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Mars class was the name of at least four similar heavy cruiser designs used by the People's Navy, namely Mars-A (the original Mars class), Mars-B, Mars-C and Mars-D. (JIR2, SI1, CS2)
Class Design[]
Meant to carry a new, more efficient compensator that it did not receive in the end, the Mars-class had a lot of excess power in its wedge. This let it tow missile pods without losing as much acceleration as other cruisers.
Compared to the Sword class, it only sported two-thirds of its telemetry capacity, had less magazine space and was twenty gravities slower. In exchange for these sacrifices, the Mars-class had superior electronic warfare capabilities and nearly twice the broadside armaments. (HH7)
There have been three production runs of this class so far. The Mars-A and Mars-B were powered by the Goshawk-3 fusion reactor, but the Mars-C carried the Goshawk-4 and the earlier built ships were steadily updated, because the Goshawk-3 had several critical design flaws. The failsafes were prone to total failure. At least 2 ships exploded while in parking orbit and more were lost in Hyperspace. (SI1, JIR2)
Four of these ships were renamed the Proselyte class and used by the Grayson Space Navy. (Companion)
Known Ships[]
Mars-A-class[]
- PNS Mars - Lead Ship of the Class
- PNS Loki
- PNS Marduk
- PNS Nurghal
- PNS Odin
- PNS Thor
- PNS Tyr
Mars-B-class[]
Mars-C-class[]
Mars-D-class[]
- PNES Chao Kung Ming and seven other units operated by the People's Navy in Exile
Uncertain class[]
References[]
- ↑ As of the start of the Second Havenite-Manticoran War.
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| Small Craft | Cimeterre | Foudre | Fracteur | Mercure | Ouragan | Program 13 | Razzia | Transall
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