QS-CA-99 'Odin'
Developed around three of our inventions, named for the king of the Norse gods and god of foresight, the Odin is the culmination of these long years of work, and our ultimate means of supporting the D Mission. A Stardust reactor sits just forward of the main part of the Apollo drive system, which has nozzles spread across the ship to allow for supreme maneuverability. Forwards of the reactor is an upsized Mjolnir coilgun, which runs the remainder of the length of the ship, fires a standard 150mm projectile at MUCH higher velocities, and is aimed by rotating the ship. Surrounding the spinal coilgun are the (relatively) massive capacitor banks, which power both it and the standard coilguns (On separate circuits, of course), the bridge, and the small marine barracks. The remaining space is filled with ammunition, fuel, food, and crew cabins. There are four standard Mjolnir coilguns in full-rotation mounts, capable of covering slightly more than a full hemisphere, mounted around the widest section of the ship so there are no angles that cannot be fired at with a coilgun turret emplacement. The armor is composed of two layers. The main armor layer is a thick titanium sandwich, with a Faraday shield in between the layers, to protect the crew from all wavelengths of radiation and prevent the magnetic fields from the railguns from damaging people and equipment. The reactor, spinal railgun, and capacitor banks are similarly insulated, protecting the rest of the ship. The second layer of armor is a ceramic-derived material with high-reflectivity (in all wavelengths) coatings to repel lasers and prematurely detonate missiles, as this armor is mounted a full three meters from the hull of the ship itself.
Just realized I didn't specify the shape here, only in Discord. Because I'm now tired as well as unskilled in communications, I'm just going to copy-paste this and hope it is understood!
The ship will have a sort of Star Destroyer look, with a cut-off reverse slope at the back, so there's a "widest point" that happens right around the reactor, which slopes backwards to the engine nozzles, and forwards to a point. There will be more length forwards of the widest point than backwards, but the slopes will be the same, if that makes sense. There will be a large flat region at the back that houses the main nozzle bank, whereas the front will slope down to a point.
QS-CA-99 'Odin' (Normal): (3+4)=7: Superior CraftsmanshipIt is with tears of pride that we watch the Odin make its maiden voyage to the moon and back. There are no words to describe her elegance of movement. There isn't an artist alive whose works rival the simple beauty of her angular form. There will be no Ertexite captain who does not shiver in fear when he sees her silhouette appear on his screen.
By far the hardest part of building the Odin was the armour. It all
sounds simple enough- surely it would be a cakewalk to those who have mastered fusion? Well, I mean, it was- the armour is, like the rest of the ship, a masterpiece. But it could've been challenging to
lesser engineers. Anyway, the ship is clad in Heavy titanium armour with faraday insulation, with secondary armour in the form of Light ceramics mounted some distance away from the main hull. Together, we believe this armour should provide excellent survivability against whatever Ertex throws at it.
Of course, all that armour doesn't weigh nothing, so it slows the ship down somewhat. More specialised armour tailored against a specific threat would be more weight-efficient. Thankfully, the ship's thrusters provide her with a decent lick of speed regardless. Three Apollo thrusters on the back provide primary propulsion. Smaller thrusters pointed in the other five directions provide excellent manoeuvrability, although they do break up the ship's armour somewhat. All in all, the Odin moves at a Moderate pace, and has surprising agility.
Her armaments consist of four Mjolnir turrets and a single spinal-mounted extra-long Mjolnir.
Medium banks* of flywheel capacitors give her the ability to fire all weapons whilst manoeuvring at full power, though the capacitors only have enough charge for a few shots before she must slow down so the reactor can recharge them.
Command&Control is taken care of in the bridge, which has video feeds covering every angle, and access to a basic radar system that should help detect foes that get within Medium range, and a smallish radio that allows communication with nearby ships.
Above all, she is simply a masterpiece of engineering. No space is wasted, yet nothing is installed in a cramped and convoluted fashion either. It is easy to access and maintain all vital systems. A small stock of spare armour pieces lets the crew repair minor battle damage.
Altogether, she costs 3SPP.
It is now the revision phase of SY99.
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