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| image = [[Image:Vincent-2750.gif|191px]]
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| image = [[Image:Vincent_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
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| name = Vincent Mk.39
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| name = ''Vincent Mk.39''
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| manufacturer = [[Delhi Ships]]
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| manufacturer = [[Delhi Ships]]<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
 
| Use = Corvette
 
| Use = Corvette
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
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| Cost = 1,671,738,000 Cbills
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| Cost = 5,350,766,000 C-bills<ref name=MUL>https://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5351/vincent-corvette-mk-39 MUL entry for ''Vincent''</ref><br/>
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2,161,153,054 C-bills<ref name="JTP:Lp14">''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14: "Vincent Mk. 39 [Corvette]"</ref>
 
| Introduced = [[2432]]
 
| Introduced = [[2432]]
 
| production year=2432
 
| production year=2432
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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5351/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5351/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| Mass = 412,000 tons
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| Mass = 420,000 tons<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
 
| Length = 402 meters
 
| Length = 402 meters
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| Sail Diameter = 1,005
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| Sail Diameter = 1,005 meters
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| Fuel = 2,000 Tons (5,000)
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| Fuel = 2,000 tons (5,000)
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Safe Thrust = 2 g
 
| Safe Thrust = 2 g
 
| Top Thrust = 3 g
 
| Top Thrust = 3 g
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| Sail Integrity = 4  
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| Sail Integrity = 4
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 10
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 10
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| LF Battery = No<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 132 Vincent - Mk. 39 does not have a LF Battery, but Mk. 42 does.</ref>
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| LF Battery = No<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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| Armament = 8 x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/10]] <br> 2 x [[Barracuda]] Missile Launchers
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| Armament = <span></span>
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| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]]
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* 8x [[Large Laser]]
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* 4x [[NAC/10]]
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* 2x [[Barracuda]]
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| Armor = 104 tons [[Delhi 9800]] [[Ferro-Carbide]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 0
 
| DropShip Capacity = 0
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| Crew = 113
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| Crew = 153<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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| Grav Decks = 1 (60m)
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* 28 Officers
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 8
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* 101 Enlisted
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| Heat Sinks = 493
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* 24 Gunners
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(Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/>
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*21 Pilots / Engineers<br/>
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*27 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)<br/>
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*65 Secondary Engineers<br/>
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Bay Personnel: 32
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| Grav Decks = 1 x 60 meters diameter
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 8/0
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| Heat Sinks = 493 (single)
 
| Structural Integrity = 40
 
| Structural Integrity = 40
 
| BV (1.0) = 20,427<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
 
| BV (1.0) = 20,427<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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| BV (2.0) = 14,691<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14, "Vincent Mk. 39 [Corvette]"</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 14,691<ref name="MUL"/><ref name="JTP:Lp14"/>
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
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Being surrounded by hostile realms, the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] recognized the need for a small, powerful craft to patrol the approaches to Hegemony worlds and that could delay any intruders, which eventually resulted in the '''''Vincent'''''-class corvette.<ref name="TRO:2750p126">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 126-127, "Vincent"</ref>
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Being surrounded by hostile realms, the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] recognized the need for a small, powerful craft to patrol the approaches to Hegemony worlds and could delay any intruders, which eventually resulted in the '''''Vincent'''''-class corvette.<ref name="TRO:2750p126">''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 126–127: "Vincent"</ref>
  
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After years of making do with a massive volume of automated surveillance satellites and four-ship patrol squadrons to balance the abilities and weaknesses of its ''[[Bonaventure]]'' and ''[[Vigilant]]'' Class corvettes, which still failed to stall the successful invasion of [[Terra Firma]] by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[2409]], the [[Terran Hegemony]] commissioned a new corvette with double the previous detection-capability, sizable firepower and flexibility to allow future advances.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/>
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After years of making do with a massive volume of automated surveillance satellites and four-ship patrol squadrons to balance the abilities and weaknesses of its ''[[Bonaventure (WarShip class)|Bonaventure]]'' and ''[[Vigilant]]'' Class corvettes, which still failed to stall the successful invasion of [[Terra Firma]] by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[2409]], the [[Terran Hegemony]] commissioned a new corvette with double the previous detection-capability, sizable firepower and flexibility to allow future advances.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/> The commissioning of the new corvette was paid for partly out of reparations from the Capellan Confederation after the Hegemony recaptured Terra Firma, and among the specifications for the new design were three key requirements: enough firepower to threaten any intruder, detection capabilities with twice the range of any corvette in service at the time, and the growth potential to incorporate future advances.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/>
  
