CRAFT ID: | Plankwell class dreadnaught TL: 15 MCr173,997.371 (Battleship) | |||
HULL: | 180000/450000, Displacement=200000, Config=4S, Armour=70G (A), Loaded=2,341,665.56, Unloaded=2,129,198.5 | |||
POWER: | 11800/23600, Fusion-F=3,186,000.Mw Duration=420hrs/17 days
Extended Endurance=662hrs/27 days
Scoops
Purifiers; whole tank in 12 hours
EM Mask
ExtEnd excludes: (0g) | |||
DRIVES: | Jump=4 9000/18000, No avionics Maneuver=5G 25200/50400 Agility=0 | Speeds:
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COMMUNICATIONS: | Radio-Syst x 1 | |||
Radio Jammer-Syst x 1 | ||||
Laser-Syst x 1 | ||||
Maser-Syst x 1 | ||||
Meson-Syst x 1 | ||||
SENSORS: | A-EMS (FrOb) x 1 | |||
A-EMS Jammer (FrOb) x 1 | ||||
P-EMS (IntStlr) x 1 | ||||
Hi-Dnst-F (1km) x 1 | ||||
Neutrino-E (10 Kw) x 1 | ||||
Sensor scans: AOS=R AOP=R POS=R POP=R PES=S PEP=R | ||||
WEAPONS: | 2000 hardpoints; 1940 occupied; batteries bearing 65 % | |||
Turrets: | ||||
Triple Laser-13 x 100 in 10 batteries | ||||
Particle-15 x 400 in 40 batteries | ||||
Fusion-14 x 30 in 15 batteries | ||||
Triple Sand-10 x 100 in 25 batteries | ||||
Bays: | ||||
100-ton Repulsor x 50 at Factor-9 | ||||
50-ton Missile x 80 at Factor-9 | ||||
Meson Spinal-T | ||||
Missile magazine: HE=100 b/r Atomic=100 b/r Total=800000 missiles. 1 b/r=4000 missiles | ||||
Combat Statistics: | ||||
Laser: Turrets: 9 Bty 10 (6) | ||||
Missile: Bays: 9 Bty 80 (52) | ||||
Sand: Turrets: 7 Bty 25 (16) | ||||
Fusion: Turrets: 2 Bty 15 (9) | ||||
Particle: Turrets: 7 Bty 40 (26) | ||||
Meson: Spinal: T | 1 | |||
Repulsor: Bays: 9 Bty 50 (32) | ||||
SCREENS: | DefDM= 7 | |||
Nuclear Damper F-9 x 1 | ||||
Meson Screen F-3 x 1 | ||||
CONTROL: | Computer=Model 9/fib x 3, Panels=Holographic Linked x 87305 Backup computer=Model 4/fib x 3 Lge holo x 25 HUD holo x 700 Basic Env(heat/light Basic LS (air/water) Ext LS (food/recyc) Airlock x 2000 Grav plates Inertial Comp | |||
CREW: | Crew=528 Bridge=27 Engineering=266 Gunners=60 Screen Ops=13 Flight=10 Maintainence=59 Command=72 Medical=4 Steward=17 | |||
ACCOMMODATION: | Stateroom x 650 Std sickbay x 10 (theatre) x 5 (regrowth berth) x 25 | |||
SUB CRAFT: | Cutter x 5 50 tons Crew 2 TL 9 | |||
OTHER: | Cargo=67007Kl/4963 tons, EMLevel=Moderate Fuel=1344060 Kl/99560 tons, ObjSize=Large One jump requires 168750KL/12500 tons of fuel Anti-hijack: Basic software x 1 Camera eye x 40000 + passive InfraRed x 40000 + light intensifier x 40000 Schematic display bd x 80 Hatch controllers x 1 Gravity controllers x 1 Hull electrics x 80 Laser pistol x 40000 |
The Plankwell class dreadnaught is a more specialized ship than the multi-task oriented Tigress class. Lacking the extensive troop compliment and the large fighter screen, the Plankwell fills a more traditional battleship role as the centre of a fleet of supporting ships. For decades, the Imperial Fleet in the Spinward Marches has included at least one BatRon of Plankwell class ships, but in 1102 the last such squadron was rotated to the strategic reserves in Corridor sector. Sentiment in Naval and Sector circles runs high in favour of the return of at leas one BatRon to the Marches. Plankwell class dreadnaughts are named for notable admirals in the Imperial Navy. Plankwell class ships were built using a modular design and construction technique which has proven cost-effective in commercial ship-building. A central strut or keel serves as a foundation, bracing the drives and aligning the spinal mount, while all other parts of the ship are mounted to brackets or strengthened points along it. The technique allows seperate construction of the various modules (such as qaurters, weapon mounts, fuel tanks and control areas), with a final mating of all the various components being performed only after the drives and keel have been tested and accepted. There was some initial concern that the connecting points would be focuses for weakness in battle, but the loss of two seperate Plankwells in combat has been attributed to strategic misdirection.