Amazon (WESU Upgrade) class destroyer
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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All 20 of the laid up Amazon class destroyers underwent a WESU modernisation (Weapons and electronic systems upgrade). In general this resulted in an upgrade of TL9 electronics and control systems to TL10 and the replacement of all weapons except the spinal particle accelerator with TL10 weapon systems. The particle accelerator did have its control systems upgraded to TL10 and was connected to a TL10 MFD system.


General Data
Displacement: 1,400 tons Hull Armour: 40
Length: 97.2 meters Volume: 19,600 cubic meters
Price: MCr2,522.932227 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9/10
Upgrade Cost: (Initial/Discount) MCr243.79485/MCr219.415365
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 19,299.8847/17,535.7517 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 346Mw Fusion Power Plant (49.43Mw/hit), 1 year duration (8.8978 Mw surplus)
Faster than Light: TL9/10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (1,372Mj TL10 Capacitor, 0.7622Mw required)
G-Rating: 4G (Fusion rocket, produces 280Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 108, 35 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 761
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL10 Fb (0.6Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 120,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (4 hexes; 0.25Mw), 180,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 6 hexes; 95Mw), 120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw), 5xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km EMS Jammer (2 hexes; 130Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 16xBridge Workstations, plus 5xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9/10 1,000Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 27.7778Mw; 3 Crew), 4xTL10 130Mj Barbette Lasers (Loc: 2x4, 2x5; Arcs: 1,2,3,4; 3.6112Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1x20-ton Missile Bay (Loc: 10; 3 launchers and 18 missiles or recce drones; 0.15Mw; 1 Crew)

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,000Mj Spinal N-PAW 3:158 6:79 12:40 24:20
130Mj Laser Barbette 3:1/9-29 6:1/5-15 12:1/2-7 24:1-4

Defensive: 4xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 4x11; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 1xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 3 hexes; 8.024Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (3.92Mw), Hamster Cage (13.14m radius producing 0.15G equivalant, containing 1 Sick Bay, 8 Airlocks, 34 Small Staterooms and 4 Low Berths)
Crew: 52 (5xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 16xGunnery, 11xMaintenance, 6xFlight Crew, 7xCommand, 1xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 34xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 4xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 1,050.3 cubic meters, equivalant of four large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 2 40-ton Pelican class pinnaces with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port each. Hanger has a capacity for an additional 20-ton craft in a minimal hanger, and launch port doors have a 50-ton capacity.
Air Locks: 14
Additional Fittings: 8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (4.32Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 540 cubic meters in 6 hours (42 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 3,920 cubic meters per hour (0.96 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1:PA,2-20:Hold MD-63H,Hanger-28H,
2-3 1-14:Ant 1:PA,2-6:Elec,7-20:Hold HDT-25H,LS-22H,
4-5 1:PA,2-4:LB,4-20:Hold PA-17H,ELS-11H,
6-7 1:AL 1:PA,2-20:Hold PP-7H,FPP-6H,
8-9 1-11:LP 1:PA,2-20:Hold MBy-3H,LB-2H,
10 1:AL 1:PA,2-7:Mby,8-17:Eng,18-20:Hold AEMS-1H,EMJammer-1H,
11 1-7:CH 1:PA,2-4:Sand,5-14:Eng,15-20:Hold MFD-1H,Sand-1H,
12-15 1:AL 1:PA,2-10:Qtrs,11-20:Eng ElectronicsShop-1H,
16-20 1:PA,2-20:Eng MachineShop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
AG-(3h),SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Amazon (WESU Upgrade) class destroyer