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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the destroyer class|other uses|Whirlwind (disambiguation)}} {{InfoBoxWarShip {{InfoBoxWarShip − | image = [[Image:Whirlwind (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|191px]] + | image = [[Image:Whirlwind.gif|191px]] − | name = ''Whirlwind'' + | name = Whirlwind − | manufacturer = Clans + | manufacturer = n/a | Use = Destroyer | Use = Destroyer − | Tech Base = [[Clan]] + | Tech Base = [[Star League]]/[[Clan]] | Cost = 2,150,685,000 C-bills | Cost = 2,150,685,000 C-bills | Introduced = [[2606]] | Introduced = [[2606]] − | production year=2901 − | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5402/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 520,000 tons | Mass = 520,000 tons | Length = 610 meters | Length = 610 meters Line 20:
Line 17: | KF Drive Integrity = 11 | KF Drive Integrity = 11 | LF Battery = Yes | LF Battery = Yes − | Armament = <span></span> + | Armament = 4 x [[ER Large Laser]]s <br> 4 x [[LRM-20]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <br> 4 x [[NAC/25]]s <br> 3 x [[Light N-Gauss]] Cannons <br> 4 x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s <br> 12 x [[Streak SRM-6]]s <br> 12 x [[NL45]]s <br> 2 x [[Light NPPC]]s <br> 3 x [[NAC/35]]s − * 4x [[ER Large Laser]]+ | Armor = Fore: 50 (SL), 100 (Clan)<br>Fore-Sides: 35 (SL), 70 (Clan)<br>Aft-Sides: 30 (SL), 65 (Clan)<br>Aft: 40 (SL), 80 (Clan)<br>[[Ferro-Carbide]] − * 4x [[LRM-20]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] − * 4x [[NAC/25]] − * 3x [[Light N-Gauss]] − * 4x [[Large Pulse Laser]] − * 12x [[Streak SRM-6]] − * 12x [[NL45]] − * 2x [[Light NPPC]] − * 3x [[NAC/35]] − | Armor = 459.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | DropShip Capacity = 0 | DropShip Capacity = 0 − | Crew = 177<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134: "Whirwind Profile"</ref> + | Crew = 170 − * 31 Officers+ | Grav Decks = 2 x (65 meter diameters) − * 118 Enlisted − * 28 Gunners − ---- − Bay Personnel: 20<br/> − Elementals: 25 − | Grav Decks = 2 x 65 meters diameter | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 − | Heat Sinks = 545 double (1090) + | Heat Sinks = 545 (double) | Structural Integrity = 55 | Structural Integrity = 55 − | BV (1.0) = 67,124<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + | BV (1.0) = 62,154 (SL)<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134, "Whirwind Profile"</ref><br> 67,124 (Clan)<ref name=TRO3057R134/> − | BV (2.0) = + | BV (2.0) = ??? }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The [[Star League Defense Force]] navy leased twenty-two of the [[Davion I (WarShip class)|original Block I ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Directive 22]]. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]], these ships served well, alongside other state's contributions to the [[Star League Expeditionary Force]]. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries and after a number of subsequent refits, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well and all of them left the Inner Sphere as part of [[Operation EXODUS]].<ref name=TRO3057R134/><ref name=TRO3057R204>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 204: "Davion (Destroyer) Profile"</ref> + The [[SLDF]] navy leased 22 of the [[Davion I (WarShip)|original ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of First Lord Ian Cameron's Directive 22. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]] these ships served well. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well. All of them left the Inner Sphere as part of the [[Exodus]].<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134, "Whirwind Profile"</ref> − When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the ''[[Clan Steel Viper Touman|touman]]'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made significant changes to the vessels, adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], adding docking bays to support a star of clan omnifighters, and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the touman of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made very few changes to the vessels, other than adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> ==Armament== ==Armament== − The ''Whirlwind''-class, like many [[Star League]] WarShips, was designed to engage other WarShips. Consequently, it devotes very little of its available weaponry to anti-[[aerospace fighter]] duties. Those weapons that are dedicated to attacking aerospace fighters are located in the broadsides and fore and aft arcs. This leaves several approach vectors covered only by a Light Naval Gauss Rifle, which is particularly ill-suited to defending against small craft.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + The ''Whirlwind''-class, like many [[Star League]] WarShips, was designed to engage other WarShips. Consequently it devotes very little of its available weaponry to anti-[[AeroSpace Fighter]] duties. Those weapons that are dedicated to attacking AeroSpace Fighters are located in the broadsides and fore and aft arcs. This leaves several approach vectors covered only by a Light Naval Gauss Rifle, which is particularly ill-suited to defending against small craft.