AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Phoebe class Destroyer
Tech: Inner Sphere / 2750
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 560,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Length: 644 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,046 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum
Armament:
3 Killer Whale
20 Light NPPC
12 Light N-Gauss
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The golden age of the Star League had had a considerable debilitating affect on the Capellan Navy and its infrastructure. By 2766 their only modern design was the oversized and lackluster Soyal, with the rest of their fleet composed of League castoffs mostly dating back to the early age of war. In addition, they were badly outmatched by their immediate neighbors, both in raw numbers and in individual firepower. Increasing production of the Soyal was one option considered to address this gap, but the large ship was expensive and time consuming to construct, and (though never spoken of publicly) of limited utility.
The Confederation's first tangible success in addressing this deficiency came in the first year of the Amaris Coup, when engineers from Delhi Warships were able to smuggle out plans for the ancient Essex I and Vincent from the embattled Hegemony. These ships were put into production immediately (despite protests from both Kerensky and Amaris over this blatant theft of Hegemony intellectual property). This allowed the Confederation to expand its fleet's numbers at least, but did little to overcome the quality gap. To address this, the Chancellor ordered Delhi Warships to develop an upgraded version of the Essex I. After years of design work and disappointment, Delhi Warships finally unveiled the Phoebe in 2780.
Though originally conceived as a simple upgrade of the Essex I, the Phoebe quickly grew beyond those humble origins. Deciding the Essex I's hull was simply too light to benefit from any upgrades, engineers stripped the design almost to its bare core, redesigning the ship around a much tougher, more rugged hull, better able to survive the pounding of modern naval combat. In addition to raw structural strength, the Phoebe would also benefit from improved armor providing over twice the protection of the old Essex I. As with the hull, the ship's weapons array was completely redesigned, built around a mix of naval PPCs and gauss cannons. This gave the ship a considerable boost in firepower over its predecessor, while still retaining the forward facing bias of the Essex 1's old weapon array. The ship's improved command and control systems also allowed for a smaller crew, decreasing the ship's logistical footprint by some small degree.
For all these improvements, however, there were also weaknesses. Most glaring was the lack of fighter support. The Phoebe was fitted with only four shuttle bays, two of which were normally used to accommodate aerofighters. This pitiful fighter screen, combined with the ship's near complete lack of anti-fighter weapons (designers believed they could crack secret Star League firing programs that would allow the main battery to suffice, but ultimately failed to do so) meant that the ship was painfully vulnerable to aerofighter attack, especially when operating alone. Planners considered this an unlikely concern, but as the Succession Wars raged on, losses mounted and made it difficult to mass mutually supporting groups of WarShips.
Another concern, considered minor by Capellan planners, was the ship's limited complement of lifeboats and escape pods, sufficient only for two thirds of the crew under ideal conditions. This, combined with the lack of fighter defense, gave the ship something of a poor reputation among potential crews.
Only a handful of Phoebe class destroyers were constructed in the years leading up to the First Succession War. They served reasonably well during the Confederation's operations to claim Hegemony worlds. The entire class was heavily engaged throughout the following conflict. Two Phoebe class destroyers were assigned to Task Force Devlin and participated in the attack on New Delos, and another would be destroyed soon after during the Free Worlds League's reprisals against New Canton. Her sister ships in Task Force Devlin would later suffer the same fate, being overwhelmed and destroyed at Calloway IV by a Free Worlds League ambush. The remaining ships of the class would suffer similar fates, with none surviving the war.
Class/Model/Name: Phoebe class Destroyer
Mass: 560,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 100,800.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 12) 253,400.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4) 58.00
Structural Integrity: 70 39,200.00
Total Heat Sinks: 2,268 Single 1,775.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 2,040.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,400.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum (311 total armor pts) 448.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 56
Fore-Left/Right: 52/52
Aft-Left/Right: 52/52
Aft: 47
Cargo:
Bay 1: Small Craft (4) with 2 doors 800.00
Bay 2: Cargo (1) with 2 doors 36,462.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) with 2 doors 36,462.00
Grav Deck #1: (70-meter diameter) 50.00
Life Boats: 10 (7 tons each) 70.00
Escape Pods: 10 (7 tons each) 70.00
Crew and Passengers:
33 Officers (33 minimum) 330.00
124 Crew (124 minimum) 868.00
35 Gunners (35 minimum) 245.00
20 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 Killer Whale(20 msls) Nose 4 4 4 4 20 1,150.00
4 Light NPPC Nose 28 28 28 -- 420 5,600.00
4 Light N-Gauss(120 rounds)Nose 60 60 60 60 36 18,024.00
4 Light NPPC FL/R 28 28 28 -- 840 11,200.00
2 Light N-Gauss(60 rounds) FL/R 30 30 30 30 36 18,024.00
2 Light NPPC L/RBS 14 14 14 -- 420 5,600.00
2 Light N-Gauss(60 rounds) L/RBS 30 30 30 30 36 18,024.00
1 Killer Whale(20 msls) AL/R 4 4 4 4 40 2,300.00
4 Light NPPC Aft 28 28 28 -- 420 5,600.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 2,268 560,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 2,279,132,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 78,375
Cost per BV: 29,079.83
Weapon Value: 35,346 (Ratio = .45)
Damage Factors: SRV = 3,043; MRV = 3,043; LRV = 2,398; ERV = 944
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 288,550
(43,658 Structure, 136,740 Life Support, 108,152 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 221,817 (77% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
