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

“	"Fighting fair is fighting to lose, I don't like to lose."	”
—-Capt. Stefan Kozlov, Commanding Officer, AASC Swordsman (BB-01)

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. In addition to its massive missile reserves, the Swordsman-Class also serves as a Flagship if needed (Mainly when operating without a Trinity or Retribution-Class in a group.)

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. Behind the external and belt armor, the Combat Information Center (CIC) is protected by a "Citadel" similar to the Hartfordia II in which more fuel tanks, structural elements, and reinforced armor panels to ensure the survival of her officers and crew above all else.

Amenities

The Swordsman-Class is renown for its quality of life features, high compared to the rest of the AASC's fleet, and luxurious compared to ships of other navies. Containing a small gym with cardio and strength training equipment to maintain muscle mass and endurance on long deployments.

Additionality to her public amenities for the crew, the Swordsman-Class also has the most bathrooms of the AASC as of 2200, with exception for AASC Retribution and AASC Relentless. The Swordsman-Class 8 Bathrooms overall (referred to as "Heads"), 2 reserved for officers and 1 head reserved for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) she has 5 heads for the remaining 35 enlisted personnel. Every 7 enlisted personnel have their own head. These factors combined with the spacious living arrangements gave the Swordsman-Class the nickname of the "Armored Hotel."

Engineering Facilities

Due to her massive size, the Swordsman-Class has a large amount of internal volume dedicated to Damage Control (DC) facilities, and many more spaces for maintenance of missiles, sensors, propulsion, and any other facet of operations in space that need to be fixed.

Some of these facilities include 2 general engineering workshops, as well as 3 DC Lockers mounted near and along the spine of the vessel, providing rapid access to necessary damage control equipment, as well as redundancy in case of destruction of one or more lockers.

The distinct engine mounts at the rear of the vessel also act in support of the engineers, providing access to the internal mechanisms for the engines without requiring extra-vehicle activity (EVA) to fix any issues involving propulsion.

Development

Initial 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.

Eager 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, Odyssey offered the product of the NGBLS program to the AASC 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, one focused on being versatile to support both Task Forces and Task Units effectively with the Hartfordia II emerging as the AASC's new Heavy Cruiser. While the other was focused on Capital-on-Capital combat and as a Flagship, with the Swordsman-Class entering service as the AASC's first class of Missile Battleship.

Service History

Initial Service

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.

However, it was reported that additional to her slow responsiveness in turning and other maneuvers, the Swordsman-class has a relatively low acceleration compared to ships such as the Hartfordia II-Class at around 1.2 Thrust-to-Weight ratio (TWR) fully loaded, with the Hartfordia II-Class having around a 2+ TWR. However, this was to be expected due to her being over 500 tons fully loaded.

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