Pax Americana

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All credits to the original Pax Americana scenario created by Defran Strategy

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On August 6th, 1945, the world witnessed the dawn of the atomic age. By the end of the week, two cities had been erased, and the United States of America possessed the first truly world-beating weapon in human history. Two years later, the discovery of the soviet enrichment project in east Germany, failed promised of free elections, and the brewing cold war, president Truman issued what many consider to be the most influential speech in human history.

The world, Truman argued, would never see peace if nuclear proliferation came to pass. Rather, we raced towards our own extinction, where there would be no bystanders, no neutral nations: only a global death in nuclear fire sparked by the ambitions of men like those who had begun the world war the bomb had ended. Truman declared his famous ‘Truman Doctrine’, that the United States, acting in humanity’s best interest, and recognizing the monumental human cost, would resolutely enforce a preemptive nuclear first-strike policy. Any nation which pursued the bomb, or failed to comply with UN oversight of nuclear energy projects, would be utterly and comprehensively destroyed.

The ultimatum caused such outrage in the UN that both bodies had to be temporarily suspended, while the soviet union formally revoked it’s participation in the ‘obvious veil of legitimacy to American global imperialism’. Six months later, the Soviets called the bluff, nearly doubling their enrichment and openly stating their intent to deploy a nuclear weapon by the end of the year…

On September 19th, 10:53PM Moscow time, the sun rose for the final time on the land of the Tsars. Tritanium implosion bombs detonated over 14 major cities of the Soviet Union, scouring over a tenth of the nation’s population and vaporizing its leadership, industry, and scientific community in mere moments. The bombs were so powerful the blast craters would later be visible from space, and the shockwave of the Kiev detonation was sufficient to cause minor damage as far west as Berlin. Named for the Trinity test where the improbable, trans-Newtonian material had been discovered, the USA had delivered on a promise that would see their global military, industrial, and scientific hegemony secured almost overnight.

With such a big stick came great carrots, and through the leadership, economic investment, scientific advances through the greater UN, the world slowly came to accept the new world order, where the stars and stripes as the sword and shield of the UN (lead by the security council of course, directed by the United States) brought a new era of peace and prosperity to the war-weary and slowly rebuilding world.

Soon humanity would take to the stars in search of scientific discovery, mineral resources (especially TNEs, which have become the backbone of the growing global economy), and new lands to call home. A bright new age of humanity dawns, and time of liberty, justice, peace, and prosperity for all…

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Game Start: 1970
Settings: Standard Real Stars game, 4 NPRs, NPRs can trigger spoilers

Survey of Planet Earth on Jan 1 1970

Mineral	Quantity	Accessibility
Duranium	72,600	1
Neutronium	62,000	0.4
Corbomite	90,000	1
Tritanium	50,900	1
Boronide	54,800	0.4
Mercassium	129,000	0.7
Vendarite	169,600	0.4
Sorium	100,650	0.8
Uridium	185,700	0.8
Corundium	57,000	0.7
Gallicite	88,600	0.7

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It is one of the most exciting days for humanity since the moon landings of 1954. After several years of build delay due to the highly experimental nature of some of the sensors, the three survey cruisers of the Pathfinder class have finally slipped their moorings, leaving the crowded shipyards of low earth orbit and setting out amongst the stars to conduct the first fully comprehensive study of the solar system.

Pathfinder class Exploration Cruiser 8,120 tons 170 Crew 903.8 BP TCS 162 TH 256 EM 0
1576 km/s Armour 1-35 Shields 0-0 HTK 40 Sensors 25/25/2/2 DCR 2-2 PPV 10
Maint Life 3.06 Years MSP 639 AFR 264% IFR 3.7% 1YR 102 5YR 1,534 Max Repair 100 MSP
Troop Capacity 1,000 tons Magazine 53 / 0
Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 24 months Morale Check Required

General Electric NT25-80 Nuclear Thermal Engine EP128.00 (2) Power 256 Fuel Use 36.20% Signature 128 Exp 8%
Fuel Capacity 800,000 Litres Range 49 billion km (359 days at full power)

Mckendall-Loose 10cm Railgun V10/C1 (2x4) Range 10,000km TS 2,000 km/s Power 3-1 ROF 15
Texas Instruments R20-TS1250 Fire Control System (1) Range 20,000 km TS 1,250 km/s ECCM-0

Utility Launcher, Arm, 16" (2) Missile Size: 4.0 ROF 480
Garmin G4887 Geosurvey Probe (2) Speed 800 km/s Range 18,000m km WH 0 Size 4.000 TH: 80 / 160 / 320
Yamaha Electronics A-411 Active Sensor Bouy (6) Speed 0 km/s Range 0m km WH 0 Size 4.000 TH: 0 / 0 / 0
Yamaha Electronics S-409 Passive Sensor Probe (6) Speed 946 km/s Range 21,276m km WH 0 Size 3.384 TH: 95 / 189 / 378

