Defender Class Subluminal Large Destroyer
| ASC Defenders: 25. | Note: Can not be used before 2016. |
| Crew: | |
| Ship's Crew: | 287. |
| Air Group: | 230. |
| Supernumeraries: | 500. |
| Full Standard Compliment: | 517. |
| Maximum Compliment: | 1800. |
M.D.C. By Location:
Body Components:
| Main Rocket Thrusters (4): | 2,000 each. |
| Command Tower: | 1,700. |
| Small Guidance Thrusters (10): | 300 each. |
| Main Body: | 4,000. |
Weapons Systems:
| Oto-Melara double-barreled railgun (1): | 600. |
| RRG LT-15 double-barreled laser turret (1): | 400. |
| RRG PB-4 or PB-4b Particle Turrets (11): | 200 each. |
| SCAR SMS-10 vertical missile launch system (4) (ASC): | 300 each. |
| RRG RG-2 point defense turrets (4) (ASC): | 200 each. |
| Oerlikon PD-2 point defense turrets (4) (ASC): | 200 each. |
Mecha Compliments:
| ASC: | |
| 2021-24: SF-9 Pirates: | 84 (36).* |
| 2024-30: SF-9 Pirates: | 54 (24).* |
| 2024-30: SA-10 Hornets: | 20 (8).* |
| 2026-30: VF-10 Logans: | 84 (36).* |
| 2030-Onward: VFH-12 AJACS: | 84 (36).* |
| Mission Specific 2021-Onward: VHT-1 Spartas: | 84 (36).* |
| Mission Specific 2030-Onward: VHT-2 Spartas: | 84 (36).* |
| ML-3 Forklift: | 48. |
*Note: The Additional fighters can be carried in the hangar bays themselves but was rarely done due to the fact that they could not be recoverd unless that number or greater was destroyed.
| Engine: | RRG Mk.11 Protoculture Reflex Furnace. |
| Endurance: | 25 years. |
| Length: | 286.5m. |
| Width: | 81.7m. |
| Height: | 52m. |
| Weight: | 126,800 metric tons. |
Weapons Systems:
| SCAR SMS-10 vertical launch missile system (4): | |
| Primary Purpose: | Anti-Warship. |
| Secondary Purpose: | Assault. |
| Mega Damage: | Varies by warhead type. |
| Range: | Varies. |
| Rate of Fire: | Once each per melee. |
| Payload: | 160 (40 per) Spacelord Missiles. |
| RRG LT-15 double-barreled laser turret (1): | RRG PB-4 (11) or PB-4b (11): | Oto-Melara RG-60 double-barreled rail gun (1): | |
| Primary Purpose: | Assault. | Assault. | Anti-ship. |
| Secondary Purpose: | Defense. | Defense/Anti-Warship. | Defense. |
| Mega Damage: | 1D6 x 20M.D. per shot. | 1D4 x 10 M.D. per shot. | 6D6 x 100M.D. per shot.
KPI Kinetic Penetrator Incendiary (ship use) + 300 M.D. KCP Kinetic Core Penetrator (ship use) + 200 M.D. |
| Range: | 300,000km. | 100,000km. | 400km. |
| Rate of Fire: | 60 times per minute. | Two times each per melee. | 12 rounds per minute. |
| Payload: | Unlimited. | Unlimited. | 240 Rounds. |
| RRG RG-2 Point defense turrets (4): | Oerlikon PD-2 point defense turrets (4): | SCAR SMS-10 vertical launch missile system (4): | |
| Primary Purpose: | Defense. | Defense. | Anti-Warship. |
| Secondary Purpose: | Anti-Missile. | Anti-Missile. | Assault. |
| Mega Damage: | 6D6 x 10M.D. per shot.
KPI Kinetic Penetrator incendiary (ship use) + 30 M.D. |
1D4 x 2M.D. per shot. | Varies. |
| Range: | 20km. | 300km. | Varies. |
| Rate of Fire: | 120 rounds per minute per cannon. | Twelve times per minute per cannon. | Once each per melee. |
| Payload: | ? rounds. | Unlimited. | 160 (40 per) Spacelord missiles. |
BIG NOTE!: I will be redoing the missile charts and will be using the names that Mr. Walker has on his site. Frankly Palladium erroneously handled their missile chart especially the long range ones and I will be correcting it accordingly.
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