Manufacturer
: AeroTech Space Division - Newport News, Virginia
Assembled : James Lovel Orbital Assembly Facility
Serial specs : Space Carrier Vehicle
Nuclear
Weight : 646.269 tons (890.755 tons fully loaded)
Length : 525,6 m (1.724 ft) -245,1 m (804 ft) in
the beam
Height : 185,4 m (608 ft)
Hull depth (draft) : 74,4 m (254 ft)
Superstructure : 67,7 m (222 ft)
Lidar dome : 40,2 m (132 ft)
Propulsion : He3 Fusion Drive - complemented by a
Bussard Ramjet (for increased fuel savings)
Engines : 2 MF3600 Fusion Reactors - 7 year lifespan
Max Speed : 0,96c - under acceleration of 3,9g and
without FTL
Range : [CLASSIFIED] lightyears per day - when using
the inertialess drive. Sublight range = 5,7 lightyears.
Other : in case of catastrophic engine failure, 3
Emergency Chemical Rockets may be used to bring the ship
to a halt
Armament :13 Laser cannon batteries
Existing hardpoint configuration :
1 x 1,2GW Laser cannon
2 x 450 MW
6 x 300 MW
4 x 50 MW
30 Phalanx II missile launchers
72 KEW/Torpedo launchers
Crew:
Ship's company : 3228
Navy Air Wing : 1008
Marine Expeditionary Unit : 1344
Army Infantry : 565
Air Wing composition:
168 SA-43 Hammerhead Endo/Exo Transatmospheric Attack Jet
_14 AT-72 Stingray Recon Craft
__4 B-290 Barracuda Fighter-Bombers
__4 SWAC Spacebourne Warning And Control craft
_16 ISSAPC Inter-Solar-System Armoured Personnel Carriers
__8 SSRT Sub-Orbital Short-Range Transport craft
__8 LC-19 Landing Craft
Endo-Exo
Trans-atmospheric InterStellar Space Cargo Vehicle/Armoured
Personnel Vehicle
Primary
Function : A smaller transport ship used to travel from
one system to another.
Manufacturer : AeroTech Space Division - Newport
News, Virginia
Specs: Endo-Exo Trans-atmospheric InterStellar Space
Cargo Vehicle/Armoured Personnel Vehicle
Primary Function : A smaller transport ship used
to travel from one system to another.
Manufacturer : AeroTech Space Division - Newport
News, Virginia
Length : 50 meters
Height : 4.8 meters
Wingspan : 4 meters
Ferry range: N/A
Combat radius: N/A
Fighter mission: N/A
Attack mission: N/A
Manoeuverability: N/A
Propulsion : 6 HE3 Fuselage Core Realspace Thrusters
with 7.6 Gs max acceleration
Engines : 2 SCAMjet intakes for Atmospheric Flight
Armament : Nose mounted 12 megawatt twin laser pulse
cannon turret capable of 180 degree swivels but with low
elevation and depression, a back mounted 8.4 megawatt twin
laser pulse cannon turret capable of 360 degree and -3 depression
swivels that are used with a headgear guide and two side
hatch mounted 10 mm Gauss laser machine cannons located
at the starboard and port sections of the ship.
Features: The vessel carries a box-like cargo or troop
compartment, which can be dropped off.
LIDAR : Laser Infrared/Imaging Detection And Ranging.
Long Range, configurable. Can track and engage up to 100
independent targets.
HUD : Heads-Up Display. Mainly used for displaying
flight parameters, navigational information and overall
combat intelligence.
ODP : Optical Disk Playback. Used for mission data
recordings. Can be used lateron for mission evaluation.
Crew : 2 pilots / 1 board sniper / 1 navigator
Introduction date: N/A
Unit Replacement Cost: N/A
Mission: This is the main combat configuration of
the ISSCV series. The APC is capable of transporting 30
soldiers to touch down and extraction sites. The APC module
also contains an EW station equipped with a LIDAR system
capable of monitoring enemy activity.
