Earth Alliance Poseidon Class Carrier: Difference between revisions

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Name: Poseidon
Craft: Earth Alliance Poseidon Super Carrier
Type: super carrier
Scale: capital
Length: 2,480 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 450; Skeleton: 45/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 3D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D+1; Capital Ship Piloting: 3D; Communications: 3D; Sensors: 3D; Starship Gunnery: 4D+1
Passengers: 40,000
Cargo Capacity: 36,287 metric tons
Consumables: 60 months
Hyperdrive: x17
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: -0D+2
Space: 3
Hull: 10D+1
Sensors

Passive: 32 / 1D
Scan: 64 / 2D
Search: 128 / 3D
Focus: 3 / 4D

Weapons

8 Medium Pulse Cannons

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Rate of fire: 4
Damage: 2D

Particle Beam

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D

8 Mark II Interceptors

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 4D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Rate of fire: 1
Damage:

Offensive: 0D+2
Intercept: 4D

Miscellaneous:

Artificial Gravity: No
Crew: 450

Officers: 30
Pilots: 40
Sensor Operators: 30
Crewmen: 350

Stealth: 0 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
Fusion Engine
Jump Point Generator

Ship Complement:

Light Shuttle: 6
Hades Class Assault Shuttle: 15
Starfury Fighters / Thunderbolt Starfury Fighters: 96

Description: Among the premier carriers in the entire galaxy, the Poseidon has been given access to the best defenses and escorts available to the Earth Alliance. Its long, fl at arrays of inter-linked fighter bays are capable of launching its entire fleet of fighters in a matter of minutes, recovering them quickly when the battle is done. Like the aircraft carriers of early planet side navies, this massive hulk was the centerpiece of many Earth Force engagements.

The first Poseidon was launched in 2247 but was destroyed summarily in the Earth-Minbari War. Construction was so time-consuming that only few have been able to be built since. A pity to be sure, as the Poseidon was not only a heavy carrier but also a fleet flagship, absorbing intelligence from many sources at once. Large Earth Force armadas are constructed around the Poseidon, using its advanced communication and control gear to lead multi-faceted mission assignments all at once. This permitted any force headed by a Poseidon to benefit from improved co-ordination during a large battle. Not surprisingly, Poseidon's' possess huge arrays of defensive guns and are surrounded by escorts at all times – making it just as difficult to deal with as one would expect.

Source:

Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (pages 20-21)
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 [[File:Earth Alliance Poseidon Super Carrier.jpg|thumb|500px|right]]
-'''Name''': Poseidon<br />'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Poseidon Super Carrier<br />'''Type''': super carrier<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 2,480 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 450; Skeleton: 45/+10<br />'''Passengers''': 29,550<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 36,287 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 60 months<br />'''Hyperdrive''': x16<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': -0D+2<br />'''Space''': 3<br />'''Hull''': 12D+2<br />'''Sensors'''
+'''Name''': Poseidon<br />'''Craft''': Earth Alliance Poseidon Super Carrier<br />'''Type''': super carrier<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 2,480 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 450; Skeleton: 45/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: 3D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D+1; Capital Ship Piloting: 3D; Communications: 3D; Sensors: 3D; Starship Gunnery: 4D+1<br />'''Passengers''': 40,000<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 36,287 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 60 months<br />'''Hyperdrive''': x17<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': -0D+2<br />'''Space''': 3<br />'''Hull''': 10D+1<br />'''Sensors'''
 *Passive: 32 / 1D
 *Scan: 64 / 2D
-*Search: 96 / 3D
+*Search: 128 / 3D
 *Focus: 3 / 4D
 '''Weapons'''
 *'''8 Medium Pulse Cannons'''
-: Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 4<br />Damage: 2D
+: Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 4D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 4<br />Damage: 2D
 *'''Particle Beam'''
-: Fire Arc: turret<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage: 5D
+: Fire Arc: turret<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 4D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage: 5D
 *'''8 Mark II Interceptors'''
-: Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 3D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage:
+: Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 4D<br />Space Range: 1-3/12/25<br />Rate of fire: 1<br />Damage:
 :*Offensive: 0D+2
 :*Intercept: 4D
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 :*Sensor Operators: 30
 :*Crewmen: 350
-*Average Crew Experience Level: Earth Force Line
-:*[[Astrogation]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Capital Ship Gunnery]]: 6D+1
-:*[[Capital Ship Piloting]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Communications.|Communications]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Sensors.|Sensors]]: 5D+1
-:*[[Starship Gunnery]]: 6D+1
 *Stealth: 0 (Base Difficulty to Detect Ship)
 *Fusion Engine
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 '''Ship Complement''':
-*Light Shuttles: 6
+*[[Earth Alliance Light Shuttle|Light Shuttle]]: 6
-*Hades Assault Shuttles: 15
+*[[Earth Alliance Hades Class Assault Shuttle|Hades Class Assault Shuttle]]: 15
-*Starfury / Thunderbolt Heavy Fighters: 96
+*[[Earth Alliance SA-23E Aurora Starfury Class Heavy Fighter|Starfury Fighters]] / [[Earth Alliance SA-32A Thunderbolt Starfury Class Attack Fighter|Thunderbolt Starfury Fighters]]: 96
 '''Description''': Among the premier carriers in the entire galaxy, the Poseidon has been given access to the best defenses and escorts available to the Earth Alliance. Its long, fl at arrays of inter-linked fighter bays are capable of launching its entire fleet of fighters in a matter of minutes, recovering them quickly when the battle is done. Like the aircraft carriers of early planet side navies, this massive hulk was the centerpiece of many Earth Force engagements.