BC-304 "Daedalus" Class Battle Cruiser

BC-304 Daedalus-class warship

BC-304 Daedalus-class warship various views

BC-304 mk I

Name: BC-304
Craft: Tau'ri BC-304 Daedalus-class warship
Type: Battle Cruiser / Deep Space Carrier / Warship
Scale: Capital
Length: 200 - 225 x 90 - 95 x 70 - 75 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 250; Skeleton: 4/+10
Passengers: 500
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive: x0.074
Hyperdrive Backup: x140
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 4
Atmosphere: 280; 800 km/h
Hull: 6D+1
Shields: 6D
Sensors

• Passive: 75 / 1D+2
• Scan: 150 / 3D+1
• Search: 225 / 5D
• Focus: 8 / 6D+2

Weapons

• 16 VLS Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Dorsal; but are self guided
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-150/300/600 km
Ammo: 8 per launcher
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D+1

• 32 Railguns

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-1,000/2,000/4,000 m
Rate of fire: 41 (500 per minute)
Damage: 4D

Ship Complement:

• F-302 "King Raven" Class Space Superiority Fighter-Interceptor: 16

Other Systems

• Ring Transporter
• Escape Pods
• Asgard Beam Transporter
• Landing Gear

BC-304 mk II

Name: BC-304
Craft: Tau'ri BC-304 Daedalus-class warship
Type: Battle Cruiser / Deep Space Carrier / Warship
Scale: Capital
Length: 200 - 225 x 90 - 95 x 70 - 75 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 250; Skeleton: 4/+10
Passengers: 500
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive: x0.074
Hyperdrive Backup: x140
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 km/h
Hull: 6D+1
Shields: 20D
Sensors

• Passive: 75 / 1D+2
• Scan: 150 / 3D+1
• Search: 225 / 5D
• Focus: 8 / 6D+2

Weapons

• 4 Plasma Beam Weapons

Fire Arc: Turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: Capital
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 2-30/70/150 km
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 14D

• 16 VLS Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Dorsal; but are self guided
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-150/300/600 km
Ammo: 8 per launcher
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D+1

• 32 Railguns

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-1,000/2,000/4,000 m
Rate of fire: 41 (500 per minute)
Damage: 4D

Ship Complement:

• F-302 "King Raven" Class Space Superiority Fighter-Interceptor: 16

Other Systems

• Ring Transporter
• Escape Pods
• Asgard Beam Transporter
• Landing Gear
• Zero Point Module

BC-304 mk III

Name: BC-304
Craft: Tau'ri BC-304 Daedalus-class warship
Type: Battle Cruiser / Deep Space Carrier / Warship
Scale: Capital
Length: 200 - 225 x 90 - 95 x 70 - 75 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 250; Skeleton: 4/+10
Passengers: 500
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive: x0.074
Hyperdrive Backup: x140
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 km/h
Hull: 6D+1
Shields: 20D
Sensors

• Passive: 75 / 1D+2
• Scan: 150 / 3D+1
• Search: 225 / 5D
• Focus: 8 / 6D+2

Weapons

• 6 Plasma Beam Weapons

Fire Arc: Turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: Capital
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 2-30/70/150 km
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 14D

• 24 VLS Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Dorsal; but are self guided
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-150/300/600 km
Ammo: 8 per launcher
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D+1

• 36 Railguns

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-1,000/2,000/4,000 m
Rate of fire: 41 (500 per minute)
Damage: 4D

Ship Complement:

• Craft: 24 (mission specific)

Other Systems

• Ring Transporter
• Escape Pods
• Asgard Beam Transporter
• Landing Gear
• Zero Point Module

BC-304 mk IV

Name: BC-304
Craft: Tau'ri BC-304 Daedalus-class warship
Type: Battle Cruiser / Deep Space Carrier / Warship
Scale: Capital
Length: 200 - 225 x 90 - 95 x 70 - 75 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 250; Skeleton: 4/+10
Passengers: 500
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive: x0.074
Hyperdrive Backup: x140
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 km/h
Hull: 7D
Shields: 40D
Sensors

• Passive: 100 / 4D
• Scan: 200 / 6D
• Search: 400 / 8D
• Focus: 10 / 10D

Weapons

• 6 R.E.L. Plasma Beam Cannons

Fire Arc: 6 forward turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 5D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/70/150 km
Damage: 16D

• 32 VLS Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Dorsal; but are self guided
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-150/300/600 km
Ammo: 8 per launcher
Damage: 5D+1

• 8 Heavy Railguns

Fire Arc: turrets: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-1,000/2,000/4,000 m
Damage: 5D

• 42 Light Railguns

Fire Arc: 21 port turrets, 21 starboard turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-1,000/2,000/4,000 m
Damage: 3D

Ship Complement:

• Craft: 24 (mission specific)

Other Systems

• Ring Transporter
• Escape Pods
• Asgard Beam Transporter
• Landing Gear
• Zero Point Module

Description

The Daedalus Class is used by many Earth Nations in various functions, from support ship in larger military's, to Flagship of smaller ones. Combining the role as a Battle Cruiser and Deep Space Carrier. It has the highest production numbers of any Earth vessel, and currently the mainstay in many fleets. While the technology is beginning to show age, many of the improvements are found in newer DD-306 and BB-307s. While there are some variations between individual ships, there are generally 3 version, the Mark I was introduced in 2005, the Mark II featured the integration of the Asgard upgrades and began with the USS George Hammond. The Mark III began introduction in 2015 featuring improvements in weapons, propulsion and other systems. The price tag for a BC-304 Mk I during the covert stages of the Stargate Program was estimated at roughly 7 billion dollars for the RFS Korolev alone, a price tag that fails to include research and development, or the cost of specialized support facilities for such a creation.

The Daedalus Class currently has a crew of 250 following the following breakdown:

• Command: 4 (Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Second Officer Third Officer )
• Engineering & Operations: 60 (6 x 10 man shifts)
• Science: 40 (Chief Science Officer and 9 Specialists 30 Junior Science Officers )
• Medical: 30 (Chief Medical Officer, Assistant Medical Officer, 18 Nurse, 10 EMTs)
• Security: 72 (13 12-Man Squad)
• Tactical: 22 (Chief Gunnery Officer, 9 Gunners)
• Navigation: 22 (Navigations Officer, Assistant Navigations Officer, 8 Helmsman / Pilots)

Source

• Thedemonapostle