Sword of God

Correction to MW article

Holy Word, TMF = 172, NPV = 589

The Holy Word 'Class' is a single ship built to be the Sword of God's 
flagship. It was assembled from hull sections originally designed as
part 
of smaller vessels considerably reducing the time needed to produce such
a 
major undertaking in the Bathsheba yards. Such an approach also
compensated 
for the inexperience of the IF design group. The drawback is that the
ship 
has a week construction for a dreadnought, being particularly vulnerable

where hull sections are mated together. It was also difficult to fit
large 
weapon systems into hull sections designed for smaller systems so the
Holy 
Word tends to be armed with many small batteries. From the point of view
of 
the IF the vessel is a political success. Whether it will be a military 
success remains to be seen.

Technical Specifications
Classification: 	Dreadnought
Displacement:		1,720 Tonnes (Mass 172)
Hull Type:		Weak (Hull Integrity 34)
Crew:			32 Officers and 153 Ratings (9 Crew Factors )
Armament:		9 X Class 1
2 X Class 3 (Front Arc Only)
1 X Class 4 (Front Arc Only) Batteries
2 Salvo Missile Launchers (forward facing)
with capacity 12 magazines (6 loads)
Defences:		4 Point Defence Systems
			 Level 1 Screens
Sensor Suite:		Standard Sensors
			 4 Fire Control Systems
Drive Systems:	Main Drive Rating 6
			 FTL (Jump) Drive
Hanger Bays:		1 Bay (holding 6 fighters)

Service Details
First entered service:		2194
Currently in service:		1
Lost in action: 		0
Decommissioned/scrapped:	0
Relegated to reserves:		0
Sold to other forces:		0
Under construction:		0
Procurement cost:		5,890 Mucr

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