Gravnought: Difference between revisions

From MicrasWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Mondo (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Mondo (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 11: Line 11:
| data4        = 1703-1706 AN
| data4        = 1703-1706 AN
| label5      = Number built
| label5      = Number built
| data5        = 2+1
| data5        = {{team flag|Mondosphere}} 5<br>{{team flag|Benacian Union}} 1
| label6      = Designed
| label6      = Designed
| data6        = 1616-1702 AN
| data6        = 1616-1702 AN

Revision as of 21:21, 28 April 2023

Gravnought

Artist's impression of Gravnought
Type Gravship
Place of origin Mondo Mondo
Under construction 1703-1706 AN
Number built Mondosphere Mondosphere 5
Benacian Union Benacian Union 1
Designed 1616-1702 AN
Manufacturer Mondoworks
Complement Unknown
Displacement Unknown
Length 384 m
Propulsion Modified Mortis G.I.R Engine
Speed 300 kts (estimate)
Range Unknown
Sensors Unknown, but believed to include electronically-scanned array with track-before-detect capability
Armament
  • 6x 406mm AGS
  • 24x point defence lasers
  • 120x missile cells

MGS Gravnought is a large gravship constructed by Mondoworks. The 384 metre-long vessel was designed by Mondo Etzeterra and is based upon technical sketches originally prepared in the Kingdom of Lichbrook, incorporating grav-inversion rig technology researched by Shireroth's Project Mortis.

A second gravnought was completed in 1716 AN, but subsequently transferred to Steerswick. That same year, work began on a third unit commissioned by the Benacian Union following the ratification of the Treaty of Fort Ermingander.

Many details of the design remain unclear, but the MGS Gravnought has served on numerous occasions as a visible expression of the foreign policy interests of the Mondosphere.