Andromeda: Atmospheric Attack Craft Carrier

**Name**: Atmospheric Attack Carrier
**Craft**: Systems Commonwealth Atmospheric Attack Carrier
**Type**: Assault Carrier
**Scale**: capital
**Length**: 1,000 x 750 x 250 meters
**Skill**: capital ship pilot
**Crew**: 3,700; skeleton: 370/+10 (Ship can be operated with only the autopilot at a +10 difficulty)
**Auto Pilot**: Astrogation: 4D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 4D; Capital Ship Piloting: 4D; Communications: 4D; Sensors: 4D; Starship Gunnery: 4D; Command: 3D
**Passengers**: 1,588 & 615 troops
**Cargo Capacity**: 76,000 metric tons
**Consumables**: 2 years
**Slipstream Drive**: x0.04
**Nav Computer**: yes
**Maneuverability**: 1D+2
**Space**: 5
**Atmosphere**: 295; 850 km/h
**Hull**: 6D+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**

* **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
* **10 Electromagnetic Launch System Tubes**

Fire Arc: forward, but are self guided
Crew: 1
Skill: capital ship 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
* **Ground Assault Missiles**

Scale: capital
Fire Control: 5D+2
Space Range: 1-14/35/70
Atmosphere Range: 2-28/70/140km
Damage: 6D; See Weapon Description
* **4 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**

* RF-42 Centaur Tactical Fighter: 24
* AF/A-29 Phoenix Slipfighter: 72
* ES-15 Janus light sensor / attack drones: 8
* AES-111 Odin atmospheric sensor / C2 drones : 24

**Description**: The Atmospheric Attack Carrier, also known as an AAC, serves as the Group Operational Commander for a Planetfall Readiness Group during battlegroup operations. The AAC primary combat role is to destroy hostile tactical aircraft and defensive stations on the ground. It ensures that the skies are clear for dropships and other endo/exo-atmospheric craft during beach-head establishment, provides close air support (CAS) for Lancers on the ground, and destroys hostile ground forces in the interdiction zone.

In addition, the AAC provides air traffic control for the Planetfall Readiness Group and directs all High Guard movement onto the objective. Although it is nearly as large as a Glorious Heritage Class, the space on board an AAC is devoted almost entirely to hangar space and crew quarters as well as crew support. As a result, the AAC has limited value as a non-combat support ship aside from directing ship-to-surface relief operations from other platforms.

**Source**

* Andromeda Wiki: Atmospheric Attack Craft Carrier
* thedemonapostle