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The Citadel-class Orbital Defense Station is the one of the more common Space Stations found in Clan territories.  Based largely upon the Bastion-class of the late Star League, the Citadel also masses 150,000 tons and is constructed in two 75,000 modules, each of which are outfitted with a KF Boom so the station can be transported from the ShipYard to its destination with final assembly on station.

Unlike the Bastion, the Citadel is highly optimized for its three main roles:  orbital defense of vital enclaves and strategic orbital facilities, traffic control of local aerospace assets, and conducting inspections (for both safety and searching for contraband) of any newly arriving DropShips.

There is a complete lack of civilian facilities onboard, including the pressurized repair bays that make the Bastion so valued in the Inner Sphere.

For the primary mission of local space interdiction, the Citadel is surprisingly well outfitted.  Four thousand, five hundred, and sixteen tons of Ferro-Carbide armor plating gives the Station roughly twice the protection of a Texas-class Battleship!  Capital armament consists of two Barracuda Capital Missile Launchers (fed by a magazine of 60 missiles), two White Shark Capital Missile Launchers (fed by a magazine of 60 missiles), two Killer Whale Capital Missile Launchers (fed by a magazine of 60 missiles), a bay of two Naval Lasers (one NL-45 and one NL-55), a Heavy Naval PPC, and a NAC-20 Class 20 Naval Autocannon (with sixty bursts of fire).  This battery is repeated in each ofthe Station's six firing arcs.

Secondary (conventional-scale) weaponry consists of three ER Large Lasers, two ER PPCs, three Large Pulse Lasers, two Gauss Rifles (with a magazine of 120 shots), four Ultra AC-5 Autocannon (with a magazine containing 480 bursts), two LRM-20 long-range missile launchers with Artemis IV Fire-Control Systems (with a total of 120 missile salvos), four ER Medium Lasers, four Medium Pulse Lasers, one Ultra AC-20 Autocannon (with a magazine containing 240 bursts), four Streak SRM-4 short-range missile launchers (with a total of 200 missile salvos), five ER Small Lasers, and nine Small Pulse Lasers.  Like the Capital battery, this is repeated across all six firing arcs.

Two thousand, two hundred and eight double-strength heat sinks allow full use of this weapons battery without any concerns for excess overheat generation.

Furthermore, two Trinary of Aerospace Fighters or OmniFighters are embarked to assist in the Space Defense .role.

In the second role, orbital/local aerospace traffic control, a ASTC Center (1,500 tons of communications equipment, sensors, and monitoring stations) have been installed and are crewed by 24 officers and crew specifically trained for this duty.  Clan DropShips and Small Craft must adhere to orders for courses and vectors from any Aerospace Traffic Control Center and are not allowed to enter or depart a planetary atmosphere without permission from the ASTC and its staff.  To aid in this task--as well as better to monitor possible threats in the defense role--a Large Naval Comm-Scanner Suite has been installed, along with a twelve-man crew of NCSS Technicians.

Finally, the Citadel conducts boarding inspections of passing DropShip traffic to ensure that safety regulations are being met, search for any contraband cargo, and confirm the identities of all crew and passengers to prevent any Dark Caste clandestine entry into Clan worlds.  Forty personnel are assigned to this duty, with security provided by at least one point of Elementals.  Should it become to board and seize a vessel, the Citadel has at its disposal two Trinary of Elemental Marines and a complement of a dozen small craft.

Two docking collars are installed, although these are typically used only for supply runs to-and-from the Station and for seized DropShips until a dedicated crew can come aboard to land the DropShip at the nearest facility.

Four thousand, one hundred and fifty-four tons of fuel are stored aboard, along with a spare parts bay able to stow 4,500 tons of spare parts, and a cargo bay capable of storing 4,500 tons of cargo.

Two Grav Decks (both 360-meters in diameter) are also mounted.

Only a few Clans possess more than handful of these stations; most only have one or two stationed to protect their capital enclave or a vital strategic location.  Clans Snow Raven and Wolf possess the most; Clan Ice Hellion the fewest.  Only a few examples have been moved to the Inner Sphere--one by the Jade Falcons, two by Clan Wolf, and no fewer than eight by Clan Ghost Bear.  It is believed that the Hell's Horses did not bring any, and while there are no hard numbers available for either Diamond Shark or Snow Raven, it is believed that they have no more than one dozen between them.  Clan Nova Cat was unable to bring any forward before they were abjured and Clan Wolf-in-Exile lacks any as well.  Clan Goliath Scorpion bought two Citadels with them on their Exodus to the Scorpion Empire.

