Confederation-class dreadnought
| Confederation-class dreadnought | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Builders | Unterchester Shipyards |
| Preceded by | Oderra-class dreadnought |
| Succeeded by | Commonwealth-class dreadnought |
| In commission | 11 April 3100 |
| Planned | 500 |
| Completed | 391 |
| Cancelled | 109 |
| Active | 5 |
| Lost | 370 |
| Retired | 6 |
| Scrapped | 15 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Dreadnought |
| Mass | 89,225,981 tonnes (87,816,793 long tons; 98,354,808 short tons) |
| Length | 18,731 metres (61,453 ft) |
| Beam | 5,371 metres (17,621 ft) |
| Height | 3,988 metres (13,084 ft) |
| Engineering | |
| Sublight drive(s) | 9 × Oderran Works BT-U21 fusion drives |
| Sublight acceleration | 662 metres per second squared (2,170 ft/s2) |
| Maximum atmospheric speed | 1,882 kilometres per hour (1,169 mph) |
| FTL drive(s) | Kiufuter FLD-22 rift drive |
| FTL speed | 1000 ly/hr |
| Installed power | 2 × Axiom AAR-GEN99 antimatter reactors 6 × Secondary Weyville Co. nuclear fusion reactor |
| Endurance | Practically infinite |
| Electronics | |
| Main computer | Class 9X Artificial Intelligence |
| Sensors | STB-31 MTS-28 |
| Navigation systems | Yang-Torres Star Chart version 9.0 |
| Targeting systems | FCS Mk. 16 |
| Countermeasures | Mk10 Deception System |
| Defensive systems | |
| Shields | Redbrook VG-22 shielding |
| Hull | Hull: 10 m of duranium alloy Citadel: 50 m Turrets: 50 m Interior Bulkheads: 0.5 m |
| Crew and support craft | |
| Complement | Crew: 78,536 |
| Passengers | Combat personnel: 50,000 |
| Small craft complement | Starships
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| Docking facilities | Hangar bays
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The Confederation class Dreadnought is a dreadnought type vessel in service with the Oderran Commonwealth Navy.
Development
Operational Record
Buildup of the Oderran Military
The Confederation class was first deployed as the flagships of several fleets in the Oderran Navy after a mass reorganisation of the Oderran Military, including the rapid buildup of military strength. At the start of the buildup, the Confederation class were the most powerful vessel in the navy and thus the pride of the Oderran Military.
Milky Way Conflict - Battle of Terra Farum
The Confederation class were the flagships of most fleets in 3251, when the Great Intergalactic War broke out. Notably, 17 Confederation-class vessels were components of the 55th Oderran flotilla that confronted the Concordian 751st Battlegroup on 17 March 3251 over the world of Terra Farum, starting the first battle in the war. In the engagement, the Commonwealth military was shocked to discover that Concordian starships excessively outmatched the supposed equivalents in the Commonwealth. As such, the Confederation class performed poorly in combat against the Concordian fleet, being considerably outgunned by equivalent Concordian battleships. After the battle, seven Confederation class dreadnoughts (Idealistic, Buuharaa, Just Secession, Yinterverx, Kuger, Killiara and Hutch U. Pesson) were destroyed and several more were heavily damaged, some beyond repair. The Oderran flagship, Idealistic was destroyed within the first two hours of battle, after being struck by a relativistic accelerator round from the Valiant-class battleship, CCV Likeable, piercing its shields and detonating the reactor core. On 19 March, almost the entirety of the Oderran fleet was wiped out, compared to relatively minor losses for the Concordians. The remaining two Confederations (Richard P. Bennent and Oderra) fled with the remnants of the ambush fleet back to Oderran controlled space.
Battle of Farum Major
The Concordian armada pursued the Oderran Commonwealth forces through warp space and chased them to Farum Major, a heavily disputed border territory that had been annexed by the Commonwealth. The Concordians arrived on March 20 and attacked on March 21. The Oderran Farum Major Fleet was made up by dozens of Confederation-class Dreadnoughts, hundreds of cruisers and thousands of destroyer and frigate type ships. Due to the intelligence gained just a day prior about the massive Oderran defeat at Terra Farum, the Oderran command altered their tactics heavily and preserved their dreadnoughts carefully, making sure they were blanketed by cruisers at all times. Thus the Confederation class was relegated to a sniper role and was kept behind the flanks, away from direct enemy fire. Oderran light warships like destroyers and frigates would launch hit and run attacks against the Concordians, while Cruisers drew their fire away from both the dreadnoughts and light warships. For a time, this tactic worked and only one Confederation class was lost during the first day of fighting. However with the Interstellar assault on the planet, the Confederations were forced to be used against the ground forces, exposing them to enemy fire, leading to heavy losses.