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| image = [[File:Leviathan Heavy Transport.jpg|191px]]
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| image = [[File:Leviathan-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg|191px]]
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| name = Leviathan II Heavy Battleship
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| name = ''Leviathan II'' Battleship
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| manufacturer = [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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| manufacturer = [[Alshain Naval Yards]]<ref name=O:TCp33>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 33: "Alshain Naval Yards"</ref>
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| Use = Combat JumpShip <br/> Aerospace Carrier <br/> Orbit Fire-Support <br/> Space superiority
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| Use = Combat JumpShip, <br/> Aerospace Carrier, <br/> Orbital Fire-Support, <br/> Space Superiority
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| Tech Base = Clan [[Advance Technology|Advance]]
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| Tech Base = Clan [[Technology Rating|Advanced]]
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| Cost = 29,589,153,000 C-Bills
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| Cost = 40,705,012,400 C-bills<ref name=MUL/>
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| Introduced = 3066
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| Introduction = 3066<ref name=AT2RSp314/>
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| Mass = 2,400,000
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| production year=3066
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| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4501/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| Mass = 2,400,000 tons
 
| Structural Integrity = 150
 
| Structural Integrity = 150
 
| Length = 1,700 meters
 
| Length = 1,700 meters
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| Top Thrust = 5
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| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
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| Fuel = 15,300
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| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
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| Fuel = 15,300 tons
 
| Burn Rate =  
 
| Burn Rate =  
 
| LF Battery = Yes
 
| LF Battery = Yes
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| Armament = 2 x [[Heavy N-Gauss|Heavy Naval Gausses]] <br/> 4 [[Medium Naval Gauss|Medium Naval Gausses]] <br/> 10 x [[NAC/30|NAC/30s]] <br/> 28 x [[Medium NPPC|Medium NPPCs]] <br/> 108 x [[NL55|NL55s]] <br/> 6 x [[AR-10|AR-10 Launchers]] <br/> 10 x [[ER PPC|ER PPCs]] <br/> 50 x [[ER Large Lasers]] <br/> 40 x [[ER Medium Laser]] <br/> 20 x [[Large Pulse Laser|Large Pulse Lasers]] <br/> 40 x [[Medium Pulse Laser|Medium Pulse Lasers]] <br/> 16 x [[Gauss Rifle|Gauss Rifles]] <br/> 12 x [[LRM 20]]+ArtIV <br/> 80 x [[ATM 12|ATM-12s]] <br/> 18 x [[Streak SRM 6|Streak SRM 6s]] <br/>  30 x [[AMS]]  
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| Armament = <span></span>
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| Armor = [[Ferro-carbide Armor]]
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* 2x [[Heavy Naval Gauss]]
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* 4x [[Medium Naval Gauss]]
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* 10x [[NAC/30]]
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* 28x [[Medium NPPC]]
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* 108x [[NL55]]
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* 6x [[AR-10|AR-10 Launcher]]
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* 10x [[ER PPC]]
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* 50x [[ER Large Laser]]
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* 40x [[ER Medium Laser]]
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* 20x [[Large Pulse Laser]]
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* 40x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
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* 16x [[Gauss rifle]]
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* 12x [[LRM-20]] w/Artemis IV
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* 80x [[ATM 12|ATM-12]]
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* 18x [[Streak SRM-6]]
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* 30x [[Anti-missile system]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 222–223</ref>
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| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 8
 
| DropShip Capacity = 8
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| Crew = 195 Officers <br/> 764 Crewmembers <br/> 211 Gunners <br/> 225 BattleArmor/Marines <br/> 600 Bay Personnel
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| Crew = 1,170<ref name=AT2RSp314>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 314</ref>
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| Grav Decks = 2 (185 meter diameter, 95 Meter dimeter)
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*195 Officers
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*764 Enlisted
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*211 Gunners
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Elementals: 225<br/>
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Bay Personnel: 600
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| Grav Decks = 8 (2 x 185 meters and 6 x 95 meters diameter)
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 150/150
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 150/150
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| Heat Sinks = 9,500 Double Heatsinks
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| Heat Sinks = 9,500 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]
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| BV (1.0) = 336,087
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| BV (1.0) = 336,087<ref name=AT2RSp314/>
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| BV (2.0) = ???
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| BV (2.0) =  
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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The ''Leviathan II'' Heavy Battleship was a product of [[Clan Ghost Bear]], produced in their Inner Sphere shipyard orbiting their Occupational Zone capital of [[Alshain]].  The ship was one the Clan's new symbols of its founding of the Clan's new Ghost Bear Dominion.
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The '''''Leviathan II''''' Heavy Battleship was produced by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] by upgrading their existing [[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|''Leviathan'' Heavy Transports]] to full-scale battleships at the shipyards orbiting [[Alshain]], the capital of the Ghost Bear's Occupation Zone, as a symbol of the founding of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]].
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The ships were noted for the incredibly heavy armor and weaponry, as being noted being largest [[WarShip]] ever built.
 
