Space Battleship Libra

Pictures, General and Technical Information
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Palladium RPG Stats by Kelly Green.
Created 12-08-01

Updated 1-11-03

General and Technical Data

Unit type: battleship
Overall length: 3500 meters
Overall height: 1500 meters
Armament: large beam cannon x 1, anti-air beam cannon x many

Technical and Historical Data

Little hard data has survived about Space Station Barge, however it is known that it was originally constructed by the United Earth Sphere Alliance, to be used as an "ultimate weapon" for keeping the colonies in line.  Never more would the Alliance need to risk troops or valuable MS in peace keeping rolls.  The mere threat of destroying a colony with the "Barge Cannon" would be enough to keep them in line

M.D.C. by Location

[1]Main Bridge Sub-Bridge [1]Communications Array [2]Main Hull [3]Energy Generator Wing (4) 3m x 3m hull section [4]Main Cannon Airlocks (many) Hanger Bay Doors (many)

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[1] Destroying the Main Bridge or Communications Array will deprive the ship of all forms of long range communications, radar and targeting.  The ship can still operate, but will have to be run from the Engineering deck.

[2] Depleting half the MDC of the Main Body will put  Libra out of commission.    Emergency lighting will activate, throught out the station,  main power will fail, and most airlocks will seal.  Depleting ALL of the MDC of the Main Body will mean that Librais venting atmosphere from the main hull, and is beginning to disintegrate.  Two minutes after the Main Body MDC reaches zero, the Central Power Relay will detonate, taking the Main Hull with it, but leaving the Generator Wings intact. (and probably falling out of orbit)

[3]These massive wings generate the terrible amount of power needed to move Libra, and fire her Main Cannon.  Destruction of any one of them, will destabilize the ship.  Concussive damage generated by the explosion will be sufficient to reduce the Main Hull and two neighboring Generator Wings MDC by HALF their total value. (40% chance a cascade event will occur, and a 2nd Wing will detonate.)

[4]Depleting the Main Cannon of even 25% of it's MDC will reder it incapable of firing.  Requiring 2D6 days of repair before it can be fired.

Dimensions

** NOTE: all number here (except length and height) are extrapolations based on the animation, and several sourcebooks, I have found very little raw data for Libra. **

Power: 8,500 TerraWatts
Length: 3500 meters
Height: 1500 meters (at tallest cross-section)

Mass: 1.1 Billion tons

Weapon Systems

1. Main Cannon: Located beneath the central hull of Libra is a huge weapon, of terrible potential. This huge Free Electron Laser has the power to destroy a space station, or devastate a continent with a single blast.  
   • Location: center of Libra living, on the "underside" of the central hull
   • Primary Purpose: Assault
   • Secondary Purpose: Defense
   • Mega-Damage: 2D4 x 1000 MD
   • Range: 100,000 miles (160,000 km)
   • Rate of Fire: After charging up for five minutes, the unit can launch ONE blast, and then, needs to wait another ten minutes before it can fire again.
   • Payload: Unlimited, the unit is powered by the space stations main power core.

2. Mobile Suits: