The Defiant

The Defiant was an experimental spacecraft developed and constructed by the Alliance during the Solar War. It would end up as the flagship of the Protectorate and spearhead for many of it's man battles from SY 129 to SY 138. It also served as home to Jaymeson and Cera nicks, emmigrants from Earth to the Main Belt and official operatives of the Alliance, for the duration of their participation in the war.
The craft serves as the mobile headquarters of the Alliance and is captained by Haydn von Dehlin, Alliance leader who later earns the admiralcy of the entire Protectorate fleet. 
It is the most sophisticated spacecraft using high tech ever constructed outside of the Consortium. 
After the war ended, the spacecraft was decommissioned, mothballed, and disassembled to prevent it from falling into the hands of any one warlord. 
== Features ==
One of the most sophisticated spacecraft in Sol, it utilizes a complex computing system that automates the infrastructure and life support for a maximum of two hundred fifty persons but at it's peak service was staffed to 75% capacity. 
It utilizes twin nuclear engines as it's main propulsion and hydrazine chemical engines as auxiliary. Hydrazine is also utilized as fuel for the OMS and RCS system. As it is not designed to deorbit and land planetside, there are no heat shields. When fully equipped with fuel and other logistical necessities, the Defiant can cruise for approximately two standard Solar Years, or much longer with less crew to support. It's primary power source is a nuclear reactor utilizing plutonium and uranium. 
Two main airlocks on either side are fitted for docking with Confederate class platforms; a third airlock on the rear provides access to the small pressurized auxiliary cargo bay and the much larger unpressurized cargo bays.
It is armed with a heavy main laser capable of a 330 megawatt output, two kinetic weapons batteries launching steel rods (due to the relative scarcity of tungsten), two twenty kiloton tactical nuclear warheads, rocket batteries, and an autotargeting pulse laser on the underside capable of very short duration outputs of up to a gigawatt.
It is protected by twin hulls, a systematic internal partitioning system, and a first generation energy shield that absorbs most types of light and heat energy but is ineffective against kinetic weapons. A small hangar on the underside houses seven small one person fighter ships. They are of unique design and use H2O2 as a primary fuel, contain eight hours of life support, and are armed with a main laser, two rocket propelled explosives, and a light railgun.
The Defiant's profile appears as a long slim tapered triangle. When viewed from the front, it appears as a barely visible sliver. It's black matte painting, directional radio jamming, and radar camoflauge make it effectively invisible to all but the most sensitive gravitational scanners.
Category:Technology
Category:First Trilogy