With a long service history surpassing 29 years, the Akhetaten continues to serve the Republic as part of the Liberty Navy Forty-Sixth Fleet, being deployed in multiple high-interest areas, such as Kepler, Coronado, Kansas, Vespucci and Hudson. The warship is expected to have the ability to operate under harsh conditions and is adequately equipped so as to easily carry out operations independently should the need arise.
With the warship's service history and her records being noted by the Republic, the Akhetaten was seen fit and approved to receive one of the most major overhauls the vessel would see in her lifetime. With the Liberty Navy's best technicians and engineers hard at work and over the course of a couple of years, the much necessary changes that the Akhetaten needed to be once again above the opposition were in place.
Being one of the latest designs to emerge from Juneau's drydocks, this battlecruiser is the culmination of decades of military research and development. The majority of the equipment sported by the Akhetaten is highly classified. Powered by latest generation interlinked MOX/H-fuel fusion plants, this prototype fields Liberty's finest weaponry, state-of-the-art sensor arrays, and electronic warfare suites capable of cracking even the most advanced of firewalls. Coupled with her deadly armament and tough armor, the Akhetaten is a force to be reckoned with.
If proven successful in the field, the Akhetaten-class is set to go into mainline production and complement the venerable dreadnought designs that alone have formed the backbone of the Liberty Navy for the past centuries.
Drive Systems
The Akhetaten drive systems consist of:
One (1) primary fusion power core with magnetic containment.
One (1) standby drive system based on the Defiant-class' drive system.
Eight (8) front mounted custom built low efficiency drive units designed for combat maneuvers (CMS).
RCS system complement for standard low speed maneuvers.
Standard thrust vectoring system for enhanced performance during sharp maneuvers.
--The primary power-core (attachment BP001) is a new design based off of the Overlord type drive system. The drive itself consists of a fusion drive (attachment BP002) located in the center which is space cooled, effectively reducing the weight of the drive system. The four panels (attachment BP003) located around the core contain electromagnets which create an electric field to control the fusion reaction. The rotation of those panels is to keep the magnetic field charged. --Energy generated from the power-core is directed to the rear component of the drive system (referred to as the primary engine), that is capable of converting up to 80% of the power-core’s output into forward momentum. This is achieved through the use of standard engine principles. The Akhetaten-class is capable of achieving the same cruise speed as other craft in her weight class. The primary engine's cooling is accomplished through the usage of eight (8) cooling units (attachment BP004) that are attached to it's exterior. --The forward part of the drive system is an energy storage system (referred to as primary capacitor). The primary capacitor stores energy generated by the power-core for use in powering the ships primary systems. --The protection of the exposed drive core is achieved through the a secondary shielding system. This shield is generated by the drive fins positioned at 90 degree angles around the core and it is refreshed each time a drive fin makes contact with a shield array (attachment BP014). Any shot which hits the drive core is dissipated by this backup system. This does however, still cause damage to the ship through shock stresses.
--The standby drive system (attachment BP005) is a standalone system located in the central section. This engine is capable of moving the ship at low speeds if the primary drive system sustains battle damage. --Due to the nature of the standby drive system's placement, the exhaust of the engine is pointing directly at the ship's rear main hull. In order to prevent overheating of the hull, an advanced heat dissipation system (attachment BP006) has been installed in the appropriate area to prevent any external hull damage. --The standby drive system is the Akhetaten-class' emergency engine and is only to be used as a means of propulsion for the vessel to safely reach the nearest shipyard for immediate repairs should the primary drive fail during battle.
--While in combat the CMS will dynamically adjust the thrust output to the two (2) minified drives (attachment BP007A) positioned at the rear of each of the two skids located on the battlecruiser's nose. --The purpose of these drives is to compliment the ship's maneuvering during combat and are not designed to be the ship's primary propulsion method. Should the primary drive fail, the CMS will work alongside the standby drive to drive the vessel to the nearest repair station.
--The CMS additionally includes two more engines (attachment BP007B), each located at the sides of the skids, to provide additional acceleration during turns and other complex maneuvers, as well as increased strafing performance. It is to be noted that the Akhetaten-class does not gain any speed advantage over other standard ships of it's size. The additional maneuvering engines and thrusters are a necessity due to the ship's structure being based on the heavier Overlord-class battleship.
--It is to be noted that the nose is the primary section of the ship, with all other connected sections being modules that have the capability of being custom built in order to meet specific mission parameters. For that reason, the CMS' secondary role is to act as a means of propulsion for the nose section of the ship should it ever be detached for standard movement.
--The RCS and CMS work in conjunction during strafing and turning maneuvers, the former being used primarily in sharp turns. The RCS consists of a total of twelve (12) thrusters, eight (8) of which are located at the nose of the ship (attachment BP008) while the remaining four (4) are located at the very rear of the primary engine (attachment BP009). The RCS jets enable for slow yet precise maneuvering in all axes while maintaining a low profile.
--The thrust vectoring system consists of four (4) jets (attachment BP010) that let differing amounts of thrust through and it is the ship's primary means of changing direction.
--The Akhetaten-class' primary defensive system is a reinforced shield generator of the type mounted on the heaviest battleships. The generator is powered from the energy stored in the primary capacitor. The powerful fusion drive has allowed for the seamless integration of the shield generator without compromising the effectiveness of the primary power core. The superstructure (attachment BP011) that houses the shield generator also serves as the vessel's armory. --The shield generated (attachment BP012) is capable of absorbing both incoming kinetic and energy-based fire and will continue to regenerate itself until completely depleted, rendering the battleship susceptible to damage. --Once depleted, overheating safety measures prevent the shield generator from reactivating and the shield from regenerating. When the safety cool-down has passed, the shield generator will begin to redeploy the defensive barrier around the vessel.