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> ==Cargo== ==Cargo== 64,184.5 tons 64,184.5 tons *Bay 1: Fighters (10) *Bay 1: Fighters (10) − *Bay 2: Cargo (64,184.5 tons) + *Bay 2: Cargo − [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]] (5 Points) + [[Elemental]]s (5 Points) ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Star League (2750) Era : It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' refitted after [[2606]] had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition, the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/>+ Star League Era - It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> − :The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any aerospace fighters. Instead, they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> BV = 62,154<ref name=TRO3057R134/>+ The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any AeroSpace Fighters. Instead they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> − ==See Also== + ==Named Vessels== − * [[:Category:Individual Whirlwind-class WarShips|List of named ''Whirlwind'' class WarShips.]] + :<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u> + :* CSR ''Drake'' - The ''Drake'' served as a part of [[Task Force CRONUS]], the predominantly-Clan naval force responsible for capturing the [[Titan Yards]] in [[3078]] as a part of the allied coalition efforts to liberate [[Terra]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> − ==Related WarShips==+ :<u>[[Clan Steel Viper]]</u> − * [[Davion I (WarShip class)|Block I ''Davion'']]-class destroyer - the bastard child of the [[Federated Suns]] Navy, Prince [[Alexander Davion]] leased, then sold all surviving Block I ''Davion''-class destroyers to the [[Star League Defense Force]]. These ships were stripped and rearmed, creating the original ''Whirlwind''-class vessels, becoming the blueprint for later ''Whirlwind'' production.+ :*CStV ''Constrictor'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Steel Viper]].<ref name=FMWC138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138, "Clan Steel Viper Command Assets"</ref> + + :*CStV ''Snake in the Gras'' - This Vessel is also assigned to Clan Steel Viper.<ref name=FMWC138/> − ==Notes==+ :<u>[[ComStar]]</u> − * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Wirbelwind'''. + :*CSV ''Fire Fang'' - Part of a [[Clan Ghost Bear]] squadron operating in the [[Deep Periphery]] encountered by [[Task Force Serpent]], the ''Fire Fang'' was captured relatively intact by the [[Inner Sphere]] force and survived the assault on [[Huntress]]. Gifted to [[ComStar]], the ''Fire Fang'' was assigned to the [[ComStar WarShip Fleet|Com Guard First Fleet]] at [[Luyten 68-28]] until it was captured by the [[Word of Blake]]. The ''Fire Fang'' was destroyed in the [[Dyev]] system in [[3076]] along with two other WarShips which had been co-opted by the Blakists.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> − ==Gallery== + ==Related WarShips== − <gallery>+ * [[Davion I (WarShip)|Block I ''Davion'']]-class destroyer - the bastard child of the [[Federated Suns]] Navy, Prince [[Alexander Davion]] leased, then sold all surviving Block I ''Davion''-class destroyers to the [[Star League Defense Forces]]. These ships were stripped and re-armed, creating the original ''Whirlwind''-class vessels, becoming the blueprint for later ''Whirlwind'' production. − Whirlwind (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|Original Clan refit ''Whirlwind'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' − Whirlwind Circe Cache.jpg|A ''Whirlwind'' in action above [[Circe]] during [[Operation Klondike]] from [[Historical: Operation Klondike]] − </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 92:
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| − | | image = [[Image:Whirlwind | + | | image = [[Image:Whirlwind.gif|191px]] |
| − | | name = | + | | name = Whirlwind |
| − | | manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = n/a |
| Use = Destroyer | | Use = Destroyer | ||
| − | | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | + | | Tech Base = [[Star League]]/[[Clan]] |
| Cost = 2,150,685,000 C-bills | | Cost = 2,150,685,000 C-bills | ||
| Introduced = [[2606]] | | Introduced = [[2606]] | ||
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| Mass = 520,000 tons | | Mass = 520,000 tons | ||
| Length = 610 meters | | Length = 610 meters | ||
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| KF Drive Integrity = 11 | | KF Drive Integrity = 11 | ||
| LF Battery = Yes | | LF Battery = Yes | ||
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = 4 x [[ER Large Laser]]s <br> 4 x [[LRM-20]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <br> 4 x [[NAC/25]]s <br> 3 x [[Light N-Gauss]] Cannons <br> 4 x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s <br> 12 x [[Streak SRM-6]]s <br> 12 x [[NL45]]s <br> 2 x [[Light NPPC]]s <br> 3 x [[NAC/35]]s |