Siemens VCSR250/250 Advanced Small Target Radar (1) GPS 250 Range 15.3m km RES 5
Siemens Active Search Sensor AS41-R100 (1) GPS 5000 Range 41.4m km RES 100
Depue Electronics Industries TH5-25 Thermal Passive Sensor (1) Sensitivity 25 Detect 1000: 39.5m km
Depue Electronics Industries EM5-25 Passive EM Sensor (1) Sensitivity 25 Detect 1000: 39.5m km
Gravitational Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour
Geological Survey Sensors (2) 2 Survey Points Per Hour

Missile to hit values are target speeds in km/s for 100% / 50% / 25% chance to hit

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Warship for auto-assignment purposes

Equipped for long endurance surveying and carrying a wide variety of sensor equipment, the Pathfinders would be tasked to boldy go where none have gone before them. Such was the delay of their construction, that a veritable armada of military, commercial, and industrial shipping has collected around Earth’s primary spaceport: awaiting only the knowledge of where to go in order to exploit the manifestly boundless opportunities just beyond earth’s gravity well.

Most notable amongst the gathered tonnage are the three ships of the Trinity class fleet carriers: UNS Enterprise, Lexington, and Saratoga. Controversial due to the lack of a clear threat, the newly established Naval Office of the United Nations insists that if anything waits for them beyond the stars, it would be better to have the ability to stop them before they could even begin to threaten earth.

Trinity class Fleet Carrier 23,000 tons 305 Crew 1,907.1 BP TCS 460 TH 768 EM 0
1669 km/s Armour 1-72 Shields 0-0 HTK 100 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 5-2 PPV 0
Maint Life 2.48 Years MSP 2,759 AFR 846% IFR 11.8% 1YR 620 5YR 9,304 Max Repair 125 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 9,000 tons Magazine 660 / 0
Captain Control Rating 2 BRG FLG
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Flight Crew Berths 180 Morale Check Required

General Electric NT25-80 Nuclear Thermal Engine EP128.00 (6) Power 768 Fuel Use 36.20% Signature 128 Exp 8%
Fuel Capacity 1,264,000 Litres Range 27.3 billion km (189 days at full power)

Raytheon ASM-807 ‘Glaive’ (82) Speed 13,225 km/s Range 3.4m km WH 6.252 Size 8 TH: 1,521 / 3,042 / 6,084

Strike Group
5x Jackdaw Scout Fighter Speed: 4732 km/s Size: 6.49
20x Lynx Strikefighter Speed: 4275 km/s Size: 7.19

Missile to hit values are target speeds in km/s for 100% / 50% / 25% chance to hit

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Carrier for auto-assignment purposes

Escorting the three carriers are the thirty-six strong destroyers of the Bulkeley class, named not after the lead ship, but by the tragic loss of Starman Bulkeley, who died sealing reactor 2’s containment vault when the prototype power plant suffered a major failure of it’s coolant pipeline.

Bulkeley class Destroyer 6,000 tons 138 Crew 469.7 BP TCS 120 TH 400 EM 0
3333 km/s Armour 3-29 Shields 0-0 HTK 30 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 1-1 PPV 22.8
Maint Life 3.22 Years MSP 1,048 AFR 288% IFR 4.0% 1YR 152 5YR 2,284 Max Repair 100 MSP
Magazine 32 / 0
Commander Control Rating 1 BRG
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months Morale Check Required

General Electric NT25-125 (2) Power 400.0 Fuel Use 110.49% Signature 200.00 Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 521,200 Litres Range 14.2 billion km (49 days at full power)

Mckendall-Loose 10cm Railgun V10/C1 (6x4) Range 10,000km TS 3,333 km/s Power 3-1 ROF 15
Texas Instruments R20-TS1250 Fire Control System (1) Range 20,000 km TS 1,250 km/s ECCM-0

Mitsubishi T-44 Launch Rail (4) Missile Size: 8 Hangar Reload 141 minutes MF Reload 23 hours
Plessy Avionics Missile Fire Director Mk I (1) Range 6.8m km RES 20

Siemens VCSR250/250 Advanced Small Target Radar (1) GPS 250 Range 15.3m km RES 5

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Despite several early disappointments, the Sol geographic survey initiative was wrapping up the final survey sites in the asteroid belt by late 1972. Sadly, there was neither signs of life on mars, and despite having over eight million tons of trans-Newtonian resources buried beneath it’s crust only 3.7mil of that was in any way shape or form economical to mine. The Tritanium would be harvested eventually, as would the fairly impure neutronium sands, but it would not be a primary location for mining anytime soon. Instead, initial settlers would focus on terraforming the red giant, with several visionary minds proposing that mars might be an excellent candidate as a large agricultural world. Several of Jupiter’s moons held promise as well, Io had respectable reserves of Duranium and Sorium for it’s size, and automated mines chugged away diligently on the planetary surface even as Professor Doyle Reddick continues to research the ability to terraform from space. Sinope also has very accessible minerals, though with the small reserves available it is not planned at this time for terraforming or long term settlement. Europa, with it’s extensive ice sheet, has also been floated as a candidate for terraforming, but it’s total lack of natural resources has as of yet not seen any organizations fund a colonization attempt.

