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Line 7: | prevclass = | prevclass = }} }} − ==History== ==History== − The '''''Surprise''''' was a ''[[Kimagure Surprise]]''-class pursuit cruiser that served with the [[Star League Defense Force]] as the SLS ''Surprise''.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19"/> Launched in [[2756]], the ''Surprise'' was extensively modified; the capital weapons in her nose had been replaced with a single [[Light Mass Driver]], adding forty-three meters to the length of the ship compared to a standard ''Kimagure'', along with a number of other modifications such as expanding the number of [[aerospace fighter]]s transported to thirty six, a doubling of cargo space and an increase in structural and sail integrity.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15">''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 15: "Kimagure Surprise"</ref> The production of the SLS ''Surprise'' was a direct result of the development of the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruiser by [[Delhi WarShips]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The ''Soyal'' was the first [[WarShip]] to mount a [[Mass Driver]] - in the case of the ''Soyal'', a [[Medium Mass Driver]] - and the resulting ill-informed public outcry at the fielding of such a potentially powerful weapon without an SLDF equivalent led to the SLDF being pressured into testing Mass Drivers for themselves.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 21: "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref> + The '''''Surprise''''' was a ''[[Kimagure Surprise]]''-class pursuit cruiser that served with the [[Star League Defense Force]] as the SLS ''Surprise''.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19"/> Launched in [[2756]], the ''Surprise'' was extensively modified; the capital weapons in her nose had been replaced with a single [[Light Mass Driver]], adding forty-three meters to the length of the ship compared to a standard ''Kimagure'', along with a number of other modifications such as expanding the number of [[aerospace fighter]]s transported to thirty six, a doubling of cargo space and an increase in structural and sail integrity.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15">''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 15, "Kimagure Surprise"</ref> The production of the SLS ''Surprise'' was a direct result of the development of the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruiser by [[Delhi WarShips]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The ''Soyal'' was the first [[WarShip]] to mount a [[Mass Driver]] - in the case of the ''Soyal'', a [[Medium Mass Driver]] - and the resulting ill-informed public outcry at the fielding of such a potentially powerful weapon without an SLDF equivalent led to the SLDF being pressured into testing Mass Drivers for themselves.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 21, "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref> − Having been selected as the test WarShip and refitted in the [[Titan Yards]] in a nine-month program conducted under a security blackout, the ''Surprise'' - under the command of [[Captain]] [[Belinda Pace]] journeyed to conduct extensive trials were then at the uninhabited [[Periphery]] system three jumps from the [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> The trials were disappointing, with the Mass Driver proving to offer a minor increase in damage over existing naval weapons at the time, while also being subject to a considerably more restricted firing arc.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24"/> The Light Mass Driver also caused a massive power drain when fired, blowing out a number of junction boxes throughout the ship as well as leaving the ''Surprise'' unable to fire any of the forward or broadside armament for several minutes. The structure of the ''Surprise'' also hadn't been adequately reinforced as the designers had underestimated the recoil generated by the Light Mass Drive; frames had warped as far back as twelve frames from the weapon mount, and crewmen throughout the ship had reported feeling a "disturbing shudder" throughout the ship, while seals had blown throughout the ship and damage control teams were kept busy repairing the damage. Captain Pace was critical of the damage inflicted, recording in her log that another shot would reduce the ''Surprise'' to rubble.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> + Having been selected as the test WarShip and refitted in the [[Titan Yards]] in a nine-month programme conducted under a security blackout, the ''Surprise'' - under the command of [[Captain]] [[Belinda Pace]] journeyed to conduct extensive trials were then at the uninhabited [[Periphery]] system three jumps from the [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> The trials were disappointing, with the Mass Driver proving to offer a minor increase in damage over existing naval weapons at the time, while also being subject to a considerably more restricted firing arc.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24"/> The Light Mass Driver also caused a massive power drain when fired, blowing out a number of junction boxes throughout the ship as well as leaving the ''Surprise'' unable to fire any of the forward or broadside armament for several minutes. The structure of the ''Surprise'' also hadn't been adequately reinforced as the designers had underestimated the recoil generated by the Light Mass Drive; frames had warped as far back as twelve frames from the weapon mount, and crewmen throughout the ship had reported feeling a "disturbing shudder" throughout the ship, while seals had blown throughout the ship and damage control teams were kept busy repairing the damage. Captain Pace was critical of the damage inflicted, recording in her log that another shot would reduce the ''Surprise'' to rubble.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> − The problems reported by Captain Pace weren't enough to discourage the senior SLDF officers responsible for the program, and the ''Surprise'' was recalled to the Titan Yards for a second redesign intended to reinforce her structure and power distribution, but the modifications were still being embodied when the [[Amaris Civil War]] erupted. With half of the ship disassembled in the shipyards as [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup, Captain Pace ordered the ''Surprise'' scuttled rather than see her fall into the hands of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] subsequently canceled the Mass Driver program in the 2770s, and work on Mass Drivers would be abandoned until the [[Word of Blake]] rediscovered the [[Deep Periphery]] test facilities of [[Mundo Nublar|EC3057-J83]] in the thirty-first century.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24">''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 24: "Mundo Nublar"</ref> + The problems reported by Captain Pace weren't enough to discourage the senior SLDF officers responsible for the programme, and the ''Surprise'' was recalled to the Titan Yards for a second redesign intended to reinforce her structure and power distribution, but the modifications were still being embodied when the [[Amaris Civil War]] erupted. With half of the ship disassembled in the shipyards as [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup, Captain Pace ordered the ''Surprise'' scuttled rather than see her fall into the hands of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] subsequently cancelled the Mass Driver programme in the 2770s, and work on Mass Drivers would be abandoned until the [[Word of Blake]] rediscovered the [[Deep Periphery]] test facilities of [[Mundo Nublar|EC3057-J83]] in the thirty-first century.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24">''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 24, "Mundo Nublar"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 20:
