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Manzikert Class Destroyer

design by Lewis Roberts

Designed by the Imperial Navy, the Manzikert is not intended for indepedent operations. The strategist/designers intended it to be used as part of a balanced escort/light force grouping, consiting of general-prpose craft such as the Tekkatir special escort and the Yataghan missile frigates. The Manzikert is little more than a hull built around a spinal meson gun, and as such was envisioned as being the "big ship killer" in such a light task force. Indeeed the Manzikert is one of the smallest jump-capable craft in the Imperial inventroy to carry a spinal meson gun, and almost everything else in the design process was sacrifced to achiev that objective. This specialized nature makes the Manzikert something of a rarity. However, most factions have some in their inventories, just in case.

Manzikert-Class Escort

General Data

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 25.5 GW Fusion Power Plant, 0.1 year duration (255.0 m³ fuel)

Jump Performance: 3 (33,600 m³ fuel)

G-Rating: 3G HEPlaR (5.29 GW/G), Auxiliary High Efficiency CG (1200 MW)

G-Turns: 60 (J2: 76.9; J1: 93.9; 110.8 using all jump fuel), 661.5 m³ fuel each

Maint: 3,636

Electronics

Computer: 3xTL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW), 3xTL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW)

Commo: 2xLaser (Unlimited; 0.3 MW), 2xMaser (Unlimited; 0.6 MW), 2xRadio (Unlimited; 20 MW)

Avionics: Imaging EMS, IGS positioning, 190 km/h NOE

Sensors: 2xAEMS (16 hex; 25 MW), PEMS Folding array (8 hex; 0.3 MW), Ladar (10 hex; 0.6 MW), Densitometer (0.4 MW), Neutrino Sensor (0.01 MW),

ECM/ECCM: Radio Jammer (Unlimited; 40 MW), EMS Jammer (16 hex;50 MW), Area Jammer (10 hex radius; 108 MW), EM Masking (168 MW)

Controls: Bridge with 80 bridge workstations, 170 normal workstations

Armament

Offensive: 27500 MW Meson Gun ROF=100 (-2DM) (7638.89 MW; 95 crew)
19xMissile Barbette (0.15 MW; No crew)

Defensive: 20xSand Turret (1 MW; 1 crew)
TL-15 Meson Screen Generator (PV=400; 100 MW; 1 Crew)

Master Fire Directors: 20xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; Msl 10 hex; 1.71 MW; 1 crew)