VICTOR CLASS CAPITOL VESSELS |
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Very similar in appearance to the Valiant class, the Victor
has a number of refinements to its structure. After the success of the
Valiant, the AJN Procurement Adminstration decided an upgraded Valiant
would fill a longer term requirement of the AJN. The Victor was designed
from the ground up by New Rossyth Shipyards and bears little structural
similarity to its predecessor.
These ships are an awesome
sight in space, dwarfing even Dublin Citadel. Crew compliment depends on
the mission. The ship can function with as few as 30 crew members.
The more usual operational crew compliment is around 70 with as many 2000
other support personnel. The ship can remain in deep space for years
at a time with a full crew compliment. The vessel can also serve as a
carrier. All Victors carry a few other spacecraft (usually Sakers or
Viper II), but the AJN Ramillies, Warspite, Hood and Ark Royal
are configured as full
time carriers holding up to 250 Saker F.4 space defence craft plus their support
crews. All Victors are equipped with docking clamps with integral fuel bays
to support larger ships. The larger ship lands on the upper surface of
the Victor and is resupplied via an automatic system. A Victor with three
Explorers piggybacked taking supplies is rather reminiscent of a pig feeding
its piglets, hence the crews have started nicknaming the Victor the
BUFS (standing for "Big Ugly Fat Swine").
Propulsion is provided by three custom prime mover thrust drives developed by AAAI, and hyperspace capability is provided by multiple bridged Class 4 military drives utilizing Quest technology. The hyperdrive capability varies depending on the mission. Standard defences consist of 16 batteries of quad-beam 525 n.m. new technology lasers rated at 0.5GW each.
Victor class fleet details |
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Reg. no. | Name | Details |
VT-506 | Fearless | AJN Flagship. Current crew compliment of 2014. |
MN-419 | Ramillies | Delivered 9th Aug 3296. Long range fleet carrier with a crew compliment of 1900. |
VT-507 | Warspite | Long range fleet carrier, crew compliment of 1750. |
VT-517 | Hood | Long range fleet carrier, crew compliment of 1750 |
QS-817 | Ark Royal | Long range fleet carrier, crew compliment of 1900 |
NC-025 | Indomitable | Tactical supply vessel. Recently repaired after colliding with AJN San Tropez during a training mission. |
BK-117 | Sovereign | Long-range tactical command and support. Crew compliment of 550. |
MN-278 | Conqueror | Long-range fleet carrier assigned to Phekda. Crew compliment of 1675. Newest in the fleet; delivered 16th June 3303. |