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AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Fox Transport
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3088
Vessel Type: WarShip
Mass: 240,000 tons
K-F Drive System: (Unknown)
Length: 440 meters
Sail Diameter: 990 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Armor Type: Ferro-carbide
Armament:
16 Piranha*
24 ER Large Laser
24 Large Pulse Laser
40 AMS
8 Screen Launcher
Manufacturer: Port Sydney Naval Shipyards
Location: Alarion
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Overview
The Fox Transport version was the result of the Lyran Commonwealth wishing
to take its nation back to the heights of the Star League era. Borrowing from
the ideas that saw the Star League-era Carrack, Sylverster and Volga the Fox
class Corvette was chosen as a base for this new "WarShip."
Stripped of its Capital Naval weapons the Fox-class Transport is armed with only
conventional and sub-capital weapons. 16 Piranha sub capital missile launchers,
providing both a versatile Anti Ship capability along with a traditional long range Anti
Aircraft and Anti Missile capability(also resulting in a secondary fire support role for
other escort's). In order to provide a defense from long range energy weapons fire
a battery of 6 screen launchers was added this would also later prove to be a
somewhat effective passive static anti fighter defense also.
The secondary weapons of the older Fox design were removed and then totally
overhauled to provided a flexible mix of both long range firepower and
accurate medium range firepower in the form of 24 ER Large Laser's and 24
Large Pulse Laser's, to help provide better AMS capability at short range, a
bank of 5 AMS launchers were installed in each firing arc to help counter both
conventional and the rare nuclear armed missile if the Piranha's are not able
to.
With these changes made the Fox's cargo capacity was increased to 34,000 tons
nearly twice it previous capacity, in order to handle the cargo requirements
better the numbers of fighters and small craft was reversed the fighter bay
was enlarged and widened to make room for 12 small craft while the 2 small
craft bays was converted to 2 fighter bays.
Last of the modifications was convincing the power's that be to spend an
additional 10 million c-bill's on Ferro-carbide armor to provide a thicker
skin for the transport compared to the Fox Corvette with ferro aluminum armor,
along with a expanded heat sink array to handle the new waste heat generated
by the enhanced weapon's suites.
When the final version of the design was about to be reviewed for approval the
Board of Director's through in one last modification, make the design slower
and with out the Lithium Fusion Battery to further cut down costs for
production, the design was redesigned in less than a month and a majority of
the design team taking sabbaticals at the ST. Mary’s Sanatorium for work
related stress.
Deployment History
The first such vessel to be completed was the LCS Tharkad in 3088. One of its
first duties was to transport Duchess Jessica Steiner to the LCS Snow Fire on the
former-Free Worlds League border.
At present there is a disagreement over plans for the fifth vessel. The Lyran
High Command wishes to name the vessel the LCS Skye while authorities on Skye
wish to name the vessel after the region of the Isle of Skye. Further controversy
has rocked the project with the sixth vessel. Supporters of the Tamar Pact with the
vessel to be named after the fallen Lyran nation while the High Command wishes to
name the vessel after Solaris VII a world now mostly held by the Star League but
with strong Lyran connections.
==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
Lyran Commonwealth Admiralty
LCS Tharkad (Completed in 3088)
LCS Alarion (Under construction)
LCS Bolan (Planned)
LCS Skye (Isle of Skye) (Planned)
LCS Solaris VII (Planned)
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Class/Model/Name: Fox Transport
Mass: 240,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 28,800.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 2
Maximum Thrust: 3
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 6) 108,600.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 3) 42.00
Structural Integrity: 89 21,360.00
Total Heat Sinks: 396 Double 111.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 6,120.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 600.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (146 days supply) 218.00
Armor Type: Ferro-carbide (481 total armor pts) 427.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 81
Fore-Left/Right: 80/80
Aft-Left/Right: 80/80
Aft: 80
Cargo:
Bay 1: Small Craft (12) with 6 doors 2,400.00
Bay 2: Fighters (2) with 1 door 300.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) with 4 doors 57,633.00
DropShip Capacity: 5 Docking Hardpoints 5,000.00
Grav Deck #1: (80-meter diameter) 50.00
Grav Deck #2: (112-meter diameter) 100.00
Life Boats: 52 (7 tons each) 364.00
Crew and Passengers:
24 Officers (23 minimum) 240.00
71 Crew (69 minimum) 497.00
40 Gunners (39 minimum) 280.00
10 1st Class Passengers 100.00
40 2nd Class Passengers 280.00
50 Cargo Bay Handlers 250.00
64 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Piranha*(20 msls) Nose 6 6 6 -- 18 400.00
3 ER Large Laser Nose 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 36 15.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Nose 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
5 AMS(2400 rounds) Nose -- -- -- -- 5 202.50
1 Screen Launcher(10 scrns)Nose -- -- -- -- 10 140.00
2 Piranha*(20 msls) FL/R 6 6 6 -- 36 800.00
3 ER Large Laser FL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 72 30.00
3 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
5 AMS(2400 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 10 405.00
1 Screen Launcher(10 scrns)FL/R -- -- -- -- 20 280.00
2 Piranha*(20 msls) L/RBS 6 6 6 -- 36 800.00
3 ER Large Laser L/RBS 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 72 30.00
3 Large Pulse Laser L/RBS 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
5 AMS(2400 rounds) L/RBS -- -- -- -- 10 405.00
1 Screen Launcher(10 scrns)L/RBS -- -- -- -- 20 280.00
2 Piranha*(20 msls) AL/R 6 6 6 -- 36 800.00
3 ER Large Laser AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 72 30.00
3 Large Pulse Laser AL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
5 AMS(2400 rounds) AL/R -- -- -- -- 10 405.00
1 Screen Launcher(10 scrns)AL/R -- -- -- -- 20 280.00
2 Piranha*(20 msls) Aft 6 6 6 -- 18 400.00
3 ER Large Laser Aft 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 36 15.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Aft 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
5 AMS(2400 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 5 202.50
1 Screen Launcher(10 scrns)Aft -- -- -- -- 10 140.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 792 240,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,626,914,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 38,841
Cost per BV: 144,870.47
Weapon Value: 23,796 (Ratio = .61)
Damage Factors: SRV = 942; MRV = 777; LRV = 400; ERV = 133
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 242,581
(134,883 Structure, 83,410 Life Support, 24,288 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 157,668 (65% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
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