Finally getting to posting this (actually thought I had a while ago
) I'm pretty sure the math is all correct done by hand so no BV (since that to this day eludes me) - as the fluff indicates I've planned to make an upgrade using unique tech from this AU but haven't gotten around to it as of yet.
Snow Raven (Nightlord II)-class Battleship
Tech: Clan / 3063
Era: Canon/What if
Availability: Limited
Vessel Type: WarShip
Mass: 1,200,000 tons
Hull: Unknown
K-F Drive System: Unknown - Compact
Length: 1,150 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,500 meters
Power Plant: Unknown
Safe Thrust: 3 Maximum Thrust: 5
Armour Type: Unknown - Lamellor Ferro Carbide
Armament:
8 NAC/25
16 NAC/35
4 Heavy NPPC
36 NL-55
8 Medium Naval Gauss
30 ER Large Laser
14 Long Range Missile Launcher
44 Anti-Missile System
Overview
Following Operation Serpent and the subsequent development of harder hitting
Clan and Inner Sphere WarShips Clan Snow Raven decided to rework their Nightlord-class
flagship, the Snow Raven. The Nightlord had always been seen as the pinnacle of Clan
technology but Clan Snow Raven wanted to take the vessel one step further and turn the
Snow Raven into a true giant in WarShip terms. The WarShip entered Brim Shipyards on
14th April 3062 and exited the shipyard just over eight months later on 28th December
3062. The new vessel was designated as the Snow Raven-class by the Snow Raven’s
themselves although all the other Clans still refer to the vessel as a Nightlord II.
Capabilities
The Snow Raven (Nightlord II) keeps the same engines, K-F Drive, Jump Sail,
Lithium Fusion Battery, Armour DropShip Capacity and the capacity to carry five
hundred battle armoured Elementals trained as Marines. The vessel’s fuel capacity
was increased by an extra five hundred tons and the heat sink capacity was increased
by almost three hundred tons however the vessel's outward appearance mirrors any
other Nightlord.
Where the original Nightlord carries twenty OmniFighters for close in defence
the Snow Raven carries forty fighters this gives the Battleship a fighter screen
rivaling all other Clan WarShips not designated as a carrier. Also where the
Nightlord carries no small craft the Snow Raven carries twenty allowing the vessel to
fully utilize the Elemental Battle Armoured Marines offensively as well as defensively.
In late 3067 the Snow Raven briefly returned to Brim Shipyards and was fitted
to carry fifteen points of ProtoMechs as the Snow Ravens fully embraced ProtoMech
technology. This all significantly reduces the Nightlord II's cargo capacity reducing
it to a little over 100,000 tons.
Weapon wise the Snow Ravens standardised the bays of the Nightlord II with 24
Naval Autocannons, 4 Heavy Naval Particle Cannons, 36 Naval Lasers and 8 Medium Naval
Gauss Rifles making up the naval armament. 30 Extended Range Large Lasers and 14 Long
Range Missile Launchers make up the conventional weaponry while 44 Anti-Missile Systems
provide missile defence.
Deployment
The first vessel of this Class the SRS Snow Raven launched into the Snow Raven
Touman. By 3072 Clan Star Adder also fielded one vessel the Absolute Truth. While the
Ghosts Bears and Sea Fox Clan had also declared interest in the design it was Clan Jade
Falcon who surprised everyone constructing a shipyard in the Dark Nebula capable of
producing the class.
Star League UPDATE 1: Can Nova Cat also field an example of the Nightlord-II refitted a
former Goliath Scorpion vessel to create the Sacred Rite.
Star League UPDATE 2: Rumours persist that Clan Snow Raven is attempting to update the
Nightlord II further using new technology however as of 3100 no sightings of this vessel
have been made.
Snow Raven (Nightlord II)-class Battleship WarShip 1,200,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 216,000
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Kearny-Fuchida Jump Drive: Compact (Integrity = 24) 543,000
Lithium Fusion Battery: 12,000
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 6) 0,090
Structural Integrity: 85 102,000
Heat Sinks (Double): 3,000 (6,000) 0,826
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 6,250 2,550
Control Components: 3,000
Hyper Pulse Generator: 0,050
Armour Type: Lamellor Ferro Carbide 1,814 pts 1,649
Fore: 330
Fore-Left/Right: 320
Aft-Left/Right: 300
Aft: 298
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters 40 with 4 Doors 6,000
Bay 2: Small Craft 20 with 2 Doors 4,000
Bay 3: ProtoMechs 15 Points (75) with 3 Doors 3,750
Bay 4: Cargo with 4 Doors 117,395
DropShip Docking Collars 4 4,000
Gravity Decks #1 - 2: 2 140-meter diametre 0,100
Escape Pods: 160 1,120
Crew and Passengers:
139 Officers 1,390
637 Crew 4,459
88 Gunners 0,516
500 Elemental Battle Armour Marines 7,500
Weapons and Equipment Location Short Medium Long Extreme Heat Tonnage
2 NAC/25 Nose 50 50 50 -- 120 6,000
2 NAC/25 Nose 50 50 50 -- 120 6,000
2 Heavy NPPC Nose 90 90 90 90 450 6,000
5 ER Large Laser Nose 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 60 0,020
3 LRM-20 w/Artemis Nose 5(48) 5(48) 5(48) -- 18 0,018
6 AMS Nose -- -- -- -- 6 0,003
2 NAC/35 FL/R 70 70 -- -- 240 16,000
3 NL-55 FL/R 17 17 17 17 225 3,900
2 Medium N-Gauss FL/R 25 25 25 25 30 22,000
5 ER Large Laser FL/R 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 60 0,040
2 LRM-20 w/Artemis FL/R 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) 24 0,024
6 AMS FL/R -- -- -- -- 6 0,006
2 NAC/35 L/RBS 70 70 -- -- 255 16,000
2 NAC/35 L/RBS 70 70 -- -- 255 16,000
12 NL-55 L/RBS 66 66 66 66 1,020 26,400
4 AMS L/RBS -- -- -- -- 4 0,002
2 NAC/35 AL/R 70 70 -- -- 240 8,000
3 NL-55 AL/R 17 17 17 17 225 3,900
2 Medium N-Gauss AL/R 25 25 25 25 30 22,000
5 ER Large Laser AL/R 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 60 0,040
2 LRM-20 w/Artemis AL/R 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) 24 0,024
6 AMS AL/R -- -- -- -- 6 0,003
2 NAC/25 Aft 50 50 50 -- 120 6,000
2 NAC/25 Aft 50 50 50 -- 120 6,000
2 Heavy NPPC Aft 90 90 90 90 450 6,000
5 ER Large Laser Aft 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 5(50) 60 0,020
3 LRM-20 w/Artemis Aft 5(48) 5(48) 5(48) -- 18 0,018
6 AMS Aft -- -- -- -- 6 0,003
Ammo
NAC/25 400 (50 Rounds Per Cannon) 0,240
NAC/35 800 (50 Rounds Per Cannon) 0,960
Medium Naval Gauss Rifle 400 (50 Rounds Per Cannon) 0,160
LRM-20 1,680 (120 Rounds per Launcher) 0,280
Anti-Missile System 10,560 (240 Rounds per System) 0,440
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