Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership Hive

Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class Mothership Hive

RPG Stats by Ryan Lenoir

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BACKGROUND

A vessel so large it is better classified as a moon or large asteroid than as a spacecraft, the Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Class is the colossal mothership of the Spiral Nebula Arm Central Fleet also known as the Bodol Main Fleet. At over 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) in height, the Fulbtzs Berrentzs commands a fleet of 4,795,122 Zentradi warships. Several sets of massive bay doors litter the outside of this gargantuan vessel allowing ships larger than the Nupetiet-Vergnitzs to travel dozens of kilometers through the flagship's hull and into the open interior. Inside the mothership, thousands of Zentradi warships can be docked and re-supplied. In the center of the open interior lies the main command spire, a massive pillar stretching from the bottom to the top of the vessel interior. It is within this spire that the bridge can be found and where Gorg Bodolzaa leads the nearly five million warships at his command.

**The Fulbtzs-Berrentzs mothership commands massive firepower through the main fleets yet the enormous ship is also a fortress with impressive armaments. The weapons are said to currently use normal warheads since the stocks of reaction weapons originally carried have all been expended or long since passed their usable shelf-life. The outer hull of the Fulbtzs-Berrentzs class is a layered composite armor which possesses a self-growth capability in preparation for operating over long periods of time. The hull is strong enough to endure a direct hit from a megaton-class reaction warhead. Within it are several automated plant systems for tasks such as the self-growth system for the hull and the maintenance of the fortress's attached fleet. Transport craft ferry shipments of the necessary harvested materials from nearby planets into the enormous spacecraft. The outer hull also mounts the impressive propulsion systems, but despite producing great thrust the fortress suffers low maneuverability because of its colossal mass. The fortress core includes command devices larger than Zentradi ships, as well as rest facilities for the Zentradi that are attached to the fleet. A 250 square kilometer park is also found within the interior that reproduces the conditions of the Protoculture homeworld. The Fulbtzs-Berrentzs began operating during the "golden age" of the Stellar Republic's Schism War and eventually approximately 5,000 ships of the class were mass produced. The age of those still operating warships exceeds 100,000 cycles on average, with some warships having reached 300,000 cycles known to exist.**

At the end of Space War One, the Fulbtzs-Berrentzs mothership appeared in orbit over Earth and lead the Zentradi Bodol Main Fleet in an attack that destroyed the surface of the planet, killing nearly the entire human species. The U.N. forces managed to fight their way inside the mothership via a combination of the U.N. Spacy's Grand Cannon, the Adoclass fleet's 1,200 ships, the SDF-1 Macross and a psychological attack that subjected the enemy to music and imagery of male/female contact forbidden in Zentradi society. The SDF-1 Macross then unleashed hundreds of reaction warheads inside the ship and the giant Zentradi craft exploded. Although only one Fulbtzs Berrentzs class mothership was ever encountered by the U.N. forces, it is estimated there are still some 1,000-2,000 ships of this class commanding fleets within the Milky Way Galaxy (*Macross Chronicle* states between 2,000 and 3,000 ships).

**NOTE:** The height of the Fulbtzs-Berrentzs Mothership (1,400 kilometers) is also identical to the length of the Japanese Islands.

## RPG STATS

**Vehicle Type:**
**Government:** Zentraedi Space Army
**Manufacturer:** Unknown
**Crew:** 10,000,000

**MDC BY LOCATION:**

```
(1) Lord Bodolza                                                  1,000
    Retractable Laser Turrets (4,400)                               150 each
    Retractable Missile Turrets (3000)                              100 each
    Particle Beam Cannons (500)                                   5,000 each
(2) Main Body                                              12,000,000
    Sensor Arrays (10)                                            1,000 each
(3) Main Thrusters (8)                                            8,000 each
(3) Auxiliary Engine (16)                                       1,000 each (3)
    Large Airlocks/Access Hatches (200)                            1000 each
    Small Airlocks/Access Hatches (500)                             400 each
    Interior Airlocks/Access Hatches (Numerous)                     200 each

```

**NOTES:**

1. Killing Lord Bodolza himself, will cause the entire command base to die. All power systems, thrusters, weapon systems, and life support will fail, and (2d4x10)% of the crew will be killed instantly by explosions, debris, and loss of atmosphere. There is a 100% chance the ship will violently explode. Thats an explosion inflicting 2d6x10,000 MD to any object within 50 miles. In order to get to Lord Bodolza, you must get past his defenses, which include numerous missile turrets, internal lasers, and thousands of internal mecha units and specialized automated defense units.
2. Depleting the MDC of the Main Factory will destroy the weapons plant. All power systems, thrusters, weapon systems, and life support will fail, and (2d4x10)% of the crew will be killed instantly by explosions, debris, and loss of atmosphere. There is a 70% chance the factory will violently explode. Thats an explosion inflicting 2d6x10,000 MD to any object within 50 miles. If the ship does not explode, then the ship will be an unsalvageable wreck.
3. Depleting the MDC of the main thrusters will force the ship to rely on its secondary thrusters. Depleting the MDC of the main AND secondary thrusters will leave the ship adrift in space. In an atmosphere, the battlecruiser will still be able to land and achieve orbit using antigravity generators. The maneuvering thrusters will propel the ship at 10kph in any direction.

