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Lexington-class Destroyer |
Countries | United States |
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Classification | DS |
Length | 180 meters |
Beam | Primary hull: 24 meters Drive: 40 meters Krasnikov-Hirasaki Event-capable |
Loaded Mass | 8,250 metric tons |
Personnel | 147 (19 officers, 101 crew, 13 Marines, 14-person flight detachment) |
Drive | 1.28-terawatt Honeywell Nittany Lion Mark IV |
Fuel | Antimatter-initiated fusion of helium-3 and deuterium |
Cruise Thrust | 10.5 milligees |
Cruise Range | 602 kps |
0.25 AU flip time | 13 days, 16 hours |
Top Thrust | 2.6 gees |
Missiles | 2x50-cell launchers |
Guns | 2x2x18 kg, 7.2 kps primary gun battery
4x2x2 kg, 2 kps secondary gun battery |
Laser Engines | 1.2 gigawatts at 1080 nm |
Laser Mounts | 2x380cm "Hornet" forward tricolor cannon
8x120cm "Linebacker" tricolor counterbattery turrets
20x60cm "Barricade" point-defense turrets |
Construction | Latham Spaceworks 2122-present |
Notes | Carries Multi-Mission Pod, can accomodate 2 Sabre-type dropships |
Ships in class (partial listing) | Lexington 73 Easting Belleau Wood Cayo Muerto Concord Gettysburg Kuwait City San Jacinto (DS-99) Valley Forge Vincennes |
Ships in this class are named for famous American battles. These versatile ships trade some combat capability for the ability to conduct independent operations on habitable extrasolar planets. The Multi-Mission pod has been used to carry a SigInt package, experimental systems, VIPs, or a platoon of Marines, spaceborne, or special operating forces. |
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