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Welcome to AES Vanguard.
Vanguard is a Resolute Class deep penetration cruiser, the very latest from Vesper shipyards, utilizing both Charon and Commonwealth technology. Prior to completion however, the design was significantly modified so serve as an exploration, strike and support vessel, designed to operate independently for long periods deep within foreign, possibly hostile space.
Commanding Officer:
Captain Andres Ramon Sanchez, (CR)
Senior Officers:
Executive Officer: Commander William Blake, (CW)
Operations Officer: Third Officer: Commander Patricia Buckle, (CR)
Chief Medical Officer: Lt Commander Dr. Gorzit Lippet, (Dr). (VAR)
Chief Engineer: Lt Commander Roberto Esteban, (CR)
Head Scientist: Dr Max Harrison (CW)
Senior Flight Officer: Lt Colonel Jason Kareem (CR)
Security Officer: OIC Marine Company: Lieutenant Samuel Charles Peters, (CW)
Other Crew of Note
Bosun:Master Chief Sally Mcbride, (CW)
Navigator: Lt Collin Jones, (UIW)
2 IC Security: Sub Lt, Andonica Vasquez-Hernandez. (CR)
Communications Officer: Lt Mai Ling, (CS)
Flight Deck Controller: Lieutenant Vesak Dominovskiy (CW)
Crewman Swanson, Sensor operator. (On the XO’s, ‘list’)
Engineering Guy: Section Officer Loran. Exchange Officer. Not ally.
(Sblt Equiv) from communist nation. Training = Petty officer.
Legend:
CW - Commonwealth
CR – Charon Republic
VAR – Varden
UIW – United Independent Worlds
CS – Corvellean Sovereignty
AEC Vanguard
Resolute Class Starship
Charon Starship Contract (CSC) 31942
Built By: Vesper Shipyards, Charon Republic
Commissioned: 023-10190
Dimensions:
Length: 420m
Beam: 290m
Height: 105m
Decks: 18
Mass: 900,000 Tons
Crew: 542 (Total Emergency Capacity, 5,500)
Armament:
8 x Dual Rail Multi Purpose Torpedo Launchers
2 x Twin Barrel 1500mm Projectors, Retractable.
4 x Twin Barrel 185mm Projector Turrets, Retractable
4 x Twin Barrel, 50 Gigawatt Pulse Cannons, Retractable
12 x Twin Barrel 2 Gigawattt Point Defence Pulse Cannons
Note: Some classified armament not listed.
Ammunition:
250 1500mm Rounds
800 185mm Rounds
600 Torpedos
250 Class III Planetary Survey Probes
50 Class IV Stellar Probes
40 Class V Surveillance Drones
10 Class VI Communications & Support Satellites
Note: Some classified munitions not listed.
Defence Systems:
1500 – 1800mm of Charged Duranium Armour over a Titanium double Hull.
Hull Charging sytem, capacity 643,000 TeraJoules
Structural Integrity Field,
Full Compartmentalisation
Ray Shielding Generators on all External Access points with dual generators on Main and
Auxiliary hangers.
Note: Some Classified Defence Systems not Listed.
Auxillary Craft:
2 x Ares Class Modular General Purpose / Survey Craft. (Taurus and Titan)
1 x Ares Class Search/Rescue/Disaster Relief Craft (Phoenix)
1 x Tenchen Class Survey Craft (Voidhawk)
6 x Viper Class Aerospace Interceptor / Fighters (Raptor Flight 1 thru 6) (Note: Carry Space and Launchers for 18 )
4 x Shuttle Craft. (Runabout) (Kestrel, Heron, Osprey, Kite)
2 x CWN Assault Shuttles (Falcon, Eagle)
1 x VIP Shuttle / Yacht. (Raven)
4 x Standard Shuttle pods
6 x EVA Work Pods
Sublight Speeds
Cruising Speed: 160 Sp/H
Full Power: 210 Sp/H
Flank/MMP: 240 Sp/H
FTL Speeds
TBD