Derran Tyler
Inactive Member
Phoenix Aerospacy JF-9E2 "HERON" Heavy Freighter
I. Background Data
The JF-9 series heavy freighters are the largest type of civillian starship in the Nerimian Confederation. Designed for exceptional durability and massive cargo capacity, the JF-9 is the backbone of the Confederation's civillian transport capability. Highly customizable, the JF-9 freighters are as varied as the men and women who own them. Over the last decade, the Confederation Technological Research Administration (CONTRA) has allowed Phoenix Corporation to export the popular JF-9 design to foreign states such as the Yamatai Star Empire where they hope it's popularity will continue.
II. Statistical Data
Organization Using This Vessel:
Civillian use only
Type: Heavy Freighter
Class: JF-9E2
Designer: Phoenix Aerospacy Research Group VII
Manufacturer: Phoenix Aerospacy
Production: Mass-production
Crew: 18 (optimal); 12 (skeleton)
Maximum Capacity: 1,275 people (if cargo holds are empty)
Appearance: Shaped like an equilateral triangle, with the ventral side having large bulges indicating where it's two cargo holds are located.
Length: 93.7 meters
Width: 108.55 meters
Height: 42.58 meters
Decks: 14
Mass: 94,040 metric tons empty, 408,504 metric tons fully loaded
III. Performance
Speed (sub-light): .99c (can accelerate to this speed in thirty-seven minutes)
Speed (FTL): 50,000,000c
Range: Theoretically unlimited. Ship has enough internal supplies to operate for up to two years with the base crew.
Lifespan: 20 year life-cycle. Can be extended with regularly secheduled maintenance and overhauls.
IV. Weapons
None. The JF-9 comes with no weapons standard, but comes with twenty-four hardpoints to mount various weapons. As of this date, the JF-9 is compatible with most weapons systems.
V. Ship Systems
Hull: The JF-9's hull is constructed of highly durable xentronium alloy, which affords it exceptional protection to small and medium starship weaponry. It is not, designed, however, to deal with high-yield starship weaponry.
Life Support: The freighter is designed to recycle air and water to support up to 1,300 people for up to 6 weeks.
Landing & Launch Bays: The ship is equipped with two landing and launch bays for its auxillaries - one fore, the other aft. When not in use, each bay is closed off by a retractable armored door that is flush with the hull. When open, a selectively-permeable forcefield forms the barrier between the opening and the vacuum. This barrier cannot be breached unless the ship's computer allows passage through.
Shielding Systems: Completely optional. The JF-9 can accomodate a variety of civillian and non-military grade force field systems.
Radition Shields: Internal layers of mercurite line the interior of the ship prevent the penetration of harmful electromagnetic radiation. This serves to not only protect the crew, but any and all electronics against electromagnetic pulse weapons.
Sub-light Drives: Eteria III series ion impulse engines are the standard engines used by the JF-9 series. Ion impulse engines ionize a gas such as xenon and accelerate the ions using a magnetic accelerator to near the speed of light, which produces thrust. While ion engines provide a decent amount of acceleration, they soon became relegated to auxiliary engines as newer technology became available.
Nishida Inter-Phased Hyperspace Fold Drive: The biggest and most important discovery of the past 2,000 years of Human history is the ability to travel faster-than-light, which made interstellar travel possible. Professor Kyoshiro Nishida developed the first FTL drive, which pushed a vessel into a dimension adjacent to our own dimension but where distances are far smaller. With this device, speeds in excess of 10 million times the cosmological constant (hereby referred to as 'c'), were possible. Kyoshiro's son, Gendo Nishida, expanded upon his father's work and developed the inter-phased drive, which created a series of asymmetrical dimensional fields around the ship as it traveled through hyperspace to allow it to achieve even higher speeds in excess of 50 million times c. It has been theorized that the Nishida Inter-Phased Drive can propel a vessel through hyperspace many times faster (speeds up to 1 billion c have been achieved utilizing small probes) than this, though the higher the speed, the more perilous hyperspace travel becomes.
Oracle Microsystems Interface Type 88: A civillianized version of the famous GS-6 combat computer, the Type 88 computer is a Class VII artificial intelligence computer that is capable of processing a tremendous amount of data. While not optimized for combat operations, the Type 88 can perform reasonably well in this role.
Hyperspace Communications Array: Based on the same technology as the space fold system, the hyperspace communications relay allows near real-time communication between starships and bases.
Argus Macrotechnologies Shogo Series Quantum/Gravitic Generators: Quantum/Gravitic reactor is the primary power plant utilized by the Nerimian Confederation. This system uses a complex series of graviton beams to mimic the destructive power of a black hole on a local scale, creating an artificial quantum singularity. This self sustaining reactor system destroys all matter introduced into the singularity, creating a 100% energy release. Efficiency of a given ship to exploit this energy release varies. Process begins with a series of high-energy fusion reactors, which are used to manipulate zero-point energy to mimic gravity and create the singularity. Once the singularity is formed, any and all matter introduced into the reactor is destroyed, creating a massive energy release.
As any form of matter can be used as fuel for the singularity, this form of reactor has a near infinite run time - so long as there is matter to be used as fuel, the Quantum/Gravitic reactor will continue to produce power. In addition, a key byproduct of this form of reaction is antimatter, which can be used both as a weapon or a secondary power source .Key advantage of the Quantum/Gravitic reactor over a matter/antimatter reactor is system is efficiency and stability. The Quantum/Gravitic reactor only uses half the fuel of an antimatter based system and, unlike a matter/antimatter reactor, should this form of reactor breech the singularity will simply collapse with almost no adverse effects. Once the singularity is shut down all form of mass compression will cease and, with the exception of one final burst of antimatter, energy production stops almost instantaneously.
