SDR Capital Ships

Stormfire10 · March 15, 2024, 6:57pm

Emergency Authorization
Access: Victor Alfa Two
Subject: Larger Ships Sizes
Circa 4 ABT, Middle Months

Communication Log

///PRIORITY MSG
///ATTN ATTN
///To: RNDFV Warden
///Frm: Directorate Naval Command

MSG BOUNCED OFF BRIGHTSPACE BUOY. MSG ROUTES AS FOLLOWS

///PRIORITY MSG
///ATTN ATTN

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, RNDFV WARDEN WILL DETACH FROM FLEET AND HEAD FOR HOME PORT FOR REFIT AND REFUELING OF REACTORS. FLEET COMMAND AND CONTROL WILL BE HANDED OFF TO FLUORITE CLASS DESTROYER PROVIDENCE UNREST.

Circa 8 ABT
///PRIORITY MSG
///ATTN ATTN
///To: Directorate Naval Command, Directorate Naval Intelligence Office, Director-General Rachel Arasiki, President Pro Tempore Lisa Cicero
///Frm: DNIV Dawn’s Respite

MSG BOUNCED OFF BRIGHTSPACE BUOY. MSG ROUTES AS FOLLOWS

///PRIORITY MSG
///ATTN ATTN

DNIV DAWN’S RESPITE CONDUCTED THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF BATTLESPACE OF CLAIMED ATTACK ON ENVARI TERRITORY. NO SIGN OF DAMAGE, INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMS SUSPICION. WE HAVE BEEN DECEIVED. TO THE LEVEL OF THIS DECEPTION, I DO NOT KNOW. DNIV DAWN’S RESPITE WILL BE RETURNING TO ESCOP LINES BEFORE ENTERING BRIGHTSPACE TO ADD MORE INFORMATION. MAY THE GATES PROTECT US ALL. DNIV DAWN’S RESPITE, GOING DARK.

– Captain Lightfoot

RDF Communication Link
T: RNDFV Frontier Communicator
F: RNDFV Guardian of Peripheries

Hey Sayori. We’re heading out today. Pretty weird to have my mentor as a captain in the fleet I’m running, but it’s nice. We’ll be heading out the Verticia Periphery, so if there’s anything we gotta do before leaving port today, we can talk in person

– RADM Calcie Venzi

Photo Credit: Two Shelter Alliance Navy Axford Class Heavy Cruiser, Nebulous Fleet Command

Battlecruisers

“I remember boarding RNDFV Warden for a tour as a kid. Made me want to join the Defense Forces.”

- “Lavenza,” DNC Rapid Procurement Officer

The largest class of ships available to Directorate Forces. These ships are symbols of strength, and as such are kept in constant flux, and their presence is always classified until they’re discovered. These ships have great radars, tracking systems, fires, and some have hangars. Point Defenses are minimal, meaning that they always travel with a screening force, and are heavily reliant on Ewar from Corvettes and Frigates.

BCG-01 Warden Class Battlecruiser

BCG-01 Warden Class Battlecruiser

The BCG-01 Warden Class Battlecruiser is the first in the long standing service of Battlecruiser, the first one being constructed back in 220 BBT, by Vanguard Drive Yards. There aren’t many Warden Class, only around 175~ are in active service.

Crew

Crew: 75 Officers, 150 NCOs, 1500 Enlisted Service Members, 48~ Pilots (Depends, Varies on Starcraft Embarked)

Skeleton Crew: 35 Officers, 75 NCOs, 755 Enlisted Service Members, 24~ Pilots (Depends, Varies on Starcraft Embarked)

Communications Suite - Multispectral Communications, Data Linking, BrightSpace Buoys

Shielding

Primary Shielding: Phase Shielding Multilayer Class V

Backup Shiedling: Antimatter Shielding Class V

100mm Steel Carbon Composite Armor

Weapons

Balisong Loadout: 2 (48 Balisong) Squadrons + Maintenance

Dagger Loadout: 3 (72 Dagger) Squadrons + Maintenance

Fighting Phoenix Loadout: 2 (48 Fighting Phoenix) Squadrons + Maintenance

3x DOR Railgun (60cm), 4x Mk 81 Coilgun (75cm), Mk 63 Dual Purpose Coilgun (145mm), 4x Mk. 45 “Consequence” Coilguns, 10x “Vanguard” VLS Pods (40 Missiles Each), 4x 300mm “Deadeye” Railguns, 4x 500mm “Socket Springer” Railguns, 10x CIPDS (2x “Sweeper” Laser PDT, 4x Veil VLS, 4x Railforce Proximity PDT)

Speed

All Ahead Speed (Atmospheric): 250 m/s

All Ahead Speed (Space, Sub FTL): 2 AU/h

Flank Speed (Space, Sub FTL): 2.5 AU/h

BCS-02 Defiance Class Battlecruiser

BCS-02 Warden Class Battlecruiser

The BCS-02 Defiance Class Battlecruiser is an experimental Stealth Battlecruiser, constructed by Federation Drive Yards. The few that survived the Secession Crisis were acquired by Directorate Naval Intelligence Office. As such, most of the statistics are redacted.