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{{InfoBoxSupportVehicle | image = [[Image:Wakamiya.jpg|191px]] | Name = Wakamiya Salvage Destroyer | Manufacturer = [[Draconis Combine]] | Production Year = <!-- Optional field --> | Year Reference = <!-- Optional field --> | Use = '''Missions''' *Naval Combat Ship *Artillery Fire Support *Mobile HQ *MASH Unit *Drone Control Ship *Maritime Vehicle Carrier | Tech Base = [[Advanced Rules|Inner Sphere (Advanced)]] | Chassis Type (Size) = Naval (Large, Template E) | Equipment Rating = D/E-F-F | Cost = <!-- Optional field --> | Introduced = [[Age of War era]] | Mass = 50,500 Tons | Structural Integrity = <!-- Optional field --> | Speed = <!-- Legacy optional field --> | Top Speed = <!-- Legacy optional field --> | Cruise = 54 km/h | Flank = 86 km/h | Safe Thrust = <!-- Optional field, in g --> | Max Thrust = <!-- Optional field, in g --> | Station Keeping Thrust = <!-- Optional field --> | Power Plant = [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]] | Power Plant Type = <!-- Optional field --> | Fuel (Type/Range) = Unlimited | comsys = Unspecified | T&T = Unspecified | Fire Control System = [[Advanced Fire Control]] | Turret = 3 | Armament = 6 x [[PPC]] <br/> 6 x [[LRM 20]]s <br/> 3 x [[Long Tom]] <br/> 10 x [[Machine Guns]] <br/> 5 x [[LR Torpedo 20]] <br/> 4 x [[SR Torpedo 6]] <br/> 4 x [[Fluid Gun]]s | Heat Sinks = 60 | Fitted Equipment = '''Types''' *[[Communication Equipment]] *[[Fluid Suction System]]s *[[Field Kitchen]] *[[Helipad]] *[[Lifthoist]]s *[[MASH]] *[[Drone Control System]] | Armor = [[Heavy Industrial Armor]] | BAR = 10 | Crew = '''Total: 174''' *27 Officers *38 Enlisted *75 Gunners | BV (1.0) = <!-- Optional field --> | BV (2.0) = 48,028<ref>''Handbook: House Kurita'' pp. 196 and 208 Wakamiya - "Battle Value 2 and century of introduction only."</ref> }} == Description == The '''''Wakamiya'''''-class Salvage Destroyer is an early multipurpose naval vessel designed by the [[Draconis Combine]] to support and defend worlds which have large oceans. Introduced in the early years of the Combine, the vessel was originally intended to support the Combine's exploration efforts. In later centuries, the ship would remain in service and become the nation's premiere surface naval vessel. As a central command vessel, the ship could coordinate a world's global fleet of ships. The design's capabilities also allow for it to assist noncombat activities such as underwater mining, acting as a cargo transport for global needs, and as a surveillance command ship using its powerful communication gear and its complement of a dozen drone-type vehicles. Worlds which have been assigned a ''Wakamiya'' rarely have more than two of the vessel. The ship also can act as a mothership for a number of large and small surface and submersible vehicles.<ref name=HB:HK196>''Handbook: House Kurita'' pp. 195-196, Wakamiya - "Background of the ship and aspects of its operations.</ref> == Equipment and Capabilities == A solidly built Naval Support Vehicle, the ship's armored hull is protected by 98.5 tons of [[Barrier Armor Rating|Industrial Grade Armor]], giving it ample defense. The Wakamiya is powered by a fusion engine, giving it considerable speed for a ship of its size. Also intended for dual usage with civilian support units, the ship has a number of extra capacities normal ships would not usually have. The Wakamiya is equipped with four [[lifthoist]]s, which are found in pairs on both sides of its front arcs. [[Fluid Gun]]s are also fitted to its hull, which can be used for a number of things, such as firefighting. The Fluid guns draws their ammunition from the ship's onboard liquid storage tanks. These tanks can be replenished by the ship's eight [[Fluid Suction System]]s located across its hull.<ref name=HB:HK196/> As a combatant, the Wakamiya is well armed with an assortment of anti-surface and artillery weaponry. These weapons are found in its three turrets. The ship's three [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]]s are fitted in Turret 2. The guns are supplied with 180 rounds of ammunition. Mounted in Turret 1 are four of the ship's six [[LRM-20]] launchers, with two additional launchers found in Turret 9, the rear turret; twenty-four tons of LRM reloads are split between the launchers. The ship's energy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_battery batteries] consist of six PPCs, which were split into pairs and mounted each of the ship's three turrets. The ship has an array of [[torpedo]] launchers enabling it to strike underwater craft as well surface units.<ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 109 Underwater Line of Sight Table - "Table shows that surface/naval ships can be hit by torpedoes shown.</ref> Of the ship's five twenty-tube long-range torpedo launchers, four cover the forward firing arc while the last protects the rear, an arrangement mirrored by its four six-tube short-range torpedo launchers with three covering the forward arc. A total of twenty-one tons of long-range and five tons of short-range torpedoes are carried. Point defense is handled by four [[Machine Gun]]s mounted in the front and pairs of the guns found in all other ship's firing arcs, with three and a half tons of ammo split between them. All of the ship's weapons are guided by the Wakamiya's [[Advanced Fire Control]] system, which gives it precise accuracy.<ref name=HB:HK196/> The Wakamiya can also field an assortment of supporting vehicles from its large [[helipad]] in the rear and number of large [[Transport Bay#Vehicle Bay|vehicle bay]]s capable of deploying surface and submersible combat vehicles. The underwater super-heavy bays typically carry the ship's submarine escorts, while small watercraft or hovercraft are deployed from the heavy bays and the ship's VTOL complement carried in the light bays. Drones can be launched from the ship via either the vehicle bays or helipad, with the ship capable of handling upward of twelve drones using its [[Drone Control System]]. These drones give the ship the ability to gather intelligence or conduct other tasks needed for its commanding officer and staff. The ship's eight tons of communication equipment also gives it the ability to communicate with nearby satellites, coordinate with allies, and provide electronic warfare coverage. The ship has a considerable capacity to act as a mobile hospital with its seven [[MASH]] surgical theaters.<ref name=HB:HK196/> Sixty steerage quarters and three [[Field Kitchen]]s provide for the crew of over a hundred and seventy officers and enlisted personnel. In case of emergency, the ship also carries sixty-two maritime lifeboats.<ref name=HB:HK196/> == Cargo == * Liguid Cargo (1,820 tons) - 1 Door (Rear) * Refrigerated Cargo (2,610 tons) * Cargo Bay (11,530.5 tons) - 2 Doors (Front Right and Left) * [[Super-Heavy Vehicle Bay]] (4) (800 ton Capacity each) - 2 Doors (Front) * [[Heavy Vehicle Bay]] (8) (800 ton Capacity each) - 3 Doors (Front, Front Left and Right) * [[Light Vehicle Bay]] (16) (800 Ton Capacity each) - 2 Doors (Front Left and Right, Rear) == Notes == As of this writing, the Wakamiya Salvage Destroyer is not listed in the Catalyst Game Lab's [[Master Unit List]]. == References == <references /> == Bibliography == *''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' [[Category: Blue Water Combat Vehicles]] [[Category: Displacement Hull Vessels]] [[Category: Draconis Combine Support Vehicles]] [[Category: Naval Vessel Support Vehicles]] [[Category: Support Vehicles]]