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Line 1: {{InfoBoxWarShip {{InfoBoxWarShip − | image = [[File:Quixote (Frigate) TRO3057r.png|200px]] + | image = [[File:Quixote.jpg|200px]] − | name = ''Quixote'' + | name = Quixote − | manufacturer = + | manufacturer = ??? | Use = Missile Frigate | Use = Missile Frigate − | Tech Base = Inner Sphere + | Tech Base = [[Star League]] − | Cost = 6,721,052,000 C-Bills{{cn}} + | Cost = 6,721,052,000 Cbills | Introduced = [[2350]] | Introduced = [[2350]] − | production year=2350 − | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4890/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 780,000 tons | Mass = 780,000 tons − | Length = 715 m + | Length = 715m − | Sail Diameter = 1,200 m + | Sail Diameter = 1,200m − | Fuel = 1,900 tons (4,750) + | Fuel = 1,900 tons | Burn Rate = 39.52 | Burn Rate = 39.52 − | Safe Thrust = 1 g + | Safe Thrust = 2 − | Top Thrust = 1.5 g + | Top Thrust = 3 | Sail Integrity = 4 | Sail Integrity = 4 | KF Drive Integrity = 16 | KF Drive Integrity = 16 | LF Battery = No | LF Battery = No − | Armament = <span></span> + | Armament = 18 x [[Killer Whale]] Missiles <br> 24 x [[White Shark]] Missiles <br> 24 x [[Barracuda]] Missiles <br> 4 x [[NAC/30]] <br> 6 x [[NL55]]s − * 18x [[Killer Whale]]+ | Armor = 1,169.5 tons of [[Improved Ferro-aluminum]] armor − * 24x [[White Shark]] − * 24x [[Barracuda]] − * 4x [[NAC/30]] − * 6x [[NL55]] − | Armor = 1,169.5 tons [[Improved Ferro-aluminum]] | DropShip Capacity = 6 | DropShip Capacity = 6 − | Crew = 277<ref name=TRO3057Rp220>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 220, "Quixote Ship Profile"</ref> + | Crew = 56 officers, 145 enlisted / non-rated, 76 gunners, 150 marines and 54 bay − * 56 Officers+ personnel − * 145 Enlisted+ | Grav Decks = 3 x (120-meters and 2 x 145-meters diameter) − * 76 Gunners − ---- − Bay Personnel: 54<br/> − Marines: 150 − | Grav Decks = 3 (1 x 120 meters diameter, 2 x 145 meters diameter) | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 40/44 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 40/44 − | Heat Sinks = 1,177 (single) + | Heat Sinks = 1,177 (Single) | Structural Integrity = 75 | Structural Integrity = 75 − | BV (1.0) = 70,690<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + | BV (1.0) = 70,690 − | BV (2.0) = + | BV (2.0) = ??? }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Quixote'''''-class frigate was originally designed as a battlecruiser, however, cost-saving attempts not only reduced the ''Quixote's'' size but resulted in the ship receiving engines too small for it, those originally found on the [[Lola I|Lola]] Destroyer, a full 100 thousand ton lighter design. Political machinations and (seemingly purposeful) circumventing of the Admiralty by a [[Procurement Department]] bureaucrat led to the purchase of 250 of these dubious vessels. In an attempt to make the best of a bad situation, the [[SLDF Admiralty]] (see Note below) downgraded the design into a missile frigate and thus created a slow but heavily armed vessel, tasked with convoy defense against craft too small to be targeted by naval-grade direct-fire weapons.<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + The '''''Quixote'''''-class frigate was originally designed as a battlecruiser, however cost-saving attempts not only reduced the ''Quixote'''s size but resulted in the ship receiving engines too small for it. Political machinations among the various Terran Hegemony Departments also led to the purchase of 250 of these dubious vessels. In an attempt to make the best of a bad situation, the SLDF Admiralty modified the design into a missile frigate and thus created a slow but heavily armed vessel, tasked with convoy defense against craft too small to be targeted by naval-grade direct-fire weapons. − The ''Quixote'' was surprisingly successful for a flawed design, and served as the undisputed escort frigate of the [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years. A valuable addition to convoys led by the ''[[Farragut]]'' and later ''[[Monsoon]]'' battleships, the ''Quixote'' was ultimately phased out after the introduction of the well-rounded ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate, though both ''Congresses'' and ''Quixotes'' served together during the [[Star League]].