As requested this thread will contain excerpts from the AOTC:ICS that I post. Please post your requests and I will get to them in due time. I make no promises as to when I will get to them as I have two children and a wife that make demands on my time as well, so even though I am retired it may take me a while to get to them.
Lets keep the wider arguement about the ICS out of the thread and keep this purely for technical details.
AOTC:ICS Technical Details Request Thread
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The first request is for the Acclamator class troop transport. Details are as follows:
Republic Assault Ship
The arrival of massive Acclamator-class TROOPSHIPS above Geonosis is a pivotal moment in galactic military history. The Separatists, working with nefarious corporate organizations, are stunned not only by the decisiveness of the hitherto stagnant Republic, but moreover by its use of a trained and well-equiped clone army-the first time the Republic has deployed an army since it's inception. At the battle's turning point, the troops land to disgorge swarms of armed transport gunships under the cover of turbolaser fire. The ships are accompanied by heavy ground vehicles and thousands of well-trained, dedicated clone troops.
Supportive Mothership
Each Acclamator coordinates its forces srategically. Orbital bombardments with high-yield proton torpedoes and surgical turbolaser strikes hit enemy fortifications when capture is not a priority. Armies entrenched deep underground may be subjected to a last resort "Base Delta Zero" fleet bombardment. Such operations reduce the upper crust of a planet to molten slag-a spectale unseen in the Republic until the Clone Wars.
Shape Of Things To Come
In the peaceful centuries preceding the Clone Wars, many larger and more powerful warships were built to defend rich industrialized sectors of Corellia, Humbarine, and Kuat, but their hyberdrive jump ranges were local. The return of truly trans-galactic warships and armies is an ominous innovation.
New Wave
The vessels that ensured victory at Geonosis are sure to be copied by other ship builders loyal to the Republic. Already the Arch-Provost of Rendeili and the Commissars of Grizmallt have ordered countless industrial spies and starship designers to reduce Kuat's competive lead for the Galactic Republic's new contracts. Rendili's extensive system of smaller shipyards across the Mid and Outer Rims of the galaxy are a strong advantage that may give them temporary ascendancy.
Data File
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
Make: Acclamator-class trans-galactic military transport ship
Dimensions: length 752m (2,466ft): width 460m (1,509ft): depth (with landing gear): 200m (656ft): depth (in flight) 183m (600ft)
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 3,500G
Power: main reactor peak 2x10 23 watts: peak shielding 7x10 22 watts
Hyperdrive: class 0.6: range 250,000 light-years fully fuelled
Cargo capacity: 320 speeder bikes: 80 infantry and cargo gunships: 48 armoured walkers: 36 heavy sef-propelled artillery pieces: 200,000 m3 (7,060,000 ft3) cargo space in addition to hanger space and consumables
Crew: 700
Passengers: 16,000 clone troops and support personnel
Armament: 12 quad turbolaser turrets (200 gigatons per shot): 24 laser cannons (6 megatons per shot): 4 missile?torpedo launch tubes
Republic Assault Ship
The arrival of massive Acclamator-class TROOPSHIPS above Geonosis is a pivotal moment in galactic military history. The Separatists, working with nefarious corporate organizations, are stunned not only by the decisiveness of the hitherto stagnant Republic, but moreover by its use of a trained and well-equiped clone army-the first time the Republic has deployed an army since it's inception. At the battle's turning point, the troops land to disgorge swarms of armed transport gunships under the cover of turbolaser fire. The ships are accompanied by heavy ground vehicles and thousands of well-trained, dedicated clone troops.
Supportive Mothership
Each Acclamator coordinates its forces srategically. Orbital bombardments with high-yield proton torpedoes and surgical turbolaser strikes hit enemy fortifications when capture is not a priority. Armies entrenched deep underground may be subjected to a last resort "Base Delta Zero" fleet bombardment. Such operations reduce the upper crust of a planet to molten slag-a spectale unseen in the Republic until the Clone Wars.
