MOLINYA
OVERVIEW
The Molinya-class Fast Corvettes were the first (and only) ships built by Clan Wolf, or so the Wolves claim. The Ravens, however, insist that the new class (whose name means lightning) was instead a heavily modified Vincent-class vessel that the Wolves refitted to meet their needs. Evidence points to the Ravens version of events being correct, but the Wolves still point to their four Molinya-class vessels as proof that (had they chosen to) they could have competed with the Ravens as the Naval Clan.
CAPABILITIES
Massing 420,000 tons, the Molinyas are fast ships that can cruise at 2.5 standard Gravities and have a maximum thrust of 4.0 standard Gravities. The Wolf inexperience with ship design showed up here; the Molinya-class vessels have a vibration problem at acceleration that exceed 2.5-Gs and as such can only maintain their full emergency thrust for a limited time (engineers estimate that higher thrusts can be acheived for no more than one hour before cascading system failures begin).
Despite that flaw (which not even the Ravens seem to be able to remove), the ships themselves are quite capable. One docking collar is installed, along with Lithium-Fusion Batteries. Each of these vessels carries an HPG transmitter, a Star of OmniFighters or Aerospace Fighters, and a Star of Marine Elementals. The primary interior passages have been expanded to handle Elemental Battle Armor, but secondary and tertiary access-ways are too cramped to accomodate the Marines. Two small craft are carried as well.
Three hundred and thirty-six tons of Lamellar Ferro-Carbide provide solid protection for these WarShips that rivals many Frigates, but the internal structure is weaker than the Ravens recommended. The armament is a tremendous increase from the Vincent, with seven NAC-10 Naval Autocannon (one each in the nose, fore-quarters, broadsides, and stern-quarters arcs) each with 50 bursts of fire, four Barracuda Capital Missile launchers (one each in the fore-quarters and stern-quarters arcs) with 20 missiles per launcher, one Killer Whale Capital Missile launcher (in the nose arc) with 20 missiles, and finally one Light Naval PPC mounted in the stern.
Only single heat sinks are mounted, but on the Molinya this is more than sufficient to fire every weapon simultaneously.
The crew consists of 24 officers and 173 other ranks, including bay personnel, Marines, and gunners. Accomodations are present for up to forty-three additional crew or passengers. The vessels are provided with 14,228 tons of fuel storage (360 days of thrust at 1-g) and 360 days of life support and provisions for the full load of 240 souls. Two 95-meter diameter grav decks allow for the crew to maintain their physical health and forty escape pods are on hand should the crew be forced to evacuate the ship.
The cargo bays are divide into two sections: the actual cargo hold and the spare parts locker. 21,000 tons of spare parts storage is set aside for vital equipment for the crew, leaving total free cargo space at 21,106 tons.
NOTABLE VESSELS
Construction (or refit, depending on the story) ended after four of these vessels entered Clan Wolf service. They remain on duty to this day.
CWS Killing Blow
CWS Relentless Pursuit
CWS Trailblazer
CWS valiant
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Class/Model/Name: Molinya
Tech: Clan / 2839
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 420,000 tons
Hull: Templar X-Plate
K-F Drive System: KF Mark III-c
Length: 402 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,005 meters
Power Plant: Howser 2G2 "Hotfires" Standard
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Delhi 9800 Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:
1 Killer Whale
7 NAC/10
4 Barracuda
1 Light NPPC
Manufacturer: Delhi Warships
Location: Carver
Communications System: Belden 405M
Targeting & Tracking System: Ulsop Eagle-Eye 12
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Class/Model/Name: Molinya
Mass: 420,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 126,000.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 10) 190,050.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 4,200.00
Jump Sail (Detachable): (Integrity = 4) 51.00
Structural Integrity: 40 16,800.00
Total Heat Sinks: 546 Single .00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 14,513.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,050.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (360 days supply) 432.00
Hyperpulse Generator: 50.00
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-carbide (394 total armor pts) 336.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 70
Fore-Left/Right: 70/70
Aft-Left/Right: 70/70
Aft: 44
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (10) with 6 doors 1,500.00
Bay 2: Small Craft (2) with 2 doors 400.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) with 2 doors 21,106.00
DropShip Capacity: 1 Docking Hardpoints 1,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (95-meter diameter) 100.00
Escape Pods: 40 (7 tons each) 280.00
Crew and Passengers:
24 Officers (24 minimum) 240.00
105 Crew (105 minimum) 735.00
13 Gunners (13 minimum) 91.00
43 2nd Class Passengers 301.00
25 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals 175.00
30 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 Killer Whale(20 msls) Nose 4 4 4 4 20 1,150.00
1 NAC/10(50 rounds) Nose 10 10 10 -- 30 2,010.00
1 Barracuda(20 msls) FL/R 2 2 2 2 20 1,380.00
1 NAC/10(50 rounds) FL/R 10 10 10 -- 60 4,020.00
1 NAC/10(50 rounds) L/RBS 10 10 10 -- 60 4,020.00
1 Barracuda(20 msls) AL/R 2 2 2 2 20 1,380.00
1 NAC/10(50 rounds) AL/R 10 10 10 -- 60 4,020.00
1 Light NPPC Aft 7 7 7 -- 105 1,400.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (5.00%) 21,000.00
30 Bay Personnel Quarters 210.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 375 420,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 8,991,261,024 C-Bills
Battle Value: 53,657
Cost per BV: 167,569.21
Weapon Value: 21,426 (Ratio = .40)
Damage Factors: SRV = 823; MRV = 823; LRV = 658; ERV = 270
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 223,357
(38,707 Structure, 157,005 Life Support, 27,645 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 314,550 (141% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
