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NOVA CLASS DREADNOUGHT
Earth Alliance's Nova class Dreadnought, some times referred to as a Battleship, is an immense warship designed to bring a massive weapons payload into any hostile situation. First going into active service in the late 2220s prior the debut of the Hyperion, the type I Nova class Dreadnoughts is 1,502.1 meters* in length and are based off of a similar design as the Omega class Destroyers. One of the very first Nova class Dreadnoughts built, participated in Earthforce's ill fated scout party into Altair solar system near Minbari space.* This Dreadnought played a strong role in the tragedy that began the Earth/Minbari war, when she and her fleet opened fire on a group of fast approaching Minbari ships, under orders of the EAS Prometheus. The Nova class Dreadnought and her escort fleet managed inflict moderate damage on one Minbari War Cruiser before escaping into Hyperspace, but in later battles would find its self ill equipped to deal with the superiority of the Minbari war machine. Nova class Dreadnoughts, variant I and II*, are powered by four Military-Type high-energy fusion reactors, with a power output of roughly 900 Terawatts under non-combat conditions, with a total energy output of 137 billion Terajoules*. Dreadnoughts are driven by four BB9K Ion/particle drive engines*, and can also open their own jump point into Hyperspace using three Lockheed-Mitchell Corp. vortex generator.** Exact armament for the
Nova is open to debate, as the ship can be retrofitted with different
armament depending upon the vessel's given mission. Standard armament
for a Type I Nova class Dreadnought however is, 22 heavy plasma
cannons** and 6 particle beam
weapons** with four located
in the rear, surrounding the engines, and two more set to part and
starboard of the cowl Type I Nova class Dreadnoughts carry a crew of roughly 250 duty personnel and 8 command level officers. Dreadnoughts have a payload of some 36 attack fighters but does not support the use of Thunderbolts class Starfuries**, up to 12 bombers, 10 ground assault ships, 50+ armored cavalry and can carry a payload of 18,000 ground assault troops** into any given war-zone. This massive payload ability is due to the fact that all available room is designated for the weapons, tactical equipment and the transportation of military personnel... not comfort. [*Official
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