Gladiator Class Carrier

## Technical information

### Power Source

pre-refit: 4 Karaganda Series 5. VXX mega corepost-refit: 4 Karaganda Series 10. VXX mega core

### Armament

8 Type 23 Týr Nuclear Missiles26 L-5 Heavy Longbow Missile Delivery Systems

330 M570-50mm Slim Point Defense Guns

### Maximum speed (Space)

pre-refit: 5.593329 ly/dpost-refit: 12.432132 ly/d

## Usage

### Affiliation

* United Nations of Earth
	+ 2218 - 2240
	+ Unified Solar Navy
* United Solar Republic
	+ 2240 -
	+ Unified Solar Navy

### Role

Ground supportFighter deployment

Marine deployment

## Information

### Active

3

The Gladiator-Class Carrier was a Unified Solar Navy carrier warship classification. Officially designated a "Space Control Ship", the Gladiator-class was key Grand Admiral Tyson Vol's blitzkrieg style tactics that won the Ciriban Gulf Conflict. The resounding success of both It and the Octavian Class Battleship lead to a shift towards capital ships that defined USN doctrine for a generation.

 Design

Gladiator-Class Carriers were gargantuan. Amongst the largest military vessels in human history, whose total length and tonnage is to date known to be superseded only by the O'Neil Class Dreadnoughts and their eventual successors, the Ciriban Class Carrier. Continuing the design trend of USN it was over twice as high than it was wide. These carriers transported and sustained task forces forces in wartime and colonisation efforts in peacetime.

### Armaments

Though lacking any form of Kinetic weaponry the Gladiator-Class where not unarmed by any means. Touting 26 L-5 Heavy Longbow Missile Delivery Systems for both space combat and ground support, in addition to 8 Týr Nuclear Missiles. It was also peppered with M570-50mm Slim Point Defence Guns for strike craft defence. It also has 3 huge modular hangars that can be configured for housing strike craft.

## Crew

Ships of this class require 6,355 personnel to operate at full efficiency.

## Complement

### Carried

Gladiator-Class Carriers typically either carried a "Strike Deployment" complement focused on rapid ground assault/boarding actions or a "Skyfire Deployment" complement of Fighters and Bombers for space combat. There have been recorded situations where complements have varied from standard to allow for special operations. In 2238 the hangar bays of all the Gladiator-Class where updated with modular docking and troop compartments. This greatly reduced the time taken to change configurations.

Regardless of complement there is always a Rapid Orbital Deployment Regiment assigned to the carrier. Two battalions of 800 Droptroopers each are permanently stationed on carrier for ship to engage in/repel boarding actions, with room for the last battalion and headquarters element to join.

#### Strike Deployment

* 424 Fighters
* 140 Bombers
* 3 Marine Regiments (8,700 Marines)
* 2 Tank Companies (52 Tanks)
* 174 Drop Ships
* 52 Tank Drop Ships
* 12 Supply Shuttles

#### Skyfire Deployment

* 1,272 Fighters
* 420 Bombers
* 1 Marine Regiment (2,900 Marines)
* 58 Drop Ships
* 12 Supply Shuttles

### Escort

Due to their immense value Carriers where permanently assigned with at least a Support and a Screening Squadron. The amount of ships varied but typically a Gladiator-Class was accompanied by 2 - 3 Heavy Frigates or Cruisers and 2 - 4 Frigates or Corvettes.

It also typically had 1 Supply ship to haul freight and ferry equipment/men to the group.

## Ships of the Line

* UNS Gladiator (lead ship)
* UNS Glory
* UNS Golden