Arcadia Class Cruiser/Carrier (WoWS)

	Arcadia-Class Cruiser/Carrier
	Production information
Manufacturer	Kolossus Station
Use	Flagship; Fighter Carrier Ship; Raider
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Experimental
Cost	23,942,326,000 C-bills
Introduced	3144 (Approximately)
	Technical specifications
Mass	1,000,000 tons
Length	628 meters
Width
Sail Diameter	1,100 meters
Fuel	6,000 tons (15,000)
Burn Rate	39.52
Safe Thrust	4
Top Thrust	6
Sail Integrity	5
KF Drive Integrity	21
LF Battery	Yes
Armament	Main Weaponry x12 Heavy Naval PPC; x12 Class 20 Naval Autocannons; x4 Class 10 Naval Autocannons; x64 Sub-Capital Laser/1; x80 ER Large Lasers; x80 Anti-Missile Systems;
Armor	Ferro-Carbide Armor ; Nose: 310 ; Fore Side: 308/308 ; Aft Sides: 308/308 ; 312
DropShip Capacity	2
Small Craft/; AeroSpace Fighters	4 / 72
Crew	63 officer ; 204 enlisted/non-rated ; 188 gunners ; 20 bay personnel ; 100 marines
Grav Decks	0
Escape Pods/Life Boats	0 / 0
Heat Sinks	5000 (10000)
Structural Integrity	90
BV (1.0)
BV (2.0)	137,796

Overview[]

The Arcadia-Class Cruiser/Carrier is intended to be automated and co-inhabited type WarShip, where human and cybernetic intelligence of the ship would together form a crew. The Cruiser was designed by Kolossus, the super AI which manages former Star League research space station. The design's primary purpose to be solely inhabited by AI first.

So the Kolossus designed two versions of the ship. While it's weaponry is not as hefty as ships it's million tons usually have, the ship primary mission to command numerous other smaller warships and fighter & dropship craft. Also dependent on the variant, the ship's offensive fire power is in it's multiple drone aerospace fighters and small craft.

A creation of monbvol, the ship is a big command vessel conceived guide other CASPER drone ships perfected by the Star League in Exile and Kolossus. The ship was introduced for the fan story Weapons of War Saga: The Final March.

Unlike previous models of Casper, the Arcadia was first totally new drone-commanded Warship since the original Star League which was intended to have optional human crews.

Class History[]

The first version of the Arcadia Class, would be the Export version of the ship. This first version of the cruiser, the Export version was deployed 8 ships as part relief task force to the Star League in Exile that reside in secretive location in the Inner Sphere, named New Lazarus.

The task force lead by the Arcadia cruisers, was escorted by smaller corvettes and fleet of drone aerospace fighters and dropships would be first of Kolossus's reinforcements in the SLDF's war against the Clan Wolf finish push to conquer Republic of the Sphere.

Canonity[]

The design utilizes components used in the canon version of the CASPER Drone Warship, however it's self-aware AI computer system has never existed.

Armament and Equipment[]

The ship's hull is protected by 1,800 metric tons of Lamellor Ferro-Carbide, like the Clan refitted SLDF Ships. Powered by fusion reactors that allows it to maintain pace with existing M5.x Casper Drone Destroyers and smaller vessels. The ship's systems include;

It's armaments consist in high focus on standard grade energy weaponry, which is intended to use bracket fire methods to knock out attacking aerospace craft. However, the ship does have a limited offensive capital-grade firepower found it's forward & aft flanks. The ship's true offensive abilities lies in aerospace squadrons (18 fighters per squadrons), deploying 72 manned fighters. These fighters and it's associated small craft assets are handled by Advanced Robotic Transport System, which greatly reduces need for large number of Bay personal to take care of these smaller vessels.

One it's roles is it intended to act as lead ship raids, the ship utilizes its aerospace fighters compliment in form of strikes against targets, while using it's KF Battery to leave system once raid and its parasite compliment returns.

Other Equipment[]

x1 Lithium-Fusion Battery System
x1 Mobile Hyperpulse Generators
x1 Autonomous Tactical Analysis Computer (ATAC) (30 drones) [Also AI Drone's intelligence]
x1 Naval Comm-Scanner Suite (Large)

Weapon Placement[]

Nose

x20 ER Large Laser
x20 Laser AMS

Forward Right/Left Sides

x3 NAC/20 (150 shots)
x1 NAC/10 (50 shots)
x16 Sub-Capital Laser /1
x4 Heavy NPPC

Broadside Right/Left

x20 ER Large Laser
x20 Laser AMS

Aft (Rear) Right/Left Sides

x3 NAC/20 (150 shots)
x1 NAC/10 (50 shots)
x16 Sub-Capital Laser /1
x4 Heavy NPPC

Aft

x20 ER Large Laser
x20 Laser AMS

Ammunition:
-200 rounds of NAC/10 ammunition (40 tons)
-600 rounds of NAC/20 ammunition (240 tons)

Cargo[]

Bay 1: ARTS Small Craft (4) 2 Doors
Bay 2: ARTS Fighter (72) 15 Doors
Bay 3: Cargo (41791.0 tons) 1 Doors

Variants[]

Kolossus variant of Arcadia Class Cruiser/Carrier

Intended to be true primary version of the Arcadia, which was intended to be not manned and be exclusively a automated AI command ship. Unlike the Export, Kolosss variant acts as flagship of CASPER type drone fleet of drone fighters & small Warships under it's direct control. The ship exclusively includes a Smart Robotic Control System. These systems would result in a significantly reduction of total number of fighters to 36. The ship however has advanced warship stealth system to allow it operate without being detected. Cost: 24,965,056,000 C-bills, BV (2.0): 108,161^[2]

Notes[]

Note: AI inhabiting the Warships most have taken a female persona. It is unclear if Kolossus names them or Director-General

Author's Notes: AMS or in this case Laser AMS does 0.3 Capital damage, so two are 0.6. Which rounds up to 1 Capital. So putting them in groups of 3 does nothing as it would be 0.9 and round to the same 1. So through their combined firepower does not allow for Capital Missiles (or nuclear) in getting through that defense screen weapons.

Design Quirk Note: Kolossus version of the cruiser was the original version. Wiki choose the Export version as profile ship due to Kolossus version using a fluff warship stealth system that must be used abstract in system. It should be said, the system should behaves the similarly as the vehicular stealth systems (but in space). Two Suggestion Options should be considered;

Design Quirk - Kolossus Cruiser Warship Stealth

1) Long range +4 difficulty in targeting the ship (while system active), attacking weapons are given a +2 in Medium Range, 0 in Short Ranges for the Target Numbers (TN).

2) +1 modifier at medium range, and +2 at long or extreme range. (for weapons)

Arcadia (Export Version) - Game Stats Breakdown[]

Marines: Automated Defenses and Remote Drones provide - 110 Marine Points
Tech Rating: Tech Rating: E/X-X-X-F
Total Cost: 23,942,326,000 C-Bills (BV2)
Battle Value: 137,796 (BV2)

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Bibliography[]

References[]

[1] Arcadia CA Export version - BV and Stats

[2] Original post for the Kolossus version of the Arcadia

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