Crew: 20,000
1 Commander (abzu)
800 Gun operates
166 Officers
200 Engineers
200 Doctors
300 Operators
50 Navigators
100 Cooks
186 Security operators
Overall crew:18,000
Unit type: Versatile Assault Combat Fortress
Height: 3,574m
Length: 5,957m
Width: 1,756m.
Weight: Empty 3500 metric tons; max gross 5000 metric tons
Type: Central captal rain maker ((CCRM)).
The Cool Ship needs an equally cool weapon. If it's a sufficiently humongous Cool Ship, it will be equipped with a Laser Beam on steroids: the Wave Motion Gun — an enormous Ray Gun that fires a massive energy beam capable of blowing away an enemy ship (in the "blow a battleship in half" sense), sometimes an entire fleet, with one shot, and maybe even blowing up an entire planet. It doesn't necessarily have to even hit; if you're too close, the sheer energy bleeding off from the beam can be deadly. And don't even think about trying to waste your time with puny Deflector Shields — it'll just punch right through 'em.
Frequently, the Wave Motion Gun is made of Lost Technology, or is an experimental prototype, but sometimes they're a dime a dozen. It also explains how a small fleet can win consistently against enemies that grossly outnumber them: the defense units just have to hold their ground until the Gun(s) is ready to fire. Invariably, just before firing, The Captain has to order the attack.
This sort of weapon could also qualify as a Kill Sat. If it's built into a famous real-world location, then it's a Weaponized Landmark. If the bad guys have one, it's a Death Ray. Wave Motion Guns usually require a significant charging period before firing and re-charging/cooldown afterwards (occasionally depicted by Sucking In Lines; the Wave Motion Tuning Fork is a popular subtrope used for visual effect). Can lead to Wave Motion Fun. When it's built into the ship so that it's always pointed straight forward, it's a Fixed Forward Facing Weapon. Kamehame Hadoken is the ki version of this trope.
