BB-V5368J4-F97909-967T9-300 MCr362,721. 500 ktons
batteries bearing 5 B
5R51Y
TL=15
batteries
A N
AXA1Z
Crew=4,054
Fuel=190,000. EP=40,000. Agility=6.
X=50. Y=215. Z=430.
| Tonnage: | 500,000 tons (standard). 7,000,000 cubic meters. | |
|---|---|---|
| Crew: | 540 officers, 3,514 ratings. 300 pilots. | |
| Performance: | Jump-4. 6-G. Power plant-8. 40,000 EP. Agility 6. | |
| Electronics: | Model 9/fib computer | |
| Hardpoints: | One spinal weapons mount. Twenty-two 100-ton bays. Four hundred and thirty 50-ton bays. Four hundred hardpoints. | |
| Armament: | One meson gun spinal mount (factor-T). One hundred triple beam laser turrets organized into 10 batteries. One hundred dual fusion gun turrets organized into 50 batteries.. One hundred particle accelerator turrets organized into 10 batteries. Four hundred and thirty 50-ton missile bays. | |
| Defenses: | Twenty two 100-ton repulsor bays. One hundred triple sandcaster turrets organized into 10 batteries. Meson screen (factor-7). Nuclear damper (factor-9). Armored hull (factor-15). | |
| Craft: | 300 heavy fighters. Three launch tubes. | |
| Fuel Treatment: | Integral fuel scoops; on-board fuel treatment plant. | |
| Cost: | MCr453,389.2 standard. MCr362,721.366 in quantity. | |
| Construction Time: | 58 months singly; 41 months in quantity. |
Comments: Although some older battleships of greater
displacement remain in service, the Tigress class dreadnaught is the largest
line-of-battle vessel currently in service with the Imperial Navy in the Spinward Marches.
Each BatRon of Tigress class vesels in virtually a fleet unto itself, as each
ship carries thirty squadrons of heavy fighters (with ten FHs per squadron). A BatRon of
eight ships carries 2,400 heavy fighters.
The Tigress class is produced using an armored spherical hull
with the single spinal meson gun mounted centrally. A large armored port protects the gun
during non-combat opertions; the port itself contains focussing equipment for the weapon
beam.
Within the sphere, layered decks hold the various on-ship functions
such as quarters, computer and electronic equipment, fuel treatment, and maintenance
areas. Appended to the back of the sphere is a large heavy fighter launch area and
recovery installation. Fighters are launched to the rear, to starboard, and recovered from
the rear, to port; this arrangement prevents them from entering the meson beam when it's
in use, as well as providing some armored bulk between the fighters and the enemy.