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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | The '''''Kitty Hawk'''''-class was a class of large carrier [[WarShip]]s predating the year [[2600]]. In that year, the ''Kitty Hawk''-class ''[[Enterprise (Kitty Hawk)|Enterprise]]'' was one of only two operable carrier WarShips remaining in the [[Federated Suns]],<ref>''En Passant'', p. 147</ref> and it remains unclear if the other carrier was of the same class. | + | The '''''Kitty Hawk'''''-class was a class of large carrier [[WarShip]]s predating the year [[2600]]. In that year, the ''Kitty Hawk''-class ''[[Enterprise (Individual Kitty Hawk-class WarShip)|Enterprise]]'' was one of only two operable carrier WarShips remaining in the [[Federated Suns]],<ref>''En Passant'', p. 147</ref> and it remains unclear if the other carrier was of the same class. |
− | (Said other carrier may have been the ''[[Edward Davion ( | + | (Said other carrier may have been the ''[[Edward Davion (Individual WarShip)|Edward Davion]]'' which was mentioned alongside the ''Enterprise'', but the wording is unclear.) |
− | It has since been established in canon that the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier WarShip ''[[Pleiades (New Syrtis)|Pleiades]]'' remained in service until the [[Second Succession War]] which lasted from [[2830]] to [[2864]]. The ''New Syrtis'' class carrier WarShip seems to functionally replace the ''Kitty Hawk'' class in canon. | + | It has since been established in canon that the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class carrier WarShip ''[[Pleiades (Individual New Syrtis-class WarShip)|Pleiades]]'' remained in service until the [[Second Succession War]] which lasted from [[2830]] to [[2864]]. The ''New Syrtis'' class carrier WarShip seems to functionally replace the ''Kitty Hawk'' class in canon. |
==Capabilities== | ==Capabilities== | ||
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==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
− | The ''Kitty Hawk'' class and the only known ship of this class, the ''Enterprise'', only appear in the German-only novel ''[[En Passant (novel)|En Passant]]''. As a foreign-language product, this novel is not currently counted among the [[ | + | The ''Kitty Hawk'' class and the only known ship of this class, the ''Enterprise'', only appear in the German-only novel ''[[En Passant (novel)|En Passant]]''. As a foreign-language product, this novel is not currently counted among the [[canonical]] [[BattleTech]] sources anymore despite an earlier ruling by then-[[Line Developer]] [[Randall Bills]] declaring the German novels fully canonical. It is an official BattleTech product though, and as such should be regarded as [[apocryphal]]. |
By extension, information from this source—in this case, the ''Kitty Hawk'' class—must be considered apocryphal as well. | By extension, information from this source—in this case, the ''Kitty Hawk'' class—must be considered apocryphal as well. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | * [[:Category:Individual Kitty Hawk-class WarShips]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 08:20, 24 November 2023
Apocryphal This article's subject is only mentioned in apocryphal sources, i.e. official BattleTech products which are not clearly Non-canon but do not meet the current Canon criteria either. For more information, check the Canonicity section. |
- This article is about the carrier design. For the JumpShip, see Kitty Hawk (Individual Scout-class JumpShip).
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Introduced | pre-2600 |
Use | Carrier |
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Mass | < 1,680,000 tons |
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Description[edit]
The Kitty Hawk-class was a class of large carrier WarShips predating the year 2600. In that year, the Kitty Hawk-class Enterprise was one of only two operable carrier WarShips remaining in the Federated Suns,[1] and it remains unclear if the other carrier was of the same class.
(Said other carrier may have been the Edward Davion which was mentioned alongside the Enterprise, but the wording is unclear.)
It has since been established in canon that the New Syrtis-class carrier WarShip Pleiades remained in service until the Second Succession War which lasted from 2830 to 2864. The New Syrtis class carrier WarShip seems to functionally replace the Kitty Hawk class in canon.
Capabilities[edit]
The exact size of the Kitty Hawk class and most of its technical data remains unknown.
The Farragut class was mentioned as the largest WarShip outside of the SLDF, suggesting in turn that the Kitty Hawk class must be smaller than the Farragut's 1,680,000 tons while at the same time implying that while the Farragut class outmasses and outguns the Kitty Hawk class, they are not far apart and that the Kitty Hawk class is considered at least as powerful as a heavy cruiser.[2]
The Kitty Hawk class carried two entire aerospace groups, vastly outnumbering the three squadrons carried by a standard Farragut.
Canonicity[edit]
The Kitty Hawk class and the only known ship of this class, the Enterprise, only appear in the German-only novel En Passant. As a foreign-language product, this novel is not currently counted among the canonical BattleTech sources anymore despite an earlier ruling by then-Line Developer Randall Bills declaring the German novels fully canonical. It is an official BattleTech product though, and as such should be regarded as apocryphal.
By extension, information from this source—in this case, the Kitty Hawk class—must be considered apocryphal as well.