Earth Alliance Nova Class Dreadnought: Difference between revisions

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Name: Nova
Craft: Earth Alliance Nova Class Dreadnought
Type: dreadnought
Scale: capital
Length: 1,502.1 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 392; Skeleton: 39/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 5D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D+1; Capital Ship Piloting: 5D; Communications: 5D; Sensors: 5D
Passengers: 3,600
Cargo Capacity: 7,200 metric tons
Consumables: 32 months
Hyperdrive: x19
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 0D+2
Space: 2
Hull: 10D+1
Sensors

Passive: 8 / 0D
Scan: 16 / 0D+1
Search: 24 / 0D+2
Focus: 1 / 1D

Weapons

18 Laser / Pulse Arrays

Fire Arc: 18 turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery

Laser

Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Damage: 4D

Pulse

Fire Control: -1D+1
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Damage: 6D+1

4 Mark I Interceptors

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage:

Offensive: 0D+2
Intercept: 2D

Miscellaneous:

Artificial Gravity: No
Crew: 392

Officers: 14
Pilots: 20
Sensor Operators: 16
Crewmen: 342

Average Crew Experience Level: EarthForce Line
Stealth: 3 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
Jump Point Generator
Fusion Engines

Ship Complement:

Description: The massive array of the Nova’s guns originally seemed greater than any hull or power plant could withstand. At first this proved daunting, as initial tests showed a number of faults in the design that would be expensive to remedy. However, as time passed and refinements were made, the Nova proved quite deadly. The long, rod-shaped superstructure gave way to an internal hangar bay capable of supporting up to a full squadron of fighters – a useful trait during the Dilgar War.

When pulse cannon technology appeared, EarthForce knew it had the weapon perfect for the Nova and the hybrid laser/pulse array was quickly researched and created. This resulted in a much more powerful and flexible dreadnought, but the guns remained extremely high-maintenance items. Many repair crew came to curse their jobs and wish the Alliance had simply picked one weapon over the other. In battle, the slow speed and poor maneuverability of the Nova is overlooked in favor of simply positioning multiple Novas in ways to show the deadly broadsides of the dreadnoughts to the enemy – something they rarely escape from unscathed.

Source:

The Babylon 5 Project: Nova class dreadnought
Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (page 14)
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-'''Name''': Nova<br />'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Nova Class Dreadnought<br />'''Type''': dreadnought<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 1,502.1 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 392; Skeleton: 39/+10<br />'''Passengers''': 2,808 <br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 3,266 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 32 months<br />'''Hyperdrive''': x18<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''': 2<br />'''Hull''': 10D+1<br />'''Sensors'''
+'''Name''': Nova<br />'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Nova Class Dreadnought<br />'''Type''': dreadnought<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 1,502.1 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 392; Skeleton: 39/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: 5D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D+1; Capital Ship Piloting: 5D; Communications: 5D; Sensors: 5D<br />'''Passengers''': 3,600<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 7,200 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 32 months<br />'''Hyperdrive''': x19<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''': 2<br />'''Hull''': 10D+1<br />'''Sensors'''
 *Passive: 8 / 0D
 *Scan: 16 / 0D+1
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 *Focus: 1 / 1D
 '''Weapons'''
-*'''10 Laser / Pulse Arrays'''
+*'''18 Laser / Pulse Arrays'''
-: Fire Arc: 1 forward, 4 port, 4 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 1D<br />Space Range: 1-15/35/75<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage: 4D
+: Fire Arc: 18 turrets<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />
+:*'''Laser'''
+::Fire Control: 1D<br />Space Range: 1-6/15/30<br />Damage: 4D
+:*'''Pulse'''
+::Fire Control: -1D+1<br />Space Range: 1-6/15/30<br />Damage: 6D+1
 *'''4 Mark I Interceptors'''
-: Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 1D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage:
+: Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 1D<br />Space Range: 1-2/4/8<br />Damage:
 :*Offensive: 0D+2
 :*Intercept: 2D
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 :*Sensor Operators: 16
 :*Crewmen: 342
-*Average Crew Experience Level: Earth Force Line
+*Average Crew Experience Level: EarthForce Line
-:*[[Astrogation]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Capital Ship Gunnery]]: 6D+1
-:*[[Capital Ship Piloting]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Communications.|Communications]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Sensors.|Sensors]]: 5D+1
 *Stealth: 3 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
 *Jump Point Generator
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 '''Ship Complement''':
-*Light Shuttles: 2
+*[[Earth Alliance Light Shuttle|Light Shuttle]]: 2
-*Starfury Heavy Fighters: 24
+*[[Earth Alliance SA-23E Aurora Starfury Class Heavy Fighter|SA-23E Aurora Starfury Class Heavy Fighter]]: 24
 '''Description''': The massive array of the Nova’s guns originally seemed greater than any hull or power plant could withstand. At first this proved daunting, as initial tests showed a number of faults in the design that would be expensive to remedy. However, as time passed and refinements were made, the Nova proved quite deadly. The long, rod-shaped superstructure gave way to an internal hangar bay capable of supporting up to a full squadron of fighters – a useful trait during the Dilgar War.