Aesir (DropShip class)
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| Aesir | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Clan Ghost Bear |
| Use | Escort Fighter Carrier |
| Type | Military Spheroid |
| Tech Base | Clan (Advanced) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 18,000 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 25 |
| Length | 110 meters |
| Width | 100 meters |
| Height | 150 meters |
| Drive System | Fusion Engine |
| Safe Thrust | 5 |
| Max Thrust | 8 |
| Fuel (tons) | 1,200 |
| Fuel (days) | 1.84 |
| Armament | 8 x Piranha SubCap Missile
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| Armor | Ferro-Aluminum armor |
| Crew | 9 Officers 20 Enlisted/Non-Rates 17 Gunners 25 Battle Armor Marines 75 Bay personnel |
| Heat Sinks | 333 (666) |
| BV (2.0) | ????[1] |
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Description
Designed as a Fighter Carrier, the Aesir Assault DropShip was first developed by Clan Ghost Bear during the early years of the Jihad. The ship was designed served as escort vessel for the Clan's Leviathen Class Heavy Battleships. The Clan lost an entire fleet of escort WarShips to Clan Nova Cat when they conducted a Trial of Possession for one of its incomplete Leviathen WarShips in 3067. The Aesir was developed at the same time as it near-sister Class, the Vanir. The ship was first produced from 3077 until 3081 at the Clan's shipyards located in Alshain and Rasalhague. This first production run produced upwards to 5 Stars worth of ships which were employed in the war with Word of Blake. During the liberation of Terra in 3078, Devlin Stone convinced the Bears to "gift" a mixed binary of ships consisting of the Aesir and Vanir designs to Clan Nova Cat for the liberation. These Nova Cats ships were taken from Leviathen Heavy Battleship Great Bear's escort force. The Warship's loss of its escort force was a suspected reason the ship was destroyed during the liberation. After the Jihad, the ship's productions lines continue produce the ship but in limited numbers.
The ship was designed to carry ninety tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor to give it size amount of protection from both standard and some capital grade weaponry. As part of enhanced escort capacities, the ship been equipped with a small Naval Comm-Scanner Suite, which allows the ship detected enemy forces better then conventional ships sensors.[2]
Armament
The Aesir is design with wide array of standard and some sub-capital weaponry.
Nose Mounted Weapons
The ship employes a combination of both Extended Range and Pulse type of Large Lasers in its nose with pair of 12-tubed Advanced Tactical Missile Launcher. While five Anti-Missile Systems provide for considerable amount protection from missile base weapons.
Front Left & Right Sides
The ship's front right and left flanks mounts some of the ship's Piranha Sub-Capital Missile Launchers. Two Piranha launchers mounted each of these sides, with 45 missiles per bay.
The ship's front right/left sides also mounts set additional standard weaponry. Included in each of its sides is Pair of Class 40 Hyper Assault Gauss Rifles, three ER Large Lasers and Large Pulse Lasers, pair of ATM 12s, and 5 Anti-Missiles Systems.
Aft Left & Right Sides
The pair of Piranha launchers mounted in both these flanks with 45 missiles per weapons bay.
Also ship has three ER Large Lasers and Large Pulse Lasers, with pair of ATM 12 launchers and 5 AMS.
Aft
The ship's aft mounted weaponry includes pair of HAG 40s, three Large Pulse Lasers, pair of ATM Launchers and 5 Anti-Missile Systems.
Cargo
- Bay 1: Cargo (1515 tons) - 2 Doors
- Bay 2: Fighters (30)/Small Craft (3) - 6 Doors
Variants
- Vanir - Assault DropShip (non-fighter carrier) variant
Notes
As of this writing, there is published canon record sheet for Aesir or its sister class.