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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 some serious 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)
4 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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