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Okay.  I was originally going to go with replacing the Sovetski Soyuz-class Serket with a Liberator-class in my work on a new AU . . . but there are only six Liberators and all are accounted for.  Then I realized, why not just modify Serket to have the six docking collars that she needs?  It can be done; in canon, Clan Sovetski Soyuzs were bumped from four docking collars (Star League) to five.

So, okay.  But while I have her under the knife, I thought about making a few other changes.  First, I doubled up on the number of Barracuda launchers and increased their magazines to 20 each . . . just like the nose mounted Killer Whales.  Then, I increased the NLs on the front right/left sides to eight per bay.  Since she didn't have any aft guns, I duplicated those bays on the stern, bringing her up to two dozen NLs (just like the original TRO:2750 said!). 

I added two quad turrets (Large Pulse Lasers and Medium Pulse Lasers) to each arc for additional anti-fighter/small craft/DropShip protection and boosted the armor (converting it to ferro-carbide in the process).  Fuel tankage was multiplied by a factor of ten and I increased spare parts storage from 1% to 5%.  Added a Clan Command Headquarters and passenger quarters, along with food, water, and air for 720 personnel for 360 days.  Added an HPG for communication.  And, of course, added that sixth docking collar.

I boosted the heat sinks to compensate for the extra guns, and we are done.  We still have a total of 125,001 tons of cargo, plus an extra 33,200 tons of spare parts and nearly 13,000 tons more fuel.  She's a little bit better armed, has over twice the armor protection, and now makes a most impressive Clan Flagship (in my opinion). 

Enjoy.

MA

SERKET

==Overview==
In 3053, Khan Ariel Suvorov of Clan Goliath Scorpion began instituting a series of reforms aimed at increasing the strength and overall effectiveness of her Clan's Touman.  Part of those reforms called for a reorganization of the fighting arm of the Clan and the formation of a new Cluster-level command keshik:  the Knife Dance Keshik.

Under the new Scorpion organization, each Cluster would require six docking collars to transport; while sufficient Voyager-class JumpShips were available, Khan Suvorov intended for the Clan's Flagship (the Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser) to serve as the transport for her Knife Dance Keshik.  Meeting with the Khans of Clan Snow Raven in 3054, Suvorov managed to hammer out a deal to overhaul and refit Serket in the Raven yards at Lum, although this cost Clan Goliath Scorpion all of the remaining WarShips in their Naval Cache at Dagda, as well as half of their enclave on the world of Marshall.

By 3058, the refit of the ancient vessel was complete   Impressed by the work done by the Ravens, Khan Suvorov sought closer ties to that Clan; however, Raven concerns over the expansion of the Scorpion Touman and increasing aggressiveness of this once passive Clan kept them at arm's length.

==Capabilities==
Although the original concept of Serket's refit was simply the adding of a sixth docking collar, the Raven engineers soon enough proposed (and Khan Suvorov accepted) a number of additional upgrades.

Fuel bunkerage was increased by a factor of ten, giving Serket the ability to thrust for up to one standard year before depleting her reserves.  Existing cargo space was used to expand the limited spare parts holds by a factor of five, and an HPG communication center was added to the ship.

At a suggestion from saKhan Nelson Elam, the Ravens added a Command and Control Center to coordinate all elements of hte Clan.  Massing more than four thousand tons and crewed by one hundred Warriors and civilians, this command center serves as the mobile headquarters of the Scorpion Touman.  Personnel quarters were added with capacity for more than two hundred passengers and dedicated
quarters were installed for all bay personnel.

Having been given carte blanche in the upgrade, the Raven engineers decided to restore the WarShip's armor protection to the levels SLDF engineers originally intended; they boosted protection to more than nine hundred tons of ferro-carbide armor plating.

But the largest change came in the weapon systems.  The Ravens added two quad pulse laser turrets to each firing arc, one large and one medium.  Serving as anti-aerospace fighter/DropShip guns, these weapons added a needed layer of protection against lighter opponents.  Six Barracuda launchers were added, doubling the existing launchers on the fore and aft-quarters of the ship with the last two being mounted astern, providing still more AAA firepower. 

Taking a page from the original specifications of the design, the Ravens increased the triple NL-45 mounts to octuple batteries, and then added a third such battery firing to the stern, restoring the design to her originally intended two dozen Naval Lasers.

To deal with the additional heat generated, the power generation and cooling systems were rebuilt, with nearly 960 tons added.

These modifications resulted in a smaller amount of internal cargo space, but the modified Serket still has the capacity for more than 125,000 tons of cargo, plus 41,500 tons of spare parts and 14,425 tons of fuel.

Her refit completed in 3058, Serket rejoined the Scorpion Fleet as the Khan's Flagship where she has served since.


