Solomani Confederation (Military)

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules

The Confederation Navy has five sizes for their jump drives, which due to their ubiquity tend to be adopted by most member navies and some commercial entities.

The fifth is more of a category of odd volumes that's derisively, perhaps affectionally, nicknamed thumb drives, as they tend to be less than thirty five tonnes.

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Range - Technological Level - features - parsec tonnes - default cost/megastarbux


10-1-9 - t/125 - 120 - 9 flea trader

10-1-9 - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25

10-2-B - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25

10-1-9 - / - 200 - 15 free trader

15-1-9 - / - 400 - 22.5 subsidized trader

15-2-B - / - 400 - 22.5 far trader

18.75-4-D - t/125 - 400 - 16.875 ecks boat exclusive

25-2-B - / - 800 - 37.5 laboratory ship

30-1-9 - / - 1'000 - 45 ecks boat tender

features: e/% [energy/percentage], f/% [fuel], h [hardened], j/e.l.s [jump/early.late.stealth], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

one shot: t/80, cost/25, engineer check minus two/doubles per subsequent jump

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Range - Technological Level - features - parsec tonnes - default cost/megastarbux


7-2-E - t/70 - 200 - 22.5

8-2-D - t/80 - 200 - 18.75

9-2-C - t/90 - 200 - 16.5

10-2-B - e/130 - 200 - 11.25

10-1-9 - / - 200 - 15 free trader

10-2-D - j/s - 200 - 18.75

10-2-E - j/e.s - 200 - 22.5

10-1-9 - t/125 - 120 - 9 flea trader

10-1-9 - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25

10-2-B - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25

15-1-9 - / - 400 - 22.5 subsidized trader

15-2-B - / - 400 - 22.5 far trader

18.75-4-D - t/125 - 400 - 16.875 ecks boat exclusive

25-2-B - / - 800 - 37.5 laboratory ship

30-1-9 - / - 1'000 - 45 ecks boat tender

features: e/% [energy/percentage], f/% [fuel], h [hardened], j/e.l.s [jump/early.late.stealth], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

one shot: t/80, cost/25, engineer check minus two/doubles per subsequent jump

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Range - Technological Level - features - parsec tonnes - default cost/megastarbux


10-2-B - e/130 - 200 - 11.25

10-2-D - j/s - 200 - 18.75

10-2-E - j/e.s - 200 - 22.5

10-1-9 - t/125 - 120 - 9

10-2-B - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25

18.75-4-D - t/125 - 400 - 16.875 Imperium sourced


features: e/% [energy/percentage], f/% [fuel], h [hardened], j/e.l.s [jump/early.late.stealth], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

one shot: t/80, cost/25, engineer check minus two/doubles per subsequent jump

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Range - Technological Level - features - parsec tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

35-2-B - e/130 - 1'200 - 39.375 six hundred tonnes

35-3-C - e/130 - 1'200 - 39.375 four hundred tonnes, close escort

35-3-E - j/s - 1'200 - 65.625 classified, four hundred tonnes

35-3-F - j/e.s - 1'200 - 65.625 highly classified, four hundred tonnes

35-4-E - t/90 - 1'355.555 - 57.75 338.888 tonne close escort

35-5-E - e/130 - 1'200 - 39.375 two hundred tonne fleet courier

35-6-F - e/130 - 1'200 - 39.375 two hundred tonne fleet fleet courier

35-3-F - t/70 - 1'800 - 78.75 six hundred tonnes, planned

35-4-F - t/80 - 1'550 - 65.625 three hundred eighty seven and a half tonnes, planned

features: e/% [energy/percentage], f/% [fuel], h [hardened], j/e.l.s [jump/early.late.stealth], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: one engineer

notes: smallest standard jump drive for the Confederation Navy, and most member navies

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Jump Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Range - Technological Level - features - parsec tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