                    AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  Citadel (Clan Orbital Defense Station)
Tech:              Clan / 2940
Vessel Type:       Space Station
Rules:             Level 2, Custom design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              150,000 tons
Length:            345 meters
Power Plant:       Standard
Safe Thrust:       0
Maximum Thrust:    0
Armor Type:        Ferro-carbide
Armament:         
   12 Barracuda
   12 White Shark
   12 Killer Whale
    6 NL45
    6 NL55
    6 Heavy NPPC
    6 NAC/20
   18 ER Large Laser
   12 ER PPC
   18 Large Pulse Laser
   12 Gauss Rifle
   24 Ultra AC/5
   12 LRM 20+ArtIV
   24 ER Medium Laser
   24 Medium Pulse Laser
   12 Ultra AC/10
   24 Streak SRM 4
   30 ER Small Laser
   54 Small Pulse Laser
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Class/Model/Name:  Citedal (Clan Orbital Defense Station)
Mass:              150,000 tons

Equipment:                                                            Mass 
Power Plant, Drive & Control:                                        1,800.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 0
      Maximum Thrust: 0
Structural Integrity: 1                                              1,500.00
Total Heat Sinks:    2,208 Double                                    2,103.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:                                                   4,238.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters:                150.00
Fire Control Computers:                                             10,056.00
Food & Water:  (360 days supply)                                     1,080.00
Armor Type:  Ferro-carbide  (4,968 total armor pts)                  4,516.00
                           Capital Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Fore:                                828
   Fore-Left/Right:                  828/828
   Aft-Left/Right:                   828/828
   Aft:                                 828

Cargo:
   Bay 1:  Fighters (30) with 4 doors                                4,500.00
           Small Craft (6)                                           1,200.00
   Bay 2:  Fighters (30) with 4 doors                                4,500.00
           Small Craft (6)                                           1,200.00
   Bay 3:  Cargo (1) with 2 doors                                    4,500.00

DropShip Capacity:  2 Docking Hardpoints                             2,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2:  (360-meter diameter)                             1,000.00
Escape Pods:  100 (7 tons each)                                        700.00

Crew and Passengers:
     34 Officers (34 minimum)                                          340.00
     42 Crew (41 minimum)                                              294.00
    104 Gunners (104 minimum)                                          728.00
     14 2nd Class Passengers                                            98.00
    150 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals                      1,050.00
     12 NCSS Technicians                                                84.00
     24 Aerospace Traffic Controllers                                  168.00
     40 Boarding and Inspection Crewmen                                280.00
    180 Bay Personnel                                                     .00
Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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2 Barracuda(60 msls)       Nose         4      4      4      4   20  1,980.00
2 White Shark(60 msls)     Nose         6      6      6      6   30  2,640.00
2 Killer Whale(60 msls)    Nose         8      8      8      8   40  3,300.00
1 NL45                     Nose        10     10     10     10   70    900.00
  1 NL55                                                         85  1,100.00
1 Heavy NPPC               Nose        15     15     15     15  225  3,000.00
1 NAC/20(60 rounds)        Nose        20     20     20     --   60  2,524.00
3 ER Large Laser           Nose     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)  3(30)   36     12.00
2 ER PPC                   Nose     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   30     12.00
3 Large Pulse Laser        Nose     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   30     18.00
2 Gauss Rifle(120 rounds)  Nose     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --    2     39.00
4 Ultra AC/5(480 rounds)   Nose     3(28)  3(28)  3(28)     --    8     52.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(120 rounds) Nose     3(32)  3(32)  3(32)     --   12     32.00
4 ER Medium Laser          Nose     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   20      4.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       Nose     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   16      8.00
2 Ultra AC/10(240 rounds)  Nose     3(30)  3(30)     --     --   12     44.00
4 Streak SRM 4(200 rounds) Nose     3(32)  3(32)     --     --   12     16.00
5 ER Small Laser           Nose     3(25)     --     --     --   10      2.50
9 Small Pulse Laser        Nose     3(27)     --     --     --   18      9.00

