Sabretooth Assault DropShip
With a badly damaged, almost crippled Tourman, Clan Smoke Jaguar was in a dire position following Tukkayid and it was only by stripping most of their Homeworld possessions almost bare of Mechs that they were able to secure their Occupation Zone. As Khan and then SaKhan, Brandon Howell took stock of the Jaguars military strength and industrial capacity, which had always been limited and he spotted one area that could be exploited. The Jaguars DropShip yards and facilities were sitting mostly idle, save for producing the ships to replace those lost. Spheroid forces had made repeated attacks on Clan forces in space as they approached their targets, and this would ‘allow’ the Jaguars to do the same, at least in his mind. And, with the current military situation it was better to destroy an opponent before they touched ground rather than face potentially overwhelming numbers.
The Jaguars Scientists were challenged to produce a cheap and small DropShip that could engage hostile targets both in space and in the atmosphere and here they succeeded. Heavily based on the Broadsword class that was already in production the new DropShip was heavier at 2000 tons and much faster thanks to a heavily augmented engine and powerplant system. This came from removing the ships Mechbay’s and reducing the cargo capacity to a mere 200 tons, but the improvement to performance was dramatic and the new ship was easily capable of outrunning quite a few fighters. Draped in over 30 tons of Ferro-Aluminium armour the Broadswords profile was utterly changed into a far more sleek and aggressive looking ship. This aggressive look was echoed by its firepower. Long range firepower was a quartet of ER lasers and Gauss rifles but up close the new ship would bring seven ultra-20 class autocannons to bare along with a battery of medium pulse lasers which would rip through an opponent’s armour in short order. For self-defence the Broadswords AMS system was expanded upon with two turrets mounted in each section along with plenty of ammunition.
The ship was designed in a very short time, quick enough that Khan Lincoln Osis was still recovering from the injuries sustained on Tukkayid and within six months it was ready to be put into production by the time that Osis was declared Khan. Upon seeing the ships predicted capabilities production was authorized and given the name the Sabretooth class, and it gave the Jaguars something to trade with the Quicksilver program getting under way.
Sabertooth Assault DropShip
Base Tech Level: Standard (Clan)
Level Era
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Experimental -
Advanced -
Standard 3145+
Tech Rating: F/X-X-X-E
Weight: 2000 tons
BV: 15,946
Cost: 447,093,864 C-bills
Movement: 8/12
Heat Sinks: 120 [240]
Fuel Points: 0/5740 (143.5 tons)
Tons Per Burn Day: 1.84
Structural Integrity: 16
Armor: 844 (Ferro-Aluminum)
Armor
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Nose 254
Left Side 211
Right Side 211
Aft 168
Weapons Loc Heat
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Laser Bay LS 24
ER Large Laser
ER Large Laser
Laser Bay RS 24
ER Large Laser
ER Large Laser
AC Bay LS 16
Ultra AC/20
Ultra AC/20
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Rifle Ammo [Clan] 96
Ultra AC/20 Ammo 60
AC Bay RS 16
Ultra AC/20
Ultra AC/20
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Rifle Ammo [Clan] 96
Ultra AC/20 Ammo 60
Pulse Laser Bay LS 12
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Pulse Laser Bay RS 12
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Pulse Laser Bay NOS 12
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Pulse Laser Bay AFT 12
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
Medium Pulse Laser
AC Bay NOS 23
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Rifle
Ultra AC/20
Ultra AC/20
Ultra AC/20
Gauss Rifle Ammo [Clan] 96
Ultra AC/20 Ammo 70
AMS Bay LS 2
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System Ammo [Clan] 240
AMS Bay RS 2
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System Ammo [Clan] 240
AMS Bay AFT 2
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System Ammo [Clan] 240
AMS Bay NOS 2
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System
Anti-Missile System Ammo [Clan] 240
Carrying Capacity
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Cargo Space (1 door) - 200 tons
Crew
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Officers 0
Enlisted/Non-rated 5
Gunners 5
Bay Personnel 0
2 x Escape pods
As always thoughts are most welcome!
