CSPS Álfheimr

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CSPS Álfheimr (AC5)
Technical Specifications
Ship Class: Swordsman-class Cruiser
Hull Number: AC5
Status: Decommissioned
In Service: 2022 - 2125 CE
Assignment Details
Homeport: Taelbern, Aditi System
Ship Crew Information
Crew Complement: 350 Officers and Crew
Type: Non-Player Controlled
The CSPS Álfheimr (AC5) is a corporate-owned Swordsman-class cruiser launched in 2022 CE during the War of Secession and later sold as military surplus.

History

The CSPS Álfheimr (AC5) was laid down as the SFCV Álfheimr (C11) at The Hive on Sanctuary in late 2021 CE. The Álfheimr would be commissioned in 2022 CE, early on in the War of Secession, where it saw significant service harassing enemy forces as part of Second Fleet.

The Álfheimr would not be present for the Fall of Earth because it was one of a number of vessels detailed to help with an emergency evacuation of troops from central Europe. But following the Fall, it the Álfheimr was one of a number of vessels kept in orbit over Earth almost constantly until The Initiative withdrew from the Sol System in 2037 CE.

Following the war, the Álfheimr was one of a number of vessels not mothballed, instead being used to help scout out new systems, and support colonization efforts. It would eventually be used against some of the fledgling pirate groups in the mid-2080s, before being decommissioned in 2125 CE and sold in 2129 CE, after more than a century of service.

Namesake

The SFCV Álfheimr (C11) was named for Alfheim (Old Norse: Álfheimr, "Land Of The Fairies"), also called Ljosalfheim (Ljósálfheimr, "home of the light-elves"), which was one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Light Elves in Norse mythology.

Basic Specifications

Main article: Swordsman-class Cruiser

Size

  • Length: 220 Meters
  • Beam: 30 Meters
  • Draft: 15 Meters
  • Decks 4

Crew Complement

  • Minimum: Twenty (Limited Functionality)
  • Standard: 350
  • Maximum: 700

Engines

  • Sublight: Electrodeless Plasma Thruster

Power Plant

  • Primary: Nuclear Reactor (War Era)
  • Primary: Antimatter Reactor (Post War Era)
  • Secondary: Photo-voltaic Cells

Hull Composition

  • Hull: Titanium Alloy
  • Armor Plating: Ceramic Plating, Case-hardened Steel, Synthetic Composites

Sensor Systems

  • Sensor: LIDAR (War Era)

Defensive Systems

  • Composite Armor
  • Close-in Weapons System

Armament

  • Mark I (War-Era)
    • (??) Anti-Fighter/Missile Close in Weapons Batteries
    • (4) 12-inch Coilgun Batteries
    • (10) 4-inch Coilgun Batteries
    • (2) Missile Silos
    • Cybernetic Warfare Suite
  • Mark II (Post-War)
    • (??) Anti-Fighter/Missile Close in Weapons Batteries
    • (8) 12-inch Coilgun Batteries
    • (16) 4-inch Coilgun Batteries
    • (2) Missile Silos
    • Cybernetic Warfare Suite

Auxiliary Craft