Whiskey Class / Project-138 Cruiser
The main workhorse of the Russian Federation Space Fleet is the Project-138 Class, also known by it’s NATO reporting name of the Whiskey Class. It’s a 2.5 Gen warship and is at a typical displacement of 10,000 metric tons for a cruiser of that generation. It, however, has several cut corners made in it’s design to make it as easy to produce for the Russian’s limited shipyards as possible. This includes thin armour plating, reduced automation and a generally lower build quality.
It uses a small, pressurised water reactor to power all of it’s systems, with reports noting that under combat conditions the reactor is strained to it’s limit. The fix given was a set of instructions given to the reactor operators on how to unlock safeties to increase power output.
The insides of the ship itself are rather cramped and tight. The habitation ring has enough room for crew quarters, a common room/gym, the mess hall and the CIC and that’s it.
The four 1000mm missile tubes have a semi-automatic loading systems unlike most ships, which requires a crew of operators, unlike in a fully automatic system which only requires a handful of technicians for several launchers. This leads to, when combined with the other older systems, a larger crew compliment that can cause issues with life support and the range of the vessel.
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A total of eleven vessels were constructed with most production shifted to battlecruisers and long ranged destroyers soon after the last ship was constructed. Most vessels were destroyed in the unification war with only one example captured and the remaining three escaping capture with their locations unknown.
Specifications
DISPLACEMENT:
10,000~ TONNES
ARMAMENT:
1x 30CM SPINAL RAILGUN | 4x KLYK ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILE TUBES | 4x RELOADABLE 1000MM MISSILE TUBES | 4x CIWS GUNS | MINE LATCHES |
MUNITIONS CAPACITY:
150x RAILGUN ROUNDS | 4x KLYK ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILES | 12x 1000MM MISSILES | 25000x CIWS ROUNDS | 4x SPACE MINES |
USUAL MUNITIONS LOADOUT:
150x RAILGUN ROUNDS | 4x KLYK ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILES | 8x 1000MM ANTI-SHIP MISSILES | 2x 1000MM DECOY MISSILES | 2x 1000MM INTERCEPTOR MISSILES | 25000x CIWS ROUNDS |
SENSORS:
UNIDENTIFIED LONG RANGED RADAR | UNIDENTIFIED PASSIVE RADAR SYSTEM | UNIDENTIFIED MEDIUM RANGED RADAR BEAM EMITTER | UNIDENTIFIED IR SENSOR SYSTEM |
FACILITIES:
CHAFF LAUNCHERS | FLARE LAUNCHERS | COMMON ROOM / GYM | DEEP SPACE RADIO SYSTEM
CREW COMPLEMENT:
200~ CREW MEMBERS
POWERPLANT:
PRESSURISED WATER REACTOR | BACKUP BATTERIES | SMALL SOLAR ARRAY |
ENGINES:
4x AFT MAIN ENGINES | 2x RETRO THRUSTERS
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS:
SLAVA | ORYOL | BORODINO | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED | UNIDENTIFIED |