2 Barracuda(60 msls)       FL/R         4      4      4      4   40  3,960.00
2 White Shark(60 msls)     FL/R         6      6      6      6   60  5,280.00
2 Killer Whale(60 msls)    FL/R         8      8      8      8   80  6,600.00
1 NL45                     FL/R        10     10     10     10  140  1,800.00
  1 NL55                                                        170  2,200.00
1 Heavy NPPC               FL/R        15     15     15     15  450  6,000.00
1 NAC/20(60 rounds)        FL/R        20     20     20     --  120  5,048.00
3 ER Large Laser           FL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)  3(30)   72     24.00
2 ER PPC                   FL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   60     24.00
3 Large Pulse Laser        FL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   60     36.00
2 Gauss Rifle(120 rounds)  FL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --    4     78.00
4 Ultra AC/5(480 rounds)   FL/R     3(28)  3(28)  3(28)     --   16    104.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(120 rounds) FL/R     3(32)  3(32)  3(32)     --   24     64.00
4 ER Medium Laser          FL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   40      8.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       FL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   32     16.00
2 Ultra AC/10(240 rounds)  FL/R     3(30)  3(30)     --     --   24     88.00
4 Streak SRM 4(200 rounds) FL/R     3(32)  3(32)     --     --   24     32.00
5 ER Small Laser           FL/R     3(25)     --     --     --   20      5.00
9 Small Pulse Laser        FL/R     3(27)     --     --     --   36     18.00

2 Barracuda(60 msls)       AL/R         4      4      4      4   40  3,960.00
2 White Shark(60 msls)     AL/R         6      6      6      6   60  5,280.00
2 Killer Whale(60 msls)    AL/R         8      8      8      8   80  6,600.00
1 NL45                     AL/R        10     10     10     10  140  1,800.00
  1 NL55                                                        170  2,200.00
1 Heavy NPPC               AL/R        15     15     15     15  450  6,000.00
1 NAC/20(60 rounds)        AL/R        20     20     20     --  120  5,048.00
3 ER Large Laser           AL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)  3(30)   72     24.00
2 ER PPC                   AL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   60     24.00
3 Large Pulse Laser        AL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   60     36.00
2 Gauss Rifle(120 rounds)  AL/R     3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --    4     78.00
4 Ultra AC/5(480 rounds)   AL/R     3(28)  3(28)  3(28)     --   16    104.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(120 rounds) AL/R     3(32)  3(32)  3(32)     --   24     64.00
4 ER Medium Laser          AL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   40      8.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       AL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   32     16.00
2 Ultra AC/10(240 rounds)  AL/R     3(30)  3(30)     --     --   24     88.00
4 Streak SRM 4(200 rounds) AL/R     3(32)  3(32)     --     --   24     32.00
5 ER Small Laser           AL/R     3(25)     --     --     --   20      5.00
9 Small Pulse Laser        AL/R     3(27)     --     --     --   36     18.00

2 Barracuda(60 msls)       Aft          4      4      4      4   20  1,980.00
2 White Shark(60 msls)     Aft          6      6      6      6   30  2,640.00
2 Killer Whale(60 msls)    Aft          8      8      8      8   40  3,300.00
1 NL45                     Aft         10     10     10     10   70    900.00
  1 NL55                                                         85  1,100.00
1 Heavy NPPC               Aft         15     15     15     15  225  3,000.00
1 NAC/20(60 rounds)        Aft         20     20     20     --   60  2,524.00
3 ER Large Laser           Aft      3(30)  3(30)  3(30)  3(30)   36     12.00
2 ER PPC                   Aft      3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   30     12.00
3 Large Pulse Laser        Aft      3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --   30     18.00
2 Gauss Rifle(120 rounds)  Aft      3(30)  3(30)  3(30)     --    2     39.00
4 Ultra AC/5(480 rounds)   Aft      3(28)  3(28)  3(28)     --    8     52.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(120 rounds) Aft      3(32)  3(32)  3(32)     --   12     32.00
4 ER Medium Laser          Aft      3(28)  3(28)     --     --   20      4.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       Aft      3(28)  3(28)     --     --   16      8.00
2 Ultra AC/10(240 rounds)  Aft      3(30)  3(30)     --     --   12     44.00
4 Streak SRM 4(200 rounds) Aft      3(32)  3(32)     --     --   12     16.00
5 ER Small Laser           Aft      3(25)     --     --     --   10      2.50
9 Small Pulse Laser        Aft      3(27)     --     --     --   18      9.00

1 Lot Spare Parts (3.00%)                                            4,500.00
180 Bay Personnel Quarters                                           1,260.00
1 Large Naval Comm-Scanner                                             500.00
1 Aerospace Traffic Control                                          1,500.00
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TOTALS:                                            Heat: 4,416     150,000.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        4,326,944,580 C-Bills
Battle Value:      137,264
Cost per BV:       31,522.79
Weapon Value:      121,854 (Ratio = .89)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 5,453;  MRV = 4,844;  LRV = 3,115;  ERV = 1,143
Maintenance:       Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 226,333
                   (38,311 Structure, 33,600 Life Support, 154,422 Weapons)
                   Support Points (SP) = 228,010  (101% of MPV)
BattleForce2:      Not applicable