The Allegiance-class STAR cruiser is a next generation nuclear powered guided missile heavy cruiser originally brought in to service with the Wilkonian Imperial Navy and now is in service, with some variations, in the navies of most MESS nations. This is the second vessel to emerge from the "New Horizons" program sponsored as a joint MESS development project to produce a complete next generation of weapon systems.
Characteristics
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- Displacement: 25,170 tons (standard load)
- Length: 728 feet
- Beam: 91 feet
- Draft: 31 feet
- Speed: 30+ knots
- Range: 25 years between refueling
- Propulsion: Three (3) Westwood S4BR Nuclear Reactors
Armament
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- 224x Mk57 VLS cells
- 6x Millennium II CIWS
- 2x Laser Area Defense System
- 2x Mk71 8 in Major Caliber Lightweight Gun
- 3x MH-60R ASW helicopter
- ODN Ronaldus Magnus-class uses 3x AW101 ASW helicopter
- 4x Mk32 triple 12.75" torpedo tubes
- Remote Minehunting System
- Std Loadout
- 112x RIM-170 SM-4ER
- 24x RIM-168 SM-4ABM
- 24x RIM-172 SM-4ASM
- 6x RUM-125 Sea Lance
- 48x BGM-109 TASM
EW & Decoys
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- AN/SLY-2 ECM suite
- Mk53 SRBOC/NULKA launchers
- AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
Electronics
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- STAR battle management system
- AN/SPY-3B Block 25
- AN/SPY-3B X/S Band MFR
- AN/SPS-67(V)4 Surface Search
- AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search
- AN/SQS-53E hull sonar
- AN/SQR-20 CAPTAS active/passive towed sonar
- AN/SQQ-89 antisubmarine suite
- AN/SLY-2 electronic warfare suite
- AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system
Operators
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Shinra Republic Navy as Allegiance-class (CGN-63)
Wilkonian Imperial Navy as Allegiance-class (CGN-1)
- Old Dominion Navy as Ronaldus Magnus-class