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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
 
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = JESII.jpg
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| image = *.***
 
| name = JES II Strategic Missile Carrier
 
| name = JES II Strategic Missile Carrier
| manufacturer = [[Joint Equipment Systems]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 48-49, "JES II Strategic Missile Carrier"</ref>
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| manufacturer = [[Joint Equipment Systems]]
| production year=3079
 
| year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1705/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
 
| Mission = Fire Support
 
| Mission = Fire Support
 
| Type = Tracked
 
| Type = Tracked
| cost = 6,110,000 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="MUL1"/>
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| mass = 95 tons
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
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| armor = [[Ferro Fibrous Armor]]  
| mass = 95 tons<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
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| engine = 190 DAV [[Fusion Engine]]
| armor = [[ArcShield Maxi IV]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
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| speed = 30 kph
| engine = [[DAV 190]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
 
| comsys = [[Communicator]] w/ [[Guardian ECM]] & [[C3 slave]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
 
| T&T = [[ FireScan w/IndirecTrack]]<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
 
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
 
| speed = 32
 
 
| Crew = 7  
 
| Crew = 7  
| armament =  
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| armament = 4 x [[LRM 20]], 2 x [[LRM 10]]
* 4x [[LRM 15]]
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| BV (1.0) = 1,054
* 2x [[MML-9]]
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| BV (2.0) = ???
* 1x [[ER Medium Laser]]
 
| BV (2.0) = 1,349 <ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/><ref name="MUL1"/>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
== Description ==
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==Description==
A modern take on the venerable [[SRM Carrier|SRM]]/ [[LRM Carrier]]s, the '''JES II Strategic Missile Carrier''' was a common missile based fire support vehicle in use in the early [[thirty-second century]].
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The JES II Missile Carrier was constructed by Joint Equipment Systems.
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The missile based fire support vehicle known for its use early [[32nd Century]].
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It is noted for extremely light armor protection for its weight class and lack of backup close-in defense weapons.
  
Benefiting from the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]'s attempt to build bridges with [[Inner Sphere]] manufacturers within its borders, the near-moribund and poorly regarded [[Joint Equipment Systems]] of [[Alshain]] was brought back from the brink of ruin. Producing Clan-grade vehicles for the Bears and export vehicles for Inner Sphere markets, the desperation of the [[Jihad]] only fueled their revival with buyers snapping up even its most disdained products and providing funds to develop the JES II. Produced at JES facilities at Alshain and [[Panpour]] for general sale across the Inner Sphere, the bulk were bought by the Ghost Bear Dominion, [[Federated Suns]] and [[Republic of the Sphere]] to fill out their militia and defensive formations.<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
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The vehicle premiered at end of the [[Jihad]], it was purchased by both [[Great Houses]] and the [[Clans]] factions.<ref>''''Go-Cho'' Dmitri Sorkin's Dossier - Commentary - Fluff on JES II includes glimance history past.</ref>  
  
Despite carrying a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] and [[C3 slave]] to enhance its protection and accuracy when firing from cover, the JES II was similar to the ancient LRM/SRM carriers upon which it is based, its pedestrian ground speed and merely adequate ten and half tons of ArcShield Maxi IV standard armor made it easy prey in a direct confrontation.<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
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==Armaments & Capacities==
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The vehicle is equipt with four [[Artemis IV]] enhanced twenty-tube long range missile launchers, with eight tons of ammunition.  Mounted on its right and left flanks, it has single Artemis IV ten-tube long range launchers with two tons of ammunition for its launchers.  
  
== Weapons and Equipment ==
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==Variants==
Closely matching more primitive LRM Carriers, the JES II mounted four FarFire [[LRM-15]] racks in its nose, supported by a pair of side-mounted FarFire [[MML-9]] launchers. The advanced [[Multi-Missile Launcher]]s allowed the crew to switch between adding to main launchers [[LRM]] fire or switch to [[SRM]]s if the enemy got too close. A massive eight ton ammo bay for the main launchers allowed them almost four minutes of continuous fire, with the four ton configurable bays supplying the MML launchers most commonly divided between two tons of LRM and two tons of SRM reloads to make best use of the versatile launchers. A BlazeFire Longshot [[ER Medium Laser]] was added as an after-thought to the front of the vehicle, to act as a backup weapon as ammo runs low and as a deterrent to enemy infantry.<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/>
 
  
== Variants ==
 
*; Dominion (Ammo) : Developed in [[Introduction Year::3080]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, not making use of the Spheroid C3 systems, JES II's purchased by the Ghost Bears dropped the C3 slave for an extra ton of LRM reloads.<ref name="TRO:3085p48+"/> BV (2.0) = 1,362<ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1704/jes-ii-strategic-missile-carrier-ammo/ MUL online data for the JES II Strategic Missile Carrier (Ammo) variant]''</ref>
 
  
*; Support : A model sighted during the [[Dark Age era]] in [[Introduction Year::3088]]<ref name="MUL3"/> mounted four [[Artemis IV]] enhanced [[LRM-20]] in front with a single Artemis IV enhanced [[LRM-10]] on each flank. It was also clad in [[ferro-fibrous]] armor. <ref name=DAD23>'''Dragon's Fury'' - ''Go-Cho'' Dmitri Sorkin's Dossier.</ref> BV (1.0) = 1,054<ref>''Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I'', p. 26</ref> However to make room for all the equipment, the C3 slave and Guardian ECM were removed, as was much of the armor. BV (2.0) = 1,209<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 68</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6805/jes-ii-strategic-missile-carrier-support/ MUL online data for the JES II Strategic Missile Carrier (Support) variant]''</ref>
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==References==
 
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*[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]
==Notable Crewmembers==
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*[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/2/2e/Dark_Age_23.pdf|Dragon's Fury - ''Go-Cho'' Dmitri Sorkin's Dossier]
See [[:Category:Notable JES II Strategic Missile Carrier Crewmembers|notable JES II Strategic Missile Carrier Crewmembers]]
 
 
 
==Related Vehicles==
 
*[[JES I Tactical Missile Carrier]]
 
*[[JES III Missile Carrier]]
 
 
 
== Vehicle Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
JES II.jpg|Dark Age JES II
 
JES II Strategic Missile Carrier EDDA.jpg|JES II from ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age|ED:DA]]''
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== References ==
 
 
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== Bibliography ==
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/dark_age_23.pdf Dragon's Fury - ''Go-Cho'' Dmitri Sorkin's Dossier]''
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[[Category:Assault Combat Vehicles]]
* ''[[Ghost War]]'' (Novel)
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[[Category:95 ton Combat Vehicles]]
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
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[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]
* ''[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]''
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[[Category:Dark Age Vehicles]]
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Combat Vehicles|JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]
 
[[Category:Assault Combat Vehicles|JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]
 
[[Category:95 ton Combat Vehicles|JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]
 
[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles|JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]
 

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