                    AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
                                  VALIDATED

Class/Model/Name:  Serket (modified Sovetski Soyuz)
Tech:              Clan / 2742
Vessel Type:       WarShip
Rules:             Level 2, Custom design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              830,000 tons
Hull:              40X Templar
K-F Drive System:  KF King LX
Length:            803 meters
Sail Diameter:     1,250 meters
Power Plant:       Harlan B8-160 Standard
Safe Thrust:       2
Maximum Thrust:    3
Armor Type:        Bowman JK3 Ferro-carbide
Armament:         
    2 Killer Whale
   32 Large Pulse Laser
   32 Medium Pulse Laser
   24 Sorenstein-45a NL45
   10 Barracuda
   12 Imperator-20 NAC/20
    8 Ceres-N Medium NPPC
Manufacturer:   Blue Nose Clipperships
  Location:     Mars
Communications System:  KAT 701
Targeting & Tracking System:  ASTROC 4-b
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Class/Model/Name:  Serket (modified Sovetski Soyuz)
Mass:              830,000 tons

Equipment:                                                            Mass 
Power Plant, Drive & Control:                                       99,600.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 2
      Maximum Thrust: 3
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive:  Compact (Integrity = 17)               375,575.00
Lithium Fusion Battery                                               8,300.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 5)                                              72.00
Structural Integrity: 80                                            66,400.00
Total Heat Sinks:    2,034 Double                                    1,543.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:                                                  14,714.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters:              2,075.00
Fire Control Computers:                                                   .00
Food & Water:  (360 days supply)                                     1,296.00
Hyperpulse Generator:                                                   50.00
Armor Type:  Ferro-carbide  (871 total armor pts)                      914.00
                           Capital Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Fore:                                150
   Fore-Left/Right:                  150/150
   Aft-Left/Right:                   150/150
   Aft:                                 121

Cargo:
   Bay 1:  Fighters (20) with 4 doors                                3,000.00
   Bay 2:  Small Craft (8) with 2 doors                              1,600.00
   Bay 3:  Cargo (1) with 1 door                                   125,001.00

DropShip Capacity:  6 Docking Hardpoints                             6,000.00
Grav Deck #1:  (55-meter diameter)                                      50.00
Grav Deck #2:  (90-meter diameter)                                      50.00
Escape Pods:  120 (7 tons each)                                        840.00

Crew and Passengers:
     48 Officers (48 minimum)                                          480.00
    169 Crew (163 minimum)                                           1,183.00
     67 Gunners (67 minimum)                                           469.00
     50 1st Class Passengers                                           500.00
    156 2nd Class Passengers                                         1,092.00
     50 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals                        350.00
    100 Clan Command Staff                                             700.00
     80 Bay Personnel                                                     .00
Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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2 Killer Whale(20 msls)    Nose         8      8      8      8   40  1,300.00
4 Large Pulse Laser        Nose     4(40)  4(40)  4(40)     --   40     24.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       Nose     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   16      8.00
8 NL45                     FL/R        36     36     36     36 1120 14,400.00
2 Barracuda(20 msls)       FL/R         4      4      4      4   40  1,560.00
4 Large Pulse Laser        FL/R     4(40)  4(40)  4(40)     --   80     48.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       FL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   32     16.00
3 NAC/20(300 rounds)       L/RBS       60     60     60     --  360 15,240.00
2 Medium NPPC              L/RBS       18     18     18     18  540  7,200.00
4 Large Pulse Laser        L/RBS    4(40)  4(40)  4(40)     --   80     48.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       L/RBS    3(28)  3(28)     --     --   32     16.00
3 NAC/20(300 rounds)       AL/R        60     60     60     --  360 15,240.00
2 Medium NPPC              AL/R        18     18     18     18  540  7,200.00
2 Barracuda(20 msls)       AL/R         4      4      4      4   40  1,560.00
4 Large Pulse Laser        AL/R     4(40)  4(40)  4(40)     --   80     48.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       AL/R     3(28)  3(28)     --     --   32     16.00
8 NL45                     Aft         36     36     36     36  560  7,200.00
2 Barracuda(20 msls)       Aft          4      4      4      4   20    780.00
4 Large Pulse Laser        Aft      4(40)  4(40)  4(40)     --   40     24.00
4 Medium Pulse Laser       Aft      3(28)  3(28)     --     --   16      8.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (5.00%)                                           41,500.00
80 Bay Personnel Quarters                                              560.00
1 Clan Command Facility                                              4,150.00
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TOTALS:                                            Heat: 4,068     830,000.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        21,372,639,400 C-Bills
Battle Value:      120,549
Cost per BV:       177,294.21
Weapon Value:      62,244 (Ratio = .52)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 4,667;  MRV = 4,622;  LRV = 3,429;  ERV = 1,321
Maintenance:       Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 393,349
                   (77,559 Structure, 173,158 Life Support, 142,632 Weapons)
                   Support Points (SP) = 629,100  (160% of MPV)
BattleForce2:      Not applicable