Leviathan II
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| Leviathan II Heavy Battleship | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Clan Ghost Bear |
| Introduced | 3066 |
| Use | Combat JumpShip Aerospace Carrier Orbit Fire-Support Space superiority |
| Tech Base | Clan Advance |
| Cost | 29,589,153,000 C-Bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 2,400,000 |
| Length | 1,700 meters |
| Sail Diameter | |
| Fuel | 15,300 |
| Burn Rate | |
| Safe Thrust | |
| Top Thrust | 5 |
| Sail Integrity | |
| KF Drive Integrity | |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament | 2 x Heavy Naval Gausses 4 Medium Naval Gausses 10 x NAC/30s 28 x Medium NPPCs 108 x NL55s 6 x AR-10 Launchers 10 x ER PPCs 50 x ER Large Lasers 40 x ER Medium Laser 20 x Large Pulse Lasers 40 x Medium Pulse Lasers 16 x Gauss Rifles 12 x LRM 20+ArtIV 80 x ATM-12s 18 x Streak SRM 6s 30 x AMS |
| Armor | Ferro-carbide Armor |
| DropShip Capacity | 8 |
| Crew | 195 Officers 764 Crewmembers 211 Gunners 225 BattleArmor/Marines 600 Bay Personnel |
| Grav Decks | 2 (185 meter diameter, 95 Meter dimeter) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 150/150 |
| Heat Sinks | 9,500 Double Heatsinks |
| Structural Integrity | 150 |
| BV (1.0) | 336,087 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
The Leviathan II Heavy Battleship was a product of Clan Ghost Bear. It was constructed in at the shipyards which orbit Alshain, the capital of the Ghost Bear's Occupational Zone, as a symbol of the founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion. The ships were noted for their incredibly heavy armor and weaponry, and as the largest WarShip ever built.
Ship History
The ship's design was original conceived in 3044. prior to Clan Invasion. A pair of the Leviathans were built with help from Clan Snow Raven, when Clan Ghost Bear discovered that it could not complete construction of the vessels without assistance. However, after the Great Refusal at Strana Mechty, and Clan Ghost Bear's joining the Warden clans, the Clan decided to secretly relocate its populace to its Inner Sphere holdings. The incomplete Leviathan Battleships were then adapted into the heavy transports needed to move their population. During the rest of the 3050s these transports served as the means to move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone.
After their secret relocation was completed, the Clan celebrated the founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion by constructing a new Leviathan Heavy Battleship: the Rasalhague. While the Rasalhague was under construction, a rogue brigade of the Ashlain Avengers (of the Draconis Combine) attacked and damaged the ship in the year 3064. This attack triggered the Combine-Ghost Bear War. It wasn't until December of 3068 that the Rasalhague launched.[1] During the very late 3060s and early 3070s the remaining Leviathan Transports were converted into the Heavy Battleship configuration.
In July 3070, newly elected Prince Ragnar Magnusson commanded a Ghost Bear task force led by the Rasalhague to liberate Tukayyid from the Word of Blake occupation. After being challenged to withdraw, the McKenna-Class Battleship Blake's Sword and Essex-Class Destroyer Deliverance attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with the Nightlord-Class Battleship Ursa Major, the Rasalhague swiftly knocked the Blakist McKenna-Class Battleship out of action. In a desperate attempt to salvage victory, the remaining Blakist warship fired a nuclear weapon at the Rasalhague, but was unable to even penetrate its heavy armor. After the Blakist fleet was mopped up the Rasalhague then provided cover to Prince Magnusson's 1st Rasalhague Bears and the Gunzberg Eagles as they landed to retake the planet. Shortly after Tukayyid was freed from the Blakists the Rasalhague went to Riksdag.[2]
Armament
Nose-Mounted Weapons
The ship's nose-mounted weaponry has augments between capital grade weaponry and conventional weapons to provide for a powerful combination of firepower.
Capital weaponry: 2 Heavy Naval Gauss Rifles, 7 Medium Naval Grade PPCs, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), 1 AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles), and 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers.
Conventional weaponry: 8 Gauss Rifles (600 rounds), 10 ER Large Lasers with 10 Medium Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 Type 12 Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).
Front Left/Right Sides
Each side has the following weapons.
Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), 3 Streak-6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).
Left/Right Broadside
Each of the ship's broadside weapons bays has the following weapons.
Capital weaponry: 2 Medium Naval Gauss Rifles (w/200 rounds), and 2 separate weapon bays with 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers in each.
Convention weaponry: 5 ER PPCs, 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by Artemis IV Fire Control Systems (w/ 600 rounds), 10 ATM-12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 3 Streak SRM 6 launchers (w/300 rounds).
Aft Left/Right Sides
Each side includes following weapons.
Capital weaponry: Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200), 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
Aft Weapons Bays
The aft side is armed with following weapons.
Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss Rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
Cargo Bays
- Bay 1: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
- Bay 2: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (24,873.00 tons) - 10 Doors
Variants
- Leviathan Heavy Transport - Original production variant of the Battleship, only Leviathan and Great Bear were constructed in this configuration.
Named Vessels of the Class
- Rasalhague - Built in the Alshain orbital shipyards. The ship was damaged during construction in 3066 and was finally commissioned in December 3068. The ship participated in the liberation of Tukayyid from Blakist forces in 3070, and withstood a nuclear blast from Blakist naval forces.