Editing Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)

{{otheruses|the original Leviathan class|other uses|Leviathan}}
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[File:Leviathan-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Leviathan'' Heavy Transport 
| manufacturer = [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
| Use = Armored Transport
| Tech Base = Clan [[Advanced Technology|Advanced]]
| Cost = 27,946,204,000 C-Bills
| Introduced = [[3055]]<ref name=AT2RSp313>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 313</ref>
| production year=3055
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4500/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 2,400,000
| Structural Integrity = 90<ref name=TRO:3067pp222-223>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 222–223: "Leviathan Ship Profile"</ref>
| Length = 1,623m
| Sail Diameter = 1,560m
| Safe Thrust = 1 g
| Top Thrust = 1.5 g
| Fuel = 15,000 tons (37,500 points)
| Burn Rate = 253.4 Days
| Sail Integrity = 9
| KF Drive Integrity = 45
| LF Battery = yes
| Armament = <span></span>
* 1x [[Heavy Naval Gauss]]
* 4x [[Medium Naval Gauss]]
* 4x [[Medium Naval PPC]]
* 6x [[NAC/30]]
* 8x [[NL55]]
* 6x [[AR-10]]
* 16x [[Gauss rifle]]
* 10x [[ER PPC]]
* 40x [[ER Large Laser]]
* 20x [[Large Pulse Laser]]
* 40x [[ER Medium Laser]]
* 35x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
* 18x [[Streak SRM 6]]
* 20x [[AMS]]
| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide|Ferro-Carbide Armor]]
| DropShip Capacity = 8
| Crew = 166 officers <br/> 834 enlisted/non-rated <br/> 225 [[Elemental]] troopers <br/> 250,000 passengers
| Grav Decks = 8 Decks in total <br/> 6 x 95 meter size desks <br/> 2 x 185 meters size decks
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30,000 escape pods
| Heat Sinks = 1,500 (3,000)
| BV (1.0) = 128,885<ref name=AT2RSp313/><br>111,293<ref name=TRO:3067pp222-223/>
| BV (2.0) = 
}}

==Description==
In [[3044]], [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[Khan]]s [[Nornian Tseng]] and [[Ursula Jorgensson]] authorized the creation of a new class of [[WarShip]]. In the tradition of the Ghost Bear Clan, they insisted the ship be as large as possible, outsizing even the venerable ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]'' battleship class. However, the scientists of Clan Ghost Bear struggled to overcome the technical hurdles of designing such a ship. Ultimately, the Bears turned to their longtime allies, the [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Ravens]]. In exchange for rights to asteroid mineral resources, the Ravens agreed to help them conceive what became the '''''Leviathan'''''.<ref name=TRO:3067pp222-223/><ref name=WC194>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 194</ref>

Construction on the first two vessels was well underway when the Trials for participation in [[Operation REVIVAL]] began. The Snow Ravens, with the Ghost Bears being among the invader Clans while they themselves were not, were significantly less enthusiastic about the ''Leviathan'' project. At the same time the new Ghost Bear leadership placed less emphasis on the ships, and construction effectively ground to a halt. It was not until the ascendance of [[Bjorn Jorgensson]] to Khanship that the Ghost Bears sought to continue the project.<ref name=WC194/>

After the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], the Ghost Bear [[Khan]]s decided to relocate the entire Ghost Bear Clan to their Inner Sphere occupation zone. To keep the operation a secret, the two incomplete ''Leviathans'' would be commissioned as heavy transports to help with the move.<ref name=TRO:3067pp222-223/> At the time, the ships were functional and armored, but lacking much of their planned weaponry. The hulls were then modified to carry cargo instead of weapons, while retaining the appearance of a fearsome WarShip.<ref name=WC194/>

By [[3055]], the two ships became operational and helped the exodus that would result in the successful relocation of the entire Clan Ghost Bear population to the Inner Sphere, by ostensibly "patrolling" the deep periphery supply lines.

