Class/Model/Name: Snow Kite class Carrier
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 800,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum
Armament:
34 White Shark
18 Barracuda
20 NL45
32 Large Laser
16 Autocannon/10
80 Small Laser
14 NAC/20
12 Medium NPPC
4 NAC/35
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==Overview:==
The Rim Worlds Republic was never a prosperous nation to the level of the
Terran Hegemony or the other great houses of the Inner Sphere, thus it never
constructed large battlefleets or possessed battlemechs on anything close to
par with a nation like the Lyran Commonwealth. Instead it relied heavily on
armoured vehicles and aerospace fighters, and in a nation that relies heavily
on aerospace fighters it shouldn't really be a surprise that the Republic
constructed something along the lines of the Snow Kite class carrier. But due
to the limited resources of the Republic, only seven of this formidable class
were ever constructed, although long standing legends have stated that the
Outworlds Alliance purchased one secretly in the dying days of the Star
League, though no one has ever seen it or found evident of it.
The Star League however were very worried with the construction of the Snow
Kite, as many of their admirals pointed out that the vessel could only possess
offensive uses with its heavy fighter compliment. The Amaris's calmed these
fears by saying that the Snow Kite was going to be used on the Republic's
periphery border to guard against several well-equipped pirate bands.
==Capabilities:==
Not well constructed for direct combat, the Snow Kite is still capable of
defending itself against a similar sized warship due to its batteries of naval
grade weaponry that are meant to protect the more valuable fighters carried by
the Kite. Carrying a payload of mostly naval missiles and naval PPCs, the Snow
Kite is capable of shredding another warship at extreme ranges while launching
its fighters, in fact one of the favoured tactics of Snow Kite captains was to
disguise the launch of fighters in the middle of a barrage of over fifty
capital missiles. Secondary batteries of Naval Autocannons, 20s and 35s,
provide adequate firepower for warding off destroyers and corvettes while
batteries of type 45 lasers discourage dropships from coming too close.
Armour was another area that the Republic did not skimp on to protect its
fighter pilots, with thirteen hundred tons of Ferro-Aluminium taken from
stockpiles for the Centurion class AA cruiser used to protect the Snow Kite.
Additional batteries of anti-fighter weaponry and a thick point defence
battery of eighty small lasers add to the difficulty of killing a Snow Kite.
As mentioned though, the Snow Kites main killing power lies in its aerospace
fighters, with three full aerospace regiments carried aboard the Snow Kite
which allows it to easily establish fighter superiority in an area. A full
wing of assault small craft are also based on the Snow Kite, while four
dropships adds the possibility of carrying additional fighters.
==Deployment==
The Snow Kite was the center piece of the fleets of the Republic with each
fleet built around one of the seven Snow Kite Carriers supported by 3 Phalanx
Battleships and 12 other smaller vessels such as Centurion class cruisers and
Swiftling class destroyers.
During the Amaris Coup, three of these fleets were left to defend the Republic
where they fought a losing battle against the vengeful SLDF before all three
fleets eventually fought a battle to the death above Apollo valiantly
attempting to hold back a vastly superior force. The three Snow Kites that
were present during these actions, and their attendant fighters, were
creditted with over thirty separate warship kills against the SLDF along with
scores of assists.
The four fleets in the Terran Hegemony supporting Amaris directly did not fare
much better, with one destroyed above Caph, and a second captured above New
Earth. The remaining two were destroyed by SLDF hunter-killer groups who were
forced to hunt down the two warships after Amaris deployed them to attack SLDF
supply convoys a task that they excelled at.
The surviving Snow Kite, the Snow Kite herself, was used as a base ship by the
SLDF fighter corps over New Samarkand before leaving with the Exodus.After
arriving at the Pentagon worlds the Snow Kite was mothballed and forgotten
about for 150yrs until the Snow Ravens found her on a search for lost Cache
fleets. The Snow Raven have not figured what to do with her, the wish to
activate the powerful carrier is balanced against the stigma attached to any
vessel that was built by the accursed Amaris's. It is also suspected that the
Cloud Cobras may also be intending to seize the ship in a trial of possession,
the capabilities of the Snow Kite in a Clan with a heavy fighter bias
apparently outweighing the stigma in the minds of the Cobras.
