See Also: Escort and Patrol Vessels of the Colonial Pact
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.
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Length | 600 m (1968.5 ft) |
Width | 214 m (702 ft) |
Height | 144 m (472.4 ft) |
Rotational Speed | 35 Degrees per Second |
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RKA CN 2/43 47.5cm Hypercompression Plasma Projector (HPP) |
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KHG 80N3/V2 20.8cm Rapid Cycle Compressed Plasma Cannon |
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OAP 92N78 15cm Semi-Automatic Rail Cannon |
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55A17-701 'Molniya' Mixed Munition Air Defense Complex | |
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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. | |
S-850TU 'Atrop' Short Range Surface/Air to Air Missile (SRSAAM) | |
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KGR ML5A2 50mm Rapid Cycle Phased Automatic Plasma Cannon |
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31A17-835V 'Leva' Containerized Modular Vertical Launch System (144x) Modular Cells |
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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. |
S700V 'Moojeni' LRGPM (3000x) Ready Use Missiles |
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P-1000UMK 'Starburn' LRAM (132x) Ready Use Missiles |
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2500 mm Electromagnetic Launch Tubes (2x) EM Tubes |
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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. |
Sn90VN 'Starfish-1' A-HAST (16x) Torpedoes |
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