<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + The ''Quixote'' was surprisingly successful for a flawed design, and served as the undisputed escort frigate of the [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years. Ultimately, the ''Quixote'' was slowly phased out after the introduction of the well-rounded ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate, though both ''Congresses'' and ''Quixotes'' served together during the [[Star League]]. − Following the introduction of the ''Congress'', the ''Quixote'' was slowly put into mothballs, a move that paid dividends when, 150 years after the commissioning of the first ''Congress'', [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used these mothballed hulls to construct the new ''[[Volga]]''-class transport.<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + Following the introduction of the ''Congress'', the ''Quixote'' was slowly put into mothballs, a move that paid dividends when, 150 years after the commissioning of the first ''Congress'', [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used these mothballed hulls to construct the new ''[[Volga]]''-class transport. − Several unmodified ''Quixotes'' were later reactivated by the [[Word of Blake]] and participated in the [[Jihad]].{{cn}} + Several unmodified ''Quixotes'' were later reactivated by the [[Word of Blake]] and participated in the [[Jihad]]. ==Armament== ==Armament== − The ''Quixote''’s main armament consists of eighteen [[Killer Whale]] missiles. Supplementing these missiles are twenty-four [[White Shark]] and twenty-four [[Barracuda]] missile launchers. The ship also mounts six Type 55 Naval Lasers, to assist in the design's long-range attack abilities.<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + The ''Quixote''’s main armament consists of eighteen [[Killer Whale]] missiles. Supplementing these missiles are twenty-four [[White Shark]] and twenty-four [[Barracuda]] missile launchers. The ship also mounts six Type 55 Naval Lasers, to assist in the design's long range attack ablities. − The ''Quixote'' also has four Type 30 Naval Autocannons providing midrange and close-range kill power.<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/> + The ''Quixote'' also has four Type 30 Naval Autocannons provide for mid-range and close range kill power. − ==Cargo<ref name=TRO3057Rp220/>== + ==Cargo== *Bay 1: Fighters (12) 4 Doors *Bay 1: Fighters (12) 4 Doors *Bay 2: Small Craft (6) 4 Doors *Bay 2: Small Craft (6) 4 Doors Line 62:
Line 50: ==Named Vessels== ==Named Vessels== − (See [[:Category:Individual Quixote-class WarShips|List of named Quixote-class WarShips]])+ * '''TCS ''Vendetta'' -''' A [[Taurian Concordat|Taurian]] warship supplied by WoB May [[3074]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' page 55-56 - Christening - TCS Vedetta's commission cermony.</ref> The ship was equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles. The ship was used during mid-3070s in multiple strikes against Davions worlds. Among them, world of [[Midale]] where the ''Vendetta'' nuclear weaponry killed over 10 million people.<ref>''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' page 56 - What’s Coming to Them - Interview with soldier in response use of Vendetta's orbital strikes against military and civilians.</ref> In July 3075, ''Vedetta'' had arrived over the world of [[Brusett]], however it was forced to engage the Fox Corvette, [[Fox (WarShip)#Named_Ships|FSS ''Kathil'']] and it aerospace forces. In encounter, Vendetta was able destroy the ''Kathil'', however it is seriously damaged in the fight. Forced to withdraw, it lost the battle, including the loss of all its dropships attacking the planet with FedSun's nuclear weaponry.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'' page 55 - A Sky Full of Fire - Vendetta battle over Brusett.</ref> ==Related WarShips== ==Related WarShips== − * ''[[Volga]]'' - requiring an escort and transportation vessel in [[2709]], [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used mothballed ''Quixote''-class frigate hulls as the template for the new, successful ''Volga''-transport.