CWS Illinois

=== Classification: ===
Illinois-class Battleship 
Builders:
Luna Spacedocks by Xiahou Heavy Industries
Operator:
Terran Confederation
Preceded: First of its class
Suceeded by: Indiana-class Battleship
Completed for the Confederacy: 8
Type: Battleship, Treaty-specs
Displacement: 54 000 space tons
Length: 255m
Propulsion (space): Quint Ion turbines
Propulsion (warp): Hydrogen-Deuterium warp drive
Propulsion (jump): Internal Calculation Engine
Effective range: 8 jumps before refuelling is required, up to 160 Warp jumps.
Crew: 320 crewmen, 210 marines
Armament:
8 x Triple Zeus-class Heavy particle cannon turrets, 4 dorsal, 4 ventral in a 3 - 1 formation. 
4 x Triple Mjolnir-class Medium particle cannon turrets, 2 on each wings 
8 x Dual Valiant-class Light particle cannon turrets, 4 on each wings 
42 x 20mm M81A2 Anti-Pod / CIWS Gatling railgun 
1 x Gungnir-class Super heavy linear accelerator, front mounted 
Shield:
2 x 220 Churchill-rated shield generators, later upgraded to 240 and 275 rated.
Armor: Titanium-tungsten alloy, ranging from 210mm to 540mm)
Combat Frame complement: 6 ED-416 Walker
=== Description ===
The CWS Illinois was the first ever, fully Terran produced battleship-class spaceship. While larger ships, like Hydrogen tankers, had been built by the Confederation, the Illinois was a remarkable engineering feat as most of its component had to be created completely "in-house", as any assistance from the Imperial forces would have been seen as a breach of the Treaty of Centauri. Lighter than most battleship of its time and apparently with lighter weaponry, the Illinois-class had very heavy shields and armour and was meant to outlast its opponents rather than simply outgun them. One of the thing that was not shown directly during the unveiling ceremony of the CWS Illinois was the super heavy linear accelerator, the first of its class, that was mounted in the front of the ship. This type of weapon provided the Illinois-class ship a redoubtable punch once charged and lined up towards an enemy ship.
Category:Terran Confederation
Category:Spaceship