Carlisle class light cruiser
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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The Carlisle class is the principal light cruiser type in service with the UWC, and demonstrates the gradual increase in displacement of warship classifications. The Carlisles have a displacement one thousand tons greater than the preceding Boudica class light cruisers, and are only one thousand displacement tons smaller than the Galatea class heavy cruisers.


General Data
Displacement: 7,000 tons Hull Armour: 112
Length: 171 meters Volume: 98,000 cubic meters
Price: MCr4,942.474771 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 10
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 104,417.9501/99,883.7641 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 18,3332Mw Fusion Power Plant (49.95Mw/hit), 1 year duration (7.8868Mw surplus)
Faster than Light: TL10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (6,860Mj Capacitor, 3.8111Mw required)
G-Rating: 4 (3,500Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 88, 437.5 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 4,203
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL10 Fb (0.6Mw each)
Commo: 2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 150,000km Passive HRT Fixed Array (5 hexes; 0.3Mw), 300,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 10 hexes; 130Mw), TL10 Neutrino Sensor (0.01Mw), 9xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 300,000km EMS Jammer (10 hexes; 260Mw), EM Masking (98Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 100xBridge Workstations, plus 274xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: 3xTL10 3,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAWs (Loc: 2/3/6/7/12/13/16/17, 4/8/14/18, 5/9/15/19; Arcs:1; 833.334Mw each; 15 Crew each), 6xTL10 130Mj Laser Barbettes (Loc: 6,7,8,9,14,15; Arcs: All: 36.111Mw each; 1 Crew each), 6xTL10 28Mj Laser Turrets (Loc: 3x10, 3x11; Arcs: All; 62.2223 Mw each; 1 Crew each) 8xMissile Turrets (Loc: 4x4, 4x5; 2 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
3,000Mj Parallel N-PAW 10:274 20:238 40:119 80:59
-2 Difficulty Levels
130Mj Laser Barbette 3:1/9-29 6:1/5-15 12:1/2-7 24:1-4
-2 Difficulty Levels
28Mj Laser Turret 1:1/4-13 2:1/4-13 4:1/2-6 8:1-3
-5 Difficulty Levels

Defensive: 6xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 3x12, 3x13; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 5xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 13.22Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 3 hexes; 8.074Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 1 Hex; 5.024Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (19.6Mw), Gravitic Compensators (1G; 490Mw)
Crew: 573 (274xEngineering, 4xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 86xGunnery, 66xMaintenance, 35xShip's Troops, 9xFlight Crew, 79xCommand, 14xSteward, 4xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 292xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 100xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 1,055.3 cubic meters, three large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 3 40-ton Pelican class pinnaces with internal hangers (minimal) and one launch port each
Air Locks: 70
Additional Fittings: 2x8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 2x10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 2x6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (30.8Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 3,850 cubic meters in 6 hours (60 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 19,600 cubic meters per hour (1.96 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1:AL Hold PP-367H,LS-131H,
2-3 1-4:Ant 1-3:PPA,4-9:Elec,10-20:Hold HTD-126H,Hanger-75H,
4-5 1-5:PPA,6:MT,7-20:Hold ELS-66H,PPA-57H,
6-7 1:AL 1-2:PPA,3:LB,4-20:Qtrs PA-57H,Hanger-45H,
8-9 1-5:PPA,6:LB,7-20:Hold FPP-43H,AG-20H,
10 1-4:Ant 1:LT,2-7:Elec,8-20:Hold MD-14H,EMS-10H,
11 1-2:CH,3-12:LP 1:LT,2-20:Hold LB-2H,AEMS-1H,
12-13 1-15:EMMR 1-3:PPA,4:Sand,5-8:Elec,9-20:Hold Neutrino-1H,LT-1H,
14-15 1:AL 1-5:PPA,6:LB,7-20:Qtrs PEMArray-1H,MT-1H,
16-17 1-3:PPA,4-12:Eng,13-20:Hold EMSJammer-1H,
18-19 1-5:PPA,6-20:Eng Sand-1H,MFD-1H,
20 Eng ElectronicsShop-1H,
MachineShop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
EMMR-(98h),SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Carlisle class light cruiser