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Original RPG stats by Edwin LaCourse, Edited by Daniel Henwood By AARON SKETCHLEY (aaronsketch@HOTdelete_thisMAIL.com)

Ver 1.2 2015.09.21

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Large Battleship

BACKGROUND

During the final battle of Space War I over Earth, many of these ships were lost. However, the few that remained were integrated into the Unified Space Forces Earth Defence Force, charged with the protection of Earth. The others not allied with Earth fled the battle and still roam the galaxy.

These ships have an interesting feature in that the small command section can detach from the main hull, much like the Queadol Magdomilla Command ship. Unlike the Quadol Magdomilla, the Flagship was designed to go into combat and leave the command section behind to coordinate the fleet attack. Unlike other fleet flagships, this configuration was not equipped with a heavy particle beam cannon. Its most deadly weapon are the incredible numbers of Powered Suits that it carries.

RPG STATS

(1) Forward 1/3 of Ship (Heavy Particle Cannon, Command Center) 200,000
(2) Middle 1/3 of Ship (Crew Quarters, Landing Bays)            225,000
(2) Rear 1/3 of Ship (Main Engines, Engineering)                300,000
    Sensor Array                                                  1,000
(3) Main Thruster(4)                                             20,000 each
(3) Auxiliary Engine(2)                                           8,000 each
(3) Maneuvering Thrusters (96)                                       50 each
    Heavy Laser Cannons (4)                                        2000 each
    Retractable Laser Turrets (90)                                  140 each
    Retractable Missile Turrets (200)                               100 each
    Airlocks/Access Hatches (350)                                   200 each
    Armored outer hull (per 40ft area)                              300
    Interior walls (per 20ft area)                                   20
    Special Systems						  8,000
(4)Detachable Command Section:
    Main Hull                                                     5,000
(3) Main Thruster                                                 1,000
(3) Auxiliary Engine                                                500
(3) Maneuvering Thrusters (12)                                       50 each
    Retractable Laser Turrets (4)                                   140 each
    Retractable Missile Turrets (8)                                 100 each
    Airlocks/Access Hatches (6)                                     200 each

1. Depleting the MDC of the forward 1/3 of the ship will inflict heavy damage on internal systems and will force the ship to use the Sensor Array for all forms of long range communications, radar and targeting. The ship can still operate, but is at -1 on initiative, -1 to strike, and number of attacks per melee of the weapon systems are reduced by one fourth. Destroying the main sensory array will have the same effect. Destroying both will deprive the ship of all forms of long range communications, radar and targeting. The ship can still operate, but is at -3 on initiative, -3 to strike, and number of attacks per melee of the weapon systems are reduced by one half.
2. Depleting the MDC of the middle 1/3 or the rear 1/3 of the ship will destroy the flagship. All power systems, thrusters, weapon systems, and life support will fail, and (2D4x10)% of the crew will be killed instantly by explosions, debris, and loss of atmosphere. There is a 70% chance the ship will violently explode. That's an explosion inflicting 1D10x10,000 MD to any object within 10 miles. If the ship does not explode, then the ship will be an unsalvageable wreck (though the spacewreck may still be valuable because of the technology contained within the remains).
3. Depleting the MDC of the main thrusters will force the ship to rely on its secondary thrusters. Depleting the MDC of the main AND secondary thrusters will leave the ship adrift in space. In an atmosphere, the battlecruiser will still be able to land and achieve orbit using antigravity generators. The maneuvering thrusters will propel the ship at 10kph in any direction.
4. Depleting the MDC of the detachable command section will likely kill the command staff (90% chance) and will force the ship to use the Sensor Array for all forms of long range communications, radar and targeting. The ship can still operate, but is at -1 on initiative, -1 to strike, and number of attacks per melee of the weapon systems are reduced by one fourth.

