Thera

Thera-class Warship TRO3067.jpg
Thera
Production information
Manufacturer Illium Naval Engineering[1][2]
Introduced 3060[3]
Production Year 3060[4]
Use Carrier
Tech Base Star League
Cost 23,377,667,200 C-Bills[4]
Technical specifications
Mass 960,000 tons
Length 1,130 meters
Sail Diameter 1,020 meters
Fuel 1,400 tons
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust 1.5 g
Top Thrust 2.5 g
Sail Integrity 5
KF Drive Integrity 19
LF Battery Yes
Armament
Armor 1,700 tons Lamellor Ferro-Carbide[3]
DropShip Capacity 4
Crew 1440[5]
  • 240 Officers
  • 1200 Enlisted

Bay Personel: 448
Marines: 100

Grav Decks 3 (1 x 110 meters and 2 x 130 meters diameter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 70/70
Heat Sinks 5,633 double
Structural Integrity 90
BV (1.0) 213,017[6]
BV (2.0) 200,539[4]

Description[edit]

The Thera-class carriers are designed to establish total aerospace fighter superiority for the Free Worlds League Military, and they succeed. Capable of carrying four regiments of fighters, they can easily dominate a solar system. More importantly, the Thera-class ships make their crews comfortable to function more effectively on long deployments. Every officer has their own stateroom while the enlisted crew members are quartered two to a compartment, an almost unheard of luxury on a WarShip. The large grav decks allow the crew to maintain their health on long journeys.[3][5]

If the Thera has a weakness, it would be the low speed. Engineers couldn't fit larger engines in the ship without reducing the size of the aerospace fighter bays. As the Thera was supposed to provide more fighter support than any other carrier, the larger engines were removed from the design. Like other FWLM ships, each Thera-class ship carries an onboard hyperpulse generator.[7] Before the Jihad, the HPG was operated by Word of Blake personnel.

The class survived into the thirty-second century as the Free Worlds League reconstituted itself[8] and the Raven Alliance maintained a former Word of Blake vessel,[9] while one was taken by the Blakists to parts unknown.[10]

Armament[edit]

Though not intended to enter combat against cruisers or battleships, a Thera still possesses a tremendous amount of firepower. The twenty naval autocannon make any WarShip or DropShip captain think twice about approaching. The ship's anti-fighter defenses are even more impressive, starting with four Barracuda missile launchers supplemented by LB-X autocannon and pulse lasers. These weapons can easily put out enough firepower to destroy an aerospace fighter in one salvo.

If an enemy is somehow able to get a boarding party on a Thera they run into the last line of defense: 100 marines in battle armor. These troops are dedicated to defending the ship against invaders.

Cargo[edit]

Appropriate for its role, the Thera devotes most of its cargo capacity to aerospace fighters. Bay 1 and Bay 2 each support two regiments (108) aerospace fighters and four shuttles. Cargo Bay 3 carries spare parts, ammunition, or other supplies.[3][5]

As dedicated CVs were superfluous, the super-carrier often kept an escort of attack DropShips permanently attached such as the Merlin, Hamilcar, or Achilles, in addition to the Lung Wang often carried while the Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation maintained their mid-3050s détente.[3][5] The Kuan Ti has also been used in this role as the design was produced at the Kallon Industries plant on Loyalty.[11]

Small Craft (4)
Small Craft (4)
  • Bay 3: Cargo (77,000 tons), 10 doors

Gallery[edit]

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 135: "Illium Naval Engineering (Unlisted)"
  2. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 8: "Illium Naval Yard"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 210
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 MUL online date for the Thera
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, pp. 148-149
  6. ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 306
  7. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 144: "Ships of the FWL"
  8. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 52
  9. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 166, "The Alliance Fleet"
  10. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128: "Ships Not Accounted For"
  11. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 23: "Loyalty"

Bibliography[edit]

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