This vessel like its Freeworlds Union equivalent is a carrier, not a battleship and intended to serve as a multi purpose command carrier, primarily used for flag showing and tactical co-ordination of allied forces. Dedicated strike cruisers and battleships built at the same level of scale are relatively common within the Rebin Empire though are rarely deployed beyond the empire's borders as to date the Empire has been a peaceful polity that maintained naval forces purely for defence of the realm and the support of allied independent states

The Freeworlds Union was one such state, having co-existed peacefully alongside the empire since its founding almost 500 years ago, and whilst ideologies clashed (particularly over the issues of equality amongst the sexes) were content to exist side by side in the same subsector.

The rumour mill has been running at over time recently especially with an increase in tensions between the two states and the unprovoked Rebin Assault on the Kaar System that marked the start of the recent hostilities. One rumour in particular was that the Empress had been formulating long term plans to annex the Union and had this class of Carrier designed specifically for the job at hand.

The design is characterised by a 4G reactionless thruster and extremely long reach of a 4 parsec rated jump drive, one of the most advanced pieces of equipment within local (and by definition - Known) space.

Powerfully armed with a Meson Gun spinal mount, supported by 20 Particle Accelerator Bays and 20 Batteries of 10 Laser Turrets it can function admirably as a combatant in its own right, although tends to be used beyond the battle line as a command carrier and tactical co-ordination centre.

This carrier is normally outfitted with 50 of the latest build Rebin X-11 Class 100 ton assault fighter, along with any combination of 500 tons of sub-craft, such as Infantry Landers, grav tanks, armoured personel carriers or light fighters, as dictated by the mission specification.

Typical load outs include 300 highly equipped and skilled Marines in addition to 500 to 1000 personel in Low Berths serving as a 'Frozen Watch' (referred to as the Sleeping Guard in Rebin space as Rebin Low Berths are known to be non cryogenic in operation). Some of these low berths are kept empty ready to accept injured crewmembers or prisoners.

In addition to being powerfully armoured this class is also supported by extensive armour that would easily shrug of typical turret mounted weaponry in addition to a Meson Screen and Nuclear Damper, technologies known to be unavailable to the lower tech Union Navy.

Intelligence reports from outside of the Freeworlds Union confirm that the Rebin Empire has at least six of this class of Vessel including the 'Empresses Hand' that was the command ship for the assault on the Kaar System.

'Empress' Class Command Carrier

Class: Carrier                      Ep Output: 6836
Tech Level: 13                      Agility: 0
Size: Huge / 100,000 tons           Initiative: 0
Streamlining: Streamlined           AC: 10
Jump Range: 4                       Repulsors: None
Acceleration 4G Thruster            Nuclear Dampers: USP=3
Fuel 46838 Tons                     Meson Screens: USP=3
Duration: 4 weeks                   Black Globes: None
Crew: 903                           AR: 4
Staterooms: 73                      SI: 750
Small Cabins: 900                   Main Computer: Model 6 Fib
Bunks: none                         Sensor Range: Ext (model 6)
Couches: none                       Comm. Range: Ext (model 6)
Low Berths: 500                     Cargo Space: 1110 Tons
Cost: Mcr: 55,004.414               (Mcr 44,003.531 in quantity)
Atmospheric speeds                  Noe= 875 kph
Cruising = 825 kph                  Maximum = 1100 kph

Other Equipment: 
1 x Meson Spinal Mount USP= 20
20 x Particle Accelerator Bays USP = 8
20 x Laser Batteries USP = 8

Sub-craft:

50 x X-11 Class Fighter or similar
10 x 50 Ton sub craft or Similar

4 x Machine Shop, 4 x Sickbay

Crew Detail:

903: Officers: 1 x Captain, 1 x Exec, 2 x Helm Officer, 2 x Astrogation Officer, 1 x medical officer, 1 x Flight Officer, 1 x Gunnery Officer, 2 x Engineering Officer, 60 x Command Crew. Ratings: 830, Engineering x 229, Gunnery x 98, Flight (mechanics) x 100, Flight personel x 100 service crew x 300, troops x 300, Medical Crew = 3

Costs & Revenues (Per Operational Month)

Not provided as Rebin government maintains the vessel

Design Philosophy

A wedge shaped command carrier, gigantic in scale, the largest ship to date built in the Rebin Empire, and represents what is typical of fleet logistics with its 4G reactionless drive and extremely long jump range.

Design Worksheet.

Installed Component      Tonnage        MCR        Ep          Notes.

Hull                +100,000      1200.0     ----        Wedge   
Additional Armour      10000.0    2000.3     ----        AR/AC +4
Bridge                  2000       550.0     ----
Computer                   0.6     144.0       -5.0      Model 6 Fib
Avionics                   2.4      (5.4)    ----        Model 6
Sensors                    1.5      (3.0)    ----        Model 6
Commo                      1.8      (3.6)    ----        Model 6
M-Drive                11000.0    5500.0    -4000        4G Thruster
Jump Drive              5000.0   20000.0    -4000        Jump 4
Jump Fuel              40000.0    ----       ----        1 x Jump 4
Power Plant             6836     20508.0    +6836        Fusion Tl-13
Fuel 4 weeks            6836      ----        ---        Liquid Hydrogen
Hardpoints              ----        35.0     ----        1000 Hardpoints
Meson Spinal Mount      5000      3000.0    -1000        USP = 20
20 x 100 Particle Bays  2000.0     700.0    -1200        20 x USP = 8
200 x Triple Turrets    ----       200.0     ----                
20 x Laser Batteries     200.0     600.0     -600        20 x USP = 8
50 x 100 ton Bays       6500.0       0.013   ----        X-11 Fighters
10 x 50 ton Bays         650.0       0.0013  ----        Various Sub Craft    
Meson Screen              45        55.0        0.6        USP = 3
Nuclear Damper            20.0      45.0       30.0        USP = 3
Maintenance shops x 4     40.0      16.0     ----        80 mechanics
Fuel Scoops             ----       100.0     ----            
Purification Plant x20   100.0       0.600   ----        4000 tons in 8 Hour
Sub craft Fuel Storage  ----     -----       ----        
Small Cabins x 900      1800.0     225.0     ----        Single Occupancy    
Staterooms x 73          292.0      35.5     ----        Captain & Exec
Medical Bay x 8           64.0      40.0     ----        Sick Bay
Low Berths (Prisoners)   500.0      50.0     ----        1000 Personnel
Cargo                   1110.0    ----       ----        2 x 826.5 ton holds    
Totals               100,000      ----       ----    
                                           55.004.414

Excess Power = None

Designed for T20, by Mark Bridgeman.

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