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 [[[Proton Accelerator Gun|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 Research & Development 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 every offensive weapon that her designers could fit on the space frame.