By the end of the Decade, the United Nations had fully conquered their home system. All major bodies and gravitational anomalies had been fully surveyed, and three jump points beckoned with prospects of new worlds, mankind finally able to stretch not just beyond its cradle, but its nursery as well. Mars was a robust and growing colony, with over four million colonists calling the buried city of St. Loel home, mostly involved in the gargantuan effort to transform the barren world into a second home and eventual breadbasket for the budding human empire. While it was slow growing, the planet not expected to have a breathable atmosphere for well over a decade at this rate, the citizens of Mars were determined that with the scientific advances of the age, such a timeframe would shrink drastically. Io had also begun its terraforming, the small colony destined to become a critical source of fuel and Duranium for the near future. 161 Automated mines dug away steadily at the moon’s crust, almost a bare million colonists doing their best to pave the way through their own terraforming efforts.

The Pathfinder class had proven itself problematic from the very beginning. Frequent breakdowns caused by a lack of sufficient engineering staff and facilities lead to shortened patrols, huge expenditures of spares and components, and even UNEN Rehoboth’s stranding due to a double engine failure after a long series of electrical failures exhausted the supplies available to it. In an effort to both remedy this and a long list of other issues, all three vessels would be refit to Block II configuration, including a 1800t hull extension to receive the new Honeywell H35010 Blink Drive.

List of changes to Block II include:

• Addition of auxiliary power unit after engine heat waste recycling found to be insufficient for defensive armaments (this revision made to the Bulkeley class as well)
• Additional crewing and facilities added for electrical repairs, and hardening of junction boxes against cosmic radiation
• Addition of Blink Drive, enabling trans-stellar travel for the first time in human history

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Fleet Review 1980 - Abridged

-- This Document is Abridged for general distribution to staff and enlisted personnel, full copies are available upon request from the Naval Institute for $1.70–

By order of the UN committee of void security, and naval chairman Thomas Haywarde

This naval review, in the year nineteen hundred and eighty as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution UNSC/RES/448, shall outline the current state of naval affairs, current threat, building programs, and major doctrinal principles of the United Nations Void Navy. This review shall capture, in all reasonable detail, the plan of the navy for the ten year period beginning January 1st, 1980, and lasting through January 1st 1990.

Section I - Leadership & Personnel

Civilian:
UN Naval Chairman - Thomas Hayward
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Chief of Staff of the United Nations Void Navy - ADM Isaiah Ice
Commandant of the UNVN Academy at Galveston - VADM Joe Jergenson
Commander, Task Force Sol - RADM Dominga Greenridge
Commander, Carrier Group CV-03 Enterprise - RADL Haydee Schleisman
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Commander, Carrier Group CV-02 Saratoga - Shannon Colletta
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Commander, Carrier Group CV-01 Lexington - RADL Rodney Kreider
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Commander, SOL Industrial Command - RADM Loren Teich
Commander, Survey Command Sacagawea - RADM Salvatore Mitton
– remainder omitted for brevity, for full document please contact the Office of Naval Administration –

Section II - Fleet Strength

Task Force Sol

CTF Lexington
CV-01 Lexington - Trinity Class Fleet Carrier
VR-1 - 5x Jackdaw Class Scout Fighter
VS-01 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-02 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-03 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-04 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-05 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
DD-01 Arnold J. Isbell - Bulkeley Class
DD-02 Bailey - Bulkeley Class
DD-03 Ellis - Bulkeley Class
DD-04 Longshaw - Bulkeley Class
DD-05 Cogswell - Bulkeley Class
DD-06 Renshaw - Bulkeley Class
CTF Saratoga
CV-02 Saratoga - Trinity Class Fleet Carrier
VR-2 - 5x Jackdaw Class Scout Fighter
VS-06 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-07 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-08 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-09 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-10 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
DD-13 Cotton - Bulkeley Class
DD-14 Barton - Bulkeley Class
DD-15 Lloyd Thomas - Bulkeley Class
DD-16 Radford - Bulkeley Class
DD-17 Wilkes - Bulkeley Class
DD-18 Rich - Bulkeley Class
CTF Enterprise
CV-03 Enterprise - Trinity Class Fleet Carrier
VR-3 - 5x Jackdaw Class Scout Fighter
VS-11 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-12 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-13 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-14 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
VS-15 - 4x Lynx Strike Fighter
DD-07 Brinkley Bass - Bulkeley Class
DD-08 Norfolk - Bulkeley Class
DD-09 Charles R. Ware - Bulkeley Class
DD-10 William C. Lawe - Bulkeley Class
DD-11 Bush - Bulkeley Class
DD-12 Montgomery - Bulkeley Class
CLF Able
TG-01 Hunley - Ticonderoga-class Tug

