One of the first combat vessels designed by the Human Alliance and predates the founding of the Consortium of Civilized Worlds. The design is even older than the Yamato class battleship and only about a fifteen were constructed. These ships were not incorporated into the Consortium Armed Forces when it was formed but were retained in Human Alliance Forces. Several ships have been lost in combat and the Human Alliance has retired all of its remaining Agamemnon class battleships over the years but two Independent Defense Forces operate an Agamemnon class and two are operated outside of Consortium space. One of the ships outside of Consortium space is operated with a mercenary space navy. The rest of the ships have been lost or scrapped. There have been stories of a "Flying Dutchman", a Agamemnon class battleship that is lost and is floating intact. While these ships are considered obsolete by leaders of the Consortium Navy, as well as most member nation fleets, these ships are huge and pack a lot of firepower due to their size. They are only slightly smaller than Yamato class battleships and have fought well in many engagement even since they were declared obsolete.
Like the later Yamato class battleship, the hull is basically wedge shaped and the same style can be seen in the C.A.F. Protector class battleship as well. In many was, the Agamemnon could be considered the ancestor of the modern Protector class. The ships have a relatively flat bow and, as mentioned previously, are a bit smaller than the Yamato class.
Like the Yamato class Battleship, the main battery consists of 40 cm particle beams but only two are carried on the Agamemnon instead of the six mounted on the Yamato class. These are backed up by two 28 cm particle beams and four 18 cm particle beams. Finally, the Agamemnon mounts six 12 cm heavy laser cannons with three on either side. While the ship mounts the same number of particle beams, the total firepower is about thirty percent less. The ship has a total of twelve point defense laser mounts, eight point defense rail guns, and eight mini-missile launchers. The ship also mounts missile launchers with four cruise missiles and six long range missile launchers. The Agamemnon can match the Yamato in a cruise missile duel but cannot launch as many long range missiles. Missile magazines are slightly larger than those on the Yamato class. For passive defenses, the shield generators only put out about two-thirds the power of those on the Yamato and while the Agamemnon actually has thicker armor in some areas, its strength is significantly less. Even with the ship's weaknesses, it is still a handful for a smaller ship, such as a cruiser, to deal with it. The ship mounted one of the most advanced Contra-Grav faster than light drives when it was first built but compared to modern vessels, is rather slow. This limits the ship's ability to be deployed compared to newer vessels and is one of the most important reasons that the Human Alliance retired their Agamemnon class battleships. Some new ships have greater than three times the faster than light speed of the Agamemnon. Tactically, the ship's acceleration is also lower than the Yamato. Power is provided by fusion reactors instead of by anti-matter power plant. The reactor is far larger than an anti-matter plant but is easier to refuel and less expensive to operate.
Over the years there has been consideration given to upgrading the Agamemnon class but little has been done due to costs. Upgrading the old battleship class would cost almost as much as building a new battleship. A cost effective approach might be to simply upgrade the ship's point defense but none of the surviving ships have had their point defense improved. The surviving ships have received modest upgrades to their electronics but ranges and tracking ability is far less than modern vessels. Although the ship can handle most cruise missiles, few carry X-Ray laser warhead missiles due to the missiles being rarely available to Independent Defense Forces.
The ships were designed to carry three squadrons of fighters. For most of the classes history, these were Osprey class medium starfighters but a wide variety of different fighters are carried on the surviving ships. Some owners have replaced one squadron of medium fighters with a squadron and a half of light fighters. The hangers of the Agamemnon class are slightly larger than the Yamato class although not large enough to carry heavy fighters.
The designers did not see a need to carry a large number of troops and troops are only carried for internal defense. Because of this, the ship carries significantly less troops than the Yamato.
Agamemnon class battleship were originally named for various figures in Mythology although many have been renamed multiple times. The surviving Agamemnon class battleships are named Perseus, Bridget, Cobra (original name Romulas), and Majestic (original name Odysseus.)
Ship design uses modified starship speeds and weapon ranges. See Revised Starship Rules for Phase World for more details.
