Maruhanabachi

Maruhanabachi Carrier Airship
Production information
Manufacturer	Wakazashi Enterprises
Production Year	3061
Use	VTOL Carrier
Tech Base	Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Chassis Type (Size)	AirShip (Large, Template E)
Equipment Rating	E/X-X-E-D
Introduced	3061
Technical specifications
Mass	1,000 tons
Structural Integrity	20
Safe Thrust	1g
Max Thrust	1.5g
Power Plant	Hermes-Shinobi Cloudcrester XVIII (Fusion)
Fuel (Type/Range)	Unlimited
Armament	None
Heat Sinks	None
Armor	Chatham Tengu-no-Yoroi
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR)	BAR 8
Crew	6 (1 officers, 5 enlisted/non-rated)
BV (2.0)	634

Description

The Maruhanabachi was designed to assist the Draconis Combine in salvage operations, built as a carrier for Tonbo VTOLs. Initially as much a secret and subject of rumors and speculation as its carried VTOLs, the Maruhanabachi came to wider attention during the Jihad, when it was used by Stone's Coalition.

After the Jihad, the Republic of the Sphere became a major buyer. Republic Armed Forces Maruhanabachis were primarily found in the Materiel Oversight Division, which used them to salvage military equipment as part of the Military Materiel Redemption Program. As time went buy, several of these were sold off to private salvage firms, particularly Belyakov-Ourobouros, itself a major purchaser of new Maruhanabachis.

Weapons and Equipment

The Maruhanabachi, not built for direct combat, is unarmed. However, it has three 100-ton VTOL bays, as well as a 100-ton cargo hold. Furthermore, the airship uses environmental sealing, which allows it to operate in hostile environments.

Variants

• Combat VTOL 

  The only official Wakazashi-offered refit option as of 3134, this variant splits each carrier bay into two to carry several combat VTOLs.

• Vehicle Transport 

  This common unofficial modification refits the carrier bays and cargo hold to carry four heavy ground vehicles.

Bibliography

• Master Unit List
• Technical Readout: Irregulars