Type 27 Class
| Class | Destroyer Leader (DL)/Heavy Frigate (FH)/Light Cruiser (CL) |
|---|---|
| Place of Origin | Federated Districts of Ceres |
| Begin of Service | 2209CE - Block II: 2244 CE |
| Used by | FDC Self Defense Force Davenport Self Defense Force various others |
| Wars | Operation TYRANT (Attack on Onouch’l Automata in Lambda Serpentis) |
| Designer | Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH AG |
| Designed | 2206 CE |
| Manufacturer | Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH (main) various |
| Unit Cost | 143 million € |
| Produced | Ceres, Sol Jerat, Jeratir |
| No. built | Block I - 67 Block II - 156 |
| Variants | Block II (enhanced sensor systems, enhanced computer systems, enhanced command and control, enhanced reactor, enhanced weapon systems) |
| Mass | Block i: 44,654 metric tonnes Block II: 44,781 metric tonnes |
| Length | 287 meters |
| Beam | 112 meters |
| Height | 112 meters |
| Crew | - 76 main crew - 25 Parasite support crew - 61 Parasite Crew |
| Armour | Block I/II Evington MK II Spaced Composite Armour (2680 metric tonnes) |
| Main Armament | - 6x 9 VLS Containerised Weapon Platform Stand-Off Missiles - Laser Core System (Block I: 7.5 GW; Block II: 8 GW) - 12x Primary 4.5m apertures - 24x Secondary 2.5 m apertures - 2x 100 GeV Macron Caster - 2x 180mm 4 GJ Mass Driver - 16x Dual 90mm 125 MJ Helical Coil Gun Batteries |
| Secondary Armament | - 4x 9x4 VLS Containerised Weapon Platform Counter Missile - Laser Core System - 42x 0.5m Aperture CIWS - 24x 30mm OTO Melara 'Olivaro' CIWS Mounts |
| Energy Systems | Primary: - 1x Orion Energy Systems 'Taurus M1B XL' 25GW H-He3 Fusion Reactor (Block I) - 1x Orion Energy Systems 'Taurus M2' XL' 32GW H-He3 Fusion Reactor (Block II) Secondary: - 1x 12GW Superconducting Battery Bank |
| Engines | Reaction Thrusters: - 6x EuroThrust ET-25-9-A Fusion Thruster (515GW) (Block I) - 6x EuroThrust ET-26-2-A Fusion Thruster (545GW) (Block II) FTL systems: - Asari Research M-51-B Heim-Feynman Event Generator (Block I) - Asari Research M-54 Heim-Feynman Event Generator (Block II) |
| Parasites | - 6 Assault Craft - 4 Interceptor Craft - 2 Patrol Craft |
| Endurance | Hull Endurance: - 100 years active life span with unlimited endurance, as long as maintenance periods are kept - Capable of wilderness refuelling via atmospheric scoop and molecular sieves from gas giants - Internal Fabricators with complete part data banks allow partial rebuild from internal feed stock, as long as feed stock levels are maintained through plasma refining of raw materials with molecular sieves (3350 tonnes feed stock on board) Crew Endurance: - 12 months consumables Sub-light Endurance: - 143,241 km/s (4465 metric tonnes) |
| Operational Range | Sub-light: Indefinite over operational lifespan FTL, solo operation: - 4 ly/d (Block I) - 4.25 ly/d (Block II) - 4.69 ly/d (Block III) FTL, linked operation: - 5.86 ly/d (Block I) - 6.22 ly/d (Block II) - 6.80 ly/d (Block III) |
| Maximum Speed | Sub-light: 5.2 gravities (51 m/s²) Atmospheric: Mach 25 |
| Special: | The Type 27 is equipped with landing struts, enabling landing on rough terrain with terrain differences of up to 8 meters |
The Type 27 has been introduced into the lineup of space craft build by Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH as the 'larger sibling of the Type 25', and listed as Destroyer Leader, due to its general focus on operating in formation and it's limited flag capabilities, allowing some command staff to operate a smaller Destroyer task force.
However, about half of the nations operating the Type 27 take the 'larger sibling of the Type 25' line for granted, operating the Type 27 as independent combatant and patrol vessel, while retaining the flag capabilities. This would reclassify the Type 27 as Light Cruiser in most space forces, but many smaller ones classify it as a Heavy Frigate.
The Type 27 is produced in large number by the Ceres Dockyard Corporation for other nations. The Block I variant of the Type 27 has taken many parts and systems of the Type 25 and was seen as a solid space craft and remained unchanged, aside from slight upgrades, for more then 40 years.
While Ceres Dockyard Corporation designed the hull for 100 years, with the appropriate maintenance, it appears that the design was rugged enough that many of the Block I vessels of the Type 27 still in service will remain in service for the 23rd century and into the 24th century.