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| Hammerhead | |
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| Manufacturer | Aegis Dynamics (AEGS) |
| Role | Heavy Gun Ship |
| Size | Large |
| Crew | 3 – 9 |
| Cargo capacity | 40 SCU |
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| Cost | |
| Buy | 12,459,900 aUEC |
| Rent (1 day) | 249,198 aUEC / 124,599 REC |
| Insurance | |
| Claim time | 90:00 min |
| Expedite | 15:00 min |
| Expedite fee | 22,500 aUEC |
| Pledge | |
| Standalone | US$725 |
| Original | US$650 |
| Warbond | US$600 |
| Original | US$550 |
| Availability | Time-limited sales |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 112 m |
| Beam | 75 m |
| Height | 16 m |
| Mass | 4,260,000 kg |
| Lore | |
| Introduction | 2773 CE; 178 years ago (2773) |
| Developed from | Guine |
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The Aegis Hammerhead is a light, fast patrol ship bristling with six manned quad-linked turrets for optimal anti-fighter and anti-ordnance defense. It is also suited to support larger capital ships in a fleet or act as a flagship for fighter groups.[1]
| Avionics | |
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 Radars |
1x
S2
M Radar
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Computers |
2x
S2
M Computer
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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| Systems | |
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 Power plants |
2x
S3
AMRS - Amon & Reese Co.
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 Coolers |
2x
S3
AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
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 Shield generators |
2x
S3
BASL - Basilisk
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| Propulsion | |
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 Fuel intakes |
2x
S2
M Fuel Intake
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Fuel tanks |
2x
S3
L Fuel Tank
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Quantum drives |
1x
S3
JUST - Juno Starwerk
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 Jump drives |
1x
S3
L Jump Drive
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Quantum fuel tanks |
1x
S3
L Quantum Fuel Tank
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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| Thrusters | |
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 Main thrusters |
4x
S3
L Main Thruster
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Maneuvering thrusters |
4x
S3
L Maneuvering Thrusters
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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| Weaponry | |
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 Turrets |
6x
S6
Manned Turret
N/A - Unknown manufacturer
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 Missiles |
8x
S5
BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
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In March 2765, High Command issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a dedicated anti-fighter platform that could serve as both a key element of the standard fleet screen and as a cost-effective patrol ship to replace the aging Guine-class. Aegis Dynamics was tasked with developing this new warship, then identified as PROJECT MONITOR and began ground-up development that November. Six initial prototypes were built by Aegis, only two were converted to full-scale articles and delivered to the UEE Navy. Structural development lasted eighteen months, followed by three years of construction on the first of six test-bed articles. The result of the prototype program was a highly successful new spacecraft design. Aegis had built a fast warship nimble enough to properly support a battle group's baffles while remaining inexpensive enough to be constructed in large numbers.[2]
In 2773-08-09, the first production and Flight I model of Hammerhead, UEES Hammerhead was transferred to the UEE Navy. After six months of space trials proved uneventful, an additional five Flight I hulls were approved and allocated to the Fifth Fleet to serve as a proof-of-concept for newly developed carrier warfare doctrine. The Navy was pleased with the Hammerhead's proven combat capability and its new role in fleet operations, UEE doubled their initial hull order with Aegis and six months later signed an additional expansion that requested permanent production.[2]
After the fall of the Messers in 2792, the Hammerhead was considered by many to have been the 'official' ships of the Messers, Aegis not only found themselves publicly disgraced but many called for them to be charged for their role in the fascist regimes war crimes. As the new government sought to distance themselves from Aegis' warships in an attempt to rebrand their military and sought contracts from other manufacturers like RSI and the new Anvil Aerospace. Luckily for Aegis, the military had not negotiated an exclusive license on the Hammerhead design, which allowed them to adapt the spacecraft for civilian use in a variety of roles without governmental oversight in an attempt to remain solvent.[2]
In 2782, UEES Tiburo, a Flight I Hammerhead was involved in a collision while undergoing refuel/rearm operations. As a result of the incident, the Navy requested Aegis to implement major sensor changes in the Flight II models. In 2817, the Flight II models were released, in which replaced a radar emplacement with an additional turret and redesigned the internal deck layout in response to readiness reports from gun crews operating in the field.[3] In 2854, the Flight IIA models began to deploy as the first wave of Flight II were found to have a blind spot.[2]
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"Best In Show Edition" | Limited white and purple livery to celebrate the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949.[4] |
| New Deal, Lorville | Astro Armada, Area18 |
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| 12,459,900 | Unavailable |
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Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at Ship renting.
| Date | Pledge cost (USD) | Insurance | Availability | Sale |
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| 2020-05-26 | 725 | 120 months | Time-limited | Invictus 2950 [5] |
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Hammerhead Ship Page. Pledge Store
The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure
The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure
The Hammerhead Best In Show Edition - Pledge store. Pledge Store
Invictus 2950 Sale. Transmission - Comm-Link