Shape Of Things To Come
In the peaceful centuries preceding the Clone Wars, many larger and more powerful warships were built to defend rich industrialized sectors of Corellia, Humbarine, and Kuat, but their hyberdrive jump ranges were local. The return of truly trans-galactic warships and armies is an ominous innovation.
New Wave
The vessels that ensured victory at Geonosis are sure to be copied by other ship builders loyal to the Republic. Already the Arch-Provost of Rendeili and the Commissars of Grizmallt have ordered countless industrial spies and starship designers to reduce Kuat's competive lead for the Galactic Republic's new contracts. Rendili's extensive system of smaller shipyards across the Mid and Outer Rims of the galaxy are a strong advantage that may give them temporary ascendancy.
Data File
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
Make: Acclamator-class trans-galactic military transport ship
Dimensions: length 752m (2,466ft): width 460m (1,509ft): depth (with landing gear): 200m (656ft): depth (in flight) 183m (600ft)
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 3,500G
Power: main reactor peak 2x10 23 watts: peak shielding 7x10 22 watts
Hyperdrive: class 0.6: range 250,000 light-years fully fuelled
Cargo capacity: 320 speeder bikes: 80 infantry and cargo gunships: 48 armoured walkers: 36 heavy sef-propelled artillery pieces: 200,000 m3 (7,060,000 ft3) cargo space in addition to hanger space and consumables
Crew: 700
Passengers: 16,000 clone troops and support personnel
Armament: 12 quad turbolaser turrets (200 gigatons per shot): 24 laser cannons (6 megatons per shot): 4 missile?torpedo launch tubes
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The second request is for the Trade Federation Core Ship, details are as follows:
Trade Federation Core Ship
With its fleets of freighter-battleships, the Trade Federation is well equiped to be one of the most powerful merchant factions behind the advent of the Clone Wars. The heart and brain of each battleship is a detachable Core Ship, which comprizes a massive, central computer and multiple power systemsw. These huge ships are serviced in special landing pits on planets affiliated to the Trade Federation, while the delicate cargo arms and engine blocks remain in orbit. The Core Ships' ion-drive nozzles provide basic steering and slow acceleration, allowing them to dock in powerful, anti-gravity repulserlift cushions with eight landing legs for stability. Scores of these ships are grounded on Geonosis, where they are being upgraded for coordination with the newly enhanced Baktoid droid armies. During the battle on Geonosis, the Core Ships are ringed with land and air defenses, allowing a good number to retreat safely to the skies.
Standard Part
Core-Ship design has changed little in the last century. In a typical display of Neimoidian thrift, the spheres can serve a variety of craft: The split-ring freighter-battleships of the Naboo blockade: larger, unarmed container vessels and tankers: and newer warships of the post-Naboo period, including cruisers with improved weapons placement and smaller, faster destroyers that defend the fleets and chase down blockade runners.
Vertical Organisation
The hierachial arrangement of habitable areas on the Core Ships matches that of Neimoidian hives. Control bridges, executive suites, and treasuries are concentrated in globe's upper pole and towers, and resemble Neimoidia's luvurious surface palaces. Deeper levels are for junior managers, publicists, brokers, and droid storage. The lowest decks contain engineering areas and conference rooms for meeting outsiders: like the unfavorably dry and hot basements of Neimoidian warrens, frequented by subterranean scavengers and parasites, these decks are shunned by high-ranking officials.
Hyperlane Control
Core Ships' navicomputers contain precious interstellar data charts. In bygone ages, governments and private agencies shared such information publicly, but now the Trade Federation aggresively protects the coordinates it owns. As changes in astronomical conditions can make routes unsafe, the Trade Federation is gaining a virtual transport monopoly over patches of the galaxy. Now, only the Jedi and the Office of the Supreme Chancellor can afford to maintain more comprehensive charts.
New Ally
After more than a decade or promoting it's own trade interests by underhand means, the Trade Federation recognises the strategic value of Count Dooku. As a persuasive orator with a zealous following on thousands of Seperatist worlds, including Geonosis (home to the Federation's favorite dockyards and armorers), he is serving to increase disunity through the galaxy-and, as Nute Gunray knows, weak governments are good for business.