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The commissioning of the new corvette was paid for partly out of reparations from the Capellan Confederation after the Hegemony recaptured Terra Firma, and amongst the specifications for the new design were three key requirements: enough firepower to threaten any intruder, detection capabilities with twice the range of any corvette in service at the time, and the growth potential to incorporate future advances.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/>
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A small manufacturer of military transport vessels based on [[Capella]] known as [[Delhi Ships]] submitted a design that would become the ''Vincent'' corvette; while Delhi Ships was based outside the Hegemony, the company agreed to build a new shipyard above [[Carver IV]]<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref> to handle the manufacturing of the new corvettes and maintain the required security over restricted Hegemony technology and to take payment in the same [[Yuan|L-Bill]]s being paid in reparations to the Hegemony government. Delhi Ships went on to become Delhi WarShips, a major defense contractor for the Star League,<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/> although their later ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruiser would be far less successful than the much smaller ''Vincent''.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp21">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', pp. 21–22: "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref>
  
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A small manufacturer of military transport vessels based on [[Capella]] known as [[Delhi Ships]] submitted a design that would become the ''Vincent'' corvette; while Delhi Ships was based outside the Hegemony, the company agreed to build a new shipyard in the [[Carver V|Carver]] system to handle the manufacturing of the new corvettes and maintain the required security over restricted Hegemony technology and to take payment in the same [[Yuan|L-Bill]]s being paid in reparations to the Hegemony government. Delhi Ships went on to become Delhi WarShips, a major defense contractor for the Star League,<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/> although their later ''[[Soyal]]''-class heavy cruiser would be far less successful than the much smaller ''Vincent''.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp21">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 21-22, "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"</ref>
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Introduced to service in [[2432]],<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 132: "Vincent (Corvette)"</ref><ref name="TRO:3057p134">''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 134–135: "Vincent Mk. 42 (Corvette)"</ref> two primary features set the ''Vincent'' apart from previous Hegemony corvettes: its size, almost twice that of previous designs, and the use of what the designers called "smart modularity", which was Delhi Ships' attempt to confer with other contractors to standardize ship fittings and systems. The large size of the class and smart modularity were key to the ship's longevity, allowing the relatively roomy ''Vincent'' to accommodate future technological advances<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/> and ensuring the 530 ''Vincents'' manufactured<ref name="BS53">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 53</ref> in the three centuries prior to the [[Amaris Civil War]] enjoyed considerable longevity, serving with the [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]], [[SLDF]], and even the [[Clan]] ''[[touman|toumans]]''.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/><ref name="TRO:3057p134"/>
  
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Introduced to service in [[2432]],<ref name="TRO:3057p134">''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 134-135, "Vincent Mk. 42 (Corvette)"</ref><ref name="TRO:3057Rp132">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 132, "Vincent (Corvette)"</ref> two primary features set the ''Vincent'' apart from previous Hegemony corvettes: its size, almost twice that of previous designs, and the use of what the designers called "smart modularity", which was Delhi Ships' attempt to confer with other contractors to standardize ship fittings and systems. The large size of the class and smart modularity were key to the ship's longevity, allowing the relatively roomy ''Vincent'' to accommodate future technological advances<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/> and ensuring the five hundred ''Vincents'' manufactured in the three centuries prior to the [[Amaris Civil War]] enjoyed considerably longevity, serving with the [[Terran Hegemony Armed Forces|HAF]], [[SLDF]], and even the [[Clan]] [[Touman]]s.<ref name="TRO:3057p134"/><ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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Although the ''Vincent'' was constructed by the Terran Hegemony, other nations would field the ''Vincent'' in varying quantities; the [[Federated Suns]] deployed ten Mk. 39s during the [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]] ambush at [[Tentativa]] during the [[Reunification War]], although the [[AFFS]] fleet took heavy casualties during the battle,<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> and varying numbers would stay in service even with the general disarmament of the Star League era. In [[2765]] the Capellan Confederation was operating three ''Vincents'' amongst its thirty-six strong WarShip fleet<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref> while the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] was fielding another four,<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,35369.msg855464.html#msg855464 Official Errata Thread]</ref> and both the Federated Suns<ref>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 6: "Naval Defense Doctrine"</ref> and the Lyran Commonwealth were operating five each at the same point in time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> Even the [[Duchy of Andurien]] was operating a single ''Vincent'' at this time,<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp20">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 20: "Free Worlds League Navy"</ref> as was the [[Taurian Concordat]] - the only [[Periphery]] nation to be operating a ship of her class.<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref>
  