  
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===Ship History===
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It should be noted that the ''Leviathan II'' is a different design from the original ''Leviathan'' battleship design. No ship was ever built to the original ''Leviathan'' specifications. The ships were noted for their incredibly heavy armor and weaponry and were the largest [[WarShips]] ever constructed.
  
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The ship's design was original conceived in [[3044]] prior to [[Clan Invasion]], pair of the ships were built with assistance of the Clan Snow Ravens when it became apparent they could not build themselves.  However, after the Invasion ended, it became clear Clan need to move its population to the Inner Sphere.  So the existing incompleted ships were shift from Battleship to Heavy Armored Transports.  During the rest of the 3050s, these Transports served means move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone.  After move completed in secret, the Clan celebrated it founding of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] by constructing a new ''Leviathan'' as Heavy Battleship.  With remaining ''Leviathans'' Transporters would be converted later into the Heavy Battleship configuation in very late 3060s and early 3070s.
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==History==
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===Origins===
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See: ''[[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan Heavy Transport]]''
  
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During the constuction of the ''Rasalhague'', rogue brigade of the Alshain Avengers from the [[Draconis Combine]] which damaged the ship during construction in [[3064]]. This even triggered the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]], between two factions.
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The ''Leviathan'' design was originally conceived in [[3044]] prior to [[Clan Invasion]]. With help from [[Clan Snow Raven]], Clan Ghost Bear began construction on two ships. However, production ground to a halt when [[Clan Snow Raven]] began work on their ''[[Conqueror]]''-class heavy cruiser. Without the Ravens' assistance, Clan Ghost Bear discovered that they could not complete the construction of the vessels. After the [[Great Refusal]] at [[Strana Mechty]], Clan Ghost Bear joined the [[Warden Clans]] faction and secretly announced the relocation of its populace to its Inner Sphere holdings. The incomplete ''Leviathan'' battleships had been adapted into the heavy transports needed to move their population. During the latter 3050s, these transports served as the means to move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone. Under the guise of "patrol" missions, the transport ''Leviathans'' secretly transported people and cargo to protect the Clan's holdings from being overrun.
  
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The ''Rasalhague'' did not become operational until Dececember [[3068]], with its older sistership ''Leviathan moving into drydock to take place for conversion.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'' page 67 - Wolf Watch - Rasalhague launches, Leviathan enters Alshain Shipyard for conversion to Heavy Battleship.</ref>
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===Converted to WarShips===
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With their secret relocation complete, the Clan celebrated the founding of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] by constructing a new ''Leviathan'' configured as a Heavy Battleship: the ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]''. While the ''Rasalhague'' was under construction, a rogue brigade of [[Draconis Combine|Kuritan]] [[Alshain Avengers]] attacked and damaged the ship in [[3064]], triggering the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]].  The conversion into battleships was also delayed by the [[Trial of Retribution]] in [[3067]] by [[Clan Nova Cat]]. It was not until December of [[3068]] that the ''Rasalhague'' finally launched.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 67: Wolf Watch - Rasalhague launches, Leviathan enters Alshain Shipyard for conversion to Heavy Battleship</ref> During the very late 3060s and early 3070s, the remaining ''Leviathan'' Transports were converted into the Heavy Battleship configuration.
  
