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{{Class
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|name = ''Guardian''-class Fleet Carrier
|designation = CV
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|variants = 
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|manufacturer = [[The Initiative]]
|active = >8
|destroyed = 
|decommissioned =
|function = Carrier
|size = 
|compliment = 900 Officers & Crew
|hull = Titanium Alloy
|shieldgen = Dual Initiative Shield Generator
|sensorsystem = [[Oracle Drive]]
|targetsystem = 
|countermeasures = Anti-Fighter/Missile Close in Weapons System<br />Directed EMP Generators<br />Composite Armor
|armaments = [[#Armament|See Below]]
|aircraft = [[#Auxiliary Craft|See Below]]
|carrier = 
|systems = Stasis Pods<br />[[Echo Drive|Subspace Communications Network Node]]<br />Fighter & Shuttle Repair Equipment<br />Mining & Refining Equipment
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|selectable = Yes
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The ''Guardian''-class carrier is one of the heaviest warships built by [[The Initiative]]. The number of aircraft carried is close to a hundred. In addition to this, is carries all the machinery required to repair and rebuild damaged fighters. These tools can be repurposed to make spare part for a ''Guardian''-class carrier or any other class of warship in use. To this end, it carries the equipment to harvest minerals from asteroids and planetary surfaces in order to make the parts (and fuel) it requires.
==History==
The ''Guardian''-class Fleet Carrier was first designed in the late 2200s, to utilize new technology that made the concept of space fighters a viability possibility. The first ''Guardian''-class carriers were constructed in orbit over [[Sanctuary]], and began running tests at the [[Arc System#Loki Anchorage|Loki Anchorage]]. When it was deemed that the class could work, construction began on a number of similar vessels.
==Basic Specifications==
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===Size===
*Length: 600 Meters
*Beam: 80 Meters
*Draft: 35 Meters
*Decks: 10

===Crew Compliment===
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*Mark I
**Minimum: 12 (Limited)
**Standard: 900
***Plus another 200 Marines
**Maximum: 2,200
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*Mark II
**Minimum: 20 (Limited)
**Standard: 800
***Plus another 300 Marines
**Maximum: 2,200
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===Engines===
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*Sublight: Electrodeless Plasma Thruster
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*Faster Than Light: [[Point Singularity Drive]]
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===Power Plant===
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*Primary: Antimatter Reactor
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*Secondary: Photo-voltaic Arrays
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===Sensor System===
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*Sensor: [[Oracle Drive]]
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*Target: Unknown
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===Hull Composition===
*Hull: Titanium Alloy
*Armor: 2 meters of Case-hardened steel and ablative ceramic plating over a 2-meter thick synthetic diamond sheath.

===Defensive Systems===
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*Anti-Fighter/Missile Close in Weapons System
*Directed EMP Generators
*Nanitic & Composite Armor
**Capable of limited self repair via nanites
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*Dual Shield Generators
**One Primary, One Backup
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===Armament===
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*Mark I
**(??) 20MM Anti-Fighter/Missile Weapon Batteries
**(40) 25CM Coilgun Batteries
**Cybernetic Warfare Suite
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*Mark II
**(??) 20MM Anti-Fighter/Missile Batteries
**(40) 20CM Coilgun Batteries
**(??) Plasma Repeaters
**Cybernetic Warfare Suite
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===Auxiliary Craft===
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*(60) [[Ninja-class Fighter|''Ninja''-class Aerospace Superiority Fighter]]
*(??) [[Phantom-class Stealth Fighter|''Phantom''-class Stealth Fighter]]
*(??) [[Harbinger-class Bomber|''Harbinger''-class Bomber]]
*(10) [[Porter-class Shuttle|''Porter''-class Shuttle]]
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*(6) [[Titan-class Heavy Lift Shuttle|''Titan''-class Heavy Lift Shuttle]]
*(2) ''Titan''-class Recovery Craft
**Modified ''Titan''-class Heavy Lift Shuttles
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===Other Systems===
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*Fighter & Shuttle Repair Facilities
*Mining & Refining Capabilities
*Electromagnetic Fighter Launch System
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*[[Hushed Casket Stasis System|Stasis Pods]]
*[[Echo Drive|Subspace Communications Network Node]]
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==Deck Listing==
*Deck 01: Coilgun Battery, Officer Mess Hall, Coilgun Battery, 
*Deck 02: 
*Deck 03: Medical Bay, Combat Information Center
*Deck 04: Coilgun Battery, Pilot Quarters, Flight Deck Crew Mess, Flight Deck Crew Quarters
*Deck 05: Flight Deck <small>(Upper Half)</small>, Pilot Briefing Rooms, 
*Deck 06: Flight Deck <small>(Lower Half)</small>, Pilot Ready Rooms
*Deck 07: Coilgun Battery, Marine Quarters, Marine Mess Hall, Antimatter Reactor <small>(Upper Half)</small>
*Deck 08: Aircraft Storage/Repair Bay, Antimatter Reactor <small>(Lower Half)</small>, Fuel Refinery
*Deck 09: Enlisted Crew Quarters, Enlisted Crew Mess
*Deck 10: Coilgun Battery</onlyinclude>

==Known Vessels==
''Guardian''-class Fleet Carriers are typically named after planets and stars. ''Guardian''-class vessels intended for the System Defense Forces are named after stars, while ones intended for the regular armed forces are named after planets.
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*Operated by the [[Space Forces Command]]
*#[[SFCV Terra|SFCV ''Terra'' (CV1-01)]]
*#[[SFCV Sanctuary|SFCV ''Sanctuary'' (CV1-02)]]
*#[[SFCV Luna|SFCV ''Luna'' (CV1-03)]]
*Operated by the [[Ranger Exploration Corps]]
**None
*Operated by [[Civilian System Patrol]]s
**None
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*Operated by [[System Defense Force]]s
*#[[SDV Sol|SDV ''Sol'' (CV1-04)]]
*#[[SDV Arc|SDV ''Arc'' (CV1-05)]]
*Operated by the [[Colonial Authority|Colonial Security Force / Colonial Armed Forces]]
**None
*Operated by the [[Interstellar Patrol]]
**None
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