Andromeda: Eternal Vigilance Class

**Name**: Eternal Vigilance Class
**Craft**: Systems Commonwealth Eternal Vigilance Class Long Range Surveillance Ship
**Type**: Surveillance Ship
**Scale**: capital
**Length**: 97 x 73 x 24 meters
**Mass**: 1,163,727kg
**Skill**: Space Transports
**Crew**: 148; skeleton: 15/+10 (Ship can be operated with only the autopilot at a +10 difficulty)
**Auto Pilot**: Astrogation: 4D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D; Communications: 4D; Sensors: 4D; Starship Gunnery: 4D; Space Transports: 4D; Command: 3D
**Passengers**: 155 & 60 troops
**Cargo Capacity**: 2,425 metric tons
**Consumables**: 1 year
**Slipstream Drive**: x0.04
**Nav Computer**: yes
**Maneuverability**: 2D+2
**Space**: 5
**Atmosphere**: 295; 850 km/h
**Hull**: 2D+1
**Battle Blades**: 3D+2
**Sensors**:

* Passive: 50 / 1D+1
* Scan: 100 / 2D+1
* Search: 150 / 3D+2
* Focus: 5 / 5D

**Stealth Technology**: Difficulty +1D to detect ship
**Weapons**

* **4 Type VII Antiproton Cannons**

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-12/30/60
Atmosphere Range: 2-24/60/120km
Damage: 4D+2
* **3 Type VII Point Defense Lasers**

Fire Arc: turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-6/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 10-600/1,500/3,000m
Damage: 4D
* **4 Electromagnetic Launch System Tubes**

Fire Arc: forward, but are self guided
Crew: 1
Skill: starship gunnery
* **Defensive Kinetic Kill Missiles**

Scale: capital
Fire Control: 4D+2
Space Range: 1-10/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 2-20/50/100km
Damage: 3D
* **Offensive Kinetic Kill Missiles**

Scale: capital
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-15/38/75
Atmosphere Range: 2-30/76/150km
Damage: 9D
* **Smart Anti-Ship Missiles**

Scale: capital
Fire Control: 5D+2
Space Range: 1-14/35/70
Atmosphere Range: 2-28/70/140km
Damage: 8D
* **4 Bucky Cables**

Fire Arc: 2 aft and 2 forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-2/5/10
Atmosphere Range: 1-4/10/20km
Strength: 4D
* **2 Radiating Countermeasure Generators**

Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-20/50/100
Atmosphere Range: 10-2,000/5,000/10,000m
Effects: Enemy Sensors & Fire Control -2D
**Compliment**:

* ES-115 Oracle heavy sensor/attack drones: 12
* ES-14 Janus light sensor/attack drones: 24

**Description**: The Eternal Vigilance class Long Range Surveillance (LRS) ship provides the eyes and ears for a Heavy Cruiser Battle Group and Planetfall Readiness Group. Equipped with multiple arrays of high-powered active and passive sensor suites, the LRS is ideal for providing early-warning of impending attack or the strategic positioning of enemy vessels. In doing so, it continually enhances battlegroup track correlation as well as improving the efficiency of offensive and defensive operations. Although lightly armed, the LRS is equipped with Low Observability technology, which reduces its vulnerability to attack. In addition, the smaller mass of the LRS combined with an impressively powerful Antiproton power plant allows for rapid acceleration and maneuverability from high threat situations. The LRS can also be employed as an effective intergalactic exploration platform, since its ability to gather and process data has as much use for scientific pursuits as well as combat operations.

**Source**:

* The Andromeda Wiki: Eternal Vigilance Class
* thedemonapostle