Federal Sealift Command

16x Ajay Sharma class Freighter (50kt capacity)
1x Hydrocarbon-class Tanker (20Ml capacity)
3x Alshain-class Troop Transport (39kt capacity)
1x Ticonderoga-class Tug

Survey Command Sacagawea

CX-01 Lynch - Pathfinder-class Survey Cruiser
CX-02 James M. Giliss - Pathfinder-class Survey Cruiser
CX-03 Rehoboth - Pathfinder-class Survey Cruiser

SOL Industrial Command

1x FH176 Class Fuel Harvester (60 modules)
4x MN130 Class Orbital Mining Platforms (4x20 modules)
2x Portland Class Orbital Miners (2x24 modules)

Section III - Threats and Doctrine

As of yet, no major threat has appeared from the void. Though we have not yet seen the face of mankind’s enemies, it is only a matter of time before we discover threats the navy must face.

The UN Void Navy will develop and maintain the following mission capabilities through 1990:

1. Secure the Sol system from any and all threats to the prosperity and liberty of the Human Race.

2. Project force outside the Sol system to fight for information and deter threats as of yet undiscovered

3. project force to other worlds to secure the resources necessary for further prosperity

The main instrument to fulfill these capabilities will be the Carrier Task Force (CTF), centered around a single fleet carrier. The carrier will be the primary form of force projection through its long-range strike and reconnaissance capabilities, delivering missile payload beyond detection range through the use of the strikefighter and in the near future the torpedo bomber. Fleet Escort Destroyers, hull designation DE (or DD in the case of the Bulkely-class), will provide area point defense and close-in direct railgun support. CTFs will also have combat sealift elements attached as part of the core unit, including fueling, solid support, tugs, and salvage. This currently represents the single largest gap in current fleet inventory (see Section IV, build plan).

Doctrine is still developing around Jump-Point combat, as our understanding of the technology is constantly evolving. If projected disruptions to critical systems are as significant as projections suggest, it is plainly obvious that any advantage in range or detectability are almost wholly nullified. In the same way, this ‘Jump Shock’ provides an enormous opportunity to secure an initial kinetic advantage for the defenders. Based on these realities, we have identified the need for some combination of the following capabilities:

• Direct Fire effects sufficient to create and maintain a kinetic advantage in both jump point assault and defense

• Heavy Ablative plating to withstand enemy fire during the initial jump shock period and nullify the enemy kinetic advantage

• Economy of force such that maintaining such a capability does not unduly impact the combat effectiveness of the CTF

• Endurance such that jump points may be protected for long periods

Several proposals have been tendered, and will be covered in Section IV
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Subsection D - Missile and Craft Warfare

Currently, the UNVN only utilizes a single missile type: ASM-807 ‘Glaive’. While performance is acceptable, we see some potential weaknesses with the weapon, most notably in range and payload.

Missile Size: 8.000 MSP  (20.0000 Tons)     Warhead: 6.252    Radiation Damage: 6.252
Speed: 13,225 km/s     Fuel: 165     Flight Time: 4 minutes     Range: 3.42m km
ATG: 15%     
Cost Per Missile: 4.358     Development Cost: 99

100% Chance to Hit: 1,521 km/s   50% Chance: 3,042 km/s   25% Chance: 6,084 km/s

In its current state, the Glaive possesses sufficient range to strike well outside the range envelope of all known beam weapons, but it is unknown what threats it might face from defensive Anti-Craft or Anti-Missile missiles. At the current state of sensor technology it is highly likely any theoretical peer opponent will be able to identify and track incoming craft long before ASM-807s can be launched. We must therefore assume, and be prepared to counter, the ability of an opponent to zone out our strike groups with ACMs. We must additionally assume that peer opponents will employ heavily armored vessels as well, and the Glaive with it’s current 6TDY warhead is insufficient to penetrate many of the theoretical beam combatants developed by current models.; vessels of this weight class will require larger missiles, with commensurately larger warheads, to neutralize effectively.

On order to counteract both of these deficiencies, USVN carrier flight groups will introduce a new craft type and three new missile bodies over the next 4 years:

The Torpedo Bomber (VB). Starting with the Guardian-class, this heavy strike craft will be capable of bringing a significantly larger class of missile, farther, and with greater reach than current platforms.

Guardian class Torpedo Bomber (P)      600 tons       2 Crew       57.7 BP       TCS 12    TH 47    EM 0
3886 km/s      Armour 1-6       Shields 0-0       HTK 4      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 0-0      PPV 4.8
Maint Life 1.52 Years     MSP 25    AFR 120%    IFR 1.7%    1YR 12    5YR 184    Max Repair 19.2 MSP
Magazine 32 / 0    
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 2 days    Morale Check Required    

Bristol Aerospace Prometheus 2640 (2)    Power 46.6    Fuel Use 454.81%    Signature 23.30    Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 10,200 Litres    Range 0.67 billion km (48 hours at full power)

Size 32 Box Launcher (1)     Missile Size: 32    Hangar Reload 282 minutes    MF Reload 47 hours
Westinghouse Japan 400G Long-Range Datalink (1)     Range 25.7m km    RES 100

Seimens  AS7-R50 Light Craft Radar (1)     GPS 120     Range 7.2m km    RES 50

The MK97 ‘Cudgel’ heavyweight torpedo will provide the hard-hitting anti-shipping punch the ASM-807 lacks though a significantly larger payload. Additional penetration aids in the form of decoys will compensate for lack of throw weight, and a larger engine provides both adequate speed and an enormous range advantage over the smaller Glaive. Mk97s will form the primary anti-shipping armament for TBs, as well as any future light vessels.

