Du Shi Wang

Du Shi Wang
Production information
Manufacturer	???
Introduced	2380
Use	Battleship
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Cost	3,601,780,000 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	900,000 tons
Length	870 m
Sail Diameter	1.300
Fuel	5,000 tons
Burn Rate	39.52 (tons)
Safe Thrust	1.5 g
Top Thrust	2.5 g
Sail Integrity	5
KF Drive Integrity	18
LF Battery	None
Armament	4 x Heavy NPPC 2 x Medium NPPC 20 x NL45
Armor	2,024 tons of Standard
DropShip Capacity	2
Crew	60 officers, 265 enlisted/ non-rated, 30 gunners, 36 bay personnel, 10 marines, 5 first class passengers
Grav Decks	2 (150 and 70 meters diameter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats	15/25
Heat Sinks	2,100
Structural Integrity	150
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	57,066

Description & History

Designed by the Duchy of Liao and launched as the first warship built by the newly formed Capellan Confederation, the Du Shi Wang was intended to anchor the massive armed merchant fleets the Confederation possessed. As such, the ship is normally escorted by a large number of support vessels to cover its design weaknesses and augment its strengths. Standard tactics is simply to point the battleship at the biggest target and pummel it till destruction. A large amount of armor is placed on the front of the vessel to aid the completion of this goal. Support vessels will handle the fighters and any small warships fast enough to maneuver from the God of Burning Suffocation.

The ship suffered from poor crew arrangements that emphasized a class system instead of efficiency. Officers and passengers were given priority over vital ship features like life boats and the gravity deck. This poor design feature contributed to the destruction of many vessels during the Age of War.

The Du Shi Wang is notable for being the first to use orbital bombardment on Novaya Zemlya in 2399.

The design went on to remain in service of the Confederation up to First Succession War, where at beginning only less than dozen of the ships remained. None of the Du Shi Wangs that fought the First Succession War survived.

Only one vessel of this class exists by the 31st Century it was located mothballed at Strana Mechty after being nearly destroyed by Clan Smoke Jaguar during the Trial of Absorption of Clan Mongoose.

Armament

Designed as a full frontal assault vessel due to lack of funds, 4 Heavy NPPC are placed in the nose. Secondary weapons consists of 20 NL45 where 6 are placed in the FL/FR, 8 in the LBS/RBS and 6 in the AL/AR sections. 2 Medium NPPC cover the Aft.

Cargo

• Bay 1: Fighters (18) 6 Doors
• Bay 2: Cargo (73,320 tons) 4 Doors
• Bay 3: Cargo (70,000 tons) 4 Doors

Named Vessels

Clan Mongoose

• Quicksilver Mongoose - Originally known as the Jasmine Liao House Liao Navy, it was captured by Star League prior to Amaris Coup. This captured ship was added to list of ships which were part General Kerensky's Exodus Fleet. After traveling to Pentagon Worlds and the raise of the Clans, it later became part of the Clan Mongoose and later Jaguars Toumans. The ship is the only known member of the Class that still exists as of the late 31st Century.

References

• Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 252-253

Bibliography

• Technical Readout: 3075
• Era Digest: Golden Century