<ref name=TRO3057R144-145>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 144-145, "Volga Ship Profile"</ref> + * ''[[Volga]]'' - requiring an escort and transportation vessel in [[2709]], [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used mothballed ''Quixote''-class frigates chasses as the template for the new, successful ''Volga''-transport. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Quixote (Frigate) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Quixote'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]'' − </gallery> − − ==Notes== − Technical Readout: 3057 Revised attributes the reclassification of the ship to the Star League Admiralty. The introduction of the ''Quixote'' predates the signing of the [[Star League Accords]] by about 2 centuries. Likely, this can instead be laid at the feet of the [[Terran Navy]]. ==References== ==References== + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'', p. 16 + *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'', pp. 144, 220-221 <references /> <references /> − ==Bibliography==+ [[Category:WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]] − *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''+ [[Category:Lost WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]] − + [[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]] − + [[Category:Frigates]] − [[Category:WarShip classes]] − [[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]] − [[Category:Frigate classes]] − [[Category:Large WarShips]]
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| − | | image = [[File:Quixote | + | | image = [[File:Quixote.jpg|200px]] |
| − | | name = | + | | name = Quixote |
| − | | manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = ??? |
| Use = Missile Frigate | | Use = Missile Frigate | ||
| − | | Tech Base = | + | | Tech Base = [[Star League]] |
| − | | Cost = 6,721,052,000 | + | | Cost = 6,721,052,000 Cbills |
| Introduced = [[2350]] | | Introduced = [[2350]] | ||
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| Mass = 780,000 tons | | Mass = 780,000 tons | ||
| − | | Length = | + | | Length = 715m |
| − | | Sail Diameter = 1, | + | | Sail Diameter = 1,200m |
| − | | Fuel = 1,900 tons | + | | Fuel = 1,900 tons |
| Burn Rate = 39.52 | | Burn Rate = 39.52 | ||
| − | | Safe Thrust = | + | | Safe Thrust = 2 |
| − | | Top Thrust = | + | | Top Thrust = 3 |
| Sail Integrity = 4 | | Sail Integrity = 4 | ||
| KF Drive Integrity = 16 | | KF Drive Integrity = 16 | ||
| LF Battery = No | | LF Battery = No | ||
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = 18 x [[Killer Whale]] Missiles <br> 24 x [[White Shark]] Missiles <br> 24 x [[Barracuda]] Missiles <br> 4 x [[NAC/30]] <br> 6 x [[NL55]]s |
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| − | | Armor = 1,169.5 tons [[Improved Ferro-aluminum]] | ||
| DropShip Capacity = 6 | | DropShip Capacity = 6 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 56 officers, 145 enlisted / non-rated, 76 gunners, 150 marines and 54 bay |
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| − | + | | Grav Decks = 3 x (120-meters and 2 x 145-meters diameter) | |
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| − | | Grav Decks = 3 ( | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 40/44 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 40/44 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 1,177 ( | + | | Heat Sinks = 1,177 (Single) |
| Structural Integrity = 75 | | Structural Integrity = 75 | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = 70,690 | + | | BV (1.0) = 70,690 |
| − | | BV (2.0) = | + | | BV (2.0) = ??? |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Quixote'''''-class frigate was originally designed as a battlecruiser, however | + | The '''''Quixote'''''-class frigate was originally designed as a battlecruiser, however cost-saving attempts not only reduced the ''Quixote'''s size but resulted in the ship receiving engines too small for it. Political machinations among the various Terran Hegemony Departments also led to the purchase of 250 of these dubious vessels. In an attempt to make the best of a bad situation, the SLDF Admiralty modified the design into a missile frigate and thus created a slow but heavily armed vessel, tasked with convoy defense against craft too small to be targeted by naval-grade direct-fire weapons. |
