wolfcannon
05/29/03 11:08 PM
204.180.112.154
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Snow Kite Carrier
Type: Carrier
Builder: Rim Worlds Industries
In Class: 7
Introduction: 2686
Mass: 800,000
Sail Integrity: 4
Thrust: 5/8
Fuel: 4000 tons
Structural Integrity: 120
Armor: 1920 tons of standard armor (768, 140 each)
Docking Collars: 2
Fighters: 140
Small Craft: 0
Crew: 800
Lifeboats: 25
Escape Pods: 25
Grav Decks: 1 100 meter
Cargo: 15,480
Bay 1: Fighters (72) 6 doors
Bay 2: Fighters (72) 6 doors
Bay 3: Cargo (15,480) 2 doors
Weapons:
Fwd
2 Naval Autocannon 40(50 shots)
2 White Shark(15 shots)
4 Autocannon 10(1000 shots)
10 Small Lasers
FL/FR
2 Naval Autocannon 10(50 shots)
2 White Shark Missle Launchers(15 shots)
10 Small Lasers
20 Large Lasers
LBS/ RBS
2 Naval Autocannon 10(50 shots)
2 White Shark Missle Launchers(15 shots)
10 Small Lasers
10 Large Lasers
10 LRM 10's(1200 shots)
AL/AR
2 Naval Autocannon 10(50 shots)
2 White Shark Missle Launchers(15 shots)
10 Small Lasers
10 Large Lasers
Aft
20 Small Lasers
Overview:
The Snow Kite was a response to the building of the Enterprise Class Carrier built by the Star League in 2630. Due to the limited resources being put into building the secret facility at Star's End
only 7 ships were planned and ordered. When the Star League and the Lyran Commonwealth both began to question the need for the Rim World to have such a unique ship among its naval forces the Amaris's quelled their concerns by stating the vessels would only be used for merchant fleet protection as the Republic had a large area to "protect" against pirates preying on the shipping lanes.
Capabilities :
Not built for direct combat the Snow Kite is quite able to handle its own for a short period of time.
The Snow Kite is a Aerofighter transport only, not a combat vessel. Her main armament is point defense weapons only. Her capital weapons bays are are mainly to scare enemy vessels into leaving her alone.
Deployment :
The Snow Kite was the center piece of the fleets of the Republic. Each fleet was built around one Snow Kite Carrier with 7 Phalanx Battleships and 12 other smaller vessels. Of the 3 fleets that were left to defend the Republic only 1 fought the Star League adn was destroyed over Apollo. 1 fled to Star's End and her crew abandoned her at the secret facility. the third fled to deep periphery never to be seen again. The 4 that were in the Hegemony didnt fare much better. Only two survived, one was so badly damaged she was scuttled into Terra's Sun. The Last Snow Kite ironically was the Snow Kite, she was damaged but serviceable and was used to help guard the Hegemony unitl 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.
Clan Wolf in Exile
328th Assault Cluster(the Lion Hearted)
Bravo Trinary
Alpha Star
Star Captain James Sword
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Cray
05/30/03 08:45 AM
147.160.125.185
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Recommendation: replace some of the NACs with naval energy weapons. They make much better orbital bombardment weapons, and any warship that can supply energy weapon orbital bombardment (even if just a few NLs) gains so much utility. They can do the work of regiments of mechs.
Otherwise, great ship.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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wolfcannon
05/31/03 11:12 PM
204.180.112.166
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that may be but these vessels are only meant to unload aerofighters and back out of an fleet engagement not destroy enemy ground forces. for that there is the Phalanx.
Clan Wolf in Exile
328th Assault Cluster(the Lion Hearted)
Bravo Trinary
Alpha Star
Star Captain James Sword
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Cray
06/01/03 03:10 PM
65.32.253.120
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Just pointing out that naval energy weapons are really, really useful, and let the warship be more useful when the Phalanxes aren't around. But if you don't want to tweak the ship, it is your ship.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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