Line 19: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' − * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' + * ''[[Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765]]'' − * ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]'' + * ''[[Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions]]'' − − [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Cruisers]] [[Category: Individual Cruisers]] [[Category: Individual Kimagure-class WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Kimagure-class WarShips]]
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| − | The '''''Surprise''''' was a ''[[Kimagure Surprise]]''-class pursuit cruiser that served with the [[Star League Defense Force]] as the SLS ''Surprise''.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19"/> Launched in [[2756]], the ''Surprise'' was extensively modified; the capital weapons in her nose had been replaced with a single [[Light Mass Driver]], adding forty-three meters to the length of the ship compared to a standard ''Kimagure'', along with a number of other modifications such as expanding the number of [[aerospace fighter]]s transported to thirty six, a doubling of cargo space and an increase in structural and sail integrity.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15">''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 15 | + | The '''''Surprise''''' was a ''[[Kimagure Surprise]]''-class pursuit cruiser that served with the [[Star League Defense Force]] as the SLS ''Surprise''.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19"/> Launched in [[2756]], the ''Surprise'' was extensively modified; the capital weapons in her nose had been replaced with a single [[Light Mass Driver]], adding forty-three meters to the length of the ship compared to a standard ''Kimagure'', along with a number of other modifications such as expanding the number of [[aerospace fighter]]s transported to thirty six, a doubling of cargo space and an increase in structural and sail integrity.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15">''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 15, "Kimagure Surprise"</ref> The production of the SLS ''Surprise'' was a direct result of the development of the ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruiser by [[Delhi WarShips]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The ''Soyal'' was the first [[WarShip]] to mount a [[Mass Driver]] - in the case of the ''Soyal'', a [[Medium Mass Driver]] - and the resulting ill-informed public outcry at the fielding of such a potentially powerful weapon without an SLDF equivalent led to the SLDF being pressured into testing Mass Drivers for themselves.<ref name="FR:CC2765p19">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 21, "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref> |
| − | Having been selected as the test WarShip and refitted in the [[Titan Yards]] in a nine-month | + | Having been selected as the test WarShip and refitted in the [[Titan Yards]] in a nine-month programme conducted under a security blackout, the ''Surprise'' - under the command of [[Captain]] [[Belinda Pace]] journeyed to conduct extensive trials were then at the uninhabited [[Periphery]] system three jumps from the [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> The trials were disappointing, with the Mass Driver proving to offer a minor increase in damage over existing naval weapons at the time, while also being subject to a considerably more restricted firing arc.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24"/> The Light Mass Driver also caused a massive power drain when fired, blowing out a number of junction boxes throughout the ship as well as leaving the ''Surprise'' unable to fire any of the forward or broadside armament for several minutes. The structure of the ''Surprise'' also hadn't been adequately reinforced as the designers had underestimated the recoil generated by the Light Mass Drive; frames had warped as far back as twelve frames from the weapon mount, and crewmen throughout the ship had reported feeling a "disturbing shudder" throughout the ship, while seals had blown throughout the ship and damage control teams were kept busy repairing the damage. Captain Pace was critical of the damage inflicted, recording in her log that another shot would reduce the ''Surprise'' to rubble.<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> |
| − | The problems reported by Captain Pace weren't enough to discourage the senior SLDF officers responsible for the | + | The problems reported by Captain Pace weren't enough to discourage the senior SLDF officers responsible for the programme, and the ''Surprise'' was recalled to the Titan Yards for a second redesign intended to reinforce her structure and power distribution, but the modifications were still being embodied when the [[Amaris Civil War]] erupted. With half of the ship disassembled in the shipyards as [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup, Captain Pace ordered the ''Surprise'' scuttled rather than see her fall into the hands of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp15"/> [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] subsequently cancelled the Mass Driver programme in the 2770s, and work on Mass Drivers would be abandoned until the [[Word of Blake]] rediscovered the [[Deep Periphery]] test facilities of [[Mundo Nublar|EC3057-J83]] in the thirty-first century.<ref name="ISP3:IEp24">''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 24, "Mundo Nublar"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765 | + | * ''[[Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Interstellar | + | * ''[[Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions]]'' |
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Cruisers]] | [[Category: Individual Cruisers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Kimagure-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Kimagure-class WarShips]] | ||