| − | + | | Armor = Fore: 50 (SL), 100 (Clan)<br>Fore-Sides: 35 (SL), 70 (Clan)<br>Aft-Sides: 30 (SL), 65 (Clan)<br>Aft: 40 (SL), 80 (Clan)<br>[[Ferro-Carbide]] | |
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| DropShip Capacity = 0 | | DropShip Capacity = 0 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 170 |
| − | + | | Grav Decks = 2 x (65 meter diameters) | |
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| − | | Grav Decks = 2 x 65 | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 545 double | + | | Heat Sinks = 545 (double) |
| Structural Integrity = 55 | | Structural Integrity = 55 | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = 67,124<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | + | | BV (1.0) = 62,154 (SL)<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134, "Whirwind Profile"</ref><br> 67,124 (Clan)<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
| − | | BV (2.0) = | + | | BV (2.0) = ??? |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The [[ | + | The [[SLDF]] navy leased 22 of the [[Davion I (WarShip)|original ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of First Lord Ian Cameron's Directive 22. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]] these ships served well. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well. All of them left the Inner Sphere as part of the [[Exodus]].<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134, "Whirwind Profile"</ref> |
| − | When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the | + | When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the touman of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made very few changes to the vessels, other than adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | The ''Whirlwind''-class, like many [[Star League]] WarShips, was designed to engage other WarShips. Consequently | + | The ''Whirlwind''-class, like many [[Star League]] WarShips, was designed to engage other WarShips. Consequently it devotes very little of its available weaponry to anti-[[AeroSpace Fighter]] duties. Those weapons that are dedicated to attacking AeroSpace Fighters are located in the broadsides and fore and aft arcs. This leaves several approach vectors covered only by a Light Naval Gauss Rifle, which is particularly ill-suited to defending against small craft.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
64,184.5 tons | 64,184.5 tons | ||
*Bay 1: Fighters (10) | *Bay 1: Fighters (10) | ||
| − | *Bay 2: Cargo | + | *Bay 2: Cargo |
| − | [[Elemental | + | [[Elemental]]s (5 Points) |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | + | Star League Era - It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | |
| − | + | The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any AeroSpace Fighters. Instead they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | |
| − | == | + | ==Named Vessels== |
| − | * [[ | + | :<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u> |
| + | :* CSR ''Drake'' - The ''Drake'' served as a part of [[Task Force CRONUS]], the predominantly-Clan naval force responsible for capturing the [[Titan Yards]] in [[3078]] as a part of the allied coalition efforts to liberate [[Terra]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name="JHS:Tp95">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> | ||
| − | + | :<u>[[Clan Steel Viper]]</u> | |
| − | + | :*CStV ''Constrictor'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Steel Viper]].<ref name=FMWC138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138, "Clan Steel Viper Command Assets"</ref> | |
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| + | :*CStV ''Snake in the Gras'' - This Vessel is also assigned to Clan Steel Viper.<ref name=FMWC138/> | ||
| − | + | :<u>[[ComStar]]</u> | |
| − | * | + | :*CSV ''Fire Fang'' - Part of a [[Clan Ghost Bear]] squadron operating in the [[Deep Periphery]] encountered by [[Task Force Serpent]], the ''Fire Fang'' was captured relatively intact by the [[Inner Sphere]] force and survived the assault on [[Huntress]]. Gifted to [[ComStar]], the ''Fire Fang'' was assigned to the [[ComStar WarShip Fleet|Com Guard First Fleet]] at [[Luyten 68-28]] until it was captured by the [[Word of Blake]]. The ''Fire Fang'' was destroyed in the [[Dyev]] system in [[3076]] along with two other WarShips which had been co-opted by the Blakists.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Related WarShips== |
| − | + | * [[Davion I (WarShip)|Block I ''Davion'']]-class destroyer - the bastard child of the [[Federated Suns]] Navy, Prince [[Alexander Davion]] leased, then sold all surviving Block I ''Davion''-class destroyers to the [[Star League Defense Forces]]. These ships were stripped and re-armed, creating the original ''Whirlwind''-class vessels, becoming the blueprint for later ''Whirlwind'' production. | |
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| − | [[Category:Clan | + | [[Category:Clan WarShips|Whirlwind]] |
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