Ambrose Chronicles #1

Now, I spent some time doing math for this... as Ambrose Chronicles is supposed to be a relatively 'Hard' Science Fiction series, so here is something for the more technically minded of you to chew on.  The ship that is the main ship in the series thus far.

Peregrine-class Gunboat Swift Fox 

GENERAL
 

·         Type:                      Gunboat (GB)

·         Length:                  82.1 meters

·         Width:                   45.2 meters

·         Height:                   12.1 meters

·         Mass:                      3,700,000 kg

PERFORMANCE

·         Acceleration:        15.51 G (20.01 G with Afterburner)

·         Max Velocity:       3,520 km/sec (1.17%c)

·         Powerplant:          2.75µg/s White-Rinmukan AM-M Reactor

o    Power Output:                    400 megawatts

·         Propulsion:           2x 32.5AGS White-Rinmukan Plasma Core Drives

o    General

§  Type:                      Antimatter Plasma Core Drive

§  Features:               Deuterium Fusion Afterburner

§  Length:                  72.53 meters

§  Diameter:              10.36 meters

§  Mass:                     536,000 kilograms

o    Components:

§  Containment:        3x 6.14 MW Rinmukan EMC Coils

§  Fuel Injector:        1x 26.0 µg/s Antimatter Injector

§  Mass Injector:       3x 70MGS Deuterium Oxide Injectors

§  Nozzles:               3x Magnetic Deflection Baffles

o    Performance:

§  Thrust Output:       281 MN of thrust each

§  Fuel Use:               32.5 ag/s of Antimatter

§  Reactant Use:        210 mg/s of D₂O

COMPLIMENT

·         Crew:                     20 (5 officers, 15 enlisted)

·         Decks:                    2 ½

DEFENSES

·         Compressed Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Nanofiber Hull

o    Density:                               3.52 g/cm³

o    Max Temperature:              +3,900 degrees Celsius

o    Structural Strength:            1,350 MPa

·         Magnetically Contained Plasma Shields

·         Whipple Ablative Plating

AVIONICS 

    Spectral Sensors

    3x Radar Arrays

CURRENT ARMAMENT

·         1x Imperial Armstrong Industries EPB 50-kilo Mark I Cannon

·         1x Imperial Armstrong Industries EPB 18-kilo Mark I Cannon

·         2x 4.5MW NADIS Military Systems Point Defense Lasers

Conceived as a set of guns with engines attached, the Peregrine-class is a fast moving gunboat designed to engage smaller ships in pitched combat.  Designed in 2056 AY, the class is nearing the end of its service life.  Most examples have undergone a number of revisions and modifications, most notably the replacement of the class’s original armament with the then experimental EPB Cannons.

Most ships were subsequently retired after the various faults in the EPB cannons were discovered, but a number remain in use thanks to their utility as courier ships and still competitive performance.