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| image = [[Image:Kyushu (Frigate) TRO3057r.png|191px]]
 
| image = [[Image:Kyushu (Frigate) TRO3057r.png|191px]]
| name = Kyushu
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| name = ''Kyushu''
| manufacturer = ???
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| manufacturer = [[Terada WarShip Yard|Stellar Trek]]<ref name="TRO:3057r124">''Technical Readout Revised: 3057'', p. 124: "Kyushu (Frigate)"</ref>
 
| Use = Frigate
 
| Use = Frigate
 
| Tech Base = Star League
 
| Tech Base = Star League
 
| Cost = 14,703,264,000 C-bills
 
| Cost = 14,703,264,000 C-bills
| Introduced = [[3057]]
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| Introduced = [[3057]]<ref name="TRO:3057r124"/>
 
| production year=3057
 
| production year=3057
 
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4468/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4468/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 625,000
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| Mass = 630,000
 
| Length = 640 m
 
| Length = 640 m
 
| Sail Diameter = 1,100 m
 
| Sail Diameter = 1,100 m
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| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
 
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
| Sail Integrity = 4  
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| Sail Integrity = 4
| KF Drive Integrity = 13
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| KF Drive Integrity = 13
 
| LF Battery = Yes
 
| LF Battery = Yes
| Armament = 16 x [[ER Large Laser]]s <br> 16 x [[Medium Laser]]s <br> 32 x [[Small Pulse Laser]]s <br> 16 x [[Anti-Missile System]]s <br> 16 x [[LRM-20]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <br> 8 x [[NAC/20]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/35]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/40]]s <br> 16 x [[NL35]]s <br> 2 x [[Medium NPPC]]s <br> 2 x [[Heavy NPPC]]s
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| Armament = <span></span>
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* 16x [[ER large laser]]
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* 16x [[Medium laser]]
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* 32x [[Small pulse laser]]
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* 16x [[Anti-missile system]]
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* 16x [[LRM-20]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]]
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* 8x [[NAC/20]]
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* 4x [[NAC/35]]
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* 6x [[NAC/40]]
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* 16x [[NL35]]
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* 2x [[Medium NPPC]]
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* 2x [[Heavy NPPC]]
 
| Armor = [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
 
| Armor = [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 4
 
| DropShip Capacity = 4
| Crew = 275
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| Crew = 275<ref name="TRO:3057r124"/>
| Grav Decks = 2, 100 and 130 meter diameters
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* 46 Officers
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 45
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* 176 Enlisted
| Heat Sinks = 519 (1,038)
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* 53 Gunners
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Bay Personnel: 312
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| Grav Decks = 1 x 100 and 1 x 130 meter diameters
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 45/0
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| Heat Sinks = 519 double (1,038)
 
| Structural Integrity = 70
 
| Structural Integrity = 70
| BV (1.0) = 66,790<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 293</ref>
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| BV (1.0) = 66,790<ref name="TRO:3057r124"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 293</ref>
 
| BV (2.0) = ???
 
| BV (2.0) = ???
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The initial design of the [[Draconis Combine]]’s first generation of post-[[Clan Invasion]] [[WarShip]]s, the '''''Kyushu'''''-class frigate is intended primarily for transport/defense of invasion task forces and forms a large portion of the Combine's resurgent WarShip fleet.
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The initial design of the [[Draconis Combine]]’s first generation of post–[[Clan Invasion]] [[WarShips]], the '''''Kyushu'''''-class frigate is intended primarily for transport/defense of invasion task forces. Pieced together from parts sourced across the Combine, it forms a large portion of the Combine's resurgent WarShip fleet.<ref name="TRO:3057r124"/>
  
