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Mar 12th, 2004, 06:38:18 PM
Document Heading: Federal Research Project #8422426
Security Clearance: Theta 32
Commission Requirements:
Rapid development and deployment of a vessel designed to articulate the quantity of weaponry capable of being made use of in current combat situations. The vessel should be made of a cheap and durable armor and major redundancy is required.
Designation: Federal Gunship
Mission Profile: Main battle vessel, fire support
Designers: United Imperial Technologies, Maverick Labs, Federal Bureau of Military Affairs
Length: 375m
Crew: 240
Skeletal: 80
Troopers: 50 Mobile Infantry, 50 Hell Cats
Generators: 5 Interlinked Miniature Quantum Gravitic Reactors
Engines: 3 Maverick Lab Titans
Hyperdrive: Negative Matter Pulse Drive
Shields: Cling-class QuadIon
Armor & Architecture: Prostasia
Defensive Weaponry: (all Occult v2+)
4 Defensive Banks
2 Star Streak Flak Cannons
Offensive Weaponry: (all Occult v2+)
1 Rotating Extended Range Densa-Cannon MKII “Reaper”
15 Long Range Sunburst Batteries
15 SureShot 500 Cannons
4 Spiker Generators
Sensor Package: Reax Ultra Extended
Bridge: Naftikos Command Style
CTS Interface: Neural Cognition System
Fighter Allotment: None
Technology Explained
Maverick Lab Titan Engines
Titan engines are a revolution in large-scale vessel propulsion. Each of the three present engines is roughly 50 meter in length and has double the potential of a traditional Blazer version 3.
The matter/anti-matter byproduct of the Quantum/Gravitic reactors is taken and used in on-ship production of negative matter. This negative matter is used to generate a “pull” on the ship and “push” behind it. This reaction is achieved through the manipulation of quantafoam slipstreams and sub-hyperspace transversal.
The transversal occurs due to thousands of micro-jumps achieved by the rapid release of negative matter into the pico sized pathways all around the vessel. The engine is extremely safe, as the integration of negative matter, once stopped, has no side effects.
Titan engines have many similarities with other Maverick Labs designs. Specifically, vectoring technology is used. To further the maneuverability of the 375-meter vessel, maneuvering vein channels are actually located within the emission chamber, further aiding in the stability and direction of the stream. Large actuators are also present around the engine itself, making it able to physically move and alter the direction of the vessel with amazing ease and accuracy.
Negative Matter Pulse Drive
The hyperdrives are actually embedded within the Titan engines themselves. Upon command, a large store of negative matter is released into the drive system, literally shooting the vessel into hyperspace. This method reduces the former need for acceleration.
Spiker Generators
The Spiker Generator is aptly named for the form of the energy dispensed by the weapon. Each round appears to be a small star expelling strings of “plasma” like material. In truth, the sun-like projectile is much more devious and fearful.
All of United Imperial Technologies’s and Maverick Lab’s research into plasma and ion technology has been exploited to its fullest. The engineers and scientists who developed the SureShot 500 were called upon to aid in the military application of a weapon of immense power and range.
After successful testing and months of laborious research into the finer aspects of matter and energy manipulation, as well as tests of implementing cubatom technology, the Spiker was born. Each emitter, though fairly large—mainly due to shielding—, has deadly capabilities.
A “Spiker” is a projectile with a dense core of neutron atoms (exactly like the neutron alignment used in armor – square). Surrounding this heavy core is an unstable alignment of destructive ions. Like most Federal layered energy weapons, the Spiker has more than one type of energy acting at once. Further strands of linked, charged cubatom ions are “adhered” to the central portion through electrical bonds. These “strands” have the unique ability of degenerating the bonds of other materials, causing cohesion to be virtually impossible.
Upon impact with any material, the Spiker literally shreds any and all matter it touches, finally erupting as the unstable, destructive ions compound on the core of neutron forming a massive energy release. Tests indicate the weapon penetrates armor up to a degree before erupting and upon interacting with shields erupts right away, either way causing massive damage.
Prostasia Armor
Armor division:
1st – Thin layer of cubatom carbon resin fiber
2nd – refocillating gel variant 72c with cubatom steel strands
3rd – carbon fiber triangle braces with neutron armor bolts and bolsters (actually submerged in the refocillating gel)
4th – Thin neutron armor layer
Like all new Federal armors, the Prostasia armor has an Electro Magnetic Current that helps to slow down approaching projectiles and has been ionized accordingly. With the call for cheap armor variants, the Prostasia system ranks just above EMC variant C armor in cost and well under RIEM-CC armor and EMC armor. However, the protective nature of this cheap alternative is amazing.
