Mamayev Kurgan
A futuristic warship concocted for a scifi novel I started to write a while back, in which humanity is governed by a sort of UN on steroids. Earth itself retains some international characteristics in terms of distinguishing corporations by what is at that time called the region of the Earth. For instance, the Lockheed Martin F-78 Striker is the standard human space/atmospheric dominance fighter, made in the region of... actually I can't call it the United States. Anyway, you get the idea.
The Mamayev Kurgan is the latest member of the Russian designed Kursk-class of battle carriers, which are basically larger space "battleships" that are also designed to ferry troops. Basically, they are powerful naval combat platforms, but they can also contribute some troops to the combat on a planet, while acting as orbital bombardment platforms. Each of the Kursk-class ships is named after a battle from the Eastern Front of WWII, in honor of those who died, though Mamayev Kurgan is the name of the hill just outside of Stalingrad where intense fighting took place for control of the highest point in the city, from which German guns would be able to hit every point in Stalingrad.
It is powered by two large tokomak-style fusion generators. The ship is propelled by four large primary thrusters and nine smaller secondary thrusters, all of which are high powered ion propulsion engines. It also boasts a hyperdrive capable of making the jump from Earth to Proxima Centauri, approximately 4 light years, in about 2 hours. Without the use of its hyperdrive, the Mamayev Kurgan is restricted to a top travel speed of around 0.2C (20% the speed of light) for reasons of fuel conservation. Fuel for the hyperdrive, in this case being various antimatter materials and other things that can be used to bend the fabric of space time according to our needs, can last, in a sustained jump, almost 2 months.
The ship is protected by dual cold plasma shield "generators" which, in truth, make plasma from pre existing matter, then eject it into space and hold it in place using high powered electromagnets. If the shields fail, the ship can rely on almost a full meter of high strength metal alloys and composite polymers to act as a resilient shield against kinetic and heat energies. The ship itself is based around a honeycomb structure, so it is physically sturdy.
The Mamayev Kurgan is manned by 1000 crew members, and is home to 220 marines, as well as 170 fighter and bomber pilots, and 320 maintenance crew. The ship is capable of ferrying another 3,500 troops to the "frontline" on any planet within range.
Weapons systems include long range heavy plasma cannons, short range plasma guns for taking out fighters and bombers, long range anti-ship torpedoes, anti-aircraft missile systems, missile-interception defense systems, and 160 aircraft, plus up to 15 short range boarding vessels. The ship's heaviest weapons are massive gauss cannons that use magnets to sling 420mm shells at high speeds. The Mamayev Kurgan has a maximum effective attack range of around 800km.
Aside from the eyes of crewmen from each of the three bridges, the warship can detect other objects using a set of powerful wide spectrum devices that can pick up radiation ranging from radio to gamma rays in order to detect approaching enemy ships. The ship's powerful computers can pick up and identify individual warships accurately and effectively from about 1200km.
