Paradox Class Battlecruiser - Revision history

Madamebadger at 15:25, 31 July 2022

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	==Plans==		==Plans==
	* Normal		* Normal
	* Aquatic-enabled. (I think I said somewhere how many of these there were in relation to the normal types, in Who is Willing, I should look that up.) (If it's in Who is Willing I haven't found it? All I've found is that few ships in the Fleet have water environments. - Badger)		* Aquatic-enabled

	The battlecruiser is the smallest Fleet ship class to predictably carry recon drones (six is the normal load-out, with three on each side of the ship). Ghost classes sometimes carry drones, but only if their missions require them.		The battlecruiser is the smallest Fleet ship class to predictably carry recon drones (six is the normal load-out, with three on each side of the ship). Ghost classes sometimes carry drones, but only if their missions require them.
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	* [[UAV Songlance]]		* [[UAV Songlance]]
	* [[UAV Scattersky]]		* [[List of Ships\|UAV Scattersky]]

	==Known Battlecruisers==		==Known Battlecruisers==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

	<gallery widths=200px heights=300px>		<gallery widths="200px" heights="300px">
	File:Illo-Battlecruiser.jpg\|Initial Design, Battlecruiser		File:Illo-Battlecruiser.jpg\|Initial Design, Battlecruiser
	File:Illo-BattlecruiserBridge.jpg\|Battlecruiser Bridge		File:Illo-BattlecruiserBridge.jpg\|Battlecruiser Bridge

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	===Crew Care===		===Crew Care===
			[[File:Observationdeck.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Obdeck]]
	====Medplex====		====Medplex====
	A battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet to have a sickbay large enough to be called a Medplex. (Smaller ship types have clinics.)		A battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet to have a sickbay large enough to be called a Medplex. (Smaller ship types have clinics.)

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	====Auxiliary Control====		====Auxiliary Control====
	* There is a navigation board on the Auxiliary Bridge; it has a sidebar to information from the [[Paradox Class Battlecruiser#Water Environments \|water environments]] on battlecruisers with aquatics. The sidebar can display running text translation of comments from the [[Naysha]] and optional viseo or solidigraphic displays for direct signing.<ref name="wiw-ch02">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 2</ref>		* There is a navigation board on the Auxiliary Bridge; it has a sidebar to information from the [[Paradox Class Battlecruiser#Water Environments \|water environments]] on battlecruisers with aquatics. The sidebar can display running text translation of comments from the [[Naysha]] and optional viseo or solidigraphic displays for direct signing.<ref name="wiw-ch02">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 2</ref>
			===Ship's Weapons===
	===Security===		===Security===
	A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

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	* Aquatic-enabled. (I think I said somewhere how many of these there were in relation to the normal types, in Who is Willing, I should look that up.) (If it's in Who is Willing I haven't found it? All I've found is that few ships in the Fleet have water environments. - Badger)		* Aquatic-enabled. (I think I said somewhere how many of these there were in relation to the normal types, in Who is Willing, I should look that up.) (If it's in Who is Willing I haven't found it? All I've found is that few ships in the Fleet have water environments. - Badger)

			The battlecruiser is the smallest Fleet ship class to predictably carry recon drones (six is the normal load-out, with three on each side of the ship). Ghost classes sometimes carry drones, but only if their missions require them.

	==Complement==		==Complement==

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	===Security===		===Security===
	A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

			Security personnel are equipped with shock-staves.<ref name="esots-9">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) \| Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 9</ref>

	====Armory====		====Armory====

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	[[File:Illo-BattlecruiserBridge.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Bridge]]		[[File:Illo-BattlecruiserBridge.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Bridge]]
	====Bridge====		====Bridge====
	The battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet line-up to have a bi-level bridge. (Smaller ships have a single compartment.) The lower compartment has the various departmental stations, with room for training officers and oversight; the upper compartment is a "loft" that overlooks the lower and has stations for the First and Second Commanders, plus two spares. The captain sits in the middle. The bridge's main display is a holographic projection that fills the entire wall from the floor of the bottom compartment to the ceiling of the loft.		The battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet line-up to have a bi-level bridge. (Smaller ships have a single compartment.) The lower compartment has the various departmental stations, with room for training officers and oversight; the upper compartment is a "loft" that overlooks the lower and has stations for the First and Second Commanders, plus two spares. The captain sits in the middle. Sound-muffling carpets prevent the discussions on the lower level from carrying to the loft.<ref name="esots-02" /> The bridge's main display is a holographic projection that fills the entire wall from the floor of the bottom compartment to the ceiling of the loft, approximately three stories.<ref name="esots-02">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) \|Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 2</ref>

