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Designation:
Heaven-class Space Cemetery Vessel (SCM)
Names and Disposition:
(NNS = Newport News Shipyard)
SCM-01 |
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UES Heaven |
Commissioned NNS, 2051 |
In service. |
SCM-02 |
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UES Cemetery |
Commissioned NNS, 2052 |
In service. |
SCM-03 |
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UES Cremation |
Commissioned NNS, 2053 |
In service. |
SCM-04 |
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UES Undertaker |
Commissioned NNS, 2054 |
In service. |
SCM-05 |
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UES Mortician |
Commissioned NNS, 2055 |
Destroyed Varauta War, 2064 |
SCM-06 |
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UES Paul Barer |
Commissioned NNS, 2056 |
In service. |
SCM-07 |
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UES Casket |
Commissioned NNS, 2057 |
In service. |
SCM-08 |
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UES Tombstone |
Commissioned NNS, 2058 |
In service. |
SCM-09 |
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UES Headstone |
Commissioned NNS, 2059 |
Destroyed 4th Robotech War, 2066 |
SCM-10 |
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UES Tomb |
Commissioned NNS, 2060 |
In service. |
Ships' Complement:
- Ships' crew (1000 men)
- Space Naval air group (80 men)
- Space Marine unit (3000 men)
- Civilians (30,000 men)
- Life support limits are for a full combat complement and about 96,000
supernumeraries (100,000 men total).
Note: The given numbers are approximations; the
exact number of personnel varied somewhat due to operational realities and
different ships.
Dimensions:
- Length: 3000 meters overall
- Height: 600 meters overall
- Width: 1000 meters overall
- Fuel Mass: 45,000,000 metric tons
- Operational mass (typical): 300,000,000 metric tons
Propulsion Systems:
- Main power system: RRD Mk 9 anti-matter-fueled Reflex
furnace. The powerplant can deliver up to 20 Exawatts of power, and can
operate for ten hours at maximum power before overheat initiates
autoshutdown.
- Maneuvering thrusters (30): Overtechnology MRT-05
Fusion-plasma reaction thruster clusters with steerable nozzles mounted across the main hull of the
ship.
- Reaction-mass thrusters (2): Rolls Royce MRE-12
Fusion-Plasma Reaction Thrusters with anti-matter energizer. These engines
are mounted in the rear of the ship in a horizontal row of three.
- Secondary thrusters (20): Pratt&Whitney ARE-12
Fusion-Plasma Reaction Thrusters with anti-matter energizer mounted on top
and below the main engines, ten per block.
- Anti-gravity system: 10 Europa Drive Minotuar
anti-gravity pods.
- Gravitic displacement drive (2): Shizuma Drive GDD-9
local, monopolar-induced gravitic space-time distortion drive.
- Space fold (1): RRD Mk19 spacefold. This system is
conformal to the vessels surface. The problem with the vast majority of the
previous generation of fold systems was that the fold bubble weakened the
state of the structure to the extent that they needed a refit after only
five years of service. As such the RDF mandated the use of conformal systems
similar to the old Zentraedi systems which also allows for much higher
speeds.
- Planetary capabilities: The Heaven-class has atmospheric
capabilities through its reaction thrusters and anti-gravity system.
However, the ship cannot land on solid ground due to the design of the hull
without serious damage. A water landing is possible however.
Endurance and Mobility Limits:
- The dry stores endurance is limited to only two months with a full crew
complement. The extensive recycling installations ensured that only
incidental biomass losses needed to be replenished. Water stores were
recycled almost completely. The ship however needs to be constantly supplied
foodstuffs and usually is by one of the many colony ships that accompany a
colony fleet such as the Sunflower-class.
- The mecha consumables supplies (mainly missiles) are not very extensive,
and can only sustain continuous combat operations for one week against an
enemy. However, battles against the powers with capital ships will exhaust
the anti-ship missile supplies at a faster rate, and these operations cannot
be sustain for more than two days. The ship launched missile magazines
should suffice for two large battles or about four smaller skirmishes.
- At full power, the main propulsion systems can produce up to 40
Teranewtons of thrust at a minimal reaction mass efficiency profile, or as
little as 780 Giganewtons of thrust at a maximum efficiency setting. At
lower power levels, these thrusts are commensurately smaller.
- At full power, the Heaven-class can achieve a maximum delta-v of 254 kps at
the cruising acceleration of 0.1G, a maximum delta-v of 50.8 kps at the
battle acceleration of 1.0G, and a delta-v of at most 15.9 kps at the
flank acceleration of 2.0G. At lower power levels, these ranges are
commensurately smaller.
- Sublight drive acceleration is 500 g, but the vessel's maneuverability is
reduced to such a degree that only minor course corrections are possible.
Typical cruising speed is .15 c.
- The fold systems are not navigationally guaranteed for any single jump
beyond 5 kiloparsecs. If longer voyages are required, the ships must conduct
multiple fold jumps.
- The maximum sustained atmospheric speed is limited to sub-sonic speeds. A
higher speed could be attained while accelerating to orbit, or in
emergencies, but this stressed the engines to above their sustainable heat
tolerances. The maximum hover time on the anti-gravity systems was limited
only by maintenance requirements.
Weapon Systems:
Circa 2063
- Bofors PL-7 point defense turrets (40): Mounted behind
movable panels in the main hull. These standard RDF weapons can fire 53 MJ of
particle energy four times per second at a range of up to 20 km.
- Lockheed SLBM launchers (8): The missiles are specialized
Lockheed SLBM-11
Archer (Space Launched Ballistic Missiles) with nuclear warheads in the
5 MT range. The delta-v capacity of the missiles is 351.6 kps, and the
magazine can store 12 missiles per launcher. These launchers are mounted on
the sides of the main body, four per side.
- Raytheon Mk 267 surface to air missile launchers (20): A
missile launcher mounted in a twelve tube pop-up turret, firing
anti-mecha/missile missiles, though the projectiles can guide on point-blank
enemy ships. When the missiles are released they are already on their
intercept vectors, or very close to them. The launcher is designed to
fire the SA-12
Arrow medium range surface-to-air missile. Each turret has a reload time
of 6 seconds and a magazine with a 1200 round capacity. These turrets are mounted
behind armor plating and pop up when firing and are mounted on the main hull.
Electronics Systems:
- Hughes DSP-6 pinpoint barrier defense system(4): Uses
four movable disks of force field, conformal to the ship's surface, to repel
light torpedo attacks, or particle beam fire.
Air group and mecha complement:
(circa 2055)
(Space Naval Air Group)
(Space Marine Unit)
(circa 2063)
(Space Naval Air Group)
(Space Marine Unit)
Note: The given numbers are approximations; the exact number and
type of mecha varied somewhat due to operational realities and different ships.
Design Notes:
History:
The Heaven vessels, like the other ships of the colony fleet were developed
at the same time as the Japan-class colony vessels. Since 2050 at least one
Heaven has been assigned to every colony fleet.
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Layout adapted from Robotech
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Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 1998-2002 Jeffrey R. Spillner
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