Luxor
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| Luxor | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Mitchell Vehicles[1] |
| Use | Heavy Cruiser |
| Tech Base | Star League |
| Cost | 15,471,376,001 C-bills |
| Introduced | 2727 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 890,000 tons |
| Length | 975 m |
| Sail Diameter | 1,490 m |
| Fuel | 5,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | |
| Top Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Sail Integrity | 5 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 18 |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament | 15 x NL55s 26 x Medium NPPCs 12 x NAC/25s 8 x NAC/30s 8 x Medium N-Gausses |
| Armor | Improved Ferro-Aluminum Armor |
| DropShip Capacity | 4 |
| Crew | 399 |
| Grav Decks | 2 x 95 meter diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 30/35 |
| Heat Sinks | 3,250 Double Heat Sinks |
| Structural Integrity | 80 |
| BV (1.0) | 225,875[1] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
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[edit] Description
The Luxor-class heavy cruiser was designed in response to the Star League Naval Command’s request for a replacement for the Avatar-class cruiser. Mitchell Vehicles had actually designed the Luxor well before the request, and modified the design to meet the project requirements;[1] during the competition itself, political pressure from the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Nose Clipperships and long-time ally of Mitchell Vehicles, Craig Kovac, ensured that the other competing design, the Soyal-class heavy cruiser designed by Nicholas Shipyards, wasn't selected.[2]
The first mission of the nascent Luxor-class was convoy protection for troop ferries, an SLDF redeployment required to pacify the Periphery in response to First Lord Richard Cameron’s steep tax hikes.[1]
However, the shortlived Luxor-class became a casualty of the Amaris Civil War, mostly as a result of engagements with Caspar Space Defense Drones. The Drones preferably identified Luxor-class vessels as major threats, leading the SLDF to deploy Luxors as decoys – a suicide mission. The last Luxor was destroyed over Terra in 2777.[1]
[edit] Armament
The Luxor-class is well armored and maneuverable for a ship of its size. The armament of the Luxor-class is designed to engage capital vessels, and packs a lot of firepower. The firepower is composed of naval autocannons, naval lasers and naval PPCs. However, the Luxor-class is relatively defenseless against attack by smaller AeroSpace assets, and requires its fighter cover for defense.[1]
[edit] Cargo
Though not able to ferry as much cargo as some other cruisers, the Luxor-class does boast 4 DropShip collars. In addition, the class has two separate bays. Bay 1 is meant for ferrying AeroSpace Fighters and small craft, of which it can contain 2 squadrons and 4 vessels, respectively. Bay 2 is the cargo bay, which is capable of holding 53,594 tons of cargo.[1]
[edit] Named Vessels
- Star League Defense Force
- SLS Fearless
- SLS Houten
- SLS Rhodan - The final Luxor-class vessel to be commissioned, launched in 2765.[1]
- SLS Van der Bergh
- SLS Van Gogh
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 224, "Luxor Ship Profile"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 86, "Craig Kovac"
