Empire Class Fleet Carrier

Empire-class Fleet Carrier

The Empire-class Fleet Carrier is the pinnacle of naval power projection — a massive mobile invasion base and orbital supremacy weapon.

Physical Dimensions

Length: 750 meters
Beam: 100 meters
Displacement: 280,000 – 380,000 tons

Capacity

Dropship Capacity: 80 Duchy-class combat dropship/gunships
Total Personnel Support: Up to ~30,000 Marines and Navy sailors combined (with dedicated, permanent berthing — no hot bunking)

Medical Facilities

Dedicated Fleet Hospital with 1,500 patient beds
Includes multiple operating rooms, advanced ICU and trauma bays, burn units, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, and rehabilitation suites
Capable of functioning as the primary medical hub for an entire Marine Division during prolonged high-intensity operations
Features specialized isolation wards and NBC decontamination facilities

Crew

6,000 Navy personnel (including air wing and support staff) — all with dedicated berthing

Command & Flag Facilities

Dedicated Flag Bridge (separate from the main bridge) for fleet command staff
Multiple high-security Conference Rooms and briefing suites
VIP Accommodations for senior Marine and Navy officers, dignitaries, and task force commanders (including private quarters, offices, and secure communications suites)

Armament

Main Battery

8 × triple turrets mounting 400 MJ heavy energy weapons (20" gun equivalent)
Total: 24 × 400 MJ guns

Secondary Battery

20 × triple turrets mounting 144 MJ energy weapons (12" / Heavy Cruiser equivalent)
Total: 60 × 144 MJ guns

Point Defense

400 × Mark 15 Mod 0 Heavy PDC (high-rate 60–120 kJ weapons optimized for anti-drone, anti-missile, and anti-small craft defense)

Defenses

Shields: 138,000 Hitpoints / 27,600 Regen per Minute (3× battleship shield strength)
Extremely thick layered armor and multi-redundant shielding systems

Hangar Layout

Multiple large Battlestar-style side hangars with extensive maintenance, rearming, and storage decks

Role

The Empire-class Fleet Carrier is the ultimate planetary assault platform and fleet flagship. At 750 meters long with a 100-meter beam, it combines the troop transport capacity of a mobile invasion base with overwhelming battleship-plus firepower.

It can deliver an entire Marine Division while simultaneously providing devastating orbital fire support and serving as a floating hospital capable of treating 1,500 casualties. When an Empire-class holds the orbitals, surrender is usually the only rational option.

Empire Class Fleet Carrier
Basis	Original Design
Armor	20,000 Hitpoints
Shield System	Mark 120 Mod 0 Aegis Shield System (30,000 Hitpoints / 6,000 Regen per Minute)
Computer Cores	3
Sublight Acceleration	30 G
FTL Speed	20 c
Complement	Up to 100 gunships (full service, maintenance, re-arming, and crew support facilities)
Armament (All Mod 0)
Mark 10 Mod 0 PDC	40 twin turrets (DPM per gun: 79.92 → Per turret: 159.84 → Total DPM: 6,394)
Mark 15 Mod 0 Heavy PDC	40 twin turrets (DPM per gun: 120 → Per turret: 240 → Total DPM: 9,600)
Mark 50 Mod 0 Ion Gun	8 twin turrets (DPM per gun: 375 → Per turret: 750 → Total DPM: 6,000)
Total Point Defense / Interceptor DPM ≈ 21,994

The Empire Class Fleet Carrier is a massive, purpose-built force projection platform designed to deploy and sustain large-scale gunship and strike craft operations across theater-wide campaigns. Capable of supporting up to 100 gunships with comprehensive maintenance, re-arming, magazine storage, and crew facilities, it serves as a true mobile airbase. Its formidable self-defense armament—among the heaviest of any carrier class—provides robust protection against missile salvos, drone swarms, and raiding forces, allowing it to operate closer to the front line than traditional carriers. Empire-class vessels are the cornerstone of expeditionary fleets, enabling overwhelming strike craft superiority deep in contested or hostile space while contributing significant screening firepower to the battle group.