wolfcannon
05/16/03 01:25 PM
204.180.112.169
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Baron Class Destroyer
Type: Destroyer
Producer: Mitchell Heavy Vehicles
In class: 100 at its height
Introduced: 2600
Mass: 400,000
Length: 615 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,120 meters
Fuel: 1,200 tons (600)
Tons/Burn Day: 39.52
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Sail Integrity: 4
KF Drive Integrity: 13
Heat Sinks: 746 (1,492)
Structural Integrity: 40
Armor: 550 tons of standard armor(220 points)
Fore: 37
Fore-Sides: 37
Aft-Sides: 37
Aft: 35
Dropship Capacity: 0
Grav Deck: 1 (55-meter diameters)
Escape Pods: 0
Life Boats: 20
Crew: 208
Armament:
7 NAC-10s
9 NL-35s
3 Barracuda Missle Launchers
60 tons NAC-10 ammunition (300 rounds)
900 tons White Shark (30 rounds)
Notes: Fighters may use small-craft bay door.
Cargo: 4,000 tons
Bay 1: Fighters (6) 2 Doors
Bay 2: Cargo (4,000) 1 door
Bay 3: Small Craft (2) 1 door
Weapons:
Forward:
2 NAC 10
4 White Shark
Fore Left / Fore Right
3 NAC 10
4 White Shark
Left Broadside / Right Broadside
3 NL 35
2 White Shark
Aft Left / Aft Right
2 NAC 10
Aft
6 NL 35
Designers Notes: As always underweight.
Engine mass was calculated for 5/8 rather than 3/5
Armor calculated .4 per ton
Overview:
Slow defines this class of ships. When the cost of upgrading the ancient Essex and Lola I was to great for the Hegemony budget, the Admiralty put out a call for a new destroyer. Many shipbuilding firms put forth designs, but one caught the eye of the Admiralty, the Baron its cost was realtivly low, adequate firepower and adequate anti-fighter protection. A prototype was built and tested and it was deemed acceptable as a replacement for the aging Essex.
Capabilities:
Designed to replace the aging Essex as a flotilla leader, pirate hunter and fleet escort.
Deployment:
100 of these vessels were produced by the Mitchell company over 100 yr period. All were used in the Star League navy as fleet escorts and corvette squadron leaders. In 2700 the Admiralty seeing that the slow destroyers were outclassed by House destroyer they decided to quietly replace the class with a newer destroyer, a faster destroyer, a new Essex class. Of the 100 ships built 25 were demiliterized and sold, 50 would be upgraded and 25 would be mothballed in a secret League Facility. The 50 upgraded Barons would prove their worth 50 yrs later during the Amaris Crisis and the long and bloody fight to Terra. only 3 Baron class ships would survive the conflict, the Baron Von Kruger, the Baron of Tarnberry and the Baron Von Rictoffen. these three vessels left with the Exodus fleet and were never seen again. Arriving at the Pentagon worlds the three Baron class were mothballed. When the Pentagon Civil War broke out, loyalist forces took control of two of the Baron class ships and left for Strana Mechty, the third was forgotten about until Clan Blood Spirit found the cache fleet of one Baron and two Carson destroyers. Taking one Baron and Carson and selling the other Carson to the ravens the Spirits have begun to update and upgrade the two vessels they are to be joining the Spirit fleet sometime 3071. The two Baron class ships that left for Strana Mechty were used for trade route protection until the formation of the Clans. One ship went to the Not-Named Clan and was not accounted for, the other became the property of the Widowmaker Clan and fought against the Clan Wolf fleet over Circe but was captured and mothballed after the trial. Recently Khan Ward has looked at returning the ship to active duty.
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Cray
05/16/03 11:22 PM
67.8.168.58
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It's got an authentic Star League-era feel: thin armor, light weapons, no secondaries. Good work.
Though note that on occasion, 3/5 was considered fast for Star League-era warships.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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wolfcannon
05/16/03 11:33 PM
204.180.112.213
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ahhh. but the weight of the engine is calculated for 4/6.
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Cray
05/16/03 11:39 PM
67.8.168.58
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In reply to:
ahhh. but the weight of the engine is calculated for 4/6.
Is it? I couldn't tell by eyeball from the provided stats. Why is the engine over-sized but under-powered?
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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wolfcannon
05/16/03 11:54 PM
204.180.112.127
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my wrong engine weight is for 5/8 not 4/6. older vessel using early ship engines due to budget constraints.
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Cray
05/17/03 08:17 AM
67.8.168.58
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Ah, I see.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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GiovanniBlasini
06/10/03 06:20 AM
204.210.29.44
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Pretty good ship, overall. May I make one suggestion, though?
You mentioned to Cray that you calculated the engine as if it were a 4/6 thrust craft, but kept it 3/5. I'd almost recommend using 18% mass for the transit drive (as if it were 3/5), and making it 2/3, instead, using the extra 6% for additonal 24,000 tons of cargo space. That'd make it slower than the other canon destroyers, like the Essex, which replaced this class. It'd also give it a larger cargo berth, which was common for the ships of the era.
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wolfcannon
06/11/03 11:13 PM
204.180.112.232
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thanks ill rework it.
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328th Assault Cluster(the Lion Hearted)
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Karagin
01/05/05 04:08 PM
65.129.167.82
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Interesting, this is very close to the Baron Destroyer found on page 200 in ther TRO 3057 Revised.  
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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wolfcannon
10/13/05 02:14 PM
63.106.39.21
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if you look, this post predates the tro. hehe.
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Karagin
11/24/05 12:02 AM
24.243.178.223
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Good point...
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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