The Guardian Fleet.
Now
that you’ve read Guardian Angels and Guardians, you’ve no doubt come across
reference to a number of starships.
Some
are mentioned by name. Others by classification. Many were destroyed during the
Abaddon Incident.
So,
just how do the Guardians arrange their Starfleet?
Well,
the accompanying diagram may help a little.
Basically,
a Group is led by a Command Carrier. (A craft that serves a function very
similar to the aircraft carriers of today). The Olympus serves as the flagship
of the entire fleet, as well as the command carrier for A Group. She carries a
compliment of 1400 crew.
The
Olympus is supported by the following ships in A Group:
2
Dreadnoughts. 680 crew.
8
Cruisers. 450 crew.
16
Frigates. 200 crew.
Earth
itself is protected by the 1st Fleet, which is divided into A, Φ, Ψ,
and Ω Groups.
Although
each vessel is equipped to fulfill a specific role, certain technical,
defensive and armament similarities are evident. (Quantity and placement varying
according to ship classification).
Propulsion:
Tession/Keller
LA-32 FTL Drives. 2 Main – 1 Auxiliary
Conal/Sigmund Slipstream Sub-light impellors 6
main – 2 Auxiliary
Shogun repulsor/XTR thrusters with atmospheric
entry capability
Shields: Lorenzal
Mitigator Reactive/Targeting Emitters
Outer
Hull: Lyssium
ablative/reactive armor
Armaments:
Orbital/Linear plasma generators
Photonic cannon pods
Raptor antimatter/plasmic torpedoes
Irrenor-Husker Antimatter/nuclear javelin
silos
Dual kinetic weapon pods
Mobility:
Viceroy
matter-transporters
Trident shuttle-darts
Obviously,
as their story develops, you can expect to see quite an expansion in the Guardian
fleet, with the addition of several brand-new armadas to cater to humanities
expanding needs.
Until
then, imagine you were the captain of a starship. If time and distance was no
object, where would you visit first?
