaku is equipped with a hyper-advanced wormhole generation system that taps into the awesome psionic prowess of the Vaishan and the tremendous navigational computer of the ship to generate as many as 6,000 separate wormholes simultaneously that can instantly transport even large battleships like the Orion to distant locations instantly. This system has many tactical and strategic applications, as the Suzaku can instantly deploy itself to any location that it so desires or bring friendly vessels to its location from vast distances.
• SUBLIGHT ENGINES: The ship is equipped with multiple gravimetric drives that manipulate superstrings and the zero-point field to maneuver and accelerate to a far higher degree than other ships. By manipulating and "bending" superstrings, Draconian Alliance ships are able to create distortions in space/time that can be used to push and pull a ship in any given direction. An important byproduct of this means of propulsion is that the effect of inertia is also negated, allowing ships to accelerate, stop and maneuver at velocities that would crush a person using conventional ion propulsion.
• TIME/SPACE ANCHOR: In accordance with Vaishan technology, the battleship utilizes a Time/Space anchor, a psychoactive crystal that firmly anchors the battleship in the space-time continuum, warding off attacks that move through time or try to rip the vessel from existence. The Time/Space Anchor activates when the ship is brought under attack from applicable weapons, rendering the attack ineffective. This also prevents enemy forces from teleporting onto the vessel.
• ZYRO SHIELDS: The Zyro Shield is a energy/ray shielding system that generates incredible amounts of energy to generate a force field system that can absorb the tremendous impacts from enemy beam weapons. To better defend against enemy attacks, the shields can be fluxed in such a way that they can regulate what wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation reach the hull. In combat, this allows the shields to modulate their own wavelengths to render certain wavelengths of enemy beam weapons utterly useless.

 

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