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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| + | The '''''Potemkin'''''-class troop cruiser, better known as the "Corncob Cruiser" thanks to its [[DropShip]] collar arrangement, was introduced in the early 2600s as a solution to the poorly protected transports of the day. Weighing in at one and a half million tons, the ''Potemkin'' is larger then many battleships, not only in mass, but in sheer volume, with a length well over a kilometer. This massive size was built for one purpose: transport. Arranged in five rings around the ''Potemkin'' are twenty five DropShip collars, the most of any vessel ever deployed. Thick armor and weaponry fit for a heavy cruiser enable the ''Potemkin'' to protect her DropShips with impunity and has helped the design survive the ravages of war and time.<ref name=TRO3057R158-159>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp.158-159, "Potemkin Profile"</ref> | ||
| − | + | Despite its impressive performance as a mass transport, the ''Potemkin'' does have its flaws. The use of a ''Potemkin'', while certainly imposing, runs the risk of it becoming the primary target of opposing forces bent on stranding its attached DropShips. In addition, carrying so many DropShips requires a staggering amount of fuel, further requiring the use of tankers which themselves need protection. Finally, the facilities aboard the ship are geared mostly towards the ship's own crew, the most blatant example being the single 95 meter gravity deck. Extended stays can get uncomfortable for the DropShip crews, left to either mill about on their own vessels or go exploring the ''Potemkin'''s lengthy corridors.<ref name=TRO3057R158-159/> | |
| − | + | Production of the ''Potemkin'' ceased in [[2781]] when improvements in escort tactics and craft made it difficult to justify deployment of the large ship. A total of 106 ''Potemkin''s were built, roughly 30 of which survived the [[Amaris coup]] and departed with General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Exodus]].<ref name=TRO3057R158-159/> | |
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| − | Production of the ''Potemkin'' ceased in [[2781]] when improvements in escort tactics and craft made it difficult to justify deployment of the large ship. A total of 106 ''Potemkin''s were built, roughly 30 of which survived the [[Amaris coup]] and departed with General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Exodus]]. | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | Tasked with protecting up to twenty five DropShips, the ''Potemkin'' is easily capable of fending off all but the largest of enemy craft thanks to its banks of Naval Lasers and Heavy NPPCs. The fore and aft are protected by [[Barracuda]] Capital Missiles, a highly accurate and lethal deterent for those that would attempt flanking or trailing maneuvers. Because at least some of the ''Potemkin'''s attached DropShips are usually dedicated assault craft she does not carry [[aerospace fighter]]s, nor conventional weapons to protect against the same. Ten small craft bays can hold fighters in a pinch, but are better used for the small transports they are meant to service. | + | Tasked with protecting up to twenty five DropShips, the ''Potemkin'' is easily capable of fending off all but the largest of enemy craft thanks to its banks of Naval Lasers and Heavy NPPCs. The fore and aft are protected by [[Barracuda]] Capital Missiles, a highly accurate and lethal deterent for those that would attempt flanking or trailing maneuvers. Because at least some of the ''Potemkin'''s attached DropShips are usually dedicated assault craft she does not carry [[aerospace fighter]]s, nor conventional weapons to protect against the same. Ten small craft bays can hold fighters in a pinch, but are better used for the small transports they are meant to service.<ref name=TRO3057R158-159/> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
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*Bay 2: 5 Small Craft | *Bay 2: 5 Small Craft | ||
*Bay 3: Cargo | *Bay 3: Cargo | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
As with much of the [[SLDF]] fleet that accompanied the Exodus, the ''Potemkin''s that left with General Kerensky still serve in the [[Clan]] fleets. The Clans have performed their routine upgrades on the class, the most drastic change being the inclusion of a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] in exchange for a portion of the cargo space. | As with much of the [[SLDF]] fleet that accompanied the Exodus, the ''Potemkin''s that left with General Kerensky still serve in the [[Clan]] fleets. The Clans have performed their routine upgrades on the class, the most drastic change being the inclusion of a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] in exchange for a portion of the cargo space. | ||
| − | After the [[Jihad]], many ''Potemkin''-class ships are modified into mobile habitats known as [[ArcShip|ArcShips]]<ref> | + | After the [[Jihad]], many ''Potemkin''-class ships are modified into mobile habitats known as [[ArcShip|ArcShips]]<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 169, "[[ovKhan]] [[Petr Kalasa]] describing the changes of the Poseidon"</ref> and [[CargoShip|CargoShips]]<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p.??{{cn}} information regarding CargoShips & ArcShips.</ref> by [[Clan Sea Fox]]. |
==Named Vessels== | ==Named Vessels== | ||
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*''Armageddon'' ([[Clan Hell's Horses]]) | *''Armageddon'' ([[Clan Hell's Horses]]) | ||
*''Blood Horse'' ([[Clan Hell's Horses]]) | *''Blood Horse'' ([[Clan Hell's Horses]]) | ||
| − | *''Coterle'' ([[Clan Ice Hellion]]) - Former [[SLDF]] Warship that was part of the General [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]] [[Exodus|Exodus Fleet]] to Periphery. The ship later entered the service of the Ice Hellions' [[Touman|Naval Assets]]. The ship was utilized as part of the Hellion's [[Operation: Ice Storm|invasion]] of Clan Jade Falcon's [[Occupational Zone]] in 3071. The ship was assigned to [[saKhan]] [[Conner Rood|Conner Rood's]] task force. When that conflict ended badly for the Hellions, ''Coterle'' was used as an escape vessel for the survivors of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] in April [[3072]]. It's believed to be the last of Ice Hellion's Warship fleet.<ref>''Jihad Secrets'' pp.28-30 | + | *''Coterle'' ([[Clan Ice Hellion]]) - Former [[SLDF]] Warship that was part of the General [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Kerensky]] [[Exodus|Exodus Fleet]] to Periphery. The ship later entered the service of the Ice Hellions' [[Touman|Naval Assets]]. The ship was utilized as part of the Hellion's [[Operation: Ice Storm|invasion]] of Clan Jade Falcon's [[Occupational Zone]] in 3071. The ship was assigned to [[saKhan]] [[Conner Rood|Conner Rood's]] task force. When that conflict ended badly for the Hellions, ''Coterle'' was used as an escape vessel for the survivors of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] in April [[3072]]. It's believed to be the last of Ice Hellion's Warship fleet.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', pp.28-30, "Operation: Ice Storm" - Coterle named as ship used for Ice Hellion survives to retreat from the Inner Sphere.</ref> |
*''Renown'' ([[Clan Star Adder]]) | *''Renown'' ([[Clan Star Adder]]) | ||
*''True Sight'' ([[Clan Cloud Cobra]]) | *''True Sight'' ([[Clan Cloud Cobra]]) | ||
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*''Morning Star'' ([[Clan Coyote]]) | *''Morning Star'' ([[Clan Coyote]]) | ||
*''Poseiden'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | *''Poseiden'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | ||
| − | *''Titanic'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) - Rumored to have been lost in [[3073]] in Clan Space.<ref> | + | *''Titanic'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) - Rumored to have been lost in [[3073]] in Clan Space.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 134, ''[[Crimson Hawk]]'' Profile</ref> |
*''Tsunami'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | *''Tsunami'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | ||
*''Red Tide'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | *''Red Tide'' ([[Clan Diamond Shark]]) | ||
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*''Full Moon'' ([[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]) | *''Full Moon'' ([[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]) | ||
*''Osis' Pride'' ([[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]) (Location unknown) | *''Osis' Pride'' ([[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]) (Location unknown) | ||
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| + | ==WarShip Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Potemkin 3057.jpg|Clan Refit ''Potemkin'' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: Update]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Hunters of the Deep]]'' (Novel) | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' |
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Touring the Stars]]'' |
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| − | [[Category:WarShips| | + | [[Category:WarShips|Potemkin]] |
| − | [[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShips| | + | [[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShips|Potemkin]] |
| − | [[Category:Clan WarShips| | + | [[Category:Clan WarShips|Potemkin]] |
Revision as of 11:42, 21 January 2011
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| Potemkin | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Riga Interstellar Shipyards |
| Introduced | 2611 |
| Use | Troop Cruiser |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 22,646,353,000 C-Bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 1,510,000 tons |
| Length | 1,508m |
| Sail Diameter | 1,345m |
| Fuel | 25,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 2 |
| Top Thrust | 3 |
| Sail Integrity | 6 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 29 |
| LF Battery | No |
| Armament | 16 x NL45 8 x Barracuda Launchers 24 x Heavy NPPCs |
| Armor | Ferro-Carbide |
| DropShip Capacity | 25 |
| Crew | 445 |
| Grav Decks | One (95m) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 50/50 |
| Heat Sinks | 3,325 (Double) |
| Structural Integrity | 80 |
| BV (1.0) | 96,567 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
