Swordsman Class Battleship

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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
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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.

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.

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

Service History

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