Chimeisho

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Chimeisho-class JumpShip
Production information
Manufacturer Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation[1]
Use Mercantile, Military
Tech Base Star League
Cost ???
Introduced 3056
Technical specifications
Mass 245,000 tons
Length 645 meters
Sail Diameter 1070 meters
Fuel 600 tons (1,500)
Burn Rate 39.52
Top Thrust 0.1 Gs
Sail Integrity 4
KF Drive Integrity 5
LF Battery Yes
Armament
Armor 54.5 tons of Standard Armor
DropShip Capacity 2
Crew 30[1]
  • 5 Officers
  • 23 Enlisted
  • 2 Gunners

Bay Personnel: 20

Grav Decks 1 x (95 meters diameter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 0/5
Heat Sinks 122
Structural Integrity 1
BV (1.0) 1,544[1]
1,921[2]
BV (2.0) ???


Description[edit]

After the War of 3039, the Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation made use of state grants to repair and reactivate the Izumi JumpShip yards at Altair that had been left derelict since the First Succession War. Here, production started on an all-new JumpShip class, the Chimeisho.[1][3]

The design of the new Chimeisho class is reminiscent of the Star League-era Tramp class, production of which had incidentally been resumed in the Free Worlds League at around the same time: Both are civilian ships with negligible armor yet equipped with a modest array of space weaponry. Accordingly, they suffer from the same drawback, a mediocre DropShip capacity for their size and maintenance cost especially when compared to unarmed ships of similar size (namely the Star Lord class). The 30 crew members share double-occupancy cabins, though senior officers are afforded their own shower and toilets. A recreation area stocked with the latest entertainment systems was hoped to offset the cramped cabins, though did not have the intended effect.[1][3]

However, the Chimeisho is notable for mounting a Lithium-Fusion Battery, a system normally only found on ComStar's secrecy-shrouded Magellan class outside the Clans, and WarShips. This rare, unusual, and expensive system allows the Chimeisho to store the energy for a second jump without the necessity to recharge between jumps.[1][3]

By 3057, only two Chimeishos had been built. The Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery purchased both and also all others scheduled to be built through 3062.[1] They desperately needed ships with Lithium-Fusion (LF) batteries to supply Wolcott, their staging point and forward operations base behind Clan lines since 3050. Since Clan Smoke Jaguar was blockading both Jump Points, the DCMS required such ships to jump to a Pirate point within the system, deploy its DropShips, dock outbound DropShips, and jump back (usually to Luthien) after mere hours, before enemy patrols could find and engage the ship at the Pirate point.

Armament[edit]

Four ER Large Lasers and Large Pulse Lasers each give the Chimeisho the overall firepower of a medium aerospace fighter or a small DropShip, spread over several distinct firing arcs. Together with the thin armor this is barely enough to fend off a fighter attack.[3][1]

Cargo[edit]

The Chimeisho can carry 726 tons of cargo. In addition, it has four Small Craft bays which typically hold a pair of ST-46 shuttles and a pair of light fighters.[1][3]

Variants[edit]

As a new class and with only one vessel produced annually, no variants of the Chimeisho are known.

Named Vessels[edit]

(See Category:Individual Chimeisho-class JumpShips)

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 100-101, "Chimeisho Profile"
  2. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 271
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Technical Readout: 3057, pp. 102-103, "Chimeisho Profile"

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