Atlas Class Starship

Atlas class is a designated carrier vessel designed to haul a large amount of fighters with fleet. To archive that an older constitution class hull design was connected with designs of Star Wars universe and a few other known carrier specific designs, ultimately designing what became essentially flying hangar bay.

With 2 hangars on each side, one 3-exit in saucer cut-in one rear and 2 frontal this ship is capable of launching it's fighter compliment in short amount of time. Saucer hangar thanks to its recessed placement allows fighters to be covered from being engaged as they go into combat.

The most noticeable hull change from Consitution is that saucer connection is fully integrated into engineering hull as one without main shaft sticking out thinly.

All hangar bays are equipped with blast door allowing to close them if the need arises. apart from hangars, fighters are stored in few storage bays with only part of them in combat readiness, hangars are connected to storage rooms with elevator system allowing to move ships between them rather fast.

Dimensions

1000 x 600 x 250 meters

Crew Capacity

500 standard crewman
150 additional security personel

Power Source

Matter / Antimatter Reactor (2)
Impulse Reactors (2)

Propulsion

Warp Drive
Impulse Drive

Cruising Speed

Warp 8

Max Speed

Warp 8.5

Emergency Speed

Warp 9.5 for 12 Hours

Offensive Systems

• 8 phaser arrays (2 front, 2 back, mirrored on bottom)
• 3 topedo launchers (2 front, 1 back)

Defensive Systems

• Deflector Shields

Auxiliary Craft

• 5 wings (198 crafts per wing): 2 Interceptor, 1 Bomber, 2 Fighter. approximately 990 crafts in total
• 150 auxiliary non combat crafts (shuttles, workbees, runabouts)
• 4 AWACS crafts

Specific classes of small craft may vary between vessels.

AWACS and Electronic Warfare

An Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C or AWACS) system is an airborne radar picket system designed to detect starships and munitions at long ranges and perform command and control of the battle space in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack aircraft strikes primarly outside local carrier effective control range. AEW&C units are also used to carry out surveillance, including over ground targets and frequently perform functions similar to an Air Traffic Controller given military command over other forces.

When used in combat support, the radar on the craft allows the operators to detect and track targets and distinguish between friendly and hostile air/spacecraft at ranges exceeding Atlas Class sensor range due to them being able to detach carrier and go ahead with small crafts. Like a ground-based radar, it can be detected by opposing forces, but because of its mobility and extended sensor range, it is much less vulnerable to counter-attacks.

AWACS and Electronic Warfare duties are primarly performed by modified Danube Class Runabout or equivalent crafts that were modified to fulfill them. This comes with cutting living space to fit all necessary equipment as well as moving transporter array to the rear of bridge section while moving door to left side of it to serve as maintenance access to all AWACS equipment. AWACS crafts if required can be used to perform boarding operations, however that is not recomended and dedicated ships should be used for that.

Air Control Crew

Because of being designated carrier and of pure amount of small crafts it can field additional department head (Small Crafts Commander) was chosen to command small craft detachments and crews on deck. his direct subordinates are:

• Air/Space Traffic Controller (ASTC)
• Deck Crew Controller (DCC)
• Fighter Wing Tactical Officer

ASTC, as name suggests is an officer who handles landing and take-off tasks from hangars, he has local controllers in each hangar as his subordinates

Deck Crew Controller has additional officers that command respective departments:

• Yellow Team officers and crewman - They handle crafts on deck, directing them to respective landing areas and elevators
• Purple Team officers and crewman - Handle maintenance of crafts and refuel them when needed
• Cyan Team officers and crewman - Handle ordnance, EOD, firefighting and Crash/salvage operations
• Black Team crewman - Plane inspectors, giving confirmation of craft being space worthy before it takes off (skipped if take-off is in an emergency)

You can determine team crewman is in by the color of his high-visibility vest

Fighter Wing Tactical officer has direct command over fighters, While captain can still give them orders directly this additional tactical officer is meant to allow him to focus on ship, while he or she handles deployed crafts

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  Example of Deck crew carrier which is worn over standard uniform

Carrier Operations

On the main bridge, build similar to NX class. carrier operations are handled in the rear section using a dedicated console setup. It allows to stay out of way for rest of crew while staying close to CO. Secondary bridge had Communication console repurposed for controlling carrier operations.