	On the loft level, there are two rooms immediately on either side of the lift when exiting, one for senior staff conferences and one labeled as the captain's office. <ref name="fits-ch20">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) \|Faith in the Service]]'', chapter 20</ref>. Those are labeled as Conference 1 and 2 on the diagram. The lift at the loft level is #4. The captain and commanders' stations form a partial horseshoe on that level. The balcony is edged with a railing, and there are two sets of stairs leading from the loft to the main level (for those who don't want to take the lift).		On the loft level, there are two rooms immediately on either side of the lift when exiting, one for senior staff conferences and one labeled as the captain's office. <ref name="fits-ch20">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) \|Faith in the Service]]'', chapter 20</ref>. Those are labeled as Conference 1 and 2 on the diagram. The lift at the loft level is #4. The captain and commanders' stations form a partial horseshoe on that level. The balcony is edged with a railing, and there are two sets of stairs leading from the loft to the main level (for those who don't want to take the lift).
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	===Security===		===Security===
	A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		A security-triggered alert disables intraship Pad access in addition to deploying extra bulkheads to cut off access. <ref name="lais-15">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

	====Armory====		====Armory====
	The armories are not large because there is no centralized facility; instead many smaller armories are scattered throughout the ship. Typically contains light armor and weapons (including swords). <ref name="lais-14">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 14</ref>		The armories are not large because there is no centralized facility; instead many smaller armories are scattered throughout the ship. Typically contains light armor and weapons (including swords). <ref name="lais-14">''[[ Laisrathera (Fiction) \| Laisrathera]]'', Chapter 14</ref>

	====Brig====		====Brig====
	There are single-person cells with no features, and the last wall is a halo-arch, not intended for long-term lock-up. Guards are not wasted outside each individual cell. There is a station at the end of the corridor of cells, leading to the only exit, and one person will be assigned there. That person has access to surveillance on all occupied cells and can control their disposition.<ref name="lais-13" />		There are single-person cells with no features, and the last wall is a halo-arch, not intended for long-term lock-up. Guards are not wasted outside each individual cell. There is a station at the end of the corridor of cells, leading to the only exit, and one person will be assigned there. That person has access to surveillance on all occupied cells and can control their disposition.<ref name="lais-13" />

	====Alert Types====		====Alert Types====
	There's a klaxon, and flashing red lights.<ref name="lais-15" />		There's a klaxon, and flashing red lights.<ref name="lais-15" />


	===Environmental===		===Environmental===
	An environmental alert does not curtail use of intraship Pads. <ref name="lais-15" />		An environmental alert does not curtail use of intraship Pads. <ref name="lais-15" />

	====Engineering====		====Engineering====
	The engineering compartment is several levels tall and contains the Well drive housing and capsule. Well Drives apparently have a bleed-off system. There are several additional compartments within it, but the power plant needs a lot of space so it occupies the center in a cleared-off area. <ref name="lais-13" /> The core control panels can be used to initiate a mass ejection routine (this is ejection of the antimatter mass, not "mass" as in large numbers of something); this removes the antimatter and the batteries will drain eventually, depriving the ship of power. The section can also be blown entirely (suggesting its near the back or one of the exterior bulkheads). <ref name="lais-15" />		The engineering compartment is several levels tall and contains the Well drive housing and capsule. Well Drives apparently have a bleed-off system. There are several additional compartments within it, but the power plant needs a lot of space so it occupies the center in a cleared-off area. <ref name="lais-13" /> The core control panels can be used to initiate a mass ejection routine (this is ejection of the antimatter mass, not "mass" as in large numbers of something); this removes the antimatter and the batteries will drain eventually, depriving the ship of power. The section can also be blown entirely (suggesting its near the back or one of the exterior bulkheads). <ref name="lais-15" />
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	===Crew Care===		===Crew Care===

	====Medplex====		====Medplex====
	A battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet to have a sickbay large enough to be called a Medplex. (Smaller ship types have clinics.)		A battlecruiser is the first ship type in the Fleet to have a sickbay large enough to be called a Medplex. (Smaller ship types have clinics.)

