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Line 2: | image = Manta.jpg | image = Manta.jpg | name = Manta Fast Attack Submarine | name = Manta Fast Attack Submarine − | manufacturer = [[Royal Nelson Memorial Shipwrights of Portsmouth]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', pp. 18–19: "Manta Fast Attack Sub"</ref> + | manufacturer = [[Royal Nelson Memorial Shipwrights of Portsmouth]]<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', pp. 18-19, "Manta Profile"</ref> − | production year=2698 − | year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4581/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mission = Fast Attack Sub | Mission = Fast Attack Sub − | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> | Type = Submarine | Type = Submarine − | Cost = N/A<ref name="MUL1"/> + | Cost = ??? − | mass = 50 tons<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + | mass = 50 − | armor = [[ferro-fibrous|AmberStar Weave Ferro-Fibrous]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + | armor = [[Ferro-Fibrous|AmberStar Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] − | engine = [[GM 320 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + | engine = [[GM 320 XL]] − | speed = 119 + | speed = 7 / 11 | Crew = | Crew = − | comsys = [[Trannel GN5]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + | armament = [[ER Large Laser]]<br/>[[SRT-6]] − | T&T = [[Trannel OT73N]]<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> − | armament = − * 1x [[ER large laser]] − * 1x [[SRT-6]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (1.0) = − | BV (2.0) = 810<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + | BV (2.0) = 810<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The '''Manta''' is a Fast Attack Submarine that was originally created for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s Royal [[CAAN Regiment|CAAN Regiments]]. The design was meant to answer the SLDF's need for quick responses to undersea threats, and was often teamed with the larger [[Moray]] Heavy Attack Submarine in some of its missions.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + The '''Manta''' is a Fast Attack Submarine that was originally created for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s Royal CAAN Regiments. The design was meant to answer the SLDF's need for quick responses to undersea threats, and was often teamed with the larger ''[[Moray]]'' Heavy Attack Submarine in some of its missions.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> − The sub was deployed by the SLDF throughout the [[Terran Hegemony]] and took part in the resistance to [[Stefan Amaris]]'s [[Amaris Coup|occupation]]. However the Manta along with the Moray were devastated by the conflict and later became extinct in [[Inner Sphere]] by the end of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Remaining survivors of the class were eventually found on [[Terra]] and decommissioned by their new owner, [[ComStar]]. The design was resurrected by the [[Word of Blake]] in 3070s, when they were deployed with Morays to provide escort support for the Blakists' new [[Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress|Wyrm]] [[SDS]] Submersible Fortresses.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 189: "Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress" - Wyrm's article notes two of the Mantas were used as part of that ship's complement of vehicles.</ref> After the liberation of Terra, the ships were used by [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] Allied Coalition to hunt down the remaining rogue Wyrms still controlled by Blakist forces. The sub was later retained to the service of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s Armed Forces to provide support for the remaining Wyrms under their control.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + The sub was deployed by the SLDF throughout the [[Terran Hegemony]] and took part in the resistance to [[Stephan Amaris]]'s [[Amaris Coup|occupation]]. However the ''Manta'' along with ''Moray'' were devastated by the conflict and later became extinct in [[Inner Sphere]] by end of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Remaining survivors of the class were eventually found on [[Terra]] and decommissioned by their new owner, [[ComStar]]. The design was resurrected by the [[Word of Blake]] in 3070s, when they were deployed with ''Morays'' to provide escort support for the Blakists' new ''[[Wyrm]]'' [[SDS]] Submersible Fortresses.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 189, "Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress" - Wyrm's article notes two of the Mantas were used as part of ship's compliment of vehicles.</ref> After the liberation of Terra, the ships were used by [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] Allied Coalition to hunt down the remaining rogue ''Wyrms'' still controlled by Blakist forces. The sub was later retained to the service of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s Armed Forces to provide support for the remaining Wyrms under their control.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> − The Manta's focus is on speed, where its 320 Rated Extra Light Fusion Engine allows the ship to achieve speeds of 119 km/h. However, the nearly eighteen-ton engine takes up a majority of the ship's mass. This left the ship with nine tons of [[ferro-fibrous armor]], the majority of which was placed in the sub's bow, though the Manta was conceived to conduct high speed passes instead of slugging it out with its target.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + The ''Manta's'' focus is on speed, where its 320 Rated Extra Light Fusion Engine allows the ship achieve speeds of 119 kph. However, the nearly eighteen-ton engine takes up majority of the ship's mass. This left the ship with nine tons of Ferro-Fibrous Armor, the majority of which was placed in the sub's bow, though the ''Manta'' was conceived to conduct high speed passes instead of slugging it out with its target.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> − ==Weapons and Equipment== + ==Armament== − The weapons load was limited, due to its large engine. Mounted in the nose of the sub is a single ER Large Laser and Six-tubed Short-Ranged Torpedo Launcher, with only a single ton of ammunition.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/> + The weapons load was limited, due to its large engine. Mounted in the nose of the sub is a single ER Large Laser and Six-tubed Short-Ranged Torpedo Launcher, with only a single ton of ammunition.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; Manta (Support) : A Republic of the Sphere design introduced in [[Introduction Year::3086]], this sub was created to support the original Manta and Moray. Designed as a Medium Fire Support vessel, it exchanges Manta's original weapons for pair of [[ER Medium Lasers]] and a single [[LRT-15|15-tubed LRT Launcher]]. BV (2.0) = ???<ref name="TRO:3085Sp18+"/><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4582/manta-fast-attack-submarine-support/ MUL online entry for the Manta (Support) variant]''</ref> + *Mantra (Support) - A Republic of the Sphere design, this sub was created to support the original Mantra and Moray. Designed as a Medium Fire Support vessel, it exchanges ''Manta's'' original weapons for pair of [[ER Medium Lasers]] and a single [[LRT-15|15-tubed LRT Launcher]]. BV(2.0)=???<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> ==Notes== ==Notes== Line 43:
