Mass Effect: Dreams of Stone and Dust - Codex

by Jadeflame

The codex for a fanfiction that i am still writing. I just wanted to already post it to save some steps later. All copyrights go to who ever has the claim to them. Inspired by a few other Fanfictions and Games.

3. Ships and FTL

Mass Effect: Of Stone and Dust

Codex

Ships:

Crew: each ship has at least one cypher on board to streamline any information processing and to control the point defence systems, bigger ships like Phoenix-class support vessels

are carrying at times up to 30 Cypher, if they are in the process of setting up colonies

Specific ship classes are under specific department high command, example: Infinity-class Supercarriers are under Legion command, while Marathon-class heavy Cruiser are under Sentinel command.

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Longsword-class Space superiority fighter:

Crew: 4 (1 Pilot, 1 Navigator, 1 Engineer, 1 Co-Pilot)

Armament: 2 fixed small MACs, 2 gimbaled ventral 120mm guns, 4 archer missiles

Dimensions: 64m long, 12m high, 75m wide

Class: Space superiority fighter

Role: Swarm-tactics and fleet support against Corvettes, Frigates and enemy capital ships

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Lifter-class Interplanetary Transportcraft:

Crew: 4 Navy Personnel (1 Pilot, 1 Co-Pilot, 1 Navigator, 1 Cypher)

Complement: Space for 200 Javelins and their Titans, 1 M510 Mammoth

Armament: 4 small gimbaled MACs, 1 armour piercing Mac, 4 point Defence Cannons

Dimensions: 300m long, 125m wide, 50m high

Class: Planetary Troop transport

Role: Trooptransport, Planetary Insertion, Troop Redeployment

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Gladius-class Corvette:

Crew: 16 (1 Pilot, 2 Co-Pilots, 1 Captain, 1 Weapons Officer, 5 Navigators, 1 Communications Officer, 1 Cypher, 1 Cook, 3 Engineers)

Armament: 1 medium MAC, 2 Pod Systems (normally 2 Archer pods), 6 Point Defence Cannons, 50 Plasmabombs

Dimensions: 243m long, 122m high, 40m wide

Class: Corvette

Role: Reconnaissance, planetary support, and infiltration

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Sahara-class Prowler:

Crew: 8 (1 Captain, 1 Pilot, 1 Co-pilot, 1 Navigator, 2 Engineers, 1 Cypher, 1 Cook) + 12 Legionnaires

Armament: 4 small MACs, 1 Minepod, 1 Shiva Launch system, 12 Drop pods

Dimensions: 281m long, 155m wide, 62m high

Class: Prowler

Role: Intelligence, deep space Reconnaissance, Infiltration and Exfiltration, VIP transport

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Tundra-class Transport:

Crew: 16 Navy Personnel + 10.000 Sentinels

Complement: 2 M510 Mammoths, 40 Warthogs, 524 Drop pods

Armament: 2 small MACs, 4 Point Defence Cannons

Dimensions: 1500m long, 300m wide, 350m high

Class: Transport

Role: Mass troop transport, planetary insertion

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Stalwart-class Light Frigate:

Crew: 250 Naval Personnel + 200 Sentinels + 100 Legionnaires

Complement: 6 Pelicans, 6 ATLAS-type javelins, 24 Drop pods

Armament: 1 medium MAC, 4 smaller gimbaled MACs, 50 Point Defence Cannons, 80 Missile Pods (20 Archer, 40 Howler)

Dimensions: 478m long, 152m wide, 112m high

Class: Frigate

Role: Troop transport, Planetary Defence, Fleet support

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Anlace-class Frigate:

Crew: 180 Navy Personnel + 200 Sentinels

Complement: 2 Pelicans in Hangar, 4 Pelicans on Hull clamps

Armament: 1 Plasmalance, 60 Point Defence Cannons, 8 smaller belly gimbaled MACs

Dimensions: 372m long, 112m wide, 109m high

Class: Frigate

Role: specially designed to support planetary invasions, extremely effective manoeuvring thrusters

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Strident-class Heavy Frigate:

Crew: 190 Navy Personnel + 100 Sentinels + 50 Legionnaires

Complement: 8 ATLAS-class Javelins, 1 internal Pelican, 4 Pelicans on hull clamps

Armament: 1 heavy MAC, 16 small gimbaled MACs, 6 Armor piercing MACs, 2 Missile Pod Systems (50 pods: 20 Archer, 30 Howler), 12 Point Defence Cannons

Dimensions: 575m long, 124m wide, 112m high

Class: Frigate

Role: Fleet Escort, Rapid Assault

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Poseidon-class Light Carrier:

Crew: 200 Navy Personnel + 500 Sentinels

Complement: 300 Drop pods, 30 Pelicans, 50 Longsword Superiority Fighters, 18 ATLAS-class Javelins

Armament: 50 Point Defence Cannons, 24 small gimbaled MACs

Dimensions: 719m long, 300m high, 246m wide

Class: Carrier

Role: Support Fleet Backbone, Main fighter support

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Vulcan-class Fighter Carrier:

Crew: 1500 Navy Perosnnel

Complement: 2000 Longsword Superiority Fighters

Armament: 16 armour piercing gimbaled MACs, 54 Point Defence Cannons, 300 Archer Missile Pods, 100 Howler Missile Pods

Dimensions: 1500m long, 900m wide, 800m high

Class: Carrier

Role: Fighter Support, Area Denial

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Orion-class assault Carrier:

Crew: 800 Navy Personnel + 1100 Sentinels + 500 Legionnaires

Complement: 80 Pelicans, 200 Longsword Superiority Fighters, 80 ATLAS-class javelins, 100 Main Battle Tanks

Armament: 360 Point Defence Cannons, 154 small gimbaled MACs

Dimensions: 1800m long, 900m wide, 600m high

Class: Carrier

Role: Backbone of any assault fleet, normally combined with 4 Poseidon-class Carriers and numerous Frigate wolfpacks, able to produce fuel, spare parts, and combat vehicles

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Marathon-class heavy Cruiser:

Crew: 2000 Navy Personnel + 500 Sentinels

Complement: 24 Longsword Superiority Fighter, 8 Pelican Dropships, 20 Warthogs, 10 Scorpion MBTs

Armament: 2 Heavy MACs, 6 Pod Systems, 40 Archer Missile Pods, 20 Howler Missile Pods, 32 Point Defence Cannons, 30 gimbaled small MACs, 14 gimbaled armour piercing MACs

Dimensions: 1192m long, 293m wide, 500m high

Class: Cruiser

Role: heavy hitter, support and firepower replacement for carriers

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Phoenix-class support vessel:

Crew: 3500 Navy Personnel + 6000 Sentinels + 1000 Legionnaires

Complement: 250 Pelicans, 170 Warthogs, 100 Scorpion MBTs, 800 Drop pods

Armament: 3 medium gimbaled MACs, 14 small gimbaled MACs, 40 Point Defence Cannons, 24 Archer Missile Pods, 6 Howler Missile Pods, 22 gimbled armour piercing MACs, Hot-Rod deployment system

Dimensions: 2.5km long, 800m wide, 600m high

Class: Colony support Vessel

Role: base building, frontline vehicle production and repair, troop transport

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Epoch-class Heavy Carrier:

Crew: 1300 Naval Personnel + 800 Sentinels

Complement: 36 Pelicans, 24 Longsword Superiority Fighter, 4 Mammoths, 16 Warthogs

Armament: 2 gimbaled medium MACs, 2 gimbaled armour piercing MACs, 44 Point Defence Cannons, 70 Archer Missile Pods, 30 Howler Missile Pods

Dimensions: 2563m long, 600m wide, 953m high

Class: Carrier

Role: Support, Escort and Interdiction

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Infinity-class Supercarrier:

Crew: 9000 Navy Personnel + 5000 Legionnaires + 100 Archivists + 2500 Sentinels + 500 Corvus Agents

Complement: Javelin Assembly, 10 Strident/Anlace-class Frigates, 150 Pelicans, 2000 Longsword Superiority Fighter, 10000 Orbital Drop Pods, 30 M510 Mammoths, 560 Warthogs, deployable flash forges, internal assembly lines

Armament: 2 heavy MACs, 8 gimbled medium MACs, 32 gimbled small MACs, 18 armour piercing MACs, 830 Point Defence Cannons, SHIVA nuclear deployment system, Hot-Rod deployment system, 700 Archer Missile Pods, 500 Howler Missile Pods

Dimensions: 5694m long, 833m wide, 1041m high

Class: Carrier

Role: Exploration, Flagship of Legionnaire Expedition fleets in the years right before contact with Council races

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Faster than Light:

The FTL-engine was developed after the Mars archives were successfully decoded in the year 2446. The first prototype was built by a group of engineers and theoretical physicists led by Tobias Fleming Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa, in the year 2451. From that point onward, the drive became one of the most important technological innovations, right next to the fusion reactor, Bio-Links and Ion-Propulsion. Using a newly discovered space, aptly named Slipspace, this engine can rip a hole into space-time continuum and shorten the distance of lightyears into weeks.

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Shielding:

The first real breakthrough in shielding technology came with the Human-Covenant war, where Archivist and Corvus scientists edcoded the Covenant shield generator blueprints. This enabled the Archivists to reverse-engineer the whole engine and testing began already the comming year. Together with the real minds behind the technology, the Huragok, joining the U.P.S.C. Humanity had an effective shield against Energy and kinetic based weaponry.

The shielding was at the same time resized to fit into smaller housings to protect the Titans and their Javelins in the field.

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U.P.S.C. Territory:

Earth – The Birthplace of Humanity, Heart of Democracy and Economic powerhouse of the U.P.S.C.

Mars – The industrial Powerhouse of the U.P.S.C. The first planet in human history to be completely terraformed and in possession of the biggest shipyards in U.P.S.C. territory, closely followed by the Lunar Metal Works.

Reach – As the Military Hub of the U.N.S.C. it houses the main training facilities of the U.N.S.C., and contains the Corvus Department HQ.

Harvest – Also called "The Breadbasket of Humanity", Harvest alone contributes to around 60% of all the Food production of the U.P.S.C. That also means that Harvest is the most defended planet after Earth and Reach, with a standard fleet of 1 Infinity-class Super Carrier and the 5th Home fleet.

Kaleeth – The Tevarin Home planet, it consists mostly out of vast oceans with beautiful rock formations, dotted with smaller to medium sized islands, the biggest landmass is the size of Australia.

Arcturus-Station - Arcturus Station, the heart of Humanity. It lies in the middle of Human space and is the main fall-back point of every fleet, it is constantly under the protection of 1 Infinity-class Super carrier and the 6th and 3rd Homefleet.

Anthem - The first colonised World outside of our solar system, where humanity found fully intact shaper relics together with the star maps used to find Installation-000 and Shieldworld Delta.

Anthem is the staging ground for human supremacy in the Orion Arm, without Anthem Humanity wouldn't have been able to perfect their Javelin suits,

the "taming" of Anthem rang in the Era of Colonization.

Installation-000 - A recovered installation of ginormous size, left by the Forerunners and found by the Humans. It is a giant piece of terraforming equipment, meant to terraform even the most hostile rocks in space and turn them into garden worlds. Installation-000 was used to terraform Reach into the green giant it is today.

Even though it is in actuality a terraforming tool, doesn't mean, that it is inhospitable: in the inner side of the ring lies a colonisable stretch of land under a protective layer of energy shielding meant to withstand even the strongest supernovas

Shieldworld Delta - Found by the Legion and their Freelancer militia, it is an artificial hollow world, with a small sun in the middle. Delta was probably once a stronghold of the Forerunner civilisation meant to serve as their new home in case of a Katastrophy, but it now serves the Legionnaires as a mobile base of operations and is colonised mostly by Drell, who serve the Legion.