Volkshelfer Class
The Volkshelfer is a general purpose escort and repair craft designed mostly for local patrol missions
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volkshelfer
The Volkshelfer is a general purpose escort and repair craft designed mostly for local patrol missions
Overview
Class: Volkshelfer
Operators: GDW
Manufacturer: SCS Group
Length: 115.60 Meters
Diameter:32.40 Meters
Crew: 6
Propulsion: Sacre Group Mark V Fusion Engine x4
Maximum Acceleration: 3.2g
Range: ~2 weeks before requiring resupply
Sensors:
Primary Omnidirectional Radar x1
Electro-Optical Sensors x12
Target Tracking Radar x3
Armament:
Eisenarme Kobalt Ship Defense Weapon x3
Eisenarme Kobalt Small Remote Weapon Station x4
Support Craft:
Lancaster Class Inter Vehicular Assault Suit x6
History
The Volkshelfer was developed in 2315 as an update for a range of small patrol ships designed to monitor GDW holdings near earth and Jupiter. The primary goal of the project was to replace the small escort ships, customs enforcement ships, repair ships, and supply tugs used near Jupiter with a single design. A single design was seen as desirable largely due to the constant need to send more ships to deal with problems near Jupiter such as customs enforcement turning into needing repair and refueling of damaged ships to keep them from falling too deep into Jupiter's gravity well.
The result was a reliable design that could handle a range of tasks, and that would see a large number of deployments mostly near the Jupiter colonies. While not the most glamorous assignment for the GDW, Volkshelfer would become a common sight near GDW holdings.
The result was a reliable design that could handle a range of tasks, and that would see a large number of deployments mostly near the Jupiter colonies. While not the most glamorous assignment for the GDW, Volkshelfer would become a common sight near GDW holdings.
Armor
Fitting GDW doctrine at the time, the Volkshelfer is well armored against attacks from below, armored engine nozzles, reactors, and a thick anti-radiation shield to block off the engines and reactors from the modules above. This design is intended to provide protection against anti-ship attacks while the ship is decelerating to intercept.
The forward modules of the ship are lightly armored, and intended to provide protection more against radiation, micro-meteors, and small arms fire that might come from the crew of ships being boarded.
The forward modules of the ship are lightly armored, and intended to provide protection more against radiation, micro-meteors, and small arms fire that might come from the crew of ships being boarded.
Weapons
The Volkshelfer is lightly armed, and is aimed more towards the kind of low intensity fights that GDW forces typically get involved in during their customs and enforcement duties.
Eisenarme Kobalt Ship Defense Weapon
The three ship defense weapons include their own ranging systems, and are primarily designed for defending against starships and incoming missiles. The turrets are located on extensions that give them extensive line of sight around the craft allowing at least two of the turrets to always be able to track a target regardless of where it is.
See: Eisenarme Kobalt Ship Defense Weapon
Eisenarme Kobalt Small Remote Weapon Station
The smaller remote weapon stations on the ship are aimed using optical sensors, and are primarily designed to deal with threats close in to the ship during boarding actions or customs enforcement.
See: Eisenarme Kobalt Small Remote Weapon Station
Life Support
The Volkshelfer has a ECLSS type life support system capable of providing a comfortable 0.8atm of pressure interior for up to 10 people. Emergency supplies in the ship contain temporary use carbon scrubbers and oxygen generators that can boost the ship's life support capability up to 40 people for a week in an emergency situation.
The ship requires frequent stops to offload grey-water and take on food or other supplies, limiting the operations duration of the ship.
The ship requires frequent stops to offload grey-water and take on food or other supplies, limiting the operations duration of the ship.