Poundern II Class

Pounder II class ( aka Poundern II Class) [1]


 * Length : 3500 mtr
 * Berth: 1000 mtr
 * Height: 1000 mtr
 * Compliment: 4500 Crew, 354 Officers, 2500 Marines
 * First ship in class:  USS Captain Lorgixn
 * Keel laid in: 4790 OTT

Successor of the Pounder I class. manufactured at the Poundern Ship Yards –Mars. Like all Pounder Class ships, the Hull and the frame was built by SII Capital Ships and then completed at Mars.

Pounder Class Battle Ships is heavily armored, much heavier than even the comparable Paleon Class. The ship was fitted with three times thicker armor and quadruple Trans Dim Shields. To fit all this armor, the ship has a smaller science department and reduced hangar and freight capacity. The main role of the Pounder II Class is to engage other Capital ships head on. Go toe to toe and deliver withering punishment while taking a pounding. The Main Batteries consist of 20 Heavy TL Double and 25 Obliterator Class BL-FTL Cannons. The Regular Pounder Class also sports 10 Loki Torpedo Tubes

345,443 Pounder II class were delivered to the fleet between 4800 and 5000.

4000 received the experimental Bubble bridge upgrades and 12,000 were equipped with SII Harbringer instead of Loki torpedoes.

Pounder II Class series
[1] Originally named after the chief designer Max Poundren - In Fleet jargon changed to Pounder class)
 * 45,000 are still in service. (as of 5050)
 * 658 were lost in battle action.
 * 215,000 were scrapped.
 * 47,000 mothballed,
 * 30,000 demilitarized and sold as surplus (25,000 showed up in the Togar fleet)
 * 7000 converted to non  mobile Border Buoys
 * 700 transfered to the Explorer Fleet
 * 80 used as Academy school ships
 * 5 destroyed in Fleet life fire exercises