Vincent

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Vincent Mk42
Production information
Manufacturer	Delhi Ships
Use	Corvette
Tech Base	Star League
Cost	n/a
Introduced	2432
Technical specifications
Mass	412,000 tons
Length	402 meters
Top Thrust	6
LF Battery	Yes
Armament	*8 Large Lasers 4 NAC/10 2 Barracuda Missile Launchers 200 rounds NAC/10 10 Barracuda Missiles
Armor	Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity	0
Crew	113
Grav Decks	1 (60m)
Escape Pods/Life Boats	8
Heat Sinks	0
BV (1.0)	n/a
BV (2.0)

1 Description
2 Armament
3 Cargo
4 Variants
5 Named Vessels
6 References

[edit] Description

Being surrounded by hostile realms, the Hegemony Armed Forces recognized the need for a small, powerful craft to patrol the approaches to Hegemony worlds and that could delay any intruders, which eventually resulted in the Vincent Class Corvette.

After years of making due with four-ship patrol squadrons to balance the abilities and weakness of it's Bonaventure and Vigilant Class corvettes and a massive volume of automated surveillance satellites, which still failed stall the successful invasion of Terra Firma by the Capellan Confederation in 2409, the Terran Hegemony commissioned a new corvette with double the previous detection-capability, sizable firepower and flexibility to allow future advances. Delhi Ships, a small manufacturer of military transport vessels that later became Delhi Warships, submitted a design that would became the Vincent corvette.

What set the Vincent apart from previous Hegemony corvettes was its size, almost twice that of previous designs, and the use of what the designers called "smart modularity", which was Delhi Ships' attempt to confer with other contractors to standardize ship fittings and systems. The large size of the class and smart modularity were key to the ship's longevity, allowing the relatively roomy Vincent to accommodate all technological advances and ensuring the thousands of Vincents built continued service with the HAF, SLDF and even the Clan Toumans.

[edit] Armament

The Vincent's four Luxor-10 Series NAC/10's, two Barracuda Missile Tubes give it credible anti-WarShip firepower, especially because corvettes usually fight as squadrons. The eight Thunderbolt Large Lasers only provide minimal deterent against attacking Aerospace Fighters however.

[edit] Cargo

91,085 tons

Bay 1: Fighters (10)
Bay 2: Small Craft (4)
Bay 3: Cargo

[edit] Variants

Mark 39 - The most common model prior to the Amaris Coup, the Mark XXXIX features an Ulsop Al Surveillance Computer, more than doubling the effective detection range of the earlier Mark XXXVIII. The Mark XXXIX carries two Howser 2G2 "Hotfire" engines, their powerful thrust gives the Vincent great swiftness and maneuverability.
Mark 42 - The model in use with Clans during the inital invasion of the Inner Sphere differs little from the Mark 39, the most notable changes being the addition of a Lithium-Fusion Battery System and Clan HarJel based hull-sealant technology.

[edit] Named Vessels

ISS Alacrity (ComStar - ComGuard 1st Fleet)
ISS Resilience (ComStar - ComGuard 2nd Fleet)
ISS Determination (ComStar - ComGuard 2nd Fleet)
SLS Righteous Return - Clan Nova Cat Trancendant Naval Star
SLS Far Vision - Clan Nova Cat Mystic Naval Star
SLS Spirit Vision - Clan Nova Cat Mystic Naval Star
FWLS Liberty - Previously the SLS Richmond, retrieved in 3054 and reconditioned to form part of the Free Worlds League's secret fleet in 3056.
WoBS Blake's Redemption - Ship salvaged by the FWL with Word of Blake and prevented to the Blakists in 3057, took part on raids on Luyten 68-28 and Ros 248, before suffering heavy damage neutralizing ComStar's fleet during the Invasion of Terra.