Mk97 'Cudgel' Void Torpedo

Missile Size: 32.0000 MSP  (80.00000 Tons)     Warhead: 25.000    Radiation Damage: 25.000
Speed: 12,688 km/s     Fuel: 1,041     Flight Time: 14 minutes     Range: 10.56m km
Decoys: 3 ECM-0     ATG: 15%     
Cost Per Missile: 19.55005     Development Cost: 209

100% Chance to Hit: 1,459 km/s   50% Chance: 2,918 km/s   25% Chance: 5,836 km/s

To fill the long-range gap, a two-stage hybrid missile was selected. Keeping the same form factor of the Mk97, the ASM-H-3212 utilizes an efficient boost-phase motor to bring a potent, high-speed sprint stage to bear against targets without exposing the launch platform to detection.

ASM-H-3212 "Sharps"
Missile Size: 32.000 MSP  (80.0000 Tons)     Warhead: 0    Radiation Damage: 0
Speed: 7,750 km/s     Fuel: 1,375     1st Stage Flight Time: 46 minutes    1st Stage Range: 21.61m km
2nd Stage Flight Time: 2 minutes    2nd Stage Range: 1.89m km
Cost Per Missile: 14.649     Development Cost: 181
Second Stage: ASM-H-3212 - Sprint Stage x1
Second Stage Separation Range: 1,800,000 km

Missile Size: 16.000 MSP  (40.0000 Tons)     Warhead: 9    Radiation Damage: 9
Speed: 14,163 km/s     Fuel: 125     Flight Time: 2 minutes     Range: 1.89m km
Active Sensor Strength: 0.24   EM Sensitivity Modifier: 5
Resolution: 30    Maximum Range vs 1500 ton object (or larger): 1,920,388 km
ATG: 15%     
Cost Per Missile: 8.449     Development Cost: 137

100% Chance to Hit: 1,629 km/s   50% Chance: 3,257 km/s   25% Chance: 6,515 km/s

In the event ASM-807 does prove to be too short-ranged, the ASM-809 ‘Pike’ is a modification on the base missile design that trades a reduced warhead for additional range. A strategic stockpile shall be established, ready for immediate replacement if needs must.

Missile Size: 8.0000 MSP  (20.00000 Tons)     Warhead: 4.000    Radiation Damage: 4.000
Speed: 14,875 km/s     Fuel: 291     Flight Time: 7 minutes     Range: 6.39m km
ATG: 15%     
Cost Per Missile: 4.12505     Development Cost: 96

100% Chance to Hit: 1,711 km/s   50% Chance: 3,421 km/s   25% Chance: 6,843 km/s

Section IV - Build Program

Subsection A - Carriers

Expansions to Eifert orbital dockyard, and luxury of additional time, permit the next generation of fleet carriers to be greatly expanded upon from the Trinity design. Three Crossroads-class will be laid down in the decade, with the first - UNS Constellation to be laid down in 1983.

Crossroads class Fleet Carrier (P)      45,000 tons       791 Crew       4,862.6 BP       TCS 900    TH 1,600    EM 0
1777 km/s    JR 3-50      Armour 1-112       Shields 0-0       HTK 183      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 24-5      PPV 0
Maint Life 1.83 Years     MSP 4,120    AFR 675%    IFR 9.4%    1YR 1,545    5YR 23,174    Max Repair 900 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 16,000 tons     Magazine 1,800 / 0    
Captain    Control Rating 2   BRG   FLG   
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Flight Crew Berths 320    Morale Check Required    

J45000(3-50) Military Jump Drive     Max Ship Size 45000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3
NTE320-40 (5)    Power 1600    Fuel Use 87.35%    Signature 320    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 4,015,900 Litres    Range 18.4 billion km (119 days at full power)

Raytheon ASM-807 'Glaive' (129)    Speed 13,225 km/s    Range 3.4m km    WH 6.252    Size 8    TH: 1,521 / 3,042 / 6,084
Mk94 Void Torpedo (16)    Speed 12,688 km/s    Range 10.6m km    WH 25.000    Size 32.0000    TH: 1,459 / 2,918 / 5,836
ASM-H-3212 "Sharps" (8)    Speed 7,750 km/s    Range 23.5m km    WH 0    Size 32.000    TH: 775 / 1,550 / 3,100

Strike Group
8x Guardian Torpedo Bomber   Speed: 3883 km/s    Size: 12
20x Wildcat Strikefighter   Speed: 3840 km/s    Size: 8
8x Helios Scout Fighter   Speed: 3600 km/s    Size: 8

Current defensive systems are unacceptable for mounting on ships of this size, great emphasis is to be placed on the development of countermeasures, shielding, and/or CIWS for the self-protection of carriers in the near future.

Subsection B - Escorts

The design of the Bulkeley-class is considered sufficient for the fleet’s current needs, though updates to fire control systems will be necessary over the lifetime of the class. We are unsure of the effectiveness of these escort vessels, as continual exercises have shown an almost negligible intercept rate in the low single percent figures. Revised simulation models have revealed potential improvements to hit rate through adjustments in sensor systems, and a Block II refit is anticipated to begin no later than 1984.

It is considered possible that a class of destroyers better suited for direct combat might be required as new threats emerge. While we have no plans for such a hull at this time, it is considered prudent to develop the systems and technologies such a future warship will require. More powerful anti-shipping railguns, mountings for current heavyweight missiles, and electronic warfare equipment are all priorities for this and other potential direct surface combatants in the near future.

Subsection C - Fleet Auxiliaries

The state of fleet logistics support is nothing short of appalling. While there is no pressing ‘need’ for enablers such as fast fleet oilers, ammunition transports, replenishment ships, or dedicated military tugs, it cannot be stressed enough that in all of mankind’s experience there has never been a better time to develop such capabilities as before they are needed. It is the intention of the UNVN, with full backing from the UNSC and the committee of void security, to aggressively and comprehensively assemble a fleet of support ships for the explicit purpose of enabling carrier task forces to sustain force projection.

--Section 3C paraphrased here for convenience–
Fleet auxiliaries will carry the prefix UNFA, and will form Combat Support Groups (CSGs), replacing prior designations. CSGs will comprise the following assets:
Fast Fleet Tanker - A-O
CSG will possess sufficient capacity to fully replenish every vessel of a carrier task force from empty, and to complete said refueling in less than 72 hours.
Fleet Ordinance Resupply Vessel - A-MK
CSG will possess sufficient capacity to replenish 100% of standard ordinance loadings within 72 hours
Fleet Dry Stores Resupply Vessel - A-SK
CSG will carry enough supplies to maintain a carrier task force for 6 months
1-2x Fleet Tug - A-TG
Sufficient engine power to maneuver any vessel in CTF or CSG at 30% fleet speed or better.
Light Marine Transport - A-ATT
Capable of carrying 2 companies of UNVN marines for boarding, admin, security and expeditionary operations.
All vessels in CSGs will be expected to maintain 80% of the top speed of the carrier task force they are to be attached to.

Based on the requirements listed in section 3C of this report, the following shall be built as soon as can be achieved:

3x Virginia-class Fast Fleet Tankers

Virginia class Fast Fleet Tanker (P)      46,222 tons       356 Crew       717.7 BP       TCS 924    TH 1,280    EM 0
1384 km/s      Armour 1-114       Shields 0-0       HTK 86      Sensors 5/5/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 9    Max Repair 32 MSP
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    

MAN 6L128NTE-HE01.1 Commercial Nuclear Engine (10)    Power 1280    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 128    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 10,500,000 Litres    Range 462.4 billion km (3866 days at full power)
Refuelling Capability: 140,000 litres per hour     Complete Refuel 75 hours

General Dynamics VEWR A500-100 (1)     GPS 1000     Range 18.5m km    RES 100
General Electric TS-1001 Passive Heat Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 5     Detect 1000:  17.7m km
General Electric EMS-1001 Passive EM Radiation Detector (1)     Sensitivity 5.0     Detect 1000:  17.7m km

3x Manitoba-class Ordinance Resupply Vessels, which fulfill the dry stores replenishment role as well.

Manitoba class Ordinance Resupply Vessel (P)      37,091 tons       356 Crew       1,251.1 BP       TCS 742    TH 1,280    EM 0
1725 km/s      Armour 1-99       Shields 0-0       HTK 106      Sensors 5/5/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 12,521    Max Repair 32 MSP
Magazine 2,000 / 0    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 2    
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    

MAN 6L128NTE-HE01.1 Commercial Nuclear Engine (10)    Power 1280    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 128    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 750,000 Litres    Range 41.2 billion km (276 days at full power)

Ordnance Transfer Rate: 48 MSP per hour     Complete Transfer 41.7 hours
General Dynamics VEWR A500-100 (1)     GPS 1000     Range 18.5m km    RES 100
General Electric TS-1001 Passive Heat Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 5     Detect 1000:  17.7m km
General Electric EMS-1001 Passive EM Radiation Detector (1)     Sensitivity 5.0     Detect 1000:  17.7m km