The Inter Solar System Cargo Vessel is a large, rectangular
modular containment vessel capable of carrying human and
mechanical cargo alike. The ISSCV is transported by the
ISSAPC, and can serve as a base of operations.
Endo-Exo
Trans-atmospheric Attack Jet
Primary fighter of the United States Marine Corps.
Primary
Function : Deployment in combat missions (Combat Space
Patrol), interception, Close Air Support (CAS) and Colonial
Defense, but can also be adapted for SAR (Search and Rescue).
Manufacturer: AeroTech Space Division - Newport
News, Virginia
Length : 11.5 m
Height : 1.7 m
Wingspan : 12.5 m
Ferry range: Over 2,000 mega statue kilometres
Combat radius: N/A
Fighter mission: N/A
Attack mission: N/A
Manoeuverability:
Propulsion : He3 fuelled SCRAMjet (Supersonic Combustion
RAMjet)
Engines : SCRAMjet - enabling the SA-43 to fly
from inside an atmosperic envelope to a transorbital fase
right into ACM (Air Combat Manoevring, i.e. dogfighting),
in the (almost complete) vacuum of space
Armament : 1 x frontal, sub-nose gimbal-mounted
electro-magnetic railgun (capable of covering a 50° kill-zone)
1 x dual-barrel aft-mounted railgun, mounted in a turret,
capable of auto-target seeking and tracking
Existing hardpoint configuration : 6 x hardpoints,
capable of carrying:
- a. Missiles : Spartan space-to-space missile
- b. Bombs
- c. Pods : for carrying special electronic Eqt or instrument
modules
Features: The SA-43 has various modular components,
easily replaced in case of malfunction.
The canopies are detachable, enabling the craft not only
to dock on board carriers, but also on various types of
space stations. The cockpit usually is lifted up to the
flightdeck (hence smaller decks are possible). It also
doubles as an escape pos in case of midair emergency.
LIDAR : Laser Infrared Detection And Ranging. Long
Range, configurable. Can track and engage up to 100 independent
targets.
HUD : Heads-Up Display. Mainly used for displaying
flight parameters, navigational information and overall
combat intelligence.
ODP : Optical Disk Playback. Used for mission data
recordings. Can be used lateron for mission evaluation.
Crew: 1
Introduction date: N/A
Unit Replacement Cost: N/A
Mission:
Specific SA-43 tasks include:
- Intercept and destroy enemy craft in conjunction with
ground or airborne fighter control under all-endo/exo
conditions.
- Conduct day and night close air support.
- Conduct day and night deep air support. Deep air support
consists of LIDAR search and attack, interdiction, and
strikes against enemy installations using all types of
weapons compatible with assigned craft.
- Conduct armed escort of friendly craft.
- Be able to operate from spacecraft carriers, advanced
bases, and expeditionary airfields.
- Be able to deploy or conduct extended range operations
employing aerial refueling.
Endo-Exo
Trans-atmospheric Attack Jet - as used in the Megan
Chambers Series
Primary
function: Intercept and destroy enemy air/spacecraft
under all-weather/space conditions and attack and destroy
surface targets.
Manufacturer: British AeroSpace
Propulsion: Two General Electric Turbo SCRamJet
thrusters with afterburning capability
Thrust: 21,000 pounds per engine
Length: 56 feet (17.06 meters)
Wing span: 37.5 feet (11.43 meters)
Ferry range: Over 2,000 mega statue kilometres
Combat radius:
Fighter mission: 755 msk
Attack mission: 550 msk
Manoeuverability: Turn performance is very good,
turns can be done at 8g without loss of speed (altitude
in air fight); or instantly by using the YAW of the spacecraft
(can only be done in space though). Turn radius is low;
making the BC-48 a good adversary for the Chig crafts.
ASCM (Air/Space Combat Manoeuvering) is good, with minimal
losses of kinetic energy.