### SPEEDS:

**Speed (Sublight):**

0.24 speed of light (38,400 miles per second)
**Speed (Auxiliary Drives):** Mach 2.0
**Speed (Space Fold):** 1 light year every 6 minutes
**Planet bound:** Can not enter a planet's atmosphere. **Maximum Range:** Unlimited (estimated life span unknown)

### STATISTICAL DATA:

**Dimensions:** Height approx 890,000 meters (890 kilometers), length approx 510,000 meters.(510 kilometers)
**Fold System:** Fold System Cluster
**Sublight Drive:** Impulse Drive Cluster
**Gravity Control System:** Internal
**Auxiliary Engine:** Rocket Motor Cluster
**Sensor System:** Standard Tracking Cluster

### WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. **PARTICLE BEAM CANNONS (200):** Located randomly across the surface of the **Gorg Bodolzaa** Base are numerous particle beam cannons similar to the ones mounted on Zentraedi and Meltrandi battleships. These weapons were capable of destroying all but the largest and most determined hostiles.

* Range: 100 miles (160.9 km) underwater, 200 miles (321.9 km) through an atmosphere, and 100,000 miles in space.
* Damage: 3D8x1000 M.D. per single blast.
* Rate of Fire: Each cannon can fire once per melee.
* Payload: Effectively unlimited

1. **RETRACTABLE LASER TURRETS (4,400):** As a final line of defense, the command fortress has retractable laser turrets mounted at various strategic places along the hull. These short-range lasers were apparently intended primarily for anti-aircraft and anti-mecha defense but can do moderate damage against enemy spacecraft if they get too close. When not in use gun turrets are concealed within the hull underneath a sliding hatch. At most 20 lasers can be brought to bear on a single target.
	* Range: 1584' (956.6 m) underwater, 3168' (956.6 m) through an atmosphere, and 60 miles (96.6 km) in space.
	* Damage: 2D6x10 M.D. per single blast.
	* Rate of Fire: Each cannon can fire four times per melee, but they must fire in a volley of at least three cannons.
	* Payload: Effectively unlimited

**RETRACTABLE MISSILE TURRETS (3000):** These are very similar to the Laser Turrets except that they fire missiles instead of laser beams. They can use several types of missiles according to the mission at hand. Each turret is capable of 360\* rotation with a 180\* arc.

1. * **PRIMARY PURPOSE:** Anti-Aircraft
	* **SECONDARY PURPOSE:** Anti-Warship
	* **MISSILE TYPES:** Any type of UN Spacy Medium Range Missile can be used.
	* **RANGE:** Varies, typically 60 miles (80.4 km).
	* **SPEED:** Varies, typically 1600mph (2571kmph).
	* **DAMAGE:** Varies, typically 2D4x10 M.D.
	* **BLAST RADIUS**: Varies, typically 15 feet.
	* **RATE OF FIRE:** Volleys of 2, 4,6 or 8 missiles per launcher.
	* **PAYLOAD:** Effectively unlimited due to the large ammo supply available.

### SYSTEMS OF NOTE:

* **LORD BODOLZA'S THRONE ROOM:** From here, Lord Bodolza commands his vast armada of Zentran warriors. The throne room also serves as the Combat Information Center for the huge ship. Tactical displays of all kinds line the vast chamber. Information from any ship in the fleet may instantly be displayed. Lord Bodolza may also take direct control of any ship his fleet from this location.
* **LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS:** The Command Fortress had sufficient life support to provide breathable air and comfortable temperatures for up to 5,000,000 people indefinitely. In an emergency the life support system could support up to 15,000,000 people at one time. The ship contains enough food and water onboard to support the crew for up to 10,000 years (with recycling).
* **LONG-RANGE TRACKING SENSORS:** The Command Fortress Command Center is equipped with a complex sensor system that could track and identify up to 100,000 craft simultaneously. The system had a 10,000-mile range.
* **SPACE FOLD SYSTEM:** For FTL propulsion, the Command Fortress is equipped with a fold system capable of propelling the ship through hyperspace at speeds up to 3.28x10^10 mps (5.25x10^10 kmps), or 1 light year per 6 minutes. The range of the fold drive is theoretically unlimited except by the life expectancy of the spacecraft (which is unknown). The Command Fortress can also include any ship within a five hundred mile radius within it's fold jump, but extending the foldspace field around it.
* **SUBLIGHT ENGINES:** As a backup to the Fold System, the Command Fortress is equipped with impulse engines that could propel the craft at speeds up to 0.24 speed of light (38,400 miles per second) in space. Note that these engines were mainly intended for rapid movement inside a planetary system and are not suited for long voyages between star systems.
* **BIO-SCAN CHAMBER:** A special laboratory equipped with a multitude of apparatus to study alien lifeforms. It provides all pertinent data on physiology, genetic, and chemical structure.
* **MECHA NAVIGATIONAL OVERRIDE:** This system serves to instantly abort a mission if the Fleet Commander so wishes. All mecha are automatically returned to their respective mother ships. This system facilitated the control of rogue Zentran and Meltran units.
* **SUBSPACE MASS SENSORS:** As part of the Command Fortress sensor systems, it is equipped with subspace sensors that could essentially instantly detect mass readings and movement of objects up to 2 AU (186 million miles) distant from the structure. Readings taken with the subspace sensors are not very detailed (-25% penalty when trying to identify a detected object) and cannot detect objects of less than 60,000 kg (this includes most Zentraedi, Meltrandi, and UN Spacy mecha).

### MECHA COMPLEMENT:

* **Regult Tactical Battle Pods: 1,000,000**
* **Glaug Officer's Pods: 20,000**
* **Nousjadeul-Ger Powered Armor 5,000**
* **Theatre Scout Recon Pods 1,000**
* **Shuttlecraft 5,000**