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Although the ''Vincent'' was constructed by the Terran Hegemony, other nations would field the ''Vincent'' in varying quantities; the [[Federated Suns]] deployed ten Mk. 39s during the [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]] ambush at [[Tentativa]] during the [[Reunification War]], although the [[AFFS]] fleet took heavy casualties during the battle,<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69, "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> and varying numbers would stay in service even with the general disarmament of the Star League era. In [[2765]] the Capellan Confederation was operating three ''Vincents'' amongst its thirty-six strong WarShip fleet<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp5">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 5, "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref> while the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] was fielding another four,<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,35369.msg855464.html#msg855464 Official Errata Thread]</ref> and both the Federated Suns<ref>''Field Report: Federated Suns 2765'', p. 6, "Naval Defense Doctrine"</ref> and the Lyran Commonwealth were operating five each at the same point in time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 5, "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> Even the [[Duchy of Andurien]] was operating a single ''Vincent'' at this point in time,<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp20">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 20, "Free Worlds League Navy"</ref> as was the [[Taurian Concordat]] - the only [[Periphery]] nation to be operating a ship of her class.<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4, "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref>
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Just prior to the [[Amaris Coup]], the Mark 39 was the most common model in use, carrying two [[Howser 2G2]] "Hotfire" engines with their powerful thrust giving the class great swiftness and maneuverability. In [[2773]], Delhi personnel smuggled the plans for the ''Vincent'' and ''[[Essex I]]'' ships to their Capellan production lines and resumed production for the Capellan navy, despite protests from both [[Emperor]] [[Stefan Amaris]] and SLDF [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]. With both Amaris and Kerensky unable to do more than complain, and with the Carver system under siege, Delhi manufactured substantial numbers of both ship classes for the Confederation, bolstering the size of the Capellan navy substantially.<ref>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 30</ref>
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In [[2773]] Delhi smuggled the plans for the ''Vincent'' and ''[[Essex I]]'' ships to their Capellan production lines and resumed production for the Capellan navy, despite protests from both [[Emperor]] [[Stefan Amaris]] and [[Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]. With both Amaris and Kerensky unable to do more than complain, and with the Carver system under siege, Delhi manufactured substantial numbers of both ship classes for the Confederation, bolstering the size of the Capellan navy substantially.<ref>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 30</ref>
 
  
 
==Armament and Equipment==
 
==Armament and Equipment==
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The ''Vincent'''s four Luxor-10 Series [[NAC/10]]'s and two [[Barracuda]] Missile Tubes, carrying 200 rounds NAC/10 ammo and 20 Barracuda Missiles, give it credible anti-[[WarShip]] firepower, especially because corvettes usually fight as squadrons.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/><ref name="TRO:3057p134"/><ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/> The eight Thunderbolt [[Large Laser]]s only provide a minimal deterrent against attacking [[Aerospace Fighter]]s however.
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The ''Vincent''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s four [[Luxor-10]] Series [[NAC/10]]'s and two [[Barracuda]] Missile Tubes, carrying 200 rounds NAC/10 ammo and 20 Barracuda Missiles, give it credible anti-[[WarShip]] firepower, especially because corvettes usually fight as squadrons.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/><ref name="TRO:2750p126"/><ref name="TRO:3057p134"/> The eight [[Large_Laser#Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] [[Large Lasers]] only provide a minimal deterrent against attacking [[aerospace fighters]], however.
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
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* Mark XXXIX:<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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* Mark 39:<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
 