SPEEDS:

STATISTICAL DATA:

Fold System: Shebaro-Gar Fold System Cluster
Sublight Drive: Shebaro-Gar Impulse Drive Cluster
Gravity Control System: Internal
Auxiliary Engine: Shebaro-Gar Rocket Motor Cluster
Sensor System: Shebaro-Gar Standard Tracking Cluster

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. HEAVY LASER CANNONS (4):

• PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
• SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Warship
• RANGE: 100,000 miles in an atmosphere. Double in space
• DAMAGE: 1D6x1000 M.D.
• RATE OF FIRE: Once per round
• PAYLOAD: Unlimited

2. RETRACTABLE LASER TURRETS (90):

• PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
• SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Warship/Anti-Planet
• RANGE: 160,000 km in an atmosphere. Double in space.
• DAMAGE: 1D4x100 M.D. per turret
• RATE OF FIRE: Twice per melee
• PAYLOAD: Unlimited.

3. RETRACTABLE MISSAL TURRETS (200):

• PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Aircraft
• SECONDARY PURPOSE: Defense
• RANGE: Varies with warhead used
• DAMAGE: Varies with warhead used
• RATE OF FIRE: Each turret can fire once per melee, and can be combined in any volley combination of at least 10 or more, up to 30 missiles. Volleys can be directed at different targets.
• PAYLOAD: Effectively Unlimited.

SYSTEMS OF NOTE:

• ANTIGRAVITY PROPULSION SYSTEM: The Flagship was equipped with an anti-gravity propulsion system used for planetary landings and liftoffs. The system is good for vertical ascent/descent only and can lift the ship at speeds of up to 400 m per minute. The system will function so long as the main energy system (in the rear 1/3 of the ship) can supply energy to it.
• DETACHABLE COMMAND SECTION:The Detachable Command Section is where the central command and control facilities are located. This section can detach from the rest of the ship and function independently of it. The Command section can attain the same speed as the rest of the ship, and has a small defensive complement of lasers, and missiles. It also has a fighter complement of 100 Powered Suits. Typically, the command section will be left in the rear battle lines in order to allow the fleet commander the ability to coordinate the entire battle instead of worrying about her ship. The rest of the flagship can bring it's awesome battle, and sensor ability to bear in the front lines, and relay all data back to the command section.
• LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: The Flagship had sufficient life support to provide breathable air and comfortable temperatures for up to 20,000 people for up to 20 years (air was recycled). In an emergency the life support system could support up to 50,000 people at one time. The ship contained enough food and water onboard to support the crew for up to 10 years (with recycling).
• LONG-RANGE TRACKING SENSORS: The Flagship Command Center was equipped with a complex sensor system that could track and identify up to 1,500 craft simultaneously. The system had a 3,200 km range.
• SPACE FOLD SYSTEM: For FTL propulsion, the Flagship was equipped with a fold system capable of propelling the ship through hyperspace at speeds up to 3.28x10^10 mps (5.25x10^10 kmps), or 1 light year per 6 minutes. The range of the fold drive is theoretically unlimited except by the life expectancy of the spacecraft (which is unknown).
• SUBLIGHT ENGINES: As a backup to the Fold System, the Flagship was equipped with impulse engines that could propel the craft at speeds up to 0.24 speed of light (38,400 miles per second) in space. Note that these engines were mainly intended for rapid movement inside a planetary system and are not suited for long voyages between star systems. In a planetary atmosphere the ship is limited to speeds of Mach 2.0 maximum due to hull stress.
• SUBSPACE MASS SENSORS: As part of the Flagship's sensor systems, it was equipped with subspace sensors that could essentially instantly detect mass readings and movement of objects up to 1 AU (93 million miles) distant from the carrier. Readings taken with the subspace sensors are not very detailed (-25% penalty when trying to identify a detected object) and cannot detect objects of less than 60,000 kg (this includes most Meltrandi and UN Spacy mecha).

Ship-borne Vehicles (STANDARD):

• Quaedlunn-Rau: 4,000
• Theatre Scout Recon Pods: 12
• Recovery Pod: 10
• Reentry Pods: 20
• Liason Craft/Shuttlecraft: 12
• Hover Platforms: 400

REFERENCES

Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules DYRL

Macross DYRL Gold Book Macross Chronicle