Each section has an amazing affinity for slowing down and decreasing the abilities of projectiles as well as absorbing energy and heat damage. Due to the cubatom system, bonds are amazingly stable and strong, preventing splintering and in many cases preventing penetration.
Refocillating gel variant 72c hardens when a breach forms, just like variants 1 and 2; however, it also is extremely heat resistant and, once hardened, doesn’t conduct electricity. The Prostasia system relies heavily on this gel to generate the main barrier against all forms of enemy attack.
Prostasia Architecture
Prostasia architecture has relatively little to do with the armor itself. However, it does have a correlation in that both are extremely cheep alternative defenses. This system calls for an increased number of new bulkheads. Each bulkhead has sensors capable of automatically closing it.
Like systems employed with the Thanatos Pocket Battleship, the bulkhead doors are made of a very strong material. However, the overall design is different. Each bulkhead is in a octagonal configuration. Each door is produced from high-grade carbon resin fiber cubatom composites and other cubatom alloys. The object of the new system is to prevent the spreading of damage. Suppressant foam is actually encased near the door and releases upon detection of a nearby fire, entirely coating the door itself. Field generators are also located near each door, allowing a quick seal to be produced.
Another aspect to this new system is “flash point” defense. Flash points are designed to stop the spread of external hull damage, thus hindering interal continuation. Thousands of flash points are emplaced on the hull. Each section is made of a layer of malleable carbon cubatons backed by nothing but a triangle pocket. The pocket is enforced by a stiffened carbon fiber composite designed to not have “give.” Lining the triangle section is a thin layer of neutron armor with a powerful EMC applied.
This system creates zones that are amazingly well suited to absorb damage, prevents splitting in the hull, and stops large sections from being incinerated.
Reax Ultra Extended Sensor Package
This Reax package acts just like it brethren, however, the emitters location and power has changed. Due to the massive power output of the Federal Gunship design, the new emitters can be pushed further distances. The main increase is in regards to the PBB system, it is now entire seconds faster due to the increase in speed provided by more powerful sending systems.
Interestingly enough, the Gunboat calls for the sensors to be in a location where, traditionally, the bridge would be located. The vessel has two separate bridges, each with an equal allotment of staff, separated deep within the ship (one fore more, one aft more).
History/Background
Classified. Public release of information expected soon. (Clearance Alpha Red required)
Security Clearance: Theta 32
Commission Requirements:
Rapid development and deployment of a vessel designed to articulate the quantity of weaponry capable of being made use of in current combat situations. The vessel should be made of a cheap and durable armor and major redundancy is required.
Designation: Federal Gunship
Mission Profile: Main battle vessel, fire support
Designers: United Imperial Technologies, Maverick Labs, Federal Bureau of Military Affairs
Length: 375m
Crew: 240
Skeletal: 80
Troopers: 50 Mobile Infantry, 50 Hell Cats
Generators: 5 Interlinked Miniature Quantum Gravitic Reactors
Engines: 3 Maverick Lab Titans
Hyperdrive: Negative Matter Pulse Drive
Shields: Cling-class QuadIon
Armor & Architecture: Prostasia
Defensive Weaponry: (all Occult v2+)
4 Defensive Banks
2 Star Streak Flak Cannons
Offensive Weaponry: (all Occult v2+)
1 Rotating Extended Range Densa-Cannon MKII “Reaper”
15 Long Range Sunburst Batteries
15 SureShot 500 Cannons
4 Spiker Generators
Sensor Package: Reax Ultra Extended
Bridge: Naftikos Command Style
CTS Interface: Neural Cognition System
Fighter Allotment: None
Technology Explained
Maverick Lab Titan Engines
Titan engines are a revolution in large-scale vessel propulsion. Each of the three present engines is roughly 50 meter in length and has double the potential of a traditional Blazer version 3.
The matter/anti-matter byproduct of the Quantum/Gravitic reactors is taken and used in on-ship production of negative matter. This negative matter is used to generate a “pull” on the ship and “push” behind it. This reaction is achieved through the manipulation of quantafoam slipstreams and sub-hyperspace transversal.
The transversal occurs due to thousands of micro-jumps achieved by the rapid release of negative matter into the pico sized pathways all around the vessel. The engine is extremely safe, as the integration of negative matter, once stopped, has no side effects.
Titan engines have many similarities with other Maverick Labs designs. Specifically, vectoring technology is used. To further the maneuverability of the 375-meter vessel, maneuvering vein channels are actually located within the emission chamber, further aiding in the stability and direction of the stream. Large actuators are also present around the engine itself, making it able to physically move and alter the direction of the vessel with amazing ease and accuracy.
