Atlas class is a designated carrier vessel designed to haul large ammount of fighters with fleet. to archive that an older constitution class hull design was connected with designs of Star Wars and few other designing what ultimately became 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 fighter compliment in short ammount of time. Saucer hangar thanks to it placement allows fighters to be covered from first strikes as they go into combat. most noticable hull change from Consitution is that saucer connection is fully integrated into engineering hull as one without main shaft sticking out thinly. all hangarbays are equiped with blastdoor allowing to close them if need arise. apart from hangars fighters are stored in few storage bays with only part of them in combat readiness, hangars are connected to staorage 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 fighters in total
- 150 auxiliary non combat crafts (shuttles, workbees, runabouts)
Air Control Crew
Because of being designated carrier and of pure ammount of small crafts it can field additional departament head (Small Crafts Commander) was chosen to command small craft detachments and crews on deck. his direct subordinates are:
- Air/Space Trafic Controler (ASTC)
- Deck Crew Controler (DCC)
- Fighter Wing Tactical Officer
ASTC, as name insist means officer who handles landing and take off tasks from hangars, he has local controlers in each hangar as his subordinates
Deck Crew Controler has additional officers that command respective departaments:
- Yellow Team officers and crewman - They handle crafts on deck, directing them to respective landing areas and elevators as well as giving first inspection
- Purple Team officers and crewman - Handle maitenance of crafts and refuel them when needed
- Cyan Team officers and crewman - Handle ordnance, EOD, firefighting and Crash/salvage operations
- Black Team crewman - Final plane inspectors, giving final confirmation of craft before it take off (skipped if take off is in emergency situation)
You can determine team crewman is in by colour of his high-visibility vest
Fighter Wing Tactical officer has direct command over fighters, While captain can still give them orders directly this tactical officer is meant to allow captain to focus on rest of ships while he handles crafts in fields.
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Example of Deck crew carrier which is worn over standard uniform
Main & Secondary Bridge
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Primary
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Secondary