Data File
Manufacturer: Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. (basic Core Ship); Baktoid Combat Automata (droid-army control core)
Model: Lucrehulk-class modular control core (LH-1740)
Dimensions: diameter 696m (2285ft): depth (when landed, minus transmission mast) 914m (3,000ft)
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 300G
Power: reactor peak 3x10^24 watts: peak shield capacity 6x10^23 watts
Cargo capacity: approx. 66 million m3 (2.3 billion ft3)
Consumables: 3 years supplies
Crew: 60 Trade Federation supervisors: 3,000 Droid Crew: 200,000 Maintenance Droids
Passengers: stateroom capacity for 60,000 trade representatives
Armament: 280 point-defense light laser canons (8 kilotons per shot max.)
Trade Federation Core Ship
With its fleets of freighter-battleships, the Trade Federation is well equiped to be one of the most powerful merchant factions behind the advent of the Clone Wars. The heart and brain of each battleship is a detachable Core Ship, which comprizes a massive, central computer and multiple power systemsw. These huge ships are serviced in special landing pits on planets affiliated to the Trade Federation, while the delicate cargo arms and engine blocks remain in orbit. The Core Ships' ion-drive nozzles provide basic steering and slow acceleration, allowing them to dock in powerful, anti-gravity repulserlift cushions with eight landing legs for stability. Scores of these ships are grounded on Geonosis, where they are being upgraded for coordination with the newly enhanced Baktoid droid armies. During the battle on Geonosis, the Core Ships are ringed with land and air defenses, allowing a good number to retreat safely to the skies.
Standard Part
Core-Ship design has changed little in the last century. In a typical display of Neimoidian thrift, the spheres can serve a variety of craft: The split-ring freighter-battleships of the Naboo blockade: larger, unarmed container vessels and tankers: and newer warships of the post-Naboo period, including cruisers with improved weapons placement and smaller, faster destroyers that defend the fleets and chase down blockade runners.
Vertical Organisation
The hierachial arrangement of habitable areas on the Core Ships matches that of Neimoidian hives. Control bridges, executive suites, and treasuries are concentrated in globe's upper pole and towers, and resemble Neimoidia's luvurious surface palaces. Deeper levels are for junior managers, publicists, brokers, and droid storage. The lowest decks contain engineering areas and conference rooms for meeting outsiders: like the unfavorably dry and hot basements of Neimoidian warrens, frequented by subterranean scavengers and parasites, these decks are shunned by high-ranking officials.
Hyperlane Control
Core Ships' navicomputers contain precious interstellar data charts. In bygone ages, governments and private agencies shared such information publicly, but now the Trade Federation aggresively protects the coordinates it owns. As changes in astronomical conditions can make routes unsafe, the Trade Federation is gaining a virtual transport monopoly over patches of the galaxy. Now, only the Jedi and the Office of the Supreme Chancellor can afford to maintain more comprehensive charts.
New Ally
After more than a decade or promoting it's own trade interests by underhand means, the Trade Federation recognises the strategic value of Count Dooku. As a persuasive orator with a zealous following on thousands of Seperatist worlds, including Geonosis (home to the Federation's favorite dockyards and armorers), he is serving to increase disunity through the galaxy-and, as Nute Gunray knows, weak governments are good for business.
Data File
Manufacturer: Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. (basic Core Ship); Baktoid Combat Automata (droid-army control core)
Model: Lucrehulk-class modular control core (LH-1740)
Dimensions: diameter 696m (2285ft): depth (when landed, minus transmission mast) 914m (3,000ft)
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 300G
Power: reactor peak 3x10^24 watts: peak shield capacity 6x10^23 watts
Cargo capacity: approx. 66 million m3 (2.3 billion ft3)
Consumables: 3 years supplies
Crew: 60 Trade Federation supervisors: 3,000 Droid Crew: 200,000 Maintenance Droids
Passengers: stateroom capacity for 60,000 trade representatives
Armament: 280 point-defense light laser canons (8 kilotons per shot max.)
