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- This article is about the corvette class of WarShips. For the Potemkin-class WarShip, see Bonaventure (Potemkin).
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| Bonaventure | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Terran Hegemony |
| Introduced | 2317 |
| Production Year | 2317[1] |
| Use | Corvette |
| Tech Base | Star League |
| Cost | 1,542,260,000 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 240,000 tons |
| Length | 486 m |
| Sail Diameter | 940 m |
| Fuel | 6,500 tons |
| Burn Rate | |
| Safe Thrust | 2 g |
| Top Thrust | 3 g |
| Sail Integrity | 3 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 6 |
| LF Battery | No |
| Armament | 4 x LRM-15s 2 x NL35s 4 x Large Lasers 4 x AC/10s |
| Armor | 156 tons of Standard |
| DropShip Capacity | 0 |
| Crew | 121 |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 65 meter diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 17/10 |
| Heat Sinks | 384 Heat Sinks |
| Structural Integrity | 36 |
| BV (1.0) | 12,479 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Description
Design of the Bonaventure-class corvette was one of the last acts of the failing Terran Alliance. As Admiral James McKenna was staging his political coup, and removing corrupt politicians from the Alliance government, McKenna ordered the design of the Bonaventure as insurance and a means to consolidating his growing power base. Indeed, the Bonaventure-class was instrumental in consolidating the Terran Hegemony after re-organizing in the wake of the McKenna Coup.
Among contemporary naval vessels, the Bonaventure-class was superb. The class boasted one of the most (if not the most) sophisticated sensor suites designed until the beginning of the 25th century. However, compared with most other vessels, the Bonaventure was not well armed. The weakness of the Bonaventure became apparent after Hegemony operations over Capella. Thereafter, the Bonaventure was relegated to squadron formations of 4 Bonaventures, or surveillance squadrons composed of paired pairs of Bonaventures and Vigilants. These surveillance squadrons would patrol shipping routes in and out of the Hegemony. Bonaventures were also deployed as picket vessels to garrison the Terran Hegemony border.
The Bonaventure-class was replaced in 2432 by the introduction of the Vincent Mk. 39-class corvette.
Armament
The Bonaventure is poorly armed, even compared with vessels of similar size dating from the Terran Alliance. Only against AeroSpace Fighter is the Bonaventure not severely under-gunned. For naval engagements, the vessel boasts only a single pair of naval lasers. Against smaller targets, the Bonaventure can hold its own with an array of lasers, autocannons and long-range missiles.
Cargo
The Bonaventure-class was not intended for transportation, and boasts no Dropship collars. The vessel does possess three cargo bays, 1 for a pair of small craft, 1 for a single squadron of fighters, and a last bay capable of storing 53,926 tons of supplies.
Named Vessels
- DCS Georgia - One the last active Bonaventure-class corvettes to remain in service; destroyed by the LCS Invincible at Hesperus II in 2853 alongside her sister ship DCS Tamura.[2]
- DCS Tamura[3]
See Also
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Bonaventure (WarShip class)
- ↑ Tactics of Desperation, Part II (BattleCorps Scenario)
- ↑ Tactics of Desperation, Part II (BattleCorps Scenario)
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 194-195 - "Corvette Profile"
Bibliography
- Tactics of Desperation (BattleCorps Scenario)
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised