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                    AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  Montana Montana
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type:       WarShip
Rules:             Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              250,000 tons
K-F Drive System:  (Unknown)
Length:            450 meters
Power Plant:       Standard
Safe Thrust:       2
Maximum Thrust:    3
Armor Type:        Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:          
    8 Heavy NPPC
    6 NAC/20
  120 Small Pulse Laser
   18 AR10 Launcher
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==Overview:==
The Montana-class Space Dominance Vehicle was built to, well, [i]dominate[/i]
space, securing the Heavens for the Good, God-Fearing People of the United
States of America. God Bless America. (With the understanding this meant
blasting a lot of Godless Commie Chinese Scum to Hell.)

Or such was the official mission statement for the Montana-class. In reality,
the US Navy was embarrassed that the US Marine Corps had a superior combatant
to anything in the Navy's inventory. The Jackson-class Transatmospheric
Assault Vehicle was just supposed to be a trooper hauler fershitssake, and a
battalion-level transport at that, but it out gunned, out maneuvered, and out
styled anything the Navy had. Since the ongoing "Cryogenic War" with the
People's Republic meant the usual response to such a threat (getting Congress
to cut funding to the Marine vessel) was uncool, the Navy took the alternate,
more expensive route: it built a bigger ship.



==Capabilities:==
What that Jackson has, the Montana has more of. Well, the two vessels have
about the same acceleration potential, but otherwise, there's no doubt the
Montana has more firepower.

Whereas the Jackson has a single spinal neutron beam weapon (twin HNPPCs), the
Montana has 4 (3 forward facing, 1 stern). The Jackson has a pair of bow
railguns for surface bombardment and short range anti-shipping roles; the
Montana has 6, including two in each broadside. This allows the Montana to
bombard surface positions without going into the tactically compromised "dirt
sniffing" (bow facing the planet) attitude. The Montana also has dense bow
batteries of missile launchers.

Not to be outdone by the Jackson's troop capacity, the Montana delivers a
company of battle armor company of battle armor (60 troopers, 5 per squad,
plus 40 support personnel) to areas in need of liberation, rescue, or other
American interventions. Another battalion of conventional infantry can
supplement this groundside firepower. The Montana carries no less than 36
autonomous kill vehicles (fighters based on small craft) - 3 times that of the
Jackson - and 12 shuttles to support its troops (erm...the same as the
Jackson.)

The Montana class was easily the most powerful class of warships in human
space for a good 40 years, at least until dethroned by another USN SDV class
in the 2120s.

==Battle History:==
The Montanas' battles were mostly in the form of orbital bombardments of
ground positions in support of their own marines or even Army units (for brief
moments at the end of the Helium War.) Throughout most of their operational
life, the Montanas' marines killed more "bad guys" than the Montanas' own
guns.

At the beginning of the Helium War, the Jackson-class vessel, the "J. Glenn,"
singlehandedly defeated four Chinese "battle barges," embarassing the US Navy
into swift action. The Montanas and most other USN warships were recalled from
the colonies to launch a massive assault on Saturn, where most of the PRC
fleet was. Before the Helium War, most observers had expected a drawn out
series of skirmishes among mankind's interstellar colonies. The USN proved
them wrong.

In a week, Saturnian space had been stripped of Chinese warships, AKVs, and
even civilian ships by the guns of the USN. With the guns of the US Navy over
them, the US Marines on Titan rallied and captured the Chinese Titanian
facilities. In this period, three Montanas claimed AKV kills.

One - just one - Montana actually engaged enemy warships. This was the first
of the class, the Montana herself. In a battle at the fringes of Saturn's
atmosphere, the Montana did to two Chinese "battle barges" what four of them
had attempted to do to the J. Glenn: the Montana ambushed them. In one minute,
the Montana (and her pre-deployed AKVs) blew apart both PRC Navy ships. This
was the first and last time a Montana engaged a warship throughout the 45-year
operational history of the ships.

==Variants:==
SDV-15 and SDV-16 (the Alaska and Hawaii) were the last of the Montana series
and varied slightly from their ten siblings. Their stern chaser neutron beam
mounts were reversed to fire forward for even additional anti-shipping
firepower. However, the long anticipated Last Battle with hidden Chinese
warship reserves they were designed for never manifested. When the Helium War
ended, it turned out the reserves had never existed. 

