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General BattleTech => General Discussion => AeroTech => Topic started by: Takiro on October 23, 2012, 06:29:36 AM
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I'm trying to name if you will the command or personal dropships of the House Lords and Precentor Martial Focht. Aside from the Running Fox (an Overlord in TRO 3025 I believe) for the Davions what else do we know of? If we don't have a canon example please give your best idea (name and class) for each. Thanks!
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I think Harrison Davion's DropShip was named during the DA era in Fortress Republic. I remember it was an Excalibur-class DropShip. I'll have a dig about books as well.
ideas
Federated Suns: Knight One, Sword One, Camelot - Excalibur/Overlord/Conquistador
Lyran Commonwealth: Mailed Fist, Triad, Commonwealth One - Fortress/Overlord
Draconis Combine: Gold Dragon, Dragon One - Overlord
Capellan Confederation: Celestial Wisdom, Forbidden One - Lung Wang (Predator)/Union
Free Worlds League: Eagle One, Parliament - Fortress/Overlord
ComStar: Cloak, White Mist - Overlord/Fortress/Excalibur
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the Running Fox was not even Hanse Davion's Transport, it was the Davion Guards Command Vessel.
For a Royal Family Member that is active duty such as Victor Steiner Davion or Hohiro Kurita, the vessel would not be advertised as hauling such precious cargo with an extravagant call sign.
Victor Steiner Davion has been known to favor the Leopard hauling his command lance around, the Animated Series named it the Hejira. he also used an old UHC Jumpship the Rama Sita according to Era Digest: Age of War.
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Ah very good JP. I understand u don't wanna advertise but I'm fore going that point for this thread. So try me some names although unusual classes are invited. Think personal yachts like a Monarch or Princess.
Some good suggestions Dragon Cat. Please keep them coming.
BTW, the Pride of Blake was the Primus' private jumpship before its destruction in 2994. Pg 47 CSSB.
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I like the Forbidden One 8)
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Does have a ring to it. :D
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Some more name suggestions from me - like to hear what you guys think.
Unity of Purpose (ComStar)
Blake’s Star (ComStar)
Blake’s Light (ComStar)
Celestial Ascendant (Capellan Confederation)
First Knight (Federated Suns)
Grand Unifier (Draconis Combine)
Dragon’s Wings (Draconis Combine)
Also thinking a little out of the box for types of dropships except for the Draconis Combine. They are so militant I just don't see the Coordinator jetting around in anything other than a true military command dropper like the Overlord. The Lyran Commonwealth is a good one to engage in a little outside the norm as their bigger is better mentality could lead us to a pimped out Mammoth that moves the Archon in style. Or maybe a Monarch or Princess class Dropship for House Steiner. Mariks on the other hand might have a thing for a Buccaneer with their high trade tendencies which some time called for a little privateering. Nothing to fancy for them, more practical, even pragmatic I think.
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Unity of Purpose (ComStar) - no it sounds backwards for Focht especially given his history
Blake’s Star (ComStar) - maybe but sounds like a JumpShip
Blake’s Light (ComStar) - like that one
Celestial Ascendant (Capellan Confederation) - yup would get my vote
First Knight (Federated Suns) - HELL NO! ;D (Sean Connery stay away)
Grand Unifier (Draconis Combine) - maybe
Dragon’s Wings (Draconis Combine) - could work
Other ones for ComStar
Blake's Instrument
Hidden Identity
Mystery
Phone-engineer...
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Do we keep the name in plain English or do we go for the nationalism revival approach?
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just some thoughts
Pride of Arcturus- LCAF jumpship
the Stone of Davion- AFFS Jumpship
Dragons Cave- DCMS Jumpship
Xin Sheng- CCAF Jumpship 3063
Celestial Ascention- CCAF Jumpship Pre 3063
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Dragons Cave- DCMS Jumpship
Try Dragon's Liar
For the personal JumpShip or DropShip of the Duke Sandoval, consider something like St. George – a Dragon ala Combine slaying Saint.
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Do we keep the name in plain English or do we go for the nationalism revival approach?
English is the standard language of the universe Ice but convince me with some others if you like ;)
Some more suggestions from me -
Basileus Lyre (Lyran Commonwealth)
Teutonia (Lyran Commonwealth
Golden Fist (Lyran Commonwealth)
Pride of Katrina (Lyran Commonwealth)
Black Pearl (Draconis Combine)
Draconia (Draconis Combine)
Destiny of Shiro (Draconis Combine)
Legacy of Alexander (Federated Suns)
Crucis Star (Federated Suns)
Liberty Prime (Free Worlds League)
Atrean Flame (Free Worlds League)
Eternal Prosperity (Free Worlds League)
Hand of Albert (Free Worlds League)
Will of Franco (Capellan Confederation)
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Magistracy of Canopus: Centrella's Flying Circus & Bordello (Militarized Mammoth)
Taurian Concordat: Raging Bull(Overlord)
Outworlds Alliance: Sendero Luminoso (SLDF Titan)
Marian Hegemony: Victrix Marianum* (Fortress)
* - apologies for the poor Latin
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No apologies necessary. My Greek is rusty on the Lyran proposal Lyre Basileus or Basileus Lyre? Who knows not me.
Still thinking about more names but got some more thoughts on Flagships or rather Jumpships. Seems like the Star Lord would be the clear lock for their personal Jumpships. Not only does the name of the class carry the idea of such duties but its capabilities seem to make it a natural fit.
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Ship Names
Capellan Confederation (House Liao)
Mandate of Heaven (Star Lord class Jumpship)
Celestial Ascendant (Union class Dropship) [nickname: Forbidden One]
Draconis Combine (House Kurita)
Grand Unifier (Star Lord class Jumpship)
Destiny of Shiro (Overlord class Dropship)
Free Worlds League (House Marik)
Eagle Eye (Star Lord class Jumpship)
Atrean Flame (Fortress class Dropship)
Federated Suns (House Davion)
Crucis Star (Star Lord class Jumpship)
Sunsword (Excalibur class Dropship)
Lyran Commonwealth (House Steiner)
Lyran Basileus (Star Lord class Jumpship)
Teutonia (Monarch class Dropship)
What do you guys think? I'm still trying to come up with the ComStar Jumpship of state which would succeed the Pride of Blake destroyed in the late 30th century. Also considering FedCom names as well.