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Terminal This fanfiction article, Kataphrakt-class Battleship, was written by Ajax 013. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.
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Kataphrakt-class Battleship
Production information
Manufacturer

Reyes-McLees Shipyards

Model

BBG

Class

Battleship

Technical specifications
Length

4643 metres

Width

1355 metres

Height/depth

662 metres

Engine unit(s)

Plasma Fusion Drive

Slipspace Drive

Shaw-Fujikawa Model 52

Slipspace velocity

912 light years per day

Shielding

Grade 9 shield

Hull
  • Laminated shell
  • Layers of titanium
  • Layers of AEGIS
  • Thermal energy absorbing layers
  • Kinetic absorbing layers
  • Aero gel layer
Sensor systems
  • AN/SPY-9 PAVE HOUND Active Electronically Scanned Array RADAR
  • AN/SPY-7 PAVE SAW Radio Telescope
  • AN/SSS-19 SAFEGUARD Electromagnetic Array
  • AN/SSS-19 REARGUARD Electromagnetic Array
  • AN/SLS-12 HORNET LIDAR
  • AN/SVS-68 Optical Telescope
  • AN/SAS-67 Infra-red Telescope
  • AN/SSQ-23 Sensor Network
Targeting systems

Multispectrum Optical AI assisted camera network

Navigation system

AI assisted Slipspace 'MAZE' directional router

  • AI/Manual driven computer supported pilot systems
Avionics

AI Assisted ADIS

  • MASER communications dish
  • Slipspace LASER communication system
  • War Net Integrated computer
Countermeasures
  • Firestorm Close-in Weapon System
  • Thunderstorm Close-in Weapon System
  • AN/SLQ 115 HARLEQUIN Decoy Launcher
  • AN/SLQ-221 DOPPLEGANGER Array
  • AN/SLQ-301 PAVE KEEPER
  • AN/SLQ-1011 PAVE FAITH
  • AN/SLQ-340 PIRATE Torpedo counter guidance system
  • Emergency Thrusters
Armament
  • 2 Mk VIII 'Tornado' Heavy MAC or
  • 2 W/AS M21B 'Typhoon' DIC (Or any mix)
  • 3 turreted Mk. VII Cyclone MAC guns or
  • 3 W/AS M21A 'Tsunami' DIC (or any mix)
  • 260 Archer pods
  • 98 M41 Hailstorm Naval Support Guns
  • 50 M53 Hellstorm Naval Support Guns
  • 138 Windstorm Close-in Weapon Systems
  • 92 Firestorm Close-in Weapon Systems
  • 92 Thunderstorm Close-in Weapon Systems
Usage
Role(s)

Linebacker, heavy support ship

Era(s)

Necros War

Affiliation

United Nations Space Command

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"No matter what we strike it with, it will not slow! What beast is this?!"
―Ship Master Dal 'Meivir

The Kataphrakt-class Battleship is a heavily armed UNSC warship made for taking on Covenant capital ships head on. It is considered amongst the 'Big Six', along with the Cavalier-class Fast Battleship, Pendragon-class Super Carrier, Sol-class Command Carrier, Titan-class Dreadnought and Ragnarök-class Dreadnaught. Armoured with the most advanced technologies available, it matches this with heavy-duty firepower. This allows it to meet with, and usually destroy similar vessels, such as the ORS-class, DDS-class, and CAS-class vessels. These vessels have a strong resonance with their crews, because while labour intensive, the sheer survivability of these ships ensure casualties amongst the crew are kept to a minimum.

UNSC Comments[]

Ships of the line[]

Block 1[]

  • UNSC Kataphrakt
  • UNSC Osiris
  • UNSC Liberator
  • UNSC Darkest Hour
  • UNSC Undying
  • UNSC Unyielding
  • UNSC Wardog
  • UNSC Europa
  • UNSC Titan
  • UNSC Ballymena

Block 2 (Triton-class)[]

  • UNSC Triton
Warships of the UNSCDF Navy

Stealth Vessels
Minerva-class Prowler | Cerberus-class Strike Prowler | Obsidian-class Heavy Prowler | Reckoning-class Attack Prowler | Scáthach-class Command Prowler | Nyx-class Sloop | Auriga-class Light Prowler | Crux-class Sub-Prowler

Corvettes and Attack Craft

Comet-class Fast Attack Craft | Wyvren-class Light Corvette | Durham-class Corvette | Oscarborg-class Missile Corvette | Uhlan-class Fast Attack Corvette | Romulus-class Heavy Corvette | Nemesis-class Sloop

