Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort

CHRYSANTHEMUM CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT

FORMER THIRD IMPERIUM


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The Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort is a small fast vessel intended for fleet and squadron escort duties. The design is old, but efficient, with examples of the ship serving in the Imperial Navy for over a century. Chrysanthemums were ubiquitous, being encountered with larger fleet elements as well as working alone.

When virus struck Chrysanthemums were found throughout the territory of the third imperium with many examples serving with client and ally states. Virus was not kind to the class, being unable to refuel themselves they become helpless when out of fuel. The few that remain have generally aquired a fuel skimming module for their modular cutter.


Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort
A Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort
Original illustraion copyright 1981 Paul Jaquays

General Data
Displacement: 950/1,000 tons Hull Armour: 62
Length: 51.6 meters Volume: 13,300/14,000 cubic meters
Price: MCr686.32 Target Size: M
Configuration: Close USL Tech Level: 15
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 8,472.15/7,063.5 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 3,264Mw Fusion Power Plant (297Mw/hit), 1 year duration (2.6105Mw surplus)
Jump Performance: 1xJump-4 (3,500 cubic meters)
G-Rating: 6 (500Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 54 (68 with jump-3 reserve, 82 with jump-2 reserve,98 with jump-1 reserve, 110 with no jump reserve), 62.5 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 266
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL15 Fb (1.1Mw each)
Commo: 1,000AU Radio (∞, 20Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 240,000km Passive EMS Folding Array (8 hexes; 0.3Mw), 480,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 16 hexes; 25Mw), 4x300,000km Ladar (10 hexes; 0.6Mw each), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 480,000km EMS Jammer (16 hexes; 50Mw), EM Masking (14Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 15xBridge Workstations plus 21 other workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: 2xTL15 1,000Mj N-PAWs (Loc: 6-12, 7-13; Arcs: 1; 27.8Mw each; 1 Crew each), 2xTL15 150Mj Laser Turrets (Loc: 11; Arcs: 2,3,4; Loc: 20; Arcs: 4,5; 4.2Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xMissile Turrets (Loc: 4,5,20; 2 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each, Additional 30 missiles in storage)

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAW 10:158 20:158 40:98 80:50
150Mj Laser Turret 10:1/10-31 20:1/10-31 40:1/10-31 80:1/10-31

Defensive: 3xSandcaster Turrets (Loc: 4,5; Arcs: 1,2,3; Loc:20; Arcs: 4,5; TL15; 2D10x5 Reduction/Hit; 50 Cannisters each; 1 Mw each; 1 Crew each)
TL15 Meson Screen Generator (PV=253; 20Mw; 1 Crew)
Master Fire Directors: 2xTL15 (6 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 1.56Mw each; 1 Crew each), 2xTL15 (6 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 1.71Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (2.66Mw), Gravitic Compensators (6G; 66.5Mw)
Crew: 54 (21xEngineering, 2xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 15xGunnery, 2xMaintenance, 3xFlight Crew, 7xCommand, 2xSteward)
Crew Accommodations: 31xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 69.4 cubic meters, one small cargo hatch, missile bay for 30 reload missiles
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 1 50-ton modular cutter with external grapple (USL)
Air Locks: 10
Additional Fittings: 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw)
 
Notes

No fuel purification equipment fitted.
I have slightly modified the Chrysanthemum to extend the EM mask to the total displacement with small craft carried and to fit a radio which was lacking from the original design.


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 Ant Elec AEMS-2H,PA-5H,
2 Ant 1-5:Elec,6-10:Eng,11-20:Hold EMJammer-(2h),LT-1H,
3 Ant 1-5:Elec,6-20:Hold EMM-2H,PEMAnt-2H,
4-5 Ant 1-2:Sand,3-4:MT,5-9:Elec,10-20:Qtrs MS-3H,Sand-1H,
6 1-6:EMMR 1-5:PA1,6-20:Hold Grapple-1H,All Others-(1h)
7 1-6:EMMR 1-5:PA2,6-20:Hold ElecShop-1H,
8-9 1:AL 1-5:Qtrs,6-20:Hold MechShop-1H,
10 Ant Hold SSR-(2h),LS-10H,
11 Ant 1-2:LT,3-7:Eng,8-20:Hold ELS-5H,AG-3H,
12 1-2:EMMR 1-5:PA1,6-20:Hold JD-14H,PP-11H,
13 1-2:EMMR 1-5:PA2,6-20:Hold MD-3H,EMMR-(13h)
14-15 1-10:Eng,11-20:Hold MFD-(2h),MT-1H
16-17 1-4:Qtrs,5-20:Hold
18 Ant 1-10:Eng,11-20:Hold
19 1:AL 1-10:Eng,11-20:Hold
20 1-2:Sand,3-4:MT,5-6:LT,7-16:Eng,17-20:Hold
Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort