Swordsman Class Battleship

The Swordsman-Class Missile Battleship is a Black-Water Missile Battleship in use with the Atreus Aerospace Command, Illishia, and the Confederacy of Veiid.

Swordsman Class Swordsman Class Missile Battleship
Missile Battleship
AASC Swordsman during sea trials. c. 2199
National Origin		Confederacy of Atreus
Production History
Designed
2194 - 2196
Produced
2198 - 2199
Designer		Odyssey Aerospace Astronautical Design Office
Unit Cost		212,637(√)
Number Built		2
Service History
In Service
2199 - N/A
Used By		Confederacy of Atreus Confederacy of Veiid
Spacecraft Characteristics
Launch Mass		455,900 kg
Dry Mass		214,300 kg
Length		51.4 m
Width		8.4 m
Height		11.2 m
Propulsion		4 RE-J10 "Wolfhound" Chemical Rockets 2 RE-M3 "Mainsail" Chemical Rocket
Maximum Thrust		4500 kN
Specific Impulse		330 seconds (2445 m/s)
Complement		50 total, 8 officers, 7 Senior NCOs, 35 Enlisted Personnel
Armament		Mark IV Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon 36 Small/Medium Missile Cells 12 Heavy Missile Cells

Design

The Swordsman-Class Missile Battleship is similar in design to the Hartfordia II-Class Heavy Cruiser, with the bow fitting the Mark IV Magnetic Accelerator Cannon as the primary kinetic weapon as a backup to the ships primary weapons, its missiles.

Internal Structure

As a result of its shared development with the Hartfordia II-Class, both ships share a very similar internal structure, with fuel tanks and other systems acting as "Belt" armor behind the external ablative armor similar to Blue-Water battleships

Development

Originally based off of the Hartfordia II-Class Heavy Cruiser, both the Swordsman and Hartfordia II were designed around the same time by Odyssey Aerospace. Originally, both ships started under the Next Generation Battle Line Ship (NGBLS) Program as the same vessel.

Both started under the same design study project, looking to arm the Atreus Aerospace Command with a Battlecruiser-sized capital ship to accompany the Trinity and Retribution-Class Carriers while being able to engage hostile Second and Third Echelon assets, such as the Sirius-Class and Tekkian Capital ships without risking carrier aircraft if the ship was damaged or destroyed.

However, due to different needs from the AASC, Odyssey's design was divided into two separate classes. With the Hartfordia II emerging as a Heavy Cruiser, and the Swordsman as the AASC's first class of Missile Battleship.

Service History

Despite its large, sluggish hull during maneuvers, the Swordsman-Class was instantly loved by her crews, with its expansive Command and Control (C2) suites, Missile banks, and overall quality of life features. Being stationed on board of a Swordsman hull is considered a great honor in the AASC's ranks, and is one of the most coveted assignments personnel can be assigned to.

Ships of the Line

Name	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Status	Operator	Hull Code
AASC Swordsman	January 1st, 2198	November 18th, 2199	December 4th, 2199	Active	Atreus Aerospace Command	BB-01
AASC Fatal Spell	January 2nd, 2198	November 22nd, 2199	December 7th, 2199	Active	Atreus Aerospace Command	BB-02