SFCV Pillar of Twilight

SFCV Pillar of Twilight (BB2-07)
Technical Specifications
Ship Class:	Praetorian-class Battleship
Hull Number:	BB2-07
Status:	Under Construction
Assignment Details
Assignment:	Testbed Vessel
Task Force:	Space Forces Command
Ship Crew Information
Type:	Non-Player Controlled

The SFCV Pillar of Twilight (BB2-07) is one of the two newest Praetorian-class battleships under construction. It is intended as a testbed for new weapons technology.

History

The SFCV Pillar of Twilight (BB2-07) was ordered in 2502 CE, for construction in orbit over Arxune, in the Laeth System. It is intended to be a testbed for next-generation energy weapons, to explore the possibility of reducing the fleet's dependence on projectile weaponry, allowing for easier supply lines.

Basic Specifications

Main article: Praetorian-class Battleship

Size

• Length: 548 Meters
• Beam: 72 Meters
• Draft: 30 Meters
• Decks: 8

Crew Complement

• Minimum: Five (Limited Functionality)
• Standard: 300
  • Plus another 100 Marines
• Maximum: 1,200

Engines

Sublight: Electrodeless Plasma Thruster

Faster Than Light: Point Singularity Drive

Power Plant

Primary: Antimatter Reactor

Secondary: Solar Panel Arrays

Hull Composition

• Hull: Titanium Alloy beneath a one-meter thick Synthetic Diamond Sheath
• Armor Plating: Three meters of Case-hardened Steel, Titanium, & Ceramic Composite Plates

Sensor Systems

Sensor: Oracle Drive

Target: Unknown

Defensive Systems

Nanitic & Composite Armor Capable of limited self repair via nanites Dual Shield Generators One Primary, One Backup

Directed EMP Generator (Designed to disable missiles & incoming craft) Close in Weapons System

Armament

Mark I (??) 25mm (1") Anti-Fighter/Missile Close in Weapons Batteries (20) 406mm (16") Coilgun Batteries (52) 304mm (12") Coilgun Batteries (20) Torpedo Tubes (8) Plasma Cannons Cybernetic Warfare Suite

Mark II (??) 25mm (1") Anti-fight/Missile Close in Weapons Batteries (16) Particle Beam Weapons (20) 406mm (16") Coilgun Batteries (52) 304mm (12") Coilgun Batteries (20) Torpedo Tubes (8) Plasma Cannons Cybernetic Warfare Suite

Auxiliary Craft

(12) Roughneck-class Assault Shuttles (6) Porter-class Shuttles

(2) Titan-class Heavy Lift Shuttles

Other Systems

Stasis Pods (Sufficient for Crew & Passengers)

Subspace Communications Network Node

Deck Listing

• Deck 01: Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Bridge, Plasma Cannon Battery, Coilgun Battery & Magazine
• Deck 02: Officer's Mess, Officer's Quarters, Combat Intelligence Center, Particle Beam Weapon Battery (Mk II Only)
• Deck 03: Crew Mess, Coilgun Battery & Magazine Crew Quarters, Medical Bay, Stasis Pod Bays, Coilgun Battery & Magazine
• Deck 04: Torpedo Tubes & Magazine, Hangar (Upper Half), Antimatter Reactor (Upper Half), Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Engine Compartment (Upper Half)
• Deck 05: Torpedo Tubes & Magazine, Hangar (Lower Half), Antimatter Reactor (Lower Half), Electronic Warfare Center, Engine Compartment (Lower Half)
• Deck 06: Marine Mess, Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Marine Quarters, Marine Training Section, Coilgun Battery & Magazine
• Deck 07: Water Reclamation, Storage, Vehicle Storage, Particle Beam Weapon Battery (Mk II Only)
• Deck 08: Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Cargo Bay (Foreward), Plasma Cannon Battery, Cargo Bay (Aft), Coilgun Battery & Magazine
  

Alterations

The majority of the Pillar of Twilight's projectile weaponry has been exchanged for plasma and laser weaponry, for field testing.