Highside-class starfighter supercarrier by Shoguneagle on DeviantArt (original) (raw)
The Highside-class starfighter supercarrier, fleet carrier and centerpiece of the Terran Confederation Star Navy's (and later, the Federated Alliance of Stars and Terran League's) fleets. It was named in commemoration of the Battle of Highside in High Earth Orbit, which ended the Second Interstellar War, and resulted in the unification of the United Star Systems and the Martian Commonwealth into the Terran Confederation.
Artwork by Handofmanos. handofmanos.deviantart.com
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Name: Highside-class starfighter supercarrier
Origin: Terran Confederation/Terran Confederation Star Navy (converted to Federated Alliance of Stars/Strike Fleets and Terran League Expeditionary Fleet service)
Manufacturer: L3 Orbital Construction Complex, Earth orbit (defected)
Type: Interstellar fighter supercarrier
Control System: Bridge w/screen control stations
Length: 1,620 meters
Width: 742 meters
Main Drive: 4 x 1.0 GW
Secondary Powerplant: 1 x 16,000 KW
Main Thrusters: 6 x Heavy Thermonuclear Engines
Verniers: 36
Acceleration: 20 kps (kilometers per second) (maximum space acceleration) 0.70 light years per minute (faster-than-light capability)
Onboard Sensors: ECM, ECCM, fire control radar, infrared/ultraviolet, lidar, low-light, magnetometer, microwaves, motion detectors, radcounter, early-warning search radar, telescope
Fixed Armament: 32 x PD high-velocity projectile guns, 8 x long-range anti-ship missile launchers, 8 x anti-ship laser batteries
Additional Armament/Compliment: 3,288 crew, 642 officers; 4,800 troops (includes 240 starfighter pilots), 96 starfighters (4 squadrons), 16 small transports, 12 space-to-surface dropships, 8 shuttles/tenders, 1,200 marines
Defensive Systems: Electromagnetic deflectors, heavy armor plating, PD high-velocity projectile guns
Equipment: 12 x launch bays (2 small craft/fighters per bay), 4 x large launch bays (1 transport/dropship), hangars (14; 8 for starfighters, 5 for transports/dropships. 1 shuttles/tenders), escape pod system, gravity plus system (up to 0.7 g/Earth standard), hyperspace generator/+ antimatter containment system
Commissioned: 07/01/2622 (TCSN Highside)
Ships of Class: TCSN Highside, TCSN Unity, TCSN Constitution, TCSN Liberty, TCSN Justice, TCSN Guardian, TCSN Vigilance, 15 others in service (9 in FAS service, 13 in Terran League service)