10-2-B - e/130 - 200 - 11.25 Baden Drive, commercial off the shelf

10-2-D - j/s - 200 - 18.75 classified

10-2-E - j/e.s - 200 - 22.5 highly classified

10-1-9 - t/125 - 120 - 9 Venture Drive, commercial off the shelf

10-2-B - t/125 o/s - 200 - 2.25 hundred tonne emergency escape shuttle

18.75-4-D - t/125 - 400 - 16.875 Imperium sourced, legacy ecks boat jump drive


features: e/% [energy/percentage], f/% [fuel], h [hardened], j/e.l.s [jump/early.late.stealth], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

one shot: t/80, cost/25, engineer check minus two/doubles per subsequent jump

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

3150-7-C - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - shift supervisor/ensign, ten engineers/ratings; module supervisor/lieutenant, three shift supervisors/ensigns, thirty engineers/ratings, one administrator, three apprentices, one cadet

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

3150-7-C - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725 Victory

3150-1-C - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-9-D - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725

3150-3-D - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-7-D - t/90 - 350'000 - 6'930

3150-7-E - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'875 Prometheus

3150-5-E - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-7-F - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450 Mercury


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - shift supervisor/ensign, ten engineers/ratings; module supervisor/lieutenant, three shift supervisors/ensigns, thirty engineers/ratings, one administrator, three apprentices, one cadet

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

3150-7-C - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725 Victory

3150-3-C - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'8750

3150-1-C - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-9-D - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725

3150-3-D - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-7-D - t/90 - 350'000 - 6'930 Zeus

3150-7-E - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'8750 Prometheus

3150-5-E - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-7-F - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450 Mercury


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - shift supervisor/ensign, ten engineers/ratings; module supervisor/lieutenant, three shift supervisors/ensigns, thirty engineers/ratings, one administrator, three apprentices, one cadet

notes: you could make or accommodate specific performance perimeters for each starwarship class, there seemed to be surprisingly limited numbers of (large) troop carriers and fighter carriers, so adaptation of existing or a general type of drive as primary motivational force, possibly with smaller sub drives for a better manoeuvring control to make up the difference

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

315-7-C - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - one engineer; total three engineers, for optimal hundred kilotonne spacecraft; normally two engineers per shift, with a floating supervisor, thought fifty kilotonne plus, one engineer with a floating supervisor

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

315-1-7 - p/e e/169 - 31'500 - 6'930

315-3-8 - p/e e/169 - 31'500 - 6'930

315-1-8 - p e/130 - 31'500 - 3,780

315-1-9 - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-3-A - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-1-A - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-5-B - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-1-B - t/80 - 39'375 - 787.5

315-3-B - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-6-C - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-1-C - t/70 - 45'000 - 945

315-3-C - t/80 - 39'375 - 787.5

315-5-C - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-7-D - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-3-D - t/70 - 45'000 - 945

315-5-D - t/80 - 39'375 - 787.5

315-6-D - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-8-E - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-5-E - t/70 - 45'000 - 945

315-6-E - t/80 - 39'375 - 787.5

315-7-E - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-9-F - e/130 - 31'500 - 472.5

315-6-F - t/70 - 45'000 - 945

315-7-F - t/80 - 39'375 - 787.5

315-8-F - t/90 - 35'000 - 693

315-B-F - p/e e/169 - 31'500 - 6'930

315-A-F - p e/130 - 31'500 - 3,780


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], p/e [prototype/early], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - one engineer; total three engineers, for optimal hundred kilotonne spacecraft; normally two engineers per shift, with a floating supervisor, thought fifty kilotonne plus, one engineer with a floating supervisor

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

3150-6-C - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725 Victory [2/4], Zhukov [1/2], Midway [2/-], Minsk [1/-]

3150-1-C - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-3-C - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'875

3150-5-C - t/90 - 350'000 - 6'930

3150-7-D - e/130 - 315'000 - 4'725 Zeus [3/7]

3150-3-D - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-5-D - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'875

3150-6-D - t/90 - 350'000 - 6'930

3150-7-E - t/90 - 350'000 - 6'930 Prometheus [5/-], Normandy [1/4]