With initial construction beginning in [[3053]] and finishing in late [[3057]], the class was among the first modern Successor States warships completed. While not intended for anti-ship operations, the frigate’s weapons array, [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], [[Ferro-Aluminum]] armor, and [[Double Heat Sink]]s allow the ''Kyushu'' to defend itself and the units in its care admirably.
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With initial construction beginning in [[3053]] and finishing in late [[3057]], the class was among the first modern Successor States WarShips completed. While not intended for anti-ship operations, the frigate’s weapons array, [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], [[Ferro-Aluminum]] armor, and [[Double Heat Sink]]s allow the ''Kyushu'' to defend itself and the units in its care admirably. Double-occupancy cabins for the crew are spread among six decks, each deck containing a mess hall and recreation facility.<ref name="TRO:3057r124"/>
  
The Class is based on the Federated Suns’ ''[[Robinson (WarShip)|Robinson]]'' Class Transport, a pair of which were captured during the early Succession Wars.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 236, "Pair of ''Robinson'' Transports were captured by Combine, became the basis for ''Kyushu'' Class Frigates".</ref>
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The class is based on the Federated Suns’ ''[[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson]]''-class Transport, a pair of which were captured during the early Succession Wars.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 236: "Pair of ''Robinson'' Transports were captured by Combine, became the basis for ''Kyushu''-class Frigates".</ref>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
Like many post-[[Helm Memory Core]] [[Inner Sphere]] designs, the ''Kyushu'' features primarily anti-fighter weaponry supported by a still sizable array of capital class weapons. The nose bays feature two [[NAC/40]], two [[NAC/20]]s, two [[NL35]]s and a single [[Heavy NPPC]] supported by twin [[ER Large Laser]]s, two [[Medium Laser]]s, two [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis enhanced]] [[LRM-20]]s, and five point defense [[Small Pulse Laser]]s. The fore angles each feature a NL35, two [[NAC/35]]s, two ER Large and two standard Medium lasers, two LRM-20s and five point defense pulse small lasers, with each broadside bay featuring the same layout while adding a NAC/20 and [[Medium NPPC]]. The vessel's aft weaponry mirrors the fore ones, apart from upgrading the NAC/35s on the aft angles for NAC/40s.
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Like many post–[[Helm Memory Core]] [[Inner Sphere]] designs, the ''Kyushu'' features primarily anti-fighter weaponry supported by a still sizable array of capital class weapons. The nose bays feature two [[NAC/40]], two [[NAC/20]]s, two [[NL35]]s and a single [[Heavy NPPC]] supported by twin [[ER Large Laser]]s, two [[medium laser]]s, two [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis enhanced]] [[LRM-20]]s, and five point defense [[Small Pulse Laser]]s. The fore angles each feature an NL35, two [[NAC/35]]s, two ER Large and two standard medium lasers, two LRM-20s, and five-point defense pulse small lasers, with each broadside bay featuring the same layout while adding a NAC/20 and [[Medium NPPC]]. The vessel's aft weaponry mirrors the fore, apart from upgrading the NAC/35s on the aft angles to NAC/40s.
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
The vessel’s 66,166 ton cargo capacity is divided between a small cargo area, combined berthing for eighteen [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and twelve [[Small Craft]], and its huge [[BattleMech]] bay. The ''Kyushu''’s most notable feature, the bay features 108 'Mech cubicles, a complete 'Mech [[Regiment]], which can be transported to a planet’s surface either by transferring to one of the four attached [[DropShip]]s, two at a time via one of the ''Kyushu''’s twelve specially modified cargo shuttles or if the WarShip is in low orbit, directly from the cargo bay via [[Drop Pod]]s.
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The vessel’s 61,245.5-ton cargo capacity is divided between a small cargo area, combined berthing for eighteen [[aerospace fighters]] and twelve [[Small Craft]], and its huge [[BattleMech]] bay. The ''Kyushu''&#39;s most notable feature, the bay features 108 'Mech cubicles, a complete 'Mech [[Regiment]], which can be transported to a planet’s surface either by transferring to one of the four attached [[DropShips]], two at a time via one of the ''Kyushu''&#39;s twelve specially modified cargo shuttles or if the WarShip is in low orbit, directly from the cargo bay via [[drop pod|Drop Pods]].
  
