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                    AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  Carter Carter II
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3100
Vessel Type:       WarShip
Rules:             Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              240,000 tons
Hull:              Lockheed/PG240
K-F Drive System:  FTL-C240.1.1
Length:            250 meters
Sail Diameter:     1,500 meters
Power Plant:       Vulcan-480K Standard
Safe Thrust:       4
Maximum Thrust:    6
Armor Type:        Diamond Weave Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:          
   96 ER PPC
   96 Small Pulse Laser
    4 Heavy NPPC
Manufacturer:   Lockheed
  Location:     Andurien
Communications System:  RCA Burster+FTL-MH2
Targeting & Tracking System:  RCA Hairsplitter
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==Overview:==
The four Carter-class corvettes were the Grand Duchy of Andurien Navy's
(GDAN's) testbeds for warships, with the first Carter leaving the slips in
3088 for a trial runs that revealed a comedy of errors.
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In addition to being modified to correct the deficiencies of each preceding
Carter, each new corvette also had other modifications to try out various
concepts. The PG-3 Bloomberg tested the standard twin-NAC/35 turret found on
all later GDAN warships, while the original PG-1 Carter and several other
corvettes carried the twin turret HNPPCs. Numbers of docking collars were
varied from 1 to 5. The Carters all used various marks of the Vulcan-480K
engines, which served as testbeds for developing the improved, 20% more
powerful Vulcan-600K used on all later GDAN warships. Another critical service
provided by the corvettes were ironing out fighter bay configurational issues
and providing a live test platform for flight deck crews.
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The Carter-class corvettes only have a vague naming convention: they're named
after major players in the development of GDAN warships. Joseph Carter was a
leading KF researcher critical to their development, and is thought to have
played a leading role in making the Grand Duchy's mobile HPGs possible. The
other Carter-class Corvettes are generally named after important GE executives
and patrons of the warship program.
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==Capabilities:==
The corvettes have meager capabilities at best, and they vary from ship to
ship. The last two ships of the class, the Chadwick and Carter II, have the
stats listed here. If more Carters were built (unlikely), they would probably
have these stats.
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The bulk of the Carters' offensive firepower are two pairs of Magna Sunspot
heavy naval PPCs that provide about a 240-degree coverage around the
corvettes. At short range, more firepower actually comes from the secondary
weapons, which consist of the later-standardized batteries of ER PPCs and
pulse small lasers.
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On the other hand, with 3 fighter decks holding a total of 60-72 fighters (and
12-0 shuttles), the Carters make adequate light carriers, too. These fighter
decks set the standard for later GDAN warships. (They are reasonably well
organized, but the real reason for standardization was that the Admiralty had
no urge to go through billions of C-bills modifying and remodifying something
they finally got working after a long and painful development cycle.) The
ships also have the later-standardized facilities for 100 battle armor
marines.
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The crew quarters, based on twin, adjustable gravdecks also set a standard and
required a great deal of redesign from ship to ship until made something like
functional on the last of the Carters. The hull form of the corvettes - short,
stubby cylinders -  also set a standard.
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Currently, the Carters tend to end up in a repair slip every year or so for a
major system overhaul. They have inadequate crews for their support
requirements.
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==Battle History:==
During the 3114 Counter Offensive, the Carter II, Chadwick, and Edison were
deployed to support fleet operations. They made frequent use of the
Starlifters' repair facilities, but provided some useful aid to the fleets.
All three corvettes were effective escort carriers, able to put 60 fighters on
the battlefield, and all three bolstered naval fire support formations.
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As noted under deployment, the Carters have been relegated to training duty,
some immobile.
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==Variants:==
Except for the last two Carters, all are basically variants of a theme that
resulted from the development process.
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==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
Five Carter-class corvettes have been built, with one (the PG-1 Carter)
destroyed during testing. The PG-2 Bloomberg and PG-3 Edison are immobile
training facilities/ad hoc battle stations over Andurien. The PG-4 Carter II
and PG-5 Chadwick are the remaining mobile Carter-class corvettes, and are
solely training ships.
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==Deployment==
The last two Carters are currently deployed as training ships. Their standard
fighter bays are the same as used by other GDAN ships, and they're
conveniently stationed in the heart of the Grand Duchy. The Carters also serve
to train new warship crews, and provide valuable lessons for non-crew warship
personnel (i.e., fighter pilots and fighter bay personnel) in providing
supplementary maintenance support to the bug-ridden and maintenance-starved
corvettes. 
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The second and third ships in the class are in permanent orbit over Andurien,
where they are effectively immobile training space stations. Their KF drives
and fusion engines are too unreliable for mobile operations. The first ship of
the class, the Carter, was crippled (and since scrapped) when its KF core
ruptured explosively as it discharged its stored energy at the beginning of a
jump. Most of the crew survived, but the fragments of germanium titanide
damaged virtually every system on the ship.
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The Carters were technically introduced in 3088, but were only fit for combat
duty in 3100, and even then only 3 have been deployed on combat missions.
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The GDAN Admiralty has mulled a low-cost warship for defensive operations of
about corvette size, but the near-equal costs of destroyers and armored
cruisers makes that unlikely.
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Class/Model/Name:  Carter Carter II
Mass:              240,000 tons

