VP-153D Kremlin Class Hunter-Destroyer

"With its German FTL drive, Vietnamese weapons packages, and Russian 1VAN/3 computer, the Kremlin is a symbol of the great union of socialist nations that make up the UPP."

―Kremlin-class hunter-destroyer description (from Colonial Marines Operations Manual)

VP-153D Kremlin Class Hunter-Destroyer
Overview
Type	Destroyer
Manufacturer	Norcomm-Liu
Model	VP-153D
Class	Kremlin-class
Affiliation	Union of Progressive Peoples Deep Void
Technical specifications
Length	900 meters
Powerplant	Rohrmann FTL drive
Sensor systems	Four independently operated enhanced sensor suites
Navigation systems	1VAN/3 AI mainframe
Armament	Frigate Buster EMP Missiles Short Lance ASAT Missiles 800MeV Particle Beam Weapon 400MeV Particle Beam Weapon Orbital Mines
Crew	18 (or 1VAN/3 and four Syem Davydovych combat synthetics)
Passengers	200 troops
Cargo capacity	6 MiG-730 Aerospace Interceptors 4 Ox HAMPVs 2 Mi-220s
Cost	$804,000,000
Counterpart(s)	Conestoga-class

The Norcomm-Liu VP-153D Kremlin Class Hunter-Destroyer, also known as the Kremlin, was a model of destroyer and the main capital ship of the Union of Progressive Peoples.

Development

During the mid-2160s, after Union of Progressive Peoples fleet engagements during the Arcturus Campaign, the Battle of the Red Line, and the Tientsin Campaign, the UPP needed to rethink their approach of warships to overpower their United Americas counterpart, the Conestoga-class. The result was the Kremlin, a large, smart, maneuverable, and heavily-armed warship designed to hunt and destroy other warships.

Overview

The Kremlin was divided into three sections: at the rear of the ship sat a spherical German-built Rohrmann FTL drive, while a massive bulbous cargo/weapons array was situated amidships, and a forward command dart bristling with dorsal and ventral antennae located fore. Dubbed the “komanda drotik”, the command section could be disengaged from the rest of the ship in case of a catastrophic drive or weapons array failure, and become an entirely independent ship with its own FTL drive and an aft-facing protective shield dish. The ship was run by a Russian 1VAN/3 supercomputer. The Kremlin's most unique feature was its complement of EMP missiles, nicknamed "Frigate Busters"; these were specifically designed to cripple the reactors of Conestoga class ships. Owing to its idiosyncratic appearance, the Kremlin was described as a "Christmas ornament impaled on a prickly drill bit" by the United States Colonial Marine Corps, while the Marine Aerospace Wings nicknamed it "Fatboy".

Notable ships

• SSV Trakhni Menya - A UPP destroyer deployed over Ariarcus. Destroyed by either the United Americas or Border Bombers.
• SSV Võ Nguyên Giáp - A UPP destroyer that was deployed over O'Bannon's World to retrieve information from the downed medical frigate SSV Glory of the Proletariat and later captured by the Marines. It was used by General Delyla Vaughn during her coup d'état attempt against Lamont Prime station and United Americas Secretary of Defense Joëlle de la Cruz.
• SSV Zhukov - A UPP destroyer sent to destroy the Ouragan Testing Facility on KOI-571.02.
• SSV Snova Trakhnu - A UPP destroyer sent to the 26 Draconis to retrieve two undercover agents from Erebos Station sent to gather intelligence on UA-WY Project Ironfish.
• Shayk - This destroyer was dispatched to LV-187 following a Xenomorph outbreak at a drilling facility on the planet.

Behind the scenes

Early concept art of the Sulaco inspiring the Kremlin.

The ship shares its name with the Moscow Kremlin, the seat of Russian authority. The Kremlin is based on early concept art of the USS Sulaco.

Appearances

• Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Destroyer of Worlds
• Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual
• Alien: Colony War
• Fallout

Gallery

Two Kremlins fighting Conestogas and EVAC-3 Fighters.