:* Bay 1: 6 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
 
:* Bay 1: 6 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
 
:* Bay 2: 4 Small Craft, 1 Door
 
:* Bay 2: 4 Small Craft, 1 Door
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:* Bay 3: 97,238.5 tons of Cargo, 1 Door
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:* Bay 3: 97,283.5 tons of Cargo, 1 Door
  
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* Mark XXXXII:<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
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* Mark 42:<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/>
 
:* Bay 1: 10 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
 
:* Bay 1: 10 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
 
:* Bay 2: 4 Small Craft, 1 Door
 
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==Variants==
 
==Variants==
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*;Mark 39 : The most common model prior to the [[Amaris Coup]], the Mark XXXIX features an Ulsop Al Surveillance Computer, more than doubling the effective detection range of the earlier Mark XXXVIII. The Mark XXXIX carries two Howser 2G2 "Hotfire" engines; their powerful thrust gives the ''Vincent'' great swiftness and maneuverability. BV (2.0) = 14,691; Cost: 2,161,153,054 C-Bills<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 14, "Vincent Mk. 39 [Corvette]"</ref>
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*; Mark 38 : One of the many outdated iterations of the ''Vincent'', the Mk. 38 (or Mark XXXVIII in official documentation) lacked the Mk. 39s [[Ulsop Robotics|Ulsop AI Surveillance Computer]]. The Mk. 38 had half of the detection range of the Mk. 39, owing to the system's advanced data gathering and interpreting.<ref name="TRO:2750p126"/>
  
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*;Mark 42 : The model in use with [[Clans]] during the [[Clan Invasion|inital invasion]] of the Inner Sphere differs little from the Mark 39, the most notable changes being the addition of a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] System and Clan [[HarJel]]-based hull-sealant technology. BV (1.0)= 21,271<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 284</ref>
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*; Mark 42 : The model unveiled in [[2997]] and in use with [[Clans]] during the [[Clan Invasion|initial invasion]] of the Inner Sphere differs little from the Mark 39. An increase in bay personnel bunks owing to the increase in fighters to match the Clan doctrine of a [[Star]] is noted, as is an upgrade to the latest in armor technology (through a reduction in raw tonnage to 76 tons of [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]]). The most notable changes were the addition of a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] System and Clan [[HarJel]]-based hull-sealant technology. BV (1.0) = 21,271<ref name="TRO:3057Rp132"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 284</ref>
  
 
==Named Vessels==
 
==Named Vessels==
 
* [[:Category:Individual Vincent-class WarShips]]
 
* [[:Category:Individual Vincent-class WarShips]]
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:<u>[[Clan Cloud Cobra]]</u>
 
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:*[[Hertzog's Staff|CCS ''Hertzog's Staff'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u>
 
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:* [[Relentless Pursuit|CCS ''Relentless Pursuit'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Fire Mandrill]]</u>
 
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:* [[Firetender|CFM ''Firetender'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Jade Falcon]]</u>
 
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:<u>[[Clan Nova Cat]]</u>
 
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:* [[Far Vision|NCS ''Far Vision'']]
 
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:* [[Spirit Vision|NCS ''Spirit Vision'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]</u>
 
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:* [[Azov|CSJ ''Azov'']]
 
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:* [[Ripper (Vincent)|CSJ ''Ripper'']]
 
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:* [[Simas Osis|CSJ ''Simas Osis'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u>
 
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:* [[Huninn|CSR ''Huninn'']]
 
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:* [[Muninn|CSR ''Muninn'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Star Adder]]</u>
 
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:* [[Centaur (Vincent)|CSA ''Centaur'']]
 
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:* [[Pegasus (Vincent)|CSA ''Pegasus'']]
 
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:* [[Vritra|CSA ''Vritra'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Steel Viper]]</u>
 
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:* [[Coiled Serpent|CSV ''Coiled Serpent'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Wolf]]</u>
 
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:* [[Trailblazer|CWS ''Trailblazer'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]</u>
 
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:* [[Killing Blow|CWS ''Killing Blow'']]
 
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:* [[Valiant (Vincent)|CWS ''Valiant'']]
 
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:<u>[[Clan Wolverine]]</u>
 
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:* ''[[Badger (Vincent)|Badger]]''
 