	====Gym====		====Gym====

			===Shuttle Bays===
			Apparently have force fields over them that are permeable only to shuttles when the bay doors are open. <ref name="fits-03">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) \|Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 3</ref>

	===~~Shuttle Bays~~===		===Pad Rooms===
	~~Apparently have force fields over them that are permeable only~~ to ~~shuttles when~~ the ~~bay doors are open.~~ <ref>~~Faith in the Service~~, ~~Chapter 3~~</~~ref~~>
			Pad rooms can be used to travel within the ship (though this seems considerably less common than walking), between ships<ref name="lais-15" />, or ship to surface. They are numbered.<ref name="esots-02" />

	===Personal Quarters and Bunks===		===Personal Quarters and Bunks===
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	[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|100px\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]		[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|100px\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]
	There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.		There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.

			Captain's quarters are located one deck below and almost beneath the bridge, allowing the captain to reach the bridge by elevator in under a minute.<ref name="esots-02" />

	== Water Environments ==		== Water Environments ==
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			==Notes==

			* Baths appear to be available to junior officers somewhere (Darya anticipates taking one after time spent on Amity), although not in their quarters per the floorplan above. Gym, maybe?<ref name="esots-04">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) \|Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 4</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	====Senior Officers====		====Senior Officers====
	[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|~~200px~~\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]		[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|100px\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]
	There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.		There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.

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	[[File:Illo-~~BCSeniorOfficerCabin~~.jpg\|~~250px~~\|thumb\|right\|~~Senior Officer Cabin~~]]		[[File:Illo-CrewQuartersBC.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Junior Cabins]]
	* Ensigns bunk somewhere between four<ref name="sec-ch01">''[[Second (Fiction) \|Second]]'', chapter 1</ref> and eight to a room.<ref name="wiw-ch01" />		* Ensigns bunk somewhere between four<ref name="sec-ch01">''[[Second (Fiction) \|Second]]'', chapter 1</ref> and eight to a room.<ref name="wiw-ch01" />
	*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>		*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>
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	====Senior Officers====		====Senior Officers====
			[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]
	There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.		There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.

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	*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>		*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>
	* The alien liaison's quarters on ships with water environments seems very large for an individual lieutenant, but it is in fact shared: the [[Flitzbe]] clod has a floor pillow with a bank of adjustable lamps, and there is a floor-to-ceiling window through which the [[Naysha]] and [[Platies]] can see the liaison (and vice versa).<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>		* The alien liaison's quarters on ships with water environments seems very large for an individual lieutenant, but it is in fact shared: the [[Flitzbe]] clod has a floor pillow with a bank of adjustable lamps, and there is a floor-to-ceiling window through which the [[Naysha]] and [[Platies]] can see the liaison (and vice versa).<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>

			====Senior Officers====
			There is a 'senior officer country' section of the ship (interestingly enough), where cabins for the tops of each department command chain are located. These cabins are large enough for entertaining, and will have a corner devoted to informal meetings. Senior officer cabins also have genies, unlike the quarters for lower ranks (where it is assumed that food will be eaten in the mess, as a communal activity). There is a great deal of latitude for personalization in the senior cabins, but in practice the changes are usually cosmetic, like projecting a curtain between the bed and the remainder of the cabin.

	== Water Environments ==		== Water Environments ==

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	===Personal Quarters and Bunks===		===Personal Quarters and Bunks===
			[[File:Illo-BCSeniorOfficerCabin.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Senior Officer Cabin]]
	* Ensigns bunk somewhere between four<ref name="sec-ch01">''[[Second (Fiction) \|Second]]'', chapter 1</ref> and eight to a room.<ref name="wiw-ch01" />		* Ensigns bunk somewhere between four<ref name="sec-ch01">''[[Second (Fiction) \|Second]]'', chapter 1</ref> and eight to a room.<ref name="wiw-ch01" />
	*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>		*Lieutenants are implied to have at least one roommate under normal circumstances.<ref name="wiw-ch01">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) \|Who is Willing]]'', chapter 1</ref>