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From an old thread at sb.com:
I didn't remove the poster's comments.The following is a plethora of quotes garnered from the actual book (I bought it today on my lunch break) with a few editorial notes (N.B.s) insterted at odd junctures. Please note that parts of the "Data File" section were removed for lack of relevance (things like Consumables and Cargo Capacity).
With that said here come the quotes:
pg 3
"Energy Weapons
Energy weapons fire invisible energy beams at lightspeed. The visible "bolt"
is a glowing pulse that travels along the beam at less than lightspeed...The
light given off by visible bolts depletes the overall energy content of a
beam, limiting its range. Turbolasers gain a longer range by spinning the
energy beam, which reduces waste glow."
"Power Sources
Most starships use fusion systems that confine more-powerful hypermatter
annihilation cores. The interiors of the mighties war vessels are dominated
by huge reactors cores and ultra-dense fuel silos, which enable them to
perform massive planetary bombardments and sustain hours of thousand-G
accelerations before refuelling."
"Hyperdrive
Hyperdrives adjust faster-than-light "hypermatter" particles to allow a jump
to light-speed without changing the complex mass and energy of the ship."
Note: I guess this means I must officially abandon my old hyperjump theory
"Hyperwave transcievers require almost stellar-scale power, yet signals can
be blocked by nearby massive obstructions or by deflector shielding"
Note: I think this, mroe than anything, explains the ISD incident in TESB,
since deflectors can hinder communication devices then it is highly likely
that the ISD's shields were down intentionally
"Gravity Technology
Gravity-altering devices include repulsorlifts that allow unpowered
antigravity flotation, tractor-0beam projectors for remote applicaiton of
force, and acceleration compensators that prevent pulverization of starship
occupants during maneuvers. The gravitoactive constituents of these devices
are subnuclear knots of space-time made in enourmous, unmanned power
refineries encompassing black holes."
Note: They can not only build Death Stars but apparently Ring Worlds as
well.
"Shields
Conventional shield technologies use a range of force-field effects. Ray
shield, for example, deflect or break up energy beams, while particle
shields forcefully retard high-velocity projectiles. Normally, shield
intensities diminish gradually with distance from the generator or
projector. However, shields projected in an atmosphere tend to have a
defined outer surface. Such a boundary becomes super-hot when left still,
and mirage like affects are seen. Shields surrounding a moving airborne
vessel are less visible, but can impact aerodynamic performance."
pg 5
"Even in this sturdy vessel, however, a thorough home constituency tour
could last a lifetime in Padme's lightly populated Chommell Secotr, which
comprises 36 full-member worlds, more than 40,000 settled dependencies, and
300,000,000 barren stars. With more than 1,000 sectors, the galaxy's
deceptively fragile harmony depends on efficient dvision of authority within
the multi-tierd government, and upon the wisdom of its roving officials."
Manufacturer: Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps
Make: J-type custiom-built diplomatic barge
Dimensions: Length 39m;width 91m; dpeth 6.8m
Max. speed (in standard atmosphere): 2,000 kph
Max. acceleration (in space): 2,500G
Power: main reactor peak 3e12 MW; peak shielding 6e12 MW
Hyperdrive: nubian 288 cores; S-6 generators (class 0.7; range 80,000 light
years fully fueled)
pg 6
"Wesell's ASN-121 droid is well-equipped for deadly missions. Its frontal
tool-chuck can wield a variety of implements and weapons, including a
harpoon gun, sniper blaster, gas dispenser, spy sensors, flamethrower, and
various drills and cuters. A compact fusion generator and modular
power-converter array mediate the rapidly varying energy demands of this
dynamic machine, while the systemic wiring provides a secondary
self-defensive electroshock capability."
pg 7
"Its repulsorlift [Zam's Airspeeder] units provide anti-grtavity support,
while other mechanisms gnerate radiation and electromagnetic fields that
move the craft by dragging upon the air."
pg 10
Data File
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering, subsidiary of Kuat Drive Yards
(fighter); TransGalMeg Industries Inc. (hyperdrive ring)
Make: Delta-7 /Aethersprite/ light interceptor; Syliure-31 long-range
hyperdrive module
Dimensions: length 8m; width 3.92m; depth 1.44m
Max. speed (in standard atmosphere): 12,000 kph
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 5,000G
Hyperdrive: Class 1.0 (effective range 150,000 light-years)
Armament: 2 dual laser cannons (1 kiloton per shot max.)
