Stefan Amaris (WarShip class)
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| Stefan Amaris | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Rim Worlds Republic |
| Introduced | 2764[1] |
| Use | Battleship |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 1,040,000 tons |
| Length | 1,605 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 1,200 meters |
| Fuel | 15,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Top Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Sail Integrity | 6 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 21 |
| LF Battery | No (first three fitted, see Notes) |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 1,889 tons Ferro-Carbide |
| DropShip Capacity | 4 |
| Crew | 612[2]
First-Class Passengers: 25 |
| Grav Decks | 2 x 150 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 100/60 |
| Heat Sinks | 1,666 double |
| Structural Integrity | 100 |
Contents
Description[edit]
The Stefan Amaris-class was the first and only Battleship-type WarShip created for the Navy of the Rim Worlds Republic. Built prior to the Amaris Coup, President Stefan Amaris was the driving force that led to the construction of the class as a part of his efforts to conquer the Star League. The Republic had been the first Periphery nation to maintain proper WarShips, but the Reunification War heralded the end of the effort. Unhappy with the status quo and designing the fall of House Cameron, Amaris had already purchased some mothballed hulls and commissioned his naval yards to create copies of existing SLDF classes, but he demanded more. While he intended to create the most massive WarShip ever produced, his nation's limited shipyards were only able to produce the longest and most armored, but otherwise one inferior to the Star League's modern vessels.[2]
The first three vessels of the class played pivotal roles during the Coup. These ships were sent on "shakedown" cruises to the Terran Hegemony, where they were to be refitted with lithium-fusion battery systems; they were used alongside the bulk of the Republic's garrison force fleet to secure the Hegemony for now-Emperor Stefan Amaris.[2]
Two incomplete ships were still under construction at the time of the Coup and were soon captured by General Aleksandr Kerensky's SLDF forces during the SLDF invasion of the Republic. General Kerensky ordered that the two incomplete vessels should be completed and play leading roles in recapturing the Hegemony from Amaris's forces. One, the SLS Vengeance, was destroyed above New Home, while the other led the suicidal opening wave of Operation LIBERATION. Although both former Republican vessels fought well for the SLDF during the campaign to recapture the Hegemony, none of the five Stefan Amaris-class Battleships would ultimately survive the war.[2]
Armaments & Capacities[edit]
Weaponry[edit]
The capital weaponry included: its front arc has a trio of Heavy Naval PPCs. On its front sides it has three Class 25 & 30 NACs, backed up by pair of Killer Whale capital missile launchers. In its broadsides, its capital weapons bays would include a trio each of Heavy Naval PPCs and Class 20 & 35 Naval Autocannons, while its aft sides retain the same complement of weapons with the addition of two Killer Whale Launchers. Protecting its after section are the ship's only Class 40 Naval Autocannon along with a pair of Class 45 Naval Lasers. While falling short of the McKenna's long-vaunted firepower, the Stefan Amaris-class was more than capable of fighting the lighter and older ships that made up the majority of the Inner Sphere's navies.[2]
Its conventional weaponry included in all the ship's firing arcs: four Gauss rifles, four LRM-20 launchers, backed up by a grouping of four medium lasers & four small lasers. Small Pulse Lasers serves as the ship's point defense system, firing against fighters and missiles alike.[2]
Protection[edit]
The ship's hull was armored with 1,889 tons of Ferro Carbide armor, which provided more protection than the Star League's McKenna-class Battleships.[2]
Cargo[edit]
The ship's payload included:
- Bay 1: Aerospace Fighters (18), 2 doors
- Bay 2: Aerospace Fighters (18), 2 doors
- Bay 3: Small Craft (6), 2 doors
- Bay 4: Cargo (97,600 tons), 4 doors
Named Vessels[edit]
The list of Stefan Amaris-class WarShips can be found here.
This WarShip has the following Design Quirks:
Notes[edit]
- As of this writing, there is no assigned Battle Value for this WarShip. Record sheets for the Stefan Amaris-class battleship are found only in Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2.
- Lithium-fusion battery systems were noted as having been fitted to Stefan Amaris and her first two other sister ships; however, none of the stats reflect this.[2]
Gallery[edit]
SLDF's SLS Chieftain in battle with the Caspar Drone Fleet.
