Aurora
History tells the Inner Sphere that the SLS
Gettysburg destroyed the last known
Dart-class Light Cruiser over New Vandenberg in 2762. Yet, just four years later, another
Dart (RWS
Conquistador) led the assault on Mars during the Amaris Coup. Proof that not all recorded history is accurate.
When the SLDF launched their attacks against the Rim Worlds Republic in order to secure a base of operations for the eventual Liberation of the Hegemony and then Terra, three more
Darts were discovered being feverishly worked on in the shipyards orbiting Apollo. Although none of the three ships were operational at that time, General DeChavalier ordered that work on restoring the vessels to service be continued (albeit, not at such a blistering pace as Amaris had demanded).
Still, the vessels were old and it took almost eight years to restore all three of them to service. Re-commissioned back into the SLDF, these vessels were assigned to the 11th Royal BattleMech Division as escorts during the Liberation of Terra. All three survived (in part because of their obsolete nature and old age they were ignored by the Caspers in favor of more modern vessels). And all three would eventually depart on the Exodus.
During the Golden Century, Clan Goliath Scorpion was the in process of expanding their Naval strength when the current Khan of that Clan (Christina Elam) spotted these ships on the register of the Clan Naval Caches. Although restoring such ancient to service would cost more in resources than more modern designs, Elam was adamant in her insistence upon returning these ships (these . . .
Living Legends) to service.
It took Clan Snow Raven engineers and technicians almost twenty years to restore two of the three ships . . . the third was stripped for parts and components after it was discovered that her keel was broken in four locations. But once
Aurora and
Eclipse (as Khan Elam renamed the ships) were complete, it was evident that the Ravens had worked miracles.
In many respects, the ships were almost entirely new, with contemporary alloy frames replacing those fatigued by age and ill-care. Modern computers and fiber-optic wiring replaced the older electronics, if measured by the replacement of parts, the Kearny-Fuchida drive was almost entirely newly constructed . . . and no
Dart had ever been outfitted with LF Batteries or HPGs. But these were. Their thrust remained low (1-g safe and 1.5-g's maximum), but their newly installed ferro-carbide armor plating (nearly twelve
hundred tons worth!) was thick and able to resist even the most powerful of weapons. Rugged and reliable, the new
Aurora-class were handed over to the Scorpions for testing and evaluations.
Naval officers assigned to
Aurora were impressed by the armor, but even more so by the deep fuel tanks and the standardization of weapon systems. Rather than the hodge-podge array of Naval Autocannon of the original design, the refit relied upon sixteen NAC-25 Naval Autocannons in eight two-gun batteries for their main punch (fed by deep magazines containing over 1600 bursts of fire). These weapons were supported by 8 Medium Naval PPCs, 8 NL-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Killer Whale capital missile launchers (with 60 missiles total), two White Shark capital missile launchers (also with 60 missiles total), and 2 Barracuda capital missile launchers (once again, with 60 missiles in total). Thirty-two Large Pulse Lasers and
ninety Medium Pulse Lasers provided for a blanket of anti-fighter defensive fire so thick that even Cloud Cobra pilots looked askance at assaulting one of these Light Cruisers.
To make matters worse (for the Pilot's point of view), the Ravens thoroughly overhauled the power and cooling systems, allowing for the
Aurora-class to fire every single weapon mounted simultaneously.
Luckily, even though the Cruiser retained the six (
six!!) docking collars of the original
Dart, the Ravens were unable to outfit the design with a proper fighter bay. Although it is technicially possible to operate fighters from the Small Craft bay (which can store up to ten small vessels), there are no provisions for repairing or rearming fighter craft . . . and the bay is vulnerable to damage. The new Cruiser did have ample internal space, however, to allow for a full Binary of Elemental armored Marine Infantry to be stationed onboard.
Cargo space (including spare parts) was rated at an ample 108,651 tons.
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Class/Model/Name: Aurora (Light Cruiser)
Tech: Clan / 2305
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 680,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Length: 703 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,135 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Armor Type: Ferro-carbide
Armament:
2 Killer Whale
2 White Shark
2 Barracuda
8 NL55
16 NAC/25
32 Large Pulse Laser
90 Medium Pulse Laser
8 Medium NPPC
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Class/Model/Name: Aurora (Light Cruiser)
Mass: 680,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 81,600.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 14) 307,700.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 6,800.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4) 64.00
Structural Integrity: 90 61,200.00
Total Heat Sinks: 1,945 Double 1,497.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 14,714.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,700.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (360 days supply) 1,080.00
Hyperpulse Generator: 50.00
Armor Type: Ferro-carbide (1,129 total armor pts) 1,194.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 194
Fore-Left/Right: 194/194
Aft-Left/Right: 194/194
Aft: 159
Cargo:
Bay 1: Small Craft (10) with 2 doors 2,000.00
Bay 2: Cargo (1) with 2 doors 74,651.00
DropShip Capacity: 6 Docking Hardpoints 6,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (145-meter diameter) 200.00
Escape Pods: 100 (7 tons each) 700.00
Crew and Passengers:
41 Officers (41 minimum) 410.00
140 Crew (140 minimum) 980.00
59 Gunners (59 minimum) 413.00
25 1st Class Passengers 250.00
235 2nd Class Passengers 1,645.00
50 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals 350.00
50 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Killer Whale(60 msls) Nose 8 8 8 8 40 3,300.00
2 White Shark(60 msls) Nose 6 6 6 6 30 2,640.00
2 Barracuda(60 msls) Nose 4 4 4 4 20 1,980.00
2 NL55 Nose 11 11 11 11 170 2,200.00
2 NAC/25(200 rounds) Nose 50 50 50 -- 170 6,120.00
2 Large Pulse Laser Nose 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 20 12.00
2 Large Pulse Laser Nose 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 20 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Nose 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Nose 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
2 NL55 FL/R 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 NAC/25(200 rounds) FL/R 50 50 50 -- 340 12,240.00
2 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
2 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser FL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser FL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser FL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser FL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
2 Medium NPPC L/RBS 18 18 18 18 540 7,200.00
2 NAC/25(200 rounds) L/RBS 50 50 50 -- 340 12,240.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
2 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser L/RBS 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
2 Medium NPPC AL/R 18 18 18 18 540 7,200.00
2 NAC/25(200 rounds) AL/R 50 50 50 -- 340 12,240.00
2 Large Pulse Laser AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
2 Large Pulse Laser AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 40 24.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser AL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser AL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser AL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser AL/R 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 24 12.00
2 NL55 Aft 11 11 11 11 170 2,200.00
2 NAC/25(200 rounds) Aft 50 50 50 -- 170 6,120.00
2 Large Pulse Laser Aft 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 20 12.00
2 Large Pulse Laser Aft 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 20 12.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Aft 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Aft 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Aft 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
3 Medium Pulse Laser Aft 2(21) 2(21) -- -- 12 6.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (5.00%) 34,000.00
50 Bay Personnel Quarters 350.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 3,890 680,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 21,569,225,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 146,889
Cost per BV: 146,840.3
Weapon Value: 80,708 (Ratio = .55)
Damage Factors: SRV = 5,848; MRV = 5,769; LRV = 4,019; ERV = 1,509
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 382,395
(70,081 Structure, 142,370 Life Support, 169,944 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 276,737 (72% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
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