--Should the primary power core sustain unrepairable damage and is rendered useless, the shield generator will instead begin drawing power from the secondary capacitor located at the nose (attachment BP013). It will however operate with decreased efficiency.
--The Akhetaten-class battleship, much like it's predecessor, the Overlord-class, features an exposed reactor core. To avoid the primary reactor's destruction and render it completely immune to any direct attack, the primary power core has been equipped with four (4) dedicated shield arrays (attachment BP014) located at the rear of the primary capacitor drawing power directly from that capacitor. --The drive core is permanently covered by a rotating, segmented ring of reinforced armor panels (attachment BP003), along with a dedicated shield. This is constantly replenished each time a ring segment passes a shield array contact point and remains powered as long as the primary power core is functional. It is important to note that hits from heavier weaponry will be absorbed by the shield, possibly causing concussive damage to the hull around the fusion core.
--The Akhetaten's armor plating has a rating of eight. The hull integrity of the battlecruiser greatly outmatches the integrity of other ships belonging to the same weight class and it is more comparable to the hull integrity ratings of battleships such as the Overlord. The Akhetaten-class' armor and hull employ lightweight, reinforced materials to achieve greater maneuverability compared to the Overlord without compromising on hull integrity.
--The use of lightweight materials in the ship's hull along with the hull thickness on specific areas of the ship being less than ideal, vital and high risk areas of the Akhetaten-class are protected by torpedo bulges. These are sacrificial armor sections designed to detonate incoming fire safely away from the mentioned vital areas, such as the hangar (attachment BP015) or munitions storage sections (attachment BP016).
The Akhetaten's primary hangar is capable of carrying:
Two (2) flights of fighters - Flight ready (Naval variant).
One (1) flight of bombers - Flight ready (Naval variant).
One (1) fighter (parts).
One (1) bomber (parts).
--The Akhetaten can also moor with two large craft using in-built mooring points (attachment BP017) on the port and starboard side to take on supplies or provide aid. These mooring points are also used when mooring at smaller stations or orbital mooring fixtures. Downscaled torpedo bulges (attachment BP018) have been installed near the mooring points; they are softer variants that serve as sacrificial hull to help 'cushion' a possible hit during a faulty mooring attempt. --Additionally, due to the hangar's location, ships docking or undocking from the Akhetaten-class would normally be exposed to incoming fire from both the port and starboard sides of the warship. To alleviate this, a method of passive hull protection (attachment BP019) was implemented, consisting of two extrusions in the hull to either side of the docking bay that are capable of absorbing incoming fire, should the primary shield be offline while a snub-craft is in its docking or undocking sequence from the battlecruiser. The aforementioned extrusions in the hull also serve as base-plates for housing the Akhetaten-class' bridge (attachment BP020), providing the necessary structural integrity for this vital part of the warship.
--Lastly, it is recognized that during combat it may be hard for less experienced pilots to hastily undock from the Akhetaten-class due to the nose's geometry in front of the docking bay's exit. To prevent docking or undocking snub-craft from colliding with the ship's hull during maneuvers or times of emergency, several secondary shields (attachment BP021) have been installed in front of the primary hangar doors. These power up during docking and undocking sequences and are sufficiently powerful to safely deflect an oncoming snub-craft away from the hull.
--The Akhetaten-class' forfeits the typical emergency evacuation procedures that require a vessel of it's size to be equipped with a multitude of escape shuttles, pods and capsules. The battlecruiser employs a single life-pod (attachment BP022) that serves both the purpose of an escape pod and the purpose of an observation deck. High ranking officers that are aboard the Akhetaten-class are by default to be located in or around the observation deck. The bridge and combat information center (CIC) along with the majority of the vessel's compartments are interconnected in a way that allows quick and easy transfer to and from the observation deck in the case of an emergency. --It is ensured that compartments of the ship which do not have easy access to the observation deck are connected to one of the warship's three (3) hangars (tertiary, secondary and primary). With access to the hangars, emergency escape from the vessel can be made through the primary one's bay-doors, employing the many craft that are docked inside the Akhetaten-class at all times.
--The Akhetaten-class is built with a modular design to allow for rapid replacement of damaged sections and to accommodate reconfiguration for additional mission roles. The warship consists of 4 main parts; the nose, the center, the rear and the drive. These parts can be constructed individually at different shipyards and can be then transported to the main shipyard for final assembly of the warship. The mentioned construction process significantly cuts down on production costs and time, and renders the Akhetaten-class an affordable and quick vessel to produce. Non-military sections (such as cargo and crew areas) can be built in civilian shipyards to reduce the load on military shipyards.
--Additionally, the Akhetaten-class comes equipped with a capacitor located at the nose (attachment BP013), which is used to power the weapons systems of the ship during normal use and is vital to their operation. In the emergency event of the primary power core being shut down, the capacitor takes the role of a secondary power core, able to deliver enough energy to sustain the ship's secondary armaments as well as one fourth of the normal propulsion speed using the CMS and the standby drive system as the ship's functional engine system. Cooling vents (attachment BP023) have been installed on the hull at the top of the capacitor, these are to ensure that the capacitor's temperature values remain within acceptable boundaries during normal or emergency use. --Additional cooling and power feeds (attachment BP024) are installed behind the battlecruiser's heat dissipation system. These ensure the safe and effective operation of the turret mounted below them.
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