Bombshell Genius
A Mateus-class ship
Image Source: Tony Cardona
Affiliation: Open Market
Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
Model: Mateus-class fleet carrier
Modularity: Yes: can swap out weapons hardpoints
Production: Minor
Material: Alusteel hull
Classification: Dedicated fleet carrier
Length: 2000m
Height: 573m
Width: 943m
Armament:
Rating 5 (300 turbolaser equivalents)
12 Nekogal heavy turbolasers (in six double turrets; 144 standard turbolaser equivalents)
1 Summer heavy mass driver (90 standard turbolaser equivalents)
6 tractor beams, equivalent to one turbolaser each
15 Gatling rapid-fire turbolasers (in five triple turrets; equivalent to 60 standard turbolasers)
65 Quad lasers
Defenses: 13
Hangar: 10 Squadrons
Manoeuvrability Rating: 17
Speed Rating: 17
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Special features:
- Tensor field generator
- Inertial compensator
- 60 Jessica landing gears
- 6 Marcia repulsorlift generators
- Watchtower collision avoidance system
- CHX 5.0 acoustic theater
- 4 Creveld-5 radial ion drives
- Ship-wide neural net
Strengths:
- Can land on planets
- Strong hull
- High cargo capacity (for a carrier)
Weaknesses:
- High maintenance requirements
- High cost of operation and purchase
- High crew requirements
- Lightly armed
- Concentrated firepower in few hardpoints
- Slow in realspace
Description:
Consumables: 3 months (regular passenger configuration) - 6 years (pure bulk freighter)
Cargo capacity: 5 million tons
Passenger capacity: 16,000
Crew: 9,700
As proposed by the chief process officer during the quarterly meeting, the Mateus-class carrier was a carrier design borne from an existing design already built by Ringovinda StarYards, making it the first dedicated fleet carrier ever built by the corporation. It was decided that, to keep maintenance costs down, while retaining its ability to land on planets, to concentrate the firepower on as few hardpoints as possible. As with the original Ultima-class bulk freighter from which it is derived, it features several systems designed to ensure the comfort of the crew. In addition, to save space and mass, the ship-wide neural net is in use, also ensuring redundance. Redesigning the ship was made at a minimal cost because there has been no real upgrade in the defenses, and the original hull was already rather heavily armed. It is also the first ship to equip the 380mm-caliber Summer heavy mass driver, enabling it to engage even battlecruisers with the accuracy of long-range hypervelocity cannons.
Also, the ventral hangar has been vastly expanded, from the 3 squadrons of the original hull, now housing 10 squadrons at the expense of gutting 3/4 of the original cargo hold for housing the additional 7 squadrons.
Development Thread:
Conversion:
Ohmic Resistance (20 posts and counting)
Original:
Bedridden (the planning of the raid; 14 posts)
Vengeance served freezing cold [KDY/OS heist] (the raid itself, led the Design Triumvirate to Jabiim in its wake; 54 posts)
For 3000 Years, They Ignored Our Calls for Help | SSC Dominion of Jabiim (the aftermath of the raid; 23 posts, specifically #4, 12, 17, 23, 32, 39, 45, 52, 61, 67, 72, 77, 82, 91, 97, 103, 109, 115, 127, 132, 137, 142 and 147)
91 posts for the original
Intent: To convert a bulk freighter into a dedicated fleet carrier
Who Can Use This: Anyone
Primary Source: Ultima-class bulk freighter (original frame)
