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Hollywood-class Space Entertainment Vessel (SEV)

Names and Disposition:

(NNS = Newport News Shipyard)

Ships' Complement:

• Ships' crew (1500 men)
• Space Naval air group (80 men)
• Space Marine unit (6000 men)
• Civilians (200,000 men)
• Life support limits are for a full combat complement and about 672,000 supernumeraries (700,000 men total).

Note: The given numbers are approximations; the exact number of personnel varied somewhat due to operational realities and different ships.

Dimensions:

• Length: 4950 meters without Nile-class Carrier
              6450 meters with Nile-class Carrier
• Height: 5350 meters overall
• Width: 4950 meters overall
• Fuel Mass: 378,000,000 metric tons
• Operational mass (typical): 5,300,000,000 metric tons without Nile-class Carrier
                                           5,312,500,000 metric tons without Nile-class Carrier

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 minutes 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 (12): Rolls Royce MRE-12 Fusion-Plasma Reaction Thrusters with anti-matter energizer. These engines are mounted in the engine blocks of the ship two per block.
• Secondary thrusters (20): Pratt&Whitney ARE-7 Fusion-Plasma Reaction Thrusters with anti-matter energizer mounted on top and below the main engines, ten per block.
• Anti-gravity system: 200 Europa Drive Minotuar anti-gravity pods.
• Sublight drive (6): Shizuma Drive GDD-9 local, monopolar-induced gravitic space-time distortion drive.
• Space fold (1): RRD Mk19e 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.  The Mk19e was created by placing six Mk19 drives together to increase the fold mass.
• Planetary capabilities: The Hollywood-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 very few oceans are deep enough.

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 240 Teranewtons of thrust at a minimal reaction mass efficiency profile, or as little as 4.7 Teranewtons of thrust at a maximum efficiency setting. At lower power levels, these thrusts are commensurately smaller.
• At full power, the Hollywood-class can achieve a maximum delta-v of 204 kps at the cruising acceleration of 0.1G, a maximum delta-v of 40.8 kps at the battle acceleration of 1.0G, and a delta-v of at most 12.8 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)

• 15 VF-11 Thunderbolt Veritech fighter
• 1 SC-45 Hawk Personnel and cargo shuttle
• 2 VC-25 Samson Heavy VSTOL cargo transport
• 2 VC-27 Hercules Light VSTOL cargo transport

(Space Marine Unit)

• 1000 VR-071 Protector Veritech cyclone
• 1000 VR-077 Firefly Veritech cyclone
• 1000 VR-074 Gorilla Veritech cyclone

(circa 2063)

(Space Naval Air Group)

• 15 VF-19 Thunderbolt Veritech fighter
• 1 SC-52 Vulture Personnel and cargo shuttle
• 2 VC-37 Perseus Heavy VSTOL cargo transport
• 2 VC-39 Ajax Light VSTOL cargo transport

(Space Marine Unit)

• 1000 VR-071 Protector Veritech cyclone
• 1000 VR-077 Firefly Veritech cyclone
• 1000 VR-074 Gorilla Veritech cyclone

Note: The given numbers are approximations; the exact number and type of mecha varied somewhat due to operational realities and different ships.

Design Notes:

Hollywood vessels are immense starships. They do not have a transparent dome like the Riviera and Japan-class colony vessels. Instead, the spherical vessels are divided into three sections. The first section located in the top part of the ship contains a complete amusement park for the benefit and entertainment of the colonists. This park contains the latest in rides, games, shows, and other diversions one would typically find in a theme park on Earth. In addition, the park contains holographic virtual reality centers where people can star in their own movies, playing the part of a Formula 1 racer or a variable fighter pilot without being in danger. Also there are cinemas, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, and other facilities for visitors who prefer a slightly slower pace to their entertainment.

The middle part of the colony sphere contains the engines and power systems for the vessel, plus the living quarters for the 200,000+ colonists permanently living on the ship. The third section of the ship represents the most important function of the Hollywood, however. The entire lower half of the sphere is dominated by sound stages, recording studios, costume and prop shops, special effects computer editors, and all other equipment necessary for producing audio and video (both 2D and 3D) entertainment. Functioning like its namesake, this part of the Hollywood constantly produces new films, records and features for the colony. In addition, the Hollywood vessels also use their hyperspace communicators to keep in touch with other colony missions around the galaxy, allowing them to exchange their productions, sharing ideas and entertainment. This communications link between colony missions is called the Galaxy Network, and has become the initial starting point for stars and idol singers around the galaxy for almost 20 years.

Like most other colony vessels, the Hollywood ships are unarmed and have only modest defensive systems. Instead, they rely upon an Nile-class Light Space Carrier that is docked to the front of the ship for protection. Hollywood vessels are controlled from the bridge of the docked carrier, and the carrier's veritech squadrons provide protection for the colony vessel in case of attack. The carrier can disconnect from the Hollywood if necessary, and the vessel is equipped with an emergency bridge to control the ship when the carrier is detached. 

History:

Hollywood vessels are considered an essential part of colony missions and one of these vessels has accompanied every colony fleet since 2050. Although the design is somewhat dated, the vessels are still being constructed and will still be in use for many years to come.

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 1998-2002 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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