======Dante-class Project K850 Guided Missile Fleet Destroyer====== {{INLINETOC}} See Also: [[colonial_pact:technologies:escort_light_vessels]]\\ \\ A main line vessel of the Colonial Pact often classified as either a destroyer leader or a pocket cruiser, the Dante-Class Guided Missile Destroyer is the heaviest vessel in the escort/picket size classification and often serves as the flagship of cruiser-less formations. Designed principally by the Oppon Shipyards and Foundry Group (OSF) in 00800 as a more heavily armed version of the Fromm-Class GMD for federal military service as a principle escort vessel it has none the less found its way into the territorial navies of more well off star-states and factions. Like most Pact vessels the Dante-class employs a mixed set of weapons with its primary long range assets being the vessel's various missile and torpedo systems. It's main battery weaponry is primarily plasma in type, these employing high velocity and high density plasma bolts with moderate to short range capability for mid to long range gunnery duels, close in fighting with hostile vessels, or direct fire on surface or installation targets. Short range combat and point defense is carried out by two main systems, one being a single weapon in the form of a 150 mm semi-automatic railgun and the other being a quad plasma cannon with a secondary surface-to-air missile system. Both of these systems can be left in an automatic engagement mode or directly controlled by the ship's fire control systems and or the crew. The vessel's interior is considered standard by Colonial Pact military standards, function over form and sometimes over comfort however most crews will attest that the quarters and living conditions on board are comfortable compared to smaller vessels employed in military service. However the various compartments and passages are still utilitarian with exposed junctions, access points to both the overhead and underside crawlspaces, all punctuated by hardened pressure doors that can isolate entire sections in the event of a hull breach. {{ :colonial_pact:technologies:dante-1.png?800 |}} {{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-2.png?300|}}{{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-3.png?300|}} {{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-4.png?300|}}{{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-5.png?300|}} {{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-6.png?300|}}{{:colonial_pact:technologies:dante-7.png?300|}} ===== General Information ===== ----- ^ Characteristics ^^ ^Role | * Fleet Missile Defense * Picket Ship Duty * Long Range Squadron Patrol * Orbit to Surface Troop Insertion | ^ Technical Specifications ^^ ^**Length** | 600 m (1968.5 ft) | ^**Width** | 214 m (702 ft) | ^**Height** | 144 m (472.4 ft) | ^**Rotational Speed** | 35 Degrees per Second | ^**Endurance** | *80 Days of Reactor Fuel at Full Output *45 Days of Propellant Fuel at Full Output *Six Months of Crew Stores (Consumables/O2/Water Supply) | ^ Crew ^^ | * 340 Naval Personnel * 130 Aircrew * 250 Ground Forces/Ship Security Detachment * 720 Standard Ship Detachment * 100 Personnel required for minimum ship operations. * Capable of Supporting up to 1,785 Personnel with proper modular life support systems. || ^ Equipment and Craft ^^ | * **Strikecraft** * (5x) FAZG-220 'Viking' Strike Fighters * **Transports** * (2x) RV-305 'Golem' Light Transports * (3x) RV-404 'Ghoul' Light Dropships * (2x) KNS-42 'Vega' Medium Dropships * (1x) BNV-990 'Striga' Heavy Dropship || ^ Internal Shipboard Systems ^^ ^**Processing/Computer System** | * (3x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:computer_standards:enq_901_qcm|OAP 7M2-55]]\\ Quantum Computing Mainframes | ^**Powerplant** | * (2x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:colonial_pact_common_liquid_fuel_fusion_reactor_clffr|KGR TT03/40 LMFR Reactors]]\\ | ^**Main Drive System** | * (4x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:cmisfd|RMBV-9402-BV8 PMHD/SFFT]]\\ (Maximum Sustained Steerage Speed of 0.25c) | ^**Translight Drive System** | * (1x) OSF BKU-950 Combined Field Unit * Intra-System FTL\\ (0.33 AU per Minute) * Interstellar FTL\\ (30 LY per Minute) | ^**Hull** | *[[colonial_pact:technologies:standard_pact_armor_configuration#apparition_adaptive_multispectral_coating|'Apparition' AMC]] *30 cm *[[colonial_pact:technologies:standard_pact_armor_configuration#m_standard_military_grade_plating|979-M Standard Military Grade Plating]] *1.5 m *[[colonial_pact:technologies:standard_pact_armor_configuration#bv_critical_area_plating|990-BV Critical Area Plating]] *3.2 m *[[colonial_pact:technologies:standard_pact_armor_configuration#km_internal_pressure_hull_plating|808-KM Internal Pressure Hull Plating]] *60 cm (Internally Mounted) *[[colonial_pact:technologies:standard_pact_armor_configuration#sv90_standard_lightweight_shielding|SV90 Standard Lightweight Shielding]] *10 cm (Internally Mounted) | ===== Active Defenses and Electronic Warfare Systems ===== ----- ^ **Shields** ^ | *(4x) OA-97A30 'Vez'\\ Conformal Plasma Field\\ Emittion/Containment Systems *The Dante employs a 'two-up two-down' arrangement with two emitters being used actively and two in reserve. These systems produce a transparent field of compressed plasma roughly five meters from the surfaces of the vessel, when struck these contained fields are crushed opaque and absorb most if not all of the incoming energy and repel kinetic attacks. Heavier attacks however my pierce the field albeit with severely degraded effect. These fields recycle to full strength every thirty to fifty seconds depending on the use load. | ^ **Decoys** ^ | *(6x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:mdds#starship_decoys|OSF-NB-52 Active Mobile Decoys]] *Built into a Starburn missile system, these units can be set to random flight patterns and contain an active emitter capable of broadcasting the electronic signature of a wide variety of Colonial Pact vessels. Their primary use is to fool enemy sensor systems at long range or in situations where visual systems would not be capable of detecting the decoy for what it is. | ^ **Chaff and Flares** ^ | *(10x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:flareandchaff|Sokol-4 Flare and Chaff Launcher]] *Consisting of individual eighty cell 100mm diameter munition tubes, each box launcher is loaded with half and half of each type of munition (chaff and maneuvering flares). Each flare can burn for up to two minutes and each chaff munition is capable of expanding out to a radius of two kilometers in zero-gravity conditions. | ^ **Active Jammers** ^ | *(4x) [[colonial_pact:technologies:cmaj|Grom-3 Active Jammer]] *A powerful shipboard multispectral jamming system that can operate in either a general emission mode or in a selective narrow focus mode. The Grom-3 is primarily targeted against hostile ship, strikecraft, and guided munitions as a means to confuse or simply burn out sensors employs to detect and track targets using the various waveforms of the electromagnetic spectrum. Its effectiveness can vary due to ambient conditions as well as the quality of enemy electronic counter-countermeasures. | ===== Armaments ===== ----- ==== Main Battery Weapons ==== ^ RKA CN 2/43 47.5cm\\ Hypercompression Plasma Projector (HPP) ^^ ^**Type** | *Hypervelocity compressed phased plasma cannon | ^**Number and Mounting** | *Single weapon, rigid spinally mounted in the bow. | ^**Rate of Fire** | *Fifteen rounds per minute. | ^**Bolt Dimensions/Description** | *400x3500 mm Metallic Density Plasma Bolt | ^**Average Output** | *2301.2 PJ (550 Megatons) Per Bolt | ^**Muzzle Velocity** | *19,400 Meters per Second //(Atmosphere)//\\ 0.80c\\ //(Vacuum)// \\ | ^ KHG 80N3/V2 20.8cm\\ Rapid Cycle Compressed Plasma Cannon ^^ ^**Type** | *Hypervelocity Compressed Phased Plasma Cannon | ^**Number and Mounting** | *Fourteen weapons in two and three gun turret mounts. | ^**Rate of Fire** | *34 Rounds per Minute | ^**Bolt Dimensions/Description** | *200x2800 mm Metallic Density Plasma Bolt | ^**Average Output** | *878.64 PJ (210 Megatons) Per Bolt | ^**Muzzle Velocity** | *25,540 Meters per Second //(Atmosphere)//\\ 0.80c\\ //(Vacuum)// \\ | ==== Secondary Battery Weapons ==== ^ OAP 92N78 15cm\\ Semi-Automatic Rail Cannon ^^ ^**Type** | *Rapid Cycle Electromagnetic Rail Cannon | ^**Number and Mounting** | *Fifteen Gun Systems, mounted in three gun turrets on retractable mounts. | ^**Rate of Fire** | *250 Rounds per Minute | ^**Bolt Dimensions/Description** | *150×550 mm Tri-Feed Linkless *Armor-Piercing, Composite Rigid (APCR) *Programable or Proximity HE-Frag Burst *Semi-Armor Piercing High-Explosive Incendiary (SAPHEI) | ^**Average Output** | *238.4 PJ (57 Megatons) Per Shot | ^**Muzzle Velocity** | *17,550 Meters per Second //(Atmosphere)//\\ 0.60c\\ //(Vacuum)// \\ | ==== Point Defense/Anti-Aircraft Systems ==== ^ [[shiparms:molniya]] ^^ ^ --- ^^ | A principle air defense system employing both a directed energy weapon and short range anti-aircraft missiles on a retractable turret mount, eight are mounted on the vessel. || ^ [[colonial_pact:armaments:pact_missiles_and_rockets:atrop_sraam]] ^^ | *Twin Six Shot Independently Elevated Tube Launchers per Molniya Complex *Twenty second reload cycle when expended. *96x Ready Use Weapons *384x Storage/Reloadable || ^ KGR ML5A2 50mm\\ Rapid Cycle Phased Automatic Plasma Cannon ^^ ^**Type** | *Rapid Cycle Phased Automatic Plasma Cannon | ^**Number and Mounting** | *Thirty-Two Gun Systems, mounted in Quad Gun Mounts on mixed munition armored turrets with retractable housings. | ^**Rate of Fire** | *850 to 1100 Rounds per Minute | ^**Bolt Dimensions/Description** | *50×450 mm | ^**Average Output** | *627.6 MJ (150 KG TNT Equivliant) Per Bolt | ^**Muzzle Velocity** | *12,250 Meters per Second //(Atmosphere)//\\ 0.80c\\ //(Vacuum)// \\ | ==== Munitions and Launchers ==== ^ [[colonial_pact:armaments:pact_missiles_and_rockets:common_canister_launch_system_family]]\\ (144x) Modular Cells ^ ^ --- ^ | The primary modular container system primarily used to house the vessel's offensive and defensive missile systems, there are 144 modular cells located on the Dante class both on top of the hull and a smaller number on the underside of the bow superstructure. | ^ [[colonial_pact:armaments:pact_missiles_and_rockets:moonjeni_lrgpm|S700V 'Moojeni' LRGPM]]\\ (3000x) Ready Use Missiles ^ | *One-Hundred modular cells mounted in the vessel's 'Leva' launcher systems with thirty Moojeni missiles each. | ^ [[colonial_pact:armaments:pact_missiles_and_rockets:starburn_lram|P-1000UMK 'Starburn' LRAM]]\\ (132x) Ready Use Missiles ^ | *Forty-four modular cells mounted in the vessel's 'Leva' launcher systems with three Starburn missiles each. | ^ 2500 mm Electromagnetic Launch Tubes\\ (2x) EM Tubes ^ ^ --- ^ | A electromagnetic munition launching system primarily designed for large diameter torpedoes, they provide the weapon with an initial EM acceleration and are fed via preloaded rotary magazines. The capacity of these weapons varies depending on the munition loaded aboard. | ^ [[colonial_pact:armaments:pact_missiles_and_rockets:starfish_1_torp|Sn90VN 'Starfish-1' A-HAST]]\\ (16x) Torpedoes ^ | *Two reloadable EM launch tubes mounted in the bow. *Thirty second reload/recharging cycle after firing. *2x Ready Use Weapons *14x Storage/Reloadable |