McCain's Spacecraft Encyclopedia:
Taul Workuliz-Class Destroyer
Nemechec-Class Destroyer
Wolff
These Vessels were built at the Little Luna Factory Sattelite and the Maldara II Lunar Shipyards between 2085 and 2150, the number of ships built to date is 3894. During the first battle for Tirol (2090 to 2092) 117 were lost. Shortly after that during the 2nd battle of Tirol (2094) 3 more were lost to Thlarg guns. 24 Vessels were lost with the Pataris Recon Mission in 2096. In 2108 27 ships were lost during the unintentional attack of New Optera. During the Fourth Robotech War (2111 to 2131) 1519 vessels were destroyed or scrapped shortly afterwards. During the Merchant War another 428 vessels were lost during the debacle (2130 to 2134). When Montana's planetary Defense sattelites malfunctioned 7 vessels were destroyed or scrapped due to constructiorial damage in 2145.
The current number of vessels still in service is 1769, with 467 being part of the Alliance Fleet based over Fantoma.
4.25 built per year. 281 Built.
Taul Workuliz
3068
These Vessels were built at the Fantoma and Tirolian Orbital Shipyards between 2099 and 2150, the number of ships built to date is 3068. During the Fourth Robotech War (2111 to 2131) 1074 vessels were destroyed or scrapped shortly afterwards. During the Merchant War another 460 vessels were lost during the debacle (2130 to 2134)
The current number of vessels still in service is 1534, with 184 being part of the Alliance Fleet based over Fantoma.
4.25 built per year. 221 Built.
Nemechec
These ships were built at the Space Station Liberty Factory sattelite from 2102 to 2150. The total number of vessels built to date is 2891. 1012 vessels were destroyed during the First Battle of Tirol (2090 to 2093) with another 867 being destroyed during the Rogue Zentraedi Mop-Up Operation (2093 to 2099) that followed shortly afterwards also another 29 were scrapped due to action damage or constructiorial total loss. During the second Battle of Tirol (2094) another 58 were destroyed or scrapped shortly after. And during the Fourth Robotech War (2111 to 2131) 665 vessels were destroyed or scrapped shortly after the final conflict. During the Merchant War (2130 to 2134) 58 vessels were damaged beyond repair and scrapped or destroyed.
Only 202 are still in service with the planetary guard and 24 are part of the Alliance Fleet.
4.25 built per year. 208 Built.
Design: Various
Builder: Various
Operator: Various.Ships Complement: (222 men total),
Ship's Crew (90 men),
Air Group (102 men),
Troops (30 men).Dimensions:
Length: 386 meters,
Height: 148 meters,
Width: 101 meters,
Mass: 240,000 metric tons,
Fuel Mass: 65,000 metric tons.Propulsion Systems:
Main power system: Zorrelev-Qualdir-98 protoculture-fueled Reflex furnace cluster. The powerplant of a Taul Detrel class vessel can nominally deliver up to 432 Terawatts of power, and can operate for ninety minutes at maximum power before overheat initiates auto-shutdown.
Anti-gravity System (1): 8 Tsuaedrailar anti-gravity pods.
Space Fold: Nolfantom-proldarc'lev F87 spacefold. This system generates a hull-conformal fold.
Endurance and Mobility Limits:
Dry stores: 2 months.
Reflex Furnace: A 35 year span before rebuild or replacement has to occur.Weapons Systems:
Makral Ditrosil 32 particle cannon (4) : The main armament of the ship has four mountings around the bow. These weapons share their mount with the Gluph Lihinal cannons, which actually fire through the Ditrosil 32 barrel. Unlike the most common Zentraedi weapons, the Ditrosil series was not a combined laser/particle cannon design. While the mount does include a laser, this is a relative low powered installation intended as a pre-fire 'tunneling' device for use in an atmosphere. The beam can be deflected by the magnetic coils at the end of the barrel by 45 degrees in each axis.
The Ditrosil 32 has an effective range of 300,000 km, an effective rate of fire of 15 full-power salvos per minute, and a maximum output of 2500 MJ. This gives the Taul Detrel more effective forward firepower than a far larger Tou Redir forward battery.
Makral Ditrosil 34 particle cannon (4) : These weapons form the aft battery, arranged in a cruciform dispersion around the aft hull. In design, they are scaled down versions of the Ditrosil 32 forward cannons. Like those cannons, the -34 system incorporates a 'tunneling' laser. The beam can be deflected by the magnetic coils at the end of the barrel by 45 degrees in each axis.
The Ditrosil 32 has an effective range of 300,000 km, an effective rate of fire of 15 full-power salvos per minute, and a maximum output of 1200 MJ.
Makral Ditrosil 36 particle system (2) : The -36 series of Ditrosil cannons is not a single-barrel system, but a triple-barrel system. The systems are located on the ventral edge of the forward hull, behind the main armament. Unlike other weapon systems on the Taul Detrel, this system is retractable, since it would be crushed by the hull of the Taul Detrel whenever it touched down. For reasons of improved protection, the barrels are generally retracted and only deploy seconds prior to discharging. The beam can be deflected by realigning the emission coils within the end of the barrel, and this can be done by 45 degrees in each direction.
The Ditrosil 36 has an effective range of 175,000 km, an effective rate of fire of 15 full-power salvos per minute, and a maximum output of 750 MJ per barrel.
Makral Ditrosil 38 particle cannon (2) : The Ditrosil 38 series is the smallest particle gun mount on the Taul Detrel. The two barrels are grouped onto one mount, behind the cockpit facing upwards and aft, covering the dorsal fire sector. The mount can rotate through 360 and elevate through 90 degrees.
The Ditrosil 38 has an effective range of 100,000 km, an effective rate of fire of 15 full-power salvos per minute, and a maximum output of 500 MJ per barrel.
Makral Taranoul 103 particle cannon (30) : This cannon formed the standard close-in weapon system of the Tirolian fleets. The cannons are mounted on an elevated structure in batteries of three cannons each. The triple batteries are distributed around the ship, with each aspect having at least two unmasked at all times. The Taranoul system has an effective range of 45 km against small targets, a practically continuous rate of fire and a power output of near 3 MJ/s at full power.
Gluph Lihinal 24 anti-matter pellet rail cannon (4) : This bombardment weapon was developed by the Tirolians as an alternative to the Reflex cannon. The basic cannon is a railgun, mounted in a slender barrel beginning, oddly enough, at the end of a pylon. The cannon launches a pellet of anti-matter enclosed in a soliton wave field at a speed of 18.4 kps. When it strikes a target, the protective field dissipates and the anti-matter reacts with the surrounding matter. Four of these cannons were mounted on the edges of the forward hull. These were commonly fired in one salvo. The maximum mass of one pellet was about 40 milligrams, which gave a total salvo weight of 160 milligrams, sufficient to cause a reaction with a yield of 5.8 kT. However, the relative low speed of the projectiles made the weapon not very effective against enemy starships. The cannons were suited however for aerial bombardment, and were used for such
Mecha Complement:
Troop Transport:
72 Sestralian Bioroids with Skysleds.
4 Liewdrallon Shuttle Craft.
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Updated: 11:09:2000Information and Pictures courtesy of the Unofficial Robotech Reference Guide.