Fox (WarShip class)
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| Fox | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | -Port Simon Naval Shipyards |
| Introduced | 3058 |
| Use | Corvette |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 16,424,809,360 C-Bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 240,000 tons |
| Length | 440 meters |
| Sail Diameter | |
| Fuel | |
| Burn Rate | |
| Safe Thrust | |
| Top Thrust | 5 |
| Sail Integrity | |
| KF Drive Integrity | |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament | 6 x AMS 6 x Machine Guns 16 x Large Pulse Laser 10 x NAC/10s 8 x Barracuda 4 x NL45 4 x NL55 |
| Armor | 394.5 tons of Improved Ferro-aluminum |
| DropShip Capacity | 5 |
| Crew | 158 |
| Grav Decks | 1 (112m) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 0/12 |
| Heat Sinks | 338 (Double) |
| Structural Integrity | |
| BV (1.0) | 37,029 |
Overview
Originally designated the RX-78, the Fox class corvette WarShip is known accross the Inner Sphere as a symbol of the Federated Commonwealth and, after the FedCom Civil War, the Lyran Alliance and Federated Suns. Initially designed between 3050 and 3051, the Fox was well on track to being the very first warship deployed by any Inner Sphere power in over 200 years but repeated delays, including a boycot of parts by Comstar and multiple terrorist attacks on the Federated-Boeing Interstellar facilities orbiting Galax, prevented the first Fox from slipping her moors until 3058. Since then it has become an especially common sight within the Federated Suns and production within the Lyran Alliance ensures that it's presence is felt in that realm as well.
Capabilities
The Fox is incredibly well armed and armored for a corvette, especially when compared to Star League-era corvettes. Armed with a mix of Naval Lasers, light Naval Autocannon, and Capital Missiles the Fox can respond to a variety of situations and face down most any vessel outside of another warship. A large compliment of five dropships provide a significant escort for the small ship and make the Fox an ideal command vessel for small strike forces. Even small destroyers must be warry of the Fox thanks to it's heavy armor, quadruple that of many other corvettes and a match for that of much larger warships. As a result the Fox can take much more damage then most expect, giving the ship a decided edge against an overconfident opponent.
One of the major features of the Fox is the use of a Lithium-Fusion Battery, a difficult and expensive piece of technology to produce that was rare even on Star League ships. Enabling the Fox to make two jumps in a row, the LF Battery is essential in border patrol or raiding missions where the ability to get in and out of a system quickly is a prerequisite.
The Fox has become one of the most numerouse warship designs in the Inner Sphere with over twenty of the class produced between the Davion and Steiner realms.
Cargo
12,567.5 tons
- Bay 1: 12 Fighters
- Bay 2: 2 Small Craft
- Bay 3: Cargo
Named Vessels
- FCS Admiral Corinne Donnings (Destroyed)
- FCS Admiral Michael Saille
- FCS Antrim
- FCS Brest
- FCS Bryceland (Destroyed)
- FCS Indefatigable
- FCS Indomitable
- FCS Intrepid
- FCS Kathil
- FCS Kentares (Destroyed)
- FCS Murmansk
- FCS New Syrtis
- FCS Robinson
- FCS Rostock (Destroyed)
- LAS Arthur Steiner-Davion (frmr LAS Angela Franks) (MIA)
- LAS Ian Mcquiston
- LAS Katherine Steiner
- LAS Katrina Steiner
- LAS Melissa Steiner
- LAS Robert Kelswa
- LAS Robert Marsden