Ship/Smallcraft Code/Type CA Heavy Cruiser
Service/Source Royal Manticoran Navy
Class Name Broadsword
Mass/Displacement (Tons) 285,000
Length Overall (Meters) 1,175
Maximum Beam (Meters) 200
Maximum Height (Meters) 175
Maximum Acceleration (G) 606.5 in Normal-Space 5,854.9 in Hyper-Space
Complement 1,325 (110 Officers + 1,215 Warrant/Enlisted) Plus Marine Command Staff
Core Crew 800 (75 + 725)
Flag/Flag Staff 50 (15 + 35)
Marine Complement 475 (20 + 455)
Marine Headquarters Unit 50 (15 + 35)
Armament Mounted Weapon Mount Placement
Type/Number Broadside Mounts P/S Chase Mounts F/A
Launcher Mod 7 x38 16/16 2/2
Laser 75cm x10 5/5 0/0
Laser 100cm x2 0/0 1/1
Graser 125cm x6 3/3 0/0
Energy Torpedo 150cm x4 2/2 0/0
Launcher Mod 3CM x24 8/8 4/4
PD Laser Cluster x42 17/17 4/4
Missile(s) Used Mk38 CA/BC-grade series; RMN-std Countermissile
Parasite Complement LCMA x6 (Mk26 Skyhawk); LCS x2 (C3 Dakota); Other Smallcraft; LCMC x2 (Mk27 Skywarrior) when carrying Flag/Marine Command Staff.
Designer/Creator RMN BuShips
Notes The Broadsword class Heavy Cruiser was designed specifically to serve as a Marine Operations Support Ship, providing escort for Assault Transports and high cover and coordination for Marine ground operations. The weapons fit is the same as the Prince Consort class CA, despite the Broadsword’s nearly 20% greater mass: the additional mass is used to provide accommodations for both Navy and Marine Flag/Command Staffs, plus additional sensors which are optimized for planetary surveillance along with increased allowances of survey drones and relay comsats.
Ship CO rank is Captain Junior Grade/Captain of the List.
Marine Complement CO rank is Major (RMMC).
One division of Broadswords can carry s six-company Marine Battalion, with the H&H Platoon aboard the division leader, and a squadron can carry a four-battalion Regiment with Headquarters in the squadron flag and the HQ Company spread out among the ships not carrying Battalion H&H Platoons.
Battalion CO rank (when carrying Battalion H&H) is Lieutenant Colonel (RMMC); Regimental CO rank (when carrying Regimental H&H) is Colonel (RMMC).
This class first appeared in “The Long Way Home” in Worlds of Honor.



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