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[EU] Hydaspes Class Destroyer

Hydaspes class destroyers are the first true warship in the Eridani Union since the retirement of the Prague Class. Though it is true the Union's corvettes and frigates are designed with combat in mind, the political and economic situation in solar system has meant building ships that can double in peacetime roles. Only recently has the situation changed enough that it was deemed nessecary to use resources for a pure combat ship.

Currently there are two schools of thought regarding warship design in space. The first is to follow traditional design and build a ship based around delivering a high volume of guided missiles to the target. The development of increasingly advanced point defence systems has lead to the second school of thought which is to deliver a large kinetic kill vehicle to punch through defences and defeat the target. The Hydaspes follows the latter design while its sister class, the Leipzig, follows the former.

The whole front of the ship is built around a larger version of the Hebrides' gravity assisted torpedo (GAT) tube. The rest of the ship is dedicated to support systems for additional weapons and crew. There is no extra room on board for comforts or non military facilities. Furthermore, the whole superstructure is buried under a dozen modular armor plates. These plates are designed to try and keep damage away from the habital sections of the ship and then be easily replaced with new plates in drydock.

Keeping with its limited focus, the Hydaspes class does not feature a larger cargo bay than necessary for itself. It was decided the class should not pull double duty as a cargo hauler. There is room for two small ships, either cargo loaders or scout craft depending on it's mission load, but this destroyer is not built for extensive small ship support.

Quick Notes:

No Mods
Oxygen Enabled
Working Conveyor System

Power: 1.80 GW

Length: 200 Meters

Mass: 15600.8 Metric Tons

Max Jump Range: 1442.23 km

Crew: 34-52

Armament:
Gatling Turret x 20
Missile Launcher x 6
Missile Turret x 10
CIWS x 16
Remote Control Missile Battery x 6
GAT Cannon x 1


Special Note:
Torpedo exploding in spotlight video has long since been fixed and is no longer an issue.