3150-5-E - t/70 - 450'000 - 9'450

3150-7-F - t/80 - 393'750 - 7'875 Mercury


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], p/e [prototype/early], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: three eight hour shifts - shift supervisor/ensign, ten engineers/ratings; module supervisor/lieutenant, three shift supervisors/ensigns, thirty engineers/ratings, one administrator, three apprentices, one cadet

notes: you could make or accommodate specific performance perimeters for each starwarship class, there seemed to be surprisingly limited numbers of (large) troop carriers and fighter carriers, so adaptation of existing or a general type of drive as primary motivational force, possibly with smaller sub drives for a better manoeuvring control to make up the difference

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

0.1-1-9 - t/125 - 8 - 0.15

1-1-9 - e/130 - 100 - 1.5

1-1-9 - t/125 - 80 - 1.5


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], p/e [prototype/early], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

notes: assuming minimum one tenth of a tonne for a manoeuvre drive

 

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Confederation Navy: Engineering and Standard Manoeuvre Drive modules


Model: Tonnage - Acceleration - Technological Level - features - thrust tonnes - default cost/megastarbux

1-1-7 - p/e r/o - 100 - 22

1-1-7 - p/e e/169 - 100 - 22

1-1-8 - p r/l - 100 - 12

1-1-8 - p e/130 - 100 - 12

0.1-1-9 - t/125 - 8 - 0.15

1-1-9 - e/130 - 100 - 1.5

1-1-9 - t/125 - 80 - 1.5

1-1-C - e/25 - 100 - 3


features: e/% [energy/percentage], h [hardened], p/e [prototype/early], r/l.o [range/limited.orbital], t/% [tonnage/percentage]

manning: one engineer per thirty five tonnes of engines

notes: assuming minimum one tenth of a tonne for a manoeuvre drive

 

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Confederation Navy: Flotillas, Squadrons and Task Forces

1. The Confederation Navy's combat forces are organized into six (sector) named Fleets, and a rather large Strategic Reserve.

2. The Solomani Rim Fleet is easily the most powerful of the six, besides very concentrated along the cusp of it's assigned area of operations, being easily reinforced by the Strategic Reserve and the Aldebaran Fleet, really short lines of communications, as well as making the rotation of starwarships and personnel rather simple.

3. Task Forces are the equivalent of (battle) fleets, assigned squadrons and assets as perceived necessary, from the Confederation Navy, member government navies, allies, and private military contractors.

4. These are divided into Task Groups, about equally divided between combat focussed units, and logistical support.

5. Squadrons are permanent field and administrative formations, usually based around a (or more) primary homogenous type of starwarship, with escorts and support units.

6. Flotilla is a collection of minor combatants, that can be led by an intermediate combatant.

7. Flotillas that are organized for frontline combat tend to be composed of homogenous minor combatants.

8. For convoys or rear area operations, Flotillas can be composed of any spacecraft from any allied navy, to impose order and establish a chain of command.

9. Flotillas are tend to be ad hoc formations, as most minor combatants are usually attached as escorts to larger formations, or are part of Patrol Squadrons.

 

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Confederation Navy: Flotillas, Squadrons and Task Forces

A. Fleet Admirals are assigned a sector, with it's fleet, to administer and command.

B. Sectors are divided into four quadrants, each with four subsectors, more or less.

C. These are administered by Vice Admirals, who usually are assigned a Fleet Squadron to deal with issues that Patrol Squadrons can't.

D. Rear Admirals administer subsectors.

E. This tends to be confined to subsector assigned Patrol, Communications, and Logistics Squadrons, as well as similar units transitting through.

F. Contra Admirals administer major naval bases, though facilities might be spread system wide.

 

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Confederation Navy: Flotillas, Squadrons and Task Forces

G. The Confederation Navy consists of all starwarships, assets and facilities of the aforesaid.

H. The Grand Fleet consists of all available starwarships within a a specific space time window, assembled to achieve a specific strategic, usually existential, objective, authorized by the General Secretary, and directly supervised by the Grand Admiral.

