Vengeance (DropShip class)

This article is about the Carrier DropShip. For other uses, see Vengeance.
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Vengeance
Production information
Manufacturer Kallon Industries[1]
Salvatore Incorporated[2]
Tomori Trans Industrial[1]
Production Year 2682[3]
Use Aerospace fighter Carrier
Type Aerodyne
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Technical specifications
Mass 11,400[4] tons
Structural Integrity 7
Length 234 meters
Width 96 meters
Height 20 meters
Drive System Warrior-ATP
Safe Thrust 2 g
Max Thrust 3 g
Fuel (tons) 570 tons
Fuel (days) 271.7 days
Armament
Armor 48 tons standard
Crew 12[4] (likely 34)[See Notes]
  • 3 Officers
  • 3 Enlisted
  • 6 Gunners

(Base Crew Type Requirement)[5][6]

  • 3 Pilots
  • 6 Engineers
  • 25 Secondary Engineers

Bay Personnel: 95

Escape Pods/Life Boats 5/0
Heat Sinks 148 single
BV (1.0) 4,487[4][7]

Description[edit]

Among the most deadly DropShips ever fielded, the Vengeance-class is the largest dedicated fighter carrier in common use by the Successor States, capable of transporting up to 40 fighters. The fighter compliment and effectiveness of the DropShip ensure their status as a deadly craft. Due to the importance and expense of the craft, the Vengeance is generally escorted by at least two or three well-armed assault DropShips.[8][9] Most of these precious ships serve in the Inner Sphere navies, with a small number in service with the more well-off mercenary units.[9] During the closing decades of the Star League era, Vengeance-class DropShips manufactured by Salvatore Incorporated on Layover played an important part in the rapid rebuilding of the Department of Naval Assault within the Federated Suns Navy.[2]

While featuring an aerodyne shape, the flat boxy design of the Vengeance prevents it from operating in an atmosphere. Having no need for a secondary interplanetary drive because of this, rather than a number of large decks like most other DropShips, the Vengeance features 47 relatively small decks leading up towards its nose.[4][8][9]

Armament[edit]

The Vengeance is equipped with light weaponry and armor for its size, but makes up for it with its maneuverability and a large number of aerospace fighters. The bulk of its firepower is made up of LRM launchers, four LRM-20s, and one LRM-10. These are backed up with two PPCs and five large lasers. The close-range firepower consists of sixteen medium lasers and three AC/5s. While it barely carries enough ammo for the AC/5s, the LRM launchers are well-fed.

Cargo[edit]

Running the length of the ship, the cavernous fighter bay takes up the bulk of the Vengeance and can be divided into two separate self-contained bays via small bracing walls in an emergency. Each of the port and starboard bays feature four small launch bays able to fire off a fighter each minute. While capable of recovering two fighters a minute, the proximity of both large recovery bays to the craft's engines forces the crew to shut the massive Warrior-ATP drives off to avoid frying its returning fighters.[8][9]

Three Small Craft cubicles are also attached to the massive fighter bay. Beyond its load of fighters and small craft, the Vengeance has a meager amount of spare cargo capacity.[4]

Cargo (225 tons), 1 door

Variants[edit]

  • Vengeance (3056) 
    Kallon Industries attempted to refit the Vengeance-class in order to improve its weaponry. 400 tons were shaved from the total weight while the PPCs were first upgraded to ER PPCs and the missile systems were equipped with Artemis IV. The Large Lasers were also upgraded to extended range models and a Gauss rifle built into the nose of the vessel. Further, 22 heat sinks were added to make up for the increased heat generated, and fuel and cargo space was cut to make up for the upgrades. This version achieved only limited success, as the ranged capabilities were improved, but the vessel still requires an inordinate amount of support and protection from friendly vessels.[9]

Custom Variants[edit]

  • Vengeance-PWS Prototype 
    This prototype Pocket WarShip was created by the Magistracy of Canopus. It reduces the fighter complement to eighteen, adds a small Naval Comm-Scanner Suite, and upgrades the armor to Heavy Ferro-Aluminum protection. The weapons were removed and replaced with eight Piranha missile launchers. These are supplemented by fourteen LRM-20s equipped with Artemis IV fire control systems. Artemis IV systems are also found on the seven Enhanced LRM-20s scattered around the hull. Eight anti-missile systems provide additional protection. Twin Medium X-Pulse Lasers are in each wing, while four ER medium lasers cover the aft arc. Four infantry bays provide space for marines, and the ship can carry 376 tons of cargo. BV (2.0) = 19,450[10]
  • Vengeance-DC 
    This Pocket WarShip was created by the Magistracy of Canopus. Reducing the fighter complement to eighteen and redesigning a few interior spaces allowed the engineers to refit the hull to carry eight Piranha missile launchers and twenty-one LRM-20s with Artemis IV FCS. This massive missile load is enough to swamp the defenses of many DropShips and WarShips, as well as outright destroying aerospace fighters. This allows the fighters carried by the Vengeance-DC to rapidly destroy the enemy force. For close-in defense, the Vengeance-DC mounts eight anti-missile systems. Four ER medium lasers cover the rear arc, while a pair of Medium X-Pulse Lasers are in each wing. BV (2.0) = 18,189[11][12]

Design Quirks[edit]

The Vengeance-DC variant features the following design quirk:[11]

Notes[edit]

  • The MUL profile for the Vengeance shows the vessel's introductory date was altered from 2782, being shifted to 2682.[3]
  • ^ The crew requirement of 12 is in disagreement between TRO:3057 Revised (the most recent source of information of the base Vengeance) and other previous sources (including Field Manual: Mercenaries with 9).[13] TRO:Prototypes lists the Vengeance PWS as having a crew of 34. While a crew of 12 is technically possible,[14] it would be out of the nominal range set by comparative Dropships such as the Titan, and BattleSpace and DropShips and JumpShips, both of which explicitly detail the crew of 34.
  • In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Vergeltung.

See Also[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 15
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Report 2765: AFFS, pp. 5–6: "Naval Defense Doctrine"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 MUL entry for the Vengeance (DropShip class)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 54
  5. ↑ BattleSpace rulebook, p. 63
  6. ↑ DropShips and JumpShips: Operations Manual, p. 41
  7. ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 251
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 54
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 56
  10. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery, p. 14
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 190
  12. ↑ Record Sheets: Prototypes, p. 100
  13. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 145
  14. ↑ TechManual, p. 189, "Crew Needs"

Bibliography[edit]

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