Frigates

Vanguard-class Light Frigate | Rivia-class Frigate | Griffin-class Frigate | Heimdall-class Frigate | Jaeger-class Frigate | Helios-class Heavy Frigate | Saint-Étienne-class Heavy Frigate | Ronin-class Stealth Frigate

Destroyers

Oberon-class Light Destroyer | Indra-class Destroyer | Platinum-class Destroyer | Centurion-class Hunter-Killer Destroyer | Revanchist-class Picket Destroyer | Ferrus-class Heavy Destroyer | Raijin-class Escort Destroyer | Tyne-class Command Destroyer

Cruisers

Artemis-class Scout Cruiser | Tempest-class Light Cruiser | Valkyrie-class Light Cruiser | Chieftain-class Light Cruiser Thermopylae-class Cruiser | Delphinus-class Cruiser | Cannae-class Cruiser | Sentinel-class Anti-Aircraft Cruiser | Victoria-class Heavy Cruiser | Reach-class Heavy Cruiser | Athena-class Command Cruiser | Talion-class Battlecruiser | Keyes-class Battlecruiser | Andraste-class Strike Cruiser | Bishamonten-class Assault Cruiser

Carriers

Endeavour-class Assault Ship | Iskander-class Light Carrier | Rhodes-class Escort Carrier | Alexandria-class Escort Carrier | Argo-class Assault Carrier | Astraeus-class Support Carrier | Bastion-class Carrier | Odin-class Carrier | Marduk-class Carrier | Damocles-class Heavy Carrier | Pendragon-class Super Carrier | Sol-class Command Carrier

Battleships

Cavalier-class Fast Battleship | Kataphrakt-class Battleship | Ulysses-class Battleship | Archangel-class Arsenal Ship | Titan-class Dreadnought | Ragnarök-class Dreadnaught

Special Vessels

Victor-class Drone Ship | Hellfire-class Drone Ship | Strangeways-class Fleet Escort

Troop Transports

Briareos-class Troop Carrier | Campbeltown-class High-Speed Troop Transport | Bellerophon-class Landing Craft (Utility) | Kirin-class Landing Craft (Mechanized)

Supply Vessels

Diomedes-class Combat Supply Ship | Baikal-class Replenishment Vessel | Motosu-class Ammunition Vessel | Torrens-class Refueller | Dependable-class Refueller | Lesotho-class Depot Ship | Hecate-class Tender

Support Vessels

Bright-class Fleet Support Ship | Jupiter-class Command Ship | Arcadia-class Communication Relay Ship | Heligoland-class Satellite Launcher | Chaldea-class Tracking Ship | Foxwood-class Observation Vessel | Corvinus-class Courier | Scorpio Harbour-class Courier

Patrol Ships

Saint Elisa-class Cutter | Svalbard-class Patrol Cutter | Peele-class Police Cutter | Kamuy-class Patrol Ship | Maxton-class Tug | Caloris-class Patrol Ship

Auxiliaries

Demeter-class Agriculture Ship | Davao-class Mobile Powerplant | Wayfinder-class Buoy Tender | Maastrict-class Buoy Tender | Ysionris Jeromi-class Hospital Ship | Vulcan-class Repair Ship | Virve Tamm-class Auxiliary Repair Dock (Light) | Steadfast-class Auxiliary Repair Dock (Heavy) | Van Zandt-class Rescue and Salvage Ship | Quest-class Salvage Shuttle | Lucilla Battaglia-class Construction Vessel | Gigantes-class Tug | Argyre-class Light Tug | Ardour-class Tug Command Vessel | Eckhart-class Intrasystem Hauler | Kékes-class Minelayer | Elbe-class Mine Countermeasure Ship

Transport Ships

Vindolanda-class Light Freighter | Antaris-class Freighter | Atlas-class Cargo Ship | Cotopaxi-class Mass Transporter | Exile-class Armed Transport | Endymion-class Fleet Transport | Georgios-class High Endurance Transport | Ebon-class Fast Transport Ship | Mercurius-class Transport | Cavalho-class Cargo Shuttle | Haverlock-class Lighter | Heavy Haverlock-class Lighter | Borealis-class Fast Lighter

Raven-class Assault Shuttle | Nereides-class Schooner | Cassini-class Shuttle | Pacer-class Shuttle |

Colonisation and Exploration Ships

Aether-class Science Vessel | Dawn-class Exploration Vessel | Stargazer-class Science Shuttle | Montbell-class Science Vessel | Anong Wattana-class Survey Ship | Odysseus-class Colony Ship | Horizon-class Colony Support Ship


Unique Vessels

UNSC Vesta Eclipse | UNSC Admonton | UNSC Mariner Leeward

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