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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | ||
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 14 October 2012
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| Black Lion | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Interstellar |
| Introduced | 2691 |
| Use | Battlecruiser |
| Tech Base | Star League |
| Cost | 5,881,527,001 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 810,000 tons |
| Length | 772 m |
| Sail Diameter | 1.433 m |
| Fuel | 1,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | |
| Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Top Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Sail Integrity | 4 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 17 |
| LF Battery | No |
| Armament | 18 x NAC/30s 8 x White Shark Missiles 6 x Barracuda Missiles 32 x NAC/20 |
| Armor | 841.5 tons of Lamellor Ferro-Carbide |
| DropShip Capacity | 4 |
| Crew | 208 |
| Grav Decks | 2 - 65 and 85 meter diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 20 |
| Heat Sinks | 1837 Double Heat Sinks |
| Structural Integrity | 75 |
| BV (1.0) | 247,597[1] |
| BV (2.0) | 213,343[2] |
Contents
Description
The Black Lion-class battlecruiser, named for former Director-General James McKenna's famous battlecruiser, was developed after it became apparent that the infamous Cameron class ships were not living up to their design specifications. Bypassing the usual procedure of accepting design proposals, the Star League Defense Force awarded a contract in 2689 to Boeing Interstellar for a modified version of the design it had submitted during the contract competition that led to the creation of Cameron. Despite the unusual nature of its genesis, the Black Lion exceeded all expectations and Boeing would build two per year for the next 31 years.
The Black Lion's three Carston Pegasus interplanetary engines generate almost twice as much thrust as those used on the Cameron Class. With less weight than the Cameron, the Black Lion became one of the quickest WarShips of its size, but the size and complexity of the engines cause an increase in engine breakdowns due to maintenance difficulties. The Black Lion's second important improvement over the Cameron is increased armor protection. The ship's flight deck can carry 18 heavy AeroSpace Fighters, and its four docking rings can handle the largest DropShips.
The Black Lions lived up to most of the admirals' expectations, leading battle fleets into action and easily dominating battles in the Periphery. However like many Star League era WarShips, Black Lions cannot cope with swarms of enemy fighters and this proved their undoing during the Great Houses' so-called Hidden Wars and against the drones surrounding Terra.
Armament
The most controversial aspect of the Black Lion is its choice of weapons. Instead of relying on energy weapons, the Black Lion mounts cannon and missiles as its primary weapons, four turrets carrying Scarsbrough 30 Series autocannons and two turrets capable of firing White Shark missiles. The battlecruiser also carries four turrets of smaller autocannon and six tubes firing the Barracuda missiles. The designers used only non-energy weapons so the ship could mount a smaller and lighter power system. The main drawback to this choice of weapons is that the ship must devote interior space to carrying ammunition.
Cargo
The Black Lion 63,700 tons of cargo split between an launch bays for 10 Small Craft and 18 Aerospace Fighters.
Variants
Less than a dozen Black Lions survived Operation Liberation to company the Exodus Fleet, but each has become prized by the Clans as Galaxy flagships. The Clans have made few changes, save for installing HarJel Hull Sealant technology and Lithium-Fusion Battery systems.
Named Vessels
- Clan Blood Spirit
- CBS Rocinante - The Vessel is attached to Blood Guard Keshik.[3]
- Clan Ghost Bear
- CGB Bear's Den - This Vessel is assigned to Clan Ghost Bear's Beta Galaxy.[4] During Operation Revival, it jumped to Damian and was struck by an asteroid. This damaged the ship.[5]
- Clan Jade Falcon
- CJF Jade Aerie - The Jade Aerie served as a part of Task Force CRONUS, the predominantly-Clan naval force responsible for capturing the Titan Yards in 3078 as a part of the allied coalition efforts to liberate Terra from the Word of Blake.[6]
- CJF White Aerie - The White Aerie served alongside the Jade Aerie within Task Force CRONUS.[6]
- Clan Smoke Jaguar
- CSJ Streaking Mist - Originally built for the SLDF, the ship was used as part of General Aleksandr Kerensky's Exodus Fleet. Later the ship became part of Clan Smoke Jaguar's touman of WarShips. It became the Clan's flagship by the 31st Century. The ship served during the invasion of Huntress by 2nd Star League as transport for Khan Lincoln Osis and his reserve forces from Strana Mechty. Ultimately, it was used for severely wounded Khan withdraw to Strana Mechty. It unclear what exactly happened to the ship after the Great Refusal and death of its Clan.[7]
- Clan Wolf
- CW Stealthy Kill - The Stealthy Kill served as a part of Task Force CRONUS and was destroyed during the battle for the Titan Yards by a combination of Caspar drones, fighters and Pocket WarShips.[8]
- Clan Wolf-in-Exile
- CWS Implacable - Former Star League and later Clan Wolf-in-Exile controlled vessel, which was part of the Kerensky's exodus fleet. The ship became property of the Clan Wolf and journey to Inner Sphere as part of Operation Revivial. She later became part of Warden control faction of Clan Wolf, known Wolf-in-Exile which made made their home on Arc-Royal. The ship participated in battle for Tharkad in 3066, where it fought the Lyran battlecruiser LAS Yggdrasil. Later in the Jihad, the ship fought off Blakist raiders attempting to strike Arc-Royal. It was later drafted in coalition force to take world Odessa, where Blakist's hidden cache of WarShips lay. The coalition was successful, as it took the system and seized the "Ruins of Gabriel". However, the Blakists managed to retake the facilities, the Implacable fell victim to Clan Ghost Bear, when it fired warning shot at their Leviathan II class heavy battleship. The ship was mauled by the Ghost Bear's WarShip in May 3075, with only 68 survivors.[9]
- Com Guards
- CSV Blake's Strength - The Blake's Strength was assigned to the ComGuard Second Fleet at Ross 248. It was lost during the ill-fated Case White.
