OLD MAN: Terran Hypercarrier Deep-Dive

Apply a dark theme and highly detailed, ultra hyperrealistic illustrations with Unreal Engine 5 quality rendering, Lumen-style dynamic global illumination, Nanite-level geometric detail, and MetaHuman photorealistic characters - near-film fidelity facial features, pore-level skin texture, anatomically correct proportions. "**OLD MAN - Technical Specifications** **Design Overview** Robot-controlled carrier vessel and the largest spacecraft constructed by humanity. Gift from time-traveling Terrans of the GOOD HOPE. Design centered on carrier capability, autonomous operation, and force projection through embarked fleet rather than internal armament. **Foundational Terran Design Principle** All combat and support vessels of Terran design operate overwhelmingly on spherical architecture - this geometric uniformity ensures maximum structural integrity, optimal warp field generation, and defensive symmetry across virtually all ship classes. **Physical Architecture** - Main hull: Perfect hemisphere, 200 kilometers diameter, 100 kilometers height - Twelve rectangular sections (I through XII): 50 × 50 × 10 kilometers each - Sections function as independent operational units with full propulsion and command systems - Sections lack repair facilities present in main hull **Command and Control Infrastructure** - Hybrid organic-positronic command structure: thirteen biochemically preserved human brains embedded in life-support containers within positronic mainframes. The central brain belongs to Captain Rog Fanther, serving as Coordinator, while the twelve section brains are former GOOD HOPE crew members - Central brain serves as "Coordinator" in main hemisphere - One brain per section controls sector systems **Propulsion Systems** - Main hemisphere and all twelve sections mount impulse drives and linear drives - Travel method: Linear flight punctuated by dilation jumps when required - Enables intergalactic distance crossing **Carrier Capacity and Support Infrastructure** - Embarked fleet: 15,080 GALAXIS-class spherical Ultra-battleships (2.5 kilometer diameter) - Section capacity: 840 ships each (total 10,080 across twelve sections) plus internal decks for 50 corvettes and 500 mosquito jets per GALAXIS - Main hull interior capacity: 5,000 additional vessels - Central hemisphere contains: Full-capacity shipyards, storage vaults, machine halls, large laboratories, technical-scientific installations - Autonomous supply duration: Twenty years - Total embarked strikecraft: 754,000 corvettes (60 meter diameter) and 7,540,000 mosquito jets (26 meter length) **Weapons Systems** OLD MAN main hemisphere: Mounts oversized impulse cannons, disintegrators, and Transform cannons according to cross-sectional technical schematics, though these systems are primarily defensive in nature. Sections are unarmed. GALAXIS-class spherical ultra-battleship armament: - 1 heaviest Transform cannon (2,000 GT yield) - 60 standard Transform cannons (1,000 GT yield each) - Pulse cannons - Disintegrators - Thermal guns - Paralyzers **Defense Systems** - Shield capacity: Can absorb continuous fire from fifty GALAXIS-class vessels for approximately one minute - "Schaltanlage Schwarzer Mond" (Black Moon Switching Installation): Triggers the Sonderbedarfsschaltung Verteidigung (Special Requirement Circuit Defense) near center when paratron-shielded vessels attack Terra or Lemur and Perry Rhodan is aboard - Mounts multiple shield scales including standard energy shields and HÜ-shields **Transform Cannon Technical Details** - Operation: Teleports warheads through hyperspace, bypassing conventional shielding - Target delivery: Warheads materialize inside target vessel or in immediate proximity without requiring receiver equipment - Yield range: 50 to over 4,000 gigatons TNT equivalent - Capability: Direct hits can breach Paratron shields (typically requiring hundreds to thousands of concentrated hits) - Terran variant range: Exceeding 15 million kilometers with high precision *Note: All specifications apply to spherical Terran vessels only. OLD MAN's own architecture represents a deliberate functional exception as a hyperspace carrier platform.*"#

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Design Genesis

Gift From Tomorrow’s Terrans

Planned content

OLD MAN is the largest spacecraft ever built, a 200 km hemisphere gifted by time-traveling Terrans of GOOD HOPE. Conceived as an autonomous carrier, it projects force through 15,080 embarked GALAXIS ultra-battleships rather than internal guns, redefining capital-ship doctrine with spherical purity for warp symmetry and structural supremacy.

Spherical Mandate of Terran Ships

Planned content

Every Terran combat and support hull adheres to perfect spherical geometry, ensuring maximum structural integrity, ideal warp-field generation, and omni-directional defensive symmetry. OLD MAN’s hemisphere is a deliberate functional exception, retaining the core principle while serving as a hyperspace carrier platform of unprecedented scale.

