- HASS Indian Class Ship
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Engineering Specifications
- þ: 128,000,000,000W
- Mass: 300,000,000kg
- Length: 400m
- Max Acceleration: 29.2m/s/s
- Propulsion: 8 Merlin Engines forward, 2 up.
- Special Features: 2 Flight modes, Planetary Science
- Crew: 64 (Command: 8, Engineering: 8, Science: 8, Flight: 8, Medical: 8, Galley: 4, Marine: 12)
- Ship Design Focus: Planetary Science. Although initially it seems only 8 crew slots are for science, the truth is that all the slots are for science, with 8 specialists. Even the marines are required to have a science project and selection is given in preference to good science work. The whole ship is engineered for putting planetary science first.
Combat Specifications
- Sol Tzu Attack Rating: 13,461
- 10ME Focusable (8 and 2) Fusion Drills
- 1 Launch Bay Flig
- 64 2-birth Fighter Drones
- 1 Thors Hammer Assault Shuttles
- 1 Shadow Stealth Scout Shuttle
- 64 missiles
- 64 Fligs
- 256 Electromagnetic Emission (laser, maser etc)
The Indian Class Astry ship was built with a focus on planetary science. It shares many similarities with the HAAS European Class but is also quite different. It has two flight modes but this is achieved by having two Merlin Engines in the hull as opposed to redirecting thrust from the eight aft engines. It can use these two engines to efficiently park above a planet (not orbit) and achieve a comfortable 1g along the length of the ship. Planetary observation becomes very efficient.
The two keel engines are mostly not utilised so a relative to size disproportionate amount of EE weaponry is added in the design to convert this power potential to offensive capability. The lasers also help with planetary science, typically in analysing rock.
All other Astry ship classes would not be able to land on a protoearth without significant risk of not getting spaceward again. The HAAS Indian Class ship is designed for landing on planets and can do it routinely. Additionally, full and complete decontamination ability is built into the ship so they can be sterile on landing on new worlds and sterile when back in space again. This ability also acts as an ability reserve for disease outbreak control.
The modern (2215) HAAS Indian Class ship is founded on the 2130 design of the HASS Svarga that was fundamental in the founding of Vaythuriaam Pitha in 2131. It is so similar that it is considered a daughter design.