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In July [[3070]], newly installed Elected Prince [[Ragnar Magnusson]] leads Ghost Bear task force lead by the ''Rasalhague'' to liberate the [[Word of Blake]] occupid world of [[Tukayyid]]. After challenging Blakist to withdraw, the Blakist two guarding warships, the [[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna Class Battleship]] ''[[Blake's Sword]]'' and [[Essex|Essex Class Destroyer]] ''Deliverance'' attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with [[Nightlord|''Nightlord''-Class Battlship]] ''Ursa Major'', the ''Rasalhague'' swiftly knocked the Blakist Battleship out of action. As the fight turn for the Ghost Bears, the Blakist in attempt to salvage victory, fire nuclear weapon at the ''Rasalhague''. The Heavy Battleship's incredible armor shrugged off the attack and devastated the Blakist forces.
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===Word of Blake Jihad===
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The ''Raslhague'' then provided cover Prince Magnusson's [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|1st Rasalhague Bears]] and [[Gunzberg Eagles]] in their landings to retake planet from the Blakist. Shortly after Blakist were wiped off the planet, Prince took the ''Rasalhague'' to [[Riksdag]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'' page Tukayyid Free at Last! - Leviathan II ''Rasalhague'' leads naval attack to secure Tukayyid from the Blakist.</ref>
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In July [[3070]], newly elected Prince [[Ragnar Magnusson]] commanded a Ghost Bear task force led by the ''Rasalhague'' to liberate [[Tukayyid]] from the [[Word of Blake]] occupation. After being challenged to withdraw, the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship ''[[Blake's Sword]]'' and ''[[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex]]''-class destroyer ''[[Deliverance]]'' attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship ''[[Ursa Major]]'', the ''Rasalhague'' swiftly knocked the Blakist ''McKenna''-class Battleship out of action. In a desperate attempt to salvage victory, the remaining Blakist WarShip fired a nuclear weapon at the ''Rasalhague'', but was unable to even penetrate its heavy armor. Once the Blakist fleet was defeated, the ''Rasalhague'' then provided cover to Prince Magnusson's [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]] and the [[Gunzburg Eagles]] as they landed to retake the planet. Shortly after [[Tukayyid]] was freed from the Blakists the ''Rasalhague'' went to [[Riksdag]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 104: Tukayyid Free at Last! - Leviathan II ''Rasalhague'' leads naval attack to secure Tukayyid from the Blakist</ref>
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In [[3077]], a ''Leviathan'' fought Blakist WarShips at [[Dyev]]. Though eventually the Blakists were driven off, the Ghost Bears took serious damage.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20</ref>
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The [[Word of Blake Jihad]] took a heavy toll on the Leviathan's ships: the ''Leviathan'' was lost on [[Dieron]] by the Blakists' [[Pocket WarShip]]s, and the ''[[Great Bear]]'' destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR]] on the [[Titan Shipyards]] under the attack of several [[Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref> ''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'' p. 68</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 97–99</ref>
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===Dark Age===
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After the Jihad, the Bears did not build more WarShips, which left the ''Rasalhague'' as the only one of its class.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'' p. 164</ref>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
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===Nose Mounted Weapons===
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The ''Leviathan'' mounts both capital-grade and conventional weapons, allowing the vessel to destroy larger targets, but also defend itself from lighter [[aerospace fighters]].
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The ship bow's weaponry has augements between capital grade weaponry and conventional weapons to provide for powerful combination of firepower.  Capital weapons include weapons bay; Two Heavy Naval Gauss Rifles, Seven Medium Naval Grade PPCs, pair of Class 30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), Single AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 [[Killer Whale|Killer Whales]], 50 [[White Shark|White Sharks]], & 100 [[Barracuda|Barracuda Capital Missiles]]), and dozen Class 55 Naval Lasers.
 
  
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Conventional Weaponry Bays includes; Eight Gauss Rifles (600 rounds), ten ER Large Lasers with ten Medium Lasers, five Large Pulse Lasers with five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten Type 12 [[Advanced Tactical Missile]] Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).
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===Nose-Mounted Weapons===
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Capital weaponry: 2 Heavy Naval Gauss rifles, 7 Medium Naval Grade PPCs, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), 1 AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 [[Killer Whale|Killer Whales]], 50 [[White Shark|White Sharks]], and 100 [[Barracuda|Barracuda Capital Missiles]]), and 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers.
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Conventional weaponry: 8 Gauss rifles (600 rounds), 10 ER Large Lasers with 10 Medium Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 Type 12 [[Advanced Tactical Missile]] Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).
  
 
===Front Left/Right Sides===
 
===Front Left/Right Sides===
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Each side has following in its respective weapons bays; Seven Medium Naval PPCs, Twelve Class 55 Naval Lasers, two Class 30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and single AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).  
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Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
  
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Conventional Weaponry per side includes per weapons bay; ten Extended Range Medium Lasers, five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), three Streak 6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and five Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).
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Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), 3 Streak-6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).
  
 
===Left/Right Broadside===
 
===Left/Right Broadside===
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Each (side) the ship's Broadside weapons bays has the following weapons per type.
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Capital weaponry: 2 Medium Naval Gauss rifles (w/200 rounds), and 2 separate weapon bays with 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers in each.
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Capital Weaponry; two Medium Naval Gauss Rifles (w/200 rounds) and two seperate Weapon Bay with 12 Class 55 Naval Lasers in each.
 
