Potemkin
Potemkin | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Riga Interstellar Shipyards |
Introduced | 2611[1][2] |
Use | Troop Cruiser |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Cost | 22,646,353,000 C-Bills |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 1,510,000 tons |
Length | 1,508m |
Sail Diameter | 1,345m |
Fuel | 25,000 tons |
Burn Rate | 39.52 |
Safe Thrust | 1 g |
Top Thrust | 1.5 g |
Sail Integrity | 6 |
KF Drive Integrity | 29 |
LF Battery | No |
Armament | 16 x NL45 8 x Barracuda Launchers 24 x Heavy NPPCs |
Armor | Ferro-Carbide |
DropShip Capacity | 25 |
Crew | 445 |
Grav Decks | One (95m) |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 50/50 |
Heat Sinks | 3,325 (Double) |
Structural Integrity | 80 |
BV (1.0) | 96,567[3][1] |
BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
The Potemkin-class troop cruiser, better known as the "Corncob Cruiser" thanks to its DropShip collar arrangement, was introduced in the early 2600s as a solution to the poorly protected transports of the day. The designers wanted a way to move a division of troops.[2] Weighing in at one and a half million tons, the Potemkin is larger then many battleships, not only in mass, but in sheer volume, with a length well over a kilometer. This massive size was built for one purpose: transport. Arranged in five rings around the Potemkin are twenty five DropShip collars, the most of any vessel ever deployed. Thick armor and weaponry fit for a heavy cruiser enable the Potemkin to protect her DropShips with impunity and has helped the design survive the ravages of war and time.[3]
Despite its impressive performance as a mass transport, the Potemkin does have its flaws. The use of a Potemkin, while certainly imposing, runs the risk of it becoming the primary target of opposing forces bent on stranding its attached DropShips. In addition, carrying so many DropShips requires a staggering amount of fuel, further requiring the use of tankers which themselves need protection. Finally, the facilities aboard the ship are geared mostly towards the ship's own crew, the most blatant example being the single 95 meter gravity deck. Extended stays can get uncomfortable for the DropShip crews, left to either mill about on their own vessels or go exploring the Potemkin's lengthy corridors.[3]
Production of the Potemkin ceased in 2781 when improvements in escort tactics and craft made it difficult to justify deployment of the large ship. A total of 106 Potemkins were built, roughly 30 of which survived the Amaris coup and departed with General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus.[3]
Armament
Tasked with protecting up to twenty five DropShips, the Potemkin is easily capable of fending off all but the largest of enemy craft thanks to its banks of Naval Lasers and Heavy NPPCs. The fore and aft are protected by Barracuda Capital Missiles, a highly accurate and lethal deterent for those that would attempt flanking or trailing maneuvers. Because at least some of the Potemkin's attached DropShips are usually dedicated assault craft she does not carry aerospace fighters, nor conventional weapons to protect against the same. Ten small craft bays can hold fighters in a pinch, but are better used for the small transports they are meant to service.[3]
Cargo
386,362.5 tons
- Bay 1: 5 Small Craft
- Bay 2: 5 Small Craft
- Bay 3: Cargo
Variants
As with much of the SLDF fleet that accompanied the Exodus, the Potemkins that left with General Kerensky still serve in the Clan fleets. The Clans have performed their routine upgrades on the class, the most drastic change being the inclusion of a Lithium-Fusion Battery in exchange for a portion of the cargo space.
After the Jihad, many Potemkin-class ships are modified into mobile habitats known as ArcShips[4] and CargoShips[5] by Clan Sea Fox.
Named Vessels
- Clan Diamond Shark
- CDS Kraken[6][7] - In 3078 the Kraken served as a part of Task Force EARTHBOUND, the WarShip flotilla is responsible for clearing the naval defenses around Terra as a part of the allied coalition efforts to capture the planet from the Word of Blake.[8]
- CDS Poseidon[7] - This Vessel is the flagship of Clan Diamond Shark's merchant caste.[6]
- CDS Red Tide[6] - Also served as a part of Task Force EARTHBOUND in 3078.[8]
- CDS Titanic - It was rumored the Diamond Sharks have lost this vessel in 3073 in Clan Space.[9]
- CDS Tsunami[6] - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Diamond Shark.[7]
- Clan Fire Mandrill
- CFM Fire-Eater - This Vessel is assigned to the Clan Fire Mandrill Touman.[10]
- Clan Goliath Scorpion
- CGS Enceladus - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Goliath Scorpion's Delta Galaxy.[11]
- CGS Epimetheus - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Goliath Scorpion's Tau Galaxy.[11]
- CGS Prometheus - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Goliath Scorpion's Rho Galaxy.[11]
- Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Osis' Pride (Clan Smoke Jaguar) (Location unknown)
- CSR Epimetheus (Clan Snow Raven) (Crippled)
- CSR Rook (Clan Snow Raven)
- CSR Snowflake (Clan Snow Raven)
- CSR Treachery (Clan Snow Raven) (Former SLS Hermes)
- CSR Wild Swan - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Snow Raven's Fleet Command Star.[13]
- Clan Steel Viper
- CStV Ophidian - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Steel Viper.[14]
- CStV Serpentes - This Vessel is also assigned to Clan Steel Viper.[14]
- Clan Wolf-in-Exile
- CWiE Full Moon - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Wolf-in-Exile.[15]
See Also
WarShip Gallery
- Potemkin 3057.jpg
Clan Refit Potemkin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 310
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BattleSpace, p. 58
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp.158-159, "Potemkin Profile"
- ↑ Hunters of the Deep, p. 169, "ovKhan Petr Kalasa describing the changes of the Poseidon"
- ↑ Touring the Stars, p.??[citation needed] information regarding CargoShips & ArcShips.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 65, "Clan Diamond Shark Naval Assets"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Report: Clans, p. 8, "Clan Diamond Shark - Fleet Assets"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 134, Crimson Hawk Profile
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 44, "Clan Fire Mandrill Naval Assets"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 108, "Clan Goliath Scorpion Naval Assets"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 60, "Clan Hells Horse's Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 124, "Clan Snow Raven Command Assets"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 139, "Clan Steel Viper Command Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 156, "Clan Wolf-in-Exile Naval Assets"