I. A Combined Fleet consists of a large number of selected starwarships from a (sector) Fleet, gathered to achieve a vital operational objective, usually at the beginning of a conflict, as the assumption is that attrition would tend to discount reenacting that later on.

J. A Task Force is usually centered on one to five Fleet and Carrier Squadrons, with all supporting elements.

K. A Strike Force would usually consist of any number of Strike Squadrons, plus support.

 

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Confederation Navy: Flotillas, Squadrons and Task Forces

L. Fleet Admirals are both the field commander of their (sector) fleet, and the administrator of Confederation Navy assets within their assigned sector.

M. Regional administration and field commands become separate, as Vice Admirals are either quadrant administrators, or Task Force commanders.

N. Rear Admirals are either subsector administrators, or Fleet Squadron, Carrier Squadron, Strike Force, and/or Task Group commanders.

O. Contra Admirals are either a major Confederation Navy base administrators, or Fleet Division, Carrier Division, and/or Strike Group commanders.

P. Commodore is a brevet rank, temporarily given to non flag officers, to ensure seniority in the chain of command, since the most senior Captain may not be suitable for the mission or assignment, and as the authority of a Commodore is considered equal to that of a Contra Admiral, and Confederation Navy officers are recognized to be one rank above that of member government navy officers.

 

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Confederation Navy: Organization

Fleet Squadron - ideally, six modern fast dreadnoughts/battlestars in three Fleet Divisions, twelve modern five kilotonne super destroyers, four basestars (tanker/tender/carrier), six fleet couriers; minimum two battlecruisers, six kilotonne patrol ships, one basestar, four fleet couriers.

Carrier Squadron - spacecraft and/or ground forces, whether fighter, assault, light, troop or escort carrier, as well as battle tender; referred to as Carrion.

Strike Squadron - mix and match, usually, one to six Strike Divisions with upto three starwarships each; sometimes could be destroyer flotillas, or even commerce raider wolf packs.

Patrol Squadron - let's say subsector assigned patrol ships, with an occasional destroyer; PatRons.

Communications Squadron - responsibility for fleet couriers and other communications spacecraft and facilities within a subsector; CommRons, Commons.

Logistics Squadron - responsibility for subsector logistics; was tempted to dump it under Carrier; LogOn; logarithm being the flow of logistics, logjam being the lack thereof.

Strike Squadron formally organized as a destroyer flotilla; commanded by a contra admiral.

Command division: Light cruiser or super destroyer as flagship; reconnaissance assets; non assigned destroyers; support vessels.

Strike division: one to five divisions, two to three destroyers each.


Minor combatants grouped together as a flotilla; led by a commodore.

Command division; anything large and fast enough to act as a command ship, usually with enough firepower to deal with intermediate combatants; support vessels, if any.

(Flotilla) division: two or more more or less homogenous starwarships, or a starwarship with supporting vessels; as many divisions as can be organized and controlled from the command ship.

 

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Confederation Navy: Spinal Mounts

Model: Tonnage - Factor - Technological Level - range - damage - default cost/megastarbux

5000-1- A - a/15 o/b - s - 4 - 1'500

3500-1-A - a/20 - m - 4 - 500

3500-1-B - r - vl - 8 - 1'000

7500-1- C - a/∞ r - l - 6 - 2'000

22500-3-C - a/∞ r - l - 18 - 6'000

27000-4-D - a/∞ r - l - 24 - 8'800

44625-7-E - a/∞ r - l - 42 - 16'800

48000-8-F - a/∞ r - l - 48 - 20'800


features: a/-.+ [accuracy/minus.plus], a/# [armour piercing/factor], e/% [energy/percentage], e/r.# [easy/repair.number], h [hardened], i [ion], i/f [intense/focus], l/r [longer/ranged], o/b.s [orbital/bombardment.strike], r [radiation], r/# [resilient/number], s [smart], t/% [tonnage/percentage], y/h.v [yield/high.very]

manning: one gunner per hundred tonnes of spinal mount weaponry