Confederation-class dreadnought
| Confederation-class Dreadnought | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Dreadnought/Carrier |
| Manufacturer | Sirius Prime Engineering |
| Primary User | Terran Confederation |
| Introduction | 2661 |
| Length | 983.7 meters |
| Mass | 73,000 metric tonnes |
| Max Velocity | 100 kps |
| Acceleration | "Bad" |
| Max Y/P/R | 1/1/1 Deg/s |
| Turrets | Phase Transit Cannon (1), Single Mount Anti-Matter Cannons (8), Flak Cannons (3) |
| Armor | 500 cm fore/aft, 400 cm sides |
| Shields | Phase |
| Fighter Complement | 120 |
| Jump Drive | Yes |
Class Overview
The Confederation-class is a vessel born out of one of the most tumultuous periods of the Kilrathi war. Following the destruction Goddard colony in late 2654 and subsequent destruction of the Kilrathi strike fleet that had devastated it, Confederation engineers and scientists studied the wreckage of the weapon the Kilrathi used to attack the colony. It was a mass accelerator, using superconductors to fire a charged particle with such an enormous force that whatever it impacted would be completely destroyed. The weapon mounted to KIS Sivar was highly effective against ground targets but the arming and firing sequence was much too slow for it to be of any use against a capital ship. Confederation R&D was able to redesign the weapon, lowering its destruction potential, but shortening the arming sequence so that it could be an effective anti-ship platform. They designed it to fit into the keel of a new class of battleship then under construction.
This new ship would be one of the most powerful ever fielded by the Confederation during the war. Nearly a kilometer long and weighing 73,000 metric tonnes, the Confederation-class was packed with ever offensive weapon that her designers could fit on the spaceframe.