After the operation was completed, the ships were scheduled to be converted into their intended military role as heavy battleships, albeit the changes made in mid-construction to turn them into transports meant the upgrade to battleships would be different from the originally envisioned ''Leviathan'' battleship specs, instead becoming known as the ''[[Leviathan II]]'' class. The [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]] and [[Clan Nova Cat]]'s failed [[Trial of Possession]] for the incomplete ''Leviathan II''-class vessel ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]'' delayed the refit for some time.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Overview" - multiple conflicts in 3060s disrupted planned conversion of the Heavy Transports to Heavy Battleships.</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
===Weapons===
The ship's weaponry is light capital weaponry while providing significant amount of anti-spacecraft defense.

Its principal capital weapons in the bow/front section include a single [[heavy naval Gauss rifle]], with two [[NAC/35]]s, two [[Medium Naval PPC]]s, and an AR-10 Launcher with access to 25 [[Killer Whale]], 50 [[White Shark]], and 100 [[Barracuda]] capital missiles. Standard weaponry for the bow/front includes eight [[Gauss rifle]]s with 600 rounds, 10 Extended Range & Pulse Large Lasers coupled with cluster of medium grade lasers of same weapon types. The bow is protected by five [[anti-missile system]]s with one thousand shots shared between them.

On the Front Right and Left sections, it features a single Medium Naval Laser, NAC/30, and AR-10 Launcher with same payload of missiles as the bow. Standard weaponry includes 10 ER Medium Lasers, with half as many Pulse models, 3 Streak SRM-6 Launchers with 600 missiles, and five AMS with 1000 rounds of ammo.

The ship's broadside carries a single Medium Naval PPC and AR-10 Launcher with identical payload as the bow. Standard weaponry on each broadside includes 5 Extended Range PPCs, 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large and Medium Pulse Lasers, and 6 LRM-20 launchers with Artemis IV with 600 missiles shared between them.

The Aft Left & Right section likewise have single Naval Autocannon 30 and AR-10 launcher with same payload as the bow. Standard weapons include a mix of ER and pulse type medium lasers, three SRM-6 streak launchers with 300 rounds shared between them, and five anti-missile systems with one hundred rounds of ammo.

In Aft section of the ship, the ship has only pair of Medium Naval PPCs for capital grade weaponry plus an AR-10 launcher. For anti-aerospace craft defense, the ship has eight Gauss rifles with 600 rounds of ammo, a number of large and medium grade pulse lasers, ten extended range medium lasers, and five anti-missile systems with 1000 rounds shared between them.

===Equipment===
The ''Leviathan'' is equipped with a [[lithium-fusion battery]] and its own [[hyperpulse generator]] communication system.

The ship slowly moves at maximum thrust factor of 3, while burning 39.52 tons of fuel a day. Its fuel bunker contains over 15,000 tons of fuel, to keep the ship going on its long voyages between Clan space and the Inner Sphere. The ship is protected by over 1,538 tons of Ferro-carbide armor and has structural integrity of 110.

==Cargo==
* Bay 1: Aerospace fighter (20x) - 2x doors
* Bay 2: Small Craft (20x) - 4x doors
* Bay 3: Passengers - 20x doors
* Bay 4: Cargo (322,930 tons) - 10x doors

==Variants==
*[[Leviathan (Battleship)|''Leviathan II'' Heavy Battleship]] - After the first two ''Leviathan'' hulls under construction had been changed into Heavy Transport vessels, a new variant of the ''Leviathan'' occasionally dubbed "''Leviathan II''" was drawn up that could be built by modifying the Heavy Transports back into a battleship. It is implied that its specs differ from the original ''Leviathan'' battleship specs.<ref>''Aerotech 2 Record Sheets'',  - ''Leviathan II'' Heavy Battleship, first appeared in Record book without fluff explanation.</ref>

*[[Perigard_Zalman_(Leviathan)|''Leviathan'' Prime]] - The CSV ''Perigard Zalman'' is an advanced Steel Viper built version of the ''Leviathan'' battleship.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving''</ref>

* ''[[Leviathan III]]'' - Introduced after the [[Second Combine-Ghost Bear War]], this ship was used to transport [[DropShip]] [[Star]]s.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', p. 17</ref>

==Named Vessels==
(See also [[:Category:Individual Leviathan-class WarShips]])

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Leviathan-class Warship TRO3067.jpg|''Leviathan'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' 

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[[Category:Clan WarShip classes]]