Terran Confederation "Ella" Super Base

Name: Ella Superbase
Craft: Terran Confederation Ella Superbase
Type: medium space station
Scale: capital
Length:
Skill: space station operations
Crew: 25,000
Skeleton Crew: 3,750/+10
Passengers: 6,209 & 680 prisoners
Cargo Capacity: 2,621,440 metric tons
Consumables: 34 months
Cost: 18,856,682,255 credits
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability:
Move: 3; 10 kmh
Hull: 4D+2
Shields: 16D
Sensors

Passive: 50/1D
Scan: 125/2D+1
Search: 250/3D+2
Focus: 5/5D

Weapons

Electronic Counter Measure Module

Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Effects: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -4D

Gear:

Matter/Anti-Matter Reactor
Akwende Drive
External Docking Port: 4
Carrier Systems: Ship can launch and receive 16 ships every 6 rounds.
Hanger Bay Module: 2,576,188,400 cubic meters of flight deck.
4 Hospital Modules: ship has 4 fully stocked hospitals with 64 beds each. 256 beds total.
Refrigeration Module
Emergency Stasis Unit: ship can put the entire crew in stasis indefinitely provided it has power.
Repair Bay Module: Ship can repair 8 structures and/or ships or equal or lesser size.
Escape Pods: 1,648

Ship Complement

F-27/L Arrow Light Fighters: 864
F-103 Excalibur Space Superiority Fighters: 864
F-42 Hellcat-V Space Superiority Interceptors: 864
HF-66 Thunderbolt-VII Heavy Fighter/Bombers: 864
F/A-76 Longbow Heavy Bombers: 864
F-104 Bearcat Heavy Fighters: 864

Description: The Ella Superbase is a massive space station located in the Ella System in the Sol Sector. It is a major installation of the Terran Confederation and houses thousands of Confederation citizens. Ella is a civilian installation and therefore largely unarmed. It relies on Confederation security forces to ensure its defense in times of war.

The Ella Superbase was targeted by the BWS Intrepid in 2673 when Union of Border Worlds forces were rushing to Earth to prevent Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn and his illegal Black Lance forces from securing a declaration of war against the Border Worlds with manufactured evidence. They pursued Tolwyn on his flagship, the TCS Vesuvius, and the chase eventually led them to the Ella System. Unfortunately, the Ella Superbase was in their path, threatening the secrecy of their presence in the system. Border Worlds Colonel Jacob Manley argued that they needed to destroy the superbase, but Colonel Tamara Farnsworth suggested bypassing it, stating the wilful inflicting of civilian casualties as being morally wrong. Intrepid commander Colonel Christopher Blair concurred, and ultimately decided that it would be most appropriate to bypass the base altogether.

The Ella Superbase was ultimately spared from Border World attack, although it further alerted Admiral Tolwyn to the Border Worlds forces' presence in the system.

Source: thedemonapostle; The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (page 408)