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Line 32: | Armor = 459.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | Armor = 459.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | DropShip Capacity = 0 | DropShip Capacity = 0 − | Crew = 177<ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134: "Whirwind Profile"</ref> + | Crew = 177<ref name=TRO3057R134/> * 31 Officers * 31 Officers * 118 Enlisted * 118 Enlisted * 28 Gunners * 28 Gunners ---- ---- − Bay Personnel: 20<br/> + Bay Personnel: 20 Elementals: 25 Elementals: 25 − | Grav Decks = 2 x 65 meters diameter + | Grav Decks = 2 x (65 meter diameters) | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | Heat Sinks = 545 double (1090) | Heat Sinks = 545 double (1090) | Structural Integrity = 55 | Structural Integrity = 55 − | BV (1.0) = 67,124<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + | BV (1.0) = 67,124 (Clan)<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | BV (2.0) = | BV (2.0) = }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The [[Star League Defense Force]] navy leased twenty-two of the [[Davion I (WarShip class)|original Block I ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Directive 22]]. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]], these ships served well, alongside other state's contributions to the [[Star League Expeditionary Force]]. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries and after a number of subsequent refits, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well and all of them left the Inner Sphere as part of [[Operation EXODUS]].<ref name=TRO3057R134/><ref name=TRO3057R204>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 204: "Davion (Destroyer) Profile"</ref> + The [[Star League Defense Force]] navy leased twenty-two of the [[Davion I (WarShip class)|original ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Directive 22]]. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]], these ships served well, alongside other state's contributions to the [[Star League Expeditionary Force]]. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries and after a number of subsequent refits, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well. All of them left the Inner Sphere as part of [[Operation EXODUS]].<ref name=TRO3057R134/> When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the ''[[Clan Steel Viper Touman|touman]]'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made significant changes to the vessels, adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], adding docking bays to support a star of clan omnifighters, and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the ''[[Clan Steel Viper Touman|touman]]'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made significant changes to the vessels, adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], adding docking bays to support a star of clan omnifighters, and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> Line 62:
Line 62: ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Star League (2750) Era : It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' refitted after [[2606]] had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition, the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + *;Star League (2750) Era : It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Refitted after [[2606]], historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> − :The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any aerospace fighters. Instead, they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> BV = 62,154<ref name=TRO3057R134/> + :The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any aerospace fighters. Instead, they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> BV = 62,154 <ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134: "Whirwind Profile"</ref> ==See Also== ==See Also==
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| image = [[Image:Whirlwind (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|191px]] | | image = [[Image:Whirlwind (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|191px]] | ||
| name = ''Whirlwind'' | | name = ''Whirlwind'' | ||
| − | | manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = |
| Use = Destroyer | | Use = Destroyer | ||
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] | | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | ||
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| Armor = 459.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | | Armor = 459.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | ||
| DropShip Capacity = 0 | | DropShip Capacity = 0 | ||
| − | | Crew = 177<ref name=TRO3057R134 | + | | Crew = 177<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
* 31 Officers | * 31 Officers | ||
* 118 Enlisted | * 118 Enlisted | ||
* 28 Gunners | * 28 Gunners | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| − | Bay Personnel: 20 | + | Bay Personnel: 20 |
Elementals: 25 | Elementals: 25 | ||
| − | | Grav Decks = 2 x 65 | + | | Grav Decks = 2 x (65 meter diameters) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/10 | ||
| Heat Sinks = 545 double (1090) | | Heat Sinks = 545 double (1090) | ||
| Structural Integrity = 55 | | Structural Integrity = 55 | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = 67,124<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | + | | BV (1.0) = 67,124 (Clan)<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
| BV (2.0) = | | BV (2.0) = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The [[Star League Defense Force]] navy leased twenty-two of the [[Davion I (WarShip class)|original | + | The [[Star League Defense Force]] navy leased twenty-two of the [[Davion I (WarShip class)|original ''Davion'']]-class WarShips under the auspices of [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Directive 22]]. For the duration of the [[Reunification War]], these ships served well, alongside other state's contributions to the [[Star League Expeditionary Force]]. After the war ended, the SLDF navy purchased the 19 that remained in service and refitted them with the best technology the [[Terran Hegemony]] had to offer. These ships were renamed the '''''Whirlwind'''''-class and entered service in 2606. For the next two centuries and after a number of subsequent refits, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships served the SLDF well. All of them left the Inner Sphere as part of [[Operation EXODUS]].<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the ''[[Clan Steel Viper Touman|touman]]'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made significant changes to the vessels, adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], adding docking bays to support a star of clan omnifighters, and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | When the [[Clans]] invaded the Inner Sphere, the ''Whirlwind''-class ships were only seen in the ''[[Clan Steel Viper Touman|touman]]'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Analysis of these ships showed that the Clans had made significant changes to the vessels, adding a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], adding docking bays to support a star of clan omnifighters, and doubling the armor protection of the ship by using [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;Star League (2750) Era : It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. | + | *;Star League (2750) Era : It appears that the Clans only made minimal modifications to the armament of their ''Whirlwinds''. Refitted after [[2606]], historical records indicate that the Star League ''Whirlwinds'' had much the same armament as the Clan version shown at right. The Star League version however had half as much protection in each area as it carried 306 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor. In addition the SLDF ''Whirlwind'' used the less efficient Star League era Extended Range and Pulse lasers, and used standard SRM-6 launchers with Artemis IV Fire Control instead of the Clan's Streak SRM-6.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> |
| − | :The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any aerospace fighters. Instead, they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> BV = 62,154<ref name=TRO3057R134/> | + | :The Star League ''Whirlwinds'' were so focused on fighting WarShips that they didn't carry any aerospace fighters. Instead, they had a single cargo bay that carried 71,206 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R134/> BV = 62,154 <ref name=TRO3057R134>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 134: "Whirwind Profile"</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||