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:<u>[[ComStar]]</u>
 
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:* [[Alacrity|CSV ''Alacrity'']]
 
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:* [[Determination|CSV ''Determination'']]
 
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:* [[Resilience|CSV ''Resilience'']]
 
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:<u>[[Duchy of Andurien]]</u>
 
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:* [[Sovereign|DAS ''Sovereign'']]
 
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:<u>[[Free Worlds League]]</u>
 
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:* [[Francisco|FWLS ''Francisco'']]
 
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:* [[Liberty (Vincent)|FWLS ''Liberty'']]
 
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:<u>[[Lyran Commonwealth]]</u>
 
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:* [[Potsdam|LCS ''Potsdam'']]
 
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:* [[Ulm|LCS ''Ulm'']]
 
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:<u>[[Star League Defense Force]]</u>
 
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:* [[Jackson|SLS ''Jackson'']]
 
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:* [[Mississippi Queen|SLS ''Mississippi Queen'']]
 
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:* [[Righteous Return|SLS ''Righteous Return'']]
 
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:<u>[[Taurian Concordat]]</u>
 
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:* [[Vandenberg|TCW ''Vandenberg'']]
 
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:<u>[[Terran Hegemony]]</u>
 
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:* [[Crowned Lion|THS ''Crowned Lion'']]
 
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:<u>[[Word of Blake]]</u>
 
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:* [[Blade of Divinity|WoBS ''Blade of Divinity'']]
 
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:* [[Blade of Holiness|WoBS ''Blade of Holiness'']]
 
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:* [[Blade of Righteousness|WoBS ''Blade of Righteousness'']]
 
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:* [[Blake's Redemption|WoBS ''Blake's Redemption'']]
 
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:<u>[[Wolf's Dragoons]]</u>
 
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:* [[Mars (Vincent)|WDS ''Mars'']]
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*Large numbers of ''Vincent''s were built over a service time spanning centuries, making this a very common corvette class. Yet at the same time the ''Vincent'' is the odd man out in the corvette family, being almost twice the size of the next biggest known corvette class (the ''[[Bonaventure]]''); arguably with the size of a small destroyer only its relatively weak armament warrants its classification as a corvette. Designed in a time before the invention of the [[docking hardpoint]] system for [[DropShip]]s, the ''Vincent'' notably sports tremendous cargo capacity, suggesting it may have doubled as an armed transport in addition to its duties as a patrol and picket craft. The vast storage capacity could also conceivably serve to keep the ''Vincent'' supplied for very long independent operation.
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* Over 500 ''Vincent''s were built over a service time spanning centuries, making this a very common corvette class. Yet, at the same time, the ''Vincent'' is the odd man out in the corvette family, being almost twice the size of the next biggest known corvette class (the ''[[Bonaventure (WarShip class)|Bonaventure]]''); arguably with the size of a small destroyer only its relatively weak armament warrants its classification as a corvette. Designed in a time before the invention of the [[docking hardpoint]] system for [[DropShip]]s, the ''Vincent'' notably sports tremendous cargo capacity, suggesting it may have doubled as an armed transport in addition to its duties as a patrol and picket craft. The vast storage capacity could also conceivably serve to keep the ''Vincent'' supplied for very long independent operation.
  
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==Ship Gallery==
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Vincent.gif|Clan Refit ''Vincent''
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Vincent TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Vincent'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
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Image:Vincent Exodus.jpg|A ''Vincent'' within the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] fleet
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Vincent Mk42 (Corvette) TRO3057r.png|Clan refit ''Vincent'' Mk 42 from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
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Image:Vincent Mk 39.jpg|A ''Vincent'' during [[Operation Klondike|Operation KLONDIKE]]
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Vincent Exodus.jpg|A ''Vincent'' within the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] fleet from ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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File:Navalcamocnc.png|[[Far Vision|SLS ''Far Vision'']]
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Vincent Mk 39.jpg|A ''Vincent'' during [[Operation Klondike|Operation KLONDIKE]] from ''Historical: Operation Klondike''
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File:Navalcamocfm.png|[[Firetender|CFM ''Firetender'']]
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Navalcamocnc.png|Miniature of ''Vincent''-class [[Far Vision|SLS ''Far Vision'']] from ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition|AeroTech 2 revised]]''
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File:Navalcamocw.png|[[Relentless Pursuit|CWS ''Relentless Pursuit'']]
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Navalcamocfm.png|Miniature of ''Vincent''-class [[Firetender|CFM ''Firetender'']] from ''AeroTech 2 revised''
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Navalcamocw.png|Miniature of ''Vincent''-class [[Relentless Pursuit|CWS ''Relentless Pursuit'']] from ''AeroTech 2 revised''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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<div class="desktop-3-col">
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
 