6x Bison-class Tugs

Bison class Fleet Tug      13,578 tons       140 Crew       422.7 BP       TCS 272    TH 768    EM 0
2828 km/s      Armour 1-50       Shields 0-0       HTK 50      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 1-0      PPV 0
MSP 19    Max Repair 100 MSP
Tractor Beam     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 months    

MAN 6L128NTE-HE01.1 Commercial Nuclear Engine (6)    Power 768    Fuel Use 8.84%    Signature 128    Exp 5%
Fuel Capacity 350,000 Litres    Range 52.5 billion km (214 days at full power)

3x Lewis Burwell ‘Chesty’ Puller-class Light Marine Transports

Lewis Burwell'Chesty' Puller class Light Marine Transport      6,000 tons       82 Crew       399.1 BP       TCS 120    TH 400    EM 0
3333 km/s      Armour 3-29       Shields 0-0       HTK 20      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 1-1      PPV 0
Maint Life 0.26 Years     MSP 41    AFR 288%    IFR 4.0%    1YR 156    5YR 2,340    Max Repair 100 MSP
Troop Capacity 2,000 tons     
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   BRG   
Intended Deployment Time: 6 months    Morale Check Required    

General Electric  NT25-125 (2)    Power 400    Fuel Use 110.49%    Signature 200    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 514,600 Litres    Range 14 billion km (48 days at full power)

Ground Forces
2x UN Void Marine Company (1970)

This design is classed as a Military Vessel for maintenance purposes
This design is classed as a Troop Transport for auto-assignment purposes

Subsection 4 - Naval Infrastructure

Shipyards

Eifert remains the primary yard for capital ship construction. Eifert will be expanded to handle the new Crossroads fleet carriers, and an additional slipway will be constructed in order to meet the build program. Brankovich will continue to produce escort destroyers, and will have its slipways expanded to six and capacity increased to 10kt in order to accommodate potential next generation designs. A new shpyard will also be constructed to manufacture the new Guardian torpedo bombers, as they are too large for ground-based construction.

As the fleet continues to grow, additional repair shops, maintenance berths, and supply warehouses will be required. These facilities will be expanded upon to support a total military tonnage of 800,000t. Fuel production will also be expanded to a level of 12m units of PSG per
annum, with an additional 7.2m units to come from 3 additional fuel harvesters around Saturn.

Subsection 5 - Craft and Missiles

The Lynx was always to be an interim design, and though it has provided an excellent platform for training, wargaming, and fleet exercise it is the intention of the UNVN to replace it with a more capable strike fighter.

Lynx class Strikefighter      360 tons       1 Crew       33.2 BP       TCS 7    TH 31    EM 0
4275 km/s      Armour 1-4       Shields 0-0       HTK 4      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 0-0      PPV 2.4
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 71%    IFR 1.0%    1YR 3    5YR 44    Max Repair 7.7 MSP
Magazine 16 / 0    
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 1 days    Morale Check Required    

Honeywell Small Modular Voidplant FE1600A (2)    Power 30.7    Fuel Use 688.92%    Signature 15.36    Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 6,000 Litres    Range 0.44 billion km (28 hours at full power)

Mitsubishi T-44 Launch Rail (2)     Missile Size: 8    Hangar Reload 141 minutes    MF Reload 23 hours
Plessy Avionics Missile Fire Director Mk I (1)     Range 6.8m km    RES 20
Raytheon ASM-807 'Glaive' (2)    Speed 13,225 km/s    Range 3.4m km    WH 6.252    Size 8    TH: 1,521 / 3,042 / 6,084

Seimens AS6-R40 Light Craft Radar (1)     GPS 80     Range 6.1m km    RES 40

The Wildcat

Though much shorter ranged and slightly slower, the Wildcat design offers a 33% increase in carried ordinance while also incorporating a more space-efficient form factor. While there is a tradeoff, we are confident in the firepower increase offsetting the limitations of the additional mass.

Wildcat class Strikefighter      400 tons       1 Crew       38.2 BP       TCS 8    TH 31    EM 0
3840 km/s      Armour 1-4       Shields 0-0       HTK 5      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 0-0      PPV 3.6
Maint Life 0 Years     MSP 0    AFR 79%    IFR 1.1%    1YR 3    5YR 49    Max Repair 7.7 MSP
Magazine 24 / 0    
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 days    Morale Check Required    

Honeywell Small Modular Voidplant FE1600A (2)    Power 30.7    Fuel Use 688.92%    Signature 15.36    Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 2,700 Litres    Range 0.18 billion km (12 hours at full power)

Mitsubishi T-44 Launch Rail (3)     Missile Size: 8    Hangar Reload 141 minutes    MF Reload 23 hours
Plessy Avionics Missile Fire Director Mk I (1)     Range 6.8m km    RES 20

Seimens AS6-R40 Light Craft Radar (1)     GPS 80     Range 6.1m km    RES 40

In a similar manner, the Jackdaw recon fighter will also be gradually replaced. Effectively a Lynx with active sensor domes in place of the launch rails, the Jackdaw is deemed deficient to all requirements as a sensor platform for carrier groups. They will be replaced as soon as possible.