Equipment:                                                            Mass  
Power Plant, Drive & Control:                                       57,600.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 4
      Maximum Thrust: 6
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive:  Compact (Integrity = 6)                108,600.00
Lithium Fusion Battery                                               2,400.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 3)                                              42.00
Structural Integrity: 100                                           24,000.00
Total Heat Sinks:    2,000 Double                                    1,616.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:                                                   1,020.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters:                600.00
Fire Control Computers:                                              1,278.00
Hyperpulse Generator:                                                   50.00
Armor Type:  Lamellor Ferro-carbide  (636 total armor pts)             480.00
                           Capital Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Fore:                                117
   Fore-Left/Right:                  106/106
   Aft-Left/Right:                   106/106
   Aft:                                  95

Cargo:
   Bay 1:  Fighters (24) with 2 doors                                3,600.00
   Bay 2:  Fighters (24) with 2 doors                                3,600.00
   Bay 3:  Fighters (24) with 2 doors                                3,600.00
   Bay 4:  Cargo (1) with 2 doors                                    3,626.00

DropShip Capacity:  1 Docking Hardpoints                             1,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 4:  (100-meter diameter)                               400.00
Life Boats:  250 (7 tons each)                                       1,750.00

Crew and Passengers:
     75 Officers (72 minimum)                                          750.00
    300 Crew (18 minimum)                                            3,000.00
     60 Gunners (36 minimum)                                           420.00
    200 1st Class Passengers                                         2,000.00
    100 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals                      1,000.00
    144 Bay Personnel                                                     .00
Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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16 ER PPC                  Nose   16(160)16(160)16(160)     --  240    112.00
16 Small Pulse Laser       Nose     5(48)     --     --     --   32     16.00
16 ER PPC                  FL/R   16(160)16(160)16(160)     --  480    224.00
16 Small Pulse Laser       FL/R     5(48)     --     --     --   64     32.00
2 Heavy NPPC               FL/R        30     30     30     30  900 12,000.00
16 ER PPC                  AL/R   16(160)16(160)16(160)     --  480    224.00
16 Small Pulse Laser       AL/R     5(48)     --     --     --   64     32.00
16 ER PPC                  Aft    16(160)16(160)16(160)     --  240    112.00
16 Small Pulse Laser       Aft      5(48)     --     --     --   32     16.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (2.00%)                                            4,800.00
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TOTALS:                                            Heat: 2,532     240,000.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        9,041,798,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      46,047
Cost per BV:       196,360.2
Weapon Value:      44,061 (Ratio = .96)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 1,718;  MRV = 1,243;  LRV = 700;  ERV = 174
Maintenance:       Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 554,170
                   (160,436 Structure, 342,810 Life Support, 50,924 Weapons)
                   Support Points (SP) = 503,055  (91% of MPV)
BattleForce2:      Not applicable