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 18 April 2024

This article is about the WarShip class. For other uses, see Vincent (disambiguation).
Vincent TRO2750.jpg
Vincent Mk.39
Production information
Manufacturer Delhi Ships[1]
Introduced 2432
Production Year 2432[2]
Use Corvette
Tech Base Star League
Cost 5,350,766,000 C-bills[3]

2,161,153,054 C-bills[4]

Technical specifications
Mass 420,000 tons[1]
Length 402 meters
Sail Diameter 1,005 meters
Fuel 2,000 tons (5,000)
Burn Rate 39.52
Safe Thrust 2 g
Top Thrust 3 g
Sail Integrity 4
KF Drive Integrity 10
LF Battery No[1]
Armament
Armor 104 tons Delhi 9800 Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity 0
Crew 153[1]
  • 28 Officers
  • 101 Enlisted
  • 24 Gunners

(Crew Types)[5]

  • 21 Pilots / Engineers
  • 27 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)
  • 65 Secondary Engineers

Bay Personnel: 32

Grav Decks 1 x 60 meters diameter
Escape Pods/Life Boats 8/0
Heat Sinks 493 (single)
Structural Integrity 40
BV (1.0) 20,427[1]
BV (2.0) 14,691[3][4]

Description[edit]

Being surrounded by hostile realms, the Hegemony Armed Forces recognized the need for a small, powerful craft to patrol the approaches to Hegemony worlds and could delay any intruders, which eventually resulted in the Vincent-class corvette.[6]

After years of making do with a massive volume of automated surveillance satellites and four-ship patrol squadrons to balance the abilities and weaknesses of its Bonaventure and Vigilant Class corvettes, which still failed to stall the successful invasion of Terra Firma by the Capellan Confederation in 2409, the Terran Hegemony commissioned a new corvette with double the previous detection-capability, sizable firepower and flexibility to allow future advances.[6] The commissioning of the new corvette was paid for partly out of reparations from the Capellan Confederation after the Hegemony recaptured Terra Firma, and among the specifications for the new design were three key requirements: enough firepower to threaten any intruder, detection capabilities with twice the range of any corvette in service at the time, and the growth potential to incorporate future advances.[6]

A small manufacturer of military transport vessels based on Capella known as Delhi Ships submitted a design that would become the Vincent corvette; while Delhi Ships was based outside the Hegemony, the company agreed to build a new shipyard above Carver IV[7] to handle the manufacturing of the new corvettes and maintain the required security over restricted Hegemony technology and to take payment in the same L-Bills being paid in reparations to the Hegemony government. Delhi Ships went on to become Delhi WarShips, a major defense contractor for the Star League,[6] although their later Soyal-class heavy cruiser would be far less successful than the much smaller Vincent.[8]

Introduced to service in 2432,[1][9] two primary features set the Vincent apart from previous Hegemony corvettes: its size, almost twice that of previous designs, and the use of what the designers called "smart modularity", which was Delhi Ships' attempt to confer with other contractors to standardize ship fittings and systems. The large size of the class and smart modularity were key to the ship's longevity, allowing the relatively roomy Vincent to accommodate future technological advances[6] and ensuring the 530 Vincents manufactured[10] in the three centuries prior to the Amaris Civil War enjoyed considerable longevity, serving with the HAF, SLDF, and even the Clan toumans.[1][9]

