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The Wasp class fleet carrier was the first fighter carriers to enter service
with UWC forces. They were converted from partially completed Galatea class
heavy cruisers. They have
been criticized in recent years over the small complement of fighters carried.
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General Data
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Displacement:
8,000 tons
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Hull Armour:
60
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Length:
180 meters
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Volume:
112,000 cubic meters
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Price:
MCr10,051.969686
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Target Size:
M
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Configuration:
Needle SL
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Tech Level:
9
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Mass:
(Loaded/Empty) 107,097.9251/100,097.6003 tons
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Engineering Data
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Power Plant:
3,260Mw Fusion Power Plant (50.15Mw/hit), 1 year duration (19.9252Mw surplus)
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Faster than Light:
TL9 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (7,840Mj Capacitor, 4.3556Mw required)
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G-Rating:
2G (Fusion rocket, produces 1,600Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
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G Turns:
110, 200 cubic meters
each
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Maintenance:
5,162
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Electronics
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Computer:
3xTL9 Fb (0.5Mw each)
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Commo:
2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
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Avionics:
TL8 Avionics
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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.)
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ECM/ECCM:
60,000km Radar Jammer (2 hexes; 12Mw)
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Controls:
Bridge with 71xBridge Workstations, Flag Bridge with 11xBridge Workstations,
Fighter Control Bridge with 4xBridge Workstations, plus 54xOther Workstations
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Armament
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Offensive:
2xTL9 5,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAWs (Loc: 6/12/16, 7/13/17; Arcs: 1; 694.4445Mw
each;
17 Crew each), 6xTL9 183Mj
Laser 100-ton Bays (Loc: 3x8, 3x9; Arcs: All; 25.417Mw each; 1 Crew each),
10xMissile Barbettes (Loc: 5x4, 5x5; 5 Ready missiles or recce drones each;
0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)
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Defensive:
10xTL9 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 5x12, 5x13; Arcs: All; 1D6x5 per hit; 18
Cannisters
each; 1Mw each;
1 Crew each)
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Master Fire Directors:
5xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes (missile), 4 hexes (beam); 2.67Mw
each; 1
Crew each), 2xTL9 (2 Diff Mod; Beam; 4 hexes; 2.52Mw; 1 Crew), 6xTL9 (2 Diff
Mod; Beam; 1 hex; 0.53Mw each; 1 Crew each)
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Accommodations
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Life Support:
Extended (22.4Mw), 2xHamster Cage (each 37.7m radius producing 0.42G
equivalant, and containing between them 2 Sick Bays, 36 Airlocks, 4 Large
Staterooms, 232 Small Staterooms and 20 Low Berths)
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Crew:
445 (54xEngineering, 5xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 73xGunnery, 79xMaintenance,
35xShip's Troops, 118xFlight Crew, 65xCommand, 11xSteward, 3xMedical); 457 As
Flagship (Adds 5xElectronics, 6xCommand, 1xSteward)
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Crew Accommodations:
4xLarge Staterooms (0.001Mw each), 232xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 20xLow
Berths (0.001Mw each)
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Passenger Accomodations:
None
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Cargo:
2,694 cubic meters, equivalant of eight large cargo hatches
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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, 4 50-ton F2B Hellburner class heavy fighters with internal hangers
(minimal) and one launch port each, 24 25-ton F1A Star Lightning class fighters
with internal hangers (minimal) and one launch port each, plus two reserve
50-ton capacity launch ports.
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Air Locks:
80
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Additional Fittings:
2x8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw each), 4x10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw each), 4x6-ton
Electronics
Shop
(0.6Mw each)
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Notes
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Fuel purification equipment (33Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 3,666.7 cubic
meters
in 6 hours (36 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop
capacity is 22,400 cubic meters per hour (0.98 hours for entire load exclusive
of power plant fuel).
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