Hull Architecture

Hemispheric Leviathan Dimensions

Planned content

Main hull: flawless hemisphere 200 km in diameter, 100 km high. Twelve detachable rectangular sections—each 50 × 50 × 10 km—ring the equator, operating as independent units with full propulsion and command yet lacking the repair yards housed solely within the central hemisphere.

Section Matrix Independence

Planned content

Sections I–XII are self-sufficient operational cells, embedding impulse and linear drives, shield nodes, and autonomous CIC loops. Detachable geometry allows distributed deployment, fleet dispersal, and redundant survivability while remaining tethered to Coordinator authority through positronic datalinks.

Command & Minds

Thirteen Brains as Fleet Core

Planned content

Hybrid organic-positronic architecture: thirteen biochemically preserved human brains suspended in life-support pods within positronic frames. Captain Rog Fanther’s central brain acts as Coordinator in the main hemisphere; former GOOD HOPE crew minds govern each section, merging human intuition with machine precision.

Coordinator Authority Flow

Planned content

Coordinator synchronizes hemisphere and section brains via quantum-entangled positronic buses, issuing dilation-jump vectors, fleet launch queues, and defensive protocols. Consensus algorithms prevent cascade failure; any brain can assumeCoordinator role, ensuring unbroken command continuity across intergalactic distances.

Propulsion & Range

Linear Drive & Dilation Jump

Planned content

Main hemisphere and all twelve sections mount paired impulse and linear drives, enabling sustained sub-light acceleration and punctuated hyperspace dilation jumps. Combined mode permits traversal of intergalactic voids in weeks, with autonomous nav-shields preventing catastrophic mass-shadow collisions.

Intergalactic Endurance Metrics

Planned content

Fuel and consumable reserves grant twenty years of unsupported operations. Redundant fusion lattices, antimatter caches, and onboard hydroponic bays sustain crew, embarked fleets, and manufacturing demands, allowing OLD MAN to serve as mobile Terran sovereignty far beyond Milky Way periphery.

Carrier Capacity

GALAXIS Hosting Capacity

Planned content

Embarked fleet: 15,080 GALAXIS-class 2.5 km spherical ultra-battleships. Twelve sections berth 840 ships each, totaling 10,080; main hull interior docks house 5,000 additional vessels, yielding full strike range of 15,080 capital hulls plus their nested corvettes and mosquito jets.

Nested Strikecraft Totals

Planned content

Each GALAXIS carries 50 sixty-meter corvettes and 500 twenty-six-meter mosquito jets, multiplying OLD MAN’s deployable tonnage to 754,000 corvettes and 7.54 million mosquito jets. Central shipyards fabricate replacement hulls, ensuring perpetual numerical superiority across contested sectors.

Defensive & Offensive Suite

Shield Hierarchy & Black Moon

Planned content

Multi-layer shields absorb continuous fire from fifty GALAXIS vessels for one minute. Schaltanlage Schwarzer Mond triggers Sonderbedarfsschaltung Verteidigung when paratron-shielded aggressors threaten Terra or Lemur with Perry Rhodan aboard, auto-modulating energy and HÜ-shield frequencies to negate teleport warhead intrusion.

Transform Cannon Mechanics

Planned content

Transform cannons teleport warheads through hyperspace, bypassing conventional shields and materializing inside targets without receivers. Yield spans 50–4,000 gigatons; hundreds of simultaneous hits breach Paratron defenses. Terran variants exceed 15 million km range with sub-meter accuracy, enabling standoff annihilation of capital fleets.

GALAXIS Broadside Breakdown

Planned content

Each spherical ultra-battleship mounts one 2,000 GT heaviest Transform cannon, sixty 1,000 GT standard Transform cannons, plus pulse, disintegrator, thermal, and paralyzer arrays. OLD MAN itself fields oversized impulse cannons, disintegrators, and Transform turrets primarily for defensive saturation, reserving offensive mass for embarked fleet.

Strategic Implications

Force Projection Paradigm

Planned content

OLD MAN redefines capital warfare: a mobile shipyard-fortress that extends Terran reach beyond galaxies without risking the homeworld. Its hemisphere-exception design marries spherical doctrine with carrier pragmatism, delivering overwhelming embarked firepower while remaining a self-sustaining sanctuary for twenty-year campaigns.

Unmatched Supremacy Summary

Planned content

With 200 km hemispheric hull, thirteen brain command matrix, intergalactic propulsion, and 15,080 GALAXIS ultra-battleships nesting 754 k corvettes and 7.5 M mosquito jets, OLD MAN stands as humanity’s ultimate spacecraft—an autonomous, invulnerable carrier fortress embodying Terran spherical supremacy across known and unknown space.