Topic: Alphenan Commonwealth and Mohkair-Lankur Union
Alphenan Commonwealth
The Alphenan Commonwealth is a major player in the setting, encompassing parts of the inner system and controlling one gas giant completely and holdings around two other gas giants. The Commonwealth is similar in governance to the British Commonwealth or the US, but with much greater central governmental control—however, each member country has the right to leave the Commonwealth.
However, the situation has become more difficult as of late, with the build-up of military forces by the Gimelrekan Empire and the Delathan Union, the Commonwealth has had to increase military spending themselves, which has caused some of the more disaffected member countries to question their decision to join the Commonwealth. This came to a head when, along with rebellions in the Gimelrekan and Delathan holdings orbiting Momhali, the largest of the gas giants, the colony of Lankur, with encouragement and assistance from the Mohkair Republican Union (part of a small alliance whose members have also helped sponsor the Gimelrekan and Delathan rebellions), launched a surprise attack on the small Alphenan fleet protecting Lankur and two small colonies of Commonwealth countries. Lankur then announced its intentions to join the Mohkair Republican Union.
This left the Commonwealth in a quandary. Gimelrekan and Delathan forces were already moving to their rebellious colonies, and to not attempt an invasion of the newly-formed Mohkair-Lankur Union would have invited a potential invasion, that would have threatened war across the entire system. On the other hand, the Commonwealth was formed from the start as a voluntary political union, with conquered powers placed under protectorate status until they decided to join the Commonwealth of their own accord. If the Commonwealth launched an invasion of the breakaway colony, it might cause the Commonwealth to fragment.
Soon, however, the decision was made for them when a Commonwealth convoy was attacked and destroyed by warships. The convoy lasted long enough to send imagery and sensor data to Alphena Prime, the seat of government, and the data showed that Mohkairan warships were responsible. With that, the Commonwealth members unanimously decided to seize the Lankur colony and Mohkair and arrest its leaders and military officers that initiated both attacks.
Fighters in Use:
Forzana (30): 4/7/5+/0
Boarding Pod (15): 4/8/3+/0 (Boarding Pod)
Weapon List
Name Range ACC R/I/D Other
Particle Bolter--
Assault Mode 12 4+ 1/1/1 Extra Hull Damage, Piercing (1)
Repeating Mode 12 3+ 1/1/1 Repeating
Plasma Cannon 12 4+ 1/1/1 Range-Based Damage, Piercing (1)
Particle Cannon 12 4+ 1/3/1
EM Torpedo 12 4+ 1/1/5 Ignores Shields, No Hull Damage, Slow-Firing
Standard Missile Rack 15 3+ 1/1/1
Light Plasma Cannon 9 4+ 1/1/1 Range-Based Damage
Light Particle Cannon 9 4+ 1/2/1
Heavy Array 9 3+ 2/1/1
Standard Particle Beam 9 3+ 1/1/1
Twin Array 6 3+ 2/1/1
Unless stated otherwise, all carrier space is filled with Forzana fighter flights
Lorhaza-class battleship (608)
Hull: 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Shields: 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VX] [VY] [VY] [WZ] [WZ] [XZ]
Weaponry:
Battery V: Standard Missile Rack [AB] [AC] [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD] [BD]
Battery W: Particle Bolter [ACE] [ACE] [BDF] [BDF]
Battery X: Particle Bolter [ACE] [ACE] [BDF] [BDF]
Battery Y: EM Torpedo [AB] [AB] [AB]
Battery Z: Heavy Array [ACE] [ACE] [ACE] [ACE] [BDF] [BDF] [BDF] [BDF]
Special: Carrier (60), Fire Control
The Lorhaza is the heavy combatant of Commonwealth fleets, able to engage heavy and light targets simultaneously with its particle bolters and heavy arrays. It also acts as a command unit for task forces and battle squadrons.
Fehalza-class cruiser (266)
Hull: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines: 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Shields: 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VXZ] [VXZ] [VXZ] [WY] [WY] [WZ]
Weaponry:
Battery V: Standard Missile Rack [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD]
Battery W: Plasma Cannon [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD]
Battery X: Particle Cannon [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD]
Battery Y: Standard Particle Beam [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF] [ABCDEF]
Battery Z: Twin Array [ABCE] [ABCE] [ABCE] [ABDF] [ABDF] [ABDF]
Special: Carrier (30), Fire Control
While the Lorhaza is a brawler, the Fehalza is a workhorse, the most common cruiser seen in service. It is designed for both patrol duties and fleet battles.
Fekalza-class assault cruiser (257)
Hull: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines: 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Shields: 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VX] [VY] [WY] [WZ] [WZ] [X]
Weaponry:
Battery V: Standard Missile Rack [AB] [AB]
Battery W: Particle Bolter [AB] [AB] [AC] [BD]
Battery X: EM Torpedo [AB] [AB]
Battery Y: Plasma Cannon [ABC] [ABD]
Battery Z: Heavy Array [ACEF] [BDEF]
Special: Carrier (30), Marines (OOOOO OOO)
Carries 2 Boarding Pods
The Fekalza is an uncommon unit, and is only deployed in fleet actions or assault missions, in which it acts as the command unit, typically for Fehalzas or Malahzas.
Malahza-class destroyer (155)
Hull: 6 5 4 3 2 1
Engines: 3 3 2 2 1 1
Shields: 2 2 2 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VWXYZ] [VWXZ] [VWXZ] [WXYZ] [WXYZ] [WXYZ]
Weaponry:
Battery V: Standard Missile Rack [AB] [AC] [BD]
Battery W: Light Plasma Cannon [AC] [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD] [BD]
Battery X: Light Particle Cannon [AC] [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD] [BD]
Battery Y: Standard Particle Beam [AC] [BD] [CE] [DF]
Battery Z: Twin Array [AC] [AC] [BD] [BD] [CE] [DF]
Special: Carrier (30)
The Malahza is an effective escort unit, being used primarily to help support Fehalzas and Lorhazas against light units or gunboats. It also performs patrol duties and exceeds at convoy duties.
Erlaza-class patrol carrier (111)
Hull: 3 2 1
Engines: 3 2 1
Shields: 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VWX] [VWX] [WX] [WX] [WX] [WX]
Weaponry:
Battery V: EM Torpedo [AB]
Battery W: Twin Array [ABCD] [ABCD] [CDEF]
Battery X: Standard Particle Beam [AB] [AB] [EF]
Special: Carrier (60)
An oddball ship in the fleet, which relies on multi-purpose ships, this vessel is not very effective at destroying enemy units. However, in small fleet actions, and providing fighter support for Elrazas, it is a fairly useful vessel, and its EM Torpedo can quite often cause significant problems for enemy ships, leaving them vulnerable to other attacks.
Elraza-class corvette (54)
Hull: 3 2 1
Engines: 3 2 1
Shields: 1 1 1
Weapon Hit Chart: [VXY] [VXY] [WXY] [WXY] [WY] [WY]
Weaponry:
Battery V: EM Torpedo [AB]
Battery W: Light Plasma Cannon [AC] [BD]
Battery X: Light Particle Cannon [AC] [BD]
Battery Y: Twin Array [ABCD] [ABCD] [CDEF]
Special: None
The Elraza is a light patrol/attack unit that provides cruiser and destroyer squadrons with both an escort and an extra dimension for attack with its EM Torpedo.
EDIT: I was checking the ships and noticed that the arcs for the SPBs on the Fehalza were incorrect. This has now been corrected.