"The starboard wing of Obi-Wan's craft is marked with the symbol f a disc
with eight spokes. This ancient icon dates to the Bendu monks' study of
numerology wherein the number nine (eight spokes joined to one disc)
signifies the beneficial presence of the Force in a unitary galaxy. After
the fall of the Galactic Republic 1,000 generations later, the Emperor will
personalize this symbol by defacing the icon with the removal of two
spokes."
pg12
Data File
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering
Make: Firespray-class patrol and attack ship
Dimensions: length 21.5m; wingspan 21.3m; depth (excluding guns) 7.8m
Max. speed (in standard atmosphere): 1,000 kph
Max acceleration (linear, in open space): 2500G
Hyperdrive: class 1.0
Armament: 2 blaster cannons (600 gigaloues per shot); 2 laser cannons (8e12
joules per shot); missile launcher (8e17 joules per shot); minelayer (5e19
joules per shot); other unknown weapons
"Originally stolen by Jango on the asteroid prison OOvo IV. /Slave I/ has
been extensively modified after a few harsh space battles. Jango has added
spartan crw quarters for long hunts since the original /Firespray/ was
furnished for shorter-term patrols. In addition, the police-regulation
prisoner cages have been converted into less-humane, coffin-like wall
cabinets to ensure control of captives.
pg 13
"/Slave I's/ tail blaster cannons are the only overt weaponry retained from
the standard /Firespray/. but they have been enhanced with finer aim and
variable power. Rapid-fire laser cannons concealed amidships have less
control than the tail guns, but deliver kiloton-scale energy bolts at a
greater rate. Fett has installed physical armaments as well: an adapted
naval minelayer deals nasty suprises to hasty pursuers, and a concelaed,
frontol double-rack of torpedoes fufils the role of a guided, heavy-assault
weapon."
pg 17
"The Trade Federation occupation significantly changed the Naboo defense
policy, with increased harmony between Naboo and Gungans resulting in
coordinated action plans to withstand any new siege. Gungan shield expertise
was combined with Naboo power generation to form a global network that
activates in minutes to repel any bombardment or hostile landing."
pg 18
Data File
Manufacturer: Hoersch-Kessel Drive Inc. (basic Core Ship); Baktoid Combat
Automata (droid-army contol core)
Model: /Lucrehulk/-class modular control core (LH-1740)
Dimensions: diameter 696m; depth (when landed, minus transmission mast) 914m
Max. acceleration: (linear, in open space) 300G
Power: reactor peak 3e24W; peak shield capacity 6e23W
Armament: 280 point-defense ligth laser cannons (8 kilotons per shot max.)
"Core-Ship design has changed little in the last century. In a typical
display of Neimoidian thrift, the spheres can serve a variety of craft: The
split-ring freighter-battleships of the Naboo blockade; larger, unarmored
container vessels and tankers; and newer warships of the post-Naboo period,
including cruisers with improved weapons placement and smaller, faster
destroyers that defend the fleets and chase down blockade runners.
pg 19
"In bygone ages, governments and private agencies shared such information
[interstellar data charts] publicly, but now the Trade Federation
aggressively protects the coordinates it owns. AS changes in astronomical
conditions can make routes unsafe, the Trade Federation is gaining a virtual
transport monopoly over patches of the galaxy. Now, only the Jedi and the
Office of the Supreme Chancellor can afford to maintain more comprehensive
charts."
pg 20
"A scent stimulator in the pilot's mask exploits the acute Geonosian sense
of smell to convey flight status feedback. The mask also sprays subverbal
pheremone signals so that air marshals and flight controllers can remotely
modify the pilot's mood and impart collective priorities."