Although the Vincent was constructed by the Terran Hegemony, other nations would field the Vincent in varying quantities; the Federated Suns deployed ten Mk. 39s during the Case AMBER ambush at Tentativa during the Reunification War, although the AFFS fleet took heavy casualties during the battle,[11] and varying numbers would stay in service even with the general disarmament of the Star League era. In 2765 the Capellan Confederation was operating three Vincents amongst its thirty-six strong WarShip fleet[12] while the Draconis Combine Admiralty was fielding another four,[13] and both the Federated Suns[14] and the Lyran Commonwealth were operating five each at the same point in time.[15] Even the Duchy of Andurien was operating a single Vincent at this time,[16] as was the Taurian Concordat - the only Periphery nation to be operating a ship of her class.[17]

Just prior to the Amaris Coup, the Mark 39 was the most common model in use, carrying two Howser 2G2 "Hotfire" engines with their powerful thrust giving the class great swiftness and maneuverability. In 2773, Delhi personnel smuggled the plans for the Vincent and Essex I ships to their Capellan production lines and resumed production for the Capellan navy, despite protests from both Emperor Stefan Amaris and SLDF Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky. With both Amaris and Kerensky unable to do more than complain, and with the Carver system under siege, Delhi manufactured substantial numbers of both ship classes for the Confederation, bolstering the size of the Capellan navy substantially.[18]

Armament and Equipment[edit]

The Vincent's four Luxor-10 Series NAC/10's and two Barracuda Missile Tubes, carrying 200 rounds NAC/10 ammo and 20 Barracuda Missiles, give it credible anti-WarShip firepower, especially because corvettes usually fight as squadrons.[1][6][9] The eight Thunderbolt Large Lasers only provide a minimal deterrent against attacking aerospace fighters, however.

Cargo[edit]

  • Bay 1: 6 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
  • Bay 2: 4 Small Craft, 1 Door
  • Bay 3: 97,283.5 tons of Cargo, 1 Door
  • Bay 1: 10 Fighter Cubicles, 2 Doors
  • Bay 2: 4 Small Craft, 1 Door
  • Bay 3: 92,520 tons of Cargo, 1 Door

Variants[edit]

  • Mark 38 
    One of the many outdated iterations of the Vincent, the Mk. 38 (or Mark XXXVIII in official documentation) lacked the Mk. 39s Ulsop AI Surveillance Computer. The Mk. 38 had half of the detection range of the Mk. 39, owing to the system's advanced data gathering and interpreting.[6]
  • Mark 42 
    The model unveiled in 2997 and in use with Clans during the initial invasion of the Inner Sphere differs little from the Mark 39. An increase in bay personnel bunks owing to the increase in fighters to match the Clan doctrine of a Star is noted, as is an upgrade to the latest in armor technology (through a reduction in raw tonnage to 76 tons of Lamellor Ferro-Carbide). The most notable changes were the addition of a Lithium-Fusion Battery System and Clan HarJel-based hull-sealant technology. BV (1.0) = 21,271[1][19]

Named Vessels[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • Over 500 Vincents were built over a service time spanning centuries, making this a very common corvette class. Yet, at the same time, the Vincent is the odd man out in the corvette family, being almost twice the size of the next biggest known corvette class (the Bonaventure); arguably with the size of a small destroyer only its relatively weak armament warrants its classification as a corvette. Designed in a time before the invention of the docking hardpoint system for DropShips, the Vincent notably sports tremendous cargo capacity, suggesting it may have doubled as an armed transport in addition to its duties as a patrol and picket craft. The vast storage capacity could also conceivably serve to keep the Vincent supplied for very long independent operation.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 132: "Vincent (Corvette)"
  2. ↑ MUL online date for the Vincent (WarShip class)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5351/vincent-corvette-mk-39 MUL entry for Vincent
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 14: "Vincent Mk. 39 [Corvette]"
  5. ↑ BattleSpace rulebook, p. 63
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Technical Readout: 2750, pp. 126–127: "Vincent"
  7. ↑ First Succession War, p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"
  8. ↑ Field Report 2765: CCAF, pp. 21–22: "Soyal (Heavy Cruiser)"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Technical Readout: 3057, pp. 134–135: "Vincent Mk. 42 (Corvette)"
  10. ↑ BattleSpace rulebook, p. 53
  11. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"
  13. ↑ Official Errata Thread
  14. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 6: "Naval Defense Doctrine"
  15. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"
  16. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 20: "Free Worlds League Navy"
  17. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"
  18. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 30
  19. ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 284

Bibliography[edit]

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