Comitatus
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| Comitatus Class JumpShip | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | unknown (Clans) |
| Use | Fighter carrier |
| Tech Base | Clan |
| Cost | ? |
| Introduced | 2995 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 250,000 tons |
| Length | 680 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 1150 meters |
| Fuel | 460 tons (1,150) |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Top Thrust | 0.1 g |
| Sail Integrity | 4 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 5 |
| LF Battery | None |
| Armament | 6 ER Large Lasers, 6 ER Medium Lasers, 2 ER PPCs, 6 Large Pulse Lasers, 6 Medium Pulse Lasers, 12 Anti-Missile Systems, 2 Gauss Rifles, 2 Ultra AC/20, 12 LRM-20 with Artemis IV FCS, 6 Streak SRM-6. |
| Armor | ??? |
| DropShip Capacity | 1 |
| Crew | 45 crew |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 95 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 4 Life Boats |
| Heat Sinks | 122 (244) |
| Structural Integrity | 1 |
| BV (1.0) | 6,354[1] 6,384[2] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
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[edit] Description
Conceived by Clan Snow Raven as a transport with four Hardpoints, the original Comitatus design suffered from a flawed hydraulics system. In 3035 the design was completely changed into its current form, from a heavily armed transporter to a fighter carrier that could defend Jump Points in the fashion of a light WarShip. This concept of mobile firebase proved successful and within ten years, the majority of all existing Comitatus class vessels were converted to the new specifications.[1][3]
[edit] Armament
The Comitatus blurs the distinction between civilian JumpShips and WarShips. Although it technically falls into the former category, it outguns Corvettes or smaller Destroyers and its ferro-aluminum armor is exceptionally heavy for a JumpShip. As a designated fighter carrier it is equipped with 20 fighter bays holding two Stars of OmniFighters, and five assault shuttles in a separate shuttle bay.[1][3]
[edit] Cargo
The upgraded Comitatus design can carry 769 tons of cargo. It can accomodate 25 fighters (or 20 fighters and 5 small craft), and a Star of battle-armored Elementals.[1][3]
[edit] Variants
The original concept was a heavily armed and armored trader with four Hardpoints. Problems with the hydraulics system led to the two aft Hardpoints being removed on most of these, and replaced with cargo space. A few of these early Comitatus prototypes with either four Hardpoints or two Hardpoints and increased cargo capacity may still exist.[1][3]
There is no known variant of the Comitatus class since it was redesigned into a Fighter Carrier.
[edit] Named Vessels
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 114-115, "Comitatus Profile"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 272
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Technical Readout: 3057, pp. 116-117, "Comitatus Profile"
