Unreviewed GAL Lt. Welkin Class Fleet Carrier Mk II "The Zion"

[GAL Ltd.]

Welkin Class MK II Fleet Carrier "Zion"
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Intent

To upgrade and refiit a previous design.

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Manufacturer	Guardian Authority Ltd.
Affiliation	Guardian Authority LTD. and select Clients like The High Republic
Model	Zion
Market-Status	Closed Market
Production	Unique

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Materials

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Hull Plating	Internal Structure	Additional
Quadanium Steel	Duralloy	Chromium
Nyix-Alloy	Titanium	Crystasteel
Doonium	Aluminium	Agrocite
Duralium	Laminasteel	Starship Components
Trimantium	Duraplast

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Classification	Fleet Carrier
Length	5000 Meters
Width	2500 Meters
Height	800 Meters

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Rating Specifications

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Armaments	High
Defenses	High
Maneuverability	Very Low
Speed	Very Low
Hangar Capacity	Extreme (50)
Hyperdrive Rating	1.0

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Armaments and Defenses

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Armaments
Ranged/Cannon	6 "Thumper" Class "Rotary" Quad Turbolaser Cannons 40 Heavy Long Range Turbolaser Batteries 40 Capital Ship Grade Heavy Ion Cannon Batteries 50 ROF Rotary Cannon Batteries 20 PNS Rapid Fire Laser Cannon Batteries
Ordinance	10 Broadsword Capital Ship Grade Torpedo Batteries 10 "Thumper" Rapid Proton Torpedo launcher 10 Baradium High Yield Torpedo Launcher
Defenses	Chaff Emergency Flares Deflector Shields Explosive Reactive Armor Plating Anti-Concussion Field Generator Sensor-stealth system Sensor Mask Auditory Jammer 20x FALANKS-Spcwz Anti-Ordinance Generator (Capital Grade) 20x Flak Cannons Ablative Armor 29L ECM Package Warhead Countermeasures

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND LOGISTICS

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Crew Compliment	30,000 Enlisted (Comms, Operations, Weapons, Tactical, Intel, Engineering) 7,000 Officers (Command, Engineering, Comms, Pilots) 4,000 Medical 15,000 Air Group (Deck, Fueling, Weapons, Launch, Landing, Engineering, Rescue) 12,000 Marines (Security, Landing Operations) 2,000 SOCOM (Transport, Medical, Intel, Overwatch, Operators)
Passenger Capacity	10,000 Individuals
Cargo Capacity	4.5 Metric Tons
Consumables	2 Galactic Standard (years)

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General Systems Acceleration Compensator Anti-Shock Fields Astrogation Computer Code Breaker Containment Shield DPU7 Heat Sink BQR-19 Navigational System Damage Control System Escape Pods Internal Security Standard Detention Cells Catapult Pressors Encryption Network Escape Pods Tractor Beam Projectors (x10) Can enter the atmosphere, land on planets and float on water. Internal Security Blast Doors Code Cylinder Readers Klaxon Alarms Walkthrough Identification Scanners Weapon Detectors Ray Shield Generators 57c Holocams Sensor and Communication Systems Sensor and Communication Systems Com-Scan 5-Node Sensor ANs-9.5 Sensor ANq-51 Sensor Array Telesponder Hyperwave Transmitter Hyperwave Transceiver Broadcast Relay Holotransmitter Holotransceiver Life Support Systems Life Support Systems Atmospheric Processor Enviro Filter Climate Control Unit Shielding and Hull Plating Systems Shielding and Hull Plating Systems Ion Shield Generators Deflector Shield Generators Navigational Deflector System Deflector Plates Heat Dispersion Vents De-icing System Engineering & Hyperdrive Systems Engineering & Hyperdrive Systems Gemon-15 Ion Drives Ter58 Ion Engines Accu-Accelerator 400MGs Stardrive System Warp Vortex Stabilizer

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SYSTEMS Encephalon Biocomputer Organoform Circuitry Long Range Scout package Eagle Eye Sensor Suite Serrano Series NavComputer Hyperwave Interceptor DEFENSIVE Assault tubes equipped with Plasma Cut Boarding Devices Tactical Operations Center (ARENA-7580 HoloProjectors, CL-3 Command Links, Holo-tanks) Deflector Shields Ablative Armor Thrust damper Shield Disruptor Emergency Flares Radiation Negator AR-0B Damage Reduction Component Carbon-Durasteel Armor (3) Galaxy Guard Mk VII SENSOR JAMMING/STEALTH Sensor-stealth system Sensor Mask Auditory Jammer Newer sleeker design providing a lower sensor cross section. PROPULSION Advanced SLAM Thermal dissipator Thrust damper

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LATEST IN THE LINE - The Welkin class is the latest combat platform that in a line including the Liberation and Ethereal classes were meant to be. The combined transport and combat skills make this a formidable ship. She is no Battleship, but she can fight.

DEDICATED BUT SEPARATE LAUNCH AND LANDING DECKS - While the fighters onboard are VTOL capable, the catapult systems allow for quick launches and landings, especially necessary in battlefield situations.

WE GOT YOU BOY! - The long-range weapons, combined with the long-range detection make this a difficult ship to attack without heavy bomber support.

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EXPOSED BOW LAUNCH PORTS - There are more than a few launch ports on the carrier, but the main launch bays are located on the bow and a well-placed attack can incapacitate them. If there were "sniper ships" they would have a field day.

HEAVY CARRIER... NOT CRUISER - While "The Liberation" class can conduct ship-to-ship combat, "The Ethereal" class is a stronger class to conduct these operations. The Welkin class is even more capable, this is not the primary focus of the vessel, and it could use some help in a fight.

SLOWER THAN MOLASSES IN JANUARY - Like "The Ethereal" as well as "The Liberation" classes, the Welkin class makes up for a lack of speed and maneuverability with offensive and defensive capabilities. That being said, the ship needs some headway to get to speed and turns like a brick... "Fecal Matter Domicile."

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Out of some strange design in his head, the late Admiral Liram Angellus believed that a carrier should be a "floating city" which means that one should be able to conduct multiple and multiply varied types of operations simultaneously. All the while operating for months, even years at a time without making port. "The Celestial City" is ridiculously large but provides this role to a tee. The dedicated command levels offer office space as well as training, education, and planning rooms without the prying ears of the enlisted. There are not simply "holding cells" but a veritable "jail". Support vessels and troop carriers no longer share catapult pressers but their own specific "drop" arms, releasing the ship tethered to a long "arm" often into a planet's atmosphere, too, or wherever. The Marines have their own well-decks often allowing for and encouraging mass landing operations. There is little that this ship cannot do. She has her flaws, but no one is perfect. Note- This was originally to be retired and made into a museum after being decommissioned by the Galactic Alliance, new CEO Alyksandra Angellus donated her to the The Hidden Path. The Celestial City would not do though, not now, not after what happened to Thyferra. The High Republic needed help and "The Zion" project was born.

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