Note: This has to be one of the more interesting flight control ideas and
makes use of the fact that many species are not visually oriented like us
humans.
pg 21
Data File
Manufacturer: Huppla Pasa Tisc Shipwrights Collective
Make: /Nantex/-class territorial defence starfighter
Dimensions (excluding cockpit bubble): length 9.8m; width 1.9m; dpeth 2.2m
Max. speed (in standard atmosphere): 20,000 kph
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 4,500G
Armamnet: 1 laser-cannon turret (1e13 joules per shot)
pg 22-23
"The new Galactic Army's arsenal was secretly built by a mighty corporation
that could have led the Seperatists if not for bloody treachery. Leading
Kuati executives were assasinated when Neimoidians took over the Trade
Federation at the notorious Eriadu Conference a decade earlier. The outraged
industrialists have since aligned with the Supereme Chancellery."
"Each /Acclamator/ coordinates its forces strategically. Orbital bombardment
with high-yioeld proton torpedoes and surgical turbolaser strikes hit enemy
fortifications when capture is not a priority. Armies entrenched deeply
underground may be subject to a last-resort "Base Delat Zero" fleet
bombardment. Such operation reduce the upper crust of a planet to molten
slage-a spectacle unseen in the Republic until the Clone Wars."
"Main reactor is hidden within hull terraces, unlike the bulbous ventral
protrusion of more powerful ships of Kuat's sectorial fleet, such as the
/Mandator/-class Star Dreandnaught and /Procurator/-class Star
Battlecruiser."
"Enemy fusion rockets barely score the super-dispersive
neutronium-impregnated hull cladding"
Data File
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (subsidiary of KDY)
Make: /Acclamator/-class tran-galactic military transport ship
Dimensions: length 752m; width 460m; depth (with landing gear) 200m; depth
(in flight) 183m
Max. acceleration (linear, in open space): 3,500 G Note:*sweet*
Power: main reactor peak 2e23 W; peak shielding 7e22 W
Hyperdrive: class 0.6; range 250,000 light-years fully fueled
Passengers: 16,000 clone troopers and support personnel
Armament: 12 quad turbolaser turrets (200 gigatons per shot); 24 laser
cannons (6 megatons per shot); 4 missile/torpedo launch tubes
Note: The fact here is that 200 GT is most likely to be less than the yield
of some torpedo/missile weaponry.
pg 28
"AT-TEs [All-Terrain Tactical Enforcer] are effective at penetrating
powerful energy shields. Walker movement uses simple surface traction,
wheras high-velocity exhaust that drive a speeder or starship are stifled by
particle shields. Furthermore, flying craft can be damaged by energy
dischargees leaping from the ground at shield interfaces, but a walker's
neutral grounding provides invulnerability against this effect. AT-TEs are
also well shielded against electromagnetic pulse weapons and ion cannon
fire."
Data File:
Manufacturer: Rothana Heavy Engineering (local subsidiary of Kuat Drive
Yards)
Make: AT-TE (All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) assault walker
Dimensions (hull only): length 12.4m; width 5.32m; height 5.02m
Max. landpseed: 60 kph
Armament: 6 anti-personnel laser cannon turrets ( 4 front;2 back; 5e9 joules
per shot max); 1 heavy projectile cannon (variable yield)
pg 32 (just for shits and giggles)
"I would like to thank: Pete Briggs, Robert K. Brown, Elwyn Chow, Albert
Forge, Adam Gehrls, martyn Griffiths, Frank Gerratana, Michael Horbe, Ethan
Platten, Wayne Poe, Andrew Tse, Anthony Tully, Michael Wong, and Brian
Yound, who were prominent among the hundreds of people contributing to the
constructive debate about /Star Wars/ technicalities over the years,
resulting in the consesus of conceptual and physical foundations applied in
these pages..."
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