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| Type = [[Capital Missile]]<br>[[Teleoperated Capital Missile]]
 
| Type = [[Capital Missile]]<br>[[Teleoperated Capital Missile]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]<br>[[Inner Sphere]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]<br>[[Inner Sphere]]
| Year Availability = [[3051]]<br>[[3056]] (T)<ref>''TechManual'', p. 292</ref>
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| Year Availability = [[3051]] ([[Federated Commonwealth|FC]])<ref name="TMp292"/><br>[[3056]] (T)<ref name="TMp292">''TechManual'', p. 292, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment - Table"</ref>
| Heat = 20<ref>''[[AeroTech 2]], p. 101''</ref>
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| Year Introduced = [[Early Spaceflight]]<ref name="TMp292"/><br>[[3056]] (T)<ref name="TMp292"/>
| Damage = 4 Capital<br>40 Standard
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| Heat = 20<ref name="TMp342">''TechManual'', p. 342, "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons And Equipment Table"</ref>
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| Damage = 4 Capital<br>40 Standard<ref name="TMp342"/>
 
| Minimum Range = N/A
 
| Minimum Range = N/A
| Short Range = 1-12<ref>''[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/StrategicOperations_RecordSheets_and_CompiledTables.pdf Strategic Operations Record Sheets and Compiled Tables PDF download]'', p. 31</ref><br>N/A<ref>''AeroTech 2'', p. 41 - "Teleoperated Missiles"</ref>
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| Short Range = 1-12
 
| Medium Range = 13-24<br>N/A
 
| Medium Range = 13-24<br>N/A
 
| Long Range = 25-36<br>N/A
 
| Long Range = 25-36<br>N/A
 
| Extreme Range = 37-48<br>N/A
 
| Extreme Range = 37-48<br>N/A
| Tons = 150<br>160
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| Tons = 150 standard launcher<ref name="TMp342"/><br>160 KW-T
| Mass = N/A
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| Mass = 50 tons per missile
 
| Critical Slots = N/A
 
| Critical Slots = N/A
 
| Space Slots = N/A
 
| Space Slots = N/A
| Tons per Shot = 50
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| Tons per Shot = 50<ref name="TMp342"/>
| Cost (unloaded) = 150,000<br>165,000
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| Cost (unloaded) = 150,000<ref name="TMp292"/><br>165,000 (T)<ref name="TMp292"/>
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 20,000 (each missile)<br>17,000 (each missile)
 
| Ammo Cost (per ton) = 20,000 (each missile)<br>17,000 (each missile)
 
| BV (1.0) = 769 (launcher), 96 (each missile)<br>923 (launcher), 115 (each missile)
 
| BV (1.0) = 769 (launcher), 96 (each missile)<br>923 (launcher), 115 (each missile)
| BV (2.0) = ???
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| BV (2.0) = 769 (launcher), 96 (each missile)<br>2,306 (Teleoperated launcher), 115 (each teleoperated missile)<ref name="TMp318">''TechManual'', p. 318, "Aerospace Weapons And Equipment BV Table"</ref>
 
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==Description==
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== Description ==
The heavyweight of the [[SLDF]] Navy's three anti-fighter missile systems, the '''Killer Whale''' can destroy an [[AeroSpace Fighter]] with one hit. After the fall of the [[Star League]] and the loss of [[WarShips]], production of this missile stopped. Only when WarShips reappeared during the [[Clan Invasion]] was production restarted.
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The heavyweight of the [[SLDF]] Navy's three anti-fighter missile systems, the '''Killer Whale''' can destroy an [[aerospace fighter]] with one hit. After the fall of the [[Star League]] and the loss of [[WarShips]], production of this missile stopped. Only when WarShips reappeared during the [[Clan Invasion]] was production restarted.
  
Like its sister missiles, the primitive guidance packages the post [[Succession Wars]] era [[Successor States]] could manufacture limited the Killer Whale's effectiveness. To overcome this, weapons manufacturers under contract to the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 292</ref> created the '''Killer Whale-T''' by removing the balky guidance system and replacing it with communications links that let gunners guide the missile like a remote-controlled AeroSpace Fighter. The ability to manually guide the missile and change targets more than made up for the Killer Whale-T's inability to target small craft.<ref>''AeroTech 2'', p. 41 - "Teleoperated Missiles"</ref>
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Like its sister missiles, the primitive guidance packages the post–[[BattleTech eras|Succession Wars]] era [[Successor States]] could manufacture limited the Killer Whale's effectiveness. To overcome this, weapons manufacturers under contract to the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]]<ref name="TMp292"/> created the '''Killer Whale-T''' by removing the bulky guidance system and replacing it with communications links that let gunners guide the missile like a remote-controlled aerospace fighter. The ability to manually guide the missile and change targets more than made up for the Killer Whale-T's inability to target small craft.<ref name="AT2p41">''AeroTech 2'', p. 41, "Teleoperated Missiles"</ref>
 
