Designation: Nineveh-class cruiser (CC)

I. Names and Disposition:

These ships were recovered from the Tranquility Sea depot and commissioned into the Republican Navy.

II. Ship's complement:

• Full crew of 510 men
• Naval air group of 40 men

NOTE: Life support capabilities are far in excess of the intended regular complement due to an evacuation capacity requirement of up to 1,700 humans.

III. Dimensions:

Length:
Width:
Height:
Dry Mass:
Fuel Mass:	50,200 metric tons total

IV. Propulsion Systems:

• Main power system: RRG Mk. 31 Reflex furnace. The power plant of the Nineveh can deliver up to 677 terawatts of power, and can operate at maximum power for up to 70 minutes before overheating and automatic shutdown.
• Maneuvering thrusters (cluster) (16): Flygmotor T-330 fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with steerable nozzles.
• Maneuvering thrusters (single) (8): Flygmotor T-165 fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with steerable nozzles.
• Reaction-mass thrusters (6): Westinghouse RT-64S fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with protoculture energizer in the rear of the main hull; arranged in a horizontal, flat hexagonal pattern.
• Anti-gravity system (1): 3 RRG Titan anti-gravity pods.
• Spacefold drive (1): RRG Mk3 spacefold. drive This system generates a small fold bubble.
• Planetary Capabilities: The class has atmospheric capabilities through the reaction thrusters and anti-gravity system. The hull has sufficient structural strength for the ship to make a belly landing on it.
  The Nineveh-class will float in an ocean, but the main access ports in the hangar will be submerged and inaccessible.

V. Endurance and mobility limits:

• The dry stores endurance is limited to about twenty months; after such time the ships will need to restock. Water stores are recycled almost completely. Hydroponics installations are often installed in slack space, providing the crew with a small supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, but will be insufficient to sustain the crew indefinitely.
• The Navy mecha consumables are limited; the class is unable to sustain combat operations for more than twenty-five days.
• Ship-launched missile magazines will be empty after one major battle or one or two small skirmishes.
• The Reflex furnace can function for about 25 years at normal usage levels before an energizer rebuild is necessary.
• At full power, the main propulsion systems can produce up to 11.8 Giganewtons of thrust at a minimal reaction mass efficiency profile, or as little as 0.38 Giganewtons of thrust at a maximum efficiency setting. At lower power levels, these thrusts are commensurately smaller.
• At full power, the Nineveh class can achieve a maximum Δ-v of 159 kps at the cruising acceleration of 0.1 gees, a maximum Δ-v of 25.6 kps at the battle acceleration of 1.0 gees, and a Δ-v of at most 5.9 kps at the flank acceleration of 2.5 gees. At lower power levels, these ranges are commensurately smaller.
• The fold systems are not navigationally guaranteed for any single jump beyond 0.1 kiloparsecs. If longer voyages are required, the ships must conduct multiple fold jumps.
• The maximum sustained atmospheric speed is Mach 1.8. The maximum hover time on the anti-gravity systems is limited only by the protoculture supplies and maintenance requirements, but the system is too weak to lift the ship against gravities of more than 1.0g without assistance from the reaction thrusters. In fact, even at 0.8g the bottom-mounted maneuvering thrusters are often used to reduce the strain on the anti-gravity systems.

VI. Weapon sytems:

Offensive:

• RL36 particle beam system. This is a tri-barrel particle beam cannon with three barrels protruding from a low lying round turret. It can deliver 6,000 MJ of particle energy every three seconds. Fire rate can be increased by staggering barrel sequence; however, total energy per salvo is divided by the total number of barrels. Maximum effective range is 300,000 km. One of these cannons is mounted on the dorsal hull centerline amidships, between the rear MP-18 and the command tower.
• 4 x Vickers MP-18 particle beam system. This is a tri-barreled particle beam cannon mounting three slightly protruding barrels in a low-lying round turret. It can deliver 3,000 MJ of particle energy every three seconds at maximum output, with synchronized barrels. Fire rate can be increased by staggering barrel sequence; however, total energy per salvo is divided by the total number of barrels. Maximum effective range is 300,000 km. Two of these cannons are mounted on the dorsal hull centerline amidships, one forward of the SMS-10, and one aft of the RL-36; and one on each side hull, just forward of the RL36.
• 8 x LT-15 laser turret. This is a twin-barreled laser cannon mounting two protruding barrels in a low-lying round turret. It can deliver 1,500 MJ of particle energy every two seconds at maximum output, with synchronized barrels. Fire rate can be increased by staggering barrel sequence; however, total energy per salvo is divided by the total number of barrels. Maximum effective range is 300,000 km. Two of these cannons are mounted on the dorsal centerline, one each at the extreme fore and aft; two on the forward hull sides, abeam of the fore MP-18; and four on the aft hull sides, flanking the engines.
• 3 x SMS-10 vertical missile launch system. This is a set of two rows of five missile tubes set into the ship's hull, firing the Spacelord or Sunlord SLBMs. Each installation loads ten missiles ready to launch, and a magazine with 50 reloads, for a total of 60 missiles. One of these launchers is mounted on the dorsal hull, between the fore MP-18 and the RL36; and two are located aft of the command tower, in the canted edges of the dorsal hull abeam of each other.

Point defenses:

• 8 x Oerlikon PD-4 point defense turret. The PD-4 is a quad barreled laser cannon, with an on-mount multi-spectral sensor. Designed for point defense against mecha, missiles and small vessels, the PD-4 delivers 40 MJ of laser energy eight times per second. One of these cannons is mounted forward of the fore dorsal MP-18; two abeam of the command tower; one forward of the aft dorsal LT-15, two on the hull sides, below and aft of the side MP-18s, and two forward of the fore side LT-15s.
• 4 x SPS-12 missile launch racks. This is a �pepperbox� missile launch system for use with the Warhawk and Wareagle missiles consisting of two rows of six launch tubes. This launcher must be manually reloaded; however, the mount can be retracted inside the hull of a ship and reloaded from a storage magazine. One of these launchers is mounted aft of the fore dorsal LT-15, one immediately aft of the command tower, and two on the hull sides, ahead of the aft LT-15s.

VII. Air group and mecha complement:

• 1 x Veritech combat flight (32 Veritechs)
• 2 x conventional fighter combat flights (64 aircraft)
• 1 x combined cargo/personnel shuttle auxiliary squadron (4 aircraft)
• 1 x EC-32 Eyrie AWACS shuttle

VIII. Major systems:

• Westinghouse AN/OPY-200 passive electronically scanned radar system.
• Tele-Lite AN/OXC-200 encrypted television communication transmitter and receiver.
• RRG DS-1C Pinpoint Barrier Defense System: Uses three movable disks of force field conformal to the ship's surface to repel light torpedo attacks or particle beam fire.

IX. Notes:

X. History:

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