MEXF Military Vessels

Since the Multiverse Expeditionary Force would be travelling into an unknown and potentially very dangerous new universe, the LAN had little choice but to provide the colonisation force with military escorts for protection.

Starting with the largest class;

Havoc class Heavy Cruiser


Only one of these massive 1.55Km spacecraft accompanies the MEXF fleet, and it is the oldest warship class to do so. Said spacecraft is named Heavy General Purpose Assault Vehicle Terror, and was an experiment in RADAR deflective design. With a highly angular shape, RADAR Absorbant Material skin, and a hull covered in recesses and protrusions, expansive heat sinks to allow for short-term retraction of the radiators, and a starfield painted hull, it is designed for stealth.

Seeing as there is no stealth in space, it is unsurprising that the MEXF flotilla's more modern spacecraft don't follow the design. It does give the Terror a very unique look amongst the other, more conventional designs, however.

FTL: Warp Drive

Sensors: 5LY range Subspace Echosensor Mk23, 7AU range Warrior space RADAR, 4AU range InfraRed Survey System

Defensive: 170CM armour, 26 Point Defence turrets

Offensive: 2x 30CM railgun turret, 4x 20CM coilgun turret, 3x 60CM Chemical Propellant Flak cannon turret, 150CM spinal TAMPAW nose mount, 8x 6MW laser turret, 1x 12MW particle beam turret, 18x 2KT standoff missiles

Challenger class Light Cruiser


At 1.2Km, the Challenger class is somewhat shorter than the Terror class, but is noticably wider. This extra space is used to fit a bigger centrifuge, bigger reactors, and more fuel, making this class the go-to for long range reconnaisance.

A comparitively modern class, the oldest vessel of this type in the MEXF fleet is the 18 year old Victory. This means these spacecraft also carry the most advanced computing systems of any unrefitted fleet ship, and so the most accurate and effective weapons targeting hardware. Challengers tend to be painted black  or blue dazzle camouflage. The tough, ablative paint is more to protect the hull against high speed particles than hiding the spacecraft from observers. FTL: Warp Drive

Sensors: 7LY range Subspace Echosensor Mk35, 7AU range Warrior space RADAR, 6AU range InfraRed Survey System

Defensive: 170CM armour, 25 Point Defence turrets

Offensive: 2x 30CM railgun turret, 3x 40CM coilgun turret, 5x 45CM Chemical Propellant Flak cannon turret, 2x 120CM spinal TAMPAW nose mount, 3x 6MW laser turret, 2x 3MW particle beam turret, 18x 2KT standoff missiles