Negative Matter Pulse Drive
The hyperdrives are actually embedded within the Titan engines themselves. Upon command, a large store of negative matter is released into the drive system, literally shooting the vessel into hyperspace. This method reduces the former need for acceleration.
Spiker Generators
The Spiker Generator is aptly named for the form of the energy dispensed by the weapon. Each round appears to be a small star expelling strings of “plasma” like material. In truth, the sun-like projectile is much more devious and fearful.
All of United Imperial Technologies’s and Maverick Lab’s research into plasma and ion technology has been exploited to its fullest. The engineers and scientists who developed the SureShot 500 were called upon to aid in the military application of a weapon of immense power and range.
After successful testing and months of laborious research into the finer aspects of matter and energy manipulation, as well as tests of implementing cubatom technology, the Spiker was born. Each emitter, though fairly large—mainly due to shielding—, has deadly capabilities.
A “Spiker” is a projectile with a dense core of neutron atoms (exactly like the neutron alignment used in armor – square). Surrounding this heavy core is an unstable alignment of destructive ions. Like most Federal layered energy weapons, the Spiker has more than one type of energy acting at once. Further strands of linked, charged cubatom ions are “adhered” to the central portion through electrical bonds. These “strands” have the unique ability of degenerating the bonds of other materials, causing cohesion to be virtually impossible.
Upon impact with any material, the Spiker literally shreds any and all matter it touches, finally erupting as the unstable, destructive ions compound on the core of neutron forming a massive energy release. Tests indicate the weapon penetrates armor up to a degree before erupting and upon interacting with shields erupts right away, either way causing massive damage.
Prostasia Armor
Armor division:
1st – Thin layer of cubatom carbon resin fiber
2nd – refocillating gel variant 72c with cubatom steel strands
3rd – carbon fiber triangle braces with neutron armor bolts and bolsters (actually submerged in the refocillating gel)
4th – Thin neutron armor layer
Like all new Federal armors, the Prostasia armor has an Electro Magnetic Current that helps to slow down approaching projectiles and has been ionized accordingly. With the call for cheap armor variants, the Prostasia system ranks just above EMC variant C armor in cost and well under RIEM-CC armor and EMC armor. However, the protective nature of this cheap alternative is amazing.
Each section has an amazing affinity for slowing down and decreasing the abilities of projectiles as well as absorbing energy and heat damage. Due to the cubatom system, bonds are amazingly stable and strong, preventing splintering and in many cases preventing penetration.
Refocillating gel variant 72c hardens when a breach forms, just like variants 1 and 2; however, it also is extremely heat resistant and, once hardened, doesn’t conduct electricity. The Prostasia system relies heavily on this gel to generate the main barrier against all forms of enemy attack.
Prostasia Architecture
Prostasia architecture has relatively little to do with the armor itself. However, it does have a correlation in that both are extremely cheep alternative defenses. This system calls for an increased number of new bulkheads. Each bulkhead has sensors capable of automatically closing it.
Like systems employed with the Thanatos Pocket Battleship, the bulkhead doors are made of a very strong material. However, the overall design is different. Each bulkhead is in a octagonal configuration. Each door is produced from high-grade carbon resin fiber cubatom composites and other cubatom alloys. The object of the new system is to prevent the spreading of damage. Suppressant foam is actually encased near the door and releases upon detection of a nearby fire, entirely coating the door itself. Field generators are also located near each door, allowing a quick seal to be produced.
Another aspect to this new system is “flash point” defense. Flash points are designed to stop the spread of external hull damage, thus hindering interal continuation. Thousands of flash points are emplaced on the hull. Each section is made of a layer of malleable carbon cubatons backed by nothing but a triangle pocket. The pocket is enforced by a stiffened carbon fiber composite designed to not have “give.” Lining the triangle section is a thin layer of neutron armor with a powerful EMC applied.
This system creates zones that are amazingly well suited to absorb damage, prevents splitting in the hull, and stops large sections from being incinerated.
Reax Ultra Extended Sensor Package
This Reax package acts just like it brethren, however, the emitters location and power has changed. Due to the massive power output of the Federal Gunship design, the new emitters can be pushed further distances. The main increase is in regards to the PBB system, it is now entire seconds faster due to the increase in speed provided by more powerful sending systems.
Interestingly enough, the Gunboat calls for the sensors to be in a location where, traditionally, the bridge would be located. The vessel has two separate bridges, each with an equal allotment of staff, separated deep within the ship (one fore more, one aft more).
History/Background
Classified. Public release of information expected soon. (Clearance Alpha Red required)