Hartfordia II Class Heavy Cruiser
The Hartfordia II Class Heavy Cruiser is a class of Space-based, Heavy Cruiser designed and operated by the Atreus Aerospace Command, and in use with the Federal Republic of Fortis, Illishira, and the Confederacy of Veiid.
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Hartfordia II Class
Hartfordia II Class Heavy Cruiser
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| AASC Hartfordia II on sea trials in Low Kerbin Orbit (LKO) c. 2199 | |||||
| National Origin | Confederacy of Atreus | ||||
| Production History | |||||
| Designed | |||||
| 2192 - 2195 | |||||
| Produced | |||||
| 2196 - 2198 | |||||
| Designer | Odyssey Aerospace Astronautical Design Office | ||||
| Unit Cost | 182,667(√) | ||||
| Number Built | 4 | ||||
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| In Service | |||||
| 2199 - N/A | |||||
| Used By | Confederacy of Atreus | ||||
| Spacecraft Characteristics | |||||
| Launch Mass | 353.9t kg | ||||
| Dry Mass | 177.9t kg | ||||
| Length | 35.4 m | ||||
| Width | 10.3 m | ||||
| Height | 10.2 m | ||||
| Propulsion | 2 RE-M3 "Mainsail" Chemical Rockets
2 RE-I5 "Skipper" Chemical Rockets 4 LV-T45 "Swivel" Chemical Rockets |
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| Maximum Thrust | 5160 kN | ||||
| Specific Impulse | 314 seconds (2118 m/s) | ||||
| Complement | 40 total, 8 officers, 6 Senior NCOs, 26 Enlisted Personnel | ||||
| Armament | Mark IV Heavy Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
36 Small/Medium Missile Cells 8 Large Missile Cells |
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| Spacecraft Carried | 4 Unmanned Multirole Fighters | ||||
Design
Designed as the mainstay of the majority of the Atreus Aerospace Command's various Task Units and Fleets. The Hartfordia II straddles the line between a Battlecruiser, Heavy Cruiser, and a Fast Battleship. The primary objective of the Hartfordia II is to provide smaller AASC formations with the capability of a Capital Ship but retaining the flexibility to act as a Flagship as well as a element in a "battle line" in formation with larger fleets.
To achieve this, the design of the Hartfordia II class was based around survivability if it was to act as a flagship or on a battle line as planned. In support of this, she features reaction wheels instead of RCS Thrusters to prevent Asymmetrical application, and to remove extra fuel lines which might ignite in a impact from a hostile munition. Furthermore, the Hartfordia II centralizes the majority of its critical systems and fluid tanks, such as O2 tanks, behind a "citadel" of extra armor near the keel of the ship to provide extra protection.
Development
Contrary to the majority of Blue and Black-water Naval vessels, the Hartfordia II was designed in the early 2190's, relatively long after the conclusion of the Belkan Civil War.
Unfortunately, due to the length of the Belkan Civil War, the majority of