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The three surviving vessels of the Ardent class within the Alston League Navy are the largest ships in
service with the league navy with still operating jump drives. Of Solomani
design they were given as military aid to various client states. Alston
operated eight of this class prior to virus. Three were lost during the initial
onslaught, a further two have been lost since.
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General Data
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Displacement:
3,000 tons
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Hull Armour:
40
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Length:
105 meters
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Volume:
42,000 cubic meters
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Price:
MCr1,648.924357
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Target Size:
M
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Configuration:
Wedge SL
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Tech Level:
13
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Mass:
(Loaded/Empty) 30,432.904/27,625.249 tons
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Engineering Data
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Power Plant:
7,494Mw Fusion Power Plant (99.92Mw/hit), 1 year duration (5.5065Mw surplus)
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Jump Performance:
1xJump-3 (8,400 cubic meters)
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G-Rating:
4 (1,500Mw/G), Contra-Grav Lifters (300Mw)
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G Turns:
78 (92.9 with jump-2 reserve, 107.9 with jump-1 reserve,122.8 with no jump
reserve), 187.5 cubic meters
each
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Maintenance:
1,032
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Electronics
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Computer:
3xTL13 Fb (0.9Mw each)
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Commo:
2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
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Avionics:
TL10 Avionics
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Sensors:
2x150,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (5 hexes; 0.2Mw each), 2x300,000km Active
EMS (DF
Capable;
10 hexes;
27.5Mw each), 5xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
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ECM/ECCM:
300,000km EMS Jammer (10 hexes; 55Mw), EM Masking (42Mw)
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Controls:
Bridge with 33xBridge Workstations, Auxiliary Bridge with 25xBridge
Workstations,
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plus 75 other workstations
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Armament
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Offensive:
2xTL13 1,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAWs (Loc: 6/12, 7/13; Arcs:1; 277.778Mw
each; 2 Crew each), 6xTL13 106Mj
Laser Barbettes (Loc: 3x16, 3x17; Arcs: All; 29.4445Mw each; 1 Crew each),
6xMissile Turrets (Loc: 2x1, 2x2, 2x3; 2 Ready missiles or recce drones each;
0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)
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Defensive:
8xTL13 Sandcatser Turrets (Loc: 2x16, 2x17, 2x18, 2x19; Arcs: All; 2D6x5 per
hit; 35
Cannisters
each; 1Mw each;
1 Crew each)
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Master Fire Directors:
5xTL13 (4 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 2.95Mw
each; 1
Crew each), 3xTL13 (4 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 3.1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
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Accommodations
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Life Support:
Extended (8.4Mw), Gravitic Compensators (4G; 210Mw)
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Crew:
175 (75xEngineering, 6xElectronics, 4xManeuver, 32xGunnery, 10xMaintenance,
2xFlight Crew, 40xCommand, 5xSteward, 1xMedical)
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Crew Accommodations:
90xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 20xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
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Passenger Accomodations:
None
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Cargo:
851.2 cubic meters, three large cargo hatches
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Small Craft and Launch Facilities:
1 20-ton Gannet class launch with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch
port
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Air Locks:
30
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Additional Fittings:
8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop
(0.6Mw)
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Notes
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Fuel purification equipment (23.025Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 4,605
cubic
meters
in 6 hours (30 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop
capacity is 8,400 cubic meters per hour (2.74 hours for entire load exclusive
of power plant fuel).
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