Armament: Five external wing stations, comprising
two wingtip stations for an assortment of air-to-air and
air-to-ground weapons; two inboard wing stations for external
fuel tanks or air-to-ground stations; two nacelle fuselage
stations and a center station for fuel tank or air-to-ground
weapons. Two 20mm six-barrel gun, one is mounted in the
nose; a second turret is mounted on the top rear.
LIDAR : Laser Infrared Detection And Ranging. Long
Range, configurable. Can track and engage up to 100 independent
targets.
HUD : Heads-Up Display. Mainly used for displaying
flight parameters, navigational information and overall
combat intelligence.
ODP : Optical Disk Playback. Used for mission data
recordings. Can be used lateron for mission evaluation.
Crew: 1 (single-seat)
Introduction date: March 2052
Unit Replacement Cost: £7,100,000
Mission:
Specific BC-48 tasks include:
- Intercept and destroy enemy craft in conjunction with
ground or airborne fighter control under all-endo/exo
conditions.
- Conduct day and night close air support.
- Conduct day and night deep air support. Deep air support
consists of LIDAR search and attack, interdiction, and
strikes against enemy installations using all types of
weapons compatible with assigned craft.
- Conduct armed escort of friendly craft.
- Be able to operate from spacecraft carriers, advanced
bases, and expeditionary airfields.
- Be able to deploy or conduct extended range operations
employing aerial refueling.
Features:
The RAF BC-48 strike fighter multi-mission spacecraft
was designed to replace the F-4 Phantom. The BC-48 Spitfire
is missionized for traditional fighter, attack, and close
air/space support roles through selection of external
pods/equipment to accomplish specific mission objectives.
Any craft can quickly be configured to perform either
fighter or attack missions, or both. RAF BC-48s may be
land-based from prepared airfields, or they can operate
from expeditionary airfields (EAF). They may also be space-based,
operating from the decks of Royal Navy spacecraft carriers.
Like the 20th Century Harrier attack jet the BC-48's features
V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing).
All-Round
Looking LIDAR; their cockpit units seperate from the plane
after landing, and are stored on the flight deck.
Unlike the SA-43 Hammerhead the navigation, HUD, LIDAR
and Comm have been layouted in a slightly different way,
i.e. the positions are switched form left to right and
vice versa.
Inventory:
14 active and 4 reserve RAF units with 10 planes each
for a total of 180 planes. Two squadrons of five fighter/pilots
form one unit.
Background:
The CC war was the operational proving ground for the
BC-48. Six single-seat BC-48 squadrons deployed to Central
India to participate in combat operations. These squadrons
flew in excess of 4600 sorties for a total of 8864 hours
while experiencing no combat losses.
During
the Chig War, the BC-48 is still the standard endo/exo
attack jet of the Royal Air Force, though it will be gradually
exchanged for the Tornado. Currently 14 active RAF units
are using BC-48s, 8 squadrons serving on the Royal Navy
spacecraft-carriers HMS Wellington (SCVN) and 3 each on
the flag-ship HMS Ark Royal (SCVN)and HMS Trafalgar.
Endo-Exo
Trans-atmospheric Attack Jet - as used in Search
and Rescue
Manufacturer:
Panavia
Propulsion: Two Turnbo Union RB 300 Afterburning
Scramjet engines
Thrust: 26,000 pounds per engine
Length: 56 feet (17.06 meters)
Wing span: 37.5 feet (11.43 meters)
Ferry range: Over 3,000 mega statue kilometres
Combat radius: 700 msk
Manoeuverability:
Turn radius at low level (atmospheric) > 100 metres.
Mid altitude: > 500 metres.
High altitude: < 1000 metres.
Extreme altitude (edge of space): > 500 metres,
with assistance from RCS thrusters.
Space: 0 metres.
Acceleration: Space, < 400 m/s2. Atmosphere,
200 m/s2
Armament: Mountings for four long range missiles
on the lower fuselage. Each wing carries two pylons:
inboard pylon equipped to carry one drop tank for extended
range and two short range missiles. Outboard pylon carries
three medium range missiles, making a total missile load
of fourteen weapons.