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Class/Model/Name: Snow Kite class Carrier
Mass: 800,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 96,000.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 16) 362,000.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4) 70.00
Structural Integrity: 80 64,000.00
Total Heat Sinks: 5,414 Single 4,931.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 20,400.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 2,000.00
Fire Control Computers: 10,889.00
Food & Water: (365 days supply) 1,356.00
Armor Type: Improved Ferro-aluminum (816 total armor pts) 1,279.50
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 150
Fore-Left/Right: 136/136
Aft-Left/Right: 136/136
Aft: 122
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (81) with 3 doors 12,150.00
Bay 2: Fighters (81) with 3 doors 12,150.00
Bay 3: Small Craft (18) with 2 doors 3,600.00
Bay 4: Cargo (1) 59,245.50
DropShip Capacity: 4 Docking Hardpoints 4,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 4: (90-meter diameter) 200.00
Crew and Passengers:
58 Officers (58 minimum) 580.00
147 Crew (147 minimum) 1,029.00
124 Gunners (124 minimum) 868.00
414 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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10 White Shark(200 msls) Nose 30 30 30 30 150 9,200.00
6 Barracuda(120 msls) Nose 12 12 12 12 60 4,140.00
6 NL45 Nose 27 27 27 27 420 5,400.00
4 Large Laser Nose 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 32 20.00
2 Autocannon/10(100 rounds)Nose 2(20) 2(20) -- -- 6 34.00
10 Small Laser Nose 3(30) -- -- -- 10 5.00
2 NAC/20(100 rounds) Nose 40 40 40 -- 120 5,040.00
6 White Shark(120 msls) FL/R 18 18 18 18 180 11,040.00
3 Barracuda(60 msls) FL/R 6 6 6 6 60 4,140.00
3 Medium NPPC FL/R 27 27 27 27 810 10,800.00
4 Large Laser FL/R 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
2 Autocannon/10(100 rounds)FL/R 2(20) 2(20) -- -- 12 68.00
10 Small Laser FL/R 3(30) -- -- -- 20 10.00
2 NAC/20(100 rounds) FL/R 40 40 40 -- 240 10,080.00
1 NAC/35(50 rounds) FL/R 35 35 -- -- 240 8,100.00
4 NL45 L/RBS 18 18 18 18 560 7,200.00
4 Large Laser L/RBS 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
2 Autocannon/10(100 rounds)L/RBS 2(20) 2(20) -- -- 12 68.00
10 Small Laser L/RBS 3(30) -- -- -- 20 10.00
2 NAC/20(100 rounds) L/RBS 40 40 40 -- 240 10,080.00
6 White Shark(120 msls) AL/R 18 18 18 18 180 11,040.00
3 Barracuda(60 msls) AL/R 6 6 6 6 60 4,140.00
3 Medium NPPC AL/R 27 27 27 27 810 10,800.00
4 Large Laser AL/R 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
2 Autocannon/10(100 rounds)AL/R 2(20) 2(20) -- -- 12 68.00
10 Small Laser AL/R 3(30) -- -- -- 20 10.00
2 NAC/20(100 rounds) AL/R 40 40 40 -- 240 10,080.00
1 NAC/35(50 rounds) AL/R 35 35 -- -- 240 8,100.00
6 NL45 Aft 27 27 27 27 420 5,400.00
4 Large Laser Aft 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 32 20.00
2 Autocannon/10(100 rounds)Aft 2(20) 2(20) -- -- 6 34.00
10 Small Laser Aft 3(30) -- -- -- 10 5.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (1.00%) 8,000.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 5,414 800,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,552,624,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 170,993
Cost per BV: 32,472.81
Weapon Value: 70,656 (Ratio = .41)
Damage Factors: SRV = 7,561; MRV = 7,260; LRV = 5,530; ERV = 1,844
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 523,468
(98,872 Structure, 169,350 Life Support, 255,246 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 731,475 (140% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
