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AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Kaga (Aerospace Fighter Carrier)
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2

Mass: 670,000 tons
Hull: Luthien Naval Works Kaga Class
K-F Drive System: New Samarkand Hyperdrive 670
Length: 713 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,086 meters
Power Plant: Twin Luthien Naval Works PlasmaDrive 2680 Standard
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Starshield Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:
16 Lord's Light Capital-15 Heavy NPPC Heavy NPPC
16 Shigunga White Shark
32 Yori Flyswatter AMS
32 Lord's Light 2 ER PPC
32 Shigunga MRM 40
Manufacturer: Luthien Naval Works
Location: Luthien, New Samarkand, Dieron
Communications System: Dragon's Wisdom Naval Command Suite
Targeting & Tracking System: Dragon's Sight Naval Fire Director
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==Overview:==
If Operation Revival made anything clear for the Draconis Combine Admiralty,
it was that the DCA needed a new platform for its independent fighter
regiments. Current dropship platforms were simply too fragile to face the
advanced weaponry of Clan Fighters and the massive guns of the warships now
positioned on the Draconis Combine's borders.

The DCA's first answer was the Okinawa, but it ultimately turned to a warship
to provide the only viable defense against another warship, and thus was born
the Kaga-Class Carrier.

Developed in parallel with other early DCA ships such as the Kyushu and
Kirishima, the Kaga would be fairly slow in development. Despite its
relatively conventional design, the proejct was given low priority next to the
Yamato Battleship, and the Kyushu Troop Frigate. Even the flashier Kirishima
recieved more attention as the DCA's fighter carrier moved further and further
behind.

The project was hovering on the brink of cancellation when the Siege Of
Tukayyid suddenly and irrevocably shifted the way the Inner Sphere was to
think about naval warfare.

Suddenly, the little Kaga was in massive and immediate demand, if only as a
hull to fill the gaps in a battle-line that was more hole than wall. Rapid
development followed, with Kaga and Mount Niitaka entering service in 3068,
and with an increasing production for the next several years.

Though there is no indication that the DCA plans a replacement for the Kaga
Class, production has tapered off toward the end of the 31st Century, and
there is some discussion of trying to produce a larger super-carrier to
compete with neighboring offerings. More pragmatic voices continue to insist
that the DCA doesn't need a supercarrier -- two Kagas is simply a match for a
Sarna, and the DCA has plenty of hulls.


==Capabilities:==
More conventional than the AFFC's Sarna-class, the Kaga nevertheless relies on
the full DCA fighter regiment embarked aboard for its first line of both
offense and defense. This large number of craft provides remarkable tactical
flexibility, offering the ability to strike with overwhelming force or screen
multiple friendly craft against attack without ever placing the Kaga itself in
danger, or to screen the Kaga against close action while it engages with its
own guns on the battle-line.

An above-average load of shuttles and dropships is used to provide SAR and
range-extension functions for the ship's fighters. Since the Kaga itself is
somewhat light on cargo, it is often supplied with a pair of large cargo
dropships rather than combat escorts.

Even without fighters, the Kaga is a capable destroyer in its own right,
sporting 8G maneuverability and a powerful extended-range battery centered on
sixteen of the most potent particle cannons in the DCS's inventory.

As a secondary armament, the Kaga carries sixteen White Shark missile tubes,
preferring the cost and mass savings of the intermediate missile system over
the more flexible AR-10 system. Also included are thirty-two fighter-grade
heavy energy cannons and 128 repeating tubes firing 80mm unguided rockets for
close antifighter defense, and 32 Yori Flyswatter 30mm gatling cannons for
missile defense.



==Battle History:==
Frequently engaged, though usually at a distance, the Kaga class has served
with some distinction, but never been seriously challenged, as it has mosty
had to cope with pirate raiders rather than serious military forces. The DCA
is reportedly excited to see what their little ship can do in a real fight.

