// Halo is cool, but I've done a lot of Halo in the past. So I'm going to run with the expanse... meaning I might need an FTL drive if anyone has a spare *nervous laugh*

[b]Name of Ship:[/b] MCRN Solomon
[b]Home Universe/Name of Franchise:[/b] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series)]The book series wiki[/url]
[b]Ship Class:[/b] [url=https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Donnager-class]Donnager-class battleship[/url]
[b]Role:[/b] Battleship/flagship
[b]Physical Description/Image:[/b] 
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[b]Physical Size:[/b] 475.5 in length
[b]Armament/Complement:[/b] 
- 2✕ VX-12 Foehammer Turreted Ultra-Heavy Railguns (Used in CQC, but I have to note that the Expanse does distance in space battles better than most others. SO what they consider CQC is easily the average engagement distance in Stargate or Starwars. At least from what I've seen...)
- 6✕ Forward Torpedo Launchers (variable loadout,  high-explosive (HE), plasma, flechette, and nuclear warheads. Flechette explode before impact, acting as an oversized fragmentation grenade)
- 8✕ Aft Torpedo Launchers (variable loadout)
- 59✕ Nariman Dynamics 40mm Point Defense Cannons (guided by a computer and equipped with advanced cooling systems. Retractable and moved along/rotate around the hull)
- 2✕ Vacant hardpoints (Designed to house additional VX-12 Foehammer Railguns on future models or naval experiments)
- [i]In regard to the hardpoints, I'm going to ask if I can add the two additional railguns to them. The reason that this could be explained is a new method of cooling was brought to the ship, enabling it to handle the additional load.[/i]
- [url=https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Corvette-class]6 Corvette-class frigates[/url]
- [url=https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Dropship]Chariot-type dropship, MCRN version[/url] Much smaller than the frigates, I'd assume a dozen could be carried. They could also act as fighters, but wouldn't be very maneuverable. It is not stated how many could be carried.
- [url=https://expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Repair_Skiffs]Repair skiffs[/url] Could probably hold a dozen easily as they're quite small. Again, 
it is not officially stated.


[b]History of the Ship:[/b] The ship is the 12th of its line and named after Solomon Epstein, the creator of the Epstein drive and the unfortunate victim of it as well. The Solomon's paint is still fresh as it came out of the shipyards weeks ago. Along for the ride is a completely fresh crew out of the MCRN Naval Academy. The ship itself doesn't have much of a history. It has only acted in anger once, having stopped a small group of pirates operating near an MCRN shipping lane. The fight was short, with the Solomon deploying its complement of frigates and railguns/torpedoes. The Solomon finished by deploying several dropships to an asteroid, where marines, accompanied by force recon in powered armor, killed the rest of the pirates hiding in an installation in the aforementioned asteroid. The soldiers found a device with planned pirate operations, which earned them applause from MCRN command.

All of the Solomon's plans stopped when, during a burn to a suspected pirate ambush site, the Solomon encountered a bright flash and then complete darkness.
[b]Notable Crew:[/b]
Captain Mark Jaeger - Captain of the ship.
Lieutenant Lee Harden - XO of the ship
Commander Kyle Reed - Commander of the Marines and Force Recon on board.
Dr. Kate Lovato - The head doctor and lead scientist aboard the Solomon.

Optional, but helpful:
[b]Unique Technology:[/b] Nothing really.
[b]Crew Size:[/b] 1000, plus marines and force recon.
[b]Faction/Operator/Owner:[/b] MCRN