Proton - Class Micro Carrier
Carrier vessel of the Hyperion Federation. While much smaller than the Hyperion - Class Worldship Carrier, and unable to support a huge population indefinitely, it is still a force to be reckoned with; they are much cheaper and can be used in larger numbers. They still carry 2 Project: Trinity nukes. They only have 4 large High Energy Turret Hardpoint as well as a multitude of smaller ones for PDC and anti fighter purposes. The Proton also has Planck-Dismantlement Beams, massively improving their operational times.
The Proton is the primary light carrier ship used by the HF. The Proton can 'carry' 2 Boson - Class Destroyers, supplying them with matter plasma and antimatter for any mission required of them. As such, the Proton is largely filled with matter plasma tanks, able to reconfigure fighters for any mission. As such, the ship would probably not take high caliber fire without some of the matter plasma tanks detonating. Its massive range and speed means that it is unliekly to get hit however, making it excellent for fire support and long range strategic weapons deployment.
Although the Proton is deployed in great numbers, the Hyperion - class carries most of the fightercraft of the HF overall due to its massive capacity, but the Proton is much faster and almost able to keep up with destroyers in acceleration, so the doctrines of both ships can vary. The Hyperion class tends to be kept well away from the front, but the Proton deployed closer as it can retreat more effectively. The Proton has also historically been used as a test platform for many weapons, including new superweapons, fighter craft and large starship weapons. The carrier was even used to develop and test new ground based weapons for its large capacity and highly versatile nature.
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Length
6000 m
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