  
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Convention Weaponry; Five ER PPCs, 10 Extend Range Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, Six 20-tube Long Range Missile Launchers guided by Artemis [[Artemis IV FCS|IV Fire Control Systems]] (w/ 600 rounds), ten ATM 12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and three Streak SRM 6 launchers (w/300 rounds).  
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Conventional weaponry: 5 ER PPCs, 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis IV Fire Control Systems]] (w/ 600 rounds), 10 ATM-12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 3 Streak SRM-6 launchers (w/300 rounds).
  
 
===Aft Left/Right Sides===
 
===Aft Left/Right Sides===
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Each (side) includes following weapons in their respective Weapon Bay per each side.
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Capital weaponry: Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 rounds), 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
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Capital Weaponry; Class 30 Naval Autocannon (w/200), twelve Class 55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).  
 
  
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Conventional Weapon Bays; Ten ER Large Lasers, five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
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Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
  
 
===Aft Weapons Bays===
 
===Aft Weapons Bays===
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The Aft side arc is armed with following weapons mounted per Weapons Bay.
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Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
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Capital Weaponary include; Seven Medium Naval PPCs and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
 
  
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Conventional Weapon Bays have; Ten ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss Rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
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Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
  
 
==Cargo Bays==
 
==Cargo Bays==
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*Bay 1: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
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*Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighter]] (150), 4 Doors
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*Bay 2: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
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*Bay 2: Aerospace fighter (150), 4 Doors
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*Bay 3: Cargo (24,873.00 tons) - 10 Doors
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*Bay 3: Cargo (24,873 tons), 10 Doors
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==Variants==
 
  
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*[[Leviathan (WarShip)|Leviathan Heavy Transport]] - Original production variant of the Battleship, only Leviathan and Great Bear were constructed in this configuration.
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==Named Vessels==
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See [[:Category:Individual Leviathan-class WarShips]]
  
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==Named Vessels of the Class==
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==Notes==
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The Record Sheet for the Leviathan II battleship was only released in ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'', which is out of print.
  
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*'''Rasalhague -'''Build in orbiting Alshain Shipyards, the ship was damaged during construction in 3066. Ship was completed by early years of the [[Jihad]] as Leviathan II Heavy Battleship.  The ship was finally commissioned into service December 3068.  The ship partipated in liberation of Tukayyid from Blakist in 3070 and withstood nuclear blast from Blakist naval forces.
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==Ship Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Leviathan.jpg|[[Leviathan (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CBG ''Leviathan'']] under construction from TRO:3057 cover
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File:Navalcamocgb.png|[[Great Bear|CGB ''Great Bear'']] from [[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]
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File:Rasalhague (Vessel).jpg|[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']] in [[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*[[Technical Readout: 3067]] pages 222-223
 
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*[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]
 
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*[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]
 
 
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
  
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 6 May 2024

This article is about the battleship version of the original Leviathan class. For other uses, see Leviathan.
Leviathan-class Warship TRO3067.jpg
Leviathan II Battleship
Production information
Manufacturer Alshain Naval Yards[1]
Production Year 3066[2]
Use Combat JumpShip,
Aerospace Carrier,
Orbital Fire-Support,
Space Superiority
Tech Base Clan Advanced
Cost 40,705,012,400 C-bills[2]
Technical specifications
Mass 2,400,000 tons
Length 1,700 meters
Sail Diameter
Fuel 15,300 tons
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust 1.5 g
Top Thrust 2.5 g
Sail Integrity
KF Drive Integrity
LF Battery Yes
Armament
Armor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity 8
Crew 1,170[4]
  • 195 Officers
  • 764 Enlisted
  • 211 Gunners

Elementals: 225
Bay Personnel: 600

Grav Decks 8 (2 x 185 meters and 6 x 95 meters diameter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 150/150
Heat Sinks 9,500 double
Structural Integrity 150
BV (1.0) 336,087[4]

Description[edit]

The Leviathan II Heavy Battleship was produced by Clan Ghost Bear by upgrading their existing Leviathan Heavy Transports to full-scale battleships at the shipyards orbiting Alshain, the capital of the Ghost Bear's Occupation Zone, as a symbol of the founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion.

It should be noted that the Leviathan II is a different design from the original Leviathan battleship design. No ship was ever built to the original Leviathan specifications. The ships were noted for their incredibly heavy armor and weaponry and were the largest WarShips ever constructed.

