Oedipus-class Supercarrier
Apr 21, 2011 10:45:52 GMT 10
Post by Troy Loveridge on Apr 21, 2011 10:45:52 GMT 10
Oedipus-class Supercarrier
While the Daedalus-class battle cruisers have proved themselves to be more than a match for Goa'uld and Wraith motherships, Earth's fleet found itself on the losing end of battles against the superior vessels of the Ori fleet, and needed a much large vessel to stand off against the seasoned vessels of the Olympian and Nidhogg forces. The result of joint planning with the Asgard is the Oedipus-class super carrier, a vessel twice the lenght of the BC-304 vessels and designed to hold three times as many fighters and support shuttles. This huge fighter wing comes at a price - the SC-306 is only lightly armed, and has no missile tubes or Asgard beams weapons, and is escorted at all times by Prometheus- or Daedalus-class cruisers. The Asgard computer core allowed for rapid advancements in the development and construction of the carrier, and allows the ship to be run by less crew than her size would otherwise suggest. A pair of Asgard neutrino-ion generators feeds the ships huge power requirements.
Class Overview
- Name: Oedipus-class super carrier
- Builders: Area 51
- Operators: United States Military
- Preceded by: Daedalus-class battle cruiser
- Succeeded by: None
- In commission: 2008
- Completed: 1/2
General Characteristics
- Length: 600m (1970 ft)
- Width: 260m (853 ft)
- Height: 220m (722 tf)
- Propulsion: Tau'ri thrusters, Asgard hyper drive
- Sublight Speed: 80,100 km/s (49,772 mile/s)
- Complement: 350 (150 crew, 200 fighter wing)
- Armament: Six quad-mounted rail guns, CIWS
- Aircraft carried: Thirty-two 302-class fighters, sixteen 305-class shuttles
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Production History:
| Name | Launched | Assignment | Status | Commander |
| USS Oedipus | 2008 | TBA | Under Construction | TBA |
| TBA | 2011 | TBA | Proposed | TBA |
Ships of the Line:
- USS Oedipus: Launched in the middle of 2008, the first vessel of the class is set to be assigned to Battlecruiser Strike Group One (BSG-1) alongside the Iliad and Aeneid in support of the Delian Galaxy expedition, in order to stenghten the expedition's fleet assets against a still strong Olympian fleet and to aid in the war against the Titans. The ship will be classified as an X-306 for the first few months of operation until final field testing is complete.
- TBA: A second SC-306 is expected to be constructed in 2011, though it's name, commander and assignment are yet to be released.
