Galatea class heavy cruiser
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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The Galatea class of heavy cruisers are amongst the oldest warships still in service with the UWC fleet. Somwhat smaller than modern heavy cruisers, the offensive punch of this class which is vested in two Janus mounted 5,000Mj and two parallel mounted 5,000 Mj particle accelerators, has kept several examples in service, this is despite what is now considered weak armour.


General Data
Displacement: 8,000 tons Hull Armour: 90
Length: 180 meters Volume: 112,000 cubic meters
Price: MCr13,459.537348 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 119,516.2411/115,574.8757 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 4,630Mw Fusion Power Plant (49.78Mw/hit), 1 year duration (11.3997 Mw surplus)
Faster than light: TL9 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (7,840Mj Capacitor, 4.3556Mw required)
G-Rating: 3G (Fusion rocket, produces 1,600Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 144, 200 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 6,286
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL9 Fb (0.5Mw each)
Commo: 2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL8 Avionics
Sensors: 150,000km Passive HRT Folding Array (5 hexes; 0.35Mw), 120,000km Passive HRT Fixed Array (4 hexes; 0.3Mw), 2x60,000km Radar (DF Capable; 2 hexes; 6Mw each), 2x120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw each), 10xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km Radar Jammer (2 hexes; 12Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 74xBridge Workstations, plus 77xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9 5,000Mj Janus Mount N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1,5; 694.4445Mw each half; 11 Crew), 2xTL9 5,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAWs (Loc: 6/12/16, 7/13/17; Arcs: 1; 1,388.889Mw each; 17 Crew each), 6xTL9 183Mj Laser 100-ton Bays (Loc: 3x8, 3x9; Arcs: All; 50.834Mw each; 1 Crew each), 10xMissile Barbettes (Loc: 5x4, 5x5; 5 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
5,000Mj Janus N-PAW 10:354 20:177 40:88 80:44
5,000Mj Janus N-PAW (MFD) 4:354 8:354 16:221 32:110
-1 Difficulty Levels
Due to TL9 MFD limitations N-PAW performance alters when under MFD control
5,000Mj Parallel N-PAW 10:354 20:283 40:141 80:71
5,000Mj Parallel N-PAW (MFD) 4:354 8:354 16:354 32:177
-2 Difficulty Levels
Due to TL9 MFD limitations N-PAW performance alters when under MFD control
183Mj Laser 100-ton Bay 1:1/11-33 2:1/5-17 4:1/3-8 8:1-4
-2 Difficulty Levels

Defensive: 10xTL9 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 5x12, 5x13; Arcs: All; 1D6x5 per hit; 18 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 5xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes (missile), 4 hexes (beam); 2.67Mw each; 1 Crew each), 4xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam; 4 hexes; 2.52Mw; 1 Crew), 6xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam; 1 hex; 0.53Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (22.4Mw), 2xHamster Cage (each 32.2m radius producing 0.36G equivalant, and containing between them 1 Sick Bay, 36 Airlocks, 2 Large Staterooms, 185 Small Staterooms and 40 Low Berths)
Crew: 379 (77xEngineering, 5xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 97xGunnery, 93xMaintenance, 35xShip's Troops, 6xFlight Crew, 52xCommand, 9xSteward, 3xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 2xLarge Staterooms (0.001Mw each), 185xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 40xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 660.9 cubic meters, equivalant of two large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 1 50-ton Ariel class shuttle with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port, and 1 50-ton Icarus class shuttle with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port
Air Locks: 80
Additional Fittings: 8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 2x10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw each), 2x6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw each)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (21.6Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 2,400 cubic meters in 6 hours (72 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 22,400 cubic meters per hour (1.29 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1-19:Ant 1-2:PA,3-20:Hold MD-267H,HTD-147H,
2-3 Ant 1-2:PA,3-6:Elec,7-20:Hold LS-125H,PP-93H,
4-5 1-18:Ant 1-2:PA,3-4:MB,5-20:Hold PPA-85H,PA-72H,
6-7 1:AL,2-8:Ant 1-2:PA,3-9:PPA,10-20:Hold ELS-62H,FPP-29H,
8-9 1-2:PA,3-17:Lby,18-20:Eng Hanger-28H,
10 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-15:Eng,16-20:Hold LBy-15H,
11 1:CH,2:AL,3-9:LP 1-2:PA,3-8:Eng,9-20:Hold 150000HRTArray-3H,
12-13 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-9:PPA,10:Sand,11-18:Qtrs,19-20:Eng 120000HRTArray-1H,
14-15 1:AL 1-2:PA,3-10:Qtrs,11-20:Eng ElecShop-1H,
16-17 1-2:PA,3-9:PPA,10-20:Eng MachineShop-1H,
18-20 1-2:PA,3-20:Eng AG-1H,MB-1H,
RadarProc-1H,
RadarJammer-1H,
Sand-1H,Sickbay-1H,
LSR-1H,MFD-(4h),
SSR-(2h),30000MFD-(1h),
All others-(1h)
Galatea class heavy cruiser