Spaceships

Pel'en Ka


NamePel'en Ka
ManufacturerDilern Regime
Type(Ultra Heavy) Mothership
Tonnage1,260,000 tons (displacement: 5,460,000 tons)
VEP420,000
Crew122 / 1,034 / 27,000
DimensionsLength: 1,634 m · Width: 3,430 m · Height: 291 m
Armour Class2
Maneuverability-5
Cargo2,040,000 tons
Weapon spaces7000
Armour Plating800,000
Active ProtectionMissile Shield Class: 2 · Repair Field Class: 2
Skill ModifiersPilot: -30%, Navigate: -10%, Engineer: +20%, Combat Tactics: +20%, To Hit: -2
OptionsShort Range Sensors, Long Range Sensors, NLS Engine, Foldspace Drive, Foldcomm, Artificial Gravity, Escape Pods
Speed1 km/s
Cost25.0 Billion Cr
Availability-300 %
Range134,750 light-years (redundancy: 756,000 tons, 60%)
Speed: -20% (240 ly/day) · Cost: x2.35 (47 cr/ly, 0.425 ly/fp)
Range without redundancy use: 215,600 light-years
Year16000 GST
AtmosphericNone (cannot operate in atmosphere)
Last Edited16. Feb 2019 at 10:10 ()
Description

It is believed that only around 20 Pel'En Ka motherships/carriers have ever been produced, all of which are currently in service, and that 10 of those were built by the Dilern Regime (DR) prior to departing the LMC.

For a galactic power based mainly on a race that tends to be lacking in technological understanding, the Pel'En Ka is truly a technological marvel. Especially with regards to the fact that the entire vessel is built in such a modular way to allow, and even encourage, the constant periodic replacement and update of various modules.

The Pel'En Ka should be considered a carrier rather than a mothership as itīs main focus is to: quick lunch, support, repair and maintain smaller combat vessels, from fighters to large cruisers. Its cargo space is therefore mainly allocated to lunch bays and hangars.

The DR has never allowed a Pel'En Ka to be captured and has in a few instances made huge sacrifices to allow for their escape from battles lost.