==Models==
 
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==Variants==
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== Models ==
The '''Santa Ana''' is a Killer Whale missile equipped with a 50 kiloton thermonuclear warhead<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 130 Standard Nuclear Weaponry Table</ref> instead of the traditional high explosive warhead. As it is functionally identical to the Killer Whale, a Santa Ana missile can be fired from any launcher that can handle the Killer Whale. It can also be fired from a launcher on a planet's surface to hit a target elsewhere on the planet's surface.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 134</ref>
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The Killer Whale missile system only has one model, produced on the following planets:
  
The '''Peacemaker''' is a Killer Whale missile equipped with a 500 kiloton thermonuclear warhead<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 130 Standard Nuclear Weaponry Table</ref>, making it the largest tactical nuclear weapon. Though it is based on the Killer Whale missile body, its range profile is identical to the [[Kraken-T]] missile, and it can only be launched from a surface-mounted silo.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 135</ref>
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==References==
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== Variants ==
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The '''Peacemaker''' is a 500 kiloton nuclear missile, the largest tactical nuclear weapon, which is based on the Killer Whale missile and can be fired from an appropriate launcher.<ref name=H:RW195>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 195</ref> It can also be launched by purpose-built silos to attack either surface or orbital targets.  When operating in an atmosphere, the Peacemaker takes just a little over twenty-three minutes to travel its maximum range of 10,000 km.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 135, "Peacemaker"</ref>
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
*''[[AeroTech 2]]''
 
*''[[TechManual]]''
 
*''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
 
  
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== Bibliography ==
[[Category:Weapons]]
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* ''[[AeroTech 2]]''
[[Category:Capital Weapons]]
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
[[Category:Capital Missile]]
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 28 July 2022

Killer Whale
Killer Whale-T
Production information
Type Capital Missile
Teleoperated Capital Missile
Tech Base Star League
Inner Sphere
Year Availability 3051 (FC)[1]
3056 (T)[1]
Year Introduced Early Spaceflight[1]
3056 (T)[1]
Technical specifications
Heat 20[2]
Damage 4 Capital
40 Standard[2]
Minimum Range N/A
Short Range 1-12
Medium Range 13-24
N/A
Long Range 25-36
N/A
Extreme Range 37-48
N/A
Tons 150 standard launcher[2]
160 KW-T
Mass 50 tons per missile kg
Critical Slots N/A
Space Slots N/A
Cost (unloaded) 150,000[1]
165,000 (T)[1]
Ammo Cost (per ton) 20,000 (each missile)
17,000 (each missile)
BV (1.0) 769 (launcher), 96 (each missile)
923 (launcher), 115 (each missile)
BV (2.0) 769 (launcher), 96 (each missile)
2,306 (Teleoperated launcher), 115 (each teleoperated missile)[3]

Description[edit]

The heavyweight of the SLDF Navy's three anti-fighter missile systems, the Killer Whale can destroy an aerospace fighter with one hit. After the fall of the Star League and the loss of WarShips, production of this missile stopped. Only when WarShips reappeared during the Clan Invasion was production restarted.

Like its sister missiles, the primitive guidance packages the post–Succession Wars era Successor States could manufacture limited the Killer Whale's effectiveness. To overcome this, weapons manufacturers under contract to the Draconis Combine Admiralty[1] created the Killer Whale-T by removing the bulky guidance system and replacing it with communications links that let gunners guide the missile like a remote-controlled aerospace fighter. The ability to manually guide the missile and change targets more than made up for the Killer Whale-T's inability to target small craft.[4]

Models[edit]

The Killer Whale missile system only has one model, produced on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company Used by References
Alarion Port Sydney Naval Shipyards [citation needed]
Tamarind Technicron Manufacturing [citation needed]
Galax Federated-Boeing Interstellar [citation needed]

Variants[edit]

The Peacemaker is a 500 kiloton nuclear missile, the largest tactical nuclear weapon, which is based on the Killer Whale missile and can be fired from an appropriate launcher.[5] It can also be launched by purpose-built silos to attack either surface or orbital targets. When operating in an atmosphere, the Peacemaker takes just a little over twenty-three minutes to travel its maximum range of 10,000 km.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 TechManual, p. 292, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment - Table"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 TechManual, p. 342, "Inner Sphere Heavy Weapons And Equipment Table"
  3. TechManual, p. 318, "Aerospace Weapons And Equipment BV Table"
  4. AeroTech 2, p. 41, "Teleoperated Missiles"
  5. Historical: Reunification War, p. 195
  6. Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 135, "Peacemaker"

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