Terran Defense Fleet
From Egs Mayhem
Current revision as of 18:18, 8 January 2009
The TDF was called to EGS's aid by Jstone. From a unverse where Earth was captured by aliens, the soldiers of the Terran Defense Force are used to fighting battles against seemingly impossible odds. All the technology they have access to was reverse-engineered from alien technology that was captured in battle. The TDF marines' skill in shipboard combat is second only to their skill in ground combat. Despite their experience, these Terrans are usually outclassed in combat due to less-than-stellar equipment. The laws of physics in their home universe do not allow for the construction of such science-fiction staples as shields and 'exotic matter' reactors, so the TDF is left relying on armor for protection, and normal fusion as a power source.
All TDF forces have been withdrawn from the Fort Mayhem metaverse, though they still pop up from time-to-time in random RPs and game threads, usually as 'summons' performed by Jstone.
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Constitution Class
The Constitution Class Frigate makes up the backbone of Jstone's fleet. It is moderately armed and armored, and has a good number of ground troops and air craft.
- Length: 800 meters
- Armor: 1500-2500mm. Titanium metal-matrix composite w/Carbon nanotube reinforcement. Outer coating includes optical dispersion layer to reduce effectiveness of laser weapons. Can be charged to repel plasma and charged-particle weapons.
- Armament: 9 heavy railguns. 14 light railguns. One centerline particle-beam cannon. Multiple point-defense cannon and missile batteries. Point defense includes guided/unguided kinetic kill-vehicles, as well as directed-energy weapons.
- Sublight: 2 high-output fusion engines. Max sublight speed: .80C (will not reach maximum speed under normal conditions)
- Superlight: spacefold drive. maximum fold distance: -Classified-
- Ground Troops: 150 infantry, 100 unmanned combat ground vehicles.
- Air Vehicles: 30 manned fighers, 52 unmanned fighers, 20 unmanned support craft.
Revenge Class
The Revenge Class Battleship is the brawn of the TDF's space-combat arm. The armor and armament dwarf that of the Constitution Class Frigate.
- Length: 1,500 meters
- Armor: 2000-3500mm. Titanium Metal-Matrix composite w/carbon nanotube reinforcement. Outer coating includes optical dispersion layer to reduce effectiveness of laser weapons. Can be charged to repel plasma and charged-particle weapons.
- Armament: 12 high-output particle-beam cannons. 6 Heavy Railguns. Multiple Missile tubes and point-defense weapons. Point defense includes guided/unguided kinetic kill-vehicles, as well as directed-energy weapons.
- Sublight: 3 ultra-high-output fusion engines. Maximum sublight speed 0.65C. (will not reach maximum speed under normal conditions)
- Superlight: spacefold drive. maximum fold distance: -Classified-
- Ground Troops: 200 infantry, 250 unmanned combat ground vehicles.
- Air Vehicles: 30 manned fighters, 100 unmanned fighers, 30 unmanned support craft.
Oriskany Class
The Oriskany Class Carrier is used to carry any craft that does not have its own jump drive. These include landing craft, air combat craft, and other intra-system vehicles. There is a large artificial-gravity deck on the upper portion that functions as a dry-dock for repairs.
- Length: 3,000 meters
- Armor: 1000-2000mm, Titanium metal-matrix composite w/carbon nanotube reinforcement. Exterior coating includes optical-dispersion layer to minimize Laser effectiveness. Can be electrically charged to repel plasma and charged-particle beams.
- Armament: multiple computer-controlled point-defense batteries, including kinetic weapons, both guided and unguided, as well as directed-energy weapons.
- Sublight: 3 high-output fusion engines. Maximum sublight 0.60C (will not reach maximum speed under normal conditions)
- Superlight: spacefold drive. maximum fold distance: -Classified-
- Ground Troops: variable. depends on craft carried.
- Air Vehicles: variable. depends on craft carried.
Stealth Ship
The stealth-ship is used in much the same way that the German U-Boats were used: surveillance and anti-commerce. The ship is covered in radar-absorbing materials, and has zero EM emissions when "running silent." The stealth ship can be covered in a meta-material cloak to make it completely invisible in the entire EM spectrum (including light.) When the cloak is deployed, the stealth ship uses a periscope that protrudes from the cloak for navigation and target acquisition. The periscope can be retracted if necessary, in which case the ship will function on inertial guidance.
- Armor: -Classified-
- Armament: -Classified-
- Sublight: -Classified-
- Superlight: spacefold drive. maximum fold distance: -Classified-
Ground Forces
Ground forces are organized into 5 person teams. Each team has four light infantry and one heavy infantry. Light infantry are equipped with a TDF Skin Suit - skin-tight armor with similar appearance to a wet-suit which augments strength and speed, provides advanced sensors and comm gear, protects against most small-arms fire, and can even protect its wearer from the vacuum of space. The heavy infantry wears a heavy exoskeleton in addition to the skin-suit. The TDF Heavy Exokeleton augments strength even more, provides even better protection, and is fitted with powerful armament, including .50cal machine guns, rockets, and a 20mm chain-gun. Later versions have increased reactor output, allowing the 20mm chain-gun to be replaced with a rapid-fire railgun capable of penetrating 150mm of steel armor at a range of up to 1000 meters.