I. Background Data
The JF-9 series heavy freighters are the largest type of civillian starship in the Nerimian Confederation. Designed for exceptional durability and massive cargo capacity, the JF-9 is the backbone of the Confederation's civillian transport capability. Highly customizable, the JF-9 freighters are as varied as the men and women who own them. Over the last decade, the Confederation Technological Research Administration (CONTRA) has allowed Phoenix Corporation to export the popular JF-9 design to foreign states such as the Yamatai Star Empire where they hope it's popularity will continue.
II. Statistical Data
Organization Using This Vessel:
Civillian use only
Type: Heavy Freighter
Class: JF-9E2
Designer: Phoenix Aerospacy Research Group VII
Manufacturer: Phoenix Aerospacy
Production: Mass-production
Crew: 18 (optimal); 12 (skeleton)
Maximum Capacity: 1,275 people (if cargo holds are empty)
Appearance: Shaped like an equilateral triangle, with the ventral side having large bulges indicating where it's two cargo holds are located.
Length: 93.7 meters
Width: 108.55 meters
Height: 42.58 meters
Decks: 14
Mass: 94,040 metric tons empty, 408,504 metric tons fully loaded
III. Performance
Speed (sub-light): .99c (can accelerate to this speed in thirty-seven minutes)
Speed (FTL): 50,000,000c
Range: Theoretically unlimited. Ship has enough internal supplies to operate for up to two years with the base crew.
Lifespan: 20 year life-cycle. Can be extended with regularly secheduled maintenance and overhauls.
IV. Weapons
None. The JF-9 comes with no weapons standard, but comes with twenty-four hardpoints to mount various weapons. As of this date, the JF-9 is compatible with most weapons systems.
V. Ship Systems
Hull: The JF-9's hull is constructed of highly durable xentronium alloy, which affords it exceptional protection to small and medium starship weaponry. It is not, designed, however, to deal with high-yield starship weaponry.
Life Support: The freighter is designed to recycle air and water to support up to 1,300 people for up to 6 weeks.
Landing & Launch Bays: The ship is equipped with two landing and launch bays for its auxillaries - one fore, the other aft. When not in use, each bay is closed off by a retractable armored door that is flush with the hull. When open, a selectively-permeable forcefield forms the barrier between the opening and the vacuum. This barrier cannot be breached unless the ship's computer allows passage through.
Shielding Systems: Completely optional. The JF-9 can accomodate a variety of civillian and non-military grade force field systems.
Radition Shields: Internal layers of mercurite line the interior of the ship prevent the penetration of harmful electromagnetic radiation. This serves to not only protect the crew, but any and all electronics against electromagnetic pulse weapons.
Sub-light Drives: Eteria III series ion impulse engines are the standard engines used by the JF-9 series. Ion impulse engines ionize a gas such as xenon and accelerate the ions using a magnetic accelerator to near the speed of light, which produces thrust. While ion engines provide a decent amount of acceleration, they soon became relegated to auxiliary engines as newer technology became available.
Nishida Inter-Phased Hyperspace Fold Drive: The biggest and most important discovery of the past 2,000 years of Human history is the ability to travel faster-than-light, which made interstellar travel possible. Professor Kyoshiro Nishida developed the first FTL drive, which pushed a vessel into a dimension adjacent to our own dimension but where distances are far smaller. With this device, speeds in excess of 10 million times the cosmological constant (hereby referred to as 'c'), were possible. Kyoshiro's son, Gendo Nishida, expanded upon his father's work and developed the inter-phased drive, which created a series of asymmetrical dimensional fields around the ship as it traveled through hyperspace to allow it to achieve even higher speeds in excess of 50 million times c. It has been theorized that the Nishida Inter-Phased Drive can propel a vessel through hyperspace many times faster (speeds up to 1 billion c have been achieved utilizing small probes) than this, though the higher the speed, the more perilous hyperspace travel becomes.
Oracle Microsystems Interface Type 88: A civillianized version of the famous GS-6 combat computer, the Type 88 computer is a Class VII artificial intelligence computer that is capable of processing a tremendous amount of data. While not optimized for combat operations, the Type 88 can perform reasonably well in this role.
Hyperspace Communications Array: Based on the same technology as the space fold system, the hyperspace communications relay allows near real-time communication between starships and bases.
Argus Macrotechnologies Shogo Series Quantum/Gravitic Generators: Quantum/Gravitic reactor is the primary power plant utilized by the Nerimian Confederation. This system uses a complex series of graviton beams to mimic the destructive power of a black hole on a local scale, creating an artificial quantum singularity. This self sustaining reactor system destroys all matter introduced into the singularity, creating a 100% energy release. Efficiency of a given ship to exploit this energy release varies. Process begins with a series of high-energy fusion reactors, which are used to manipulate zero-point energy to mimic gravity and create the singularity. Once the singularity is formed, any and all matter introduced into the reactor is destroyed, creating a massive energy release.
As any form of matter can be used as fuel for the singularity, this form of reactor has a near infinite run time - so long as there is matter to be used as fuel, the Quantum/Gravitic reactor will continue to produce power. In addition, a key byproduct of this form of reaction is antimatter, which can be used both as a weapon or a secondary power source .Key advantage of the Quantum/Gravitic reactor over a matter/antimatter reactor is system is efficiency and stability. The Quantum/Gravitic reactor only uses half the fuel of an antimatter based system and, unlike a matter/antimatter reactor, should this form of reactor breech the singularity will simply collapse with almost no adverse effects. Once the singularity is shut down all form of mass compression will cease and, with the exception of one final burst of antimatter, energy production stops almost instantaneously.
