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Ranger-class; Heavy Cruiser
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The RSS Conqueror, Ranger prototype, from the Navy Factbook, 2430.

One of the older classes still in use in the Navy today, the Ranger class was officially begun in 2370 when the keel for the Conqueror was laid in the United Mars Yards as part of a limited Navy modernization project. The Ranger was originally designed as an escort for the massive Hammer-class colony ships in use at that time, but as the class was put through its paces by Navy brass, it came to be regarded as a powerful cruiser in its own right with multiple missile racks and keel-laid coilgun of its own.

In addition to its formidable firepower, the Ranger features launch and resupply facilities for four single ships, most fighter classes excluded. Rangers are commonly outfitted with troop transports or atmospheretic shuttles. In the Koltsov War, the cruiser became the backbone of the Republic Navy with its capability to shatter enemy lines while simultaneously providing advance ground support with its troop capability. In addition, the class earned the second highest kill-to-death ratio among Navy vessels, only being surpassed by the Lincoln's extraordinary luck.

Post-war, Rangers were also fitted with anti-fighter point-defense systems as part of the Navy's new 'smaller, faster, multirole' mantra. They have since become a staple of the Republic Navy, being one of the most heavily armed ships in the fleet. To be a captain of a Ranger commands considerable respect - among both fellow Navy officers and Koltsov commanders.
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Class Name: Ranger
Class Registry: 16912
Operators: Terran Federal Republic Interstellar Navy
Builders: D'Arc-Kesumi Industrial
Role: Mainline Cruiser, Patrol, Escort
Crew: 429 total; 31 officers, 308 permanent, 90 shift
Ground Team(s): 30x Standard Away Kit
Fighter Space: 4x B-Rated Bays, Deck-launched
Armament:
12x A47 AF/PD Turreted Railgun, 300mm - Alpha to Lambda Batteries
8x K112 Nuclear Package, 850kt - Tubes One to Eight
1x R12 Keel-mounted Railgun, 6550mm - Main Gun
Armament Arcs:
Turreted Railguns, 180 degrees hemisphere
Fore Pods, 15 degrees cone
Railgun, straight line forward
Armor: Plated Durasteel Armor, 4.7m Depth
Propulsion: 4x Jacobs Capital-class Arcjet, 0.035c
FTL Package: 1x A1B Higran Industries 14ly, 2-Core
Conceived: 2370, Navy Refocus Committee: 25th Century
Number in service, 2440: 32

Navy Analysis:
Intended Role: Combat
Missile Combat Capability: 60, average for cruiser
Railgun Combat Capability: 80, above average for cruiser
Ground Capability: 50, above average for cruiser
Fighter Capability: 10, average for cruiser
Sublight Propulsion: 25, above average for cruiser
FTL Propulsion: 25, average for cruiser
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