The Potemkin-class troop cruiser, better known as the "Corncob Cruiser" thanks to its DropShip collar arrangement, was introduced in the early 2600s as a solution to the poorly protected transports of the day. Weighing in at one and a half million tons, the Potemkin is larger then many battleships, not only in mass, but in sheer volume, with a length well over a kilometer. This massive size was built for one purpose: transport. Arranged in five rings around the Potemkin are twenty five DropShip collars, the most of any vessel ever deployed. Thick armor and weaponry fit for a heavy cruiser enable the Potemkin to protect her DropShips with impunity and has helped the design survive the ravages of war and time.[1]
Despite its impressive performance as a mass transport, the Potemkin does have its flaws. The use of a Potemkin, while certainly imposing, runs the risk of it becoming the primary target of opposing forces bent on stranding its attached DropShips. In addition, carrying so many DropShips requires a staggering amount of fuel, further requiring the use of tankers which themselves need protection. Finally, the facilities aboard the ship are geared mostly towards the ship's own crew, the most blatant example being the single 95 meter gravity deck. Extended stays can get uncomfortable for the DropShip crews, left to either mill about on their own vessels or go exploring the Potemkin's lengthy corridors.[1]
Production of the Potemkin ceased in 2781 when improvements in escort tactics and craft made it difficult to justify deployment of the large ship. A total of 106 Potemkins were built, roughly 30 of which survived the Amaris coup and departed with General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus.[1]
Armament
Tasked with protecting up to twenty five DropShips, the Potemkin is easily capable of fending off all but the largest of enemy craft thanks to its banks of Naval Lasers and Heavy NPPCs. The fore and aft are protected by Barracuda Capital Missiles, a highly accurate and lethal deterent for those that would attempt flanking or trailing maneuvers. Because at least some of the Potemkin's attached DropShips are usually dedicated assault craft she does not carry aerospace fighters, nor conventional weapons to protect against the same. Ten small craft bays can hold fighters in a pinch, but are better used for the small transports they are meant to service.[1]
Cargo
386,362.5 tons
- Bay 1: 5 Small Craft
- Bay 2: 5 Small Craft
- Bay 3: Cargo
Variants
As with much of the SLDF fleet that accompanied the Exodus, the Potemkins that left with General Kerensky still serve in the Clan fleets. The Clans have performed their routine upgrades on the class, the most drastic change being the inclusion of a Lithium-Fusion Battery in exchange for a portion of the cargo space.
After the Jihad, many Potemkin-class ships are modified into mobile habitats known as ArcShips[2] and CargoShips[3] by Clan Sea Fox.
Named Vessels
- SLS Potemkin
- SLS Riga
- CSV Vision of Truth - Assigned to Com Guard First Fleet at Luyten 68-28, destroyed during the ill-fated Case White.
- Jungle Heat (Clan Fire Mandrill)
- Steel Shield (Clan Hell's Horses) - Originally a SLDF Vessel that left with Exodus Fleet, this should would become part of Clan Hell Horses' Touman of WarShips. In early Jihad, the ship was used as part of Clan's invasion of Clan Wolf's Occupation Zone. It was then used to take Ice Hellion held world of Toland in November 3071, where it destroyed Hellion WarShip, CIH Moore's Honor.[4]
- Armageddon (Clan Hell's Horses)
- Blood Horse (Clan Hell's Horses)
- Coterle (Clan Ice Hellion) - Former SLDF Warship that was part of the General Kerensky Exodus Fleet to Periphery. The ship later entered the service of the Ice Hellions' Naval Assets. The ship was utilized as part of the Hellion's invasion of Clan Jade Falcon's Occupational Zone in 3071. The ship was assigned to saKhan Conner Rood's task force. When that conflict ended badly for the Hellions, Coterle was used as an escape vessel for the survivors of Beta Galaxy in April 3072. It's believed to be the last of Ice Hellion's Warship fleet.[5]
- Renown (Clan Star Adder)
- True Sight (Clan Cloud Cobra)
- Wisdom of the Ages (Clan Cloud Cobra)
- Midnight Star (Clan Coyote)
- Morning Star (Clan Coyote)
- Poseiden (Clan Diamond Shark)
- Titanic (Clan Diamond Shark) - Rumored to have been lost in 3073 in Clan Space.[6]
- Tsunami (Clan Diamond Shark)
- Red Tide (Clan Diamond Shark)
- Kraken (Clan Diamond Shark)
- Enceladus (Clan Goliath Scorpion)
- Karttikeya (Clan Goliath Scorpion)
- Prometheus (Clan Goliath Scorpion)
- Epimetheus (Clan Snow Raven) (Crippled)
- Wild Swan (Clan Snow Raven)
- Snowflake (Clan Snow Raven)
- Bonaventure (Clan Snow Raven)
- Eden Rose (Clan Snow Raven)
- Rook (Clan Snow Raven)
- Treachery (Clan Snow Raven) (Former SLS Hermes)
- Ophidian (Clan Steel Viper)
- Serpentes (Clan Steel Viper)
- Full Moon (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)
- Osis' Pride (Clan Smoke Jaguar) (Location unknown)
WarShip Gallery
- Potemkin 3057.jpg
Clan Refit Potemkin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp.158-159, "Potemkin Profile"
- ↑ Hunters of the Deep, p. 169, "ovKhan Petr Kalasa describing the changes of the Poseidon"
- ↑ Touring the Stars, p.??[citation needed] information regarding CargoShips & ArcShips.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 29 Toland - Steel Shield noted as one vessels used to take Toland and destroy Moore's Honor.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, pp.28-30, "Operation: Ice Storm" - Coterle named as ship used for Ice Hellion survives to retreat from the Inner Sphere.
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 134, Crimson Hawk Profile