The Thunder Forge
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Name: The Thunder Forge
Craft: Tau'ri DD-306 "Ares" Class Battle Cruiser
Type: battle cruiser
Scale: capital
Length: 250 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 175; skeleton: 4/+15
Passengers: up to 1,250 added personnel
Cargo Capacity: 7,500 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive: x0.055
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 450; 1,300 kmh
Hull: 6D+2
Shields: 20D
Sensors
- Passive: 75/1D+2
- Scan: 225/3D+1
- Search: 450/5D
- Focus: 8/6D+2
Weapons
- 6 Plasma Beam Cannons
- Fire Arc: 6 forward turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/15/25
Atmosphere Range: 2-10/30/50 km
Ammo: energy based
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 14D
- 8 M-995 Glaive Heavy Kinetic Impact Weapons
- Fire Arc: turrets: 2 forward, 2 port, 2 starboard, 2 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/25/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-15/25/40 km
Ammo: 10,000 round magazine (25mm High Explosive Incendiary)
Rate of fire: 40 per round
Damage: 6D
- 36 M-995 Glaive Light Kinetic Impact Weapons
- Fire Arc: 18 port turrets, 18 starboard turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-15/25/40
Atmosphere Range: 1-15/25/40 km
Ammo: 10,000 round magazine (7.62mm High Explosive Incendiary)
Rate of fire: 40 per round
Damage: 2D
- 36 VLS Missile Launchers
- Fire Arc: dorsal
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-12/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-24/60/120km
Ammo: 8 Missiles per launcher
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D+1
Ship Complement:
- Mixed Craft: 0 / 4
Other Systems
- Escape Pods
- Landing Gear
Power Plant
- Primary: Mark IV Naquadria Generator
- Alternate Primary: Asgard Power Core
- Backup: Tau'ri Naquadah Reactor (Fuel: Naquadria / Naquadah Mixture)
Hull Composition
- Naquadah / Trinium Alloy
Deck Listing
- Deck 01: Bridge, Aft Observation Lounge, Staff Offices
- Deck 02: Staff Offices, Officer Quarters, Officers Mess, Storage
- Deck 03: Primary Medical, Emergency Supply Storage, Crew Quarters
- Deck 04: Crew Quarters, Crew Mess, Lounge, Library, Science Labs, Hydroponics
- Deck 05: Main Engineering, Power Generation, Armory 2, Engineering Labs
- Deck 06: Engineering, Storage, Observation Lounge
- Deck 07: Secondary Medical, Triage Center, Consumables Storage, Primary Access
- Deck 08: Flight Operations, Auxiliary Command Post, Diplomatic Suite, Guest Quarters, Armory 3
- Deck 09: Flight Deck, Flight Deck Maintenance, Crew Quarters, Operations, Storage
- Deck 10: FTL Controls, Manual Weapons Overrides, Sub Space Communication Center
- Deck 11: Security Center, Main Armory, Brig, Storage, Marine Facilities
- Deck 12: Landing Gear, Long Term Storage, HAZMAT Isolation Lab
- Deck 13: Waste Reclamation, Water Storage, Landing Gear