Model Type: SB-12
Vehicle Type: Battleship
Crew: 2,120 (210 Officers, 1910 enlisted)
Troops: 360 marines (160 typically stay on board for ship defense),
72 fighter pilots, and 24 power armor pilots
Vehicle, Robots, and Power Armors:
Fighter compliment can vary with 18 Light Starfighters replacing 12
Medium Starfighters.
Power Armors:
| 24 | Light Power Armors |
| 36 | Medium Starfighters (Commonly the SF-6 Osprey Starfighters) |
M.D.C. By Location:
| Main 40 cm Particle Beam Batteries (2): | 1,500 each | |
| Main 28 cm Particle Beam Batteries (2): | 1,200 each | |
| Secondary 18 cm Particle Beam Batteries (4): | 800 each | |
| 12 cm Heavy Laser Cannons (6): | 600 each | |
| Point Defense Rail Gun Turrets (8): | 150 each | |
| Double Barrel Defense Laser Turrets (12): | 150 each | |
| Cruise Missile Batteries (4): | 600 each | |
| Long Range Missile Batteries (6): | 400 each | |
| Mini-Missile Launchers (8): | 100 each | |
| Outer Hull (40 ft/ 12.2 m Area): | 160 | |
| Inner Hull (40 ft/ 12.2 m Area): | 100 | |
| [1] Bridge: | 40,000 | |
| [1] Auxiliary Bridge: | 40,000 | |
| Hanger Bay: | 40,000 | |
| [2] Main Engines (4): | 15,000 each | |
| [3] Main Body: | 160,000 | |
| [4] Variable Force Field: | 8,000 a side (48,000 Total) |
Notes:
[1] In reality this is how much damage needs to be done for a weapon
to hit the bridge through the ships armor. This ship also has an auxiliary
bridge. Even if both bridges are taken out, the ship can still be piloted
from engineering but ship is -3 to dodge and all weapon systems will be
at local control. Weapon hits near the bridge that do not penetrate the
ships integrity can injure crew members on or near the bridge.
[2] Destroying the main engines means that ship FTL systems are destroyed
and maximum sublight speed is reduced by half.
[3] Depleting the MDC of the main body will put the battleship out
of commission. All internal systems will shut down, including life support
and internal gravity. The ship itself will be an unsalvageable floating
wreck.
[4] Shields positions can be varied and all could be combined in one
shield. Shields regenerate at the rate of 5% (2,400 MDC) per melee round.
Speed:
Driving on the Ground: Not Possible.
Sublight: Has a special sublight engine that allows the ship
to travel up to 60 percent of the speed of light. Star Ship can accelerate/decelerate
at the rate of 0.55 percent of light per melee.
Atmospheric Propulsion: Maximum speed is 350 mph (563 kph),
can enter an atmosphere and can leave but is not designed for atmospheric
flight
Stardrive: Uses a Gravitonic Drive system that allows the ship
to reach a maximum of 2 light years per hour.
Maximum Range: Effectively Unlimited by either Drive system.
Carries about four years worth of supplies on board.
Statistical Data:
Length: 3,480 feet (1,060.7 meters)
Height: 532 feet (162.2 meters)
Width: 828 feet (252.4 meters)
Weight: 12.8 Million Tons (11.6 million Metric Tons)
Power System: Fusion with a 10 year life span. The ship normally
only goes 5 years between refueling and refitting.
Cargo: Cargo holds are scattered about the ship that allows
for carrying up to 100,000 tons of Cargo in addition to standard compliment
of supplies and ammunition. Each enlisted crew member has a small locker
for personal items and uniforms. Ships officers have more space for personal
items. Most of the ships spaces are take up by extra ammunition, armor,
troops, weapons, engine, and other equipment.
Market Cost: Ship would cost about 20 billion credits to manufacture
in present time in the Three Galaxies. Ships are no longer being produced.
When available, these ships sell for 60+ billion credits because of the
rarity of battleships.
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