 
==Related WarShips==
 
==Related WarShips==
* ''[[Robinson (WarShip)|Robinson Transport]]'' - the ''Kyushu''-class frigate was actually based in part on Davion ''Robinson''-class transports captured by the Combine in the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].
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* ''[[Robinson (WarShip class)|Robinson Transport]]'' - the ''Kyushu''-class frigate was actually based in part on Davion ''Robinson''-class transports captured by the Combine in the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'', p. 15
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* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]'', p. 105
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'', pp. 126-127
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'', pp. 124-125
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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[[Category:WarShip classes|Kyushu]]
 
[[Category:WarShip classes|Kyushu]]

Revision as of 16:37, 14 March 2024

Kyushu (Frigate) TRO3057r.png
Kyushu
Production information
Manufacturer Stellar Trek[1]
Introduced 3057[1]
Production Year 3057[2]
Use Frigate
Tech Base Star League
Cost 14,703,264,000 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass 630,000
Length 640 m
Sail Diameter 1,100 m
Fuel 4,500 tons
Burn Rate 39.52
Safe Thrust 1.5 g
Top Thrust 2.5 g
Sail Integrity 4
KF Drive Integrity 13
LF Battery Yes
Armament
Armor Ferro-Aluminum
DropShip Capacity 4
Crew 275[1]
  • 46 Officers
  • 176 Enlisted
  • 53 Gunners

Bay Personnel: 312

Grav Decks 1 x 100 and 1 x 130 meter diameters
Escape Pods/Life Boats 45/0
Heat Sinks 519 double (1,038)
Structural Integrity 70
BV (1.0) 66,790[1][3]
BV (2.0) ???

Description

The initial design of the Draconis Combine’s first generation of post–Clan Invasion WarShips, the Kyushu-class frigate is intended primarily for transport/defense of invasion task forces. Pieced together from parts sourced across the Combine, it forms a large portion of the Combine's resurgent WarShip fleet.[1]

With initial construction beginning in 3053 and finishing in late 3057, the class was among the first modern Successor States WarShips completed. While not intended for anti-ship operations, the frigate’s weapons array, Lithium-Fusion Battery, Ferro-Aluminum armor, and Double Heat Sinks allow the Kyushu to defend itself and the units in its care admirably. Double-occupancy cabins for the crew are spread among six decks, each deck containing a mess hall and recreation facility.[1]

The class is based on the Federated Suns’ Robinson-class Transport, a pair of which were captured during the early Succession Wars.[4]

Armament

Like many post–Helm Memory Core Inner Sphere designs, the Kyushu features primarily anti-fighter weaponry supported by a still sizable array of capital class weapons. The nose bays feature two NAC/40, two NAC/20s, two NL35s and a single Heavy NPPC supported by twin ER Large Lasers, two medium lasers, two Artemis enhanced LRM-20s, and five point defense Small Pulse Lasers. The fore angles each feature an NL35, two NAC/35s, two ER Large and two standard medium lasers, two LRM-20s, and five-point defense pulse small lasers, with each broadside bay featuring the same layout while adding a NAC/20 and Medium NPPC. The vessel's aft weaponry mirrors the fore, apart from upgrading the NAC/35s on the aft angles to NAC/40s.

Cargo

The vessel’s 61,245.5-ton cargo capacity is divided between a small cargo area, combined berthing for eighteen aerospace fighters and twelve Small Craft, and its huge BattleMech bay. The Kyushu's most notable feature, the bay features 108 'Mech cubicles, a complete 'Mech Regiment, which can be transported to a planet’s surface either by transferring to one of the four attached DropShips, two at a time via one of the Kyushu's twelve specially modified cargo shuttles or if the WarShip is in low orbit, directly from the cargo bay via Drop Pods.

Related WarShips

See Also

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Technical Readout Revised: 3057, p. 124: "Kyushu (Frigate)"
  2. MUL online date for the Kyushu
  3. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 293
  4. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 236: "Pair of Robinson Transports were captured by Combine, became the basis for Kyushu-class Frigates".

Bibliography