==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
3068 - Kaga (Dieron, Prototype,) Mount Niitaka (Luthien, Prototype)
3069 - Akagi (Dieron,) Hiryu(Luthien,) Soryu(New Samarkand)
3070 - Shokaku(Dieron,) Zuikaku(Luthien,) Amagi (New Samarkand
3071 - Junyo, Hiyo (Dieron), Taiho, Unryu (Luthien)
3072 - Katsuragi, Kasagi, Aso (Luthien)
3073 - Ikoma, Shinano (Luthien)
3074 - Hosho (Dieron)
3075 - Ryujo, Shoho (New Samarkand), Ryuho (Luthien), Ibuki (Dieron)
3078 - Taiyo, Unyo, Chuyo (Luthien), Kaiyo, Shinyo (Dieron)
3079 - Kamakure (Dieron)
3081 - Akitsu, Nigitsu (Luthien)
3082 - Kumano (New Samarkand)
3083 - Yamashiro, Chigusa (Luthien)
3085 - Shimane, Otakisan (Dieron)



==Deployment==
Kaga fighter carriers are among the most numerous craft in the modern DCA
inventory, and can be found on a variety of stations. Whether escorting larger
capital ships, or serving as the primary warship for backwater star-clusters,
the Kaga is in many ways the backbone of the Draconis Combine navy. Several of
the vessels are also on permanent assignment with the SLDF.


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Class/Model/Name: Kaga (Aerospace Fighter Carrier)
Mass: 670,000 tons

Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 201,000.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 14) 303,175.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 6,700.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4) 64.00
Structural Integrity: 50 33,500.00
Total Heat Sinks: 2,368 Double 1,689.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 3,060.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 1,675.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-carbide (700 total armor pts) 670.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 118
Fore-Left/Right: 118/118
Aft-Left/Right: 116/116
Aft: 114

Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (108) with 6 doors 16,200.00
Bay 2: Small Craft (36) with 2 doors 7,200.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) with 18 doors 29,101.00

DropShip Capacity: 2 Docking Hardpoints 2,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (90-meter diameter) 100.00
Life Boats: 104 (7 tons each) 728.00
Escape Pods: 104 (7 tons each) 728.00

Crew and Passengers:
39 Officers (39 minimum) 390.00
140 Crew (140 minimum) 980.00
48 Gunners (48 minimum) 336.00
396 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Heavy NPPC Nose 30 30 30 30 450 6,000.00
2 White Shark(20 msls) Nose 6 6 6 6 30 1,040.00
4 AMS(4800 rounds) Nose -- -- -- -- 4 402.00
4 ER PPC Nose 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) -- 60 28.00
4 MRM 40(420 rounds) Nose 10(96) 10(96) -- -- 48 118.00
2 Heavy NPPC FL/R 30 30 30 30 900 12,000.00
2 White Shark(20 msls) FL/R 6 6 6 6 60 2,080.00
4 AMS(4800 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 8 804.00
4 ER PPC FL/R 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) -- 120 56.00
4 MRM 40(420 rounds) FL/R 10(96) 10(96) -- -- 96 236.00
2 Heavy NPPC L/RBS 30 30 30 30 900 12,000.00
2 White Shark(20 msls) L/RBS 6 6 6 6 60 2,080.00
4 AMS(4800 rounds) L/RBS -- -- -- -- 8 804.00
4 ER PPC L/RBS 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) -- 120 56.00
4 MRM 40(420 rounds) L/RBS 10(96) 10(96) -- -- 96 236.00
2 Heavy NPPC AL/R 30 30 30 30 900 12,000.00
2 White Shark(20 msls) AL/R 6 6 6 6 60 2,080.00
4 AMS(4800 rounds) AL/R -- -- -- -- 8 804.00
4 ER PPC AL/R 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) -- 120 56.00
4 MRM 40(420 rounds) AL/R 10(96) 10(96) -- -- 96 236.00
2 Heavy NPPC Aft 30 30 30 30 450 6,000.00
2 White Shark(20 msls) Aft 6 6 6 6 30 1,040.00
4 AMS(4800 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 4 402.00
4 ER PPC Aft 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) -- 60 28.00
4 MRM 40(420 rounds) Aft 10(96) 10(96) -- -- 48 118.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 4,736 670,000.00
Tons Left: .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 10,017,074,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 105,230
Cost per BV: 95,192.19
Weapon Value: 57,715 (Ratio = .55)
Damage Factors: SRV = 3,661; MRV = 3,319; LRV = 2,169; ERV = 833
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 446,020
(61,376 Structure, 262,468 Life Support, 122,176 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 503,550 (113% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable

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