PDRMN Heavy Carrier

A frigate hull that has been mostly filled with drones, launch bays and a plethora of control equipment. While there is a small human rated cabin, this is more for visiting engineers, and this craft is normally remote commanded by a mother ship.

Power Generation

Primary Drive Tokomak (2.5 PW)
Secondary Emergency Tokomak (1 TW)

Propulsion

Primary Drive (9.2E7 N)
8x Maneuver Thrusters (7.5 kN)

Weapons & Armament

8 drone launch bays
600 drones - various

Armor and defense

16 phased laser PD systems
0.3 - 0.1 m Martian layered armour
Reasonable ECM suite run by primary AI.
Defensive drones.

Communication Tools & Systems

Laser comms through PD systems
Dedicated UV laser to mars
Radio for broadband comms
20-30 drones with comms capabilities

Sensors

350/350 Visible-Radio constant scanning (cannot see directly behind)
Dedicated UV and X-Ray telescopes
30-40 drones with sensing capability

Additional & auxiliary systems

Some repair drones for limited self repair.

Class

PDRMN Frigate

Nickname

Typically names after a group name for an animal + er, i.e. flocker, herder, swarmer.

Manufacturer

The People's Democratic Republic of Mars

Owning Organization

The People's Democratic Republic of Mars

Price

12.6 billion Martian Dollars initial. 176 million for refuel. 142 million per year for spares and repairs. 5 million per year for feedstocks and consumables (excluding weaponry)

Rarity

There are currently 53, and they are replaced at a rate of 2-3 per year.

Beam

15 m radius

Length

70 m

Weight

31000 tons (full), 22135 tons (empty)

Speed

8.98E6 m/s dV

Complement / Crew

Typically 0 human, 1 HV-2.2 mind, 4 HV-0.7 minds

Cargo & Passenger Capacity

50 person-days of Life support.