Patriot Class
Type: Space Command Carrier
Length: 650 meters
Weight: 140,000 tons
Armor Type: Titanium
Propulsion: Basquel VII Heavy Turbine
Power Plant: Viceroy Fusion Heat Pile
Mobile Armor/Walker Capacity: 30
Mobile Suit Capacity: 16
Primary Equipment:
Focus Particle Cannon x 1 : A high energy weapon system positioned on the ship's bow. It is actually made up of a series of beam cannon barrels that, as the name implies, focus their energy together into a single barrage of fire. Primarily suited for naval combat, is not very effective against faster mobile weapons.
Extended-Range Double Beam Cannon x 14: Typical beam cannons that have been mounted in a naval-style turret arrangement along the ship's hull. Each cannon has excellent range, and is still able to pack a fair amount of firepower. Besides direct assault, they often double as a means of clearing away space junk, asteroids, or shooting down incoming warheads.
Missile Launch Port x 20: Rotary missile racks are located along the hull. Each is loaded with several dozen heavy missiles that break apart into a wide spread of smaller warheads. Effective against mobile weapons, they can have their "split" feature deactivated when used against a larger target.
Brief Background:
The Patriot is the flagship class of the United Alliance Armed Forces space fleet. These vessels are few and far between, often serving as the nerve centers for the different mobile divisions that the Earth's army has throughout its territory. Built to last, these monstrous vessels have been spared no expense to maintain a peak amount of firepower; almost one-and-a-half times as much as the Grand Cross' Chariot class. With the recent advances in Alliance military capabilities, all of the vessels that are still in service have been modified to
accommodate a mobile suit squadron.