Additionally, two high-yield omni-directional laser cannons
mounted low down on either side of the nosecone.
LIDAR : Laser Infrared Detection And Ranging. Long
Range, configurable. Can track and engage up to 100 independent
targets. Fitted with JTIDS software, allowing aircraft
to exchange targeting information. In an emergency, one
Tornado can even operate in an SWACS capacity for other
aircraft.
HUD : Heads-Up Display. Mainly used for displaying
flight parameters, navigational information and overall
combat intelligence.
ODP : Optical Disk Playback. Used for mission data
recordings. Can be used lateron for mission evaluation.
Crew: 2
Introduction date: Original variant: 1982. F.22
variant: Early 2064
Unit Replacement Cost: £10,633,000
Mission: Specific Tornado tasks include:
- Intercept and destroy enemy craft in conjunction with
ground or airborne fighter control under all-endo/exo
conditions.
- Conduct day and night close air support.
- Conduct day and night deep air support. Deep air support
consists of LIDAR search for enemy air/spacecraft and
attack
- Conduct armed escort of friendly craft.
- Search and Rescue operations in hostile environments.
- Be able to operate from all bases under all conditions
utilising VTOL.
- Be able to deploy or conduct extended range operations
employing aerial refueling.
Features: The Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant)
is the air-to-air version of the highly successful Tornado
IDS attack jet. It is designed for maximum effectiveness
against enemy air and naval traffic Unlike most combat
aircraft, the Tornado is mission specific&the ADV cannot
engage enemy ground targets, except in an emergency using
the cannon.
However, a selection of extra pods can replace the weapons,
allowing both variants of Tornado to operate in the reconnaissance
and electronic warfare roles.
The Tornado also has a V/STOL capability, allowing it
to operate from bases in all locations, under nearly all
conditions.
All-Round Looking LIDAR; Their cockpit units seperate
from the plane after landing, and are stored on the flight
deck.
Inventory: 8 Squadrons in active service in the
RAF. Each Squadron consists of six active and one reserve
aircraft.
Endo-Exo Trans-atmospheric Attack Jet - as used in the 'Shards
of Fire' series.
Primary function: Intercept and destroy enemy air/spacecraft
under all weather conditions; attack and destroy surface
targets; conduct aerial reconnaissance.
Manufacturer: British AeroSpace/ Boeing-McDonnell Douglas
Propulsion: One Rolls-Royce Turbo SCRAMjet with afterburning
capability
Thrust: 35,000 pounds
Length: 50 feet (15.36 meters)
Wing span: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
Ferry range: Over 2,200 mega statue kilometres
Combat radius:
Fighter mission: 850 MSK
Attack mission: 600 MSK
Reconnaissance mission: 800MSK
Manoeuvrability:
Due to high-capacity RCS thrusters, low wing loading, and
high thrust-to-weight ratio, agility is very high - even
marginally superior to that of the later BC-48. Combined
with high speed, this gives the Hurricane at least equivalency,
and often superiority, to 'Cobra' and 'Venom'-class alien
fighters in most categories.
Armament:
Wingtip rails for short- or medium-range anti-aircraft missiles.
Three under-belly and four underwing external stations,
compatible with most weapons and stores with UEF-standard
interfaces; centre-line and inboard underwing stations are
plumbed for external fuel tanks. Twin fixed chin-mounted
10mm Gauss cannons with one thousand rounds per gun.
Electronics:
GEC-Marconi SLD-07 'Red Gryphon' LIDAR; medium-long range,
rugged and reliable, easily serviced. Track-while-scan facility
allows simultaneous tracking of up to 75 independent targets
and simultaneous engagement of up to three.
GEC-Marconi
SD-09 mission computer with FDD-27 HUD, three MFCD head-down-displays,
JTIDS link and optical-disc programming/playback. HUD
displays all relevant flight-data, including navigational
information and combat situation support. MFCDs
are fully configurable in-flight, but centre MFCD is usually
dedicated to tactical display, left to flight instrumentation,
right to stores status and weapons control.