Line 36: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' − * ''[[Master Unit List]]''+ *''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' − [[Category:50 ton Combat Vehicles|Manta]] + [[Category:Naval Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles|Manta]] + [[Category:Blue Water Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Naval Vessels|Manta]]+ [[Category:Submarine Vessels]] − [[Category:Submarine Vessels|Manta]] + [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles|Manta]] + [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles|Manta]] + [[Category:Word of Blake Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Word of Blake Combat Vehicles|Manta]]
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| image = Manta.jpg | | image = Manta.jpg | ||
| name = Manta Fast Attack Submarine | | name = Manta Fast Attack Submarine | ||
| − | | manufacturer = [[Royal Nelson Memorial Shipwrights of Portsmouth]]<ref name= | + | | manufacturer = [[Royal Nelson Memorial Shipwrights of Portsmouth]]<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', pp. 18-19, "Manta Profile"</ref> |
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| Mission = Fast Attack Sub | | Mission = Fast Attack Sub | ||
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| Type = Submarine | | Type = Submarine | ||
| − | | Cost = | + | | Cost = ??? |
| − | | mass = 50 | + | | mass = 50 |
| − | | armor = [[ | + | | armor = [[Ferro-Fibrous|AmberStar Weave Ferro-Fibrous]] |
| − | | engine = [[GM 320 XL]] | + | | engine = [[GM 320 XL]] |
| − | | speed = | + | | speed = 7 / 11 |
| Crew = | | Crew = | ||
| − | | | + | | armament = [[ER Large Laser]]<br/>[[SRT-6]] |
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| BV (1.0) = | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 810<ref name= | + | | BV (2.0) = 810<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''Manta''' is a Fast Attack Submarine that was originally created for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s Royal | + | The '''Manta''' is a Fast Attack Submarine that was originally created for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s Royal CAAN Regiments. The design was meant to answer the SLDF's need for quick responses to undersea threats, and was often teamed with the larger ''[[Moray]]'' Heavy Attack Submarine in some of its missions.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
| − | The sub was deployed by the SLDF throughout the [[Terran Hegemony]] and took part in the resistance to [[ | + | The sub was deployed by the SLDF throughout the [[Terran Hegemony]] and took part in the resistance to [[Stephan Amaris]]'s [[Amaris Coup|occupation]]. However the ''Manta'' along with ''Moray'' were devastated by the conflict and later became extinct in [[Inner Sphere]] by end of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Remaining survivors of the class were eventually found on [[Terra]] and decommissioned by their new owner, [[ComStar]]. The design was resurrected by the [[Word of Blake]] in 3070s, when they were deployed with ''Morays'' to provide escort support for the Blakists' new ''[[Wyrm]]'' [[SDS]] Submersible Fortresses.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 189, "Wyrm SDS Submersible Fortress" - Wyrm's article notes two of the Mantas were used as part of ship's compliment of vehicles.</ref> After the liberation of Terra, the ships were used by [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] Allied Coalition to hunt down the remaining rogue ''Wyrms'' still controlled by Blakist forces. The sub was later retained to the service of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s Armed Forces to provide support for the remaining Wyrms under their control.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
| − | The Manta's focus is on speed, where its 320 Rated Extra Light Fusion Engine allows the ship | + | The ''Manta's'' focus is on speed, where its 320 Rated Extra Light Fusion Engine allows the ship achieve speeds of 119 kph. However, the nearly eighteen-ton engine takes up majority of the ship's mass. This left the ship with nine tons of Ferro-Fibrous Armor, the majority of which was placed in the sub's bow, though the ''Manta'' was conceived to conduct high speed passes instead of slugging it out with its target.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
| − | == | + | ==Armament== |
| − | The weapons load was limited, due to its large engine. Mounted in the nose of the sub is a single ER Large Laser and Six-tubed Short-Ranged Torpedo Launcher, with only a single ton of ammunition.<ref name= | + | The weapons load was limited, due to its large engine. Mounted in the nose of the sub is a single ER Large Laser and Six-tubed Short-Ranged Torpedo Launcher, with only a single ton of ammunition.<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | * | + | *Mantra (Support) - A Republic of the Sphere design, this sub was created to support the original Mantra and Moray. Designed as a Medium Fire Support vessel, it exchanges ''Manta's'' original weapons for pair of [[ER Medium Lasers]] and a single [[LRT-15|15-tubed LRT Launcher]]. BV(2.0)=???<ref name=TRO3085Spp18-19/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Naval Combat Vehicles]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Blue Water Combat Vehicles]] |
| − | + | [[Category:Submarine Vessels]] | |
| − | [[Category:Submarine Vessels | + | [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] |
| − | [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles | + | [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles]] |
| − | [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles | + | [[Category:Word of Blake Combat Vehicles]] |
| − | [[Category:Word of Blake Combat Vehicles | ||