History[edit]

Origins[edit]

See: Leviathan Heavy Transport

The Leviathan design was originally conceived in 3044 prior to Clan Invasion. With help from Clan Snow Raven, Clan Ghost Bear began construction on two ships. However, production ground to a halt when Clan Snow Raven began work on their Conqueror-class heavy cruiser. Without the Ravens' assistance, Clan Ghost Bear discovered that they could not complete the construction of the vessels. After the Great Refusal at Strana Mechty, Clan Ghost Bear joined the Warden Clans faction and secretly announced the relocation of its populace to its Inner Sphere holdings. The incomplete Leviathan battleships had been adapted into the heavy transports needed to move their population. During the latter 3050s, these transports served as the means to move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone. Under the guise of "patrol" missions, the transport Leviathans secretly transported people and cargo to protect the Clan's holdings from being overrun.

Converted to WarShips[edit]

With their secret relocation complete, the Clan celebrated the founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion by constructing a new Leviathan configured as a Heavy Battleship: the Rasalhague. While the Rasalhague was under construction, a rogue brigade of Kuritan Alshain Avengers attacked and damaged the ship in 3064, triggering the Combine-Ghost Bear War. The conversion into battleships was also delayed by the Trial of Retribution in 3067 by Clan Nova Cat. It was not until December of 3068 that the Rasalhague finally launched.[5] During the very late 3060s and early 3070s, the remaining Leviathan Transports were converted into the Heavy Battleship configuration.

Word of Blake Jihad[edit]

In July 3070, newly elected Prince Ragnar Magnusson commanded a Ghost Bear task force led by the Rasalhague to liberate Tukayyid from the Word of Blake occupation. After being challenged to withdraw, the McKenna-class battleship Blake's Sword and Essex-class destroyer Deliverance attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with the Nightlord-class battleship Ursa Major, the Rasalhague swiftly knocked the Blakist McKenna-class Battleship out of action. In a desperate attempt to salvage victory, the remaining Blakist WarShip fired a nuclear weapon at the Rasalhague, but was unable to even penetrate its heavy armor. Once the Blakist fleet was defeated, the Rasalhague then provided cover to Prince Magnusson's First Rasalhague Bears and the Gunzburg Eagles as they landed to retake the planet. Shortly after Tukayyid was freed from the Blakists the Rasalhague went to Riksdag.[6]

In 3077, a Leviathan fought Blakist WarShips at Dyev. Though eventually the Blakists were driven off, the Ghost Bears took serious damage.[7]

The Word of Blake Jihad took a heavy toll on the Leviathan's ships: the Leviathan was lost on Dieron by the Blakists' Pocket WarShips, and the Great Bear destroyed during Operation SCOUR on the Titan Shipyards under the attack of several Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Missile Launch Systems.[8][9]

Dark Age[edit]

After the Jihad, the Bears did not build more WarShips, which left the Rasalhague as the only one of its class.[10]

Armament[edit]

The Leviathan mounts both capital-grade and conventional weapons, allowing the vessel to destroy larger targets, but also defend itself from lighter aerospace fighters.

Nose-Mounted Weapons[edit]

Capital weaponry: 2 Heavy Naval Gauss rifles, 7 Medium Naval Grade PPCs, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), 1 AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles), and 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers.

Conventional weaponry: 8 Gauss rifles (600 rounds), 10 ER Large Lasers with 10 Medium Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 Type 12 Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).

Front Left/Right Sides[edit]

Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), 3 Streak-6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).

Left/Right Broadside[edit]

Capital weaponry: 2 Medium Naval Gauss rifles (w/200 rounds), and 2 separate weapon bays with 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers in each.

Conventional weaponry: 5 ER PPCs, 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by Artemis IV Fire Control Systems (w/ 600 rounds), 10 ATM-12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 3 Streak SRM-6 launchers (w/300 rounds).

Aft Left/Right Sides[edit]

Capital weaponry: Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 rounds), 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).

Aft Weapons Bays[edit]

Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).

Cargo Bays[edit]

  • Bay 1: Aerospace fighter (150), 4 Doors
  • Bay 2: Aerospace fighter (150), 4 Doors
  • Bay 3: Cargo (24,873 tons), 10 Doors

Named Vessels[edit]

See Category:Individual Leviathan-class WarShips

Notes[edit]

The Record Sheet for the Leviathan II battleship was only released in AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, which is out of print.

Ship Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 33: "Alshain Naval Yards"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MUL online date for the Leviathan II
  3. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 222–223
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 314
  5. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 67: Wolf Watch - Rasalhague launches, Leviathan enters Alshain Shipyard for conversion to Heavy Battleship
  6. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 104: Tukayyid Free at Last! - Leviathan II Rasalhague leads naval attack to secure Tukayyid from the Blakist
  7. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 20
  8. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra p. 68
  9. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 97–99
  10. ↑ Field Manual: 3145 p. 164

Bibliography[edit]

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