Crew: 1 (single-seat)
Introduction date: June, 2041
Unit Replacement Cost: £4,300,000 (in 2041 currency)
Mission:
Specific BC-45 tasks include:
- Intercept and destroy enemy craft in conjunction with
ground or airborne fighter control under all-endo/exo
conditions.
- Conduct day and night close air support.
- Conduct day and night deep air support. Deep air support
consists of LIDAR search and attack, interdiction, and
strikes against enemy installations using all types of
weapons compatible with assigned craft.
- Conduct armed escort of friendly craft.
- Be able to operate from spacecraft carriers, advanced
bases, and expeditionary airfields.
- Be able to deploy or conduct extended range operations
employing aerial refuelling.
- Conduct aerial photographic, video, and LIDAR reconnaissance
of enemy positions with minimal support.
Features:
Designed to replace the Jaguar attack fighter with a minimum
of technological risk or pilot conversion training, the
BC-45's design goals also included longer range, better
manoeuvrability, and strong export potential; the desired
cost-per-unit was £5,000,000. Using the widely-exported
Saab-Scania JAS-39 'Gryphon' as their starting point,
the design team produced an aircraft that achieved (or
surpassed) all the set benchmarks while remaining more
than a ton under maximum permissible design weight and
significantly under desired unit cost, an effort reminiscient
of Ed Heinemann's legendary A-4 Skyhawk.
Designed
from the outset for both anti-aircraft and ground-attack
missions, the Hurricane need only be fitted with the appropriate
warload to perform a given mission; extended combat service
in the CC and AI wars garnered the aircraft near-legendary
status for its survivability, long range, and high warload
capacity. The design team was foresighted enough to include
considerable expansion room and high modularity, substantially
easing systems maintenance and upgrades.
While technically V/STOL capable, the Hurricane operates
best from conventional landing bases or space carriers.
Design compromises and technological advances since its
introduction mean that the Hurricane does not feature
the now-common 'cockpit pod' system; the cockpit is part
of the fuselage, and pilots must physically climb into
their aircraft.
The Red Gryphon LIDAR system provides reliable, 360-degree
coverage, but lacks the range and tracking capacity of
more recent systems. Many examples have been updated with
more modern LIDARs, a process facilitated by the aircraft's
modularity and the flexible SD-09 mission computer. Most
relevant flight, weapon, and mission controls are operated
via the HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick) system, and
the cockpit instruments include three Multi-Function Colour
Displays. Like its younger cousin, the BC-48, the Hurricane
uses a left-hand-operated throttle.
Though
originally designed for the Royal Air Force, the BC-45
was quickly adopted by many other air arms around the
world, and was even licence-produced by Boeing under the
designation SF-37 Mustang when BAe factories could not
meet demand.
Inventory:
With the introduction of the BC-48 and Tornado F.22, all
RAF and most US examples have been sold or pensioned off
to secondary users, but the Venezuelan Air Force alone
operates three squadrons.
Background:
As with their namesakes a century before, in the CC war
Hurricanes were the workhorses of the Commonwealth air
arms, while Spitfires got most of the glory. Hurricanes
quickly became legendary for safely returning from missions
with battle-damage that would have pulverised any other
aircraft.
Multiple
squadrons of BC-45s/SF-37s serve in the air arms of Austria,
Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Royal Navy, South
Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States Air Force
and Navy Reserves, and Venezuela. Due to their obsolescent
avionics, however, many of these aircraft have either
been substantially upgraded or relegated to second-line
units.
Information used on this site thanks
to Mission
Status Home, The
S:AAB Intelligence Center, Werrf (author of Search
And Rescue and inventor of the Tornados F.22), Danyel
Woods (author of Shards
Of Fire and inventor of the BC-45 Hurricane) and
yours truly, inventor of the BC-48 as first featured
in A Class Of Its
Own.