==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
In the opinion of the USN and US public, ALL Montanas are noteworthy vessels.
For 45 years, they were the biggest, baddest ships in space (not counting
NASA's disappeared Cygnus, which was exactly 10 times larger). When a
Montana's guns bellowed, someone was catching hell, and Americans cheered them
on.

==Deployment==
An even dozen Montanas were built between 2072 and 2079 (about one third as
many as the Jacksons). The Montanas only saw very limited combat, being at the
heart of protected task forces. During the Helium War, the Montanas were
primarily tasked with guarding Saturnian helium-3 mining operations and
convoys. Later, they mostly "showed the flag" and blew up guerilla hideouts on
colonial planets.

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Class/Model/Name:  Montana Montana
Mass:              250,000 tons

Equipment:                                                            Mass  
Power Plant, Drive & Control:                                       30,000.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 2
      Maximum Thrust: 3
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive:  Compact (Integrity = 7)                113,125.00
Lithium Fusion Battery                                               2,500.00
Jump Sail: No Sail (Fusion-Charged K-F)                                   .00
Structural Integrity: 90                                            22,500.00
Total Heat Sinks:    1,500 Double                                    1,211.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:                                                   2,550.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters:                625.00
Fire Control Computers:                                              3,258.00
Food & Water:  (180 days supply)                                       920.00
Hyperpulse Generator:                                                   50.00
Armor Type:  Lamellor Ferro-carbide  (504 total armor pts)             450.00
                           Capital Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Fore:                                 92
   Fore-Left/Right:                   84/84
   Aft-Left/Right:                    84/84
   Aft:                                  76

Cargo:
   Bay 1:  Small Craft (16) with 2 doors                             3,200.00
   Bay 2:  Small Craft (16) with 2 doors                             3,200.00
   Bay 3:  Small Craft (16) with 2 doors                             3,200.00
   Bay 4:  Battle Armor Points/Squads (12) with 2 doors                120.00
   Bay 5:  Cargo (1)                                                 1,807.00


Crew and Passengers:
     60 Officers (52 minimum)                                          600.00
    200 Crew (35 minimum)                                            1,400.00
     60 Gunners (52 minimum)                                           420.00
     30 1st Class Passengers                                           300.00
    260 Marines                                                      1,820.00
    100 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals                        700.00
    312 Bay Personnel                                                     .00
Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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2 Heavy NPPC               Nose        30     30     30     30  450  6,000.00
2 Heavy NPPC               Nose        30     30     30     30  450  6,000.00
2 Heavy NPPC               Nose        30     30     30     30  450  6,000.00
2 NAC/20(20 rounds)        Nose        40     40     40     --  120  5,008.00
20 Small Pulse Laser       Nose     6(60)     --     --     --   40     20.00
4 AR10 (20 KW, 40 B)       Nose         *      *      *      *   80  3,200.00
20 Small Pulse Laser       FL/R     6(60)     --     --     --   80     40.00
4 AR10 (20 KW, 40 B)       FL/R         *      *      *      *  160  6,400.00
2 NAC/20(20 rounds)        L/RBS       40     40     40     --  240 10,016.00
2 AR10 (10 KW, 20 B)       L/RBS        *      *      *      *   80  3,200.00
20 Small Pulse Laser       AL/R     6(60)     --     --     --   80     40.00
2 Heavy NPPC               Aft         30     30     30     30  450  6,000.00
20 Small Pulse Laser       Aft      6(60)     --     --     --   40     20.00
2 AR10 (10 KW, 20 B)       Aft          *      *      *      *   40  1,600.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (1.00%)                                            2,500.00
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TOTALS:                                            Heat: 2,760     250,000.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        6,513,048,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      72,646
Cost per BV:       89,654.6
Weapon Value:      48,312 (Ratio = .67)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 3,220;  MRV = 2,860;  LRV = 2,253;  ERV = 889
Maintenance:       Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 479,185
                   (145,693 Structure, 212,412 Life Support, 121,080 Weapons)
                   Support Points (SP) = 715,500  (149% of MPV)
BattleForce2:      Not applicable