| − | The ''Quixote'' was surprisingly successful for a flawed design, and served as the undisputed escort frigate of the [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years. | + | The ''Quixote'' was surprisingly successful for a flawed design, and served as the undisputed escort frigate of the [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years. Ultimately, the ''Quixote'' was slowly phased out after the introduction of the well-rounded ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate, though both ''Congresses'' and ''Quixotes'' served together during the [[Star League]]. |
| − | Following the introduction of the ''Congress'', the ''Quixote'' was slowly put into mothballs, a move that paid dividends when, 150 years after the commissioning of the first ''Congress'', [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used these mothballed hulls to construct the new ''[[Volga]]''-class transport. | + | Following the introduction of the ''Congress'', the ''Quixote'' was slowly put into mothballs, a move that paid dividends when, 150 years after the commissioning of the first ''Congress'', [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used these mothballed hulls to construct the new ''[[Volga]]''-class transport. |
| − | Several unmodified ''Quixotes'' were later reactivated by the [[Word of Blake]] and participated in the [[Jihad]]. | + | Several unmodified ''Quixotes'' were later reactivated by the [[Word of Blake]] and participated in the [[Jihad]]. |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | The ''Quixote''’s main armament consists of eighteen [[Killer Whale]] missiles. Supplementing these missiles are twenty-four [[White Shark]] and twenty-four [[Barracuda]] missile launchers. The ship also mounts six Type 55 Naval Lasers, to assist in the design's long | + | The ''Quixote''’s main armament consists of eighteen [[Killer Whale]] missiles. Supplementing these missiles are twenty-four [[White Shark]] and twenty-four [[Barracuda]] missile launchers. The ship also mounts six Type 55 Naval Lasers, to assist in the design's long range attack ablities. |
| − | The ''Quixote'' also has four Type 30 Naval Autocannons | + | The ''Quixote'' also has four Type 30 Naval Autocannons provide for mid-range and close range kill power. |
| − | ==Cargo | + | ==Cargo== |
*Bay 1: Fighters (12) 4 Doors | *Bay 1: Fighters (12) 4 Doors | ||
*Bay 2: Small Craft (6) 4 Doors | *Bay 2: Small Craft (6) 4 Doors | ||
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==Named Vessels== | ==Named Vessels== | ||
| − | + | * '''TCS ''Vendetta'' -''' A [[Taurian Concordat|Taurian]] warship supplied by WoB May [[3074]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' page 55-56 - Christening - TCS Vedetta's commission cermony.</ref> The ship was equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles. The ship was used during mid-3070s in multiple strikes against Davions worlds. Among them, world of [[Midale]] where the ''Vendetta'' nuclear weaponry killed over 10 million people.<ref>''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' page 56 - What’s Coming to Them - Interview with soldier in response use of Vendetta's orbital strikes against military and civilians.</ref> In July 3075, ''Vedetta'' had arrived over the world of [[Brusett]], however it was forced to engage the Fox Corvette, [[Fox (WarShip)#Named_Ships|FSS ''Kathil'']] and it aerospace forces. In encounter, Vendetta was able destroy the ''Kathil'', however it is seriously damaged in the fight. Forced to withdraw, it lost the battle, including the loss of all its dropships attacking the planet with FedSun's nuclear weaponry.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'' page 55 - A Sky Full of Fire - Vendetta battle over Brusett.</ref> | |
==Related WarShips== | ==Related WarShips== | ||
| − | * ''[[Volga]]'' - requiring an escort and transportation vessel in [[2709]], [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used mothballed ''Quixote''-class | + | * ''[[Volga]]'' - requiring an escort and transportation vessel in [[2709]], [[Eaton AeroSpace]] used mothballed ''Quixote''-class frigates chasses as the template for the new, successful ''Volga''-transport. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'', p. 16 | ||
| + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'', pp. 144, 220-221 | ||
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