Jackdaw class Scout Fighter      325 tons       2 Crew       40.9 BP       TCS 6    TH 31    EM 0
4732 km/s      Armour 1-4       Shields 0-0       HTK 4      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 1-30      PPV 0
Maint Life 56.37 Years     MSP 78    AFR 1%    IFR 0.0%    1YR 0    5YR 1    Max Repair 10 MSP
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 1 days    Morale Check Required    

Honeywell Small Modular Voidplant FE1600A (2)    Power 30.7    Fuel Use 688.92%    Signature 15.36    Exp 15%
Fuel Capacity 8,000 Litres    Range 0.64 billion km (37 hours at full power)

General Dynamics VEWR A500-100 (1)     GPS 1000     Range 18.5m km    RES 100

Improved loiter times are provided by the more efficient ‘Triple 8’ engines, and a much improved sensor suite more than compensates for the loss of performance in a sensor platform.

Helios class Scout Fighter (P)      400 tons       3 Crew       45.3 BP       TCS 8    TH 29    EM 0
3600 km/s      Armour 1-4       Shields 0-0       HTK 5      Sensors 5/5/0/0      DCR 0-0      PPV 0
Maint Life 3.77 Years     MSP 30    AFR 80%    IFR 1.1%    1YR 3    5YR 50    Max Repair 12 MSP
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 3 days    Morale Check Required    

Junkers 888 High-Endurance Craft Engine (2)    Power 28.8    Fuel Use 411.75%    Signature 14.40    Exp 12%
Fuel Capacity 10,700 Litres    Range 1.2 billion km (3 days at full power)

General Dynamics VEWR A512-100 (1)     GPS 1200     Range 20.3m km    RES 100
Seimens AS6-R40 Light Craft Radar (1)     GPS 80     Range 6.1m km    RES 40
General Electric TS-1001 Passive Heat Sensor (1)     Sensitivity 5     Detect 1000:  17.7m km
General Electric EMS-1001 Passive EM Radiation Detector (1)     Sensitivity 5.0     Detect 1000:  17.7m km

Construction of Guardian torpedo bombers will begin as soon as their shipyard has been completed. Total strength with be 32, maintaining the 30% peacetime reserve levels set in previous fleet force plans.

Guardian class Torpedo Bomber (P)      600 tons       2 Crew       57.7 BP       TCS 12    TH 47    EM 0
3883 km/s      Armour 1-6       Shields 0-0       HTK 4      Sensors 0/0/0/0      DCR 0-0      PPV 4.8
Maint Life 1.52 Years     MSP 25    AFR 120%    IFR 1.7%    1YR 12    5YR 184    Max Repair 19.2 MSP
Magazine 32 / 0    
Lieutenant Commander    Control Rating 1   
Intended Deployment Time: 2 days    Morale Check Required    

Bristol Aerospace Prometheus 2640 (2)    Power 46.6    Fuel Use 454.81%    Signature 23.30    Exp 14%
Fuel Capacity 10,600 Litres    Range 0.7 billion km (50 hours at full power)

Size 32 Box Launcher (1)     Missile Size: 32    Hangar Reload 282 minutes    MF Reload 47 hours
Westinghouse Japan 400G Long-Range Datalink (1)     Range 25.7m km    RES 100
Mk94 Void Torpedo (1)    Speed 12,688 km/s    Range 10.6m km    WH 25.000    Size 32.0000    TH: 1,459 / 2,918 / 5,836

Seimens  AS7-R50 Light Craft Radar (1)     GPS 120     Range 7.2m km    RES 50

Missile Stockpiles

SOL

G4887 Geosurvey Probe - 14
ASM-807 - 480
A411 Active Sensor Bouy - 33
S409 Passive Sensor Probe - 54

CTF Lexington
ASM807 - 122

CTF Saratoga
ASM807 - 122

CTF Enterprise
ASM807 - 82

-- survey craft probe stocks omitted --

Craft Voidframe Report

Sol Fighter Reserve
20x FTR Lynx
5x FS Jackdaw

Carriers - All types
60x FTR Lynx - 15 Squadrons
15x FS Jackdaw - 3 Squadrons

Subsection 6 - Jump Point Warfare Program

A design program will be launched to explore options for contesting space around jump points, both in the defense and assault. All personnel are encouraged to submit proposals subject to the following design requirements:

1. Design must not exceed 25,000 void tons displacement

2. Designs may only utilize technologies readily available, or those for which may become available in the near future:

   1. Nuclear Thermal Engines

   2. Railguns not to exceed 15cm in diameter

   3. Size 8 or 32 missiles

   4. Improved Duranium Armor

   5. Beta Shields

3. Designs should be capable of defeating 300% of their operational tonnage on the defensive, and a peer match in jump assault.

4. Separate designs for defense and assault may be submitted.

All submissions must be made no later than December 31st, 1981. Fax design documentation to 444-9876 Ex87, along with name and pay grade.