Every hangar has a dedicated control room to prevent accidents on take-off and landings and provide assistance to pilots, they are manned by NCO. When alert happens those NCOs are responsible for queuing crafts to leave the ship in an orderly fashion as fast as possible. On-deck officers are responsible for assisting during landing, rearming, refueling and assisting pilots with maintenance. Each flight deck is equipped with fire suppression equipment and can be quickly depressurized. In event of accident crew can quickly fill out from bay using numerous access points. Flight decks are surrounded by containment fields in case of an unexploded ordnance incident. Alert crafts are stored on Flight deck and can be replaced or reinforced with ones in storage area using elevators. Each Flight deck contains set of blast doors behind Force field emitters, used to pressurize area even if Force field holding atmosphere gets breached.

When ship enters alert status current Alert fighters are launched as well as any additional crafts deemed necessary such as bombers. After leaving flight deck they are handed over from flight control to Fighter Wing Tactical officer.

Shuttles are handled by ASTC on approach then they are handed over to specific Flight Deck control, where assisted by deck crew they are guided to empty landing spot then if needed after crew disembarks lowered to parking space.

Before planed lift offs every craft is inspected by a member of the Black Team, who makes sure everything is ready. This is not done during alerts or if there is a priority take off. It takes time but ensures everything to be ready for possible combat.

Due to amount of small crafts landing in calm conditions is based on queue system where ATSC and Local flight controller, however there is also procedure known as "Combat Landings" which is used to recover all small crafts in short amount of time. It forgoes much of security to get everyone aboard. When combat landing order is given all pilots are to immidietly move back to Carrier and land as soon as possible. Pilots are to coordinate with each other for fastest recovery and if recovery is not possible they should head to preselected RV point using their warp drive where they will be recovered. In case their warp drive is inoperable its possible for them to mag lock to hull at risk of falling off in warp.

Safety

Due to amount of dangerous substances on flight decks and near storage sections some safety features were modified and added to Atlas Class Starships compared to average line vessel. In addition due to size and Strategic designation of Vessel it was also outfited with additional security measures.

• Fire Suppression:
  • Flight Deck is divided into sections by both Force Fields and physical blast doors allowing them to be cut off in case of emergency
  • Each deck is equipped with Fire Suppression system based on Either Halon or venting depending on volatility of items contained in area, as example
    • Munition storage: Due to volatile nature of munition fire suppression system vents atmosphere from area as soon as smoke is detected
    • Main computer: Due to less volatile nature of area and its sensitivity picked system contains so called clean agent, in this case Halon which is less power consuming system that is more than enough to put out most fires
  • Select corridors contain additional blast doors that are able to cut them off in case of decompression or fire
• Security:
  • Ship is fitted with CCTV system acessible from:
    • Security Room
    • Bridge
    • Main Computer area
  • Each deck contains security Armory that is locked to authorised personel. Not every security personel is authorised to open armory. Those contain more powerful arnament than phasers officers are provided with and rifles
  • Each deck contains weapeon lockers with phaser rifles in select corridors. Every Security Officer can access those
  • Security is authorised to have Type 2 phaser on them when on duty in section deemed critical. Example of those section includes:
    • Bridge and nearby access points leading to it
    • Flight Deck
    • Munition Storage

Special Force Section

Atlas class starships are designed to support operations of Marine Corp, Force Recon teams and Temporal Operatives when needed. To allow that a secured section of ship was selected to host facilities for those units. That section consist of independent bunks, storage, Long Range com room and two briefing rooms. Due to often secret nature of assignments performed by those units additional security measures are taken when they are embarking and aboard. Independent facilities are meant to provide ability to confer and brief forces on anything that should not leave controlled environment and to that effect they have built in short range jammers and can be sealed from inside limiting access further.

Procedures

Special Forces Embarkment

• Security Sweep for any listening or recording devices
• Section lock to Special Forces that are embarking and Level 3 personnel
• Engaging power to briefing rooms, communication, and other special force dedicated equipment

When Special Forces are aboard

• All hatches are closed and locked to level 3 personnel and designated security officers
• All access to secure section is logged by main computer

Special Force Disembarkment

• All logs and data from dedicated equipment is purged
• Security sweep accompanied by Commissioned officer sweeps deck for listening and recording devices as well as anything left behind by Special Force
• Power down of Special Force dedicated equipment
• Removing Level 3 lock from section

Emergency Measures

In case of emergency section may be unsealed and allow unauthorized personnel entry, in example in case of security breach Security Head may request to unlock section and order security sweep, any such action need to be later logged along reason. This requires either Ships Commanding Officer, Executive Officer or two Level 3 Personnel permission.

In any case of emergency Special Force personnel should allow vessel crew to perform their duties and if they have any objections raise them to either Commanding Officer or Executive Officer of vessel.

Main & Secondary Bridge

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  Primary

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  Secondary