- Free Worlds League
- FWLS Xanthos - Previously the SLS Nelson, this storied ship won the 2732 Martial Olympiad before suffering extensive damage during the liberation of Terra and being scuttled over Castor. The FWLM with aid from the Word of Blake recovered the ship in 3058 and restored her to function as part of the League's secret fleet. Just two years after the Jihad started, the ship was taken over by Word of Blake elements in 3069. The ship along with another comprised ship, the Impetuous, were destroyed in the Shiloh system in 3070 by the FWLS Lancelot, FWLS Galahad, and the FWLS Menelaus.[10][11][12]
- Star League Defense Force
- SLS Severen Leroux - The Severen Leroux was a Clan Nova Cat vessel assigned to the Mystic Naval Star.[13] The Severen Leroux destroyed the ronin Draconis Combine Kirishima-class Urizen II in the Avon system in July 3072. The kokuryu-kai-controlled spacecraft was indiscriminately attacking Nova Cat vessels before its destruction.[14][15][16]
- SLS Talitha Flyer - Became the command ship of the SLDF 11th Fleet when Admiral Lewis Manseur transferred his flag to the Talitha Flyer after rebels from the Taurian Concordat destroyed the previous 11th Fleet flagship, the Texas-class SLS Nebraska, during the Periphery Uprising.[17]
- SLS Theodor Logan - a part of the High Command's Squadron of the SLDF First Fleet, the SLS Theodor Logan was an escort for the Squadron's flagship, the McKenna-class SLS Enterprise, and one of only three vessels within the squadron to survive the first few hours of the naval battle for the Terran system that accompanied Stefan Amaris' coup. The Theodor Logan escorted the surviving members of the SLDF High Command to a safe jump point before rejoining the battle alongside the Enterprise. The Theodor Logan continued to fight after the Enterprise was destroyed, and was one of the last six SLDF WarShips to survive in the Terran system. The Theodor Logan was destroyed on the 29th of December 2766 by a massed Rim Worlds Republic fleet.[18]
- SLS Tripitz - The center of the so-called Tripitz Affair, left behind after being heavily damaged during the Amaris-Kerensky Civil War the Tripitz was rediscovered by the Taurian Concordat in 2979, before being secretly destroyed by ComStar to prevent the Tautian recovery attempts.
- Word of Blake
- WoBS Blake Ascendant - Word of Blake controlled vessel during the Jihad. The ship assigned to give naval support later part of Battle for Luthien. The ship was damaged by inbound Clan Ghost Bear forces and was forced withdraw from the system December, 3074.[19] The Blake Ascendant was destroyed along with a dozen other Blakist WarShips - including it's sister vessel, the Rays of Enlightnment - in the battle to liberate Terra as a part of Operation SCOUR in 3078.[20]
- WoBS Rays of Enlightenment - A Word of Blake-controlled vessel used during the Jihad. The ship was noted for its Sian raids of 3068 and again in 3074. The ship fought against Capellan Navy's Upgraded Feng Huang Cruisers and its few Impavido Class Destroyers. The ship took damage in these naval-actions and was forced withdraw in both events.[21] The Rays of Enlightenment was destroyed alongside the Blake Ascendant in the Sol system in 3078.[20]
Black Lion Ship Gallery
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Clan Refit Black Lion
References
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 301
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 17, "Black Lion" WarShip record sheet
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 30, "Blood Guard Keshik Profile"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 65, "Clan Ghost Bear Naval Assets"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 52
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ Twilight of the Clans, p. 11, Shadows of War (novel) & Prince of Havoc (novel) - Ship mentioned as part of Clan Touman and its actions.
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 98, "Terror At Titan"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 37: Rogue Bear hit Odessa & Insults and Injury - Implacable destroyed in Odessa by Leviathan class WarShip
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 267-268 "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, pp. 108-109
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Captured Ships"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 96, "Naval Fleet"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 98, "Fight or Die!"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 5
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 47, "Eleventh Fleet"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 79, "Struggle For The Terran System"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, pp. 5, 7, "Naval Support", "Clan Ghost Bear" unit profiles: arrival date matches withdrawal date of battlecruiser
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Sian, p. 5, "Naval Support": name and fate revealed.
- ComStar, p. 46
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 119
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, pp. 108-109
- Technical Readout: 2750, pp. 136-137
- Technical Readout: 3057, pp. 150-151
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 148-149
Bibliography
- AeroTech 2 Record Sheets
- ComStar
- Field Manual: Crusader Clans
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Field Manual: Updates
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Turning Points: Luthien
- Jihad Turning Points: Sian
- Technical Readout: 2750
- Technical Readout: 3057
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised