Alliance cruiser (788 UC era)

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A standard Alliance cruiser (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE))
Affiliation:	Iserlohn Republic El Facil Revolutionary Government Free Planets Alliance
Type:	Cruiser
Length:	372 metres
Width:	94.5 metres
Height:	74 metres
Armament:	6 12 cm neutron beam cannons 2 4 cm railguns 8 multiple missile launchers 2 external hardpoints 3 Spartanian fighters 1 shuttle
Crew:	393

This Alliance cruiser (Japanese:巡航艦) design served as the standard cruiser design of Alliance fleets from the late stages of the FPA-Imperial War to at least 801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE), under the successor governments of the El Facil Revolutionary Government and Iserlohn Republic.

Design

The standard Alliance cruiser design shared many design similarities with other Alliance designs. It was essentially rectangular in shape with a box-like prow mounting the main weapons and one main engine in the rear. It was distinguishable from the standard Alliance battleship visually by the horizontal layout of the engine panelling compared to the vertical layout of the battleship.

It mounted 6 neutron beam cannons in the front as its main armament. Secondary weapons include missile launchers launched from the ventral hull. It carried 3 Spartanian fighters in its ventral hull in a half open hangar design, which left the majority of the fighters protruding into space. They were launched by being propelled rearward out of their hangars first. (LOGH: 'The Battle of Amritsar Starzone', 'The Battle of Vermilion (Part One)')

There were two styles of bridges. One was similar to that of Alliance standard battleships, consisting of an elevated command balcony level, for the captain and other senior officers, attached to a central column with stairwells and elevators, while bridge crew occupied the lower level. The second presumably newer style bridge was similar to that of the Leda II and consisted of a command deck slightly higher and recessed into the rear of the bridge than the bridge crew deck below.

Role and Capabilities

The Alliance cruiser was a workhorse design and filled a variety of roles from serving in the main battle lines, to escort duties, to independent patrols, to transporting military personnel.

Like all Alliance warships, it was not capable of directly landing on planets.

Gallery

Second style of bridge (795 UC (486 IC / 3595 CE))

Appendices

Licensed sources

The standard Alliance cruiser was the most numerous of all standard Alliance warship designs. It used standardised modular components and the construction process was heavily automated, allowing for reduced construction and maintenance costs as well as a construction time as short as 1 to 2 months per ship.

It mounted 6 NMC12-10 neutron beam cannons as its main armament. These had a calibre of 12.30 cm and an estimated maximum effective range of 18 light seconds. It mounted 2 external hardpoints outside its main armour plating that could be fitted with a variety of weapons to suit the mission role. These ranged from electron beam cannons and lasers to missile launchers. (Data Book: Mechanic & Seiyū Encyclopaedia, p. 138, 180)

Apocrypha

DVD features

A sketch of the Alliance cruiser appears in extra features of the DVD box set.

Side and ventral views